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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. God forgives often; we are often peccant, we run every day afresh upon the score, but God often forgives;1 therefore he is said to multiply to pardon, Isa. 55.7. So a meek spirit doth reiterate, and send one pardon after another; Peter asks the question, Matth. 18.21. Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Christ answers him, verse 22. I say not unto thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
3. God forgives often; we are often peccant, we run every day afresh upon the score, but God often forgives;1 therefore he is said to multiply to pardon, Isa. 55.7. So a meek spirit doth reiterate, and send one pardon after another; Peter asks the question, Matth. 18.21. Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Christ answers him, verse 22. I say not unthee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
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1. Such an affront hath been offered, that flesh and Object. 1 blood cannot put up?