54.Z ThePreachers plea. togroue vndeçthe burdenof , then wee that areMini[lers? Forbe fide the Waftingof the bodies hcalth,and the confirmingof thevital parts thereof; chat x:ErayMr. a griefe is it to a mansfoule, toliftvp hie voice= to them whidhwill notheare? ouiditmi/e- What àdeath and toyle to make infinite repetitions ofthe fame principles? What a vexation to hate theAire.? W hat a di couragement and euen the kil_ repetita rna a giftro, lingofa mans heart,to haue to doewith thole whole necksis anionfinew,and a,Con 9.a6, their browbraffeb: and yet though theft things might make a man to refolue bEfay4e.4, With feremy,tofpeakenomore iaGod, name s,yet,wehaue nofachcommifionto de Tien. :a. glue ouer, but weare commanded dilllobe infanta wahalllongfafering,pròaiag eCh ' i God timewill taereentancee. Ifa Preacher put ue_ e hap,a.a5. f $ pe P q fMat,ra. aa, firontoCnrifi touching preaching, asPeter did touchingforgieingf, and fhould fay,Mafer how langwilt thou thatl preachontoa f ef-nvdkedandobfiinatepeople? vn- to!eatentimes? I doubt notbuthe wouldremise himthe likeanfwer that he did to Peter, Ifaynet veto thee,vat°fsuentiarer,buevntefeaentie timesfegentinter, When Peterandhis companyhad tumefied in filhingall night,andhad takennothing, gLuke5.c. neosertheleffeatthyword(raidhetoChrifi)Iwillletdowaetheween. The Lord bath bMatdt4.ry calledvs tobefilbert ofmen h. And though it be a great heartbreaking haue labouredlong to(mall purpofe,yee for our Mailersfake there is further trial to bemade, hopingthat yet at the length that longexpeeted draught will come, andaccounting our Celtics happy, and all ourpainswell befiowed, ifwithall that wecan doe,we (hall gaineone foul& onto God.Tohut vp thispoint, then ifwe hall dulyweighour ownbackwardneffe,and withallthe Minifiersduty, of whom that intlant diligence is required, we (hall thenfeechat it is muchand often preaching whichwe muttwith for , befeechingthe Lord co pardon that . aboutall things, ifwe(hill findethe word (throughthecommon vfeof ir) to growvilebefore vs. Nymph.. The banePaidwell to this point, owlyouhateeforgotten thefiwìilaadeof the raine, which may beefame sccafton ofMailtom thatarecommonmen, both be- caufe we finde in the Scripture the wardofGod to be comparedto the raise, andbe. eaufe alfa incommon experience wee fate theincenaeaience oftoegreat abundance of rains. Spapb. Ihadnotforgotten it, thoughifI had, it were not much material!, it being indeed (but for the fatisfyingofyour minds) fcarce worth the anfwe. ring. Weehaue atolein Schooles, that borrowedffreechet doemakenogrounded dhammier arguments ; and forScripture fimilitudes it is cercen, that by preffing euery nuìs t"7a4o_ thing that is applied bythe Spirit ofGodfor forcefpeciall illufirarion , amatt ec S. !hall run intoa worldofabfurdities ; according asthe Papifis in their violent wringing ofmanyparables,togiue fin me colour to their vile opinions, affoord vs no fmall number ofexamples. It is true, theWord ofGod is in the holy iEfay i i. to, Scripture 'compared to raine i, andthat very fitly : becaufeas the rain faI. u, lingupon the Land, makethit either mole fruitful! or more barren, according tothe natureof the Foyle vpon which it fallech t fe the wordthat goeth oat ofthe, mothofthe Lord,dothnot reran,: van, himvoid,, but itbecommetheither thafa. kaeor.aa6 tooter oflifevntolife,ercfdeathvnrodearhktochofewhichheureit:makingthechil- ¿Titu,aa4. drenofGodmorezealormsfgeedworkesi, and the wicked more outragious.1 do not find infixScripturethe fi militudeofraigne,when itis applied to theword, to haue any further meaning : and therefore to ftretchit further according to a mans owneprivatefancy , is toforget the Apoffies ruleof vudèrÿandeagactor. inRom.ta. ;. dingtofobrieo ; andwilfully to continue in fuch a pa/hile, is no other but to nspec.;, t6. pervertthe Scripturesto a want owns defbaíNon n: TheLórd Both in the Scripture ° ay`3'a' threaten it as a plague, to take away thePro het °, and tofinda famine ofhearing p Amos a. ,. the word?,and he promifeth it alto asablelling,togiree Paffortwhichfhallfeede tb° Éfar35 peeplewith knowledge andvndnfanding9,and watchmenwhichalltheday andall the y -, night continually /ball sot ceafe o but I doe not rememberthat suerI read, either often
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