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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. Who did Christ shed his blood for but such as are unworthy? 1 Tim. 1.15. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Christ came into the world as into an Hospital, among a company of lame, bed-rid souls.
2. Though we are not legally worthy, we may be evangelically; it is part of our worthiness to see our unworthiness. Isa. 41.14. Fear not thou worm Jacob. Thou mayst be a worm in thy own eye, yet a Dove in Gods eye.
2. Though we are not legally worthy, we may be evangelically; it is part of our worthiness to see our unworthiness. Isa. 41.14. Fear not thou worme Jacob. Thou mayst be a worme in thy own eye, yet a Dove in Gods eye.
3. Though we are unworthy, yet Christ is worthy; we do not deserve a cure, but Christ hath merited mercy for us; he hath store of blood to supply our want of tears.