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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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spirit paves a Cawsey for blessedness Blessed are the poor in spirit Are you poor in spirit you are blessed persons happy for you that ever you were born If you ask Wherein doth this blessedness appear Read the next words Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven CHAP. V. Shewing that the poor in spirit are enriched with a Kingdom Matth. 5.3 Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Here is high preferment for the Saints they shall be advanced to a Kingdom there are some who aspiring after earthly greatnesse talk of a temporal reign here but then Gods Church on earth should not be Militant but Triumphant but sure it is the Saints shall reign in a glorious manner Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven a Kingdom is held the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and top of all worldly felicity and this honour have all the Saints so saith our Saviour Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven All Christs subjects are Kings By the Kingdom of heaven is meant that state of glory which the Saints shall enjoy when they shall reign with God and the Angels for ever sin hell and death being fully subdued For the illustration of this I shall show first wherein the Saints in heaven are like Kings SECT 1 Wherein the Saints glorified may be compared to Kings KIngs have their insignia or regalia their ensignes of Royalty and Majesty 1. Kings have their Crowns so the Saints after death have their Crown-royal Rev. 2.10 Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life Believers are not only pardoned but crowned * Corona insignem habet praeceteris ornamentis dignitatem Bern. the Crown is an ensigne of honour A Crown is not for every one it will not fit every head it is only for Kings and persons of renown to wear Psal 21.3 The Crown which the poor in spirit shall wear in heaven is an honourable Crown God himself installs them into their honour and sets the Crown-royal upon their head And this Crown the Saints shall wear which is divinely orient and illustrious exceeds all other 1. 'T is more pure Other Crowns though they may be made of pure gold yet they are mixed mettal they have their troubles A Crown of gold cannot be made without thornes * Non ita corona circundat caput sicut animam sollicitudo it hath so many vexations belonging to it that it is apt to make the head-ache Which made Cyrus say did men but know what cares he sustained under the Imperial Crown ne humi diadema tollerent he thought they would not stoop to take it up But the Saints Crown is made without crosses it is not mingled with care of keeping or fear of losing What Solomon speaks in another sence I may say of the Crown of glory it addes no sorrow with it Prov. 10.22 This Crown like Davids Harp drives away the evil spirit of sorrow and disquiet there can be no more grief in heaven than there is joy in hell 2. This Crown of glory doth not draw envy to it Davids own son envied him and sought to take his Crown from his head A Princely Crown is oftentimes the mark for envy and ambition to shoot at but the Crown the Saints shall wear is free from envy one Saint shall not envy another because all are crowned and though one Crown may be larger than another yet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 every one shall have as big a Crown as he is able to carry 3. This is a never-fading Crown Corona haec non fit ex rosis aut gemmis * Tertul. c. Other Crowns quickly wear away and tumble into the dust Prov. 27.4 Doth the Crown endure to all generations Henry the sixth was honoured with the Crowns of two Kingdoms France and England the first was lost through the faction of his Nobles the other was twice plucked from his head The Crown hath many heirs and successors The Crown is a withering thing death is a worm that feeds in it but the Crown of glory is immarcessible it fadeth not away 1 Pet. 5.4 'T is not like the Rose that loseth its glosse and vernancy this Crown cannot be made to wither but like the flower we call Semper vivens it keeps alwayes fresh and splendent Eternity is a Jewel of the Saints Crown 2. Kings have their Robes The Robe is a garment wherewith Kings are arayed The King of Israel and the King of Judah sate cloathed in their robes 2 Chron. 