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pífeate mptífm,
of the children of God, and heirs
of everlafting life j For our Lord
Jefus Chrift doth not deny his
grace and Mercy unto fuch In-
fants, but moft lovingly dorh
call them unto hkn, as the holy
Gofpel doth witnefs to our com-
fort on this wife.
THey
S. Mark lo, 13.
brought young cbu-
dren to Chriil, that he
lliould touch them j and his difct-
ples rebuked thoie that brought
them. But when Jeííis faw it, he
was much difpleafcd,and faid un-
to them, Suffer the little children
to come unto me, and forbid
them, not ; for of fuch is the kingdom
of God. Verily I fay un-
to you, Whofoever (nail nor re-
ceive, the kingdom of God as a
liitle child, hs ihali not enter
therein. And he took them up ia
bis armfj put his hands upou
thsm, andbleííed them.
^ /jficrthe Gofpel is rcjd, thi Inini-
ji r fuiiU mAe this brief Exbjrtaiion
upon the vJonis of the Gojpil.
Eloved, ye hear ift this Gof-
pel rhe words of our Saviour
Chri/t, that he comm.inded
the children to be brought unto
hov/he bl?med thofe that
him !;
would have kept rhem from him ;
how he exhorted all men to follow
(heir Innooency, Ye per-
ceive how by his outv/ard g f-
ture and deed he declared his
good will toward them ; for he
embraced them ia his arms, he
t/toc^e bo rj