250 e Dent.33.8 f dtat.z3.3 .. g Dam a.3. h ,rL4at.z3. 3. i Plsil.z.tg k Tit.n.to. t Pet.z,ta C n AP 3. An Expefition vpon the firft Vex. i a. Nov, L o R D, e let thy Thummim and thy Krim be vpon thy ho] ones : that wee may all endeuour to ioyne co bur light of doCtrine, integrity of life. Of feandalous Mini- fiers it ¡s hard ro lay; whether they doe more good by teaching, or harrne by their lewd prafuice; the fmifdotye pref ribed by our Saucour, it rare in our people ; Validior eft o. peril quám oris vox ; arad plum moment exempla quàno ver6a. They f ceing our negleCs,grow prefently of opinion,the duties are not fo neceiffa;y, nor the finnes fo dangerous, when their Teachers are in both refpe6Is fo dilTolute. Glorious is the reward ofgracious Minifters, and their g recompense eminent. As much more intolerable their h damnation, in cafe they blemifh and preiudice the holy DoCtrine by their lewd conuerfation. Secondly, Thinke it fpoken to you all, as many as are called after the Name of the Lord;he that laid w e are lights of theWorld,commanded you altotoi fhineas Lights in the middefi< ofa crookedgeneration,k to adornethe gofpell,and I to minne aliens to lour ofthe truth 6y blameleffe conuerfati- on. It is vfuall with people, to note Moates of Mini- flers ; and we,they fay,muft hue as we teach, elfe woe vn- toVs. But is it not as true of you, you mull hue as you profe(Te ? for though our fats hurt as fulmina,yet yours as grandines. And what auailes it to prefcribe to children, or to corral their difebedience, whiles your follies pra- Elife, what you condemne and chafl:en in them; negleC doing of what you prefcribe them
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