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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.
Branch. 2 2. Not only hear the Word preached, but encourage those Ministers who do preach. 1. By liberal maintaining of them. Though I hope all who have Gods Urim and Thummim written upon them, can say as the Apostle, 2 Cor. 12.14. I seek not yours, but you; yet that Scripture is still Canonical, 1 Cor. 9.14. So hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. Are not labourers in a Vineyard maintained by their labours? saith Peter Martyr; And the Apostle puts the question, Who plants a Vineyard and eateth not the fruit of it? 1 Cor. 9.7. Hypocrites love a cheap Religion; they like a Gospel that will put them to no charges; they are content so they may have golden bags, to have wooden priests. How many by saving their purses have lost their souls! Julian the Apostate robbed the Ministers, pretending conscience; I need not tell you how vengeance pursued him. Is it not pity the fire on Gods Altar should go out for want of pouring on a little golden oil? David would not offer that to God which cost him nothing, 2 Sam. 24.24.
Branch. 2 2. Not only hear the Word preached, but encourage those Ministers who do preach. 1. By liberal maintaining of them. Though I hope all who have Gods Urim and Thummim written upon them, can say as the Apostle, 2 Cor. 12.14. I seek not yours, but you; yet that Scripture is still Canonical, 1 Cor. 9.14. So hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. Are not labourers in a Vineyard maintained by their labours? saith Peter Martyr; And the Apostle puts the question, Who plants a Vineyard and eateth not the fruit of it? 1 Cor. 9.7. Hypocrites love a cheap Religion; they like a Gospel that will put them to no charges; they are content so they may have golden bags, to have woodden priests. How many by saving their purses have lost their souls! Julian the Apostate robbed the Ministers, pretending conscience; I need not tell you how vengeance pursued him. Is it not pity the fire on Gods Altar should go out for want of pouring on a little golden oyle? David would not offer that to God which cost him nothing,