~94 ) ~ ·---- ----~hisis my.BeltrPL_' e_'tl.___ s~ R.XVIII ledgeof Chrift, the good things in him, and the 1 wayes of God, as we may be 2ble to il:aod out againfl: all oppofition of the gates .ofhell what- ,foever. · . I To gro-m t9 And to this end proceed i>n the fiudy of ~n9~; a~Jr~ Chrifl,and to a deeperfearch of him,and of the gooJ ;hingr,we, excellencies and good things in him ' that we mdu,ll. gr~w :: i may fay asMicah7· Who is a God like to thee, a Tmrattoii o1 1 h d r.. d . . . . A d 'd them. t at par ons tmncs an tmqumes : n· as Davt , P_fal.n3.Whoisa Godlike our God that hum– bleth himfelfe to behold the things done here below• . fi!e mufl. pray And defire aifo to this purpofe theSpirit of fortbeSptrttoj l • h h. bP 1 .c. h•r · Rewlation. reve atwn, t at w IC au prayesror.,Ep t.l. 1. · ~nd Cap .3. that we may know that koowledge that isaboveall knowledge, the height, depth) .and hreadthof Gods love in Cbrill:. So fweet is · God in~hegreatefi abafements of his children, that he leaves fuch atafie in the fouleof a Chri- . , fiian, th3t fr.om thence he may be able to fay, 1 this is my beloved~ w'hen his beloved feems not l , to care for him.W-hea the Church feemed to be difrdpe:cted and negi~eted of ChrifL yet fhe fayes,Thu is my Bcwved,andtbu is my ftiend>o ye dattghttp of!erufalem. Thar i(rPOrldfy ShaH rich men boafi: oftheir richcsdl1all men aTJd wicked men\ that are in favour bo.:Ifi ofthe favour ofgreat per-. ba':zfl uf eart l:ly r fL 11 h l h 1 IF ffi b ft rbintr ~ mu,:h/ ·WOS':' H!l a~ant at 1at argepout t~os oa~[ jn?re Qllgbr ~c' and thtnke htmfelfe as good and ·as great as hts 0~ ou.r P' 0 r 110 n 111 1 efiate is ':' {h:tll abafe minded worldlingbeable · chrift. , , to boafi.~Whyboafl:dl:thouthy fel~ Ohmighty . PfJl.S~·1 ' · ' man~Nayyoufhallhavemalignantfpirited men - boail t ----------------------·------------
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