The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

About this book

Thomas Watson's exposition of the Beatitudes, drawn from the opening of Christ's Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and published in 1660. Watson takes each blessing in turn — poverty of spirit, mourning, meekness, hunger for righteousness — and draws out comfort and direction for daily life. It shows the Puritan preacher at his most clear, warm, and practical.

Contents

1. To the Reader
2. 1. Introduction
3. 2. There is a blessedness in reversion
4. 3. The godly are in some sense already blessed
5. 4. Blessed are the poor in spirit 🔒
6. 5. The poor in spirit are enriched with a kingdom 🔒
7. 6. Blessed are they that mourn 🔒
8. 7. Sundry sharp reproofs 🔒
9. 8. Motives to holy mourning 🔒
10. 9. The hindrances to mourning 🔒
11. 10. Some helps to mourning 🔒
12. 11. The comforts belonging to mourners 🔒
13. 12. Christian meekness 🔒
14. 13. The nature of spiritual hunger 🔒
15. 14. Spiritual hunger shall be satisfied 🔒
16. 15. A discourse of mercifulness · Part 1 🔒
17. 15. A discourse of mercifulness · Part 2 🔒
18. 15. A discourse of mercifulness · Part 3 🔒
19. 16. A description of heart-purity 🔒
20. 17. The blessed privilege of seeing God explained 🔒
21. 18. Concerning peaceableness 🔒
22. 19. They shall be called the children of God · Part 1 🔒
23. 19. They shall be called the children of God · Part 2 🔒
24. 19. They shall be called the children of God · Part 3 🔒
25. 19. They shall be called the children of God · Part 4 🔒
26. 20. Exhortations to Christians as they are children of God 🔒
27. 21. Concerning persecution · Part 1 🔒
28. 21. Concerning persecution · Part 2 🔒
29. 21. Concerning persecution · Part 3 🔒
30. 21. Concerning persecution · Part 4 🔒
31. An appendix to the beatitudes 🔒