Doarine; to the conditions of thet'r hearers. z7 tute of neceffaries fuch as be cannot live without : the other . s., s. which f g ni.ies a man that indeed hath !lothi% but bare neceif Ties, that that can maintain life and foule, as the fay, and keep them together. The word that we have here in the Text, it is not a poore n ah that hath but ju11 enough to maintaine him but it is the _poore that are deflirute of that that is neceflary;They want that without which they are like to Feria), they apprehend such a want to the:nfelves; that's the property of the word, Blled are the poore. The poor, but not all poore: Bleffecl ere the poor in fp:r;t,rhere are fome poore that are curfed, that are miferable poore, that, are every way poore, that bring poverty upon themselves by their idlenelle, by their wickednefie; by their prodigality, by mifpending what they have when ttey are young and have time to lay up fomething againif cha eome upon them, fpend it all prefetstly, and fo they and familyes are like to Feria,' through poverty, Chrift Both not pronounce them blefled that bring poverty upon themselves by abufe of the creatures, or by idlenef e,or by committing fuch wickednefs as they fbould by the firoake of jullice be deprived of the comforts of this world and fo be made poore ; nor thofe that are through bare neceflity poore, Outwardlypoore, or through any fecret curie ofGod upon their effaces, as fometimes it is,he doth not pro- nounce inch to be bided, asthefe are:Oh no There are many poore people, that are outwardly poore, yet are far enough from being poore ìn fpirit, they are outwardlypoore, and yeç proud, ffubborne, pro; bane and ungodly, fcormng at Godii- nesfe and religion, certainly thefe. are turfed roore; The refore in the 6 Luke about the zo. faith Chrift, Bleff cd are the r oore ;, when he lookt upon his Difciples, Blef èe1 ere the poore : A man may be poore in this world, and yet be a very curfed man, be Aniferable hi reference to God,.as he is in reference to men,. yea more miferable a -rood times in reference toC od,thenl; is unto men : ô what a multitude of-the pooreff of people do we.find living withoutGod in the world, fewaring t oore, un- cleane poore; rnoft prophane and ungodly as any kinde of E z people
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