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The
Excellency
of
Reli,gion.
which feemes
to
be the moil contrary to mirth.
Bleffed
are
thofe
that
mourne
for
they
'hall
6e
comforted.
If
the enemies íhould
prevaile againa
you,
and you
were under
their
power, yet be-
ing godly
that
dorh
not
take
away
your
bletfedneife
If
your
bodies
be
fick
and
in
grievous
pines,
yet
i1í11
you may
be
blef
fed
being godly
If
you have
loll
your
friends,yet
bleffed
1h11,
be not
thy therefore
and afraid
of
godlineffe,
becaufe
it
perhaps brings fome
trouble to
you,
amt
forrow
to
you,
many
men
and
women they
are
afraid to be godly,why, becaufe they
fear
it
will take
away
their
joy,
but
be nor
gull'd with
this
temptation, 'tis true
Religion
may
bring fome
other
forrowes
then
thou hadil before,
it
may
be thoumayeft fuller
more
in
the
caufe of
God
then before,
and thou
comes}
to be
more
ail3ited
for
thy
fin
then before, it's true Religion
may
bring
fome outward forrowes and
afliidlions
more, but there's a-
boundantlymore
comforts
then
forrowes,
therefore
be
not a-
fraid to
be one ofChrifls mourners, for Chrift
hath
engaged
himfelfe unto
thee that thou
"fhalt
be
comforted
:
As we
read
concerning Egypt,
as
there
were more
venemotts
creatures
there then
in other countryes,
fo
there
was
in no
country more
antidotes to cure them then
in
theirs,
fo
though
Religion
may
bring
forrowand
trouble,yet there
is
nothing brings more cure
and
more helpe.
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SERMON