A96093:1954
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.
8. One may lose other races and not be miserable; but he cannot lose this race in Religion but he must needs be so. In other races a man does but lose his wager; but if he falls short of this spiritual race, he loseth his soul; how seasonable therefore is that Apostolical caution, Heb. 4.1. [Greek or Hebrew], Let us fear, lest we should come short.
8. One may lose other races and not be miserable; but he cannot lose this race in Religion but he must needs be so. In other races a man does but lose his wager; but if he falls short of this spiritual race, he loseth his soul; how seasonable therefore is that Apostolical caution, Heb. 4.1. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Let us fear, lest we should come short.
The third thing to be insisted on, is, Why we must run this race of Christianity.
There are three Reasons; 1. Because God hath set us this race. Heb. 12.1. Let us run the race that is set before us. It is not Arbitrary, it is not left to our choice whether we will run or no, God hath set us the race; Gods commands carry power and Sovereignty in them: If a General bids his Army march, they must march. There's no disputing duty at the Word of God; the heavens drop down their dew, the stars set themselves in Battalio, the earth thrusts forth a crop, the Sea is bridled in, and dare not go a step farther: If inanimate creatures obey the word of command, much more those who are endued with reason; when God saith Run the race, we must run.