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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.
Caution. Not but that a man may be of a peaceable spirit, yet seek to recover that which is his due; if peace hath been otherwise sought, and cannot be attained, a man may go to Law, and yet be a peaceable man. It is with going to Law, as it is with going to War, when the Rights of a Nation are invaded; as 2 Chron. 20.2, 3. and peace can be purchased by no other means than War, here it is lawful to beat the Plough-share into a Sword; so when there is no other way of recovering ones right, but by going to Law, a man may commence a suit in Law, yet be of a peaceable spirit. Going to Law (in this case) is not so much striving with another, as contending for a mans own; it is not to do another wrong, but to do himself right; it is a desire rather of equity than victory: I say as the Apostle, 1 Tim. 1.8. The Law is good if a man use it lawfully.
Quest. Is all peace to be sought? how far is peace lawful?
Answ. Peace with men must have this double limitation.