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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.
2. Our comforting others must be seasonable; Prov. 15.23. A word spoken in due season, how good is it? when we see one fallen into sin, and with Peter weeping bitterly, oh now a word of comfort will do well. The cest•ous Corinth being deeply humbled, the Apostle calls for oil and wine to be poured into his wounds; 2 Cor. 2.7. Ye ought rather to comfort him, and the reason is given, lest perhaps such an one should be swallowed up of sorrow. When the soul is wounded for sin, now bring the mollifying ointment of a promise, Jer. 3.1. hang out free graces Colours, display the glory of Gods Attributes, his Mercy and Truth to the sinner, when the spirit is broken; a word of comfort spoken in season, is the putting it in joint again, Gal. 1.6. this is to bring forth seasonable fruit, when we give wine to them that ⟨p. 597⟩are of a heavy heart; Prov. 16.4. Pleasant words are as an honey-comb, sweet to the soul. Jobs friends pretended to comfort him, but instead of pouring oil into the wound, they poured in vinegar.