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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.
Hindr. 7 7. Procrastination; or an opinion it is too soon yet to tune the penitential string. When the Lamp is almost out, the strength exhausted, and old age comes on, then mourning for sin will be in season, but it is too soon yet. That I may show how pernicious this opinion is, and that I may roll away this stone from the mouth of the Well, that so the waters of repentance may be drawn forth, let me propose these four serious and weighty considerations.
Hindr. 7 7. Procrastination; or an opinion it is too soone yet to tune the penitential string. When the Lamp is almost out, the strength exhausted, and old age comes on, then mourning for sinne will be in season, but it is too soone yet. That I may shew how pernicious this opinion is, and that I may rowle away this stone from the mouth of the Well, that so the waters of repentance may be drawn forth, let me propose these four serious and weighty considerations.
1. Dost thou know what it is to be in the state of nature, and wilt thou say it is too soon to get out of it? Thou art under the wrath of God, John 3.36. and is it too soon to get from under the dropping of this Vial? Thou art under the power of Satan, Acts 26.18. and is it too soon to get out of the enemies quarters?
1. Dost thou know what it is to be in the state of nature, and wilt thou say it is too soone to get out of it? Thou art under the wrath of God, John 3.36. and is it too soone to get from under the dropping of this Vial? Thou art under the power of Satan, Acts 26.18. and is it too soone to get out of the enemies quarters?