38a of she life óf our Gifts, The lowef°l rank of lawful Miniflers, rra - b fodefeaive in their own gifts , bothof Kn,k Memory and dtterance, as to have need of t4, help of the gifts of others, who much excei them. As a Minifler who bath tollerable Gifts forprea- ching, may yet need the writings of other men beforehand; and may bring both their Matter andMethod into the Pulpit , yea and oft times their words ; r fo that though he have Gifts, yet being weak, he may ufe the gifts of others. I have been counfelledGnce I wasfilenced, tocorn- pófe Sermóns mp felf, and give them in writing to force weak Minifler , that bath an excellent Voice and utterance,and to let him preach them. And really if I had not known that lush have good books enough at hand for fuch a ufe , I think I Should have done it : And who can prove, that this hadbeen his fin ? And yet this was a ufing of another mansgifts inflead of his own. And T have heard men that are much againll ParifI Çhurches and Liturgies with that fame unlearned men of goodutterance, might read fame' excel- lent Serrnon- books to the people , in ignorant places that can get no better: And who can prove the readingofa Homily unlawful. Moreover, Chrift bath given to all hi mer -. hers fuch gifts as are fuitable to their places as well is to Ilrlinifters fuch gifts as are fuitable tá theirs, 'And the place of a Matter of a family aequireth the gift of Catechifing and inflrueting the family? And they are as truly obliged to ufe 'heir gifts, as Miniflers are theirs. And yet who doubteth but it is lawful for Parents to teach and.
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