18.19 The Robe was of scarlet or velvet lind with Ermyn sometimes of a purple colour whence it was called Purpura sometimes of an azure brightnesse Thus the Saints shall have their Robes Rev. 7.9 I beheld a great multitude which no man could number of all Nations and kindreds clothed in white Robes The Saints Robes signifie their glory and splendor and white Robes that is to denote their sanctity they have no sin to taint or defile their Robes in these Robes they shall shine as the Angels 3. Kings have their Scepters in token of Rule and Greatness King Ahashuerus held out to Esther the golden Scepter Esth 5.2 and the Saints in glory have their Scepter and Palms in their hand Rev. 7. It was a custome of great Conquerors to have Palm-branches in their hand in token of victory So the Saints those Kings have Palms an Emblem of victory and triumph they are Victors over sin and hell Rev. 12.11 They overcame by the blood of the Lamb. 4. Kings have their Thrones When Caesar returned from conquering his enemies there were granted to him four Triumphs in token of honour and there was set for him a Chair of Ivory in the Senate and a Throne in the Theatre Thus the Saints in heaven returning from their victories over sin shall have a Chair of State set them more rich than Ivory or Pearl and a Throne of glory Revel 3.21 This shall be 1. An high Throne 't is seated above all the Kings and Princes of the earth nay 't is far above all heavens Ephes 4. There is 1. the Aery heaven which is that space from the earth usque ad spheram lunae to the sphere of the Moon 2. The Starry heaven the place where are the Stars and those superiores Planetae as the Philosophers call them Planets of the higher elevation as Saturn Jupiter Mars c. 3. The Empyraean heaven which is called the third heaven 2 Cor. 12.2 In this glorious sublime place shall the Throne of the Saints be erected 2. It is a safe Throne Other Thrones are unsafe they stand tottering Psal 73.18 Thou hast set them in slippery places but the Saints Throne is sure Rev. 3.21 He that overcomes shall sit with me upon my Throne The Saints shall fit with Christ he keeps them safe that no hand of violence can pull them from their Throne O ye people of God think of this though now you may be called to the Bar yet shortly you shall
of God the Saints are compared to living stones built up for a spiritual house 1 Pet. 2.5 You know the stones in an Arch or Fabrick do help to preserve and bear up one another if the stones be loosned and drop out all the Fabrick falls in pieces When the Christians in the primitive Church were of one heart Acts 4.32 what a supporting was this how did they counsel comfort build up one another in their holy faith We see while the members of the body are united so long they do administer help and nourishment one to another but if they be divided and broken off they are no way useful but the body languisheth therefore let us endeavour to be peace-makers the Churches unity tends much to her stability 3. Peace makes the Church of God on earth in some measure like the Church which is in heaven the Cherubims representing the Angels are set out with their faces looking one upon another to shew their peace and unity there are no jarrings or discords among the heavenly spirits one Angel is not of an opinion differing from one another though they have different orders they are not of different spirits they are Seraphims therefore burn but not in heat of contention but love The Angels serve God not only with pure hearts but united hearts by an harmonious peace we might resemble the Church Triumphant 4. He that sowes peace shall reap peace Prov 12.20 To the Counsellors of peace is joy The peace-maker shall have peace with God * Tranquillus Deus tranquilli● omnia peace in his own bosome and that is the sweetest Musick which is made in a mans own breast he shall have peace with others the hearts of all shall be united to him all shall honour him he shall be called instaurator ruinae the repairer of the breach Isa 58.12 To conclude the peace-maker shall dye in peace he shall carry a good conscience with him and leave a good name behind him So I have done with the first part of the Text Blessed are the peace-makers I proceed to the next CHAP. XIX MATTH 5.9 They shall be called the children of God IN which words the glorious priviledge of the Saints is set down Those who have made their peace with God and labour to make peace among Brethren * Per nomen pacifici itur ad nomen filii this is the great honour conferred upon them They shall be called the children of God They shall be called that is they shall be so reputed and esteemed of God God never miscalls any thing he doth not call them children which are no children Luk. 1.76 Thou shalt be called the Prophet of the highest that is thou shalt be so they shall be called the children of God that is they shall be accounted and admitted for children Doctr. The Proposition resulting is this That peace-makers