Jefas Chrift who will judge the living and dead at his appearing and Kingdom, to preach the Gofpei and be inftant, in fèati,n; XXVII We are agreed that the Children of Chrittians ,when they grow up; know no more of God, of Heaven, of Chrift, without teaching, than the Children of Heathens do : And there- fore tear the opening and applying the Gofpel is needful in Enf,and as well as in America. XXVIII. It is fo far from raving urbelievers or ungodly perfons, that they are the Children of Chriftians, and in the vifible Church. that it ma- keth their cafe more miferable; if not worfe than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. XXIX. As of old every fingle Church had ufually many Presbyters and Deacons vv i . h r he {hop,fo.çit is undeniable that many of our Parifhes have work enough for many Minifters, and only want of maintenance is pretended for our pre- fent paucity (with the want of worthy men.) XXX. It is granted us, that to alienate conse- crated perfòns from the holy ca _fl.flya is greater Sacriledgethan to alienate consecrated Lands,Goods or Teniples,which are but means to the u1e of the faid Ministry. We are not here accufing our filencers of this heinous Sacriledge Their Righteous Judge and ours, will quickly pars the final sentence': But we dare not,we will not facrilegioufly filence and alienate our felves, left we forsake our Lord, and betray mers fòuIs, and be doomed as the flothfiil servant that hid his talent,Mat.2 . and bring down more plagues upon the Land : We fear when we read t Theft. i s-,16. the figns that Wrath was co e to the ut- molt on the Jews even their forbidding teen to preach
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