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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.
4. The Ministers of Christ seeing the multitude, must ascend the Mount, because there are so many Emissaries of Satan who lie at the catch to subvert souls: How doth the Old Serpent cast out of his mouth floods of water after the woman to drown her? Revel. 12.15. What floods of Heresy have been poured out in City and Country, which have over-flown the banks, not only of Religion, but Civility. Ignatius calls Error, the invention of the Devil; and Bernard calls it, dulce venenum, a sweet poison: Mens ears like Sponges have sucked in this poison: Never were the Devils ⟨p. 9⟩Commodities more vendible in England than now; a fine tongue can put off bad wares; the Jesuit can silver over his lies, and dress error in truths Coat; a weak brain is soon intoxicated; when flattery and subtlety meet with the simple, they easily become a prey: The Romish Whore enticeth many to drink down the poison of her Idolatry and filthiness, because it is given in a golden Cup, Revel. 17.4. If all who have the plague of the head should dye, it would much increase the Bill of Mortality; Now if there be so many Emissaries of Satan abroad, who labour to make Proselytes to the Church of Rome, how doth it concern them whom God hath put into the work of the Ministry, to bestir themselves, and lay hold on all opportunities, that by their spiritual antidotes they may convert sinners from the error of their way and save their souls from death! Jam. 5. ult. Ministers must not only be Pastores, but Praeliatores; in one hand they must hold the bread of life, and feed the Flock of God; in the other hand, they must hold the Sword of the Spirit, and fight against those errors which carry damnation in their front.
4. The Ministers of Christ seeing the multitude, must ascend the Mount, because there are so many Emissaries of Satan who lie at the catch to subvert souls: How doth the Old Serpent cast out of his mouth floods of water after the woman to drown her? Revel. 12.15. What floods of Heresie have been poured out in City and Country, which have over-flown the banks, not only of Religion, but Civility. Ignatius calls Error, the invention of the Divel; and Bernard calls it, dulce venenum, a sweet poyson: Mens ears like Spunges have sucked in this poyson: Never were the Divels