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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.
Nay farther, consider, that oftentimes poverty becomes not only a cross, but a snare; it exposeth to much evil, which made Agur pray, Give me not poverty, Prov. 3.8* want puts men upon indirect courses. The poor will venture their souls for money; which is like throwing Diamonds at Pear trees; If the rich would wisely consider this, their Alms might prevent much sin.
Nay farther, consider, that oftentimes poverty becomes not only a crosse, but a snare; it exposeth to much evil, which made Agur pray, Give me not poverty, Prov. 3.8* want puts men upon indirect courses. The poor will venture their souls for money; which is like throwing Diamonds at Payrtrees; If the rich would wisely consider this, their Alms might prevent much sin.
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3. Consider, why the wise God hath suffered an inequality in the world: it is for this very reason, because he would have mercy exercised. If all were rich, there were no need of Alms, nor could the merciful man have been be so well known. If he that travelled to Jericho, had not been wounded, and left half dead, the good Samaritan who poured oil and wine into his wounds, had not been known.
3. Consider, why the wise God hath suffered an inequality in the world: it is for this very reason, because he would have mercy exercised. If all were rich, there were no need of Alms, nor could the merciful man have been be so well known. If he that travelled to Jericho, had not been wounded, and left half dead, the good Samaritan who poured oyle and wine into his wounds, had not been known.