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what
Poverty ofJ
..irit
i,
.Blef
ed.
though
I
be
unworthy, yet
if
God
fhould
give
me
all
the
world,
it
would
not
fátis
;e
me
for
my
portion,
I
niuíl have
himfelfe,
I
muff have
heaven,
and
eternity,
and glory.; This
is
a
man
of
a
true
rayfed fpirit, and
all
men
in
the world
are
of
poore,
bate,
low
fpirits,
in
comparifon of this man
whole
fpirit
Godlinefs
bath thus
elevated
in
this gracious
way.
There-
fore it's not every
one
that
is
poore in fpirit
which
is
thus
bleffed.
Well,
but
who
then
-:
what
poverty
of
fpirit
is
that that
makes
a
man
bleffed.
For that
you
mull
know,
FirP
thus,
Blßèd
are thole that
are poor
in
fpirit,
notes thus much,. when
a
man or woman (fo
I
find fome carry
it)
is
willing
in
their fpirits to be
in
a
low
and poor condition,
if
God
shall
fo
pleafe
:
So as
to
be willing
though
he bath
never
fo much
of
the world, yet
if
God
thail
pleale
to.
for all
his
eílate,
he is willing
in
his
fpirit
to give
it
up
to
God,
and
.to
live poorly
:
Nov
God
doth give
a
man
a comfortable
eflate,
he bath comings
in, he bath
all
things
eel
about him in
his
family,
I
but
now faith
this
foule,
.
it's true,
I
have
received
thefe good-mercies from
God,
but
yet God
knowes this
is
in
my
Spirit, that
God
than
fearches
the hearts
of all,
and converfes with mens
fpirits,
knowes
that
this
is
in
my
fpirit,that
if
the Lord
will call for
all
thefe
to
give witnefle
to
his
truth, I
am
here
ready to part
with
all
thefe outward
accommodations, and
to
live
upon
bread
and
water
all
my
dayes,to
live
in as
poor
a.condi.tion
as
ever
poor
creature
li_v'd
in
in
this-
world,to
lay afide
all
my
ponipe,
and
riches,.
and
glory
that
I
have
in
tlhis7world,
and willing
to be
in
the
lowefl
condition that
anypoor aimes body is,
fo
'be
it
that the
Lord
may
have any
glory
by
me:and
I
may
further witnefle
to
himr
felf,
here's
one that
is
truly
poor in
fpirit
:
It
may
be
he
isnot
poor
in
his
efiate
;-
I
confeffe
the
Papifls make
a
great
dent
of
doe
about;
this,'
poor
in
fpirit
that
is-fay
they,
one
that
is'
wil-
ling
to
vow
poverty,.
but
God
doth not
call for this, but when
ever he
calls for your
efiates,
or
any
comforts
you
have,
that
you
fhould
be willing
to
lay them. down
at
his
feet
fo
much
God
requires
of
everyman
:
--
And
now examine
as
Igoe
a-
long,