822 CHRIST'S d /arm the Lord back, them from Heaven , and made them infizu- mónts of turning the heart of the GQaler. Let.us pray,thetL,not only in our Pulpits before our Sermons , but alto in.fecret, God giveth the greatefl gifts in fèeret, and like man. revealeth himfelfe apart : as fecret males make a fat body, ío does fc- cret prayer, it makes a well - liking foula. Vfe 4. Again, that fhould teach us to litre up the gifts that bee piles us t We fhould labour to put them forth , a man may lofethe benefit ofChriflsgifts, for want ofrouzmg up him - felf, and putting of them forth, as Paul (ayes to Timothy, J put thee in remembrance that thou flirre up the gift of God, which is in thee,by the putting on of hands, z Timi .6.we mull iliac up the"gilr in us. When Father Ifaac would prophecy to his Sons, hee flirted aphis fpirit with favorer meat.. When E- lifha would Prophecy before the three Kings , he called for a Minifirell to (litre up the fpirit of Prophecy in him.. Debo- rah cryes, awake, awake, Deborah; Awake,0 my fettle (.yes David: When Chrift would pray to his Father, t:,e Text fhewes, how he flirted uphinilèlf, 7hefethings fpake Jefiu, and lift sip be eyes toheaven,Joh.ry.z. Heelifi'up his foule and his fpirit, as Sampfon went and fhooke hiintèlf, if his fpi- rit had been in him it had been well , but like a foole bee had driven him away. But it fhould fèeme; when he had the rit in him, this was his wont, bee fhooke himfelf as at other times , bee Mid to flirre up the Spirit in him ; to wee fhould Mitre up the Spirit in us, wee fhould route up our gifts, like fparkes out of the afhes, and beflirre our felves foundly, re- mifle ufing of them, lets them warpe and wage. Ile 5; Againe, we fhould labour to rclye more Lipari aria, we truft too ninth to our notes; bíit. O if wee could trufl more to Chrift , thats warmefl matter that comes down from hea- ven in the (peaking , not that wee fhould leave all without Rudy, till wee come into our. Pulpits : No, prepare as much as wee can. But then. if we would trial. in Chrift för his pre- lent afiif 'cane,' and yearn up to him for prompting, it would make Our Miniflery more lively. When a Sermon is an cf- fe'
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