134 ThesoredeteeffkallealtixgtoChri(}, his saints to doe them goed; but marke what, he Text faith, Bled is every man that waited) upon theLord : he Both not fay, bleffed is the man that Lath fenfe ofGods favour, bleffed is the man that bath affurance of Gods mercy, but blejjëd is that man that waiteth upon the Lord: thou faift thou cinft not doe this, and thou canft not doe that; I fay ifthou cant}but wait and hopefor the mercy of the Lord, i fay thou art a richChriffian : if a man hath many reverfions, thoughhe hath them not for the prefent, men that judgeofhisefface, will not judge him for his prefent effare, but for his reverfions whichhee fhail have: haply thou haft not for the prefent the fenfe and feeling of the affurance ofGods love ; away with thatfee- ling, doe not dote upon ir,thou haft reverfionsof old leales, ancient mercies, old companions, filch as have beenereferved from the beginningof the world,andknow thou haftafaire inheritance: this is obfervable; Rom.8 z 8. We arefivedby hope: nowhope that itfeene,is no hope :for whyJheuld a man hope for that which a man bath ? wee are laved throughhope now ifyou would have her tobe feene, you have no hope in conclufion; though thou haft itnot in thyeye, yet ifthou doff hope, k is enough,that hopewill lave thy foule.Ir is the follyofour finfull proud hearts, that fometimes in the fenfe of our owne firmes and fight ofour owne unworthineffe, wealmoft difdaine toloo':e upon what God bath done for us, and we conk- der notthe kindneffe ofthe Lord. That place in the *11'4, The eye of the Lord to report them that ¡tart
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