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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. 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, Acts 26.13. was but a part of Christs beauty, as a sparkle of the Sun of Righteousness; what will it be when he shall appear in all his Spiritual embroidery?
2. His throne will be glorious, he shall sit [Greek or Hebrew], upon the throne of his glory, Matth. 25. he shall have his Chair of State set him more rich than Ivory or Pearl, a Throne most sublime and magnificent.
2. His throne will be glorious, he shall sit 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, upon the throne of his glory, Matth. 25. he shall have his Chair of State set him more rich than Ivory or Pearl, a Throne most sublime and magnificent.