are the children of the most High God is said in Scripture to have many children 1. By Eternal Generation so only Christ is the natural Son of his Father Psal 2.7 Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 2. By Creation so the Angels are the sons of God Job 1.6 Job 38.7 When the Morning Stars sang together and all the sonnes of God shouted for joy 3. By Participation of dignity so Kings and Rulers are said to be children of the High God Psal 82.6 I have said ye are gods and all of you are children of the most High 4. By Visible profession so God hath many children Hypocrites forge a title of son-ship Gen. 6.2 The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair 5. By Real Sanctification so all the faithful are peculiarly and eminently the children of God That I may illustrate and amplifie this and that believers may suck much sweetness out of this Gospel-flower I shall discuss and demonstrate these seven particulars 1. That naturally we are not the children of God 2. What it is to be the children of God 3. How we come to be made children 4. The signs of Gods children 5. The love of God in making us children 6. The honour of Gods children 7. The priviledges of Gods children SECT 1. Shewing that by nature we are not Gods children 1. THAT naturally we are not the children of God We are not born Gods children but made so * Facti sumus non nascimur filii Hierom. By nature we are strangers to God Swine not sons 2 Pet. 2. ult Will a man settle his Estate upon his Swine he will give them his Acorns not his Jewels By nature we have the Divel for our father John 8.44 Ye are of your father the Divel A wicked man may search the Records of hell for his Pedigree SECT 2. Shewing what it is to be children 2. WHAT it is to be the children of God This childship consists in two things 1. Adoption 2. Infusion of grace 1. Childship consists in Adoption Gal. 4.5 That we might receive the Adoption of sons Quest Wherein doth the true nature of Adoption consist Answ In three things 1. A Transition or Translation from one Family to another He that is adopted is taken out of the old Family of the Divel and Hell Ephes 2.2 3. To which he was heir apparent and is made of the family of heaven of a noble family Ephes 2.19 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God is his Father Christ is his Elder Brother the Saints Co-heir the Angels fellow-servants in that Family 2. Adoption consists in an immunity and disobligement from all the Laws of the former Family Psal 45.10 Forget also thy fathers house He who is spiritually adopted hath now no more to do with sin Ephraim shall say What have I any more to do with Idols Hos 14.8 A child of God hath indeed to do with sin as with an enemy to which he gives battel but not as with a Lord to which he yields obedience He is free from sin Rom. 6.8 I do not say he is free from duty Was it ever heard that a child should be freed from duty to his parents this is such a freedom as Rebels take 3. Adoption consists in a Legal investiture into the Rights and Royalties of the Family into which the person is to be adopted these are chiefly two 1. The first Royalty is a new name He who is divinely adopted assumes a new name before a slave now a son of a sinner a Saint this is a name of honor better than any title of Prince or Monarch Rev. 2.17 To him that overcomes I will give a white stone and in the stone a new name written The white stone signifies remission the new name signifies adoption and the new name is put in the white stone to shew that our Adoption is grounded upon our Justification and this new name is written to shew that God hath all the names of his children enrolled in the book of life 2. The second Royalty is a giving the party adopted an interest in the
winds in a Voyage as the spiritual Pilots of Gods Church do when they are transporting souls to heaven 1. Some hearers have bad memories Jam. 1.25 Their memories are like leaking Vessels all the precious wine of holy Doctrine that is poured in runs out presently Ministers cannot by study find a truth so fast as others can lose it if the meat doth not stay in the stomack it can never breed good blood if a truth delivered doth not stay in the memory we can never be as the Apostle saith Nourished up in the words of faith 1 Tim. 4.6 How often doth the Divel that Fowle of the Aire pick up the good seed that is sown * Verbum Dei suffurante Diabolo memoriâ excidit If Thieves steal away peoples money they tell every one and make their complaint they have been Robbed but there is a worse Thief they are not aware of How many Sermons hath the Devil stollen from them how many truths have they been robbed of which might have been so many death-bed cordials now if the Word preached slides so fast out of the memory Ministers had need the oftner go up the preaching Mount that at last some truth may abide and be as a nail fastened by the Masters of Assemblies 2. The Ears of many of our hearers are stop't with earth I mean the cares of the world that the Word preached will not enter according to that in the Parable Hearing they hear not Matth. 