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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.
3. Keep thy heart especially after good duties; when Christ had been praying and fasting, then the Devil comes and tempts him, Mat. 4.2, 3. When we have been most enlarged in our services, now will Satan tempt to pride and security. Many Christians hearts like Bows stand unbent after shootings, they are apt to grow more remiss, as if duty were a sufficient spell and antidote against tentation; do not we know Satan always lies at the catch! he is more mad against us after duty; those prayers which appease God, incense Satan; and if we lay down our weapons, he will fall on and wound us. After Davids victory over the Assyrians, he grew lustful, and defiled Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 11.4. After we have gotten a victory over Satan in duty, now let us fear lest our hearts give us the slip. When God had driven Adam out of the Garden, he placed a flaming Sword at the East of it to keep the Tree of life, Gen. 3. ult. When we have cast out the Devil by prayer and fasting, let us set a strong guard about our hearts to keep them, that the enemy do not make a re-entry.
3. Keep thy heart especially after good duties; when Christ had been praying and fasting, then the Divel comes and tempts him, Mat. 4.2, 3. When we have been most enlarged in our services, now will Satan tempt to pride and security. Many Christians hearts like Bowes stand unbent after shootings, they are apt to grow more remiss, as if duty were a sufficient spell and antidote against tentation; do not we know Satan always lies at the catch! he is more mad against us after duty; those prayers which appease God, incense Satan; and if we lay down our weapons, he will fall on and wound us. After Davids victory over the Assyrians, he grew lustful, and defiled Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 11.4. After we have gotten a victory over Satan in duty, now let us fear lest our hearts give us the slip. When God had driven Adam out of the Garden, he plac't a flaming Sword at the East of it to keep the Tree of life, Gen. 3. ult. When we have cast out the Divel by prayer and fasting, let us set a strong guard about our hearts to keep them, that the enemy do not make a re-entry.