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The

principaIi

matters

of

the third

Chapter.

of our

owne

unworthinefe;

nor

by

our

not

pro-

(

The u.ingellr

are

eye

-wirne

fes

of what

firing

to

our winde.

I

is done in

the Church

of

God.

Minifiers

mn/E

not

give

overpreaching;/

Thofe

that

enjoy

the

blefed

view

of

God

neither

uponconceit

of

their

ignorance; nor

of

doe

not thereby

art

aim,

the

knowledge

of

the [mall

good they

fee

comes

of

it;

nor

for all

things.

want

of

feeling in themfelves

the

power

of

thofe

things

theypreach;nor

upon

fenfe

oftem-

ptations contrary

to

it.

Verle 7.

The

Mirifleriall

gift,

which

Cyod

of

grucegiveth,

mates

a Mtnii

ler.

appear,

in

his dealing toward his

Church:

Minitiers

differ in

their

gifts

and quali-

fume

things wherein

it

appeareth.

ftcations.

Gods power accompanieth

the

gift

ofthe

Minitiery.

O

fa

foure-

fold

knowledge in

eArgells.

I-

%ow

Angelá

profit

to

experimental'

knowledge

by

things

done

in the Church.

e/Igainfi

Papif

s

that

Saints

departed

cannot

hearsour

prayers.

gods

manifold

wifdomc doth

Specially

Vert

E.

How

the eflpoflle could

fay,

bee was

the

leatfi

of

allSaints.

The

mofi excellent men

mull

thinke

tub_

mifcy

ofthemfelves.

A

greatfavour of

Cod,

to

be

called

to

the

Minitiery..

To abafe our

fclves the

way to

extoll

Gods

grace.

Minifiers ofthe

gof

ell

bringgoodtidings

to

men.

They arefwinifh

who

negleíi the

Cjofpefl.

We

muff

depend

on

the

Gofpell.

Minihers

muff

prmcipally,

preach

Chrifi

Iefiu.

None

able

to come to

the

full

knowledge

of

Chrí.

Verfe 9.

Miniters

and

Mittihery,the light

of

the

World.

The

things

of

the Gofpell not to

bee

com-

prehended

by

the reachof

Nature.

We

muff fee', the Spirit

, who

fearcheth

the

deep

things of

God.

The

Creation

,

a

teflimony

of

the

pity

of

the

Father and

the Sonne.

Verfe

t

o.

Why

Angelis are

principalities

and

powers.

The Angel's are

not

infirulled

by

the

preaching

of

the

Gofpell,

but

by

the Church

as

it

is

by

it

eolletled.

Of

Godswi

fdome

how

it

ismanifold.

god

will

in time

bring them

to

further

knowledgewho

havea true

def:re

of it.

Angelis have a

flroakin

the[way

ofearth-

ly kingelomes.

verve

tt.

What

f

ever

dotb

befall

us in

time, bath

beenpsrpo

fed

by

God

from

everlafüng.

Verfe

tz.

In

aril?

one!),

is

oxr

confcience

able

to

picadors righteoufrejfe before

God: wemuff

commit our

[elves

one

y

to

(brill

we

have

that

which is equal!

to

a particular

word.

In

Chrifi

wee may Securely

come

into

gods

prefence.

Two

things which breed

confidence;

wicked

men

are deceived,

who are per[wa_

dedoftheirfecurity

to

god-ward.

.

7

o

have

benefit

by

Chrifi,

we

mull

be-

leeve

on

him.

It

is

a woefull

cafe to

live

in

unbehefe.

Faith

is not

a bare afent;

but

a

confident

embracing with the

heart the

thing aft

ted

unto;

A

1°opifh

collellion

an

fivered.

Two

acceptions

of

confidence:How

o,weak

faith

hath

confidence.

Faith

ore

y

looketh

to

Chrio/ as

it

jet_

fiifetheThere

are other works

of

faith,

but

this

onely

jufiifieth.

Verfe 13.

What it

is to

faint.

(.4

Minifler

multi

bee

careful!

to

re-

move

offences

that

hinder the growth ofthe

Gofpell.

There

will fcandalls arife

to

hinder the

Paving

vertue

of

the

Gofpell,

and

how.

The

difference

of

a carnalleaid a

godly

man in receiving Chrtfi and his

Gofpell.

The

skill and fidelity

of

a Minifler

es

in removing fcandallt.

We

are

prone

upon

the trouble

of

Mini

-

ffers

toforfake,

them and

their

Gofpell.

We

muff

be

readyto

fuffer

in

the

affi-

Itions

s