Poore of this world Subje sLof the k ngdonse of Heaven, 77 (the Heir of this kingdom) it was to take away the curfe of thy poverty, and to fanclilie thy poverty, when thou hearelt that he was poore in this world ; why ? thou mayefì exercile thy faith, Lord this was to fan6lifie my poverty, when as indeed otherwiîe poverty in it felfe iris a curfe , but tho'e that are Godly have the curfe taken away in the poverty of -jefus Chritf : As the Death of Jefus Chrifi did fanctihe the Death of the Godly. The fling cf Death is taken away. by his Death, fo their poverty e nd all their aff icuions are fantlified by what poverty and athierions that Chriii himfelfe did indure, and therefore in this kingdome you fee what comfort and good there is to you. Thirdly, This kingdome ofHeaven it -is fo ordered out -îit the moil part,that the poor in the world are the frbje &s of this kingdome : The very confederation of this is a mighty heipe -to thofe that are outwardly poore,I confeife fometimes there are forme rich men that are Sub e&s, as in the z 5. MarkA.3. An honourableCounfeltour (there its fail) warted for the ¡kingdome of God. Great men fometimes are, but ordinarily it's the poore that are the Subjrcls of this kingdome. Then Fourthly, The Lord bath fo ordered things that the great tranfactions of this kingdome of Heaven (that' hath been osened unto you) hath been carryed on by thofe that are mean and iroore, nor by the great on as of the world ; The Lord Ch IR h.!rh been very urne beholding to the great odes of the world for tfie furthering of his kingdome. -Hence followes therefore in the fifth place, That poverty it is no hindrance to the higheR degree in this kingdome of Heaven, indeed 'poverty it is a hindrance to degrees in the honours of a worldly kingdome, a poore main cannot expect to beare great Offices in the kingdomes of the world, but for the kingdome of heaven, the roo:e may, the t_oorell that may come to as high degree as the richeff that i 3. So that the truth is, when you come to choofe any Officers that concerne the Church, there fl -,ould b;, no confderation of mens &aces I confeife when you come to choofe Officers for the Stare, though perhaps a poore man may be a wifer man then a man-of cadre
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