to dromfie SAINTS. Fifthly,Another Ufe is to let us fee , What a great danger Minifters are in, they may be guilty of all the evil' in their Parifh, iFthey doe not their duty , which is a great thing to doe , they have all the fnres of their Parifh lying at their doore, this fhould keep us from fecurity and from pride; many grow proud that they are Minifters , but alas t they know not what an Office they have that doe fo. Our very Calling fhould make our hearts tremble and quake to think what a charge is impofed upon us. This made C 'tofes and Aaron and many a good man more,to fearful' to enter upon this Fun&ion. No man takes this honour unto himfelf , faith the Apoltle ( meaning no godly man , no man in his right wits, no man that is well- advifed what he docs)but he that is called,Heb. 5.4. as our Saviour Chrift faith, Pray yet the Lord of the harvefi that bee would fend forth labourers into his Harve/i , Match 9. 38. É0áo , fo it is in the Originali, that hee would thruft forth labourers into his Harveft, q. d. God will have no good labourers, fence thofe that are good are not over - forward to enter into the Miniftery ; as a Father (ayes, it is a burden that the very Angels fhoulders . would tremble under, as the Apoftle laid, Who is fuffaci- ene for theft things? If there were no other Argument but this in the Text , it might Tway all Minifters hearts in the world, left we be guilty of our owne deadneffe, and of o- thers too. Another Ufe fhould bee to the people, that they would be forward, and willing to heare,and greedy to drink in the Word of Life. The want of this, is the deading of many a Minifters heart. I was in much bitterneffe , faith Ezekiel, but the hand of the Lord was ftrong upon mee, Ezek.3.14. that is, I had had no heart at all to preach, but that the hand of the Lord was exceedingly affiftant unto me ; whereas the forwardneffeof people, is a great meanes to quicken up their Minifters. When the whole City flocked in to heare Paul, though the wicked were mad at it ; The Text faith, He grew bold, Afts r 3.44,45 . When the People crowded in upon our Saviour, that he had not fo much as time to eat K z bread, 167 life 5. Note-
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