The EMI le Dedicatory. commit that to-paper, which occurres inpreaching. There is as much differencebetween a Sermon in the Pulpit, and printed in a book, as between milk in the warme breaft, and in afucking bottle, yet what it lofeth in the lively tafte, is recompenced by the convenience of it. The book may be at hand when the Preacher cannot; and tru- ly, that's the chief:end of printing, that as thebottle and fpoon is ufed when the mother is Fick or out of the way; fo the book, to quiet the Chriftian and flayhis flomack in the abfence of the Ordinance. He that readeth Sermons and good bookes at home toPave his paints of going to bear, is a dietto his foul in a religious habit confii Its for his eafe,but not for his profit;he eats cold meat whenhe mayhave hot:Hehazards the lofing the benefit ofbothby contemning ofone.If theSpoufecould have had her belo- ved at home,fhe needed notto have courted the ftreets and waitedon the publick. 0what need we offer facriledge for facrifice, robGod of oneduty topay him another e: Hebath laid our work in better order, one wheele would not interfere with another, if we did more regularly . A chief part of D4vids Arithmetick of numbring our dayes, lies in that which we call divifion,as to caft the ac- count of this our fhort life fo, as to divide the little whole femme thereofinto the feveral portions of time due for theperforming of every duty in. An Inftrument is not in tune, except it haveall theftrings, and thofe will not make good mufick, if the Mufician bath not wifdome to caufe every itring to fpeak in its due time ' . The Chrifli- an isnot in tune, except he takes in all the duties of his place and calling, neitherwill the performance of them be harmonious :inGods eare, if every one be not done in its, proper feafon, 0 my friends, labour not only todo theduty ofyour place, but that duty in its own place alio. Heart
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