ReaEons mowingvs to il'ediligent hearingofGods word. 3 z 3 hevfe ordinarily any other rneancs (efpeciallywhere this is to be had)for the trueconuerfionofhischildren, and for the Nvorkingof the fanelifying gracesof his fpirit in them. And therefore though bee could by extraordiaarie tneanes, haue fui ciently intlru&ed the Eunuch in the wales offaluation, yet he wouldnot,but rather vfeth his owne ordinance, and fendeth Philiptopreachvnto him,A&.8. Though bee could haue illuminated the eyes andvnderílanding ofp1xul, by the A&*. immediat worke ofhis fpirit, yet he chofe rather to fendhim A&,9.6.17.. to flnalzidu,A6I.9.6.17.Though he could by the miniflerieof hisAngel, hauefufficiently informed Cornelis in things ne- ceífarie to faluation, yet hee would not offer fogreat difpa- ragement tohis owne ordinance, and therefore hee caufeth him tofend for theApofllePeter,AELi o.5.6. And therefore A&.10.Ç.6.. ifwee wouldhaue anyaffurance,ofour effe6tuall callingand true conuerGonuntoGod, let vs with all care and diligence heare thewordofGodpreached vnto vs. Secondly,let vsconfider that it is euen Godhimfelfe, who Thefiend fpeaketh by the mouthesofhis Ambaffadours, and that they raotiue. comenotin their ownenames but in Chrifls flead,to intreat vs that wee would be reconciled vnto God, as it is a.Cor.5. z.Cor. ao; that though theybee but earthenveífels,.yet theybring fromGodaheauenly treafure,which heretofore hath binhid from the world,and is yet hid to thole that perifh,2.Cor4.7. 2.Cor.4.7. And hence it is that theProphets, being to pronounce their prophecies, í}i11begin with, ThetbordoftheLord, and,Thw faith the Lord ; andGodhimfelfe fending leremie topreach, faith,that he hadput hiswords into his mouth,Iere.i.9. Who-. Iercm. i. g. foeuer therefore refufe to heare the word ofGodpreached, refufe to heare the Lordhimfelfe as ourSauiour plainlyaffr- meth Luk. io,i 6.He that hearethyore hearethme, andbee that Luk.10.16. deg eth you deFßufeth mee;'andwhat hope can they haue of com.ningvetoGod, who cannot endure to hearehisvoyce calling them vntohim.? Thirdly, the titles which are giuenvnto the word in the .Sell. fcriptures,may ferueas firong argumcnts tomouevs careful- $y a third ly toheare thefame.:.for itiscalled the min iflerie ofreconci- motiue, elation, wherebywee are reconciled vntoGod, a.Cor.5.i8. Ya .and,
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