in the lnçdorae of Heaven. ne{ie of that King is thy righteoufneflè ; Thou art poore, and thy corruptions Both overcome thee,ô but bleiíed art thou for all that, being poore in fpiric ; for 'thou art come into that kingdome wherein thou hail the righteou Ìv fie of the King to fie thy Righteoufnerie ; That's the fifth Comfort of being in thi kingdome. Sixthly , The wifdome likewife of thy King it is thine ; Je- fus Chritt thy King, he hath all the treat-fires of wifdome and knowledge in him : He is nude 'unto us wifd rie , therefore ler not the meaunefhe of thy parts difcourage faze: The fevrnrh is this ; If thou beeil corne into this king - dome, then that lirnle Grace that thou haft, be it never fo li tie, yet thou dull- be ihre that that Grace (hall be upheld to Eternity :For it is afpeciall part of the Gloy Of the king- ly potver of Jefus Chritt to uphold the Graces that are irr the hearts of his people and this dorh rake them ro be of more certaine durance then all the Grace that Adam had in Inno- cency ; Adam had perfection in his five of lnnbc.ency_ Now thou art weak and poore, and arc ready to thinIte , it the fell, thou fhalt fall much more It's true, if rhourwert left :to that kingdome that Adam was in it might be fo but thou be- ing brought into this kingdome ofr.ieaven, *_he power of Chrifl thy King, it is to be exercifed in upholding that little little Grace thou haft._ In the z you have a glace that's very fweete that way, Chap. 4. IS. AL d the Lord ( f with the text ) Pall deliver me from every evill work ,Wand will' refervr?osie unto his heavenly 1k;ngdome, to whom be Gory for ever aid ever As if he f hould fay, the Lord hath already b. ought me into the poffeffion of the kingdorne of Heaven, and certainly he mutt preferve me rill I come , to the fi,f In,oyüient of ir. Thou art afraid of fuch and fuch ten t Lion , that th ty -iii prevaile over thee, but be of good Comfort, it concernes th.° kingly power of Chritt to pre'_erve that little Grace thou haft to his heavenly kingdome. It is in thy Cafe here iufl as itwas with David, you know after David was ahoynred, ô how he was perfecuted by Saud, in fo irìtich as he faith , I (ha!Lperi'fh one day by the hand of Saul ; Bait if he lud had Faith to have' be
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