S a c r. IX. óf Converfon,orTurning lento Get/. 4p9 faces ofmen, left God confound him before them : That which tome ina crofey initiating maiimr fpake to Chrift, Mafder, see know thou fpeallefi the truth; andare no accepter ofper/one, Ihould be applyed to every Officer in theChurch. Chvge them that be rich in this world, That they be not high minded ; we havenot received the fpirit offear, but of power. Thus lobo to Herod, Paul toFel,x, Chry¡ollome toBudoxius. 3. With labour and diligence, Preach in [Won, and out offeafon : All their names and titlesimply diligence, iataxnre-, A 13ilbup or Over feet, a Watchman, a Shepherd. VVhat labour did Jacob undeigoe m that Office ?. The Titlesthëq haveare not fo muchof honour as folicitude ; thole that labour in theword and Doftrine. 4. Confideration of their great account which is to begiVen not onely for their own fins, but of all others committed to them. The Sacrifice that the Friett wasto offer, was greater than that the IC,ngwas, yea as great as the whole Congregation for all their fins: to fhew that their fins as Minigers were of inhorri- bleaggravation; whichmade Chryfef?omewonder, if any in that Office could be Paved ; andindeed with God this is poffrble, and not with man. Lally, all thefe mutt becoupledwith earneft prayer toGod for a bleffing upon Hs word ; for its be that ceacheth toprofit; he opens ryes, he changeth hearts, he taileth up the dead. We may lay the ftaff as geheii did , but God giveth life. Chriff preached in the day time, and prayed in the night i While thou eagè(t, frei teft, andart fullof heart- burningsagainft them ; little dolt chou think what carnet peaiers he puts uptoGod, that his word maybebIifed to thy foul. Ufeof Examination: Whether the word preached huh obtained this Paving YJfe. rffelt uponyour fouls, although the Minigers of God have (food in his Counlel. Have they been able to fay,we havenot ceafed togive themdaily warning?OLord, thou knowett our pains, our prsyers,ourdcfires; andyet they are trees that bring forth no fruit. Wt II, God will fay to loch, Well done,thoou good and faithful Ser- vant, Thouh.1delivered thy foul,sbeie bleed will be required at their own handle Its the great queftion' WhyConverbon is not fo frequent, and ordinary now, as in the Primitive times, yeaas at the lilt reformationout of Poperic è To that wemay fpeak thenext day: only know, Gods anger is gone out againfl men, that hemakes them have mdcarrying wombs and dry brea(te. How fewMinders can fay, as sib, BeheldIand the Children whichthou loaf? given me. We wouldfain, as Jacob: tonnes were commanded co bring Benjaminwith them intohis Fathers pretence : fo gladly when we (hall appear before God, would we all) bring all our hearers wichus, laying, Notone of themcommitted tomycharge is loll ; but we have too many foes of perdition. Ij ï! Sff StRat:
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