224 ois the Excellency of the soul. Minïftèry ? that works altogether about immortal fouls, -in bringing them to God, to live to God, and to enjoy com- munion with him : why do wee account a Phyfician a more honourable Profeflìon, than a Horfe -leech ,? one looks to the bodies of Beafts, and the other to the bodies of Men; If there bee fuch a difference between the body of a Beaft , and the body of a Man, that hee that is imployed about the one is accounted honourable, and hee that is imployed a- bout the other is accounted low, then certainly the employ- ment of the Miniftery muff needs bee honourable, for it is about fouls. The Magill-rate looks unto your peace, the Lawyer to your elates, the Phyfician to your bodies, and the Divine to your fouls; though outward refpeas may be given more, and fhould bee to the Magiftrate, yet certainly the imployment about immortal fouls, muff needs bee the honourableíl in the world: It is the honour of the Angels,in Pfa. 91. to take care of the bodies of the Saints : If it bee the glory of Angels to take care of Gods people, what glo- ry is it that God puts upon the Minifters of the Gofpel to look to fouls? and truly, in this thing God hath put more glory upon Men, than upon Angels; for God hath not made it to bee his fet ordinance that Angels fhould con- vert fouls, but hee hath made it fo that men fhould bee made ufe of to convert fouls by preaching the word; and let all the Angels in Heaven Phew an imploy- ment fo honourable as this imployment is. You would account it a great honour to have the Body of a Prince to watch over; Surely there is no immortal foul but is- more; precious than all the Princes in the world; arid if the Lord fhould give unto you the care of all the Creatures, except the fouls of men, it were not fuch an honourable work as to give you the care of any one immortal foul; faith the Aponte, in r Cor. q:. the beginning, Let a man efteem of us as the difpenfers of the Myfteries of Chril} : Let them e- flees of i e; it is true, Minif}ers of the Gofpel fhould bee willing to lie under the feet of any to do good to their fouls;
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