5fio The Dignity of Preaching. b air.;S.3. land,outof that which is faid,that they(Vtz..theLeuites)taughtall Ifraetb; and v Lukc;a7' bythat which is reported, that when Chi lit was teaching, there fateby, Do- ; Aftst;.zr, &ors of the Law,which werecomeeat ofemery:.wuaofGaldeand laded, eyc. <More Aa s4,a . leahozwfodireCily by that, that Naafis wasprearbedin emery city a ; and the Apoftles ordai- fTitr.s. nedEldersin entry Church < +according whereunto was ?iulInits&jon toTi Karreuoafe. tue, to conftitute filch in eachCity E. Hereupon came the tearme of charges in g .Chr.3Ç.3. the oLdTcftament g, andofflocks in the newh Then the ordinance for ever ¡A i;r Sabbathisiuftlygatherableoutoftheformerfaying ,Mofeiwaspreachedinthe r @z Tun.i.,. Syuagegaesesery, Sabbathdayi, and it maybe (without violence) concludedout ofthat commandment of the Aponte topreach,orfeafon k : what better feafon, then whenthe people ref+ fromál otherferuices,a ndmeet together in one place forholy duties? This courtewas heldin thedaies nextfollowing theApoftles. 5a4f.aeargr. It is the report ofIONMartyr that in his time,Reading andopening the word 4pg.. tailedan Ileum long euery Sabbath:andTertullian,that mere was notameeting 7.4 '144.3. oftheChriftians, wherein their foul eswere not fedwith holy Sermons before they departed. It was a decreeof the Counfell of Mentz , tinder Charles the great,that there fhouldbee á courfe taken, that there- fhould not be one wan. ting,whomouldupon the Lords daies preach the word ofGod, to the vnder.. Inst. quad li.dlandingofthepeople.1 WitIn isconfent, that opinionof Reuerend Bifhop ever, Babingtom,ofrefped iuememory,namely,thataMiniftercannomoreenterthe salsol,anshe ChurchuponaSabbath daywithout preaching, and notheguiltyofa damna. Lordspurer. bit &nne, then Aaron couldgot into the congregation without death, in cafe, that at hisentrancein, hedid not found his bels. And againe,hefinneth thefin ramyr. ofa dumbe doftfte, who paffeth oiler theSabbath day without preaching, and theComma. therein maketh the people guilty ofthe prophanation ofGods holyday. Vp. on this ground the Canons ofour Church bane ordained, that curry beneficed Can4f rnan(allowed aPreacher) (hall preach one Sermon euery Sundayin the yeere : and agaiue, that every Incumbent flail euery Sunday before Earning Prayer, Can. $9. examine and iaftruet the youth andignorant perçons of thepaella in the ten Commandements, the Articlesofthe Beleefe, and the LordsPrayer. Theme things I note , to prevent a conceitwhich fome mayhaue , that Icomehither . toopen a packeofPuritanical) ware , and tovent Come privatchumorous opi. nions; you may fee, that thatwhich Iauouch touching the ordinanceofGod in this point, is the judgement ofour Church. And thus haue Ifinished the firftpartofmy proofe , that preaching is Gods ordinance. It is his will,that the ability for it Shouldbe in euery Minifter ; and theexecution ofit, incurry Congregationeuery Sabbath. The next part ofmy procsfc is, that without dependanceupon preaching, we hauenoaffuranceoffaluarion. To mike this manifeft , I demand whether we beleeue theScripture? That without Faithitie impofble topleafe Ged i a and Inab.us.d. whetherany other meanesbe fan6tified by God to begetFaith, iejîdes r/eboa. oc Rem.1o.14. ring ofaPreacher 1 that Iam lure, is ordained tothat end m : asfor any other mainly deputed thereto (without this)I am lure thereis noiuft cuidence in all Gods booke. TheLord hauing Saintsto gather, and to tranflate out of the kingdonie ofdarkneffe, hath appointed and gifted Pallors and. Teachers to a pbet4ar. that endu:fo much is apparent. And whereas thepromife offaluationis limi. A&es,;v. ted only tofo many,aeGod 'hallcall°, (whereupon they which(hall be(sued, piudeve41: aretermedaBalledcompany r,) faine would Iknow whereto calling bath re. ference,but to a voyce? What voyce (hall wethinke it to bee, but that which foundethin the publikeMiniflery 7 Chrils voyce wee will all yeeld it tobee, gioh.tàa7. and fowemay well, (ForhàPepebeans voyce4:) andwhere isChriflsvoyce r SCor.q.zo, now,but inthofe,who by their callingate in Chris /lead'? andof whom hee (Luke loos' hath raid plainly, ) y saukr sr, P , He that hewed) yea, bearetbme I. As we canhour no central ofourElee ion, vnleffewegirodi/igexce to ma// off callingfaro f t fowhat war.. rant
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