Comfort to the godly pore. 73 God ; he doth not fay, Bleffed are the poore for they í7:a1l leave the kingdome of Heaven, but theirs is the kingdome of Heaven. i'oore people' cannot flay , they have prefent need , fwi:h C'hriil, I will not only promie you what you ihail have when you dye ; but you hall have a kingdome now for the prefent; Theirs is the 1Zß- gdotne of Heaven. Wee came to the opening of this kingdome of Heaven, what it is, and Chewed you the feverall accepta_ ions of the words, the h- ngdome : what it's taken for in cripture. But this is that that was conceived to be the fcope of Chill here ( the k:rgdome oft'eaven) that is, the eflate of the Meifiah, the good things that the Mellish was to bring into the world in his Adminiflra ~ion, that's the kingdome of Heaven :hat's here meant. I doe not 'think that Chrifl did- aime at this, that they thould goo to Heiwen when they dye, and be in Glory there, as the only thing ; that's indeed among other things that will follow : But that which (Thrift aymes at here, thofe that are poore in fririt they are bleifed ; for they are partakers foi. the prefent of the bleffed eflate of the people of God, that is, in the time of the Meffias coming into the world. And therefore I doe not intend here to fpeake about the Glory of Heaven ; For any thing that may be fpoken about that will rather fall into the io vend ; Bleffed are they which are perfccuted for righteoaf.eff e fake for theirs is the kngdome of Heaven. But all that I Thal! 1peake of here is, The bleiled eflate of thofe that are poore,in ftirit, viz, the In o' ment of the good things in the Rate of the Melfiah ; and that is the meaning of that Scripture ; Repent, for the kingdome of Heave s is at hand ; That is, Repent and turne from your evill wayes, and follow not your lilts as you were wont. But repent, for Jefus brill i ; corne into the world that brings a great deale of Cloy will him. Becaufe I would gladly ñnil at this rime, T will pifle by what we fpake roo,and come to what remaines, and the rather, brcaufe in that that clo :h remaine we hhail make ufe of foam what that we fpake too-the Lift time about the opening of the point of the kingdome of Heaven ; and .vhat s This. B What
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