A96093:1963
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.
Branch. 3 3. If Religion be a race, it reproves them that are slow-paced in Religion, who creep, but do not run; their motion is like the motion of the eighth Sphere, slow and dull; they should be like the Sun in the firmament which is swift, when they are like Sun on the Dial which moves very slow; many Christians move so heavily in the ways of God, that it is hard for standers by to judge whether they make any progress or no; they are hasty in their passion, but slow of heart to believe, Luke 24.25. what haste did Israel make in their march when Pharaoh was pursuing them? what need have Christians to expedite their race, when the Devil is behind pursuing, and ready to overtake them, and make them lose the prize! we read in the Law that God would not have the Ass offered in sacrifice, he hates a dull temper of soul; the Snail was accounted unclean, Levit. 11.30. the slow-paced Christian will be taken tardy at last, and miss of the prize.
Branch. 3 3. If Religion be a race, it reproves them that are slow-paced in Religion, who creep, but do not run; their motion is like the motion of the eighth Sphere, slow and dull; they should be like the Sun in the firmament which is swift, when they are like Sun on the Dial which moves very slow; many Christians move so heavily in the wayes of God, that it is hard for standers by to judge whether they make any progress or no; they are hasty in their passion, but slow of heart to believe, Luke 24.25. what haste did Israel make in their march when Pharaoh was pursuing them? what need have Christians to expedite their race, when the Divel is behind pursuing, and ready to overtake them, and make them lose the prize! we read in the Law that God would not have the Asse offered in sacrifice, he hates a dull temper of soul; the Snaile was accounted unclean, Levit. 11.30. the slow-paced Christian will be taken tardy at last, and misse of the prize.