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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.
8. Physicians oft prescribe such physic as is prejudicial §8to the Patient; in two cases; 1. Either in case they find not out the cause of the disease, and then they may give that which is contrary, hot things in stead of cooling: Or, 2. In case they do find out the cause, they may give that which is good for one thing, and bad for another. As it falls out when the liver and spleen are both distempered; the physic which helps the liver, may hurt the spleen. But Christ always prescribes that physic which is suitable, and withal he blesseth the physic*. If the disease of the soul be pride, he humbles it with affliction. God turned Nebuchadnezzar to grass to cure him of his Tympany. If the disease of the soul be sloth, Christ applies some awakening Scripture, Matth. 12.11. Luke 13.24. 1 Pet. 4, 18. If the disease be the stone of the heart, Christ useth proper medicines; sometimes the terrors of the Law, sometimes mercies, sometimes he dissolves the stone in his own blood. If the soul be fainting through unbelief, Christ brings some Scripture-cordial to revive it, Matth. 12.20. A bruised reed he will not break. Isa. 57.16. I will not contend for ever, neither ⟨p. 498⟩will I be always wroth; for the Spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. Thus the Lord Jesus always prescribes that physic which is proper for the disease, and shall work effectually to the cure.
8. Physitians oft prescribe such physick as is prejudicial §8to the Patient; in two cases; 1. Eitheir in case they finde not out the cause of the disease, and then they may give that which is contrary, hot things in stead of cooling: Or, 2. In case they do finde out the cause, they may give that which is good for one thing, and bad for another. As it falls out when the liver and spleen are both distempered; the physick which helps the liver, may hurt the spleen. But Christ alwayes prescribes that physick which is suitable, and withal he blesseth the physick