. Sermons on the following subjects .. . a beautifulcountenance ; and though, in fome fenfe, itthrows a veil over a virtuous life, yet, bythis very means, renders it more lovely andinviting, and fecures our virtue as well asadorns it. The humble man is not highmiruled but fears 3 by walkiitg humbly with God^ Luke xviii. 9.—» Ser. XI. the poor in fpirif, 329 Godht walketh furely ; and ftands the firmer,becaufe he takes heed leajl he fall. Whatan honour and happinefs is it alfo to have afplrit fiiperior to the world ? A fpirit whichhas a kind of felf-fufficiency in refpecl ofworldly things, can
. Sermons on the following subjects .. . a beautifulcountenance ; and though, in fome fenfe, itthrows a veil over a virtuous life, yet, bythis very means, renders it more lovely andinviting, and fecures our virtue as well asadorns it. The humble man is not highmiruled but fears 3 by walkiitg humbly with God^ Luke xviii. 9.—» Ser. XI. the poor in fpirif, 329 Godht walketh furely ; and ftands the firmer,becaufe he takes heed leajl he fall. Whatan honour and happinefs is it alfo to have afplrit fiiperior to the world ? A fpirit whichhas a kind of felf-fufficiency in refpecl ofworldly things, can defpife the world whenit has moft of it, and rejoice amidft thegreateft fcarcity of worldly comforts. Sucha temper is both a credit to the man who ispoflefsd of it, and to the religion he pro-feffes, while earthly-mindednefs is a difho-nour to both. Let all this perfuade us toexert our utmoft endeavours, that we be-come intitled to this beatitude of our Saviour,Bkjfed are the poor in fpirit^ for theirs is thekingdom of heaven. t^^ f^. SER- 330 f^^ bkjfednefs of SERMON XII. The Bleffednefs of thofe thatmourn. M A T T H. V. 4. Blejfed are they that mourn^ forthey jhall be comforted. THI S is one of thofe obfervations orrules which our divine Mafter laiddown for the attainment of true happinefs. You, my difciples, are to mourn that you may be happy \ which is fuch unufual ad-vice, that the enemies of our bleffed Saviourthink they are from hence fupplied with anunanfwerable objection againft his religion;and even fome of his own followers are tooapt to look upon it as a hard faying^ till *tisexplained to them. For does not this con-tradia the common fenfe of mankind, who all Ser. XII. thofe that mount, 331 all agree to underftand by happinefs fucha ftate in which a perfon has no reafon formourning, but the greateft reafon to rejoiceand be exceeding glad ? So that there neverwas any one before who placed happinefs inmourning. To which I anfwer, neither doesChrifl here do i
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