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The surest & safest way of thriving, or, A conviction of that grand mistake…
The surest & safest way of thriving, or, A conviction of that grand mistake in many, that what is given to the poor, is a loss to their estate : which is so directly contrary as to the experiences of the charitable : so to the testimony of God's spirit in divers places of Scripture ... by Thomas Gouge ...
London: printed for William Rawlins, 1673
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The greatest difficulty in the words is who are here meant by little ones, for whose sake the reward is promised.
By little ones, our Saviour meaneth no other than such in the foregoing verse, he had styled Prophets and righteous ones.
By little ones, our Saviour meaneth no other than such in the foregoing verse, he had stiled Prophets and righteous ones.
They are called Little ones in two respects.
1. In regard of the worlds esteem of them. 2. In regard of their own account of themselves.
First, They are little in the worlds eye. The world which judgeth not according to inward worth, have them in low esteem. It fares with the servants, as it fared with their Master, they are despised, and rejected, and trodden under foot of men. Of old they were accounted Desolate, and forsaken,