Comfort to thofe that are poore in the world.. but there is a more hardnefs in there temptations to a mans nature, then the fins that riches tempts to , which is to fatisfie our tufts, and be p oud,a ìd haughty,and fcornefull, and there's more danger in that. 4y,. You that are poore, you have not fo great an account to give as the rich men of the world have. sly, The Lord hath revealed in the Scriptures that he bath chofen the poore of the world Though he hath chofen fume r, rich, yet of both, the Lord bath pircht his thoughts to all eter- nity upon the poore of the world, to choofe them. In the z am. 6. -Hearken my Brethren ; (It's a matter to be hearkened after,)The Lord bath chosen the poore of the world to be rich in Faith . ô hearken t6 this you poore ones, that you may be in- couraged to hearken after true bleflednefs. 6 y, As God hath put his choife upon the poore of the world , fo he hash appointed his Gofpel , efpecially to be preacht to them. In the 14 Luke ai. Chia fends forth his fervants to,Call in the poore, the maimed, the halt, and the blind ; Chrift Invites them : and in the t i Math. 5. To the poore is the. Co f f el preached. Now if the Gofpel be appointed to be preached to the poore, then furely it's appointed to be preached to this Congregation, and ó That God would but give thofe that are such miférable poore people ii egard f out - wards,but hearts to come to heare the preaalliig of the Go- fpel, and not to make any excufes for want of Cloaths, orthis or the other thing, but to ,come to heare the preaching of the Gofpel ; For you are Invited , you alines- peoptze, and poore people that have not bread to fattsfie your hunger withal!, you are Invited to come to partake of the bread :of life you, that art not Invited to rich mens Tables; yet God hath Invited you to his Table, to the fupper of the Lamb, he hath Invited even you poore to come. 71ÿ, We rncl in Scriptu -e, for an.Inwardcall, there are ve- ry few but poore people have it. i Co°t, r. 26. Tort fee year Calling Brethren, how that not many wife men after the flefb, not many m ghty., not many noble are called ; Bat God bath cho /en the fool; fh things of the world to confound the w fe, and l áoßä
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