516 TheTreachers Tlei. kMaah.s.3sfbeepegrub:gmefbephearelk neither complainc with Augufli e, thatrbrreare Suorquipeße. marry whoreioyceitthe nourofPaffort,but cartaottofulfilltheotiiceefP4flore Thus ramnomine haue you my thirdreafon', which though ithathbeen Ilretcht out by a dif- gandeut peie- course fomething large, yet itmay be reduced to this briefe : Gods wordpro- '4,7=1- uidin amaintenaneeofhonourIfortheMiniftersof hisChurch, bath nor t g " st.lunran /ib. ucnallowanceto any toliuebyit, but only tomen able to inhru&byopening - de eoforibrif. theScripture,therefore there is more required ina Miniher, thento be able to 1r{uts. trade the Seripture. t Tipt.f.t7. Nymph. Ts"hauef smell andthroughly jatit:Mengfor this loaner by theft your threereofouhthat Iwill notvrQeyoe further: out y Iwillpretypneto teach inehew toau. freereFme exception',cud pretexcedreafont, lime clan, the wcepyofpreaching.,ferne for thefufrcienryofreadsng. Epapb. I amwilling tofollowyou, feting Ieared intothis Mattaforyour fake : and ifhereafter any doubt (hall arife in your minde upon further ¡can. Paloscured ping, touching therethings whichhauebeen faid, I hopeGodwill affoord vs vielev4tsg opportunity furthertodebate them. Ifyou will therefore , let nreheatewhat de "3'4>" you haue heard pleaded by thofe which areofa differentopinion, Idoubt not Ea.eo butby the grace ofChrift,you uthíobeasitis well ca lied; Am Fab mar.aped 3° Y wit LW. :a. ¡ape eternal,viaory : Rodthat(as that worthy Romanfa7d fometimc) though itbeoften leberaeuimis, toomuch withflood,yet secannesterbecleanoexungndbed. nuuquoo,ar> Nymph. Ithjafdbyfome, shot this ópenientouchrngtheneee /g ofexpensmegand tingur. opening theScripturebypreaching, dab clef-lutefromthedrayof theSeriptare, and, cloth¡cameo farrow thedebit-tatofPoperj,tomchlugtheobjectryanpdarésesoftheholy Wm, asthough there werefuchweepyofa Teacher tocome torid vnderflandrngof Epaph. The anfwer to this is eafie. Touching the Scriturea, God forbidbut wpetas.tmç we Ihouldacknowledge,that they areboth in their ownnature lightra,andfuch ml'(sg.n. akawhich by the beames thereofdopie light ewe the eiet .. And it is trUe which Taut afri -. S.Augujlisefaith,that all matters neceffary tofaith and manners,areto befound booboo the in thole things which are jetdowne plalnely in the Scri(rturetand therefore we word torte do both exhort to the reading of the Scriptures rivatet andcommend the cur light and g P P Y -. çmne¡sir,en- publike reheatingof them in the congregation. Yet this isno whit contrary lighccimg. to the opinion touching thenecc(f eÿofpreaching. And fomuch (halleuident- aCor.a.6. lyappeare, ifwemat(hallour hearers into three companies. The firfl fort are Aug.dr dodo. toff igrorant, andextremely negligent in themattersofGod. The fecond Cho l s.ea. areoffomebetter, both careto lookeinto the Scriptures, andcapacity tocon. layrquxa- perùpoßra ceiue them. The third are as well able to foundout the truth by the privat flu. furm dyof the Scripture, aschore oho be profeffed Diuines. There is no hearer (I meane among our people profeffingthe prefent Religion) but heebelongs to oneoftheftthree ranks. Now forthe former oftheft, preaching cannot but be mote necelfary:for as in their negligence ofehemfelues they will neuer feekefor knowledge,bbrit mutt even in akinde ofviolencebeput upon them,foin their ignorance theplaine text read will profit them nothing, vnleffewith it be ioy- o }Tim.r.rs , nod the skilfultinduflryof fome painefull workman*, whoby framing himfelf Ad infssriam to the (hallow capacityofthe Rica, and byadding recept toprecept,linetoline, & lostanticipbowal ittleandtherealit :10,maydropinfomeknow(edge, and through often espncìtatem. Jharpenimgaofthe neceffarypoints ofRelig Chalet .aug,`n `1°fa neither doeweaccount preachingneceffary for fuch, becaofeof any darknes P EfaYzt.so. qDeuce.n. which wefupQofe tobt in the Scrípture, but becaufewe know theirsegitarregt acute inert, : robe darkened, ,& that theycannot /we:axethethings oftlte Spirit of God: .Preaching Trim.. is not to put light to theWord, buttoremote the (calesfrtom their eyes, who, r Epbeyq.tn. albeit the Scripture Thine as bright as doth theSunneat pe}fitday, yet vnleffe t s Gor,::q their fight bee hot en , bee not able to a the wonders ofthe Lew '. Andwhat sYfaìus.ss. though(as l fail theScripture doegimc light, being the eye-fatale ordained to that end, yet there mutt be a cowfc by which to apply it to fuch an vfe t And
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