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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. To regard iniquity, is to give it respect and entertainment; as Lot showed respect to the Angels; Gen. 19.2. He bowed himself with his face toward the ground, and said, behold now my Lords, turn in I pray you, &c. When the Spirit of God comes it is repulsed, and grieved; but when tentation comes, the sinner bows to it, sets open the great Gates, and saith, Turn in my Lord; this is to regard iniquity.
4. To regard iniquity, is to give it respect and entertainment; as Lot shewed respect to the Angels; Gen. 19.2. He bowed himself with his face toward the ground, and said, behold now my Lords, turn in I pray you, &c. When the Spirit of God comes it is repulsed, and grieved; but when tentation comes, the sinner bowes to it, sets open the great Gates, and saith, Turn in my Lord; this is to regard iniquity.
5. He is said to regard sin, that doth not regard the threatenings of God against sin. We read of seven thunders uttering their voice, Rev. 10.3. How many thunders in Scripture utter their voice against sin. Psal. 68.21. God shall wound the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his Trespasses. Here is a thundering Scripture, but sinners fear not this thunder; let a Minister ⟨p. 233⟩come as a Boanerges, clothed with the spirit of Elijah, and denounce all the curses of God against mens sins, they regard it not, they can laugh at the shaking of a Spear*; this is to regard iniquity, and doth argue an impure heart.