13.13 We read of Saul his eyes were open yet he saw no man Acts 9.8 A strange Paradox and is it not as strange that mens ears should be open yet in hearing hear not * Fanus pecuniae funus anima They mind not what is said Ezek. 33.31 They sit before thee as my people sitteth but their heart goeth after their covetousness Many sit and stare the Minister in the face yet scarce know a word he saith they are thinking of their wares and drugs and are often casting up accounts in the Church If a man be in a Mill though you speak never so loud to him he doth not hear you for the noise of the Mill. We preach to men about matters of salvation but the Mill of worldly business makes such a noise that they cannot hear in hearing they hear not It being thus Ministers who are called sons of thunder had need often ascend the Mount and lift up their voice like a Trumpet * 〈◊〉 58.1 that the deaf ear may be seringed and unstopped and may hear what the Spirit saith to the Churches Revel 2.7 3. Others as they have earth in their ears so they have a stone in their hearts Zach. 7.12 They made their hearts as an Adamant stone lest they should hear the Law The Ministers of Christ therefore must be frequently brandishing the Sword of the Spirit and striking at mens sins that if possible they may at last pierce the heart of stone When the earth is scorch'd with the Sun it is so hard and crusted together that a showre of rain wil not soften it there must be showre after showre before it will be either moist or fertil such an hardned piece is the heart of man naturally it is so stiffned with the scorchings of lust that there must be Precept upon precept Isa 28.10 Our Doctrine must distill as the dew as the small rain on the tender herb and the showers upon the grass Deut. 32.2 6. Christs Ministers according to the example of their Lord and Master should take all occasions of doing good not only in regard of Gods Glory but their own Comfort What triumph is it and cause of gladness when a Minister can say on his death-bed Lord I have done the work which thou gavest me to do I have been trading for souls When a Minister comes to the Mount of glory the heavenly Mount it will be a great comfort to him that he hath been so often upon the preaching Mount. Certainly if the Angels in heaven rejoyce at the conversion of a sinner Luk. 15. how shall that Minister rejoyce in heaven over every soul that he hath been instrumental to convert every convert gained as it shall adde a member to Christs body so a jewel to a Ministers Crown Dan. 12.3 They that are wise or as the Original carries it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They that are Teachers shall shine not as Lamps or Tapers but as Stars fulgebunt sicut Stellae not as Planets but fixed Stars in the firmament of glory for ever And though Israel be not gathered yet shall Gods Ministers be glorious in the eyes of the Lord Isa 49.5 God will reward them not according to their success but their diligence * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrysost When they are a savour of death to men yet they are a sweet savour to God In an Orchard the Labourer that Fells a Tree is rewarded as well as he that Plants a Tree the Chyrurgions Bill is paid though the Patient dye SECT 1. Use 1 First LET me crave liberty to speak a word to the Elisha's my Reverend and Honoured Brethren in the Ministry You are engaged in a glorious service God hath put great Renown upon you he hath entrusted you with two the most precious jewels his TRUTHS and the SOULS of his people never was this honour confer'd upon any Angel to convert souls What Princely Dignity can parallel this The Pulpit is higher than the Throne for a truly constituted Minister represents no less than God himself 2 Cor. 5.20 As though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christs stead be ye reconciled to God Give me leave to say as the Apostle Rom. 11.13 I magnifie my Office Whatever our Persons are the Office is Sacred The Ministry is the most honourable imployment in the World Jesus Christ hath graced this calling by his entring into it other men work in their Trade Ministers work with God 1 Cor. 3.