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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.
Let all the trees of righteousness bring forth seasonable fruit; in prosperity be thankful, in adversity patient. To every thing there is a season, Eccles. 3.1. The Psalmist saith, He appointed the Moon for his seasons. Psal. ⟨p. 599⟩104.19. If the Moon should shine at noon-day, or the Sun shine at midnight, this were not in season; so it is in Spirituals.
Let all the trees of righteousness bring forh seasonable fruit; in prosperity be thankful, in adversity patient. To every thing there is a season, Eccles. 3.1. The Psalmist saith, He appointed the Moon for his seasons. Psal. ⟨p. 599⟩104.19. If the Moon should shine at noon-day, or the Sun shine at midnight, this were not in season; so it is in Spirituals.
To excite to seasonable fruit, consider
1. The seasonableness of a thing puts a value and preciousness upon it. There are certain meats which we eat of when they are in season; if they be out of season, we care not for them; we value a seasonable kindness, else it is worth nothing. Duties of Religion performed in their season are glorious.