P R O P H E T . 305 fence his Advent in the Flefh, have declared his Will by the inward Operation of the Holy Ghoft. He hath never left himfelf without Witnefs in his Church ; and he bath promifed, that he never will. In the prefent Day, we fee Multitudes embracing the Truths of his Gofpel ; and of many in thofe Multitudes it may be reafonably hoped, that they feel what they profefs, and that they know, by infallible Evidences, in whom they have believed. Mofes was dire&ed to declare the Advent of the great Prophet to the Children of Ifrael, and gave them a re- markable Reafon, why the Saviour Ihould bear the Name. When the Law in all its Terrors, perhaps in- ternal as well as external, was promulged from Mount .Sinai, the People removed and flood . afar of; , for they couldnot endure that which was commanded ; and fo ter- rible was the Sight, that Mofes fail, I exceedingly fear and quake. Afraid of the Repetitionof thefe awful Hor- rors, they faid to Mofes, Speak thou with us, and we will bear; but let not the ALEHIM fpeak withus, left we die. * Mofes, reminding them of this Requeft, promifed from the Almighty, that they thould not hear this Voice of JExovAll, nor fee the Fire (the Emblem of his Wrath againft Sin) any more; but that Jehovah would raife Thefe were Men fens out, by Cbrift himfelf to preach the Gape! throughout the World. 2. Evangelills. Thefe were either ordained to preach by the flpoftles themfelves, or were their Companions inLabor and Travel. Ofcourfe, thefe two lint Orders have long &ice ceafed: The Name however ofEvangelifis is now particularly applied to the Writers of the Gofpels. 3. Prophets. Under the New Teitamer.t this Name is generally given to the Preachers or Expounders of the Word; for the Spirit of Prophecy is the 9eftimony of Jefus. 4. Pajeare are thofe, who pre/ided over a limited Diltrith or fettled Congrega- tion, and were appointed tofeed the Flock of Chrifi. Almon equi- valent to, this Name is the Title ofBifhop, which implies an extraor- dinaryCare, andconllant Fifita/ice, of the Perfons or Flock commit- ted to hisCharge. s. Teachers. This feems a Title, common to all the preceding Orders, and even afcribed to ÇhriJi himfelf, By itf, if it denotesa Perfon, enabled by theSpirit OfGOD, to be an In- ,fsru£ tor, of the Ignorant, and them that are out ofthe Way. Exqd. xx. 19. X them
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