-$76 nQCSouo facát». of late, force PapIfts calling the Proteftarit Miniflers in a fcoff, Prxdicantici; and fouie Proteftants, fuch as they are, "calling Preaching .Prating,) is yet a great Ordinance of God fuch as hath had a 'landing in the Church in all Ages. God himfelf was the firf1 Preacher, firfi promulgating to Man his folemn Command touching the forbidden fruit ; and after the Fall, that Protevangelium in the Promife of the feed of the woman, that is, the Melas. Adam (as Franzius probably conjeéures) was wont at his Sacrifices for nine hundred years to preach of the Mesas promifed. Enoch as early as he was in the World preached of the laft day, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thoufands of his Saints, Jude v. 14. Noah was a preacher of righteoufnefs, 2 Pet.2.5. and without doubt told them of the approaching Deluge. Abra- ham had his 'jr 1,I his Incipient! or initiated Ones, whom he taught in the Divine Law as well as in arms. Afterwards in 11Iofes's time there were Priefts and Levites to expound the Law to the people. In Samuel's time there were Colledges of Prophets, and there the Word was preached to the people : In thefe Colledges was the firfi rife of Syna- gogues, and that of Naioth in Ramah, i Sam. a9. i8, 2o. is tranflated by the Chaldee Páraphraft Dams Dotirin e the Moufe of Learning becaufe there the Word of God was taught. The Great Solomon was a Co- heleth or Preacher ; his Ecclefiafles is a Peniten- tial Sermon of the Vanity of all things. The Pro-
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