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The beatitudes
The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Whereunto is added Christs various fullness. The preciousness of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousness. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Wherunto is added Christs various fulnesse. The preciousnesse of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousnesse. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1660
Appendix › Christs various fullness.Appendix › Christs various fulness.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Assurance is rather the fruit of faith, than faith: Now as the root of the Rose or Tulip may be alive, where the flower is not visible; so faith may live in the heart, where the flower of assurance doth not appear; yet this is sure, there is so much wrought in the heart of every believer by Gods Spirit as he can bottom his hope upon; as for instance, a high prizing of Christ, an acquiescence in Christ, a rejoicing in his image, a delighting in his word; the weakest believer hath so much to show as he would not part with for a world.
1. Assurance is rather the fruit of faith, than faith: Now as the root of the Rose or Tulip may be alive, where the flowre is not visible; so faith may live in the heart, where the flowre of assurance doth not appear; yet this is sure, there is so much wrought in the heart of every believer by Gods Spirit as he can bottom his hope upon; as for instance, a high prizing of Christ, an acquiescence in Christ, a rejoycing in his image, a delighting in his word; the weakest believer hath so much to shew as he would not part with for a world.
2. Assurance is difficult to be obtained; it is a rare jewel, but hard to come by; not many Christians have this jewel.
1. God sees it good sometimes to with-draw assurance from his people, that they may walk humbly; through the corruption of our nature we are apt to abuse the richest mercies; the Moth breeds in the finest cloth, the Worm in the sweetest fruit; pride is apt to breed in this sweet fruit of assurance. It is hard for Christians to want assurance, and be content; and to have it, and be humble.