UWinifers muff fate their caufe Chrift would fuite himfelfe to his prefent Àudiio, y, to thofe that he was now preaching to; this was a doctrine that was more futable to his Difciples,becaufe they were like to b . molt offended with poverty, and with their afflicted conditi- ons in which they were -like to be put into, and therefore (Thrift he labours to helpe them in that thing wherein their chiefe temptation was like to lye,and pitches rather upon this, Filed are the poore and thofe that manrn,then bletled are those that beleeve, and that are righteous. It is a great part of the skill of a Miniller of the Gefpel, not onely to preach things that are truths, but to labour to fuite himfelfe whatpo:fibly he can to thofe That he fpeaks unto, that he may fpeake a word in due feafon to their hearts, fitted for their condition, and therefore not fo much to labour to preach what he might perhaps, wherein he might thew more depth and excel- lency of his ownparts, but what it is that may be molt futable for the condition of the people that he is fpeakìng to. Thefe are the Notes briefly from the generali, That Chrilt begins here with this kind of bleffedneffe, Naffed are the padre; It's good to take Chrifts judgement rather then our own about bleflednef e. Rather follow what the blelfed God faith bief- fedneffe confias in, then what a wretched miferable man faith. The poorer they are the 6Ceffed. That is, If you would know what is meant by bleffedneffe here, it's this, they are fuch as are partakers of the chief good . that it was made for,and shall certainly be filled with all good that their natures are capable otf, for in this, bleffedneífe con - fïfts. - Now, The paare infpirit, whatever they may want for the prefent in the creature, yet they are now made partakers of that wherein the highef} good of man Both corifif}, and (hall certainly be filled with all good whatfoever that their foules and bodyes are capable of, thefe are bleifed. The podre, Btef ed aye the poore The Greeks had z words ta. f gnifìe a poore man ; Firft, ear 'xas fuch a poor man as is delli -. tute-
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