A96093:1981
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. Strip your selves for the race; the runner in a race useth to strip himself of all about him, and wear only a white garment that he might be light and nimble; So should Christians do, strip themselves of all conceits of merit, and only wear the white garment of Christs Righteousness.
3. Begin the race betimes: Eccles. 12.1.1 Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Young ones think they may set upon the race too soon; can a man be good too soon? can he run the race of repentance too soon? but suppose he might; yet it is better to repent a year too soon, that an hour too late. Esau's tears as well as his Venison came too late, Gen. 27.33, 34. David would seek after God early, Psal. 36.1. Austin in his confessions complains of himself that he knew God no sooner* ▪ they will hardly be able to run the heavenly race who have old age, and old sins upon them.
3. Begin the race betimes: Eccles. 12.1.1 Remember thy Creatour in the dayes of thy youth. Young ones think they may set upon the race too soon; can a man be good too soon? can he run the race of repentance too soon? but suppose he might; yet it is better to repent a year too soon, that an houre too late. Esaus tears as well as his Venison came too late,