to drowfie SAINTS. 95 not be fatislied with what teaching they had in their owne Synagogues. Now , I fay , if every Parith had its feverall fhining tiarre, this would not be. Fourthly, When fomc Pari(hes have their flutes and ma- ny have not ; This calls in a bone of difcord between Mini fters,for they that are idle,and vain,and fcandalous,wìll envy them that fpend themfelves in giving light. Againe, the people of fuch Parilhes have many times occafion of conver- ting together, and falling into one anothers company. Now how will this harden one anothers hearts, when people (hall fay, Gods blefl'ing on our Minillers heart, he does not meddle or make with us, wee may doe what wee will for a him ! who would dwell in loch a Parish as yours is ? we heare he keeps a horrible (litre with you, he will not let you alone, you cannot be merry now and then, (Alt you are fore to heare of it : he is fo arid forfooth, and fo pre- cite, you mull have preaching fore -noon and afternoon,and there is fuch adoe to get precife Conflables, that you cannot be quiet. What a wofull thing is this ? how does this har- den the Countries hearts ? The Ufe of this is ; fiat, this fhewes what a miferable yf fe T thing it is, when a Land is darkened, that hath but a kw ftarres ; May be here one and there one, but moll places are ín darkneffe, and have none : Beloved, this is a figne of the wrath of God. God is wrath with Inch a land, and poures his wrath upon fuch a people, as the Prophet fays,rhrotegh the wrath of the Lard of Hafis, is the laved darljaed , Efa. 9 19. Againe, fecondly,you that have your (tars fhining among you, how are you to blette God , when there are io many places in the world that have none ! Suppofe the Harveft thould be comming, and the earth bath great need of rain, to ¡plumpe up the cares, the Corne is quite fpoiled for want of raine : if' it doe not raine, Alas Lour corne will be burnt up, and prove little worth. Now if God thould raine upon your fields, and not upon your neighbours ; Your Clofes and Leizes haveraine.a but on the other fide of the hedge there is yffes.
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