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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.
1. Stupidity; as they have the Fever of sin, so withal a Lethargy. 1 Tim. 4 2. Having their conscience seared with an hot iron. He that hath an unbelieving heart, and a seared conscience, you may ring out the Bell, that mans case is desperate.
1. Stupidity; as they have the Feaver of sin, so withall a Lethargy. 1 Tim. 4 2. Having their conscience sear'd with an hot iron. He that hath an unbelieving heart, and a sear'd conscience, you may ring out the Bell, that mans case is desperate.
2. Presumption. Many fancy that they can lay a fig upon the boil; though they be sick, they can make themselves well; it is but saying a few prayers, 'tis but a sigh, or a tear, and they shall presently recover; but is it so easy to be healed of sin? is it easy to make old Adam bleed to death? is it easy when the pangs of death are on thee, in an instant to have the pangs of the new birth? oh take heed of a spiritual lethargy; fear your disease, lest it prove mortal and damnable. Physicians tell of a disease which makes men dye laughing; so Satan tickles many with the pleasure of sin, and they dye laughing.
2. Presumption. Many fancy that they can lay a fig upon the boile; though they be sick, they can make themselves well; it is but saying a few prayers, 'tis but a sigh, or a tear, and they shall presently recover; but is it so easie to be healed of sin? is it easie to make old Adam bleed to death? is it easie when the pangs of death are on thee, in an instant to have the pangs of the new birth? oh take heed of a spiritual lethargy; fear your disease, lest it prove mortal and damnable. Physitians tell of a disease which makes men dye laughing; so Satan tickles many with the pleasure of sin, and they dye laughing.