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went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all fick people that were taken with divers diseases, and torand torments, and those

24-And his fame 24. By this means his Fame Fame presently spread over Syria: So that all forts of diseased Perfons, and Lunaticks, and Men poffeffed with Devils, were brought to him from all Parts; and he healed them with a Word.

which were poffeffed with devils, and thofe which were lunatick,

and those that had

the palfie; and he healed them.

tude of the People followed 25. And a great multihim from all Parts of the 25 And their fol- Country; from Galilee, and lowed him great Decapolis, and Jerufalem, and from Galilee, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

multitudes of people,

from Decapolis, and from Jerufalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

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1. Efus being preffed with the great multitude of People, retired from them to the top of a Hill; when he was fet down, his + Luc. 7. 1. Difciples, and † as many as were defirous to bear his Doctrine, drew near and ftood about him.

the people.

2.

2. And he taught them
in fhort the Doctrine of the
Christian Religion, saying,
3. Bleffed are those that
are poor and humble,modeft
and contented; who fet
not their Hearts upon this
prefent World, nor too ea-
gerly feek the Riches and
Splendour of it; who pre-
fer Righteousness before
Wealth and Honour, and
can readily despise and con-
tentedly part with these
Things for the fake of Re-
ligion: Bleffed, I fay, are
thefe Men; for they are
fitly prepared to be mem-
bers of the true Church of

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4 Bleffed are they

God here, and shall be rewarded with eternal Happinefs hereafter.

4. Bleffed are those who

that mourn: for they live not in Voluptuousness,

fhall be comforted.

5 Bleffed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Bleffed are they

which do hunger and thirft after righte

ousness: for they fhall be filled.

but seriously lament the Sins and Follies, and patiently endure the Hardships and Afflictions of this prefent Life: For they fhall be comforted with the prefent Peace and Joy of the Holy Ghost, and with the Happiness of the World to

come.

5. Bleffed are thofe, who are of a meek and gentle, a quiet and harmless Spirit; free from Paffion and Violence, from Haughtiness and Turbulency: For fuch Men fhall generally be fecured in the quiet poffeffion of their Rights in this World, by the peculiar Providence of God; or however, shall have an inheritance in that new Earth, (2 Pet. 3, 13.) wherein Peace and Righte ousness are for ever to dwell. 6. Bleffed are thofe who earneftly defire to become truly Virtuous and Religious:

For

For the Grace of God will never fail to direct such Men in the right way, and to affift them with fufficient means, to attain the Fruition of true Virtue, both in the Satisfaction of the present Practice of it, and in the fulness of its future Reward. 7. Bleffed are those who are merciful and compaffionate, ready to relieve the Neceffities of those that want, and to forgive the Faults of those who have offended them: For to fuch Men Gcd will be proporti onably compaffionate, in the more ready forgiveness of their Sins, and in bestowing on them the greater abundance of his Mercy.

8. Bleffed are those who are truly pure and holy, free from Hypocrifie, and Uncleannefs; from all Filthinefs both of Flesh and Spirit: For to fuch Men, God will make greater and clearer Manifeftations of himself in this Life; and in that which is to come, they shall have a nearer and

7 Bleffed are the

merciful: for they fhall obtain mercy.

8 Bleffed are the

pure in heart: for they fhall fee God.

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more immediate access to his Prefence and Glory.

9. Bleffed are thofe, who make it their Business to promote the Peace and Welfare of Mankind; to do to all Men all the good they can, at all times; and to indeavour to fettle the World in universal Quiet and Love: For these Men, being made like to God in the imitation of his moft Excellent Attributes, his Goodness and Love; fhall be owned and received by him as his peculiar Children, and fhall be made like him alfo in the participation of his Happi. nefs.

10. Laftly, Bleffed are thofe, who undauntedly fuffer for the fake of Virtue and true Religion: For these Men, having given the greatest poffible proof of their Sincerity and Conftancy, fhall receive an extraordinary Crown, and a particular degree of Reward in Heaven.

II. When therefore Men fhall revile and reproach D

and

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