sz4 CHkIST'S "Earns PfAhne; So, when there was a fuddaine judgement of God that fell out there in Hipp, though Auguftine had Preacht twice that very day before, yet he went up again, and Preach- ed the third time : O, layes hee, doe not wonder,-my deare Brethren, Si hodie ter Sera?ionem, &c. doe not wonder that j preach thrice this fame time , it is not without caulè, &c. A- gaine, a Minifter may be put upon it as Philip was by the Eunuch, concerning the meaning of a place of Scripture to (peak of it at fidi fight, anda `Mindlcr mud not tinly have this know ledge in his hate-book ,butin his lips; that is, to be in a readinefle upon every occafion. His lips mutt preii rve know - ledge,hlal.2.7. Sometimes he may come among his people, he may light upon their company by chance, now if he have not good abilities, he cannot doc the patt'of a'Miiiifler. As Psul layes; 7long to feeyeu, to impart viedp;Promi fpiritisall gift, itom. 1.1 i . A Minifter w hen hee ices his people he fhould be a well -fiored man,to impart fomefpirituall thing or otherto them,a word of Inftru&ion, a word of E xhortation, a word of Admonition, wren he does but fee them, he fhould be able to drop fòrnething among thetii. Sixtly, to oblèrve feafons to be able to make choyce of fpeciall Texts for fpeciall occafions. For howfoever all Scrip- tures are full of Divine and Heavenly truths ; yet forne Scrip- tures fit tome perfons and force occafions better than other- forme. -damns bells mild be wilily rung, fonretimes in one tune, fometimes in another as the occafion ferves. A M slider is to change his note, as the circumfiances doe require. A Steward in a family mud have as well wiledome to minif}er every one his portion in due feafon , as fidelity to difpence his Maflers goods. A wórd fitly fpoken in due time, is like Apples of Gold inpiefuresofSilver, Prev.ZS.ee. The very Heathen man'commends Much TS 'ovt ípws t iye ,when a man fpeakes in due feafon. St. Paul had this gift, in all his Prea- chingto ponder all circumfiances, who, and what, and where, and when,and how.1 made ñsy felf a fervant unto all, flex hs; that I mightgaiiì the 103.0 ä thsJewirs Ma'am: a jeywrbat might
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