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Why

they

that

hanger and

thirfi are

bided.

z

z5

their

righteoufneffe (hall be

as

the

(pining of

the

fun, besides

the

ocher

glory

of their great

reward

in

the Kingdome of their

Father

:

Now

they are

in

the

kingdome of the

Nvorld,and

they

are where

the kingdome

of darkneile doth

prevaite, but

when

they come

to

the

Kingdome

of

their Father

they

fh.all-

Thine

forth

as

the fun;

It's

meant

of

all righteou.ìn.41e,

either that

perfect

righteoufneffe

of

Chriil

that they

fhall

be

cloathed

withall;or the perfection

of Sark

-litìcation,or this

righteoutinefa

whereby

they (hail be

cleer'd

from

all

afperf

ons

that are

cart

-upon

them

Bleffed

are

they

for they

Thal!

be

cleer'd.

Yea blef

ed

are

they

for

they

lhailbe

fill'd,

you

(halhbe

re-

compenced for

all

thofe

accufations

that

are un:dghteoufly

call

Upon

you now, you

(hall

-be

rewarded

fo

much the

more,

it

will encreafe your

glory,

therefore

bleffed

;

Look upon

your

feles

as

bleffed creatures. when

you

are accounted thus

un

-.

righteous,

for

you

(hall be honoured

fo

much

the.

more, there

-

fore we

have

that notable Scripture

in

i

Pet.

4.14.

If

ye be

,

reproached

for

the name

ofChrif

#,

happy

are

ye,

for

the

Spirit of

glory and

of

god

refieth

upon

you.God will certainly

recommence

you for

all

that

you (hall fuller

this

way.

But

further,Thofe that

hunger and

thirft

after righteoufnefs,

not

only

that

God

would

clear

their

righteoufine(le

(

that's

one kind of

righteounefle

that they

hunger

and

thirft after

)

But that

there

might be

righteoùfnefl'e among men

in

general!,

that

righreoufnefle

might prevaile

in

the world

;

Bletfed are

they that

have

their

hearts pained when they fee

the unrighte-

oufneife

that

is

abroad

in

the

world

;

I

fay, fuch

as

find

their

hearts

pained

at the

fight

of that

unrighteoufinefre

that

is

in

the

World,

and

fo

they do

-long

after

righteoüfineffe,

and

cry out

to

God

that

he-would appeare and

fet

up righteoufinefle

to rule

in

the

world

;

Such

as

are

griev'd

in

their

hearts

to

fee

the

unrighteous dealings

among

the children ofmen

.;

This

is

that

that Chri(t aimes at,

-faith

he

indeed

you will fee

-a

great

..:kale

of

u

nrighteoufneffe,

but

you

that are my Difciples,

it

will

trouble

your

hearts,

and you will long

for

that time

when

righ-

teoufneffe (hall

prevaile,

Blef

ed

are you.

G

g

For