to:itix,a4e S.9;IAiT, s; 451-.6.r o. it is the promile of our Saviour, I willgive you a mouth and wifdome, which all your.adverfaries (hall not bee able to gainfity, or refifl, Luk.zz .r 5. Fourçhly,ro move the ,affeetions,Miniflers_have need of abilities to move the affeEìions of their hearers ; not on ,ty to informe their judgements, but alto co work upon their affe- Etions, not onely to inlighten their underhanding, bet alto tg flirre up their hearts, as Peter ayes, I thin( it meet as long as 1 am intilts tabernacle, to flirreyouup, z Pet.e.r;..a Mi- nifter is to P irre up his people; to tiirre their hearts and af-- feEtions : Lee may preach a wholfome Sermon, and the heat- ers bee like Mill -pops, and not flirted a jot : Paul laboured to flirre af}eitions too : Knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord, we perfwade men, a Cor.5. t, t. _ that is, wee labour to work upon your affec °ions,,and therefore Chrtll tint a Sera- phim with a live coale untr3 the Prophet Ifaiah,to tóuch his lips, Ffa.6.6. he had need of live coales in his lips, to fire the affehtions of his auditory ; So, hee Pent the Holy Ghoft down upon his Àponles in fiery tongues, without this the in- formation of the judgement is little worth. Religion, con - fifls more in the will and the af}cetions ofinen, then in any other faculty of the foule. J confeffe the Miniher mufl'fltine too; I, but he muff heat too. John the Baptif# was a burning and a Ihining light. Fifthly, To fpeak Pro renatd, aMinifler bath need of ex- temporary abilities, fometimes hee Ihall bee called before Council's, hee preaches fuch doctrine as augers the world, and therefore he is ha danger, to be had before Council's, and therefore hee had need to have an extemporary facul- ty, that he may anfwer as bee fees caufe, as Çhrifl (ayes, When they deliver you up, take no thought, how or What ye fha!l fpeak,, for it Thal bee givenyou in that fame hours, what» fhaa (peak ,Màtth.ro.i9. f'ometitnes to preach upon fhort warn- ing. as ANgufhine did, when bee relyed upon his Brother Se- vents, to Preach for him, hee not comming, hee was faine to goe up extempore himfeif, and fo hee preacht upon the 95 R z Pfalme;
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