Pauls Con'er1 on. vince the confcience , this was fpoken of Chrift, and Chrift did fulfill the prophecie ; and there- fore the Iewes confeffe, that no man fpake as this man fpake; and in another place , it is laid, that Heefhake era ene handing t.ísutheritìe, cMat- thew y. verf: 28, 29. Now no man fpeakes with authoritie, whether hee bee an Embaffadour or Conftable or any other officer, but onely when hee fpeakes in the name of the King, and ufes his name, then hee comes with authoritie, his words take effeft: fo doth the Word, when it comes and is received by us as from God , then it workes upon us. Let us now examine our felves how wee have received the Word, whe- ther it bath come unto us with authoritie or if it path, then wee (hall bee humbled by it , but if otherwayes , it will not humble us. Thirdly, if you would have the Word effe- c` uall, to humble you, you mutt apply it, bring it home unto the confcience; otherwife it will not humble you , as the precioufeft medicine will not heale till it be applyed unto the fore, fo the Word will not heale the bracks and bruifes of the foule, till it be applyed unto the confcience, for how - foever wee account of it, or though it bee in its owne nature, a two edged fword, yet except you ftrike, it will not hurt , except you apply it , it will not heale the foule, by cutting of finne and corruption from the heart: therefore this is your worke to apply it, when wee have done our parts Ii 2 in 231 Matth.nb. 29. 3.
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