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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. Keep thy heart as thou wouldst keep a treasure: A man that hath a great treasure of money and jewels, will keep it with lock and bolt, that it be not stolen. Christian thou carriest a precious treasure about thee, even all that thou art worth, an heart*; the Devil and the world would rob thee of this jewel; oh keep thy heart as thou wouldst keep thy life; if thou art robbed, thou art ruined; few know the value of their hearts; an husbandman can set a price upon corn, but not on pearl; men know not the worth of that treasure they carry about them, therefore prefer other things; keep thy heart as a treasure.
2. Keep thy heart as thou wouldst keep a treasure: A man that hath a great treasure of money and jewels, will keep it with lock and bolt, that it be not stollen. Christian thou carriest a precious treasure about thee, even all that thou art worth, an heart*; the Divel and the world would rob thee of this jewel; oh keep thy heart as thou wouldst keep thy life; if thou art robbed, thou art ruined; few know the value of their hearts; an husbandman can set a price upon corn, but not on pearle; men know not the worth of that treasure they carry about them, therefore prefer other things; keep thy heart as a treasure.
- *Particula divinae aurae.
3. Keep thy heart as thou wouldst keep a Garden: Thy heart is a Garden*, weed sin out of thy heart. Among the flowers of the Spirit weeds will be growing; the weeds of pride, malice, covetousness; (these grow without setting) ⟨p. 533⟩therefore every day be weeding thy heart by prayer, examination, repentance.