The beatitudes

2. It Exhorts them that do bear fruit, that they would Branch. 2 bring forth more fruit; do not think you have fruit enough, but bring forth [Greek or Hebrew], further degrees of sanctity: Joh. 15.2. Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit. Grace is like the morning light which increaseth more, and more to the full meridian of glory. Christians should be like that ground in the Parable which brought forth some sixty, some an hundred fold, Matth. 13.8. He who hath a little gold, labours to increase it; and is not grace more precious than gold? some Christians have a little fruit, and they think that is well; like Trees that have an Apple or two growing on them to show that they are of the right kind: Isa. 17.6. Two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough. They are like the Church of Philadelphia which had [Greek or Hebrew], a little strength, Rev. 3.8. so they have a little faith, a spark of love. Christ chides a little faith, Matth. 14.31. Christians should increase with the increase of God, Col. 2.19. Christ compares the breasts of his Spouse to Clusters of Grapes, for fruitfulness, Cant. 7.7. Oh labour to be Christians of degrees; the Apostle prays for the Philippians that their love might abound [Greek or Hebrew], yet more and more, Phil. 1.9.

2. It Exhorts them that do bear fruit, that they would Branch. 2 bring forth more fruit; do not think you have fruit enough, but bring forth 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, further degrees of sanctity: Joh. 15.2. Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit. Grace is like the morning light which encreaseth more, and more to the full meridian of glory. Christians should be like that ground in the Parable which brought forth some sixty, some an hundred fold,