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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.
SECT. 2.
Containing a Reproof of such as are unpeaceable.
IF Christians must be peaceable-minded, what shall we Use 2 say to those who are given to strife and contention?1 who like Flax or Gun-powder, if they be but touched, are all on fire! how far is this from the spirit of the Gospel? 'tis made the note of the wicked, Isa. 57. They are like a troubled Sea; there is no rest or quietness in their spirits, but they are continually casting forth the foam of passion and fury. We may with Strigelius, wish even to dye, to be freed from the bitter strifes which are among us: There are too many like the Salamander, who live in the fire of broils and contentions. Jam. 3.14, 15. If ye have bitter envying and strife, this wisdom descends not from above, but is Devilish; the lustful man is Brutish, the wrathful man is Devilish. Every one is afraid to dwell in an house which is haunted with evil spirits; yet how little afraid are men of their own hearts, which are haunted with the evil spirit of wrath and implacableness.
IF Christians must be peaceable-minded, what shall we Use 2 say to those who are given to strife and contention?1 who like Flax or Gun-powder, if they be but touch'd, are all on fire! how far is this from the spirit of the Gospel? 'tis made the note of the wicked,