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294

it,

and

in the

n}rdeíf

of.that,

the

defire of

:

heir

fotie

is

to fear

God,

thi

s

Scrip

ure belongs

to hee, Comfort

thy

with

it

as

thy portion,

but befure

that

thy defines

are

right.

.'SERMON

XIX.

o

h.

They

that Unger

are,

blefèd

for

the pt°efent.

M

A T

H. 5.

6.

Bleffecl

are

they

which

doe

hunger

and

thief

after

righteoufneffe

r

for

they

'bag

be

filled.

HERE

are

two things

yet

to be

opened

about

bleffednefs.and then

we

!hall come

fully to the

Applicati-

on of

it.

They

ore blef

ed

that

do

banger and

thirf

afterr"ghtesafrcffe

They

are

bielfed

for

the=

prelenr.

Eirft,

becau.e they are

fo

enlightned

to

fee wherein true excellency

orb

çonGfi,bleilèd

are they

in

comparifon

of

others,

that

foe no

higher excellen

cy

then

to ease and drinke

and

to

have

contentment

tr

the

flefh

;

Blefl'ed

e

re they whole eyes

God

hash

opened to

fee

into the

excellency of this righteoufnefs

to

underfland

what

it

means.

Thofe

whole eyes

God

bath opened., and minds

die`

Lord

bath inlightned

but

to

fee

the

excellency of this

ri.,hte.;..

oufneffè above all

things

that

can

be defired,

they

Weiss

vod''

for

this,

and

account

it

the

greatefi

bledìng

under

Heaven,

next the

fight of

the

righteoulneffe'

-of

Jefus..Chri(f,

that God

hath fhowne unto them

the beauty the

excellency,

and the

glory of this tighteoufnefs.

Secondly,

B1efl'ed

are

they,

They

have

amagnatlimousSpi

rtt,