216 ò,í,kE *agency of the Soul. fo many thoufand fouls as belongs to this Congregation would have weight and burden enough upon his fhoúlders, yu fluould limy them that have this 'charge over you. I renaember Chryfoliowk in his Writing upon this very Scrip ture, faith, flee wonders how any of thefe that are here faid to watch over mens fouls, how any of them could be laved, becaufe the charge is fo great that is upon them r And I have read of one being -cal,ed to the Work of the woad by any means avoid it, and profeffes that bee 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 com . aimed te his charge, that were worth ten thoufand <pound; that hee mutt took to it and keep it , hee would hardly bee able to {leap quietly after hee had fo great a charge committed to him ; And truly, if men are careful that have but beads committed to them, as Iamb faid concerning his Unkle i rarely that bee tooled to them 'fo as that bee indoedthe ftok in the night/ and the heat of dhe d ;- much diligdfice`and care then thotild they have that have the 4harge of fouls t 'But wee letitharptlfs. Yet in the firth plat; If fouls have fuch.excellency, Ilfe 4. then certa* that itthttlimtes molt foul-exCellency, Ate the moll excelknt Avectrar ¡Ids here who they are that are the 'fitoft'ext&fient upon, ibetearch, The leit keep, is more extellisitth4M hs eghböur; perhaps his neighbour is 'richer than heei bath a cotrilier body, than be; but yet hee is mnre eico16, why? Atecaufb_ all exoetietcy tnuft,be judged hi.fhat' that-, isittittoper tdotheCreature4 and that that is the erief tam' ofther teatfilreiliat if y6tIlitnad judge of the goodnefsofla jageby. the haft of it, whether it tieeg,bod r ito, tut' *It Willri.ildge by the metal of tbelthi, cyttijittige by rhatkwhereitt-ttlezChief of the -knife ijudge ,iiP,t4.exediene? & fa Marl ór vtntfitin; yoit fittkilt ¡if textWieriey tte tatillenty thai) ihatis iiinu :Now, fo S'enfe,
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