A96093:874
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.
SECT. 2.
The sinners misery that he shall not see God.
Use 1 1. SEE the misery of an impure sinner, he shall not be admitted to the sight of God; the pure in heart only shall see God. Such as live in sin, whose souls are dyed black with the filth of hell, they shall never come where God is; they shall have an affrighting Vision of God, but not a beatifical Vision; they shall see the flaming Sword, and the burning Lake, but not the Mercy-seat; God in Scripture is sometimes called a consuming fire, sometimes the Father of lights; the wicked shall feel the fire, but not see the light: Impure souls shall be covered with shame and darkness, as with a Mantle; and shall never see the Kings face; they who would not see God in his Ordinances, shall not see him in his glory.
SECT. 3.
That we should labour to be rightly qualified for this Vision.