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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.
The several Corollaries and Inferences drawn from the Point.
USE 1. Information. 1. Branch. It shows us that Infer. 1 Religion is no unreasonable thing; God doth not cut us out work, and give no reward; godliness enthrones us in a Kingdom*. When we hear of the Doctrine of Repentance, steeping our souls in brinish tears for sin; the Doctrine of Mortification pulling out the right eye, beheading the King-sin; we are ready to think 'tis hard to take down this bitter pill; but here is that in the Text may sweeten it; there is a Kingdom behind, and that will make amends for all; this glorious recompense doth as far exceed our thoughts, as it doth surpass our deserts; no man can say without wrong to God that he is a hard Master. God gives double pay, he bestows a Kingdom upon those that fear him; Satan may disparage the ways of God, like those spies that raised an ill report of the good Land; Num. 13.32. But will Satan mend your wages if you serve him? he gives damnable pay; instead of a Kingdom, chains of darkness, Jude 6.
VSE 1. Information. 1. Branch. It shews us that Infer. 1 Religion is no unreasonable thing; God doth not cut us out work, and give no reward; godliness inthrones us in a Kingdom*. When we hear of the Doctrine of Repentance, steeping our souls in brinish tears for sin; the Doctrine of Mortification pulling out the right eye, beheading the King-sin; we are ready to think 'tis hard to take down this bitter pill; but here is that in the Text may sweeten it; there is a Kingdom behind, and that will make amends for all; this glorious recompence doth as far exceed our thoughts, as it doth surpass our deserts; no man can say without wrong to God that he is a hard Master. God gives double pay, he bestows a Kingdom upon those that fear him; Satan may disparage the ways of God, like those spies that raised an ill report of the good Land;