A96093:1925
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.
Religion is a business of the greatest importance; the Soul, which is the more Noble and Divine part, is concerned in it; and as we act our part here, so we shall be for ever happy or miserable; the advice of Solomon in this case is most seasonable; Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest, ⟨p. 555⟩Eccles. 9.10. The business of Religion requires our utmost zeal and intension, Mat. 11.12.
REligion is a business of the greatest importance; the Soul, which is the more Noble and Divine part, is concern'd in it; and as we act our part here, so we shall be for ever happy or miserable; the advice of Solomon in this case is most seasonable; Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest, ⟨p. 555⟩Eccles. 9.10. The business of Religion requires our utmost zeal and intension, Mat. 11.12.
1. Sometimes the work we are to do for heaven, is set out by striving, Luke 13.24. Strive to enter in at the strait gate; [Greek or Hebrew], strive as in an agony, strive as for a matter of life and death; so Cornelius à lapide; though we must be men of peace, yet in matters of Religion we must be men of strife; 'tis an holy strife, a blessed contention; indeed the Apostle saith, Let nothing be done [Greek or Hebrew] ▪ through strife; but though strife doth not do well among Christians, yet it doth well in a Christian, he must strive with his own heart, or he will never get to heaven.