Chrifls poverty a fapport to the godly poore. You cannot be great in this world, but you have very much in the kingdome of Heaven. Now for that there are thefe feverall things to be Cons- dered of in poore people , that are poore in this world, yet Godly.Luk, i 2.29)30)3 I. See what Chi if} faith to them that are fo outwardly poore, in reference to this kingdome; And feeknot ye what ye (hall eat, or what ye [hall drink; neither be ye of doubtful! minds. What are the thoughts of poore people, even of poore Godly people many times, What ¡ball we ear, what fhall we drink,; how (hall I provide for my Family but be not of doubtful' minds : Thofe that Chrif} fpake too were in as hard a Condition, I beleeve, as almof} any Godly poore are that hear me this day; yet be not troubled , why should we not feeke for what we fhould eat and drinke, &c. For all thefe things doe the Nations of the world feeke after ; and your Father k:oweth that you have need ofthefe things : But richer feekye the kingdeme of Clod, and all thefe things 'hall be added unto you. Feare not lithe flock,, for it is your Fathers good plea - f>are to give you the kingdoms. Looke after the kingdome of Jeff's Chrif}, if you have that, you have enough, and though you be a little little flock, yet tis your Fathers pleafure to give you a kiñgdome. As if Chrift fhould fay, The Confide- ration of this that your Father bath appointed a kingdome for you, and Both give' you a kingdome, fhould quiet your hearts an all thole f}ratghts that you are in, in refpec`I of your poore -Condition. But now for the particulars ( that for the Gene - rall,that the Confileration of the kingdome of Heaven fhould fuport all Godly people who àre in a poore ef}ate, and whole spirits are humbled in refpeét of their poverty :) But. parti- cularly, Firf} Confider , He that is the King of this kingdome of Heaven, he was poore himfelfe, your King was poore ; you tell us of a kingdome of Heaven, but we fuller hard things in the.meane time in this world :but yoú fuller not harder things in this world then the King of this kingdome did , even Jefus. Chrif} himfelfe, that was the great Prince ; The King of this kingdome that you are translated into, he was pobre in this L 2 wv3rld, 75'
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