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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.
Motive. 7 7. There's no other way the Gospel prescribes to blessedness but this, blessed are they that mourn; This is the road that leads to the new Jerusalem. There may be several ways leading to a City, some go one way, some another; but there's but one way to heaven, and that is by Bethlehem the house of weeping, Acts 26.20. Perhaps a man may think thus, If I cannot mourn for sin, I will ⟨p. 95⟩get to heaven some other way; I will go to Church, I will give Alms, I will lead a civil life; Nay, but I tell you there's but one way to blessedness, and that is through the valley of tears; if you go not this way you will miss of Paradise. Luke 14.3. I tell you nay, except you repent, ye shall all likewise perish. There are many lines leading to the Centre; but the heavenly Centre hath but one line leading to it, and that is, a tear dropping from the eye of faith; a man may have a disease in his body, that twenty medicines will heal; sin is a disease of the soul, which makes it sick unto death; now there is but one medicine will heal, and that is the medicine of repentance.
Motive. 7 7. There's no other way the Gospel prescribes to blessednesse but this, blessed are they that mourn; This is the road that leads to the new Jerusalem. There may be several wayes leading to a City, some go one way, some another; but there's but one way to heaven, and that is by Bethlehem the house of weeping, Acts 26.20. Perhaps a man may think thus, If I cannot mourn for sinne, I will ⟨p. 95⟩get to heaven some other way; I will go to Church, I will give Almes, I will lead a civil life; Nay, but I tell you there's but one way to blessednesse, and that is through the valley of teares; if you go not this way you will misse of Paradise. Luke 14.3. I tell you nay, except you repent, ye shall all likewise perish. There are many lines leading to the Centre; but the heavenly Centre hath but one line leading to it, and that is, a tear dropping from the eye of faith; a man may have a disease in his body, that twenty medicines will heale; sinne is a disease of the soul, which makes it sick unto death; now there is but one medicine will heale, and that is the medicine of repentance.