What meant by I.inadome of Heaven. from the Hate of the law, and the good things therein; that's the meaning. of that Text , and a fNciall Scripture for the incouraging of heleéving Parents in refpect of their Children , and the bringing of them to that Ordi- nance of Baptilme. Sometimes this Kingdome of Heaven is taken for fome per - ticular thing in the Hate of the t ofpel, as for the preaching of the Gol el it's call'd the Kingdome of Heaven as, the King- dome of Heaven is like a man going out to low his feed,that is, this adminillration of the Gofpell in the preaching of it is like a man that fowes his feed and force fell upon the high ivay,cfrc. The preachingof the Gofpel,that's one thing in the Kingdome of Heaven that hach the name of the whole And fomrimes it is taken for the work and efficacy of the Gofpell in the heart of a man : As the Kingdome of Heaven is like' te agrane of muf- tardfeed, what's that ? that is the worke of the Gofpell that is now preached in the (late of the Metfiah,ir bath that etfe& up- on the heart, as a graine of muftardieed Though it be little at the firfl, yet it grooves up to a mighty tree ; This is the fub- fiance of this Kingdome of Heaven, it is the Bare of the Mefli- ah ; So then the meaningof Chri(f is this ; Bleffed are the poor in fpirit, you that are tills poor, obleffed are you, for Tooke what good, or benefits are come by the Me!Iiahs coming into the world, look what bleifednefle there is in the Elate of the Metliah,that belongs to you, you ihall certainly have. that blef- fedneffe. Againe, Somtimes the ICingdome of Heaven is taken fpr the Church, and the priviledges.thereof,:as, Ilegive unto thee the keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven, and that s one great part indeed of the Kingdome of Heaven, the priviledges of the ChriftianChurch : The Priviledges and Adminiftra.ibns and Ordinances that there are in the Chriflian Church are t great ble Ping of the Kingdome of Heaven, and you (hall have all there you that are poor in fpirit. Why is it call'd the Kingdome of Heaven. Fir(l, It scall'dthe Kingdome of Heaven, B caufe Chrifl is from Heaven who is the King thereof. Secondly,
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