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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.
3. Thus we show our love to Christ; Joh. 14.21. He that hath my Commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. We use to say, If you love me, do such a thing. This me thinks should be a great Argument to obedience; by the love ye bear to Jesus Christ, obey his Word. Every man would be thought to love Christ; I but try your love by this touch-stone; Are ye cast into a Gospel-mould? do you obey? It is a vain thing for a man to say he loves Christs person, when he slights his commands*.
3. Thus we show our love to Christ; Joh. 14.21. He that hath my Commandements, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. We use to say, If you love me, do such a thing. This me thinks should be a great Argument to obedience; by the love ye bear to Jesus Christ, obey his Word. Every man would be thought to love Christ; I but try your love by this touch-stone; Are ye cast into a Gospel-mould? do you obey? It is a vain thing for a man to say he loves Christs person, when he slights his commands*.
- *Qui Dei praecepta contemnit, Deum non diligi•; neque enim principem veneramur si odi• ejus leges habemus. Isidor.
4. Without practice you will come short of them who have come short of heaven: Herod did many things, Mar. 6.20. [Greek or Hebrew], he was in many things a practiser of Johns Ministry. Those who rest in the speculative part of Religion, are not so good as Herod.