On
the Excellency
of
the
Soul.
225
fouls; but
becaufe
wee
know that it
is
a
great hinderance
to
the
work
of their Minillery, when brutiih carnal fpirits
have low and
mean efleem of their
work;
therefore
wee
.
finde
that the
ApoRle
would
ever bee
letting
up
the
ho-
nour of
this
work, Let a
man
efleem
of
to
as the
di
f
fencers
of
the
My
fleries
of Chrifl
,
and in
a
7hef.
5.
a
a,
13.
1'ee
be-
feech
you
brethren,
to
know
them
which labour among you,
and
are
over you in the
Lord, and
admontfh
you
,
and;to
efleem
of
them very
high1yin
love
for their
work!
fake;
And
fo
in
lieb.
13.
t
7.
Obey
them
that
have the
rule
over
you,
and
fubmit
your
felves: for
they
watch
for
your
fouls
,
as
they
that
muff
give
account
:
that
they
may
do
it
with
;oy,
and
not
with
grief;
for that
is unprofitable
for
you.
Oh
it
is
a
fad thing
!
if
one
that God
fends
to
watch for the fouls
of people, fhall bee
forced to
return
his
account
to
God
with
forrow
of heart
,
and
fay,
Lord,
thou
that
knoweR all
things, knoweft what
defires
I
have
had, and
what indeavours
to
do good ro the
fouls
of this
people,,how
it
bath
been
my
Rudy,
my
prayer,
ro finde out
what might
bee molt profitable for
their
fouls,
how
willing
I
was
to
venture
my
life in
feeking
todo,good
to their
fouls;
but
Oh Lord
!
I
have
fpent care, and Rudy,
and flrength, and even almoll
my
life
in vain;
little_good
do
I
finde
done
to
the
fouls
of
this
people;
Lord, they re-
jef
thy
word, they contemn
it,,
they minde
it
not; there
ate
ofber
things
that
their hearts
are
upan, to
follow
the
lulls
òf their.fleih,
as
if
fo
bee
they
had
no immortal
;fouls
to
look
unto;
I
fay,
if
any faithful
Minillet of
(;ód
fhall
go
to
God
and
make
his
moan
thus
unto
God,
with grief and
trouble of heart,
it
will bee very
fort
«.
u;,
it,
will bee
a
fearfaiñoan
in
the
ears
of
God
agati1R,-a
people
,
when
any Mini
ler
fhall:
juRly
make thin to God
agamft them
;
therefore
faith
the
Apolll
;
heete,
Obey
them
that have
the
rule
over you,
and
fubmit
faun
felves
for
they wa ch
foryour
fouls,,
Al
they
thap,
t*
,d.
ipe. áccount,,
that
they may
do
it
pith
joy,
an41
not wish
grief
,n
Cp der
,
,fo
far
as
;agy have
charge
of,fouls,.,1t
i.s4a
heavy
burden
that
is,
upón,
them,
a
heavy
wç ht;
:fttxely
s::,wl
ofo
v!sf
,
ould=
aka
:
than
°e
of
Ff
fo