26 1-he `Preachers Plea. new,and thirdly,fomeparcel! ofthe Epifiles: Which theywill haueto be called preaching,becaufe as the new Teflament is an expofition of theold, fo theE. piffles are the applyingof bothvnto Gods people. And Scripture aliogene. rally dothexpound Scripture,and what is preaching,but an expoundingofthe Scripture? . This I thinke is the third reafon that you toldmeof Nymph. Tou bane hit it right, ifyoucan"firerit asfall asyou hauerehearfedit truly,tben itlballneteerbean, vocation offcruple tome hereafter. Epaph,. Tomake a fhost anfwer to a flight reafon,this isthat I fay:It is true, ifwe compare the whole newTenement, with thewholeold Tcllameut, that the latter is anexpofition ofthe former , becaufe it inaketh knownc vino vs, that all the ancient p romifcs , touchingthe Meffias , areyea andamen inChrifa ázCort.ao. Iefus0: fothat the lubflancebothof old andnew is this, Tepee Chilliyellerday, ',Hob 1s.8. and today, thefameaye is for Y. Andhereupon is that layingof Augugene: Letue t fia- The old Teflamenr(faith he)is resealed as the New, andtheNewwasas itwere lapped tnentaon no- d folded rip en the Old : the fame may alto bee acknowledged touching the E- ue rendition, an f esteem ¡see- piffles, that in them the do&rine both of the old and new Tcfìament isap. tereveleuen. plied and preffed vpon mens confcicnces by vs holefome exhortations, But Aag.inPf.tos what then ? though this hold in generali, that the newTelament is the Com mentary tothe ola,and the Epiftles,the appliers of both,yetit will fcarcely be found to holdinparticulars : namely, that fuch a parcell ofthe new Teftament which commeth in order to be read, is anexpofition of the fpeciall do&rive and matter of that portion of the oldTeflament; which was readbefore it, or that,that part ofthe Epiffles,whichfolloweth both,isa dire& and expreffe vr_ gerofboth. Sothat howfoeuerwhen we diuide the Scriptures into rhefe throe parts,the old Teflament, the hifloryof the Gofpell, and theEpililes, it bee true, thatthis is the commonnature and flareof them, that thelccond part gi_ near light veto the firft, and the latter raifethexhortations out of both , yet when we come to fingle out theftparto into taxi al portions we fhall not find that precife and exa&correfpondence,as that the expofitionofthe tame points (hall be laid to follow one the other. As for that which is faid, thatScripture expounBeth Scripture, it isbut a deceitful) kindoffpcaking, to entrap the fun. pie, as will Itraitappeare, when the truemeaning of it is delivered inanother forme,which is this,ThatoneplaceofScripture,affordeth helpefor the clearingofano- eher; which albeit it be a certaine truth; and necelfaryto bemaintained, yet it doth not imply that any a&uall or vocali expounding, can bee attributed to the Scripture. This bath as little weight in it, as that before touching the fpeaking of the Scripture,The Scripturefpeakethbythevoyceo fman, and fo it is fittedand applied tobe the expoiterofitCelle by the indufiry ofman.And this is allwhich I will oppofe to this third reafon t which though perhaps it may make a thewamong rhofe that are ofkite judgement, yet it can deceiue no man,that bath anyordinary skill in the flare ofan argument. Nymph. Imullnot f rget tomindyoa ofthofeplacer ofScriptures whicharepredu_ ced,fortheweakening ofyourwaiveafertion : whichplaces arepartly toprouereadiag to bearoopQeratieseofall Gbr,ianvenues , as the mofadornedfermons; andpartytemake isgood,that reading isnot onlyapowerfullkmdofpreachingfiimply, but (which ie more) ofgreaterpower to mouethen any PreachersSermons, Epaph. Forbeare not I pray you topropound them, I will efe theheft ofmy poore skillto anfwer them. Nymph. The placesofthefir' fort are fach,. inwhich the [ameeffeefennel(' Kehap. ;t.ii basefollowed, ortobepromifedto follow reading , which canbe wrought dy preaching; os. as is Deateronomiea, It to [aid, that the Law hoeing read before all Ijaell, the a Chap.89. knowledge ofGod, the fiareof God ,endthekeeping andobferuingof the comman- dementsofGod lhall followthereupon. alpine, o, Nehemiah. , it ie reported, that whenFzra had but only reedtheLawrie thepeople, it MUofthat pewerfeelloperation, tha
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