loo I ;. A Mmfífer mvy fftrrc up the af. feaions of others by being godly himfddf. L.*! net. cap.:. Quie rule. rit Grac. chos, & c. i ¡t4 venal. I L. r. Sent. Spiritual. Tctrafi.4. d Treat[e of the ®tTeetions you, I could finde in my heart to fall down on my knees ( oevery one of you all, were it profitable, to befeech you to confider this, now Gods hand is lifted up, and he cals to you and ye will not hear, he (hews you your fins, and ye will not fee, you fhall fee, (ayes he, and be afhamed, and the fire of hell (hall devour you. Take heed ye fee not too late. O that ye had known at leaf} in this thy day, before they be hid from thine eyes, God will hide his grace from thine eyes, and his fpirit from thy heart, if nothing can move thee. I pray God aflef our hearts with thefe things, that we who are your Minif}ers may be more touched our felves. This is the fecond means whereby we might move you, if we were affelhed our (elves. Thirdly, By hing godly oosr felves. As we mutt be affeft- ed our felves, fo if ever we mean ro fhr up affeé}ions in the heart, we mull be godly our felves. Arifotle requires this in an Orator, that he be a good man, KUeea7471-4.0 H 7i57V yD ñ ,50S, the good manners and the life of the fpeaker have the greatef} power to perfwade the affections. Hence is that ufual Paying of the vulgar. He that preaches well, and lives ill, puls that down with one hand which he built with the- other : Nay commonly, a man !oaths a good Paying out of a foul mouth. Let a drunken Minifter exhort to lobriety, for themolt part the people do loath it. Let an adulterous or covetous Minifter exhort to be godly and religious, for the mofl< part they abhorre it. Let a loofe Minifter preach of 'f}ric`}neffe of life and converfation, and zeal and purity, 'So- lomon layes it is like i lame mans legs, when one is fhorter then the other, Prov. z 6.7. that is an ill fight : Awicked Mi- nif}er can never f}ir up the affections of the people aright, Gregory Nazianzen would have a Minif}eril do oxr r rrd>_ Iiioxno rt h '. Either not preach at all, or preach by a good and godty life. Otherwife the people will have little affe_ tion to hear him : nay, which is lamentable, it is ufual in the world, not only to Pet their affections again(}' a wicked Minifterspreaching, but allo to loath the very ordinance it Pelf
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