[…], To teach us to delight in such, to desire1 the […] of such as are […] and humble men', to §2dwell there where God dwells; seem their persons never so mean, their conditions never so base, their estates never so low, themselves never so despitable, yet if they be men of broken Spirits, God is with them. Go into their Societies as men that resolve to go to the Court; for where the King is, the Court is; and where God is, Heaven is: the Lord hath two Thrones; the one of Glory in Heaven, where he is all in all to his; another here on Earth, an humble heart, where he doth all only of himself, and for himself. Therefore as they in Zechariah, 8. last, Ten men shall lay hold on the skirt of a Jew, and they shall say, we will go with you, for we have […] God is with you. Much more here, for the ⟨p. 14⟩Lord is not only with humble hearts, but he dwells in them; we should therefore entertain such Servants into our Families, such Inhabitants into Plantations, and such Members into Congregations, for so you entertain God himself; Resolve as Ruth to Naomi, Entreat me not to forsake thee, for where thou […], I will live, thy people shall be my people, thy God my God, where thou diest I will die, and there will I be buried, and nothing but death shall part thee and me. Nay go further, ye blessed Spirits (say) death shall not part us, I will be broken-hearted with you, and humble with you, and God shall dwell in us, and we shall dwell with him in Heaven for ever. Oh now ye are right, keep here, and be happy here for ever.
〈…〉, To teach us to delight in such, to desire1 the 〈…〉 of such as are 〈…〉 and humble men', to §2dwel there where God dwels; seem their persons never so mean, their conditions never so base, their estates never so low, themselves never so despitable, yet if they be men of broken Spirits, God is with them. Go into their Societies as men that resolve to go to the Court; for where the King is, the Court is; and where God is, Heaven is: the Lord hath two Thrones; the one of Glory in Heaven, where he is all in all to his; another here on Earth, an humble heart, where he doth all only of himself, and for himself. Therefore as they in Zachary, 8. last, Ten men shall lay hold on the skirt of a Jew, and they shall say, we will go with you, for we have 〈…〉 God is with you. Much more here, for the ⟨p. 14⟩Lord is not only with humble hearts, but he dwels in them; we should therfore entertain such Servants into our Families, such Inhabitants into Plantations, and such Members into Congregations, for so you entertain God himself; Resolve as Ruth to Naomi, Entreat me not to forsake thee, for where thou 〈…〉, I will live, thy people shall be my people, thy God my God, where thou diest I will die, and there will I be buried, and nothing but death shall part thee and me. Nay go further, ye blessed Spirits (say) death shall not part us, I will be broken-hearted with you, and humble with you, and God shall dwel in us, and we shal dwel with him in Heaven for ever. Oh now ye are right, keep here, and be happy here for ever.
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