' . ' l I I . CS l' Eyes, as underfland them· without ~he Preacher's Lips. Tillwe (:ome to hold, that Ignorance is the .(v.fotherof7Jevotion, or that .lmages are Lay.mens .Gofpell; till then, let it be -gran~e/d a~ ~ ne<;effary,thac. th~ Preacher's Li~s preferye Knowledge. , ·. z. For Con[c1ence, let ,the Word, at lealt, be Preached fo long , till it be made manifcll in the (on(ciences of all the Hearers : That Confcience that ha'th-net been futnciently preached to, will prove an infufficient Pre~tcher.: L~t preaching be continued, till theWord be rnanifelted in the Con(ciences ofall the_Hearers i and if you will needs have it,fo, then let it be forborn. '· . Secondly, Hath the Dev-il yet given over Preach. ing,andare the Pyeachers yet filent? Hath the Devil ., yet givenover ,his Preaching ? his deceivimgSouls, his perverting the good wayes of the Lord, and dif-. couraging perfons from walking in them ? Sure there•s need that Chrifl: be preached, while there is a Devil that impeaches him. Ha~h the Devil them that . preach hif.n every day, and mufl: not Chrifi h:lVe t~em that preach ~im, at leaA: every Sabbath-day? may once a monetb,or once a qu~trter, be enough for thefe, when every day, and all the day-long, does fcarce fuffi€e for thofe? When, or.where are evil men li:!~t? Are they not preaching ,daily? in the Houfe,in the Streets,in the 1·averns, on the Stage, in· the Stews? Preac~ing by their Oiths,. their Cur res,. by their Lyes,by their ScQ{fs,by their Habits,by their Cups,by their Whores,and almofl: byall their words · and works ? And is · there no need that Chriflbe any lenger prea.che.d any where,' when the Devil is preached every where,? If in fucb a cafe thePreach– ,,~ o~ ChrHl thould altogether hold th\ir peace, - · . , · · · · might ' -·-·-- .:. .. .. ..
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