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A96093 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. Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1660 (1660) Wing W1107; Thomason E1031_1; ESTC R15025 429,795 677

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confession_n he_o justify_v christ_n he_o make_v restitution_n mat._n 27._o judas_n who_o be_v in_o hell_n do_v more_o than_o many_o now_o adays_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n he_o do_v not_o plead_v necessity_n or_o good_a intention_n but_o he_o make_v a_o open_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sin_n i_o have_v sin_v judas_n make_v restitution_n his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o he_o come_v wicked_o by_o the_o money_n it_o be_v the_o price_n of_o blood_n and_o he_o bring_v again_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n matth._n 27.3_o but_o how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o invade_v the_o right_n and_o possession_n of_o other_o but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o restitution_n judas_n be_v honest_a than_o they_o be_v well_o wherein_o be_v judas_n his_o sorrow_n blame-worthy_a it_o be_v a_o mourn_v join_v with_o despair_n he_o think_v his_o wound_n broad_a than_o the_o plaster_n he_o drown_v himself_o in_o tear_n his_o be_v not_o a_o repentance_n unto_o life_n 11.8_o life_n act_n 11.8_o but_o rather_o unto_o death_n 2._o a_o hypocritical_a mourn_a the_o heart_n be_v very_o deceitful_a it_o can_v betray_v as_o well_o by_o a_o tear_n as_o by_o a_o kiss_n saul_n look_v like_o a_o mourner_n and_o as_o he_o be_v sometime_o among_o the_o prophet_n 1_o sam._n 10.12_o so_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v among_o the_o penitent_n 1_o sam._n 15.25_o and_o saul_n say_v unto_o samuel_n i_o have_v sin_v for_o i_o have_v transgress_v the_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n saul_n do_v play_v the_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o mourning_n for_o 1._o he_o do_v not_o take_v shame_n to_o himself_o but_o he_o do_v rather_o take_v honour_n to_o himself_o verse_n 30._o honour_v i_o before_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n 2._o he_o do_v pare_v and_o mince_v his_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v lesser_a he_o lay_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 24._o because_o i_o fear_v the_o people_n they_o will_v have_v i_o fly_v upon_o the_o spoil_n and_o i_o dare_v do_v no_o other_o a_o true_a mourner_n labour_v to_o draw_v out_o sin_n in_o its_o bloody_a colour_n and_o accent_n it_o with_o all_o its_o kill_a aggravation_n that_o he_o may_v be_v deep_o humble_v before_o the_o lord_n ezra_n 9.6_o our_o iniquity_n be_v increase_v over_o our_o head_n and_o our_o trespass_n be_v grow_v up_o unto_o heaven_n the_o true_a penitent_a labour_n to_o make_v the_o worst_a of_o his_o sin_n saul_n labour_v to_o make_v the_o best_a of_o sin_n like_o a_o patient_a that_o make_v the_o best_a of_o his_o disease_n lest_o the_o physician_n shall_v prescribe_v he_o too_o sharp_a physic_n how_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v a_o chea●_n upon_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o by_o hypocrisy_n to_o weep_v himself_o into_o hell_n 3._o a_o force_a mourning_n when_o tear_n be_v pump_v out_o by_o god_n judgement_n these_o be_v like_o the_o tear_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o stone_n or_o that_o lie_v upon_o the_o wrack_n such_o be_v cain_n mourning_n gen._n 4.13_o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v his_o punishment_n trouble_v he_o more_o than_o his_o sin_n to_o mourn_v only_o for_o fear_n of_o hell_n be_v like_o a_o thief_n that_o weep_v for_o the_o penalty_n rather_o than_o the_o offence_n the_o tear_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v force_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n 4._o a_o