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 We are labourers together with God O high honour God and his Ministers have one and the same work they both negotiate about souls Let the sons of the Prophets wear this as their Crown and Diadem but while I tell you of your Dignity do not forget your Duty Imitate this blessed pattern in the Text the Lord Jesus who seeing be multitudes he went up and taught He took all occasions of preaching sometimes he taught in the Temple Mark 14.49 sometimes in a Ship Mark 4.1 and here upon the Mount his lips were a Tree of life that fed many How often did he neglect his food that he might feast others with his Doctrine Let all the Ministers of Christ tread in his steps make Christ not only your Saviour but your Samplar suffer no opportunities to slip wherein you may be helpful to the souls of others be not content to go to heaven your selves but be as the Primum Mobile which draws other orbs along with it be such shining Lamps that
to be gray-headed in Religion what a credit when it shall be said of him His last works are better than his first Revel 2.19 A good Christian is like wine full of spirits which is good to the last drawing A Limner makes his last work more compleat and curious blessed is that man who the nearer he is to death moves swifter to the heavenly Center FINIS THE TABLE Alphabetical A. ABusers of their souls page 462 Acceptance through Christ 422 Adoption wherein it consists 291 Afflictions no sign of Gods anger 321 322 Afflictions light 395 Angels in some sence inferiour to Saints 319 Anger opposite to meekness 133 Appearance of sin to be avoided 242 Appearing of Christ 579 Arguments to brotherly love 618 Assurance to be laboured after p. 437 Assurance though feisible yet difficult to be attained 440 It is useful 441 How this jewel of assurance may be had 442 B. BAlm of Gilead 490 Beauty of grace 511 Blessedness in reversion 17 Wherein blessedness doth not consist 18 Wherein it doth consist 24 Believe a blessedness to come 27 The godly in some sense blessed in this life 31 32 Blood of Saints pretious 317 C. CHearfulness 588 Childship a state of freedom 332 Children of God 290 291 They labour to make others Gods Children 310 They have boldnesse in Prayer 331 All things turn to their gaod 335 They shall never finally perish 338 They should endeavour to carry themselves as Children 343 Christ the best of Preachers 2 Christ our Righteousness 421 Christ a most transcendent blessing 432 Christ a soul-Physitian 485 Why a Physitian 486 The best Physitian 493 Christs love to his Patients 495 Christ can cure a relapse 504 Christianity no disgraceful thing 60 The nature of Christianity 363 Christians should shine forth in their Relations 594 Comforts belonging to mourners in this life 108 111 In the life to come p. 125 Commands of God not grievous 402 Concatenation of the Graces 38 Conversation must be pure 246 Covetousness a multiplying sin 234 235 D. DAnger of despair 98 99 Dangerous to phancy sin less than it is 101 Deceit of the heart 538 539 Dead in sinne healed by Christ 498 Debt of love differs from other debts 624 Degrees of fruit 607 Deriding holiness a fatal sinne 237 Desertion 323 Differences between true and false desires 194 195 Differences between the Christian race and other 559 Divisions dangerous 626 E. EMissaries of Satan 8 Examples of meekness 143 Excellency of grace 516 Excellency of the mourners comfort 113 Exhortation ton to mutual love p. 627 F. FAith in our heavenly Physiitian 505 Faith makes us Children 952 Faith a suffering grace 381 How faith enables to suffer 382 Fences about the heart 550 Fear an enemy to suffering 370 Fickleness of the heart 540 Flesh not to be listned to 371 Forethoughts of sufferings 366 Forgiving of injuries 138 Forsaking of sinne may have its deceits 241 Fruitfulness 591 Fruit in the season 595 Exhortation to fruitfulness 604 Fulness of Christ 417 G. GOod Conscience 373 Glory proportioned to the service we do for God 65 Godly have cause to long for death 61 Gospel-precepts facill compar'd with the severity of the Law 409 Grace severally taken in Scripture 512 Grace not bestowed on all p. 514 Grace quickneth the soul 516 Grace enricheth 517 Grace adorneth 518 Grace a Spiritual perfume 520 Grace the ballast of the soul 523 Grace fits for glory 523 524 How grace is to be obtained 526 H. HArdness of heart dangerous 87 Heart-custody 529 Heart kept with all kind of keeping 531 At all times 534 Heart the Fountain of our actions 541 Motives to heart-custody 552 Hindrances of the successe of the Word 9 10 Honour of Gods children 315 Honour to suffer for Christ 391 Hope of a Christian 576 Hope and Faith differenced 577 Signs of a true hope 583 How Christ heals 489 Hunger of the soul described 153 A reproof of those who have no spiritual