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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.
8. Consider what need every Christian hath to be conversant Motive. 8 in holy mourning; a man may take physic when he hath no need of it; many go to the Bath when they have no need; 'Tis rather out of curiosity than necessity. But O what need is there for every one to go into the weeping bath! Think what a sinner thou hast been; thou hast filled Gods book with thy debts, and what need hast thou to fill his bottle with thy tears! Thou that hast lived in secret sin, God enjoins thee this penance, mourn for sin: but perhaps some may say, I have no need of mourning, for I have lived a very civil life; go home and mourn because thou art but civil; many a mans civility being rested upon, hath damned him. 'Tis sad for men to be without repentance, but 'tis worse to need no repentance, Luke 15.7.
8. Consider what need every Christian hath to be conversant Motive. 8 in holy mourning; a man may take physick when he hath no need of it; many go to the Bath when they have no need; 'Tis rather out of curiosity than necessity. But O what need is there for every one to go into the weeping bath! Think what a sinner thou hast been; thou hast fill'd Gods book with thy debts, and what need hast thou to fill his bottle with thy tears! Thou that hast lived in secret sinne, God enjoyns thee this penance, mourn for sinne: but perhaps some may say, I have no need of mourning, for I have lived a very civil life; go home and mourn because thou art but civil; many a mans civility being rested upon, hath damned him. 'Tis sad for men to be without repentance, but 'tis worse to need no repentance, Luke 15.7.
9. Tears are but finite; 'tis but awhile that we shall Motive. 9 weep; after a few showers that fall from our eyes we shall have a perpetual sunshine; in heaven the bottle of tears is stopped, Rev. 7. ult. God shall wipe away all tears; when sin shall cease, tears shall cease.