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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
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.
CHAP. V.
Showing that the poor in spirit are enriched with a Kingdom.
Shewing that the poor in spirit are enriched with a Kingdom.
Matth. 5.3. Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
A [Greek or Hebrew]. Here is high preferment for the Saints, they shall be advanced to a Kingdom; there are some who aspiring after earthly greatness talk of a temporal reign here, but then Gods Church on earth should not be Militant, but Triumphant; but sure it is, the Saints shall reign in a glorious manner, Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven; a Kingdom is held the [Greek or Hebrew], and top of all worldly felicity; and this honour have all the Saints; so saith our Saviour, Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. All Christs subjects are Kings; By the Kingdom of heaven, is meant that state of glory which the Saints shall enjoy when they shall reign with God, and the Angels for ever; sin, hell, and death, being fully subdued. For the illustration of this I shall show first, wherein the Saints in heaven are like Kings.
A 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Here is high preferment for the Saints, they shall be advanced to a Kingdom; there are some who aspiring after earthly greatnesse talk of a temporal reign here, but then Gods Church on earth should not be Militant, but Triumphant; but sure it is, the Saints shall reign in a glorious manner, Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven; a Kingdom is held the , and top of all worldly felicity; and this honour have all the Saints; so saith our Saviour, Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. All Christs subjects are Kings; By the Kingdom of heaven, is meant that state of glory which the Saints shall enjoy when they shall reign with God, and the Angels for ever; sin, hell, and death, being fully subdued. For the illustration of this I shall show first, wherein the Saints in heaven are like Kings.