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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. Works do honour faith; these fruits adorn the Aphor. 3 Trees of righteousness; let the liberality of thy hand (saith Clemens Alexandrinus) be the ornament of thy faith, and wear it as an holy bracelet about thy wrists. ⟨p. 202⟩Job 29.15. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgement was as a Robe and a Diadem. While Job was the poor's Benefactor and Advocate, this was the Ensign of his honour, it clothed him as a Robe, and crowned him as a Diadem. This is that takes off the odium and obloquy, and makes others speak well of Religion, when they see good works as hand-maids waiting upon this Queen.
3. Works do honour faith; these fruits adorn the Aphor. 3 Trees of righteousness; let the liberality of thy hand (saith Clemens Alexandrinus) be the ornament of thy faith, and wear it as an holy bracelet about thy wrists. ⟨p. 202⟩Job 29.15. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I put on righteousness, and it cloathed me; my judgement was as a Robe and a Diadem. While Job was the poors Benefactor and Advocate, this was the Ensign of his honour, it cloathed him as a Robe, and crowned him as a Diadem. This is that takes off the odium and obloquy, and makes others speak well of Religion, when they see good works as hand-maids waiting upon this Queen.
Aphor. 4 4. Good works are in some sense more excellent than faith; in two respects.