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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.
But now he is pure in Gods eye who abhors sin. Psal. 119.104. I hate every false way. This is excellent indeed, because now the love of sin is crucified. A hypocrite may leave sin, yet love it; as the Serpent casts her coat, yet keeps her sting; but when a man can say he abhors sin, now sin is killed in the root; a pure heart abstains from sin, as a man doth from a Dish that he hath an antipathy against. This is a sign of a new nature, when a man hates what once he loved; and because he hates sin, therefore he fights against it with the sword of the Spirit; as a man that hates a Serpent, seeks the destruction of it.
4. A pure heart avoids the appearance of evil. 1 Thes. 5.22. Abstain, [Greek or Hebrew], from all show of evil. A pure heart avoids that which may be interpreted evil: He that is loyal to his Prince, not only forbears to have his hand in Treason, but he takes heed of that which hath a show of Treason. A gracious heart is shy of that which looks like sin: When Josephs Mistress took hold of him, and said, Lie with me, he left his garment in her hand, and fled from her, Gen. 39.12. He avoided the appearance of evil, he would not be seen in her company. Now a pure heart avoids whatever may have the suspicion of sin.
4. A pure heart avoids the appearance of evil. 1 Thes. 5.22. Abstain, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, from all shew of evil. A pure heart avoids that which may be interpreted evil: He that is loyal to his Prince, not only forbears to have his hand in Treason, but he takes heed of that which hath a shew of Treason. A gracious heart is shy of that which looks like sin: When Josephs Mistriss took hold of him, and said, Lie with me, he left his garment in her hand, and fled from her,