344 Drar liortoa's Ser-iran tying of the confcienee , and fet ling of the troubled foul. Thus you fee how powerfutthe Minidry is ; and Peeing it. is fo , this fhould teach us how to behave our felves under it ; it is powerful in it felf , and powerful in its clifpenfation , and hath none of that weaknefs ( mentioned befo-e ) of the Difpenfer of it, Imureith you ( fith St. Paul ) in much weak,,efs, and in fear atiti in tremblirg , I Cor. 2. ?, 4. and my ffeech was in clemonfiration of ti e qtrit and ofpower : Thefe may feet to be contradiaocy ; but 'us answered, the word is powerful in the demonfiration of the Spirit , though de- livered by one of humane weaknefs, as before is declared. This fpf- ritual power we fhould look ar, and labour after; which power doth not confitt in, matter of Elocution, the enticing words ofmans w:fdonie,. or in matte: of voice, which indeed is a good thing , and futable to the nature of the matter ! a quick and powerful delivery is of great efficacy , and power , for the feJinghome of truths, Yet thii doth not m ke a powerful Minifiry; for a whilper in the ear may cattle a thunder bolt in t he conlcienc.:... ; the power lies fir ti in the nature of the matter ; the matter corfifts in the nature and condition of man- kind, the ce:taincy of ja_dgetneni, the neceflity ofChria , the cove- nant of grace, and the graces and priviledges thereof , 1 flzfd cari,v a great deal of power and efficacy with them when they are care.itlly andfrecniently ciiipenCed, and Gods fpirit going along with- them2 16 they 'become powerful ; for the Mintflay col-fads not in empty notion; 'anti fpeculations that will only tickle the fancy , but never reach the confcience. Moral difeoutfes , though they be of g'eat ufe , yet if we ref{ in them , they !eave us as they found us, Eva-rgelical tut hs ( which are manifold ) are to be delivered in the ry.' Now as the matter of the ry, mull be powerful , fo the expreftioris mut+ be powerful; there flyauld be fardal nefs of ex.. I-Tel-lion to the Matter, h. e, with gravity, foli-iety. and affecaion, d-c S:-org lines make fautvveak p:eaching , and takeaway the tfficacv but delive-irg r rurhs in the detnontiri ion of he fpi it, a d in Fonter, that is mot} eff..61i2a1: when we fpezk feel mgly, and f,om our hearts, it comes then ( through the b'effyg of the Lord with it ) with pow..7 er. This is then to learn us of the Minittry, 2 iz., t. Ufe. Let tic he car,:ful that the matte: of our Minitiry he povve-ful , fo that the hardlirg and cifperfirg 1 hereof be powerful, that fo it may come borne to the corfcicnce ; thus we Iliould deal with all The wordr of the wife are as good, and its nails Mned by the 414Hers of Agemblies, 81c. Fehr(: t z. force . So our words fliould have a e and power in them T f is, as the Apostle flys, is mighty and power . ful to the beating down of Wong holds, &co Ure 20
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