Tó the Poor in Spirit. Fri fen, as alas, too commonly we do ! Thus do We kill our Comforts and then complain for want of them. How fhould youhave any Life or Conflancy ofConfolations, that are fo feldorn, foflight, fo 'unbelieving and fo heartlefs in your thoughts of Heaven! Tau knowwhat a folly it is to expect any Peace, which ¡hall not come from Chrift as the Fountain: And you waft learn as Well to under/land what a folly it is to expeet any f®lid goys, or/table Peace, which is not feteht fromHeaven, difrom the End. O that Chri/li- ans were careful to live with one eye flill. on Chrifl Crucified, and with the other on Chrifi coning in Glory ! If the EverlaflingToys were mare inyour believing thoughts, Spiritual toys ìx'ouldmore aboundatprefent in your hearts. Its no more wonder that you are Còmfortlefs when Heaven if forgotten, or doubtingly remembred, then thatyou arefaint when you eat not, or cold whenyouflir not, or when you have not fire or Clothes. But when Chriflians do not onely letfalltheir expectations of the things Unfeen , but alfo heighten their expeíìations from the Creature : then do they moll infallibly prepare for their fears, and troubles, ande frangednefsfrom God, and with bóth hands draw calamities on their fouls.' Who evermeets with a diffre f fedcomplain- tns
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