j . Opened and Applied. . · . . 1 101 in his work, iLhe cloth hue reach Beth!l, bay, if only the ]udg~mems of rhem, the Altars there, and Idols there; .Amos may prophefi.e in anocherv Land, bur no· more there; bucwhac '!Vill be the end of this? fee verf.1 7 . ic , is a fad fpc:ech I Tl:ejJ.2.16. Forbiding HS to preach to the Gentiles that they · m''}/" favrd; fort he wreth of qod is come npon them t~ the utmoft: Youkno\v the Jews raifed up perfecucian againf!: them where ever they came, bur wrath i$ ~<pon them fer'! cv.n to the utm6J!; why, look as iris in hell, to relif!: the Gofpel o!les felf1s beavy; bur when m hell there they WIIb chacnootbers mi&hr receiveit, oubac it might nor be preached to any other, that none miohc e~er know cbe ~ord: So it is here, it is greater wrath to oppofe God in hcll, than ro be oppofed of. God ; and the flrf!: they are _comet? : Oh but they garnilh rho Sepulchres of the Prophets, and beaunfie che1r Temples, and if they had lived in che days of the Prophets, they would never oppofe ch~m. ' Object But ~hefe az<e oth!r kjxd of H ot-fJ>~tr s, and Novices. . Anfw. Matth.23·30,35• You fhall have Scribes and Wife men, and yotJ frail kf/J them, that upon yo,. ma7 come ttll the blood that ever was fpilt ; and blood rhzy mull have who are the open petfecutors of the Prophets and Saints of ' Cod firH or !aft ; certainly God is remembring the tears and troubles of his b1ni!bed diHrefl"cd Seers. :1. Some other' by reviling and reproaching of the Minifl:ry; for Satan i'n the hear ts of rh.: wicked, if be cannot hurt ir with his teeth, he wiii feek eo def!:roy ir by his tongue; howwa~ P aul cenfur.ed by a company of proud Corinthians, rhar-when rhey had noduug agatnf!: h1m aimoft, yer rhey cenfure him for his manne r of [peakingand carriage!2 C.r.ro..ro.Hu l •t :ers are mighty, bm hu prernce b.fe; bow w~s John, choug~ for a nme, fi~:JCk'd after ! and Cbrill Jefus f hi:r.fdf was rhus evtlly reputed ; thts was char whtch broushr the cora l ruine of the J ews, viz.. mocking acrhe meffengers of God, zChron.Hlt.r6. When '1'a:s/ hadperfwackd Sergi•ts '1' a"t.~J,afld Elym.u gaiufaid,fairh Paul A[fs r ~. ro. Oh f•tll of f stbtilty, a~<dchi/d •f t/Jtc/evif, enem_Yto a/1 _rii{hteo,ft4s . (why to ail ( becaufe all Grace comes to be wrought here by the Word ) tho" {halt be blind. . · . How have rhe Meffengers.and Minifiers in rhis Country reen trampled upon by fom.e, who rhough rhey have nor yet been able to reach them by their ?OWer,yet by vile reproach~s fo purfuing mofl of rhem,that one would Hand and wonder at rhe blindnefs and boldnefs, not of moral men, bur Church-memliers and Profelfors, and at the wrath ofG od upon rh~~101 ,thar ever they i11ould be Jefn robe [corners of ihem,of whom cbe co nfcie'nc~s of rhe vileH cannot but famerime fay, veri!] God u 1vith JOU ! Yea, Grace ir felf bath been pretended to be rhe weapon, by which the .Miniflers of rhe Gofpel of Chrifl: have been fo.ught againlt ; and indeed the vileH opinions ufuaiiyhave been Jheltered under Grace·; char bath been rhe Kings colours, which che enemies of the Kingdom of Chrif!: have lifted up to deceive ; for inplaces Of profellion, not merit and works,old lhooes,&c. bur Grace and Cbrit!, M auh.24.24. are moll lit eo deceive. And hence if Minif!:ers have perlwaded men to relieve, and receive the Gofpel,what can we do(fay many?) God mull. do all; if evidences and ligns of a good elh re be called for out of rh ~ Word; it is a way of works,almoll: flat Pope- 1 ·. r~ in their books: If Minif!:ers have had eh.:: Spiri't burning within them, feeil'lg people led from the cruch, ani:! iO I peak againft them that deceive them , 'tis paffion and birterners; if they have fought to keep rhe hearcs.of Gods people dole one to another, the llrong man rhen keeps the palace : What Jhould I name all? · O!!elt.BHt for wb.-ft is it thttt they are thus f. aJtdaliz.~d ? . A nf.r .For preaching char we are juflified by Fai b, and chat Faith is required • · to ·
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