h Amos 8.1z. s Cor.s.4. k Tit.3.4. 1 Pfa1.8.4. Eaod.r9.;. o Ioh. ig.a. AP .5. din Expolition von theftrfi VEt ..2,13. Now God be mercifull to the Gttnes of this Land;and pray all for mercie at Gods hand for this, betides all our other finnes; The contempt and vile efleeme of the Calling and Perfons of Minfters ;. with it is entwined the contempt of the Word ofGod, yea, of Chrift him - felfe. And we haue caufe to feare,lefl for ir,together with our difobedience, the Lord fend.h a Famine of hearing the Word of God. The fecond duty inioyned in refpeCtof Miniffers, is Lout.. Where, is firíf to be confidered, the meafure of it; it mull be Lone in abundance ;. in an ouer - flowing mea- lure; an ouer.ouerplru of Lone for our works fake, The Notes here are two Firfl, That there is a lawfull preferring ofone before ano- ther in the meafure of Loue. They call it- vfually, the or- der of Losing. Taub makes profeflion, His Lome WAS i more abundant to Corinthians, than to fundrie other Churches. And lell: any thinke, it might be his infir- mine; what bee praCtiled towards them, hee here pre - fcribes to bee donc to Minitlers. Gods owne Example wee haue herein, foroughtlknow, asa patrerne ro bee imitated: Hee hares nothing that bee bath made; yet is his Loue k to c Man above many , yea , t above all Creatures, celebrated. Amongf} men, Ifrael is Tingled out with that fp.eciall Encomium , G o D S m peculiar People, the People of his Lour. Accordingly, the ef- fe Is and fruits of Loue towards them, abound in the meafure. If that Example may feeme eranfcendent, that of his Sonne, in daies of his Flesh; is beyond exception. His owne hen lotted, all: But there was a Disciple that had the fpecialtie of his AffcfIion, I o x x othe.D'ifciple, whom be lotted ; that is, more than others. In Loue are three things; firfi, Well- wishing ; fe- condly, Plcafur.e. or delight-raking in the panic loped ; thirdly, Beneficence, or a luall well- doing. In all there may
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