. l6 what privilcdges the poore in grace have beleeved the promife that was m de him , he would never have fo reafoned : Jul} thus doe tiffany poore foules fay, which ar anoynred to this heavenly kingdome, they fay, Certainly. (hall tenth by Co,: land of this Corruption ; know thou art an ano need one, and it con :ernes the power of jefus Chrift to uphold that little Grace thou halt ; and this is another benefit and fruit of this kingdome. Awl then in the eighth place know, that being brought un- der this kingdome, though thy Grace be poore , yet thou art as perfectly Jultitïed before God as ever was Abraharm, Ifaac or Jacob, as ever was David, Paul or Peter, or the lirongeft Saints in the world ; thy Grace in refpect of thy Sane { ideation is poore, but thy Grace in thy Jollification it is as rich and glorious in this kingdome, as the Grace in the Jollification of any Saint that ever liv'd upon the face of the earth. And in- deed this may be laid to be the fruit of this kingdome of Hea- ven. In the times t2f the Law this was very little manifefted, it being fuch a great treafury of the goodnedle Of God, it was referved to be opened when the Metnas was to come halo the world. There was this treafury before , but this treafury of Jufti ication that now I am fpeaking of,I fay,the opening of it, it was referved to the coming of the Meffiah ; And the Mel- fiah he is come to open this rich treafury of Juftïcation, and to tell all poore in fpirit, that are troubled for the poverty of Grace that they have; that howfoever they are poore in re- fpecc of their Sanaitïcation, yet they are as perfectly Jufti.ied as ever any Godly man was. Now is not here a bleflednef e to be a member of the kingdome ofHeaven, O me thinks this fhould mightily fet the hearts of men and women a worke in feeking after the kingdome of Heaven. Ninthly, know that the right of thine Inheritance in this kingdome, yea the very peace and Joy of this kingdome, it is not forfeited by thy failings. In the iq. Rom: 17. The king - doms of God, st sr righteoufneffe, pease,and Joy in the holy Ghofl. So long as thou art in this kingdome, thou haft righteoufneífe and peace, and thou haft matter of Joy. And then in the tenth place, Certainly thou ft alt be -per - feft
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