A96093:2127
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.
6. Consider what need we have to be [Greek or Hebrew]. putting forth still more Fruit; our graces are yet in their non-age; indeed in heaven this Doctrine will be out of season, we shall not need to hear it; then we shall have done growing, being arrived at our full stature; then our light shall be clear, and our love perfect; but while we live here, there is something* lacking in our faith, ⟨p. 611⟩1 Thes. 3.10. therefore we had need increase the stock of grace, and bring forth [Greek or Hebrew], more fruit. Our grace is eclipsed with sin, our Faith is full of unbelief; now as when the Sun is Eclipsed, it is by degrees getting out of the Eclipse, and it shines brighter, and brighter till it recover its perfect lustre; so it must be with us, we must be getting out of the Eclipse till we shall arrive at our perfect lustre in glory.
6. Consider what need we have to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. putting forth still more Fruit; our graces are yet in their non-age; indeed in heaven this Doctrine will be out of season, we shall not need to hear it; then we shall have done growing, being arived at our full stature; then our light shall be clear, and our love perfect; but while we live here, there is something* lacking in our faith, ⟨p. 611⟩1 Thes. 3.10. therefore we had need encrease the stock of grace, and bring forth 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, more fruit. Our grace is eclipsed with sin, our Faith is full of unbelief; now as when the Sun is Eclipsed, it is by degrees getting out of the Eclipse, and it shines brighter, and brighter till it recover its perfect lustre; so it must be with us, we must be getting out of the Eclipse till we shall arrive at our perfect lustre in glory.