A96093:1655
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.
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.
3. If sin be a soul-distemper then account them your Branch. 3 best friends that would reclaim you from your sins. The Patient is thankful to the Physician that tells him of his disease, and useth means to recover him. When Ministers tell you in love of your sins, and would reclaim you, take it in good part; the worst they intend, is to cure you of your sickness. David was glad of an healing reproof, Psal. 141.5. Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a ⟨p. 480⟩kindness; and let him reprove me, it shall be an excellent oil which shall not break my head. Ministers are charged by virtue of their office to reprove,