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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. Store of fruit will give comfort in the hour of death; a little danger will make us above the danger of death, but degrees of grace will make us above the fear of death; O what joy will it be on the death-bed when a Christian can bring his sheaves full of Corn! when he can show his five Talents that he hath gained by trading! when there is not only a drop or two of Oil, but his Lamp full of Oil! what though the Devil show God our debts, if we can show him our fruit, O how sweet will death be! it will not be interitus, but introitus; not a destruction, but a deliverance. *Death like a whirlwind may blow down the tree of the body, but it cannot blast the Fruit of our graces. The Trees of Righteousness carry their fruit with them, Rev. 14.13. Their works follow them. The Christian who abounds in holiness may say as Simeon, Luke 2.29. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. He who bears but a little fruit, departs in safety; but he who bears much fruit departs in peace.
2. Store of fruit will give comfort in the hour of death; a little danger will make us above the danger of death, but degrees of grace will make us above the fear of death; O what joy will it be on the death-bed when a Christian can bring his sheaves full of Corn! when he can show his five Talents that he hath gained by trading! when there is not only a drop or two of Oyle, but his Lamp full of Oyl! what though the Divel show God our debts, if we can show him our fruit, O how sweet will death be! it will not be interitus, but introitus; not a destruction, but a deliverance. *Death like a whirlwind may blow down the tree of the body, but it cannot blast the Fruit of our graces. The Trees of Righteousness carry their fruit with them, Rev. 14.13. Their works follow them. The Christian who abounds in holiness may say as Simeon, Luke 2.29. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. He who bears but a little fruit, departs in safety; but he who bears much fruit departs in peace.