2b2< The Baptivng ofthe Eunuch. before,they wereprickedin their hearts. Sol note, that asitisfaidinone taceof Antioch, that by melon ot the number ofbelceuers,theDij`cipler there Perefrff QAß.u.z6. wee the forwardnestohearers reported tothe inhabitantsthere,as, that theyhe/oughtRauitopytachthef rnewordrvntothem ,and e Ad. t ;.4i, accordingly at thetime,. camealmofl alithe whole-eitie togethertohearth fo againe 44 inthefameChapter, itisfaid, that when die Genti1ehes4,theywereglad£: and fVerfe 44. thenStraight it followed', Thus theWord çr'the Lord sakeÿteldsed throughotem he gVmh49. wholecmatreyn See what Wings etere gores to theGolpeli, bythe delireand gladnetTcofthofe to whom t was deliuered. The Wordof Godby thismeanes grewmightily andpreuailed. TheApotile to the tiebrewes, Midisvpon the want ofthisreadinelfe andyceldinguetfe othe inwaid man, as thecauseof the vnprofitable hearingofthe ancient lewes5The gofpekumpreached atvnto them, ti Heb.4,2. .bat itprofitednot,becaufe it wasnet receiuedwith f eth inthole that heard it tr. 1 may applyto thispurpofe savery fitting to that ifSiilwsssn, H thtt pr as o a meet He a rereeiteth thenude Pro.z Sra and theobedient care, ieat agolden Baring andan ornament offrnegoldi, His meaning that ifa man haue to doe with then ofobedient andyielding hearts, it will be a credit to his pailles and labour in perfvading ç the(needle withwhich his endeauours (hall be crowned, willmake his fpeech as beautiful' asanornament ofgold. Now befides their proofes, it is eafieto make it maoüeftt, that fuccelre cannot be wanting, where there is fuch a difpofition to heare, as the Bnnach kP(al r45 59. had: ForGodha chpromifed to fulfrllthedeflect ofthele.that ¡arebenk, and that mPCa(5.35. thehearkkeuing eare,which doch(as it were)thirlt forknawled¿.;e,fballlodge among VerCt4. the wife?. He:willgaide themeek injudgement a, Hewill reniale lirá /ecret vra®fachs, a a cut:7, Euen that which is called, thehidmifedeme ofGoa 4, andtheminde ofChrifl P. The p Vert. t4. vfeis, to(hew vetovs the truecaufe, why there is nofuch profitingofthe Word he Yfe. preached, as thereJltould be,and as therewas ofold in theSrtt andpurer times. Thenone Sermon wonne many,nowmany Sermons Pearcepreuaile with one. Surely.the cause is, menwant thatready, that cheerful', that forward, that istt clinable, that humble difpofition, which the goodpeople in thole timeshad; then theySued tobe taught, as the Basgch here,and thofe (,tEE.2,)and the An- tìochians,and the Sayler: newit is well, ifwee will beamwhen wehe entreated; then they had learned to fub; ast themfelues to the power and audíuiiry ofthe Word,now curryman is wifeand ableenough to inftruft himfelfe;then their hearts Trembled at the Maiefly ofGod fpeaking in his ordinance 9 now they haue a kindofbale elfimation ofthe meanes,r,eitiicr isit generally apprehended to be thearse andpower of Godvim; Glaaticn. Herre is the very mule, tuse fo much is fpoken to the men of thisgeneration without fucce(fe, sadthat i many Sermons,be (as thewomanofTekoah fpakein another cafe)&waterfpilt gzSz;t4r.p: non the ground, which cannerhe taken vpaiaine't, and that SO manyof the Lords Mei1engers may lament with the Prophet,and lay,Ihaaelabouredin vain,! haze 01(57494. fpentmjflrength mvaine, andfor nothing r. is a hard ntatter to tweet siirh fuch anone as this Eunuch inapariflr ,that will intreattobefurthered s onethat will yeeldhimfdfeas a; Disciple tohìiawhowatched) for hislode. Wehauetodód fRom,ss. 5, withgainefayingpeeple r, wlth.menofvncircumcifed hearts andcaret ; fuch whole Iß484 necksare ironfnewe,ù,. noteafilybent, they hh ease:0omuch esthete' mom *ihaddmtx, afro:;.5, tobe wife inGod : If then ourdefine ben) he profitable hearers, let vslabour tobe defsrous and humble hearers,fuchas account it nod fparagement to fir in the Sample ofChrift vpon the learners forme. In the times of aperymerl were taught to betooferuile, the PrieftsCooke onthem to hauedam..; on meet The gaCot, 1.14 Peoples faithY, theremight beno askingwhy/a11í they delivered it. Novi, on theother fide ourpeople are as muchon theother hand toomuchour ofrole, and it is notknowne what it is to dependvpontheordinanceofGod,and tofu!). mitt° themeanes with that neck! andgaiet [pirit, which ira thing inthefightef a-itiet>;:q,.. Godmushfethyz. '
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