Toting ones Jhonfd feeke after the lzrngdorne of Heaven, poore in this world that they might be partakers of the king- dome of Heaven : And therefore it is a great encouragement to the Mhiifters of the Goipel to preach the kingdom: of Hea- ven to Congregations that have many poore, and I would to Cod that the poore of this Congregation might be got to hear of the bleffings of the ki igdonae of Heaven, I thould have as great hopes to doe good to this place as in any place in the kingdome if the poore in this place might be brought to here the ofpel, for the very Goipel it felfe is call'd the kingdome of Heaven,becaufe it do:h reveale the great things of the king- dome of the Medias : Therefore you that are poore and doe. come, be incouraged to come, an3. doe you incourage all your poore neighbours and friends, and tell them that though they be never to poore, yet if their {pirits be poore,and humble ac- cording to their povertyzthe kingdome. of Heaven is open for them likewife, and tell them what you have heard of the king- dome of Heaven out of the Gofpel, what blefled things there are there ;and then there may be a great deal of hope that Col intends to bring many in this Congregation to tbi; his bleffed kingdome : The preaching of the G ofpel is compared to the calling of a Net, and is is compa-éd to it under this Title, The ogdome ofHeaven. We have a great Sea here to call in, but thofe peo- ple that I would moll gladly raft the net upon, I am at aid fel- dome do come within the comp áße of the Net, I me ma the poorefl and meanefl. O you ttrt are rich,anid át-e men in place, take form, courfe to bring in thepoo:.e th it the, may come into this Nets that when we come to call the Net, that is, the preaching of the Gofpel, that that, may be as the ,kingdome of Heaven to them : --- And you that are young ones, doe you hearken after the things of the kingdome of Heaven,and aske queflions about it, when you come home, aske your Paren :s and Governours, what's the meaning of that of the kingdome of Heaven, that poore peo -,le may come to be made Kin Is and Pri.ells unto Cod: And the rather have we incouragement ro fpeak.to young ones, that they fl.ouldbe enquiring, becaufe we f.nd that as N z fonts
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