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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
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. The World comes between and hinders: The thorns choke the seed of the Word. Men practice so much in the world, that they have no time to practice better things: the world is like a Mill, it makes such a noise in carnal hearts, that it drowns the sound of Gods silver Trumpet. Mens affections are sometimes kindled by the preaching of the word, and we begin to hope that the flame of godliness will break forth in their lives, but then comes the earth and puts out this fire; how many Sermons lie buried in earthly hearts? More die then are put in the Bill of Mortality.
4. The World comes between and hinders: The thorns choak the seed of the Word. Men practice so much in the world, that they have no time to practice better things: the world is like a Mill, it makes such a noise in carnal hearts, that it drowns the sound of Gods silver Trumpet. Mens affections are somtimes kindled by the preaching of the word, and we begin to hope that the flame of godliness will break forth in their lives, but then comes the earth and puts out this fire; how many Sermons lie buried in earthly hearts? More die then are put in the Bill of Mortality.
Oh that the want of Practice in this age were more laid to heart! This is a Lamentation, and shall be for a Lamentation: many Professors are all ear; if we should see a Creature made up of nothing but ear, it were a monster in nature; how many such monsters are there in Christianity? They hear, and hear, and are never the better; like the Salamander which lies in the fire, but as Naturalists say, it is never the hotter.
Oh that the want of Practice in this age were more laid to heart! This is a Lamentation, and shall be for a Lamentation: many Professors are all ear; if we should see a Creature made up of nothing but ear, it were a monster in nature; how many such monsters are there in Christianitie? They hear, and hear, and are never the better; like the Salamander which lies in the fire, but as Naturalists say, it is never the hotter.