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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.
4. Think of the heavy doom which will be passed upon the unfruitful person; Matth. 25.30. Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. *This man had not embezzled his Talent, but because he did not trade with it, and bring forth fruit, therefore he is sentenced. God will condemn men as well for hiding their Talents, as for spending them; as well for not bearing Figs, as for bearing thorns; let unfruitful Christians look to it; if God should not cut down unprofitable branches, he should be untrue in his Word; for he hath said, Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down, Mat. 3.10.
4. Think of the heavy doom which will be passed upon the unfruitful person; Matth. 25.30. Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. *This man had not embezeld his Talent, but because he did not trade with it, and bring forth fruit, therefore he is sentenced. God will condemn men as well for hiding their Talents, as for spending them; as well for not bearing Figs, as for bearing thorns; let unfruitful Christians look to it; if God should not cut down unprofitable branches, he should be untrue in his Word; for he hath said, Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down, Mat. 3.10.
- *Non tantum de non servato, sed de non aucto munere damnabuntur impii. Prosper.
2. It reproves such as bring forth evil fruit. They Branch. 2 are not trees of the Garden, but the Wilderness; their hearts are a fruitful soil for sin, they bring forth pride, malice, Superstition; some of their hellish and bitter fruits are mentioned,