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SERMON

XXIV.

oR.

lblotives

to

fberm

mercy.

M

A

T

x.

5.

7.

E.leffed

are the

merci

full,

for

they

f

all

obtaine

mercy.

He Commendation of this Grace of

mercy,

you

have

load

áboundantly

, Confider

yet

further.

That

the end

why

God

Chews

mercy

to

you more

then others,

it

is

that

you

might

doe good

to

others

;

why

would

God

have

force

poore,,

force

rich, but

that

he might

crown

Patience

in

others,

and

mercy

in

another.

2

Cor.

1.

4.

faith

the

Apollle

there

fpeaking

of fpirituall mercy,

who

com-

forteth

tee

in

all

our tribulations

;

why, 7

hat

we

may

be able

to

Comfort

them

that

are

in any

`trouble, by

the fame

Comfort,

wherewith

we our

felves

are

Comforted

of

God

'This

is

the end

why

God

Comforteth

us

in

our

tribulations,that

we

may

Com-

fort thofe that are

in trot ble

,

with

the

Comfort

wherewith

we

our (elves are

Comforted of

God

r

This

is

a

great

Argue

'

ment

to

fpirituall

mercy,

and

fo

by Confecruent for relieving

in

outward

affli

&ions;

bath

God

bellowed

any

Comfort

upon

your foules at

any

time, brought

you

out

of

fore

diflrefles,

anfwered very

difiraóing doubts,

áa

ad

delivered

you from

dreadfull