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Ephefrans,
Chap.
3.,
V
E
R.
6.
á
Chrift,
and
all
this not
by
circumcifion,
or the Law,
but by the
"
miniftcry
of
the Gofpell.
Their
being heyre,
their
being one
body, their
beleeving the pro
-
miles,
of
thefe I have fpoken
before, chap.
r.
verfe
to,
r
1,
r
3,14.
and
Doti.
chap.2.1z,13,14.
Onely
one
thing out
of
this verfe.
What
it
is that
doth
Iris
the
Go-
bring
us
tobeleefe,
andfa
to
our
heavenly
inheritance
,
viz.
the
Go[pell
of
fpeit
which
god. This
begetteth
us to
eternal'
life ,
even
this Word preached
to
us.
bringeth
faith,
r
Pet.
1.13.Being
borne anew, not
of
corruptible
f
ed, but
of
incorruptible,
and
fo
to
our heaven-
by
the
word
of
God,
which
liveth
andabidetb for
ever. Paul was feat to
'y
inheritance.
preach
the Gofpell to the Gentiles, for
this end,
to open
their
eyes,
and
At%
26.
r8.
to
turn
them
from
darkness
to
light,
and from
the power
of
Satan
to God.
And
Al-ís
eo.
32.
I
commend
you
to
god, and
to
the word
of
lia
grace
which
is
able
to
build
you
up,
and
to
give
you
an
inheritance
among all
them
which are
janaified;there you
fee
the power
of
this
Gofpell
ter downe.
The
point
is
often handled.
Now
therefore
we will
onely thew
thefe
two
ufes
which mutt
be
deduced from this conuideration.
Vfr
s.
We
muft
that
are
hearers never be
weary
of
it,
never give over
at-
we
ere not to
tending
on
it.
We
take offence
fometime at the
perfons
of
Minifters,
be
difcouraged
from follow-
fometime
at
things we
find in
our
felves:
For
as
with the
fonnes
of
ing the
Word
.Eli, fo it
fareth with many
in
Miniftery, their wickedneffe
doth
make
neither
bythe
unwonhinetlb
men decline their Miniftery. But
we
muff
know that though
a
wicked
of
the
Pre,-
man
doth
reach out the treafures
of
God,
yet
wee may fafely receive
chers;
them: for the hand
of
the Almoner, though
a
wicked man
,
doth
not
hurt the
Kings aimes
which
are given
by him. In
our felves
we
fome-
time are kept back
from following
the Gofpell cheerefully,
1.
By
1.
confcienceof
unworthineffe,
2. By confidering our
little
profiting
Nor
by the
b y
nor
untne
meanes
of
it
:
But
no unworthineffe
ofiffe
mutt
keepe us
confcience
of
our
ewne: un_
from the
word,What
diftaft foever
wehave,it
is
that
Phlefrck
where
-
worthineffe;
with
it
may be cured:
And heathens,
poffeffed
perlons
,
excommuni-
cate
perlons,
are
to
be admitted to
the
hearing
of
the Gofpell
:
how
much more mutt
fuch
knowwho
are
the Lords, that
no fuggeftión
of
infirmity mutt detaine
them from it.
2..
To
the latter wee mutt
know, that though
wee
thrive not by the
Nor
by our
Gofpell
as
wewith,
yet there
is
noway
fo
-.us
but to continue. For
as
not profi-
ting to our
the body
in an
atrophy, though
we faredaintily,
yet there
is
no
Thew
rninde.
of
it,
yet
wee continue
to
take our
diet,
fleep,
exercife
according to
ftrength,
and
fay,
Nature
may worke
it
out
in
time: fo when the foule
is
difeafed, fo that
t`he
Word
cloth
not
fo
ftrengthee
and
comfort
it,
as
might be withed, we mutt not
give
over, but
keep
us
to the diet
of
it,
pray
to God to
open
the obftruótion
of
the
heart
,
in
time
his
grace
Ye
may and
will
make
us
outgrow it
againe:
in
the
meane
while
wee are
Mf
íicrrmuft
fuftained
by
it
not give
over
The
fecond
tile
is
to
us
Minitiers, that
we
mutt
never give over
to
preaching,oei-
preach
the Gofpell whatfoever difcouragement
wee have, nor
mutt
they
upon
conceit-
of
never
be
*armed of
it,
feting
the
Lord
by
it
bringeth
men
to
falvation.
their
igno-
What
if
we have
ignorance
let
us
preach according to
the gift
of
on'c.
t6.
knowledge
received, and it
will multiply
in
us,
like
as
the loaves
did
while;