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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.
2. A pure heart breaths after purity. If God should §2stretch out the golden Sceptre, and say to him, Ask, and it shall be given thee to half the Kingdom; he would say, Lord, a pure heart; let my heart have this inscription, Holiness to the Lord; let my heart be thy Temple, and do thou dwell in it. Lord, what should I do in heaven with this unholy heart? what converse could I have with ⟨p. 240⟩God or Angels? A gracious soul is so in love with purity, that he prizeth a pure heart above all blessings.
2. A pure heart breaths after purity. If God should §2stretch out the golden Scepter, and say to him, Ask, and it shall be given thee to half the Kingdom; he would say, Lord, a pure heart; let my heart have this inscription, Holiness to the Lord; let my heart be thy Temple, and do thou dwell in it. Lord, what should I do in heaven with this unholy heart? what converse could I have with ⟨p. 240⟩God or Angels? A gracious soul is so in love with purity, that he prizeth a pure heart above all blessings.
1. Above riches; he knows he may be clothed in purple and fine linen, and yet go to hell*; he is content to be poor, so he may be pure; he knows heart-purity is a special Certificate of Gods love, the pure in heart shall see God.
1. Above riches; he knows he may be cloathed in purple and fine linnen, and yet go to hell*; he is content to be poor, so he may be pure; he knows heart-purity is a special Certificate of Gods love, the pure in heart shall see God.