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The
meek
_hall
inherit the
earth.
19S
comforts
of
this
world,
it
is
given
them,
but
they doe not in-
herit
;
They
have
not that right
to
the
things
of
this
earthh
as
they
are
Co-Heirs
with Jefus
Ghrili
:
---
Now
this
is
a
bleifed
.
thing to
have all our
right refiored
in'Chrifl,even
in
the things
of
this
earth,
and
to
have
it
upon
fuch a
tenure
;
Certainly
this love
of
God
comes from
the
fame
fountaihe from
whence.
Jefus
Chriti
himfelfe came, though
the
things
that
are
enjoyed
are but
outward
in
themfelves
:
Thofe
that
have
the
care
of
Gods
the
fatherly care
of God
upon
them
here
in
this
world
to
fupply
their
wants,
to
helpe them
in all
their
neceflities,
that
have
the influences of the love
of God
let
out
into.
them
through
all
the comforts
of
the creature,that
they can
fee
Gods
love in
them;and that have
all things
here
in
this earth
fanaify
ed
unto
them
for
the furtherance of their eternal good
:
Riled
are
they
for
they
fhall inherit the
earth.
And
there
are force things elfe
that
we find in
Scripture,
that
Chrift
intends
to
his Saints
here
upon
the
earth,
for
the
Scripture tells
us
there
shall
be
New
heavens and
new
earth,not
only
new heavens,
but
new earth
wherein
dwels
righteou
f
effé ;
And
fo
this
bleffedneffe
may
be fulfilled
at
that day, when
the
.
new earth
_hall
be,
and
in the
5
Rev.
io.
ver:
Akd
haft
made'
tes
unto our God
kings
and Priefts,and
we
_hall
reign
on
the
earth:
Ile
not meddle
with
that matter
of controverfie about this,
but
take the
words
ofScripture
as
they
lie,there
is
certainly
a
reig-
ning
of
the
Saints
uj
on
the earth
force way
or
other,
for
the
Scripture holds
it
out in
fo
many
words,
it
is fo
Why
then
thofe that
are
meeke
ones,
they
shall have
a
great
share in this
reigning with Chrift, even
upon
the
earth.
But
why meet;
ones
rather
then
others.
?
Why
all
Gods
peoç
le
fhall
have
one
inheritance here
in
this
world,
It
is
Paid
of
Abraham in
the
4
Rom:
that
he was
the
Htire
ofthe irorld, and
fo all
the
feed
ofAbraham
cloth
inherit
Abrahams inheritance, and
even
one
of
them isan
heire
of
the world
here,
as
well
as
of
Heaven
:But
why
the
meek ones?
Surely
there
is
a
fpeciàll connexion
between
this promife
of
in
heriting the earth,
and
meekneffe
:
that
Ile
chew you in
di-
vers particulars,
As
Firfi