How thefe .that hunger are fahl to be blued. Would haften thole times, they fend up "ftrong cryes to God that righteoùfneife might come into the world, how long, hoes long Phallic be holy and true, &c. They fend up mighty pray- er to God that righteouCnefle might prevaile in the world:' And for their ovine parts therefore, they (wharfoever they do) will nor meddle with any unrighteous wayes, but rather lii %r -any mifery in-the wo ld then to be any meanes to countenance or Boyne with -any unrighteous waye-s, much leflè to doe any unrighteous ae-tions theinCelves : And therefore though they be in any publick place, though there be much coming in by their places, They will rather be content to loofe all the advan- tages of their places, then to meddle with any unrighteous acîi. ons. A righteous heart doth more hunger and thirft after righ- teoufnefs then after bread. or drink,andtherefore wil (hake his hands of unrighteoufnefle, though he lives in an unrighteous 'world, yet (faith he) God forbid that I fhould have to do with this unrighteoufnefle, no it is righteoulnefíe that my foul loth hunger & that!( àfter,& therefore though I loot all my friends, my eftate, my outward in;oyments, yet Ile be fureto keep my confciènce right, and be a friend for rightemifiheffe as long as I live, ile manifeft that I doe not dally and trifle with God in hungering and thirfling afterrighteoufneffe, and yet be un- righteous my felfe. Ile labour to promote it as much as Ican, thatrighteoufneife may prevaile in the world; now bleifed are thefe. For Firft, They have for the prefent the image of God upon then, thou that haft fuch a righteous heart, haft the image of God juifas Gods heart is, fothy heartis, the Lord is a righ- teous God, the Lord loveth righreoufneffe, and fo doll thoù, Bletfed art thou of the Lord who -hall the Image of God in thee; .Secondly, Such as do thus hunger and thirlt after righteouf- nefs, they are witneffes for God in this unrighteous world, they live nowin an unrighteous world,but fhall the great God have none to witneís for him ? yes, there are a generation of men that live among others that are unrighteous,rhat do !land up to witnefs for Gods righteoufüefs,thar delire nothing in the world'
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