A96093:301
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. Mourning doth fence us against the Devils Tentations: Tentations are called [Greek or Hebrew], fiery darts, Ephes. 6.16. because indeed they set the soul on fire; Tentations enrage anger, inflame lust; now the waters of holy Mourning quench these fiery darts; wet powder will not soon take the fire; when the heart is wetted and moistened with sorrow, it will not so easily take the fire of Tentation; tears are the best Engines and Water-works to quench the Devils fire;* and if there be so much profit and benefit in Gospel-sorrow, then let every Christian wash his face every Morning in the Laver of tears †.
2. Mourning doth fence us against the Divels Tentations: Tentations are called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, fiery darts, Ephes. 6.16. because indeed they set the soul on fire; Tentations enrage anger, inflame lust; now the waters of holy Mourning quench these fiery darts; wet powder will not soon take the fire; when the heart is wetted and moistned with sorrow, it will not so easily take the fire of Tentation; tears are the best Engines and Water-works to quench the Divels fire;* and if there be so much profit and benefit in Gospel-sorrow, then let every Christian wash his face every Morning in the Lavor of tears †.
- *Faciem nostram debemus magis lachrymis rigare quaem lavacris.
11. And lastly, to have a melting frame of spirit, is Motive. 11 a great sign of Gods presence with us in an Ordinance; 'tis a sign the Sun of righteousness hath risen upon us, when our frozen hearts thaw and melt for sin; it is a saying of St. Bernard, By this you may know whether you have met with God in a duty, when you find your selves in a melting and mourning frame; we are apt to measure all by comfort; we think we never have Gods presence in an Ordinance, unless we have joy; herein we are like Thomas; unless (saith he) I shall see in his hands the print of the