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The
excellent things
that
are
called
by
the
name
of
light.
639
are
perfecúted
;
thefe
are
the
men
that are the
fait
of the
earth,
and
the
?light
of
theworld. In the
t
3
verfe,
which
we
laí+
finifhed,
there
we opened how
the
Minifters
of the
Go-
fpel
are
the
fait of
the
Earth,
and thofe who are in
their
Mini
-
fiery like
fait,
had
need
be
in
their
Mini[Iery like
light; the
more provoking
a
Miniller
fpeaks
to
a
people, the more
con
-
vincing
he had
need
fpeak
;
if
he
be
falt,he had
need
be
light.
re
are
the
light of
the world;tt
is
as
high
in
excellency
this,
with
the
other
almoll
as
could be
faid
of
creatures,
for
a
few
poore
fishermen
to be
the
fait
of the Earth, to
keep
it
from
putrify-
ing,
and
to
be
the light
of the
world
:
What
honour could
be
faid
of
men more
then here
is
?
Lastherfpeakes
of
this place, It
L
<<her
on
is an
excellent imployment,an
honour
greater
then
all
honour,'"
Mat. 14,
to
be
the
fait
of
the Earth,
and
the
light of
the world light
it
is
an
excellent
creature,
we know
but
little
of
it,
and
herein
is
difcovered
mans
ignorance, what
a
poore
creature
man is,
he
hath
little
caufe
tobe
proud;there
are two things
that
are
mot+
necefl'ary,
that
we fcarce knowwhat
to
fay
of them,
light and
life, they
are two
things
that
have much
of
God
in
them,
by
force effe&s and
fruits,we
can fee force workings
of
them, but
what they are we
know
not,
we find
that the
moil excellent
things are
called
by
the
name
of light, God
himfelfe
is
light,
faith
the Scripture,
and
the uttermotf
of
Gods
glory
is
light,
and Chrifi he
is
íight,he
is
called light,the light
of the world,
the
Angelis they are light,
the
word that
is
called
light, grace
in Scripture
is
called light,
the
Saints
they
are
called
light,
comfort that
is
light, Gods
favour
the
light of
his
counte-
nance, profperity
is
called lighr,deliverance
from evill
is
cal-
led light,
and heaven
itfelfe.
But here this light that
is
here
fpoken of,
re
are
the
light
of
the world,
it
is
in reference
to
the
Gofpel,
and
the
Minittery
of it,
and
then
in
their
kind
and
de-
cree,
even
the
Saints
they are
the
light of the world,
but
the
the Gofpel,
and
the
Minit}ers
of
it,
ye are
the light
of
the
world
;
As
if
he,
fhould
fay,
Ye
are
nowgoing into
the world,
and
there to be difpenfers of
the
'glorious
Gofpel,
and
this
Gofpel that
you
are
going
t
o ca
y
to
the
world,it
is
that'
light
to the world,
ye are
thofe.
navies
that
are
in heaven
that
fatter