iblreitt Benefit of es Cali ii,thality. . -ken:sere eflife, as well as their ears b7 the Mini:flex fosindmele Doarile 1'ai4 I did not teachone thing and prattice another ; he praEtifed as hepreached, and he bothprattifedand preached the forementioned Duties in the Verie before the Text. And to this end the Lord ay.,. pointed a Miniltry tobe perpetuated through all ages of the World: Arid it is theLords appointment that peoples ears ihould be taught withfounddotirine, to the matterand manner of it ; and it is the Lordsappointment that the peoples eyes fhould be taug t by theMi--. /lifters holineffe of life 'I as well as their ears by their ivun« neffe in Dodrine; aid this is -neceffary for the Mniiter iiiintelf, and neceffa7 ry forthe people : No mai vel then that a faithful Miniitry it the Butt of the DeviLmalice, of his craft and cruelty, and that the Dev I bath in all Age atterrip:ect and enueavoured utterly to oVerthro,:-/ the Mi- suiltry, or to poyfon and t1 -blow it shamefully , and this is the thod whereby Satan batli endeavoured to fly blow Minary. Why then lee the 1611y and ma(ineffe of thole people- wi,o affecI or cry up thofe Miners who do not teach their people with fol;n4 Doctrine, or a holy ld e ; and w.i.ether t ere be not fuel Mniit-;.trs which do not teach their peoples ears with fOundneife of Dodrine or their eyes; with a holy liie and w, ether ti:ere not filch m)- ple as do cry up fuci: M11fters ; and w e..-er or no 1uch people are not guiltyof fp folly and rnadneffe ? j,:dge ye. - Dod. z. AMin:fters fom:!nefle inD.):trtie ant holineffe of life and cOnverfation, oath lay avery great obi gation on a people to a dbe confeenc;ous praa'ce of every coirm::,ned duty. - The Apo- ftle., we fee, rmketh his Preaching ana Pradi.:e an aruinent to ex- cite t:-,e Pkiii,:p;ans to the fore-menConed commanded duties, as is in the Text, and the verfe before t he Text. As firil of all , the Appellai )ns and Titles given 'n Scripture to fuck /s/ri'fters.w:a!se Do ':tr'ne is found, and waofe L Nes and Con- verfations exe.mpla7ily holy. They are carted, h. The 6f tile rartk, as Marl). 1. read that, faith Chrift to thofe great Teacher of t e Gofpel, and Dipen,- fers ofhis Oracle;, and in them to their Succeffors. Salt 1:a:11 two things in it, namely, Sharpnene and Savonrineffe ; and thus Mini- fters-, firft muft rebuke .sharply , that people may be fown in the Faith, as Pau/enjoyns Titus, as in the r . of Titur and ver . And fecondly, Minifters muff fpeak favours thins to every perfon , and to every palate, that their people may be favolry both in heart and life ; but to be asunfavoury as ftinking cation in the noctrils of ti e AlmightyGod, under filch a favo"ry and feafoning Mn:itry, this is h vr.oeftli
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