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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.
Use 3 3. Let me lay down two or three directions for the attaining of grace.1
- 1Direction.
1. If we would be enriched with this jewel of grace, let us take pains for it; we are bid to make an hue and cry after knowledge, and to search for it, as a man that searcheth for a vein of gold, Prov. 2.2, 3. Our salvation cost Christ blood, it will cost us sweat.
2. Let us go to God for grace*; he is called the God of all grace, 1 Pet. 5.10. We could lose grace of our selves, but we cannot find it of our selves*. The Sheep can wander from the Fold, but cannot return without the help of the Shepherd: Go to the God of all grace; God is the first Planter, the Promoter, the perfecter of grace; God is the Father of lights, Jam. 1.17. He must light up this candle of grace in the soul; grace is in his gift; it is not an impropriation, but a donative: Oh then go to God in prayer, lay thy heart before him; Lord, I want grace; I want an humble, believing heart, and thou art the God of all grace, all my springs are in thee. Oh enrich me with grace, deny me not this before I dye: What is gold in the bag, if I have no oil in the Lamp? Give me that anointing of God. I read in thy Word of the fruits of the Spirit