19$ f CHRIST'S ilarm Reaf:r. q{,eaf.a. of the Scribes,rhat had no authority no power at all is it, Mat, 1.29. As Luther laid when he heard a cold Sermon, cold, cold, cold, layes he, this is cold Preaching, here is no heat at all to be gotten ; as God Cayes of the Minifiry of Laodicia Thou art lake-warms, Rom. 3. 16. That is , as there was no heat in his people, to there was no heat to his Minidry ; this is little better then no Preaching at all, it is even as good as nothing. F idi, becaufe true Preaching is lively preaching when the Minifler is a Ptirring Minrtler, as Peter ipeakes, I short it asset to flirre you up, z Pet.r.i . when the Miniiter is ear - neft to lave the peoples Joules ; as the Lord layes, I sarnef- ly protefed to year Fathers, Jer. r r. 7. He fpeakes of the Mmiflry of Ages and the Prophets down along unttlhthe Prophet Jeremies time; they did not onely witneile the word of God unto the people, but they did it in a lively and earnefl manner ; as Paul did, I have ffrives to Preach the Geffe11, Rom. r 5. zo. marke he belaboured him in the Pulpit, he laid about him roundly, that his Minittry might have life in it. St. Lake fhewes , that he had flout), Hated-, kfts chiefes, M'e. ro.r 2. oeéáeta, as Hugo layes upon the place, it feemes he fvveat much in Preaching, and to Chrifl compares Miniflcrs to Harnett-men , that labour in Gods Harveft ; yet know Harnett men arc hot at their works, fro Min Acts fhould be Mary eft-men, they Chou ldbe hot at their avarice. T hus ye fee dry and dull Preaching is little better then no preaching at all, it is contrary to the manner of preaching, contrary to the praaice of all true and right Preachers. Secondly, a dead Minidry is called no Miniflry ; the Scripture calls it no Minidry in eftia. The Scripture is the bell Judge what is a true Mrnitlry, and what is not? Now the Scripture makes a dead Miniflry, and no Miniftry all one t the Scribes and the Pharifees, ye know were partly rnorall men mod of them, as we may fee by halt Teftimony of himièlf, and they were orthodox Miniders, as our Saviour vtitnefa of them in the maint, for our Saviour Lids people heare
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