r 478 . hePreachers Ilea. Nymph: Iam not a littleslatehearethie fromyou :for totellyca the truthplain) u whineanyflattery , Thane heardfeme complain ofacertain`flrangenef myou, and ethersofjenreoat, whisb ;beyfayhatb dffcetraged therefrom admiring to confers` withyot. Epaph. Thatmay be but apretence,and yetI will not altogetherexcufe ei- therothers,or my felfeherein; haply webenot founder ouer the Wantsofour people,aswe ought tobe. Howfoeuer toprevent any fuch fe arein you,for this time,I prayyou be bold to fpeake your mindfreely, andyou shall find mefarre from seemingweary ofyou,orfront giuingyou any occafion to think,that I am vnwilling toPeekto refoltic you;{as Imai) in any thing that maytrouble you. AndI prayGod, the Godofall grace,euen for Chrifis fake,fotobielfe this our conference, by giuing toysboth aright iudgement id allthings, that it may be beithtohis glory, andto our further comfort. Nymph. Amen. Welithen,beeaufe Idoenun loveaequuintplinththat which huh (when hate beenbymyfe)muehelifgaítetedmeyoufballvaderfland,thatthe oc- callonmuting meat this timer, erauj,ur adaiee, ie this : fineitpleajed God to let the lightoftheglcriow GelpellofhieSeine, bypreaching, tofhineie therepartsmore e/eere- The=anon ) thminformeryeeret,it kith happenedthat Ibanefallen into the company, fometime of of the whole common men ,fometimeofwoofbetterfafhionand, which inthe worldwe callwifewen; Dialogue, fometimea[feofine,o flearning,andbyprofefon,MMillers:fameofwhom tomygriefi Ibate heard #eakg ivery difgracefnlly,fume veryfcortefai!y, allofthenmuchtochekf, fining ofthat referentefimationwhich weought tohase-of the preaching ofthe Word, and ofthe ordinaryeorrfethereof,which amongflvt. itefiftance Epaph, It is notvnlike,neither yetindeed itis tobemaruelled at,as though doch euer ac.. Tome ftrangethingwere comevtno vs. The diuell knowerby longexperience company the thatahe preachingofthe word is theruineof his kingdome, andthat thereby preaching of he ismade h c lightning tà all down` mheauen 1. And therefore it bath euer the torch. k f from Lukese r beenhis pradlife,at the very firftentrance ofsincerepreaching,totaife op Tome usTim,3.8. men ofcorrupt mindes ,toreftflthe truth., andto flop the ha:pyproceedings ofthe Gofpell, The firftPreacher mentioned in the Scripture, isEnob the fe.. tenthfrom Adam,together withthe relation ofwhofe doetrine, thetext men. Ni, tionethaltothecruellfpe 'agy andviolent courfes ofnicked Inners agamffhim°, oa Pcc.a.f. Thenext afterhimwas Noah, whichwas aPreacher ofrighteguffeo: and how. foeuer the Rory mentioned) exprefly no tumults raifed vpagamft him , yet it mayeafrly begathered, in that hepreaching fo manyyeeres beforethe corn. ming ofthe floud,yet all that while wedoe not finde any one to bane been re. claimed, but theyailcontisued in their accuftomedfecurity, andllnewnothing p Mat.s4.39 till the floodcameand Cooke themall awayP. Paffe from him to t1itofes, ofwhoM refiflance theFlory relateth many particulars : at his firfl vnderrakingany au- thority among the people, in feekingto enda ftrife betwixt them, bee was ta- kenvpfhortwith the common fpeech, WhomadeAna MIN sfattheriry, and gExod:.t4. lodge ottervs s? After, whenhe was Cent backeinto Egypt to deliucr the peow ple from the bondageofPharaoh,the Flory is a witneffe how oftenand openly rExed, s.ao. he was gaine-faid, fometimes by the people,they murmuringathim r; fume. ¡s Tim.3.8. times byiannet and lambres,two Egiptians {, fometimesbyKcrab and hiscoin. So Chryto. plicies e: fo thatthough the Lordwrought mightily by Mefes, yet he haddaily 6 y1:47" experlenceof the maliceofthe wicked againft the truth. Now for the times of :Num. ta. the Prophets, onefenny may be afulficient witnes : bee faithhe heardcherai. lingofman,andthe word'ofthe Lordwhich he. preached, war a reproach vinohint, ulaae.8,tn. main diriju ù dayly °. Ifyou examine the times afterChrift,at the firft spreading ofthe Gofpell,this willbemoreapparant.Itun through thebookeof theAds : x Aft4 s.t3. the preachingofPeter and lobs wasentertained first withmocke:of:afterwards Alts q. a, more open violence was vied, and themet in authoritytoo;e itgrieuouflythat zvrrfeta. sbetarghttbepeopl er, andby commoncoolen tputthemtofileoce ... Stenoswas a man
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