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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.
2. Men do not argue thus in other cases; they do not say, It is too soon to be rich; they will not put off getting the world till old age; no, here they take the first opportunity: Is it not too soon to be rich, and is it too soon to be good? is not repentance a matter of the greatest consequence? Is it not more needful for men to lament their sin, than augment their estate?
2. Men do not argue thus in other cases; they do not say, It is too soon to be rich; they wil not put off getting the world till old age; no, here they take the first opportunity: Is it not too soone to be rich, and is it too soon to be good? is not repentance a matter of the greatest consequence? Is it not more needful for men to lament their sinne, than augment their estate?
3. Gods call to mourning looks for present entertainment, Heb. 3.7, 8. To day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. A General besieging a garrison, summons it to surrender upon such a day, or he will storm it. Such are Gods summons to repentance, To day if ye will heart his voice; sinners, when Satan hath tempted you to any ⟨p. 103⟩wickedness, you have not said, It is too soon Satan, but have presently embraced his tentation; have you not put the Devil off, and will you put God off?
3. Gods call to mourning looks for present entertainment, Heb. 3.7, 8. To day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. A General besieging a garrison, summons it to surrender upon such a day, or he will storme it. Such are Gods summons to repentance, To day if ye will heart his voice; sinners, when Satan hath tempted you to any ⟨p. 103⟩