ter zo.z p.oyERss. 6 : mo Jntaine : O thou that bringe.;tgood tidings to fertsfalem! lift vp thyvoyce with flrength, be not afraid : Sayveto the cities of lu- dah, Beholdyour God. And that theconfciences ofthewicked might be conuinced hee faith to thofe bywhombee dire- a}eth reproofes Cry aloud, or cry with thy throat, 'parenot c Ela15e.r liftvp thy voycelike_atrumpet,and thewmy people theirtranfgref- on, and to thehoufe oflacob theirfifines. Thirdly, his compaffion to his people in NMI doth moue him to beinflant with them , that taking knowledge oftheir eflate , by his earneUnes , they may acknowledge their ìnnesand repent for them ; and fue for pardon , and haue it confirmed : and fee the firatagemsof Sathan,and be the more watchful!. Ina ruc`bon for Miniflers,who arethe feruants and agents ofWifdome,to imitate her,& fo to deale for her,as the pro - pofethanexample vnto them : namely , topropound their dotztrine in all clearenetle of doetrincand method, that the people may vnderfland, and their exhortation in all ear. neflnctTc of speech offpirit,. that thepeople may be moued by it, 'It was anhonour to John the Bapta, That beewas a Io, .5: burning and fining light : anda pralle to lohn theApoflk, 5 with his brother lames, That hee watthe SonneofThunder, Mari ;47: who arc tobe followed of euery one whom the Lord bath feleted to theoffice ©ftheMiniflery ; Readeler.zz. Iona!, z Tim.4,z. And heereby the people are to beput inminde of their wonted fecurity and heedlefnetre, and to be excited alto to greater attention : for whenfoeuer God calleth , it becon2 meth man toanfwere : but when he crieth aloud to vs, wee muff know that the matter dothgreatly concerne vs. Reproofe ofvnfufficient Minif}ers, which ftandingvp in theplace of Wifdomes criers, or fitting downe in the feate of her teachers, or takingon them the office ofher ArbatTa. dors, cause thepeople to expec4 fome ioyfull metTage frog their mouthes; but theymakes dumb thew, as wantingthe tonguesofthe learned,& like Statues or Images, can fayno- thing. And after them are idleMiniffers to bereprehended, K 4 who are 11111M11111111r
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