-CirR I ST. S /lion; Reaf.S. of the world, Matth.28.2o. if there be any of Chrias (peep in the parifh , a lively Minif}ry does 0-tiredly one time or other find them out ; thole that are not Chrif} his (heepe, a lively Minif}ry hewes them all downe, flayes all their Souls, ripens them a pace for hell and for the pit. But a dead Mini f}ry, the Lord does not goo along with that, the Lord does not C rowne it. Fifthly, a dead Minif}ry prophanes the word of God, it makes it feeme nothing worth ,; it does not hold forth the glory of the Lord, nay it hides it, axd keeps it from being feen, either by dwelling upon Generals, and whars that but hiding ? for people will confcffe the word. in generall, they fee it in the generali, all their blindneffe is in particulars, there they flip away, like Fifh out of a broad Net, or elfe by delivering it ib coldly, that people thinke it no great matter ; a lively Minií}ry holds it forth, it lets out God into the Confcience , it gives people to under- Rand they come upon Life and Death, it makes people linoke about them, it makes people confider all that ever they have done , it flafhes the word of God into their hearts , as L light to dilcover all their waycs ; it gives them a view or their Chri(han of }ate, eyther one way or other ; as it is laid of Pauls Mimltry, The word of the Lord was glrifed by it, M1.13. 48. But a dead Miöiflry prophanes It it vanes the glory of it, it lets people fit quiet under it ; it du cafes no Elsner, where as if it glorified Gods ward , it would eyther trouble them, or turne them. The We of this is ; firm, here wee fee the realen why a dead Mintftry is not housed at but applauded in the World; why, it is as good as no Military at all ; it does nor make the Devill roare , it lets people fleepe in their ísnnes ; whereas a lively Minif }er can hardly come into a Pulpit but nrefently he is halfe a Martyr, Bryers and Themes were with Ezechiel, E_ek,. 2.6, Lively Minift -rs cannot give the world any good context ; they fought againft Jeremy, they played the wolves again(} the Apof}lesofJasys. John the Baptiff was counted too
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