They are Bleffed that hunger and thirfi. 261 the deepe counfells of God concerning his way in bringing man tahimfelfe, and ble {1éd are Chore that have their eyes thus opened , bleifed are;.y.our eyes , becaufe you fee there things, Blared are they that hunger and thirli becauCe of the enlightning that they have. Secondly, Blefied are they for the prefent, for their hearts are taken with that which bath the greatefl weight it,there's nothing that ever concerned God himfel.fe, or that ever con- cerned man, or any creature that had greatet weight in it then this that I am (peaking of, nothing of Gods works, nothing that is Ab extra (for I fpeake of that) nothing that ever concern'd God in-his working towards the creature, or in glory that he receives from the creature ; There was never any thing of fuch high concernementto'yards any creature as this is, the righteoufneßè of the Son of God applyed by faith, now bleifed are they who have their he_ arts taken with this righteoufneffe. For the molt of you, what are your-hearts taken withal! ? they are taken with meat and drink, to live merrily, to. be in com- pany, and to play, and power downe wine, and to fatisfieyyour Julis, your hearts are taken with this, here's no bleffednelfe in this, but now for to have the heart of a man that had nothing but vanity and folly in it before, to be taken with a matter of fuch innite weight and confequence as this righteou.neire is, Bleffed is.that heart. Thirdly, Blelfed are they, for now is the time when this righteoufnefs of Chrifl is offered unto (inners, and bleifed are they that by the work of God are brought into the way that God brings thofe into, that he intends ro give the rightèouf- nefs of his Son unto; Iu the time that he is offering of the rirhteoufnefs.of his Son to finners,if fo be that thou had'fl but iläy'd a while, & God had but cut the thread of thy life off be- fore thou hadfl feen the excellency of this righteoufireffe of Chrifl, and before thou had'fl had flrong delires after it, thou could'ft not have been Weft ; But blei ed.art thou that in this time of thy fife,th at is the time that God offers this righteouf- nefs of his Son to tanners, that now thou feed thy neech of it., and that thy heart Works-after it, and -that- thou art now in the way
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