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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.
4. Some think their hearts are so good, that they need Answ. 4 not spend time about them to keep them. Many a bold sinner is presumptuously confident of heaven; he thinks he wants nothing but taking possession; hence it is he never looks into his heart, or searcheth his evidences till it be too late.
2. It reproves them, who when they should be keeping their hearts, fall asleep. Mat. 13.25. While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares. When men are asleep, and neglect their spiritual watch, the Devil comes and sows poysonful seeds in their hearts, seeds of malice, pride, lust; they say when the Dragon is asleep, a jewel is taken out of his head; so the Devil takes away this jewel of the heart while men sleep in security; 'tis death for a Soldier to fall asleep upon his guard.
2. It reproves them, who when they should be keeping their hearts, fall asleep. Mat. 13.25. While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares. When men are asleep, and neglect their spiritual watch, the Divel comes and sowes poysonful seeds in their hearts, seeds of malice, pride, lust; they say when the Dragon is asleep, a jewel is taken out of his head; so the Divel takes away this jewel of the heart while men sleep in security; 'tis death for a Souldier to fall asleep upon his guard.
3. It reproves them, who instead of keeping their hearts, have suffered them to be stolen away. The love of the world hath stolen away mens hearts; we may make an hue and cry after hearts. Satan catcheth mens hearts with a golden bait; this, this is the reason why preaching the