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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.
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 ⟨p. 97⟩nails, I will not believe, John 20.25. So are we apt to say, Unless we have incomes of comfort, we will not believe that we have found God in a duty; but if our hearts can melt kindly in tears of love, this is a real sign that God hath been with us; as Jacob said, Gen. 28.16. Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. So Christian, when thy heart breaks for sin, and dissolves into holy tears, God is in this duty, though thou knowest it not.
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 apr 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 ⟨p. 97⟩nails, I will not believe, John 20.25. So are we apt to say, Unless we have incomes of comfort, we will not believe that we have found God in a duty; but if our hearts can melt kindly in tears of love, this is a real sign that God hath been with us; as Jacob said, Gen. 28.16. Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. So Christian, when thy heart breaks for sin, and dissolves into holy tears, God is in this duty, though thou knowest it not.