theCloud zr ta/ten off theTabernacle. ) 113 it takes away Gods honour,andwifdom, andpower ; and this mansArrogancy in affirming them tohimfelf. One while the Magiftrate he will take upon him to re- move the Cloud ; and he faith, he is the great man topro- pagate the Gofpel, (which is onely and properly the pro- pagatienof the Son of God) and he muff plant the Minifters ofthe Gofpel. And it may be, perhaps, there are force would have them go with thefivord and blood to plant this in other Nations : furely, thefruit mull needs be good that fprings from fuch a root! The Gofpel you fee is a Taber- nacle that Godplants and pitches, and not man ; but ever and anon they will be taking upon them to do this, and then it mutt be their care toknow anddiftinguifh ofblafphe- mies, and errours, and herefes : and this they do meerly out of thatprinciple of errour and blafphemy that is in their own hearts; for this fhcwes theirInfidelity, that God is not able to carry onhis own work: And dowe faywe areChri- flans, and believe in him, andwhen we have fo done, tell him a lye tohis face ? for hefaith Efa. 9. 6. that thegovern- mentfhallbe upon Chriffs fhoulders. And Saith the Magiftrate, He hath the government uponhis fhoulders ; and yet when we have made great profeflion in words,we trample himun- der the feet of men : for if he cannot do his own workwith- out the powerofman, thenhe Rands in need of man, and then muft be weaker then man. Then comes another, and faith, The Churches, they mull do this, they muff fend out, and they muff remove the Cloud fromofthe Tabernacle, and that darkneffe that is in feveral corners of the Land ; the Harveft is great, but the Labourers are few. And ourSaviours counfel is, when he tells us, that the Harveft was white , even to reaping : faith hee, pray to the Father that he would fend faithful Labourers. He Both not bidyou go to themen of Power,or Patrons,or Ma- giftrates. And truly, then it werenéedleffe to pray to the Lord of theHarveft when men can fend them forth: now ïs.not thispride, infidelity, andarrogan'y for any of the fors ofmen to think to do it Obj. But youwill fay, ifthat men fhouldnot doFit, men would Efa. 9. 6. Mat s. i 3. Mat. 9.37 38. Joh.4. 35.
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