[ 3] , Doff. 3. Chrifl:ians Eyes, as -~ell as their Ear~~ may help them on in Relig ion ; Or, The Holy_ Ex... amples of Minilters, thould be living Sermons to J?eople~ [whatyou ~ave[etn in, mt] Therefor.e the Apoflle exhorts, Phd. 3. I 7. lWarf<. them. w~1ch fa -wall(, asyou have ut for 4n Example;and. I ··C?r• I!. I ·. Beye f olltrwers ~fme, as lamofChrift ; that 1s, I ~iche r I have'been a Foilower o£Chrift, be ye1 there- .fare Foll0wers of .me,!',; or elfe, Be"Ye FoUower.s of me; as far torch as'I have been a Follower of Chrilt. . Tho~Miniflers may go off the Stage with Honour and C6Qlfort,.who have Jefc behind ·chem the good, feed of follnd Do61:rine, and the good favoHr of "ui Holy. E~a mple. · · For _mine ownpan, what my :b~chirie and man-. ner of life hath been among you, you are witneffes; andGod alfo.. And however, I have great.reafon to judge and condemn my fdfbefor~ ~e ~ord-,- and to ·bewail it, th~t my Cop.verfati9n ha~h been. lefs ex-: empla ryand ufefull, than, oh that it had bee.tl! yet r go off from yo11, with this Tefiimony upon my hearr, that 1have not been of thofe who bind heavy Bunhens~ and lay themon.other mens G1oulders,but vv.ill not touch them with one of their fingers ; but , ruy endeavour hath been,to prefs' on mine own SouJ~ and to hold out in my own praCtice, that Wor~ of, tife which I J:tave preached to .you; and therefore ~m bold, in this fenfe, to exhort you, in the yvords of the Apo(tle, Be ye f?llowers of me, asfa~fvrth M ' )O?J have feen me a follow-er ofChrift. . DoEf. 4· Godly 1\-lini fic rs., when they are p~rr- ·· ingfrom their People, woul~ f2. in leave God behind . d 11em ...Tho11gh it be not: unufuaL,when the l.ord fends them.away, he.goes 'wi th them ; God and hi~ MefB ::. · fcnge rs I t ' 1 ' ' /
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