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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. Fruitfulness is a good evidence to show for heaven; the fruits of love, humility, good works, are (as St. ⟨p. 607⟩Bernard saith) Seeds of hope, signs of Predestination, the happy presages of future glory. The righteousness of faith, *is always accompanied with the fruits of Righteousness. He that can show good fruit, goes (like a ship laden with Jewels and Spices) full sail to Heaven.
4. Fruitfulness is a good evidence to show for heaven; the fruits of love, humility, good works, are (as St. ⟨p. 607⟩Bernard saith) Seeds of hope, signs of Predestination, the happy presages of future glory. The righteousness of faith, *is alwayes accompanied with the fruits of Righteousness. He that can show good fruit, goes (like a ship laden with Jewels and Spices) full saile to Heaven.
- *Rom 4.11.
5. God delights in his fruitful trees; when his Garden flourisheth he will walk there; he who curseth the barren tree, will taste of the fruitful tree; Cant. 5.1. I am come into my Garden my sister, my Spouse, I have gathered my Myrrh with my Spice.
5. God delights in his fruitful trees; when his Garden flourisheth he will walk there; he who curseth the barren tree, will taste of the fruitful tree;