An Expojition of tbe Epiftle ~for riches, Gm. j 1. 1. we read there that .'Jacob heard the words of La6an's Ser. xxr. So1Js, frywg, .'Jacob h.Jth takm away all that WaJ our F~th~rs, and of that ~whichw&s of o11r Fathers, bath hegottm all thu glory; that IS all thrs riches, The alluflon here is to l{<1i. 61. 6. there you~all finclu rs called the glory of rrchrs whicb tht Nations )ball 6ri11g in; ond fo the Septt~agim tranflateth it. The like you have in ljiu.6o. g. it is a manifefl alluflon, (this in the Revelation,) to thofe places. Now my Brethren, that which is the head City ofaKingdom, as London; that which is the head City of the world,asRorne once was, all the Nati– ons ofthe world bring their riches thither, Heaven is the head City,it is the City of the living God, all riches are come thither, it is therefore a rich Inheritance. And let me but add one thing to you, All thefe f~me r!ches of which the Holy GLofl, ( c<Jndefcending to our capacities,) if we may !peak fo with rever<nce, is fain to mal<e fiCtions, (for Mountains of Gold, and Gates of one Pearl, is a thing that never was, nor never will be in this worid, bur he doth it to fet things forth to us. ) All thefe defcriptions what are they but fal!e riches? L11ke I 6. I r.he calleth only the riches of grace and glory the true riches, and he calleth the other the Mammo11 Til,i.Ji>W It is tranflated of VnrighteoN{;If{s, but the Hebrew word the Septuagim often times tranilates it for Rztjehood, os now in Englifh we fay a thing is right when it is true, and it is wrong when it is falfe, fo the riches of unrighteoufnefs or of wrong in the Hebrew DialeCt oftentimes is put for falfehood. All the riches here are but falfe riches, thefe only are the rrue riches, the other are but lhadows of it, To fpeak a little more home to it. It is a rich Inheritance, rich why? Be– caufe that God laierh forth all his riches in making the Saints happy. In Phi/. 4- 19. (it is a place I il1all afterwards quote to a further purpofe, ) faith he, My God {ba/Jjupplyall ;•our tteeds accord11'g to his riches m glory by Jefm Chrrfl, You know God is fa id to be rich in Mercy, and rich in Grace, and rich in Love , and rich in Power; all his Attributes are called riches in Scripture. Now mark, would!\ thou know what Heaven is? T hou f11alt have all God's riches, not in Bullion, forthat cannot be, they are incommunicable, thou canfl not have them in Species, but thou f11alt have them in ufe, in ccmfort, thou fhalt have all God's rich:s turned into comfort. The Attributes themfclves are incommunicable,thou canfl not have it in mouey paid thee down, it is proper to God; bm all the riches il'l God fl1all be to make thee happy, God )ball fupp!y allyour 11eeds accordmg to his nches; faith the Text; and if God's riches undertake to fupply you, certain– ly you will be full. Jn the Second place, To defcribe thefe riches more full unto you , I will give you one place of Scripture, the other place that I mentioned i~ applyed to God, that all hrs riches fhall be turntd into comforts, this place I now give is of Chril\'s riches, it is 2 Cor: 8, 9· Ye k11ow theg~ace of our Lord.'Jejiu Chrrjl, thatthough he was rrch,J•et for )'011r}ales he 6ewme poor, that )"e through his poverty might bench. He doth not mean riches in this world, for the Saints are the poor– cl\ in this world, ) 'Ott.{ee )'Ottr ca!lmg, (faith the Apoflle,) how that 110t rnanJ rzcb nor rnany tJo6!e art called; tl1e1 efore the riches he meaneth are the riches of glory hereafter. Now fee, for I argue as from God before, fo now frora this tllat Chrifl did , an infinite mafs ot riches are laid up for u~ in the world to come. To rarfe up your confideranons, confider thrsfa!thhe, Jefus Chnfl that was rich, became poor, to that end that you might be rich. Jefus Chrifl was rich, he was the Heir of all things, he had all glory, he ltft himfelf not worth one Groat my Brethren, The Foxes have ho!es,mzd the Birds of the Aire h,zve Ne{ls, tut the Sou of 1limr hr.th not where to hide his head ;he became poor, the Vl'ord is a Beggor, not that Chrifl was a Beggar,or lived by begging, for there was to be no beggar in ljrae!,he had not fulfrlled the Law ifhe had; therefore the Papifls have bllt an ill ground lrom this place to juflifie the calling of' their .Mmdrco11t Friar.r, but he was in the eflate ofa beggar, he was minil\red unto, he left himfelfworth nothing. If that this Chrifl who fai th he was ri eh, it is ..,;~g.;,, he did exif! ric~ belore ne was poor,he laid all afide,emptied himfelfto nothing,ifhe will put all the nches he was worth out to ufe, that you might be rich faith he, and you ll1all have all the ufc ofit,what will this come to? My Brethren the Apoflle in Ep. 5·9·calleth them the tmjrarchable rrchrs of Chrijl, you cannot tell them over to all Eternity, for
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