Meek, perform fubjeCís for Chrift to co ort. 187 they are fad, and difconfolate,therefore in the forefront Chrift is defigned by the Father to preach good tydings to the meek, and therefore they muff needs lae blefled that the Father bath fentChrift unto to preach goad tydings. And then Thirdly. Surely they are bleffed, for this meek - neffe, or ability to moderate and order anger, God himfelf ac- counts it his own glory, therefore it mutt needs put a glory upon thofe that are meeke, in E'cod. 34.6. Where God would thew his'glory, this is among the refl : The Lord, the Lord God, mercifull and gracious, long tuf erinj, that he is able to moderate his anger whenhe is provoked : and to be long fuf fering with men, that's the Glory of the Father. Yea and it is the glory of Chill, in the 45. Pfal: 4. you have a prophetical Pfalme of Chrift,fetting him out in his glo- ry and obferve, when the holy Ghoft would fet out Chrift in his glory, what he faith of him,Thou art fairer then the children of men, grace is poured into the lips, therefore Clod bath 6/ef ed thee for ever : Gird thy (word upon thy thigh O moft mighty, with thy glory and thy majeftjc, and in thy matefty ride profperosfly becaufe of truth and mee. nefs. Here's the majetly of Chrift fet out, and his glory, and meek oefs is one thing that is made that puts the glory and majelly upon Chrilt, Therefore Bleff ed are the meeke. And then for the,holy Ghoft, you know that he appears in the likenelfe of a Dove, which (they fay) path no gall,which is an embled of meeknefIe, fo that the meek have that that is the glory of the Father,the glory of the Son, and the glory of the holy Ghoft upon them, Ble ffed the are the meek,' Again further;Bleffed are the meekç:for meeknefs it is an at- gutnent of their ele&ion, it's a fruit of Gods eternall love to them, of Gods electing love, where ever there is true Chrifti- an meeknefs, we may conclude that that foul was thought upon from all eternity by Ged, clued unto eternall life, in the 3 Co/off : 12. (you that are acquainted with Scripture,you cannot but know there things) Put on therefore as the eleEt of God (holy and beloved) bowels of mercies, le ndnefr, humble nefs of mind, meeknefs and iong-fuffering, as the eleff of God, that as if the A- B b 2 polite
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