On the Excellency of the Soul. o t 5 fouls; but becaufe wee know that it is a great hinderance to the work of their MiniRery, when brutish carnal fpirits have low and mean efteem of their work; therefore wee finde that the ApoRle would ever bee letting up the ho- nour of This work, Let a man efteenx of us as the di fpe,zcers of theMyferies of Chrifr , and in t 7hef. S. 12, 13. tree 6e.. feed) you brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admontfh you , e nd;to efieem of them very high yin love for their ;. work! fake; And fo in lieb. 13, [ 7. Obey them that have the rule over you, and fubmit your ¡elves : for they watch for your fouls , as they that mull give account : that they may do to with joy, 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, Ball bee forced to return his account to God with forrow of heart , and fay, Lord, thou that knoweR all things, knoweR what delires I have had, and what indeavours to do good ro the fouls of this people,,how it hath been my Rudy, my prayer, ro finde out what might bee thoR profitable for their fouls, how willing I was to venture my life in feeking to do.good to their fouls; hut Oh Lord ! I have fpent care, and Rudy, and Rrength, and even almoR my life in vain; little good do I finde done to the fouls of this people; Lord, they re=" jeO thy word; they contemn, it,, they mittde it not; there are other things that their hearts are upon, to follow the lugs of their.fleih, as if fo bee they had no immortal fouls to look unto; I fay, if any faithful Minifter ofGod Ihall go to God and make his moan thus unto God with grief and trouble of heart, ic.will bee very for-you; it wile bee a f arfol moan in the ears of, God, 3gaiìif- ,a people;,; when a ìy;Miniller (hall: juRly make tia4 to God againPt them ; therefore faith the Apoftle hie,Qbey them that have the rule over you, and fubmit your, feliet t for they wa ch for your Jowls , as they that , m*t $iÿe itççount,, that they n ty;do i, Pith, joy, a4 not wid grief. , Cp der , o far as :atly ',have charge 9f,foµls, ït s;a heavy burden that is,upon, them, a heavy wçighr; .ftirely ,:;whofoever ,fhoüld; cake charge of F f fo
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