Comf,rt to thole that are Fore ;bath chc fe ;z the n'eake th;mgs of the world, to confound the thirg, which are ht y, and btje tI irsg; or'tl;e roor7d,and things which arc difpife 1, Lath God cho fer, 1 ea, ar.d thing; ,which are rst, to Er'ng to naught third 3 that arc. And the poore, they have the Coipel preached to them. 8 if io be that you doe come in upon the call of the Go- Ffpel, the Lo:d will not difregard you ever a whit the lets be- cafe. you are poore,but the Lord will have as high thoughts of you, and tender you, as much as his foule (hall cleave ro you, and you Ihall injoy Communion with him, and as much as the greareli Emperors (hall doe though they be godly : You will f y,as much As great Emperors and Kings that are wicked, that's true : pray although they be godly : Suppo'e there be a Godly King, and a poore Godly Alms -body : this poore Alines-bodymay have as ;latch Communion with God; and God may accept as Much of the fervices of thispoore crea- ture, as of a Prince, though he be Godly ; For Cod doth nor :f) much regard the gre: tnefs of the work that is done, as the faithfulnefs and the u. rightnefs of our hearts in doing of our worke. Oh that Gods now would fsnd i&ìe your poverty. to you, fo as to bethinke your felves after this manner; Why, I am in this world, a poore iniferable creature,and there is little hopes that ever I it ould come to any great matters in this world, ô let me Tooke after 4 irituall riches then : I ani like ever to be miferable here, as to outwards, ô but why may nor my foule, yea and body to, be blefTed at the lafl ? why may not I be bleffed with Cod and his Chrifa for ever ? If I could he able to preach to this Congregation, and to all the poore in this Congregation, if it might be but proclaimed, that fuch a day there Ibould be a Sermon to Chew how all the poore i* this parish should come to be made rich men and women,and fo as to live richly all their dayes ; .I make no Ckt,eltion there would be an Auditory full enough then of poore people : But we can fay, as itythe name of God, and we can pawne our foules upon it,.that if you would come and hhere, or get thofe that you kno* to come and heare;we can (hew you wayes hoi iç is po ible for you to be bleffed to all eternity, for you have
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