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Exhortation
to
receive the
Miniftry
of
the
Gofpél,
gar'd
things, though they rot
by
it
;
is
it not
better
to be
pre-
served
with
briñe,then rotted
with
fugar.
?
The
Minif
+ers
of the
(olpel
mull
apply fait
,
and
fometime
it
muff
be rubbed into
them,
and
fo
force mens
hearts
get
no
good
by
the
Word,
their
hearts
are
very
unfavory
,
and
they
will
not take the
word into
their
hearts,
the
Minitlers of
the Gofpel
had
need
rub it
in by
application,
'die
preaching of
the
Word, if
only
laid before the
people
it
doth
little
good,but
it
mufl
be rubbed
in
by application.
Secondly,it
ferves
forexhortation,Is the
Miniflry
of the
Got
V
fe of
pel
of
this excellent
ufe
?
then
take
heed
you
do not
refuse
it;
Exh.ortationthe preachingof the Gofpel
when
firft
it
comes
into
a
place,
if
it
be
received
in,
it
groweth to
abundance
of
good
in
the
foul
, but
if
men
let
their
lulls
prevail
in
them
it
doth
little
good
to
them ,
the Lord
fullers them to perifn eternally, this
hath
a
power to reflore thole that
flink
,
to reflore
them
but
not
ufually, look
to it ye
young ones,
you are
not yet
fo
cor-
rupted
but the
applying
Of
the
fait
may
heal your fouls, when
teen
are
intemperate,
drunkards that give liberty
to them-
felves in
their
fenfual
lulls,
to
fulfill
the
wills
of them
,
their
hearts
will
not
receive
the
fait of
the
Word
:
When
poor
men
in
the Country
go
to the
Market,
they
will
be
lure
to
bring
home
faltfor the
benefit
of their
family,
do
you
do
fo
;
the
Do&rine
is
the
fait, carry
it
home,
you
have
a
great deal
of unfavory words in
your family.
When
you
come
to
latat
the
Word,
carry
home
fpme
faltandapply
it,
the
husband
tb
the
wife, the
wife
to the husband, the parents
to
the children,
and
let the
fervants and
all
fay.
one
to
anot
her,
are
not
thefe
Do&rines preached
this
day againft
thefe evil
ways
that
we
walk
in,
furely
it
will
be
a
means to.reflrain
you
from
rut
.wicked courfes
; fo
if
affoon
as
a
fin is
committed
,
if
you
would but apply
the
fait
to
your
heart prefently, it
would keep
it
from
flail-ling,
if
God
bath
apply
ed
it
once, we mull
apply
it
again and
again,every
day we mull apply
it,or
elfe we flial
have
.unfavo
}
hearts;& remember
it
that
when flesh
comes
robe
fat-
;
ted,if
there
be
a
hollow
part
of
the
flesh
that begins to be cór-
rupted
more then the
ref+,
you
wil rub
morefalt there
then
in
another