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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. What is meant by grace. This word GRACE is [Greek or Hebrew], it hath various acceptions in Scripture.
1. What is meant by grace. This word GRACE is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, it hath various acceptions in Scripture.
1. Grace is sometimes taken for the favour of God, Gen. 6.8. Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord; God did cast a gracious aspect upon him.
2. Grace is taken for beauty; as we say such a thing is graceful. Jam. 1.11. The flower falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth.