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V

s

R.

;ü.

Epbefans,

C

hap:

4..

though their

perfons arc

not approved,

and

Chrift

fhall

fay,

Depart

from

me ye workers

of iniquity',

i

knoîv

you

net.

The

third fort

are

thole

that

are qualified

,

called and

fanâifed

in-

wardly

:

now

theft

are given

ofChrift,

and

as

the Scripture fpeaketh,

are

men

according

to

his owne

heart

,that

is

delegated by him.

,tiefl.

How

may we know thefe

.in

w.

By

their

fruits, by

¡Teaching.

y

'

y

Living.

By

teaching.

z.

For matter

,

they will teach that

onely

which

is

delivered to them from

God.

s

Cor.

r

5.2.3.

That

which

I

have received

.

What

and how

from

the Lord,

that t

havedelivered

unte

you.

They

will feed the

flock

I

hdßd

eof

of

God,

with

all

the word

of

God,

concealing

nought that

is

conve.

Ì

teach.

nient

;

Ikept

back

nothing

that

was

profitable. But

principally

they

will

As

30.:0.

preach

the doltrine

of

repentance.

Preach repentance, and

remifslon

of

fins

in

his

name.

They

will

preach Faith

in

Chrift

;

I

cared

to know no-

s

Cora.:.

thing

amongil

you,but

Iefeuchri(l and

him crucified.Laftl

y,they

wil feed

with the doétrine

of

good works.

This

is

a

fentence

worthy

all entertain-

ment:

Let them

that

havebeloeved,

have

cart

to /hew

forth

good works:

Teach

thef

things,

they aregood

and

profitable,

2.

For themanner,

in

frmplicity,

defiring rather

the

evidence

of

2.

the

Spirit, then the pomp

of

fet

phrafes;

I

was

with

you inweakneffe,

3

Cor.3.3.

andinfeare,

and in

much

trembling; and

my

preaching

was not

in

enticing

words

of

mans wifdome,

but

in

demonfiration

of

the

Spirit and

of

power.

This

was

it which

Paul counfelled

Timothy

to

look

unto.Studie

to

thew

z

Timz.rs.

thyfelfe

a w,rkeman, that

needeth not to

be

a!hamed,dividing the word

of

truth aright.

Now

this

ftandeth

in

teaching the

truth

above named

with refpeetof

duc

circumftances ; confidering what

is

fit

for

weak,

what for ftrong, for young, for old. Therefore there

muff be

a

word

of

wifdome,

as

well

as

a

word

of

knowledge;wifdome which

muff en-

able

a

Reward

of

Gods

node

fo

to

diftributc food

,

that

every one

Qil

t Ttlov.

may

have

their

due

portion.

3.

For the

time

,

wee

muff feed

often;

Be

infiant, 2

Tim.4.2.

not

3

onely

when

all

things

are

fit

,

but outwraftling

difficulties

which

would hinder

:

The

Minifter

of

God

is

bid

to

continue

in

delirine; and

`'''."1/41'

?"

w

Paul,

Alt

20.7.

was

night

and

day occupied

in his

duty.

4.

The

end,they will leek

the glory

of him

that

feet them;The

fame

4.

ietrue,and

there

is

neunrighteoufneffein

him.

John

t

sa

This

being

fo,

we

fee

how wide the world

is,

that

think thefe men

Yre

z.

who

have fuch gifts

of

Chrift

Jefus,

the

very

offall

and

off

=

fcouring

of

.

Though

the

men, troublers

of the State,

fuch as hate

them,

never

fpeake

good to

;

cou

btaoéY

them: Thus like.fwine, they

doe trample under

foot the

precious

rach,

pearls

that Chrift doth

fend

them, the

Minifters

of

his

Gofpel.

Againe,

it mutt

teach

us fo

to think

of

them,

as

the

fpeciall favours

yr

2

of

Chrift

:

If

our

friend

dothfend

us

from

a

far

Country

, one

of

his

Yet we mutt

chiefe fervants

over

to

us, we will welcome

him,

and

the

love

of

our

`hgmtY

eiteeme

friend will appeare

in

our

entertayning

of

him

:

So

Chrift

now

in hea-

ven, he

doth

fend

us

Miniffers,

the

Stewards

of

his

houfe;

Sure

if

we

V v

have