ThePreachersplea. 515 driftoftheplace, is, to proue that Meteswas preached, Inas teach as he was read, no becaufetoredMofis is teprchhim, but becìufe the confiant courUe of he times was toieyne preaching with reading; tholewhich reads brofes on the Sabbathdayes in the Synagogues, did expoundhim alfo : So that theWength Ofthe reafonbrought toproue, that Motes was preached euery Sabbath,íiands not vpon the agreement which isfuppofed, robe innature betwixt reading and preaching, but vpon the perpetual( connexingof thofe feruicesin 'aerie well-ordered Congregation. Thirdly,thismay bee noted alto, that whereas the Lord threatned torefafetbem,that theyfhasldbenoPrieflste him,whohad refuted knowledge', bythat refufisgefknowledge is to bee vndcrf}oo9, both their ig-nHof4.6. norance in the doettineof the law , and their negligence to info'me the people in it e oncerwife, tothinke that there was nothing reproved in [hem /more, thenanvnabilitytoreade the law, werea very groffeconceit. And thus muchtoproue that for the times oftheold to t anent , none had the allowance cfPriells,but luth an wereable to inftru&. Nowforthe timenofthe Gofpell, S:Pau1 thus declares the continuance ofthe equity of that ancient.law, that likeas ofofdi, Theywhich didminifierabostthe holy tbings,dideate ofthe things(the Temp1e,and they whichdidwaitaì theAltar ,reerepartakert :lawAltar ; fo ado itisf,Cor.g.r3. ordained by the Lord, that they whichpreacb the Gofell,fhonldbrieefthegold/ none haueany.right to limeby the Gofpell, that is,ofthe exhibitionorfalaryof the 8 c Tim. Church , but tholewhich preach the Gafpell. If you demandofme what it is to yrpred et preachthe Gofpell, Pail(hall refolue you elfewhere,namely, it is this,to labear dacret &ton. inthemorel anddsertneg, which whether it be not more thenro read, 'Ireferreeionetor itto any mans ìu'tgement. Coeyfoflame faith, thatthefeword! requireofa Minifier, to torn.,. 4'd that he doepreach and teach,and make Sermons t and the oldruleof the law,which Gatet.oa,» Paul applies to the put-pole', requires fo much , The: "bait not mxzzle the axes vepe,kb!h a Rd to ha ,touththat tread: tat the carne. The onewhich isallowed to esteofthe chine, is pe fie,'fedis nothe onely whichtreads on the corne, butwhich treads it our,that worketh itout of the husks, that it may be fit for mansvie. So heis toeateof theChar. ,s4.1 o.ren- tiles maintenance , who is ableto fit Gods word (the fpiritual( food) before Tertu117er the people ; not onely in the care (as it were) in the words and letter ache Yras ad fenfg Scripture, but in the true fenfe and interpretation ofit. It is an excellent fay_ re:nonadlea hag of Saint Merriam ; Let vsnet thinks (faithbee) that the Gafpell is in the words voeaóali. ofthe Scripture, bet in thefenfr, not in theeatwárd face , hat inthemarrew thereof: seniorief+b and as Bailfpeaket, not in the round of the aire , but m the power of the thine sex aß nen nu. meant. Iwouldbane thee (faithTertalitan) exercife thy f lfe to the fenfeofthemat- b pen 77_ 9.10 ter, andnot to the found ofthe word. It is a rule among Lawyers, that netthe tvfrrmoxsm bare words u the law, bat the meaningofthe lam.' And intheScripture, they Felts. re are laid to teach the law; whichfliew the feotenceb, or fiebffance and matter of the lam. So then, het is a teacher allowed toHue vpon the commoncharge, which treads out (as I may fo fpeake, alluding to the fimilitude of the -a mx one) the fenfe ofthe Scripture out ofthe letter ofthe Scripture:and nodes neeT srn7,rcrn. (as Hieromefpeakes in the fore remembred place)in the leaner ofanrds,batfearoh. 40hfl.in tde etb ti; therouteefthevnderflandi g thereof. You may (ifyouwill)adde hereto that Paftoribrr. otherplace of Nalco thispurpofe'; Let himthat is taughtin theword, make him a Humour. thatbathtaughthimpartaker?fall hisgoads. Hethat will hauea(hareinthepeo-pomo..iuprto pies temporal) goods, mutt let them recriue.fpirituail good from him. Hee Bet ad ewer. wholookesteeateof the mike oftheflake (that is , as it is expoundedbyAagu_iErk9a.5 ffine, ofthat which is given by the people for their ouerfeers f uffenanee), waft inequire afford them that , which maybe for the v oftheirfoulesinsroCrotpa y g p Chriff Iefns t oncerwife there is noproportion. And were it notthat men did ga +d<ritpaßo. moteaffeftpridethenpainfa/neffe, thefat andthewool!ofthefocle,thenthe feeding of f7 thelbeeptk, this doctrine wouldneuer begainefaid; wee fhould notthen haue eraro tmpltte that ;oftcaufeto lament the flare offomany , whomWe feefeatturedabroad arnokau tnl;b. Aa a de Pafotibas, /beep
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