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Comf

rt

to

thofe

that

are

core

;bath

chcfc;s

the

weal

th-ngs

of

the

world,

to

confoand

the things

which

are

.rzx;,hty,

and

¡oJetiiaç

of

the

:3,orÌd,a?ill

thing.cwhich

arc dif

/iiféd,

bath

God

chofa,

yea,

and things

which

arc net,

&r.ng

to

naught

thirç

s

that

are. And the poor:., they

have

the

C

oipel preached to diem.

81y,

if

robe

that

you

doe come

in

upon

the

call

of the

Go-

-feel,

the Lord

will

not difregard

you

ever

a

whir

the

lefs

be-

cat.fe, you

are

poore,but the Lord

will have

as

high

thoughts of

you, and

tender

you,

as

much

as

his

tulle

ihall cleave to

you,

and

you

11,x11

injoy Communion with

him,

and

as

much

as

the

grea eli Emperors

dial]

doe

though

they be

godly

:

You

will

fny,as

much

as

great

Emperors

and

Kings

that

are

wicked,

that's

true:

pray

although they

be

godly

:

Suppo°e

there

be

a

Godly

King,

and

a

poore

Godly

Almes

-body

:

this

poore

Alines-body

may have

as

much

Communion with

God,

and

God

may

accept

as

much

of

the fervices

of thispoore

crea-

ture,

as

of

a

Prince,

though he

be

Godly

;

For

God

doth not

f

much

regard the

greitnefs of

the

work

that

is

done,

as

th

,

faithfulnefs and the

urrightnefs

of

our hearts

in doing of our

werke. Oh that

God

now

would

faneli`ie your

poverty..

to

you,

fo as

to bethinke

your felves

after

this

manner; Why,

I

am in

this

world,

a

pore

miferable

creature,a

nd

there

is

little

hopes

that

ever I ii.ould

come

to

any

great matters

in

this

world, ô

let

me

look

after

fpirituall riches then

:

I am

like

ever to

be miferable

here,

as

to

outwards,

ô but

why may

not

my foule, yea

and

body

to,

be bleffed

at

the

lali

?

why may

not

I

be bleffed with

Cod

and his

Chrill

for

ever

?

If

I

could

be

able

to

preach to

this

Congrega,

ion, and

to

all

the poore

in

this Congregation,

if

it

might

be

but

proclaimed, that

fuch a

day

there lhould

be

a

Sermon

to (hew

how

all

the

poore

in

this

pariah should

come to

be made rich men and women,and

fo

as

to

live

richly

all

their

dayes

;

.I

make no neftion

there

would be

an

Auditory

full enough

then

of

pore

people

:

But

we can

fay,

as

*the

name

of

God,

and we

can

pawne

our

foules upon

it,that

if

you

would come and haare,

or

get

thofe

that

you knòry

to

cone

and

heare;we

can

(hew

you wayes

how;

is po!lible

for

you

to

be bleffed to

all

eternity,

for

you

to

have