which renders them Bleffed. promife is revealed he trembles for fear that he í bou1d not be- long to him : and the divine luftre that he fees in the word to be fo much above him, caufes his heart to feare and tremble before the Lord ; this is a poor Spirited mm ; It's oppofire to that boldnel e of spirit that is inman,which is from hence,that he thinks he path something to bear him out:Eitt now one that is poor in fpirit lookes upon nothing in himfelfe that can bear him out again a, any thing that is in the word:No, it's the word that muff prevaile, whatioever becomes of me either for my prefent or eternali eflate: It's the word that mull prevaile,and therefore he -gives art awfull reverential) refpe& to the word when he hearer ir. Eleventhly, One that ispoore in fpirit, is fuch an one that bath a melting heart likewife at the word. A little thing in Gods word firikes him pre ently and will caufe his heart to melt ;_As you avail fee menand women that are truly poor in- deed (not your ordinaryYägrants and Rogues that will make themfelves fo in idleneile) but thofe that are truly poore, you fhall flnde if you doe. but fpeake to them, a melting fpirir pre - fently -in them; any thing you fay almolc,will make their hearts tomelt within them ; to one that is poore in fpirit, hath a mel- ting fpirit at the word,a little thing from God works upon him, and he doth not fland out agaïnfl the word fo as others doe,he bath not a heart to give the word a rebound fo as others have, but when the word comes,there's a yeelding of spirit unto the word : ,-- Now all thofe put together that -have been named, williplainly demonftrate, who that man or woman is that is pronounced thus bleffed here by our Saviour Chrifl. Now if you would aske and demand why it is that God .aath fuch a refpea and regard to fuch as are thus Poore in fpi- rat,pnely a word or two. 13 ,The great realon why the Lord hath fuch regard unto fuch, ït.is b caufe this difpofition doth bell serve the, great defigne that God hath of glorifying himfelfe in the world, namely, the lifting up of his free-grace :God would have his glory from the children of men; but what glor .? the lifting up of free grace, that's the glory that Gad e.ábove all Other ; God H 2 ear, uld
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