The unbelievers preparing for Christ. By T.HThe vnbeleevers preparing for Christ. By T.H

do thus and think of this, and remember that our Saviour Christ when the Apostles Preached the Gospel, here was a poor man on one side converted, and a poor woman on another, when the Lord Jesus saw this, why I bless thee Father saith he Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast ⟨p. 18⟩revealed these things to the poor of the world, and denied them to great ones; take this to your hearts, the poor receive the Gospel, the rich they are so full and so delighted in these earthly things, here below, that they have no room for any spiritual grace; but you that are Saints of God, that have received any grace, think of this, let your souls bless God, even extraordinarily, and say, I thank thee Father, that that thou hast hid these things from the wise, and from the rich, and from the noble, and hast revealed them unto babes, that thou hast taught me, a poor silly creature, that thou hast wrought upon my heart, and showed me Christ Jesus, when as most in the world have not seen him, nor salvation, many great ones, and mighty ones thou hast sent packing to hell, but me a blind creature, out of a poor cottage, out of a corner of hell, thou hast plucked and given me salvation: Father I bless thee for this, for it was of thy free mercy. I beseech thee to give me a free hear• to bless thee for this thy wonderful mercy vouchsafed unto me, and to walk worthy of thee. What, shalt thou give thy self freely for my poor soule• and shall not I give thee a good action freely? thus stir up your own hearts to bless God for this his great mercy: the greater the grace is which he vouchsafeth unto you, the greater your thankfulness ought to be: and so much for this use, it should stir up every poor soul that hath received any grace, to go into a comer, and look up to heaven, and be amazed at Gods great mercy, and say, Father ⟨p. 19⟩I have received grace, and why I• there is no reason Lord for it, but because thy mercy pleased thee.

doe thus and thinke of this, and remember that our Saviour Christ when the Apostles Preached the Gospell, here was a poore man on one side converted, and a poore woman on another, when the Lord Iesus saw this, why I blesse thee Father saith he Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast