~----~------~------------------------------------ :\ :_+_38_. 'The duties a.nd dignities of the ~in1fl.erie. , ----~--~--------~~~~------~--------- ~ ---- ! vmo another, vpon their true repentance. Yet A 1(hou!d~eafot~ prayforyou: TheyQ.1uhmour1'!e l,. s.m.,:. alw:t~es remember th:~t in fo doing~ a ptiuate for ~he tmpen~tcnt 1 ~\·hen ~hey will 0 · 0 t qune \ \: nun IS 35 aMimftcrf()rth:r.t timeandinthatcaft.\· to God. So dtd Dautd·,•,hu 9esgufoed o:-tt With , i 1 u· btrc..ordint;:-i!y( and alwaiC':i in fctlcd Churches') riuaJ of water, buaufomtn /z.q;t not GodJ /awe, [ Pf:s.LIJ,. ji thiSpower pcrraincth. to the Mi,tiftaie, and is· And leremie, who·wijhtd afountaineofWaterlin I 1 1 1 'thcin 4llone by ordination; an<Pto them be-'' his eyu ,' thlft he might wnpcfor rhe Jinnes•of the I j 'longc:th.ttohc prorr.ifc and the blefling, thatp people. ffht:y mull priuatclJ confer-rer,'Viftt'Jad. , whe'l1!htharkdecl..trfdto aman hUrtghtcoufnn, monijh, andrchuJ:!, and principally ~hry· mufl l J themGod. rvtll hauc mcrcs~ on him. And thus prMch, and that l1l fuch -go~d tn31111e·r;and in 10 .i~ee [ea al{{, the bleffingof God vpon the fi.1ndiligent mcafi1rc, as thcf!may rcdeei'n .. e3Jid win CH·on ef the Minifl-eric, and annexed thcreunfoules, r:md the cndc tha"t they moll aime at, to·b* thermcrciti.!Jl di fpcnfationof•God. It folnmll be to w.inne foulcs. Some preach for fetJre lmv.cth. oftht: Lawe, ·ro auoido:cchfure or purlifht'nent: ·•,.AnUwillfllJ: Dclitter him, tbttthegonot donme fame for{tzP,io11{t1k_J, that they~ may be like 0 _ 1 • ··into thepit: for l haue rcccitted areconcilithors: fame for oftcntatiolr.fake, to ,Ninnc crfdit ntion. .. B and praife: fome for am6irion, to rife in the: ' rl IJ. Parr. the Commiffi...,n. !whichis,De- , The tifr and 13!1 part of this dcfcription is, world;all thetC forgrttheir CommifHon which rcdct~~ltn. rhe-CommiJ!ion and authoritic ginen vnto him, is, De!iuera man from heU. · which: is fo gr(·ar, as ncuer was giucn to any This lliould be thcend~·of tbdr-pre-aching, :~~~~~~:ncfrom ~cll. cre-ature, and is this, when a miniller of God1 to deliuer,a foule.ftom Hell: and what fhould h3.t.h)dec!arcd vntoman hisrighuoufoejfo, hath Comrniffioners doe, buc-c~xccute thd-ir 'G6n 1brotighc him tu~thc: fl:Jtc of grace, and God in• miffion? High Commiffionersare wonhie tob~ bis.filUour h~nh had mercic on him; then God lowCo;nm1ffioners, or rather noCOrniffioners; :faith to the Minillcr, Deli11er that[ou!e ftomhel, ifthey wil,tlot put this in t-xcCution.Jt..·iithCre~ for f·hlfltepardonedhimin Chnft,·[,amreconciled forc.lamentablc t<o fee,· that fome bynor·prea~ t.ohim. ' ., i · !" • chi·ng: fome by vaine}preaching , ·fheWc that ! i ~Ht"lwl.Mini· lfl:eris a Re~ 4ecmer. In which words,authoritic is g.iuen to aMi'- they intended an~ thing, ratherthcn die Jrin- •· _,,., nifl:.er10f God, to rcd.ume a'man penitent from ni:tgoffou!es to God. 1 ~ 1 r • .>I.·.,..( 1\ell,.and damn;ajon: not that he.isJthe meancs · Let ~hen all gooChMinifiers fo preach , aS o&l-\'X>;Ijking outthis redcmption,forthac \\'hbl~ theymay(fay with EfoJt JJeholdLord, "h·ere-ram. I, ···•· ·' ty,an~.onc!y is Chrifl himiClfc: but he is Gods C a»d the Ghifdre" whotpe thoHhaftg•uenmi, And itij}r:umer.t, a;1t:i ChriJ1s injlrsemrnt :~ Fidl, to ap.. th.ar theymay remrnc_ 'their.Comrniffiori •thus: pi]·thpfe mcanes·vnto h~nn : s~c~ndly, tO pro;.! wheY.M11thqu OaLortl.,galuft mu tbU p<eqp!e t "nounce his (afecie :;!Ita deHueran~c: ""hen thefcz a~d 61iif11mee de!iHer!lbim, that the_} goe not · nicanes.arevfed. lHc:rc is the p.rincipall honour tlowne/nto/nll~~haittdP'leiP.·; tt·U 'thitl"fhifiJ. my dLah~, belougin_g.to that cal!i'ng: and it is the: Joule dif!i,ed·yfJ(with -alfrin.y.tlefire... and.,.~ndeaiiJtH·: gteaicihhat eh er \\~S vouchfafcd tO any erea.> and Py LhJ:'Iw<ie, l hati( aiffeG!ed·it 'i<cc'ording~ Me~thell tur.;;ManorAngel:foritisaplaineCommiffi., ly. '.•(lifP ;- J_ .• r ;~~:w:•'"'t Angelh otir , 1tP gMand deli'llerfucha m'!afi'om the ·powe-n ·. AJ19 t1)e.-r:nh'cr mtdf-.aH,lChii.fiian1Miniflers l ofoheli~J·3tH.i to redecme him into the: fhte o£ feriouflyJtn£:§nd thc_foi!ing'of foult·s, inafmuch G.>d,s children, and ro make him heire ofHe.a- ~s Anrirhrjil dorh fo camc(!Jy feeke thedejltk- !u:o!' :'!Angels,neuer had chisCommifTion, tht>y, EliotJ of·fquJcs·. by winning them to his Syna. Heh1'.r.vlt.n :arc Me.Jfe»~f!tr.r fetzt out.for the goodofthofnvh~m gogue.,.J'Il~ {Turk! fpar.es po labour,nO coH,to j Turkes ,nd More'thcn •.. Min'iftcrs fiau:redetmed, & they bane brought; infeCl10l\llg!chil4rC of..Chriflians \\'ith'hiS it'n.I lctuit<,~re :;g;~~~f !' man~tomfortabk.rhcffages VlltO them: bm it. pure an,d ..,bla.fphcmous filpcrllition. The Pope r:.!~~~ltO m-en. vbs_ncuer filid to anyAngel, Deliaertharmtt1t and his vaff~ls (efp<:ci.a1Ly./cfoits) vfeall·mc.ans, loule$. • thllth6goe nor dol:p1Jt Jnto rhe.pit,~.as it here is faid dcUi[e many {hatagcms, fpare no cofi, 1 nof Ja- .. ~.., ·l vnto a mini(ier)Jl10r-anybutM·ioifl:crs. hauc this D hour, t9feduce and inveaglc young-metl{:!hd CG.Illlmillion. • -];.Q; 10rn~ CAliipgs~'Qod faith, , ~he bell: ~ics~Surcly theit car:c & pol!it"1ie,hcreworf<! 1ho11forman, btiild him houfes, prouide <1 in is· adn)ipb\e : an·dyet ala:;., v.1 hen·(lik~ the l1i1h fufienancc; to."'the Phyfition, heale that Phari6(S}J:bey hau.c comp.affed [eaand taifd to ,~~~If·' rPan1: to the LaWyer, doethat.:mlln'inftice: to mak! itProfeljte,they make him like: thef1_1{Hucs ~1 """' ,o;-, th~ fQuldior, fi bt for h im:' to rho•magiftratc, the,.hild~fhell, · ' '' ' · tlefondhim ...... to the King , goucrnr hrm, aod fee . And they. are fo fafrc·frdm hauingany Coma tha.t:.et}ct"ie one doe Qis dmy:tatl.Otl.C but to rhe mijfionfromGod ·ro doe. this, or any bleffing · ~niflerdothhc.fay,Deliuer-him•that hegoe nst prdmifcd,;ls contrari\\)ife.God forbids t~em,B! . .Jt#,,e into thepit. q.. ' ~ 1., .) , hit curfl lyeth vpon theri'lfor fo doing:"' I;.· ~i~fft~~l:. : -r:ilft~is be fo,'tl~eti fo:th~ vfe.,. flr.fi Minillcr~ 1 · Shall rhry he fo diligcntltodd/royfou!eJ*ith l !l:rgo,they tll.tlftl«arnehcre, rhatlfthcywdlh.aucthchq· 1 outaCommijflon, ~I!Jd jncurre Gods curfc' for 1 fl pnv& 1 fR d · I fl they do·e the thcirlabour?&fl1all!\otChdfiianMinifl.ers·be I , i~1~1~f~dili- • 1 : ~-:~~ :f R~d~=~~~~i~h;; ~~~~~pr.3)' cafnellly much m or.~ diligent to-wip 1 and'rrdCe.meht~/n,l for the people_, fo~ that is one mcanCs whereby ; hauing fo large- a Commijfio11.for the purp:o£e,and I they rc.dccmc men. ~~ ··· ~'l,;. , , fo great abldTing promifecl thcrwnro? "' I· I They muft lay with Samtteljr<i»7r:~bi:thA( ln the next place, ,rl•is.<loc';lrine harh ~f~~~
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