Spiritual Peace and Comfort 309 7, 8, 9. and 2. 112. etc. What more common ? Alas, what work fhould we make,ifwe fhould ftroak and fmoothall men with Antinomian language ? It were theway to pleafe all the fenfual prophane mul- titude; but it is none of Chrifts way to fave their fouls. I am ready to think that thefe menwouldhave Chrittpreached,as the Papifts would have him pray'd to ; to fay, ?efts, Jeftr, yefu, nine times together, and this oft over, is their praying to him; and to have Chriftsname oft in the Preachers mouth, form men think is the right preaching Chrift. Let me now defire you hereafter to be glad to hear Miniflers awaken the prophane and dead- hearted hearers, and fearch all to the quick, and mifapply nothing to your kif : but if you think any paffage Both fleetly- concern you, open your mind to theMinifter privately, when he may fatisfìe you more fully , and that without doing hurt to others : And confider what a flrait Mïniflers are in that have (o many of fo different conditions , clinations and converfations topreach to. DIRE
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