46 Carr; age in fpirituadi'poverty parts, he fees enough to make him humble , and blefled are fuch poore. Secondly, Hence he thinks it not much if he receive not ít:ch refpeet and honour as others doe ; why though God by ?ais providence order things fo, that others have refpeCt and honour, and many incouragements in the world : I have no caufe to envje, nor to be troubled,I have rather caufe to won- der at what I have ; 'tis not for me to expea fuch Incourage- ments as others have , for I am a poore creature. Thus you know poore people whofe hearts are fubdued by their pover- ty, when they fee others that are brave in the world, I, they may doe thus, but 'cis not fo for us : So thofe that are poore in fiirit, when they fee others that God blefles, and have refpeft and honour ; he then thinkes thus with himfelfe, but it is not for me to exile& this, I am a poore vile creature. Thirdly, One that is poore in fpi it, is one that loth ad- mire at every little good that he Both receive, that it is fo much ; It wonders at every affiie }ion that it is no more, every mercy he thinkes it very great, and is very thankful! : and e- very afflic}ion he wonders it is fo little, quite contrary to the world ; They are troubled their affli &ions are fo much, and.. that their mercies are fo little ; but a poore fpirited man, he wonders that his mercies are fo much, and that his affli&ions are fo little ; and therefore is thankfull for every little poore people whofe fpirits are fubdued with their poverty, give them but a half - penny, they are thankful! ; fo a poore fpirited man or woman, he admires at mercy, and is thankful) at every thing that God affords to him ; and if there be an afflict&ion, he doth not murmure and repine, but wonders that God cloth lay his hand fo tenderly upon him as he doth. Fourthly, Apoore fpirited man is one that is often craving ; be is a praying man, a beggar, that is often begging for an aimes : There s none that are truly poore in fpirit, but are great praying Chriflians ; Cod ahvayes heares from them, and God is not weary of fuch beggars. In the 18 Pro. 1,3 v. The pore ufeth Intreaties ; and fo in the i o Prov., tq.. Now fuch bind ofmen as can live without prayer, and can go clay after day
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