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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
Appendix › The trees of Righteousness blossoming, and bringing forth fruit.
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.
Doctrine from whence this great truth doth result, Doctr. That Christians should above all things endeavour after fruitfulness. The Saints are called trees of Righteousness, Isa. 61.3. These rational trees must not only bring ⟨p. 592⟩forth leaves, but fruit; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness. For the further amplifying of this, there are two things to be enquired into.
Doctrine from whence this great truth doth result, Doctr. That Christians should above all things endeavour after fruithfulness. The Saints are called trees of Righteousness, Isa. 61.3. These rational trees must not only bring ⟨p. 592⟩forth leaves, but fruit; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness. For the further amplifying of this, there are two things to be enquired into.
1. How a Christian brings forth fruit. 2. What is the fruit he brings forth.
1. How a Christian brings forth fruit. I answer; he brings forth fruit in the Vine; by nature we are barren; there is not one good blossom growing on us; but when by faith we are engrafted into Christ, then we grow and fructify: Joh. 15.4. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the Vine, no more can ye except ye abide in me. Jesus Christ is that blessed Root which shoots up that sap of grace into his Branches. The Pelagians tell us we have sufficiency of our selves to bring forth good fruit: but how improper is this? doth not the Root contribute to the Branches? is it not of Christs precious fullness that we receive?