A96093:1703
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.
Answ. 5 5. All are not healed, because they do not take the physic which Christ prescribes them; they would be cured, but they are loth to put themselves into a course of physic. Christ prescribes them to drink the bitter potion of Repentance, and to take the pill of Mortification, but they cannot endure this, they had rather dye than take physic; if the Patient refuseth to take the Receipts the Physician prescribes, no wonder he is not healed. Christians, you have had many Recipes to take, have you taken them? ask conscience. There are many hearers of the Word, do like foolish Patients, who send to the Doctor for Physic, but when they have it, they let the physic stand by in the glass, but do not take it; it is probable you have not taken the Receipts which the Gospel prescribes, because the Word hath no operation on your hearts, you are as proud, as earthly, as malicious as ever.
Answ. 5 5. All are not healed, because they do not take the physick which Christ prescribes them; they would be cured, but they are loth to put themselves into a course of physick. Christ prescribes them to drink the bitter potion of Repentance, and to take the pill of Mortification, but they cannot endure this, they had rather dye than take physick; if the Patient refuseth to take the Receits the Physitian prescribes, no wonder he is not healed. Christians, you have had many Recipes to take, have you taken them? ask conscience. There are many hearers of the Word, do like foolish Patients, who send to the Doctor for Physick, but when they have it, they let the physick stand by in the glass, but do not take it; it is probable you have not taken the Receits which the Gospel prescribes, because the Word hath no operation on your hearts, you are as proud, as earthly, as malicious as ever.
Answ. 6 6. All are not healed, because they have not confidence in their Physician; it is observable when Christ came to work any cure, he first put this question, Believe ye that I am able to do this? Matth. 9.28. This undoes many; oh saith the sinner, There's no mercy for me, Christ cannot heal me. Take heed, thy unbelief is worse