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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.
2. To be practitioners in Religion will not only do §2your selves good but others: This will both honour Religion, and propagate it.
1. It will honour Religion; the Gospel may be compared to a beautiful Queen; the fruitful lives of Professors are so many jewels that do adorn this Queen, and make her shine forth in greater glory and magnificence; what a honour was it to godliness when the Apostle could say, the faith of the Romans was trumpeted abroad in every place! Rom. 1.8. I thank my God that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. That is, faith flourishing ⟨p. 646⟩into obedience; 1 Thes. 1.2, 3. We give thanks to God for you, remembering your work of faith, and labour of love. Christians should be ambitious to keep up the credit of Religion.
1. It will honour Religion; the Gospel may be compar'd to a beautiful Queen; the fruitful lives of Professors are so many jewels that do adorn this Queen, and make her shine forth in greater glory and magnificence; what a honour was it to godliness when the Apostle could say, the faith of the Romans was trumpeted abroad in every place! Rom. 1.8. I thank my God that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. That is, faith flourishing ⟨p. 646⟩into obedience; 1 Thes. 1.2, 3. We give thanks to God for you, remembring your work of faith, and labour of love. Christians should be ambitious to keep up the credit of Religion.