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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. Spiritual blessings. Exod. 19.5. If ye will obey my voice indeed, then ye shall be a peculiar Treasure to me, above all people. You shall be my Portion, my Jewels, the Apple of my eye; I will give Kingdoms for your ransom. Jer. 7.23. Obey, and I will be your God. I will make over my self to you by a deed of gift. What a Superlative distinguishing mercy is this! Psal. 14.4. Happy is that people whose God is the Lord.
2. Spiritual blessings. Exod. 19.5. If ye will obey my voice indeed, then ye shall be a peculiar Treasure to me, above all people. You shall be my Portion, my Jewels, the Apple of my eye; I will give Kingdoms for your ransome. Jer. 7.23. Obey, and I will be your God. I will make over my self to you by a deed of gift. What a Superlative distinguishing mercy is this! Psal. 14.4. Happy is that people whose God is the Lord.
3. Eternal blessings. Heb. 5.9. Christ became the author of Eternal salvation, to all them that obey him: It is a salvation that bears date to eternity: Oh then, who would not be in love with obedience! while we please God, we pleasure our selves.* We are ready to say as Amaziah, 2 Chron. 25.9. But what shall we do for the hundred Talents? Ye see brethren, you are no losers by Obedience; who did ever kindle a fire on Gods Altar for nought?