extrinsical_a mourn_v when_o sorrow_n lie_v only_o in_o superficie_fw-la in_o the_o outside_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o disfigure_v their_o face_n matth._n 6.16_o the_o eye_n be_v tender_a but_o the_o heart_n hard_o such_o be_v ahabs_n mourning_n 1_o king_n 21._o 27._o he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n and_o put_v sackcloth_n on_o his_o flesh_n and_o go_v soft_o his_o clothes_n be_v rend_v but_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o rend_v he_o have_v sackcloth_n but_o no_o sorrow_n he_o do_v hang_v down_o his_o head_n like_o a_o bulrush_n but_o his_o heart_n be_v like_o a_o adamant_n there_o be_v many_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o weep_a marble_n they_o be_v both_o watery_a and_o flinty_a 5._o a_o vain_a fruitless_a mourning_n some_o will_v shed_v a_o few_o tear_n but_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o ever_o they_o will_v cozen_v and_o be_v unclean_a such_o a_o kind_n of_o mourn_v there_o be_v in_o hell_n the_o damn_a weep_v but_o they_o blaspheme_v sect_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o right_n gospel-mourning_a answ_n that_o mourning_n which_o will_v entitle_v a_o man_n to_o blessedness_n have_v these_o qualification_n 1._o it_o be_v spontaneous_a and_o free_a it_o must_v come_v as_o water_v out_o of_o a_o spring_n not_o as_o fire_v out_o of_o a_o flint_n tear_n for_o sin_n must_v be_v like_o the_o myrrh_n which_o drop_v from_o the_o tree_n free_o
live_v a_o very_a civil_a life_n go_v home_o and_o mourn_v because_o thou_o be_v but_o civil_a many_o a_o man_n civility_n be_v rest_v upon_o have_v damn_v he_o it_o be_v sad_a for_o man_n to_o be_v without_o repentance_n but_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o need_v no_o repentance_n luke_n 15.7_o 9_o tear_n be_v but_o finite_a it_o be_v but_o awhile_o that_o we_o shall_v motive_n 9_o weep_v after_o a_o few_o shower_n that_o fall_v from_o our_o eye_n we_o shall_v have_v a_o perpetual_a sunshine_n in_o heaven_n the_o bottle_n of_o tear_n be_v stop_v rev._n 7._o ult_n god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n when_o sin_n shall_v cease_v tear_n shall_v cease_v psal_n 30.5_o weep_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o ascension_n then_o shall_v all_o tear_n be_v wipe_v away_o motive_n 10_o 10._o the_o benefit_n of_o holy_a mourning_n the_o best_a of_o our_o commodity_n come_v by_o water_n 1._o mourn_v do_v make_v the_o soul_n fruitful_a in_o grace_n when_o a_o shower_n fall_v the_o herb_n and_o plant_n grow_v isaiah_n 16.9_o i_o will_v water_v thou_o with_o my_o tear_n o_o heshbon_n i_o may_v allude_v to_o it_o tear_n water_n our_o grace_n and_o make_v they_o flourish_v psal_n 104_o 10._o he_o send_v his_o spring_n into_o the_o valley_n that_o be_v the_o reason_n the_o valley_n flourish_v with_o corn_n because_o the_o spring_n run_v there_o where_o the_o spring_n of_o sorrow_n run_v there_o the_o heart_n bear_v a_o fruitful_a crop_n leah_n be_v tender-eyed_n she_o have_v a_o watery_a eye_n and_o be_v fruitful_a the_o tender-eyed_n christian_n usual_o bring_v more_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o weep_a eye_n be_v the_o waterpot_n to_o water_v our_o grace_n 2._o mourn_v do_v fence_v we_o against_o the_o devil_n tentation_n tentation_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fiery_a dart_n ephes_n 6.16_o because_o indeed_o they_o set_v the_o soul_n on_o fire_n tentation_n enrage_v anger_n 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say_n of_o st._n bernard_n by_o this_o you_o may_v know_v whether_o you_o have_v meet_v with_o god_n in_o a_o duty_n when_o you_o find_v yourselves_o in_o a_o melt_a and_o mourn_a frame_n we_o be_v apr_fw-la to_o measure_n all_o by_o comfort_n we_o think_v we_o never_o have_v god_n presence_n in_o a_o ordinance_n unless_o we_o have_v joy_n herein_o we_o be_v like_o thomas_n unless_o say_v