what meant by the Kirgdome of Heaven, things of the- Kingdouie of the Melìah, it tutWered violence for that time ; John &ptift did but fpeake a .little of that King. dome though not fet up, yec the hearts of the people were tet on tire after is ; Oh Lord where are our hearts then, when a Minifter of the Gofpell 1hall not only fay that the Kingdome. of Heaven is.ac hand, but it is come, and this King bath come and afcended and ti iumphed in Heaven, and fet at the right hand of the Father, and- governs and rules his Church : Now. when we call upon men, Repent; repent for, the Kingdome of Heaven is come, ir'doth n t fuller violence, but it's a blef ed thing when it can be Paid, that line the time of fuck a Minister even Heaven bath futfered violence whe eas the hearts óf. people,were loofe before, and they minded nothing but the world, and gathering a little together, and that they might eat and drink, and fporr, that's all they minded, but fine they came to hear of the preaching of the Kingdome of Heaven, this Kingdome of Heaven fullers violence, and the violent take it by force : This Kingdome of Heaven it is therefore the4tare of the Golpell : And in this fence I take it that that tS meant, when they brought little children to Chrift, faith Chrift, fisfèr little children to come unto me. for to them belongs the Kingd.me pf Heaven, he dothnor -meane that fouie of them (hall goe to -Heaven,-but thus, as if Chrift should fay, in the times of the 'Iaw.; I there did not only take beleevers,. but their feed to have the priviledges of tharf }ate. under that admiïniltratibn ; -of the good things that were in the law ; Therefore doe not now think that when I am come to fet up anoLher Kitvdome,that ile take beleevers now and rejeet their feed,no,fu r them.to come unto me, for unto theh belongs the Kingdome of Heaven, and they are members of this Kingdome that I am -now letting up, as well as they were members of the J w-ilh Church, and had the benefit of that adminiftration ; fo (hall they be members .andpartakers of the Elate that now :I am letting up, together with thepriviledges of ir, and therefore fuller them to come to me,ile own them to be fuch to whom belongs the Kingdome of Heaven, and therefore let them not be excluded any more from this flag of the Gofpell thenthey were .before excluded frotY
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