1 59 Vfe 3. C H R I S T'S larm where wee have foine, wee fhould have more, where rove have more, wee £hog :ld have a hundred times more, as:the A.pottle Peter (ayes Who ii be that will harms you, ¡flee be followers of that which ugood, z Per.3.13. Thirdly, another Ute is; is it Chrift that takes away Mini - fters, eyther by death, or ref }raining, or by any other way Then let it bee it nteanes to exhort us to repent of our finites, that Chrift may Rill give a doore of utterance to his Min:tters, that they may 'till creak in his name. This tlzould move us to feeke God. When Peter was calf into priton, o what faftipg and crying , and praying was there to God for hurt, till Lee was rcitored againe , .yEf.r z -S. they did not goe to Herod to reftore him ; No, they knew. Ci ria was bee that tooke him frern the Church, who -ever were the infteument ; therefore they fought to Heaven for him again, it any peo- ples Miniflery bee gone , this is the bell way to fetch them again. Paul knew this to bee true, and therefore when bee was in prifon at Rome, bee writes to Pbilcmon thus. I milk that through your prayers, I fhall be given unto yaps. Phile- mon, verf. z a. Nay, bee is fo confid eat that if people would but cry hard for him to God, that bee fhould quickly be en- larged. Nay, layes bee. prepare me a lodging, for J trutt dui through your prayers J fhould be given unto you. q.d J make no gneftioit but J (hall out of prifou, if you will but bee carnet} with God. So, allo it limes the Authour to the Hebrews, was rcerained from Preaching. Now marke what an exhortation bee ufes , Pray for ut , layes he , and 1 befeech you the rather to doe this, that 1may bee reffored unto you the foouer, Heb. s 3.18,5 9. Thus J have finifbed this part of the Deferipton of Je- lin Chrift, That bath the leven Starres in his hand, and the whole Subscription too : There things faith bee that bath the fete,' Spirits of God, and the [even Starres. I come now to the Epiftle it self. I know thy workj, that thou haft a untie, that them fi and art dead, but of this more, &c. RnvaL. 3.
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