A96093:1912
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. Love without fear, makes us presume; and fear Fence. 2 without love, makes us despair; the love of God is the most forcible Argument to prevail with an ingenious spirit. Thus love argues, Hath God given me Christ? hath he jointed me in the promises? hath he settled a Reversion of heaven upon me? and shall I walk unworthy of this love? shall I voluntarily sin against this God? No, I will rather dye than sin; this made Anselm say, Let me rather fall into hell than sin; wouldst thou keep thy heart, environ it with love, death cannot break this fence.
2. Love without fear, makes us presume; and fear Fence. 2 without love, makes us despair; the love of God is the most forcible Argument to prevail with an ingenious spirit. Thus love argues, Hath God given me Christ? hath he joynted me in the promises? hath he setled a Reversion of heaven upon me? and shall I walk unworthy of this love? shall I voluntarily sin against this God? No, I will rather dye than sin; this made Anselm say, Let me rather fall into hell than sin; wouldst thou keep thy heart, environ it with love, death cannot break this fence.
3. Faith; this is called a shield, Ephes. 6.16. The shield Fence. 3 fenceth the head, guards the vitals; this blessed shield of faith preserves the heart from danger. The shield defends all the Armour, the Helmet and Breast-plate. The shield of faith defends the other graces▪ the Breast-plate of love, the Helmet of hope, the Girdle of truth. When Satan strikes at a Christians heart, faith beats back the blow, and wounds the head of the old Serpent. 1 Pet. 5.9. Whom resist steadfast in faith; faith is the best safeguard, faith brings in peace. Rom. 15.13. Peace in believing. And peace fortifies the heart,