A96093:2075
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.
3. Not to bring forth suitable fruit, spoils all the other §3fruit which we bring forth. If a man were to make a Medicine, and should leave out the chief ingredient, the Medicine would lose its virtue. If one were to draw a Picture, and should leave out an eye, it would spoil the Picture; there are many to whom Christ will say at the day of judgement, as to the young man, Luke 18.22. Yet lackest thou one thing. Thou hast prayed, and fasted, and heard sermons, yet lackest thou one thing, thou hast not been good in thy Relations.
3. Not to bring forth suitable fruit, spoils all the other §3fruit which we bring forth. If a man were to make a Medicine, and should leave out the chief ingredient, the Medicine would lose its vertue. If one were to draw a Picture, and should leave out an eye, it would spoile the Picture; there are many to whom Christ will say at the day of judgement, as to the young man, Luke 18.22. Yet lackest thou one thing. Thou hast pray'd, and fasted, and heard sermons, yet lackest thou one thing, thou hast not been good in thy Relations.
4. Relative graces do much beautify and set off a §4Christian: It is the beauty of a Star to shine in its proper Orb; Relative grace doth bespangle a Christian.
4. Relative graces do much beautifie and set off a §4Christian: It is the beauty of a Star to shine in its proper Orbe; Relative grace doth bespangle a Christian.