he_o i_o shall_v see_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v john_n 20.25_o so_o be_v we_o apt_a to_o say_v unless_o we_o have_v income_n of_o comfort_n we_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v find_v god_n in_o a_o duty_n but_o if_o our_o heart_n can_v melt_v kind_o in_o tear_n of_o love_n this_o be_v a_o real_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v be_v with_o we_o as_o jacob_n say_v gen._n 28.16_o sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o so_o christian_n when_o thy_o heart_n break_v for_o sin_n and_o dissolve_v into_o holy_a tear_n god_n be_v in_o this_o duty_n though_o thou_o know_v it_o not_o methinks_v all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v shall_v make_v we_o spiritual_a mourner_n perhaps_o we_o have_v try_v to_o mourn_v and_o can_v but_o therefore_o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v dig_v so_o many_o fathom_n deep_a for_o water_n and_o can_v find_v none_o at_o last_o he_o dig_v till_o he_o find_v a_o spring_n so_o though_o we_o have_v be_v dig_v for_o the_o water_n of_o tear_n and_o can_v find_v none_o yet_o let_v we_o weigh_v all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o set_v our_o heart_n again_o to_o work_v and_o perhaps_o at_o last_o we_o may_v say_v as_o isaac_n servant_n gen._n 26.32_o we_o have_v find_v water_n when_o the_o herb_n be_v press_v the_o watery_a juice_n come_v out_o these_o eleven_o serious_a motive_n may_v press_v out_o tear_n from_o the_o eye_n quest_n but_o may_v some_o say_v my_o constitution_n be_v such_o that_o i_o can_v weep_v i_o may_v as_o well_o go_v to_o squeeze_v a_o rock_n as_o think_v to_o get_v a_o tear_n answ_n but_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o weep_v for_o sin_n can_v thou_o grieve_v intellectual_a mourning_n be_v best_a there_o may_v be_v sorrow_n where_o there_o be_v no_o tear_n stupent_fw-la tear_n curae_fw-la love_n loquuntur_fw-la ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la the_o vessel_n may_v be_v full_a though_o it_o want_v vent_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o weep_a eye_n god_n respect_n as_o the_o break_a heart_n yet_o i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o stop_v their_o tear_n who_o can_v weep_v god_n stand_v look_v on_o hezekiahs_n tear_n isa_n 38.5_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o tear_n david_n tear_n make_v music_n in_o god_n ear_n psal_n 6.8_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o weep_n it_o be_v a_o sight_n fit_a for_o angel_n to_o behold_v tear_n as_o pearl_n drop_v from_o a_o penitent_a eye_n chap._n ix_o show_v the_o hindrance_n of_o mourning_n quest_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o get_v our_o heart_n into_o this_o mourn_a frame_n answ_n do_v two_o thing_n 1._o take_v heed_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o will_v stop_v these_o channel_n of_o mourning_n 2._o put_v yourselves_o upon_o the_o use_n of_o all_o mean_n that_o will_v help_v forward_o holy_a mourning_n 1._o take_v heed_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o will_v stop_v the_o current_n of_o tear_n there_o be_v nine_o hindrance_n of_o mourning_n hindr._n 1_o 1._o the_o love_n of_o sin_n the_o love_n of_o sin_n be_v like_o a_o stone_n in_o the_o pipe_n which_o hinder_v the_o current_n of_o water_n the_o love_n of_o sin_n make_v sin_n taste_v sweet_a and_o this_o sweetness_n in_o sin-bewitcheth_a the_o heart_n saint_n hierom_n say_v it_o be_v worse_a to_o love_v sin_n than_o to_o commit_v it_o a_o man_n may_v be_v overtake_v with_o sin_n gal._n 6.1_o and_o he_o that_o have_v stumble_v upon_o sin_n unaware_o will_v weep_v but_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n harden_v the_o heart_n keep_v the_o devil_n in_o possession_n in_o true_a mourning_n there_o must_v be_v a_o grieve_v for_o sin_n but_o how_o can_v 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