512. ThePreachersple4. is faid,thatPreaching isnothingbuta publifhiog ofthe Gofpell, I yeeld unto it,ifit be well andrightly vaderllood: and when it is fovnderilood as it ought tobee, thenit will appeare, that the readingof the barecontext,cannoe pro_ perly bee termed preaching. Ifind in thenew Te(lament foure wordsefpeci_ ally tobevied , whenpreaching (fofarreforth as it is incident to theoflice of an OrdinaryPafor in tods Church) ismentioned, The fief} fignifieth, todo; j Cor. o.z6, linergeoeltitinakt becaufe theG ofpelis,a s it WAS(aid by the Angels to the fhep_ oi(tstisr, beards,[ elingsofgreaeroytoallGedspeoplec. The fecond and third words",fig- ftli nse' yfe- nifie,tomakemant, Fefi, todfierter,tomakeknowne,tofetforthtoopenview ,andfotohae. t Lukea.rE. dleamatter, as the Prophet was commanded to deale witha vifion which Luke 9.óo. Godhad (hewed him, namely,tomake itplaineopen Tables, that beewhicbrinmeth Jliòlo04. may remdeitn. This (hall appeare to bee true toany man that Ihall take the aMiss.a. paints toexamine , and tjulyto ponder thofe places ofthe new Te(lament, in wm ramo which there words arevfed in theGreeke , which beingapplied to theMini_ 4'41'7' flee his Office, are tranflattd by the word Fre.ubi. And thefe kinds ofwords, xRom as doe fits fet forth the duty ofaPreacher, which isef eciall that, which Pan' y Roma,.la. Y P Y exhorteth theEphefians to beggeofGodonhis behalfe,towit ToMake knewne Ads t7. 23. the fecretoftbe Gofpell ", whichfeeingit mull be fought for aspurr , andfearched enr4Y14O forasfortreafare ",isnotordinarilytobe looked for in the vpper face it were, AOunt.a;. buttobe withpaints and induflrydigged outofthe very bowels andheartof Col.. ' the Scripture. The fourth word fr nifieth to aM and as an herald or a r r tcae, P g p fhb, ,14,n),rlsso crier, to 'Winer 4 matteriaopen place, it: the hearingofamaltitade, thatmany may ,S=1701, t` takenoticeofit. For this taufe the Prophet ffriabwas willed toCalera/owl., and : toLift vpbit voice likea tramper; and Jeremiahwas commandedtoflood in the ph 6 .s9. gate ofthe Lordsbonfe , tondocrie the wordrhere4. And hence alfo it is, that the µvsyuar ass : wifdome of God, is Paid to,frandin the rep of the high plates e, and to make asit trays(., were apublikeproclamation' : Omen ! ôyefoo* ! whofeisf[mple let him comehit, seroa.a.4. tber.H.,enrry one that thir/Fnbt: comevansme eye that areweary t,d-e. Bythis it baTim,a.a. may appeare whatit is topreach, andinwhat fenfe preaching may beecetera_ °P"" a0'blydefinedtobeapublilhingoftheGofpell:namely,itisan.openandcomferta- Ile difconery bl wordofmàntb,makingplains vote thepeopleofGod,themyfterieofGod_ ¿toc, .s. 1meffe,enenthe fret efthe Gefpéll. Now, as no man duly confidering the nature. eNeu.8.3,4, and vieof the forenamed words , candeny preaching (by a Minitter lawfully x4,4. called) to beeuenfilch a kind ofpublilhingtheGofpell, as isnowfetdowner }Efoyet°t' foneither canhe withany face orcolour afl eme , the action ofreading the e mat. i[.as. Scripture to be anfwerable to this defcripetion. So thatthough it begranted, Whaci,. thatthe text ofScripture is the Go(ell, and the very word of God; andwith. chingia. P ape that reading is after afort a publi(hing thereof, becaufe thereby the letter Of the Text isrecited with a lowd voice, froman eminent and confpicuous place,in the audienceofa multitude:yet when we(hall enter into amore exai examinationof tbings,itwill then appeare, that Reading limply cannot be cal- leda publi(hing ofthe Gofpell, in that fence, asIsis requiredofMiniflers and Teachers tobe Ipreaders abroad andproclaimersofGods truth. Adde here- to, that thatwhich is the principali thing looked for ofa Preacher in the pub. lifhing oftheword,the bareReaderlathe aft ofReading,neither cannor dot baTim,a;rç; performe tend thatis,thediaidin thewordoftrutbarightb:and(ro apply Chrifls words ina cafe not much vnlike) agiangto themof the houthold (whichis the i Luke aa.4a Chnrcb,a Tim.3. a .) iheirportionofineate infeafoni. AMini(ìer, is one towhom, ónor'tiw. the:Wenfation (orffeward/bip)bcommiitedkin the familyofGod : andhis office' k a Cor9.[7' isout ofthe fiore-houfe ofthe Scripture,to (hare one toentryone, that which tProu. s1.e;, he Ilan finde by hiscoring tokyowthe flareof lob flotke I, tobebel fitting and a- ntHeb.ee ra, greeing tohim. As for example: Milk!. (that is, theftrftprinciplesofthewordof r;. God) tochore which areinexpert in the wordof righteenfneffe: Strongmeate "(that n Verfer4. 01 Cos;.a. is,doetriae ofgreater depth)for them t who areablerebeareite:tLfeekeneofire- ftrnfiing
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