A96093:1864
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. The heart will deceive us about things lawful in two cases.
1. It is lawful to endeavour to preserve our credit. A good name is a precious ointment; but under a pretence of preserving the name, the heart is ready to tempt a man to self-seeking, and make him do all to get a name. John 12.43. Thy loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
1. It is lawful to endeavour to preserve our credit. A good name is a precious oyntment; but under a pretence of preserving the name, the heart is ready to tempt a man to self-seeking, and make him do all to get a name. John 12.43. Thy loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
2. It is lawful to take comfort in estate and relations, Deutr. 26.11. But the heart will be ready here to overshoot▪ how oft is the wife and child laid in Gods room▪ the full stream of the affection runs out to the creature, and scarce a drop of love to Christ; this is the deceit of the heart, it makes us offend most in lawful things; more are killed with wine, than poison; they are afraid of poison, but take wine in the excess. Gross sins affright, but how many surfeit upon lawful things, when we overdo we undo.
2. It is lawful to take comfort in estate and relations, Deutr. 26.11. But the heart will be ready here to overshoot▪ how oft is the wife and childe laid in Gods room the full stream of the affection runs out to the creature, and scarce a drop of love to Christ; this is the deceit of the heart, it makes us offend most in lawful things; more are killed with wine, than poyson; they are afraid of poyson, but take wine in the excess. Gross sins affright, but how many surfeit upon lawful things, when we overdo we undo.