hunger 156 Who hunger after unrighteousness 160 Signs of Spiritual hunger 162 Helps to spiritual hunger p. 170 Hungry shall be filled 172 173 I. IMpure hearts deciphered 229 230 Interest in Christ to be laboured after 431 Joys of heaven resembled to a feast 116 K. KEeping the heart 531 Kingdom of heaven excells other Kingdoms 56 57 How we may know we belong to it 62 Thoughts of this Kingdom sweetens poverty 66 Knowledge alone will not make a man happy 633 634 L. LIfe to be denied for Christ 377 Loss of the soul foolish 464. Fatal 465 Love of God in making us his children 313 Love to be centred on Christ 445 Love to Gods Children 307 Love of the world an enemy to suffering 369 Love among Christians 616 617 M. MAlice mental murder 134 Manner of the Spirits comforting p. 111 112 Manner of our seeing God in heaven 259 Means of a Spiritual cure 507 Meekness what it is 132 Motives to meekness 145 146 Directions for meekness 152 Mercifulness 180 Mercifulness to mens souls 183 Names 188 Estates 193 Offences 194 Wants 195 Exhortat●●n to mercifulness 206 Motives to mercifulness 210 Rules about showing mercy 218 Ministers must take all opportunities for soul-service 6 Ministers Seedsmen 7 Their dignity 12 Ministers under the torrid zone of persecution 354 What need there is of Ministers in the Church 477 Misery of a Christless person 428 Mourners are blessed 67 Sin the object of mourning 69 What is not the right mourning for sin 70 What is the right mourning p. 72 Mourn for the sins of others 80 For the miseries of the Church 82 Seasons of mourning 83 Degrees of mourning 85 Motives to mourning 91 Hinderances of mourning 98 Helps to mourning 106 N. NAmes of others not to be wronged 188 189 Nicities in Religion too much minded 159 This discovers want of appetite ibid. O. OBjections of sinners answered 501 502 Opposites to meekness 133 Opposite to mourning 86 Ordination needful for Preachers 4 5 6 Outward things not suitable to the soul 20 Not durable 21 P. PAssions to be watched over 548 Patience abused grows furious 105 Patience a Christians Armour of proof p. 386 Peaceable mindedness 269 Motives to it 277 Peace-makers blessed 285 People to encourage their Ministers 14 15 Persecution 347 VVhy it must be 351 352 What that persecution is which will not make a man blessed 358 What that is will make him blessed 359 A reproof to such as refuse to suffer persecution 364 To such as inflict persecution 365 How to prepare for persecution 368 Persecution cannot hinder blessedness 397 Poverrty of spirit 41 How poverty of spirit differs from humility 42 How from self-denial ibid. Why Christians must be poor in spirit 43 Signs of poverty of Spirit 47 Practice of Religion makes us happy 638 What it is hinders practice 642 Pretiousness of the soul 451 Pride of spirit dangerous 45 Priviledges of Gods Children 320 Procrastination dangerous 103 Promises made to suffering p. 388 Purity of heart 222 Why we must be pure 224 Why the heart must be 226 Purity the souls beauty 227 Signs of a pure heart 238 An exhortation to peart purity 248 Means for heart purity 254 R. REasons why mourners want comfort 122 123 Reasonings of the flesh dangerous 379 Recompencing good for evil 140 141 Regarding iniquity what it is 231 Regeneration 301 Rejoycing in Christ 448 Religion a Race 554 Reproof to be taken kindly 479 Reverence in Gods worship 245 Rewards for Christs Martyrs 399 Righteousness what it implies 154 Righteous person who 368 S. SAints perseverance 524 Saints glorified are Kings 53 Scandals p. 415. Self-denial needful for suffering 375 Scripture to be resorted to 374 Signs of Gods Children 298 Signs of sincerity 238 Sins commands grievous 411 Sin a deadly evil 106 Sin a soul desease 469 How resembled to sickness 469 470 Sin the worst sickness 475 Sick souls think themselves well 481 The reasons of that mistake 482 Sin spreads over the whole soul 470 471 Sin a spiritual sleep 545 Soul more precious than a world 458 Spirit of Adoption a Spirit of supplication 302 303 Sufferings of Christ 392 Suffering-graces 381 T. TEaching 330 Tears pretious 92 Tenderness of heart 299 Thankfulness for Christ 450 Thoughs to be watched over 549 Tongue-persecution 350 Torments of the damned unexpressably grievous 412 Trial of grace p. 526 Truth to be prized 373 V. VAnity of the Creature 425 Vindication of the Church of England 200 Vision of God in heaven glorious 260 It will be speedy 264 Unbelief how great a sin 233 Unfruitfulness 600 Unmercifulness reproved 203 Unworthiness should not keep us from Christ p. 501 W. WAant of love reproved 625 Watchfulness needful in prosperity 537 Witness of the Spirit 305 Word of God healing 489 Works commendable 201 Z. Zeal 305 FINIS