Chao. Chri.Fl muff be St. Matthew. preferred before all. Ch.ro. 29 Are not two fparrows fold for are'not capable of being my true Difciples, fuck a farthing ? and one of them Shall- as .l will lave. not fall on the ground without your 38. And he that taketh not his Father. 3e. But the very hairs of crofs and followeth after rue, is not your head areall numbred, worthy of me. 29, 30. If God's Providence difpofe of the 38. And he that, if he be put to it, will lean motions and events of the leaft of his not follow me under the Crofs, and Puffer a Creatures, fuch as a poor Sparrow is, will he Shameful Death rather than deny me, or for- not take care of you chat are his Children. fake faith and godlinefs, is not a true Cftri- Yea, he regardeth every Hair of your Heads ; loan, nor qualified for falvation ; nor will I how much more your Lives and Souls. own him in the day ofJudgment. 31. Fear. ye not therefore, ye are 39 He that findeth his life iltalt of more value . than many fparrows. lofe it : and he that lofethhis life for 31. Trutt God, and fear not men : For he my fake (hall find it. that made you better than Sparrows, will re- 39. He that will lave his Life by denying gard you accordingly. ene, or by any fin, (hall lofe it, for he !hall lofe 3 a. Whofoever thereforefhal] con- everlafting life, and !hall die as well as others, fefs me before men, him will I con- and perhaps as loon: And he that is put to death for faith and righteouinee, bath not fefs alfo before my Father which is loft his Life, when as death is but his paffage in heaven. 3 3. But whofoever Thall to life everlafting. deny me before men, him will I alto 4o. He that receiveth you, recei- deny before my Father which is in veth me ; and he that receiveth me. heaven. go, 3 3. bore, t. By confef ling Chrift is meant, open owning him as our Lord and Sa- viour, whatever we luffer by ir. 2. To be owned by God; through Chrift our Advocate, is thegreat intereft that we Mould £trft fecure. 34 Think not that I am come to fend peace on earth : I came not to fend peace, but a (word. 35. For I am come to fet a Man at variance againfl his father, and the daughter againft her mother, and the daughter in law againfl her mother in law. 36. And a mans foes /hall be they of his own houfhold, receiveth him that Pent me. 40. And feeing you are my Meltengers;' and your Commiffion !hall be Pealed by the convincing evidence of the miraculous and fan&ifying operations of the Holy Ghot, t will owes you in all that you fay, do, orfreer according to your Commiffion, and will re- ward them that receive you and your words, as if they received me my felf, ( for I sax not to flay on Earth to do all my work my (elf; but will do it by my Minifters) And bethat receiveth meShall be accepted by my Patht-r, as if he had received them. N. As this is a molt thongand comfortable obligation to the receiving of Chritt's sax Minífters s fo it is dreadful prophanenels ro hear a proud domineering enemyofGodiinefa, 34, 3e, 36. Think not that the coming of that bath got by force into the Title of the the Meffiah is to fettle Ifrael in power, and Miniftry> and labours to make trueGadlinefs bring all Nations to fubjsdion or peaceable odious, and perfecuteth the molt faithful, to confederacy with them, and to fet my difciplea 'plead this Text, as if he that heard and re- in a (tate of profperity: you muft expeét the ceived their malignant (corns at Piety, did contrary, that by owning me and mydodrine, hear and receive JefusChrift. your very friends and kindredwill turn your 4e. He that receiveth a prophet in enemies, Parents and Children will hate and perfecute you, and out of your own Houfes the name of a prophet, Shall receive will arife your molt dangerous Enemies. a prophet's reward : and he that re- 37. He that loveth father or mo.. ceiveth a righteous man, in the ther more then me, is not worthy name. of a righteous man, Mall re- ofme : and he that loveth fon or ceive a righteous man's reward. daughter more then me, is not wor- 41. Note, r. This tells us, that God reward. erh not Men according to their Gifts but ac- thy of me. cording to the Will and Heart t And it is a 37. And let not this turn you off: For if great comfort to every ungifted and poor infe- yuu love Father or Mother, Son or Daughter ¡lour Chriltian, that they may have the re- mote than me, and would forfaire me, rather ward of Preachers, if they do but receive than be £orfak>n or perfecuted by them, you them, and further their works as theyare able: }ea,
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