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The Reason why the Pharisees scorned at Christ preaching against seeking the things of the world, Luke 13. 14. was, because the promises were so large for temporal things. Wherefore when Christ would teach them not to seek those which they conceived the chief blessings of God contained in the promises, they deride him; hence Christ tells them ver. 16. The Law and the Prophets were till John, till then the promises ran much upon temporal things, but now the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, there is now another manner of kingdom revealed, sought after in another way then ever formerly. I dare appeal to thy conscience, whosoever thou art; canst thou think otherwise in thy conscience, but that those who walk close with God, subjecting their hearts and lives unto his fear, must be most beloved of him? they must needs be nearer that eternal good, and fountain ⟨p. 67⟩of all happiness, then vile wretched sinners, who walk according to their lusts, who are vile and abominable in their ways. When thou seest Gods people to be so low, so distressed, so afflicted, either thou must be convinced strongly that there is a time, wherein all shall be called over again, or else thou art an Atheist; God will convince thee another day by this argument, Did you not see what were the ways of my providence towards my people? Might you not have gathered from thence, that there was another time a coming?

The Reason why the Pharisees scorned at Christ preaching against seeking the things of the world, Luke 13. 14. was, because the promises were so large for temporal things. Wherefore when Christ would teach them not to seek those which they conceived the chief blessings of God contained in the promises, they deride him; hence Christ tells them ver. 16. The Law and the Prophets were till Iohn, till then the promises ran much upon temporal things, but now the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, there is now another maner of kingdom revealed, sought after in another way then ever formerly. I dare appeal to thy conscience, whosoever thou art; canst thou think otherwise in thy conscience, but that those who walk close with God, subjecting their hearts and lives unto his fear, must be most beloved of him? they must needs be nearer that eternal good, and fountain ⟨p. 67⟩