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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. Obedience must be constant; Revel. 2.26 He that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give the morning star.
Faith must lead the Van, and Perseverance must bring up the Rear: There is a [Greek or Hebrew], something still remaining for a Christian to do,1 and he must not leave work till the night of death comes on.
Faith must lead the Van, and Perseverance must bring up the Rear: There is a 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, something still remaing for a Christian to do,1 and he must not leave work till the night of death comes on.
- 1Non currenti sed vincenti datur corona. Aug.
Mnason of Cyprus an old Disciple, Acts 21.16. what an honour is it for one to be grey-headed in Religion? what a credit when it shall be said of him, His last works are better than his first! Revel. 2.19. A good Christian is like wine full of spirits which is good to the last drawing. A Limner makes his last work more complete and curious: blessed is that man who the nearer he is to death, moves swifter to the heavenly Centre.