150 1 C H R I S T'S Altrm quickly bee hol pen when Judah had no Minifters in the Caprivity,their foules flarved for want of good feeding, thou - lands pertfht, and their toules were quite loft for lack of Vi- fiort. What (ayes Chrifi to them. Turne yee back.flidíng children faith the Lord, fer Jam married unto you, and I will take you one of a City, and two of a Family, and I will bring you to Zion. And I wi'l give you Paftaurs according to my heart, which 'hall feedyou with'¿iowledge and undcr- ftanding, Jer. 3..14, r 5. people are fobjent CO murmure, and this is long of fuck and fuch, that wee have no better Mini - ílers , whereas the Truth is, it is long of our (elves, Iniquity abounds every-where, the love of many waxes cold, peo- ple grow weary of wholfome Do&rine they have itching cares, they are all full fed, any Miniflery is good enough for them, if a man Prophefie ofWine and. firong drinke, hee (hall even be the Prophet of tins people, Mieh.a.i r. That is, any Prophet is good enough for them, fitter then a better. One that would fhew people how to get Bread and'Drinke, atad Wine, and profits, and pleafitres ; People would rather hear filch a one preach, than to hear of Repentance and Mor- tification, and Faith, and Holineffe, and the waxes of God, they care not for thefe things. The true Preaching of the Word, is as contrary to the dilpofition of men as can be. No- thing is more irkfome unto them than the Word rightly taught. It goes againft their lofts, it croffes their wicked wills. They are weary of it, they fay unto GOD, depart from us they will not let Chufl reigne in their hearts, there- fore wee may rather wonder that there is any good M inifler in the Ktogdome anywhere, wee are to bielle God,, and pray for our Governours,, that we have any good Minders at all, the truth is wee deferve not any. There is fo little Religion every where, fo much Hypgcrifie, fo much profellioa without any power ofGodlineffe,fuch a deale of vanity,and unfound - neffe and hollow- heartedneffe ; nay, among fuch as have gone for good Chriflians, fo much falfhood and rottenneffe, and Apollaeie, to what end fhould Chrtfl let us have any more.
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