136 The Covenant of Works Chap. t9. call from God for the one as for the other ; Heb. 5. q.. No man taket h this honour unto him felf but he that is called ofgod, ets war Aaron. There is none that expe& not a call from God in this work, but have a brand in the Scripture, Jerem. i g.. 14. The Lord Paid unto me, The Prophets prophefie lies in my name, and l Pent them not ; yet they fay, fword and famine "hall not be in this land: by fword and famine "hall thole Prophets beconfutned. Jerem. 27.15. For 1 have not rent them, faith the Lord, yet they prophefie a lie in my name, that I might drive you out , and that ye might pert fli, and the Prophets that prophefie unto you. And as they runne on their own heads, fo they vent their own tenents , and prophefie out of the deceit of their own hearts jerem. 2 3. 26. Thofe "hall never finde comfort in the work, that are not\able to fay with the Apo. file, Chrifi fent me to preach the Glel, z Cor. I. 17. r. The work is Gods, the advancement and-fetting up of his Kingdome, the ruine and demolition of the Kingdome of Satan, A 1s 26. 18. The whole of all that they do is of high concern- ment to him ; each man will fee to his own bufineffe , finde la- bourers for his own work ; God bath no leffe care, Jefus Chrift is no leffe mindfull, Harveft-mailers provide harveft- labourers; the Matter of this harveff provides, Mat. 9. 3 g. Labourers for his work, and gives them commiffion. 2. All neceffaries for the work , inward , outward, are to be fupplied from him. They muff have livelyhood and provifion from heaven , they muff receive inftrucion from heaven they muff be taught ofGod, that they may teach ; God muff prote&, he muff encourage and embolden he muff command fucceffe, he muff give increafe. They are agents in his hand, and muff be appointed by him; It is no marvell if they that be not fent of him, be left definite of all. 3. He is a God of Order, and he will have Order obferved, and in no way is Order feen fo comely, as when all know their places, when all know their ftations ; when in a great houfe or a mighty army each manwill do what work he pleafes, under- take what place of truft and command he pleafes ; each Souldier in an army will be a Commander,each fervant in a family a Stew- ard there muff needs he high and great confufion. Tke mani- fold abfurdinies that will unavoidably follow , in cafe each man may thruft himfelfinto this work, and fo drive on his own inte- refts A call from God to the Minifteriall work muff he expetied.
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