356 Of tHe liuportaJtct ·anrl.Dijficui(;r the great .obligation that lieth · on patro;i.r' of churches, to feek out, and ' to n1ake e!hoice ·of thofe w.hon1 they judge to be · bell .qualifi~d for' Jo high and' weighty a ..charge; and n1ight .fue\v, that it is no finalt: guilt that he-draws· upon himfelf -who- pre- · fents a perf6n to the care of fouls, of whofe · prudence and fidelity it n~a~ be he bath fo· 1ittle·confidence, .that. he durfl: not ·intruft' ' hirn with · the n1anagement- of his fortu11e, or the tutory of his child; while perhaps ~ o-thers are overlooked, that might be capab– .Je to do much more fervite ii1 the church, rneerly becaufe they- have not the good luck to be related or recomn1endcd to the ·pat– ron, or bccaufe they have lefs· n1oney, or· ·Jnore confcience than to bargain for the living~ ·Bt1t I' forbear this.: and ihaH crave: liberty~ of this venerable auditory, to take: _this - occafion . of doit)g fon1ething. that re~lates to 1ny peculiar fim.ElionJJf.., _ in fpeakinw, . a little to thofe fons if the Proph~ts, ·thofe~ candidates of ho/y orders; whofe ·.diligence: and Iludyaim\at_the miniflry, ·and'·w·ho ,are:, to. be employed in the vine-yard '.of .:God~.. when.the .prefcnt labourers 'ihalhbe, calledi. 'offto·receive their .rewardi Y.ou fee, 'Sirs~}. ·Wihat .a.. dreadfuLandimgprtant.charg,~ · irjs:~ !:t;;~ ·; ~~-~-Div~ity,.J:.r~fcifor-: in.-Kiiji;S;£oli~_g,e,;m <Ab:~e~ -
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