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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.
1. Really, God doth not make a show of forgiveness, ⟨p. 139⟩and keeps our sins by him, he blots out our debts, Isa. 43.25. God passeth an act of oblivion, Jer. 31.34. he forgives, and forgets. So the meek spirit doth not only make a show of forgiving his neighbour, but he doth it from the heart, Mat. 18.35.
1. Really, God doth not make a show of forgivenesse, ⟨p. 139⟩and keeps our sins by him, he blots out our debts, Isa. 43.25. God passeth an act of oblivion, Jer. 31.34. he forgives, and forgets. So the meek spirt doth not only make a show of forgiving his neighbour, but he doth it from the heart, Mat. 18.35.
2. Fully. God forgives all our sins; he doth not for §2fourscore write down fifty, but he gives a general release, Psal. 103.3. who forgiveth all thy iniquities. Thus a meek-spirited Christian forgives all injuries; false hearts pass by some offences, but retain others, this is but half-forgiving; Is this meekness? Wouldst thou have God deal so with thee? Wouldst thou have him forgive thee thy trespasses, as thou forgivest others?