I J Of the MiniJlerial}t'zwfl. ion. 335 "" Df all things in his hand, tell me, ! be– " fee eh you, in what order of things we are '' to place him? What 11prightnefs, what ' ' purity is required of him! what hands " ihould they ee that adminifl:er thofe '~ things! what lips that utter an cl pro– '" nounce thofe' words 1 For at that time " the holy angels Hand by the prieft; the 'l place is full of ble!fed fpirits, who ddire " to look into thofe thirigs; and ~dl the '' orders of the heavenly haft do f.hout and " raife their voice together, as we n1ay ea– " fily believe, if we confider the work that _ 'h is then in hand." I cannot~ ftand to' re– late all that this excellent perfon fpeaketh · to the fame purpofe, bu-t ihall proceed to the next thing we propofed. 1'he weight and importance of the l'vli– niil:erial. funCtion, confidered in relation to the people con11nitted to our charge. \ iVe . are not intrufred with their fortune and e– il:ate, nor with their bodily health and wel– fare, nor with the affairs of fiate, or the interefl of kingqoms; though indeed rel i– gion hath no fiuall influence on thefe, and the lab9urs of Miniflers (if fuccefsful) would contribute exceedingly to the pub– lick tranquillity and the prefent felicity of n1en, But our 1nain bufinefs lieth another \vav. . <(·
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