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Poverty,of
the
Sain
-ts
confift.o.
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Thirdly, Even thole
that
are
godly they
are
very
poore,for
they
are
alwayes
needy,
we
tire
to
fay
of
a
man
or woman
thai
is alwayes
in
want, and
alwayes
complaining,
Purely
they are
poor
people
Why
now
all
godly
people, they
are alwayes
needy
people,
aiwayes
in want,
alwayes
complaining, though
indeed
they
have caufe
to be
thankful!
too,yet they
have caufe
of
complaint
in
themf
Ives, and
therefore poore.
Fourthly,
Their
fervices
are very poore
fervices
that they
doe
performe,
all
their
ditties and fervices
that they doe
when
they
dóe
but
look
over
them,
what
poor things
doe they fee
they
are
:
how
unworthy to
be
tendred
up unto
fuch an
infinite
great
and
glorious
God
as
the Lord
is
:
They are afbam'd
of
the
befl
of
their
fervices
they
ace
fo
poor,
when
they
confider
bow
unbefeeming they are
for fuch
a
God
as
they
are
to
tender
them
tip
unto
:
They
are
poor in
their duties,
in
their
fervices..
Fifthly, Take them at the
bell
and
they are very poore and
weak, but ordinarily
yea alwayes
there
is fuch
mixture
in
what
they
doe,
as
it
doth deferve
to be
rejeaed,
confidering how
mingled both graces
and
duties
are with corruption and
evill,
their
fervices are
a
poor thing indeed
:
So
poor,
as
were
it
not
for the Covenant
of
grace, the righteoufneiie
of Chrift
and
his
merrits,:
it were
impoffible
but that the Lord
should
call
all
that
comes
from the
bet+
man in
the
world
as
filth
and
dung
back
againe
in his
face.
Sixthly,
Againe,
?oore
are
the
very
Saints,
the
godly,
for
little
temptations doth overcome
them,
at
leaf' unfettle
them,
and
put
them out of frame, though
they
have
not
fuch
poore
it
iris
as
we
fpake'of
before,to be
led like
fooles by
every
evil
temptation, to
that
which
would ruine
them, yet
thus
farre
they
are
poor
in
fpirit that
little
temptations do unfettle
them,
and put them out
of frame
:
ô
how
often hath
it
been
fo,
you
cannot
but be
confcious
ofthis, that
when
God
through his
grace
bath
put
you
into frame,
yet
a
little temptation
bath
put
you
outof
temper
againe
; Tt
maybe thou
haft
been with
God,
and
haft
had fome comfortable communion with
him,
and
thou
cornea
out
of
thy
clofet, or
chamber, and
feel
but
Tomething
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