Preached at St. Pauls Crosse, November 22. 1629

              preached at st pauls crosse november 22 l62y r629 MAT ii6and 116 11.6 ilg AND BLESSED IS HE WHOSOEVER SHALL NOT BE OFFENDED IN ME HESE ARE ARB words spoken by our blessed saviour to two disci- ples TTHESEsentbyjohnbaptistthenaprisoner toinformthem- selves of some particulars concerning christ christ who read hearts better then we doe faces and heard thoughts clearer then we doe words saw in the thoughts and hearts of these men a certain perversenesse pervers enesse an obliquity an irregularity towards him a jealousies jealousie jealousie and suspicion of him and according to that indisposition of theirs he speaks to them and teis them this and this onely is true blessed nesse not to be scandalized in me not to be offended in me I1 see you are but as you love blessednesse Blessednesse and there is no other object of true love but blessednesse Blesse dnesse establish your selves in mee maintain in your selves a submission and an acquiescence to me in my gospel suspect not me be not jealous of me nor presse farther upon me then I1 open and declare my self unto you for blessed is he whosoever is not scandalized not offended in me the words have in them an injunction and a remuneration A precept and a promise the way and the end of a christian the injunction the precept the way is As you love blessedness be not offended in me be satisfied sati saei saelsHed with mee and mine ordinances it is an acquiescence in the gospel of christ jesus and the remuneration the promise the end is blessedness that which in it self hath no end that in respect of which all other things are to no end blessed- ness everlasting blessedness blessed is he whosoever is not scandal