55 8 ca s$t at ìb 6 ltftrAecfr a?ltit3r rgca&ta4i a 3ol ts4 $kAda' ú p a <r : Á F a , a ?V 41'4tiTiF7$?1$4Pi"g a V quit9,i'TitlTi'V riV3xEN' Vir; SERMON IV. O R `Prolnifes to the poore in fpirit. M A T H. 5. ;. Eleffed are the poore in fpirit, cc. Shall now briefly give you a few promifes . that are made in Scripture to finch as are Cods Poore : and then proceed to the blef- fednefre that Chriíc pronounces of them, namel.y,7hat theirs is the hngdon of Heaven. Now for the promifes to tho,e that are poore. Firm, God thinkes, upon thefe : It may be thy Friends thinke not of thee ; Thou art a poore man or woman, and yet godly, thou ham rich Friends that perhaps have their full diflaes, and want nothing, but have all coming in according to their hearts delires, and they thinke not of thee, I but if you be one ofGods poore, as bath beendefcribed, God thinkes of you. I'fal. 4o.17. - Secondly, The Lord looks towards the poore às an objea that he takes content in : he do :h not onely thinke of you,, but his eye is upon you .. Pooremen when they pals by others, they fcarçe have a looke-front them, but Gods eye is continu- ally upon them for good ; fo you have it in the 66 Ifa. begin- ning, He lookkes tv the contriteand poore. Thirdly, He folookes as he would -not have his dreadful - nefle c
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