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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.
Let me use some Divine Motives to tempt Christians to the practic part of godliness.
Let me use some Divine Motives to tempt Christians to the practique part of godliness.
1. Gospel-obedience is an evidence of sincerity; as our §1Saviour Christ said in another sense, Joh. 10.25. The works which I do, bear witness of me. Though never man spake like Christ, yet when he comes to put himself upon a trial, he will not be judged by his words, but by his works, they bear witness of me; so it is not a Christians golden words, but his works which testify of him; Psal. 119.59. I have turned my feet unto thy statutes. David did not only turn his ears to Gods Testimonies, but he turned his feet to them, he walked in them: we judge not of the health of a mans body by his high colour, but by the pulse of the arm where the blood chiefly operates: so we judge not of a Christians soundness by his knowledge or high expressions; what is this high colour? Saul may be among the Prophets; but the estimate of a Christian is to be taken by his obediential actings towards God.
1. Gospel-obedience is an evidence of sincerity; as our §1Saviour Christ said in another sence, Joh. 10.25. The works which I do, bear witness of me. Though never man spake like Christ, yet when he comes to put himself upon a trial, he will not be judged by his words, but by his works, they bear witness of me; so it is not a Christians golden words, but his works which testifie of him; Psal. 119.59. I have turned my feet unto thy statutes. David did not only turn his ears to Gods Testimonies, but he turned his feet to them, he walked in them: we judge not of the health of a mans body by his high colour, but by the pulse of the arm where the blood chiefly operates: so we judge not of a Christians soundness by his knowledge or high expressions; what is this high colour? Saul may be among the Prophets; but the estimate of a Christian is to be taken by his obediential actings towards God.