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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.
1Not but that a Christian ought prudentially to clear himself from slanders. When the Apostle Paul was charged to be mad, he vindicates himself, Acts 26.25. I am not mad most noble Festus. Though a Christians retorts must not be vulnerating, they may be vindicating. Though he may not scandalize another, yet he may apologize for himself. There must be Christian prudence, as well as Christian meekness; it is not mildness, but weakness to part with our integrity, Job 27.6. To be silent when we are slanderously traduced, is to make our selves appear guilty. We must so affect meekness, as not to lose the honour of innocence; 'tis lawful to be our own congratulators, the fault lies only in this, when we retort injuries with reproachful terms, which is to pay a man back in the Devils coin.
1Not but that a Christian ought prudentially to clear himself from slanders. When the Apostle Paul was charged to be mad, he vindicates himself, Acts 26.25. I am not mad most noble Festus. Though a Christians retorts must not be vulnerating, they may be vindicating. Though he may not scandalize another, yet he may apologize for himself. There must be Christian prudence, as well as Christian meeknesse; it is not mildnesse, but weaknesse to part with our integrity, Job 27.6. To be silent when we are slanderously traduced, is to make our selves appear guilty. We must so affect meeknesse, as not to lose the honour of innocence; 'tis lawful to be our own congratulators, the fault lies only in this, when we retort injuries with reproachful termes, which is to pay a man back in the Divels coyne.
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