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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.
5. Covetousness is the root of Perjury. 2 Tim. 3.2, 3. Men shall be covetous; and it follows, [Greek or Hebrew], Truce-breakers. For love of money men will take a false Oath, and break a just Oath. He that lives a Midas, will dye a Perjurer.
5. Covetousness is the root of Perjury. 2 Tim. 3.2, 3. Men shall be covetous; and it follows, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Truce-breakers. For love of money men will take a false Oath, and break a just Oath. He that lives a Midas, will dye a Perjurer.
6. Covetousness is the root of Necromancy: Why do persons indent with the Devil but for money? they study the black Art for yellow gold: Alexander the sixth, pawned his soul to the Devil for a Popedom.
6. Covetousness is the root of Necromancy: Why do persons indent with the Divel but for money? they study the black Art for yellow gold: Alexander the sixth, pawn'd his soul to the Divel for a Popedome.
7. It is the root of Fraud and Cozenage in dealings: ⟨p. 236⟩Such as would be over-rich, will over-reach; it is the covetous hand holds false weights*.