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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. God may justly deny his grace to every wicked man, because he is a despiser of grace, he tramples this pearl under foot, Prov. 1.7. Is God bound to give grace to them that despise it? If a Kings pardon be rejected once, he is not bound to tender it any more; but I shall not launch forth any further into this.
2. God may justly deny his grace to every wicked man, because he is a despiser of grace, he tramples this pearle under foot, Prov. 1.7. Is God bound to give grace to them that despise it? If a Kings pardon be rejected once, he is not bound to tender it any more; but I shall not launch forth any further into this.
4. The cogency and necessity of grace; it is most needful, because it fits us for communion with God. 2 Cor. 6.14. What communion hath light with darkness? God can no more converse with an ungracious soul, than a King can converse with a Swine; it is by grace that we keep a constant intercourse with heaven.
1. Let me with the greatest zeal and earnestness persuade Use 1 all who have souls to save,1 to endeavour after grace; this is the Unum Necessarium; grace will be desirable ⟨p. 516⟩at death; it is as useful now, and more seasonable to look after.