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ün
the
Egc
dency
of
the
Soul.
fo many
thoufand
fouls
as belongs
to
this Congregation
would
have
weight and
burden
enough upon
his Illouldersy
you
fhould pitty
them
that
have,
.
this
!charge over
you
I
remember Chrfofl
in
his Writing
upon'this
very
Scrip..
tune,
faith,
Hee wonders how
any
of
thefe
that
are here
fail
to
watch over mens fouls,
how any
of
them
could
bee
faved, becaufe the charge
is
fo
great
that
is upon
them;
And
I
have
readof
one being
-cal
ed.
to
the
Work
of
the
Ivlinitiery, would: by
any
means
avoid
k,
and profeili
that
hee
Would
not for all
the
world have the charge of
a
foul
one day upon
him.
Certainly
it
is
a
great
work, and
requires
very
much ferioufnefs
and diligence
to
have
a
foul
committed
to
one.
'
If
a
Man
had a precious
Pearl
corn.
mitred[
te#
his
charge,
that
were
worth
ten
thoufand,gaound;
that
free
mutt
look
to
-and
keep
it.,.
bee
would
hardly
bee
able to
fleep quietly
after
bee had
fo
great
a
charge
committed
to
him
;
And truly,
if
men
are careful
that
have
but
_beans
committed
to
them,
as
fail
concerning
his
tinkle
1
iz6ka
tatrel,
that
bee
fooled
ro:them ,fa
as
that
hee
iíidued
the
:roo
k
in
the
night,
and
the heat of
dhe
dai
much
diligence
And
care
than
fhould'
they
have,
that have
the
charge of
fouls
s
But wee lac thaepafs._
;.
r
..
Yet
in the
If
;fouls; have:.,
filch
excellency,
life
4.
then
certainly
that
rtviwhave=
mott
foam-
exdallencv,
are
the
moil
excellent
~tveeij,mayi
j
edge
bure
who
they
are
that are
the
moil
ecellent
on
th
.rearth,
The
16
hte
lit
is more
excellent
then
his neighbóùr
;
perhaps
his
neigilout
is
richer than
hee,
bath a comfier body
than
hee,
but
yet
hee
is
more
excellent,
why
?
-
becaufe
all
excellency
glad
he
judged
by
that
that
is41141}
toltbe'Credturergndthat
that
is
the
chief
part
of
tYser
eatrureif
gs i
ota
would
judge
of
the
goodnef§tifla,k
re,
you`rvill
t
j ge'bi
the haft
of
it,
whether
it
bee gbod
br
nò
'
kbut
Will,judge
by
the
itetal
òf the knife,
cyt5t
7tidge
bythat,w
ein
-tbe
hief of
the
knikis;
f
Ifr
you
will
-judge
of
the
excellency
t
inapt
tratal}
ju
1
*f
iris
excellency
bpt
the
e
tilltfaey *IAA)
itylk
$
itd,ik
'him
a
Now
,
fair
áSenfe,