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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.
2. Pray others to pray for you; when any disease is upon your body, you desire the prayers of others; the prayers of the Saints are pretiosa balsama, precious balms and medicines to cure sick souls.
2. Pray others to pray for you; when any disease is upon your body, you desire the prayers of others; the prayers of the Saints are pretiosa balsama, precious balmes and medicines to cure sick souls.
3. Is Jesus Christ a soul-physician? then let me speak to you who are in some measure healed of your damnable disease. I have four things to say.
3. Is Jesus Christ a soul-physitian? then let me speak to you who are in some measure healed of your damnable disease. I have foure things to say.
1. Break forth into thankfulness; though sin be not quite cured, there are still some grudgings of the disease, yet the reigning power of it is taken away; you are so healed that you shall not dye, John 3.16. John 11.26. Those that were cured by the Brazen Serpent, afterwards dyed; but such as are healed by Christ, shall never dye. Sin may molest, it shall not damn; oh then what cause ⟨p. 508⟩have you to admire and love your Physician! The Lord Jesus hath taken out the core of your disease, and the curse; publish your experiences.