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They
that
hunger»
are
bleff
ed
fer
the pretext.
Rleffed are thofe
fouls
that
hunger and
thirft
after
righte-
o
i
efle,for they
have
many
gracious imitations unto
the
Lord,
and
unto
Ch
"rift,
to
come
in
to receive mercy, the Lord in-
vites
thofe
foules
to
come
to
him,
and
as
they therefore
faid
in
the Gofpel to the
poor
blind
man,
be
of
good
comfort
he
calleth
thee,
fo
i
fay
to
all fuch
as
can
approve
their
fouls,
that
-that
though
there be
much weakneffe
in
them, yet
if
there
be
this
hunger
and
thirft after
righteoufneffe,
be
of
good comfort
the
Lord
calls
you, you are
invited to
come
;
I'le
give
you
the
fe
Scriptures
for
invitation, in
the
55
of
.
lfaiah,
(
that
knovvne
Scripture)
Ho,
every
one
that
thorfleth,
come
ye
to
the
waters, and
he
that
loath
no
money,
no
worthineffe,
come
ye,
buy
and
eat,
yea,
come, buy wine
and
milkwithout
money,
and
-with
-
out price.
The
grace
ofGod
is
compared
to thefe
excellent
things,
and
here
s
a
proclamation
to
all
that
hunger and
third
to
cone
unto
the
waters
;
Thefe
waters are
both
the
righteouf-
neffe of Jefus
Chrift,
and
the
righteoufnei e of Sanetihcation
;
And
in
the
z
of
fob: 37.
is
another invitation,
It's
faid.
That
in
-the
lafl day,
thereat
day of the
feafl,
efus
flood
and
cryed,
fay
-
ing,
If
any
man
thirfl
let .him
come
unto me
and
drink.
Mark,
Chrifi
cryes
unto
thofe that
hunger and this
ít
:
They
it
maybe
are under
force
difcouragements,
becaufe
they
cannot find
that
righ'teoufneffe
they doe defire
,
Chrift
',calls
unto
them,
Come
unto
me
;
furely
they
are bleffed
that Chrifi doth invite
tè
hirnfélf, and
that by
cryingto
them that they
Ihould come
to
him
:
and
that place
in
z x
Rev.
17. quoted
for
the righte-
tufneffe
ofChrift,
and
fo
likevvile is an
invitation
to
them
that
hunger and
thirft after
this righteoufneffe.
Eighthly,
As
they
are blef
ed
becaufe
they
_are
invited,
fo
they
are
bided
becaufethey
are under
many
promifes, there
are
many
protifes
to the
hungring and thirfting
foul
;
I'le
give
you force
few,
in
PP/.
i
O.
17.
Lord
thou
ha
heard
the
de-
(ire
of
the humble, thou wilt prepare
their
heart;
The delire
of
fuch
as
are
huníble thou haft
-heard
it,
God
hears.it,and
he
pre-
pares
their heart
;
Thou wilt
caufe
thine ear
to
hear
: thou
re-
pareft their
heart
:
Thefe
delires
that they
have they
are
of
my
preparation,
thou
doeft
prepare their heart
with thefe de
it
s-