( 86) 1efru ~hrifl', wbo foah judg; the quicft a.nd the ~ettd tlt hit dppta_t-illi .and ku Km,gdom, pre11ch the word; be tn.ftant tn feafon, oat of [ea– /on~ reprove, rehukJ, exhort, with alllong-fuffering And Joffrine . J I Cor. 9. U1. [ Nect.ffiry is laid upon me; Jea woe U13t(} me if 1 [reach not the Ge{pd. J What fay you now~ do we not fall much fhort of thofe thac we fhould imitate, rather [hen do toe much in preaching"? But ~hat need we more then the text it felf, where for hearing, Mar] ~s fo commended, ~nd her fiO:er blamed for neglecting it, _though It was to make provifion for Chrifi himfelf and thofe that were with him ? Ads 20. 7· [And upen the firft d~J of the week When the Difciples came together to brea~bread, Paul preached to them, being to de- part on t be morro\\1, and continued his fpeech unci/ mid– nighL] Jam. I. 19. [Let everyone he Jwift to hear.J Rev. 2. 7.· &c. [He that h11thear, Let /Jim .hear. J Lt1ke 8. 21. [ {e[Hs )ai~, My mother dnd my brethren dre thofe whith hear the JV:ord of God and drJ it. J I hope you fee this duty is pafl: que-: ilwn. . 3 . Is it tb~ reading C~j the Scripture that is rhe Puritanifm or ;tr;o much ad9 that you blame? Or is it the frequmt meditating on fuch high and holy things? Hear what the Spirit faith of this : Pfalrn I . 1, 2. ( Blejfed is the m.en thPit walk._eth not in the cott,n– fe./ ef the ung~dly, nor jlandeth in the Wfij of fiwners, nor jittah in the[tat of thejeornful; but hu delight i.J in the Law of the Lord, and in hu L.11w doth he medit.zte day andnight- Th~ uwgodly arc not fo-- J Pfalm I 19. 97·. [ 0 hoW I love thy Law! it u mJ 'meditation all the day.. J 99. [ Thy teftimen1:es are my meditation.] v. J 48. [ Mtne eyu prevented the night watches, that I might me• ditate en thy Word.]. Job 23. I 2. [Ihave efteemed the words of . his mouth mortthen my necejfary fQod.] Pfalm I 19. 72. [The Law of thy mouth is better unto me then thoufands of gold ttnd jilver.] Mark 12. JO. [Haveyenotret~dtbe Scriptures?] John 5·39· [ Se~rch the S triptnru. ] Acts 8. 28. l The Enuucb fitting in his Cbari()t read Efaias the 'Prophet. J I Tim. 4· I3. [ Givt attend– ~tnce t() reading, to exh!Jrtation, to doElrim. J I hope you fee alfo that t-his part of godlinefs is pafl: qudtion. 3. Is it much and fervent praytr that is the precifenefs or too much ado that you make quefl:ion of ?Hear then what the Holy {;boil: doth fay of that: Phil. 4· 6. [In every thing hy Prapr .11nd{1-ipplictuion with_th~tn~sgi11ing, letyour reqMefts be made k,.newn ' t o
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