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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.
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, Luke 19.16, 17. If you would have your Crown hung full of jewels, let your boughs be hung full of fruit.
4. The last use is of Direction. I shall lay down some Use 4 means to fruitfulness.1
- 1Direction.
1. Be sensible of unfruitfulness. Many might have been fruitful in grace, if they had not conceited themselves so; he that thinks himself fruitful enough, is barren enough; be sensible of your wants; 'tis better to complain than presume.