rbey' are Bleff ed that. hunger and thirfl. Tenthly,& laf }ly,The acceptation that comes -from this righ teoufnetfe it Both not ebb.and floWaccording to the difference of the gracious workings of.our hearts, but it abides constant for ever : Tt's true, the Lord looks upon the different workings: of-our-hearts, and inrefpe& of weaknetfe of fane`ti ìcation or- further degrees, there may be a complacency in God mo:e or ¡elle, I mean inthe manifeftacions,for what's ,;ods complacen cy, but fume way or o :her the letting out of himfelfe towards. . his creature, andthe Lord .is well pleated with the righteouf- nefs of Sant` idcati.on too, as we thall fpeake to. afterwards, ;:as well as in this, but now though there may be a different letting; out of -God, and intome reipeet we may lay, the very compla- cency of öds heart may be towards his fervants in a ditferèntl way, accordingro'che ciitterence of their graces here, but in re- fpect of their acceptation for this righteoufnefle, it's alwayes the fame; there is alwayes the fame acceptation of this righte- ou nefle,.and. no ebbings and flowings in . he acceptation of this righteoufnetle for any beleever : O ho v bleffed is this righte- ouTnets of J.efus (Thrift, and what a (Likeable objet is it ? Thus now you have had the third thing opened ; what the workings of the heart árein hungring and thirfting after it and what a defireable object this righceoufiretfe is. The fourth thing is the Bleffednefs which is to be fpoken unto, Blet ed are they, that do hunger and thirft after this, Blef}d are they. First, Becaufe they come to fee the great miftery ofGodli- nefs, in the way of Gods.bringing man unto himfelfe, and this is a bleifed thing;:'tis a bleffed thing for the eyes:of the under- ftanding to, be to enlightned,as,to be able tofee the greatmy- flery of God in the way that he ha h to bring nian to himfelfe, molt people in the World they think there is no other way of God to bring men to himfelfe but. this ; IPThof that have been wicked fanners they mull mourne and be lorry that they have . done fo, and fieno more-and there's an end, but thole that doe hunger and thirftafter thìs.righteonfnefs they are enlightned by another manner of light froín heaven; the beams of divine light bath Chimed into them, whereby -they come to underftand tl
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