what syìeant by hung,ring and thirfting. till and more froward then at other tinies,whereas they should be more meek and quiet and gen_1e under Gods hand : and fo many that are poor peo21e, where do you heare fuch reviling communication as from fuch as are miferably poor,how do they 1avi 1ì out words ; do but croifethem in any one thing, what railing and reviling comes from them,íhewing a proud,froward paifionatefpirit, if God bath aficced thee with poverty, it is (if he hath a love to thee) that he might keepe the low, and if thy heart were low, thy heart would likewife be meeke : But we let paife this of meekneife, Bleffed are _the meek e,, and come to that, read in the 6. ver: Bleff ed are they that do hun- ger and thirft after righteoufneffe: Meted are they that do hunger and thirf# ; This feems to be as contrary to the opinion of the- world as any thing can be, the world rather. faith; Bkfled. are they that are f4//,then they that hunger and third, but the holy hoft pronounces a blef edneife upon thofe that hunger and thirft, and a Wee to thole that are fill, in the 6 of Luke z 5.Wa -unto yea that are fa!I,you think it the greateft happineife, that men have their full tables,and fuíldilhes,and full cups,and full purfes, but theholy Ghofi dash not look.upon mens hapineife to be there, But wo beta thofe that are full,andd bleff ed are they that hunger and th» fl. . Some underhand this hunger and thirft litterally,and the ra- ther becaufe comparing it with what Saint Luke, faith (as I told ou in the beginning of this Sermon, that notwithftanding di- ers objec`iions egainft it,it appears to be the fame Sermon)Ch: 6. BItlfed areye that hunger cow, Luke doth not mention the word rtghteaufnefs, but -only ye that hunger now; .and oapo- fes hunger, to thole that arefull, and therefore they think it is titterallymeant, Bleffìd are they that do hunger, that is, finch men as are Godly (fo it muff be undertiood) that want bread, and want drink, fuch as-being Godly are put to fuch great ex- tremities as they have not bread to put in their , bodyes, nor drinke to quench their thirft ; as ifChriti should fay, Be not troubled though you should be put to fuck extremity as to want bread and want drink, this will not hinder your bletfed- neíle, you may be bided for all that : - And whereas when you are in great wants you may be ready to looke upon thofe that
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