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V
fi
R.
17.
Ephefians,
C'hap.2.
f
407
his
promife,
1
will
be
with
you,
not onely infallibly to
affift
you, but
to
teach inwardly with
your
Word
,
not onely
in
your mouths
,
but
in
the mouth
of
all Paftours
and
Teachers
,
to
the end
of
the world.
Thus
Paul preached
to the ear, but
Chrift
to
the heart
of
Lydia.
This mutt teach
us
to look
up
to
Chrift
as
the chief Prophet
a-
Itfe
mongft
us,
and the
chief Preacherwhofoever
fpeaketh.
When we'sr'ii
CeC1`
°n
Che
a rho
fpeak,he
holdeth
us
in
his
hand:lr
is
he
that
fpeaketh
to the heart
, we
:
ch
eEe
Prea-
can
but recommend
to the
ear,
and
there
we leave ;
but the
affeeli-
cher.
ons, and
the
heart,
and
underftanding,
he
preacheth to
them;
We
are
all of us
taught
of
God,
Efa.
54.13. Want
of
this teaching maketh
weak proceedings.
It
maketh
us
fee
the
fearfull
judgement which abideth this age,
2.
which
heareth
not
the beloved
of
the Father, whom
we are bid to
Sinfnlnctre
of
hear, who
fpeaketh
to
us.
ifthe
word
fßoken
by
Angels
was
fedfaff,
and
every tranfgreffion
received
a
jug
recñrnpence
efreward;
how
(hall
we
efcape
if
wenegleci
fa
great falvation
f
Htb.z.2,3.
Secondly, mark here
,
That Chri/l preacheth
to all, to few
and
gm-
Doff.
tile,
dif/ierfed
to
the end
of
the world.
And
truly,
he
that
in
fo few
ChdRaditi-
years did fhed
the favour
of
himfelf
through the earth,
may well be
gen` Preacher.
faid
a
diligent
Teacher. He
is
faithful!
in
executing
all his offices,
fo
in his
difpenfation
on
the
earth diligent
himfelf,
preaching to his,
fending
to
them,
yea
once running
forth unto
the borders
of
Tyre
and
Sidon.
Whence
one of the Ancients doth refemble
Chrift
in
thofe
dayes
of
his
flefh
,
to
a
yong woman
full breafted ,
that
bath
both
fuf-
fìcient
for
her own at home , and to lend
a
draught
to
her neighbours
childe in cafe
of
abfence.
;,
We
mutt
ittiirare
this faithfull
diligence
which Chrifi theweth over
VA
every
fheep,and his
whole fheep fold,
in
the
particular
flocks
commit-
And
fu
we
ted
to
us
;To
be
inflant infeafon,and
out
of
f
of
n,
z
Tim. 4.2.
Dry
breafts
begh`
we
`o
are
a
curfe,though many
wilfully chufe
to
have
them:
So
in
Miniflers,
clouds
without
rain,
breafts without milk,
a
wofull
judgement.
Inde v.12.
Lafily,
mark here,
elfter
the death
of
Chrifl all are preached
unto. Dort.
This
was
before promifed
fl
the
Prophets by Chrift,
When I
am
Go:pcl
Area-
lifted up,
I
will
draw
all unto
me;
that
is, teach all,
fo
that they
(hall
ched
learn from
me,
and
be drawn
unto me.
So
that
we
fee,
the words
of
God
fall
not to the ground, but have
,
P
e
their accomplifhment ;
for
this
was
Chrifts
calling, not onely
to
be
a
Í
Minifter
of
Circu:ncifion,
but
a
Doelor
and light
of
the
gentiles.
Be-
hold,
Igave
him
for
awitneffe
to
the
people,
for
a Prince,
and
a matter
unto
the
people,
I fa.
5
5.4.
Peace
.]
Obferve,
That the
go
ffiel
of
Chrifl,
which
he
bimfllf,
and
DaIí.
which
his
Miniffers
do
preach,
is a
gafpel
of
peace.
Chrift
therefore
is ,vordofpexe.
called
a
preacher
of
peace,
Zcch.9. to.
He(hallfpeak
peace
unto
the hea-
then:
And
the
Mi.,very
committed
to
us,
is
called
4-
Word ofnecan-
crliation
twixt God and
us
,
2
Cot.
.5. 18.
Itcalleth
upon
men to be
at
peace; be
of
one minde.
The
two Commandements
of
the Gofpel
are, to
beleeve,
and
love one another
with brotherly love, and
rhofe
that
s