Opened, and applied fromC5KISTS Priefily-C fEce. fusChrift our great High-Priefi, fees that a poor foul bath been upon his work, upon his fervice, and bath done his work faithfully; then he comes forth and bleffes that foul, ()foul, live far ever. Again, As he does bleffeat this time, when a man bath done his work ; fo alto, when a man is willing for to leave all his Relations, and natural ingagements for to follow him, to cleave dole unto him, and to his wales, and ordi- nances. The Lord bleffed Abraham, Thou thole be bleffed. In Blegingl raill'Blefle thee, and thou flaalt be beefed. Upon what occafion ? Abraham (faies he) get thee out ophy Coun- try, andgo to a land, andplace that Iwill Phew thee. and Abra- ham did fo, Abrahampuld up hisTent, and went after the Lord, and left his own Relations : and thereupon theLord fell upon him, and Weil hinr. So when the Lord Chrift our High-Priell, fees a foul willing, even to trample upon his Relations for to follow him ; willing to leaveall natu- ral ingagements for to be his fervant ; then the Lord Chrift comes out, and faies he, This -foul do I bleffe : In biding Iwill blefe thee, and/ will blere thee exceedingly. That is a Third time. Fourthly, The Lord Chrifi our High-Prieft, doesNeffe,when the world Curies. a JPeciall time of Chrif s blefling is, when the world Curfes. When Rabfbekah reviled, blafphemed and Curled, then God bleft. When 'Balakhired B.ziaarn for to Curie the people ofIfrael; then the Lord bleu them by the mouth ofBalaam himfelf. And ye fee what Chrift faies to this purpofe, in that fame 5. chapter of Matthew, at the a o. verfe. fed are they which are perfecuted for righteoulnefefake : But when are they bleffed ? nicked are ye when men fball re- vileyou, andperfecuteyou, andfhallfay all manner of evil againfi youfalfly for my fake. Blelied areye when men Pall perficute yek,', I but, fuppofe it don't come to a bodily perfecution, men may not be thrown in prifon,or brought to the flake. Saies he, 13tegid are ye whenmen Pall Revile, perfecute you with the tongue, and fay all manner of evil againfi youfor my fake. When theworld faies offuch apoor foul, That he is an
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