A96093:417
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. Meekness is opposed to malice; malice is the Devils picture: John 8.44. Malice is mental murder: 1 John 3.15. it unfits for duty. How can such a man pray? I have read of two men that lived in malice, who being asked how they could say the Lords prayer? one answered, he thanked God there were many good prayers besides: The other answered, when he said the Lords prayer, he did leave out those words, As we forgive them that trespass against us: But Saint Austin brings in God replying, Because thou dost not say my prayer, therefore I will not hear thine*. Were it not a sad judgement, if all that a man did eat should turn to poison! to a malicious man all the holy Ordinances of God turn to poison; the table of the Lord is a snare, he eats and drinks his own damnation; a malicious spirit is not a meek spirit.
2. Meekness is opposed to malice; malice is the Divels picture: John 8.44. Malice is mental murder: 1 John 3.15. it unfits for duty. How can such a man pray? I have read of two men that lived in malice, who being asked how they could say the Lords prayer? one answered, he thank'd God there were many good prayers besides: The other answered, when he said the Lords prayer, he did leave out those words, As we forgive them that trespass against us: But Saint Austin brings in God replying, Because thou dost not say my prayer, therefore I will not hear thine*. Were it not a sad judgement, if all that a man did eat should turn to poyson! to a malicious man all the holy Ordinances of God turn to poyson; the table of the Lord is a snare, he eats and drinks his own damnation; a malicious spirit is not a meek spirit.
- *Quia tu non dicis meam, ego non audiam tuam.