Young ones fhould feek afrer thekjngdame of Heaven, foone as ever the kingdome of Heaven began to be knowne, young ones were very earneft about it, and were very much affected with this kingdome of Heaven, Compare thofe two places of Scripture, r r Mark, to. with the 21 Math: r 5. And there you (hall itnd , that the children and young ones were crying Hofanna to the Son of David : And when the chiefe Prie/Is and Scribes faw the wonder full things that he did, an. d the Children crying in the Temple, and Paying, Hofanna to the Son of 'David, they were fore difileafed. Compare this now with the 11 Mark,9, ro. And they that went before, and they, that followed, cryed, laying, Hofanna, Bleff ed is he that comet-h an the Name of the Lord, bleff ed be the kingdome of our Father Da- vid ; that cometh in the Name of the Lord, Hofanna to the higheft. They cryed Hofanna to the higheft , becaufe of the kingdome of the Mellias that was coming. Now it's faid, that the chiefe Priefls and Scribes were troubled at it : Carnall hearts may be troubled to fee young ones fo forward in the way of the kingdome, but the Lord flirr'd up thefe to be al- feted with the kingdome of the Meilias, and Chrill dóth Jai- flifie them. And fefus fail unto them, have ye never read, Out of the Months of Babes and fucklings thou haft per felled praife. This is for the honour of Jeius Chrift that youngones (hall cry Hofanna. &c. And all that bath been faid aboút the bleffed- neife of the poore, 0-otild teach us to have high efteeme of thole that are pore m fpirit, though they are contemn'd by the world, yet dpe not you contenme them ; Bleffed is he that Confidereth of thefe Foore = -- And in the 27ames 5. it's faid , That Clod loath chofen the poore in this world, to le rich in Faith : Hearken my beloved Brethren , as a. thing of ad- miration, Hath not God chofen the poore of this world, rich in Faith, and Herres of the kingdome, which he hat/ ¡romifed to them that love him. But ye have defÿifed the poore. Take heed that this charge be not upon you to defpife any of Chriíls little ones ; thofe that are poore in fpirit, they are highly e- fleemed by Jefus Chrif}, therefore let them rot be flighted by you. There are many things further about this, but we will leave what further may be faid about that that is promifed to the poore ; namely, the kingdome of Heaven. Wee
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