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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.
Christs first appearing in the flesh was dark and obscure, his beauty was veiled over, Isa. 53.2. all that saw the Man, did not see the Messiah. But his second appearing as our Judge will be a glorious appearing, like the Sun breaking out of a Cloud*; it will be a glorious appearing both in respect of Christ and the Saints.
Christs first appearing in the flesh was dark and obscure, his beauty was vail'd over, Isa. 53.2. all that saw the Man, did not see the Mesiah. But his second appearing as our Judge will be a glorious appearing, like the Sun breaking out of a Cloud*; it will be a glorious appearing both in respect of Christ and the Saints.
- *Tunc ejus s•lgor & Majestas omnibus inn•rescet. Esti.
1. In respect of Christ himself, and that thee manner of ways.
1. In respect of Christ himself, and that thee manner of wayes.
1. His Person will be glorious. That light which shone upon Saint Paul surpassing the glory of the Sun,