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Double
conceit in
People
about places
for Preaching.
came
into it:
and we
do not
find
that
Chrifl refufed preaching
in
any fuch
place where he
came though
it
had
been
abufed
this
way
or
that
way,
Chrifl
flood
not
upon
that, but
Cooke
the
prefent
opportunity to doe
his
wok,
for
to
preach
the
word::
that's the-firfl, And
adly
That
all Minifiers
ofGod fhould
take what
oppor-
tunities
they
can
for doing
good,
and
that's the
third
confide
ration
by
way
of Preface.
The
4t`ß
is,
Who
are
th-efe
Auditors that the Text
fpeaks
of
?
And feting
theni;lti'tude
he
went up
into
the
Müntaiae
Now
I
confeffe foine
they make this Sermon.of Chrift to
be
the multitude that
was
there, that did
come and
clutter
about
him,`and
therefore
think
that
C
hrifir
was
moved
with
conaf.af=
lion to
preach unto them,- becaufe he
faw
fì'eh abundance
of
people.:
--
Ìt
is
very
true,
It
is
a
very
mow i
ig
objeC"
to
any
gracious
heart, to
any
Godly
Ivlinifte
;
when
they
fee abun-
danceof people coming to hear,
and efpecialiy manifeftin 'a
willingnefle
to attend.
It
is
a
very
moving
object
to
draw
forth
any
Miniíiefs heart
in
the
world:
and to
we
find
at
fome.
other time that
arias
heart
was
much drawn
forth
,
the
fight
oPa
múltitùdeof
people
;
in
the
g.
Matth: 36.
But
when
he
faw themultitude
he
was
moved
with
compaffion
on
them
be-
eagle they
fainted,
and
were
fcattered
abroad as 'beep
having
no
fhephéatd
:
Then
faith
he
unto
his
Difcirles,
the
harveft truly
is ple-teeùs,
but the
Iabot
rers are
few,
pray
ye
therefore
the
Lord
of
the
harveft,
that
he
willfe.;d
forth
labourers into
hi.-
harveft.
When
Jefus Chrift look't
upon abundance
of
people that
were
there,the
Text
fiïth,That
he
was moved
with
compafon, think
-
ing.
with
'himfelfe
Lord
what (hall:
become
of
theft
many
thoufand
foules
that
know
fo
little
of
God and
the
things
of
heaven, and
therefore O
pray
fait
h_
to
hip
"Difciples, pray
ye
that
he would fend forth labourers into hisharvefl: Thefe
people
are willing
to'hear,the Regions
are
white
unto
harvetl,
O
pray
that there
might
be
labourers
fens into"
harvef}
:
The
very
fight
of
a
mi°ltìtiide'is
ä moving fight,
to
pt each
and
to
pray
that
God
would fend faithful! Miniflers
to preach
;ï
to
them:
Indeed
the
fight
of
a
multitude
is'aiá
obj
6
of
envy
tU.