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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.
1. Emphatically, [Greek or Hebrew]: That blessed hope. Hope here is put by a Metonymy for [Greek or Hebrew]. The things hoped for. That blessed hope, is the hope of blessedness. A Christians hope is not in this life, then he were in the Forlorn-hope; here is nothing to be hoped for, but vicissitudes, all the world rings changes; but, looking for that blessed hope. This is the difference between the Seamans Anchor, and the Believers Anchor: The Seaman casts his Anchor downwards, the Believer casts his Anchor upwards in heaven, looking for that blessed hope. The Believer is a rich heir, Hebr. 6.17. and he waits till the Crown-royal shall be set upon his head. According to our Common Law, there are two sorts of Free-holds: ⟨p. 579⟩There is a Free-hold in Deed, and a Free-hold in Law; a Free-hold in Deed, is when a man hath made an entrance upon Lands and Tenements, and is actually seized of them; but a Free-hold in Law, is when a man hath right to Lands, but hath not yet made actual entrance upon them. Heaven is a Believers Free-hold in Law, he hath a right to it, it is promised by the Father, it is purchased by the Son, it is assured him by the Holy Ghost; but he hath not the Free-hold in Deed, but waits Gods leisure, and looks for that blessed hope, till the time comes that he shall actually enter upon possession of the inheritance.
1. Emphatically, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: That blessed hope. Hope here is put by a Metonymie for 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. The things hoped for. That blessed hope, is the hope of blessedness. A Christians hope is not in this life, then he were in the Forlone-hope; here is nothing to be hoped for, but viciscitudes, all the world rings changes; but, looking for that blessed hope. This is the difference between the Seamans Anchor, and the Believers Anchor: The Seaman casts his Anchor downwards, the Believer casts his Anchor upwards in heaven, looking for that blessed hope. The Believer is a rich heir, Hebr. 6.17. and he waits till the Crown-royal shall be set upon his head. According to our Common Law, there are two sorts of Free-holds: ⟨p. 579⟩