what Poverty of fpirJt ì.r, endure, that others doe not, and fo a fecond thing in this fpiri: tuall'poverry, is, for the'iome tó apprehend and be fenfible of thofe fpiricuall evills that are upon it : As I doe not only want the Image of God, and fpiriruall life, but I have that that contrary : ei the mifery that is uponme in my mind, the dark- netfe of that ; The c etfenef e of my will and heart to God, thofe many corruptions that are in my foule ; oh the vermine that creeps about me continually : there is no mifery that poor people do endure ; but thofe that are fpirituaily poore, do fee that mifery upon them`.elves , as they are in them- f;lves. And then a third thing that makes one poor is this, fuppofe I have many miferies upon me yet if I am able to. work ,for my felfe , I cant be extreamely poore,but when the man hath many miferies upon him, and is not able to work for his livelihood then is he poor indeed, fa it is though we have loft the Image. of God,. yet if we were able to do any thing to help our felves, we were not fo poore, but now, when a man fees himfelfe thus miferable, and can' do nothing for hirrfelfe to get any good for i the inrich ng ofhis foul,he is poor; A man or woman that hath . loll all,and then falls lame,fo that they cannot work,nor do any thing for their maintainance, this now is a poor man or woman,, when their labour is loft as well as their efl:ate., fo now when We have loft'all and are lame, and can doe nothing that may, help us in any ikirituall good, then mutt we needs be poore. indeed. Fourthly,But if I be not able to labour,yetif I have friend's that may helpe me, I am not miferablypoo:e, thus it is in re card òf our fpiritual:eftate, what friend haft thou to relieve or hielp thee; is at God'or C hrifl that should help thee ? Why ? God he is a ftranger, Chritt thou haft no intereft in, as thou art in thy felfe, thou mutt not Tooke upon Codas he is in him - felfe, thou art an enemy to Cod , for fö the Scripture faith, we are enemies-to God, andflfrangers to the covenant of gr ice, and thou art a poore creature indeed that haft nowhither to go' for thy helpe ; All the Angels in heaven cannot help thee, all the men in the world cannot help thee in this thy poor condi- i n in which thou art. Fifthly,,
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