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Of the poor] From which words note this Doctrine, Doct. 4 ¹that the estate of Gods people is commonly a poor and afflicted estate. Therefore in the original the word [poor] is not used in the Plural number, but in the Singular, and carries this sense [ye have made a mock of the counsel of that poor one] implying thereby, what is the common case of all, namely, to be full of calamities and distresses, through many tribulations to enter into the kingdom of God, ²and to be conformable unto their head Christ in afflictions and sufferings.

Of the poore] From which words note this Doctrine, Doct. 4 ¹that the estate of Gods people is commonly a poore and afflicted estate. Therefore in the originall the word [poore] is not vsed in the Plurall number, but in the Singular, and carries this sense [ye haue made a mocke of the counsell of that poore one] implying thereby, what is the common case of al, namely, to bee full of calamities and distresses, through many tribulations to enter into the kingdome of God, ²and to be conformable vnto their head Christ in afflictions and sufferings.

1. 1The godly usually afflictedThe godly vsually afflicted
2. 2Act. 14.22. Rom. 8.

And this the Lord in his wise providence will have to be so for these reasons: