z <T judgement of the Wcrld about who are BlefJ'ed. fend their right, No, Blefed are the peace - makers that will ra- sher part with that Which is their right then that there should .not be peace. '--But above all, the wo:ld would never have thought that thole were B1c cd that are perfecuted : Nò, faith Christ, now I app; ale to your .Consciences whether ever you would have thoughtiat bletfednefs had codified in these things,had -not we had it from Chrifi : Thus have we feene that there is a great deale of difference between the judgement, of Chrifi, and the judgement of the World about true happineffe. It's of great concernement for the Minifiers, and the young Difciples of Chrifi to have their hearts taken offfrom all 'earth- ly blelfeduelle, and to confider wherein true heaveinlyblefled- neffe loth conffi: for this is-the Sermon (as I told you). that Chrifi Preaches to Minifiers when he fends them to Preach to others, and likewife to other Difciples that were newly con- verted: for Chrifi had been in his publick Minifiry for z years - before this Sermon, and many were turned to the Profeifion of Chrifi ; But now though they were - turned -to -be the Disciples of Chrifi yet nothing but troubles and aítii&cions did befall them in this, world, upon that, Chrifi taw that it was like they might be offended through their weakneffe,therefore Chrifi takes care, fully to informe and infirutit them, that though they did continue in a poor.and mean:, and Iowy'cond.r tion for the world, and perfecuted and reviled; yet therw -was a bleffednefle that was beyond all thefe;yea in the fufferitlg of all thefe,they might be moll happy,why this is that that Chrifi would have Minifiers and young Difciples to know) because that their hearts may be taken off-from outward things : They are like to meet with affiietion3 and troubles; and there- fore Chrifi would have them to be fpirituall, and if theÿ.be not fo, they are not like to do much good to thole they Preach -ro. If their hearts be intangled with the world and with fenftuall thins and the pleafiires of the fief i, they are never like to do toad, btu they that fee a happineffe higher then these ti}it g. they -are like to do the greatefi good dn.their wvy: end then for you that are young ones,if you are not fully irafamed In
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