A96093:1986
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. We must be shod with patience: Heb. 12.1. Let us run with patience the race. Patience bears up the heart of a Christian, and keeps him from tiring in the race; if this shoo be off, we shall soon halt, and give over running.
2. We must be shod with patience: Heb. 12.1. Let us run with patience the race. Patience bears up the heart of a Christian, and keeps him from tyring in the race; if this shoo be off, we shall soon halt, and give over running.
6. Christians in their race must keep their eye still upon the mark: The Grecians had their white line drawn at the end of their race, which was called [Greek or Hebrew], and the Racers eye was still upon it: The looking upon the prize quickens Christians in their race. St. Paul looked [Greek or Hebrew] towards the mark, Phil. 3.14. as Archers look at the white, Racers at the prize. And Moses, Heb. 11.26. [Greek or Hebrew], looked to the recompense of reward; he looked with one eye at Gods glory, and with the other eye at the Garland or Prize.
6. Christians in their race must keep their eye still upon the mark: The Grecians had their white line drawn at the end of their race, which was called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and the Racers eye was still upon it: The looking upon the prize quickens Christians in their race. St. Paul looked 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 towards the mark, Phil. 3.14. as Archers look at the white, Racers at the prize. And Moses,