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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.
3. Meekness is opposed to revenge; malice is the scum of anger, and revenge is malice boiling over; malice is a vermin, lives on blood; revenge is Satan's Nectar and Ambrosia*; this is the savoury meat which the malicious man dresseth for the Devil; the Scripture forbids revenge. Rom. 12.19. Dearly Beloved, avenge not your selves; this is to take Gods office out of his hand, who is called the God of recompenses, Jer. 51.56. and the God of vengeance, Psal. 94.1. This I urge against those who challenge one another to Duels; indeed spiritual Duels are lawful; it is good to fight with the Devil. James 4.7. Resist the Devil: 'Tis good to Duel with a mans self, the regenerate part against the carnal: Blessed is he that seeks a revenge upon his lusts. 2 Cor. 7.11. Yea, what revenge? ⟨p. 135⟩— but other Duels are unlawful; Avenge not your selves. The Turks, though a barbarous people, did in Ancient times burn such as went to Duel in their sides with hot coals of fire; they who were in heat of revenge were punished suitably with fire.
3. Meekness is opposed to revenge; malice is the scum of anger, and revenge is malice boyling over; malice is a vermin, lives on blood; revenge is Satans Nectar and Ambrosia*; this is the savoury meat which the malicious man dresseth for the Divel; the Scripture forbids revenge. Rom. 12.19. Dearly Beloved, avenge not your selves; this is to take Gods office out of his hand, who is called the God of recompences, Jer. 51.56. and the God of vengeance,