a How to corne to be Bleff'ed. aNòinted'by Cod to fhew hay} ineflè to thofe that God in- tends eternal good to. O the.conni&tions that many have had in the Miniltry of the Gofpel, what a turne fometimes hash the word given to their Darts i.one half,: quarter of an house Their hearts have been f "`'' g after vañae and droflìe things for their ha 3- pinef e, an.' ''uld rett in them as the onely good that they would think thenaelves happy in: and the Miniftry of the Go- fpel. hath darted in thofe truths unto them that have given a a turn to their hearts: and they would not have loft what they have found in the Miniltry of the word, fometimes in one Ser- mon for t o00o worlds, that that you prize at fo low a rate, they find fuch good in, as (I fay,) they would not have loft for i o0oo worlds : They have come fometimes to hear the word with carnali, drolìe, vaine, fenrual hearts, looking onely to things that are here, bare and vild, but in attending upon the Wo: d,there hath been thofe fiat-lies of light let out unto them that bath made them to fee wherein the true good of a rational creature conflits, to fee what was the end God made man for, and the infinite good that mans foule is capable of, and upon this they have gone away with their hearts fcorning and con- temning all thole fen`fual delights and vanities, that they placed their happinefle in before : therefore learne to know what the fcope of the Miniftry of the Gofpel is, that is the 2d generall Note. The 3d Note from the defign of Chrift in general is this,By what we hear Chrift telling us bleffedneife doth confia in, we may learrfe,that there's a great deal of difference between the thoughts and judgement of God about true happineffe, and the thoughts and judgment of the world : for if fo be that you look into all thofe 8 Beatitudes that we have here, you will fee them in fuch a quite croffe way to the judgment of the world as nothing can be more. For in the firlt place, Suppofe the judgement of the, world Mould be asks, who are thofe that are blelíed, Certainly, they would never have faid the poor was bleft-; They would think themto be miferable men that are poore, I but Chrift is of another
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