The hearers duty a sermon preached at Anne Aldersgate, London at the finishing of…

You that have good Children, that are instruments of the praise and glory of God, bless his name for them; and you ⟨p. 6⟩that have bad children look upon it as a stroke of Gods heavy hand upon you; but this is only a point by the way, from the woman's speaking thus of Christ, blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps that gave thee suck; but Christ told her, rather blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it. ¹Christ says rather blessed, he does not not say that his mother that bare him was not blessed, for she did bear him in her heart as well as in her womb: but Christ speaks this with a gentle and loving rebuke to the woman that gave him this commendation; says Christ, thou criest out, blessed is the womb that bear thee, but I say, rather blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it, so that from hence note, from Christs example here,

You that have good Children, that are instruments of the praise and glory of God, blesse his name for them; and you ⟨p. 6⟩that have bad children look upon it as a stroak of Gods heavy hand upon you; but this is only a point by the way, from the womans speaking thus of Christ, blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps that gave thee suck; but Christ told her, rather blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it. ¹Christ sayes rather blessed, he does not not say that his mother that bare him was not blessed, for she did bear him in her heart as well as in her womb: but Christ speaks this with a gentle and loving rebuke to the woman that gave him this commendation; sayes Christ, thou cryest out, blessed is the womb that bear thee, but I say, rather blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it, so that from hence note, from Christs example here,

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