( I j ' . ' \ . . ,• . ~ " / I • '- pH I L-. 4· 9. . / ' 1•. Thife things "J)Jhich fiiu have 6o~h yletJrneJ, I and rtceivul, 4nd heard, 11ndfien in. m~,._ , do, andthe God ofPeacefhalthcltJ_ith.Tou. W-· Hat the particular Reafon of. rriy choic~ of this Scripture this day i c, If ybu corn-. . pare my prefent flation, witb the intent df , ' · t'bc Apoftl~, i~ t}iefe wor~s, you will ea~ly _ un9er- "' l1/Jand. · " There words of the ~pofiie, being.part of the tClofe of his Epiftle to the Phitippians, are his !Tale– diction, or Farewel eo chem : lt is not unknown to you,thati muflnow be parted from you; and I have pitched o_ti this -Scri'pture,. to be the Clofeofmy Tv\•enty Yea~s Miniltry among you. . . God hath ferit me among yotJ to be 'a But.lder; and I have ch0fen this Text to be an Hd~mer to faH~n, and drive home lhofe Nails oflnflructiort and Con~ folation, wh.ich·r have been fo long endeavou1~ing td eilter into you. · / . 'Cod hat h. ftrit me ainotig yoti as a izijh.Jr.-man ~ . and I ha V'; chofen thefe Words to be ns the c!O{ing ()f ,' he Net. Behold I once more the Net is fpread, .. d I am nowmaking my IaH 01att~ht;and ofi that ) B . it . \ . ) I ( ·'
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