On the Excellency of the Soul. 231 tonement fbr their fouls ; There muff bee the fame attone- ment made for fouls, both for the rich , and for the poor. And as wee fpake the laid day in opening the excellency of the foul, it appears by the price that was paid for it; fo here they are equal in this , that the poor mans foul mutt have as great a price paid to fave it,as the tic heft man in the world. And therefore biefs God for thy foul in this , that bee bath made thee equal with the Kings and Princes of the world in that that is thy more noble,and more excellent part. And biefs God for foul- mercies above all mercies; If the foui bee fo excellent , then I fay , biefs God that hath granted thee foul - mercies , though hee bath denied thee bodily-mercies, it is no great matter; as fnppofe, If fc bee that God should take away the fight of thine eyes yet if hee opens the eyes of thine underttanding, of thy foul, thou art happy : Suppose that thou art lame in thy body, yet if thou canit walk in the wayes of Gods Commande- ments, and run there, thou art a happy creature: It may be thou wanteft food , I, but if God feed thy foul with fpiri- tual Manna , feed thee every day with food from heaven, and take care for the feeding of thy foul,thou art not fo mi- ferabie as thou thoughtft thy felt.; thou halt tattered cloathc, I but if God hath provided the righteoufnefs of his Son to bee a garment to cloath thy foul , every time thou ap- pearetfbefore him,thou art a happy creature in that, there- fore when thy heart is ready ro murmure , that God hath denied thee bodily mercies that hee hath granted to others, think with thy felf , I but bath not God recompenced mee in foul mercies ? I make no queftion but there are ma- ny fouls that biefs God that ever they have lived to this time, though they have fuffered hard things for their bo- dies, many that have loll, and been plundered of all , yet biefs God that they have lived to the time whereh there was fo much plenty of the of fouls : Oh thofe truths of 'God that have been revealed unto us fence thofe times, but had thofe that had the power before, had the power Rill ,continued, wee had never had fuch rruths made known ß.::t1
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