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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.
7. He who doth not increase to more fruitfulness, will soon be on the losing hand; he that hath not more faith, will quickly have lesse; non progredi, est regredi; Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love. It is with grace as it is with fire; if it be not blown up and increased, it will soon decay. Such as thrive not in their spiritual estate, we may perceive sadly to decline. Though a Christian cannot lose the seed of grace, 1 John. 3.9. yet he may lose the actings of grace, and the comfort; therefore bring forth more fruit; no sooner doth a Christian begin to stand still, but you may perceive him going backward.
7. He who doth not encrease to more fruitfulness, will soon be on the losing hand; he that hath not more faith, will quickly have lesse; non progredi, est regredi; Rev. 2.4. Thou hast left thy first love. It is with grace as it is with fire; if it be not blown up and encreased, it will soon decay. Such as thrive not in their spiritual estate, we may perceive sadly to decline. Though a Christian cannot lose the seed of grace, 1 John. 3.9. yet he may lose the actings of grace, and the comfort; therefore bring forth more fruit; no sooner doth a Christian begin to stand still, but you may perceive him going backward.
8. The more your fruit is increased, the more your glory will be increased; he whose pound gained ten, was made Ruler over ten Cities, Luke 19.16, 17. If you would have your Crown hung full of jewels, let your boughs be hung full of fruit.
8. The more your fruit is encreased, the more your glory will be encreased; he whose pound gained ten, was made Ruler over ten Cities,