.HAP.IL2t C.mmeasarie von Ike 144 1 himfclfe is filent. And all this is laidupon this one praEkiféof the Apo- file, and noother commandement or pra&ifecan be alleadged in all the How faire this ¡ Scripture but his. And therefore wewill look alittle nearer vnto i t ,and fearch how farre the Apoftic huh propounded himfclfe a pattern for our imitation. And to omit that fcruple, whether we may lawfully imitate him, except we had fuch extraordinarie gifts as hehad and fuch infpi_' ration, as whereby hewas able tomake profane fentences holy, where- as we finding a profane fentence cannot but lcaue it fo. Ifwe (ball take libertie co vfe them as the Apoilledid, I take it,noman can from thence direEtly conclude the lawfulneffeofthat manner ofpreaching , which is taken vp by very many. For, t. Ifwe vfe them as the Apoí+iedid, they fhouldneuer come in fermons in our Church - congregations: for he ne- uer vied thëbut either in conferences,ordifputations,or as here in a per- 2 fonall Epifile. a. Ncuer beforeChrillians,who reieCI not, but defire the reftimonies of Scripture ; for he did not but before theGentiles and 3 Heathen, which refuted theScriptures. 3. Not often in one fernion,and in euery point, for hedidverie fieldorne, onely thrice in many fermons, 4 difputations,and all his writings put together. 4. Neuer in points of dottrine, or manners forproofe, as inconfiderately they are; the Apoflle neuer fo detracted from the fufficiencieof theScriptures. 5. Neuer with their names prefixed to get credit andauthority,or for oflentation,which 6 I euery good Chriilian feemen doe: for fo neuer did the Apoflle, 6. Not at all times, and in all places, nor ever its the Vniuerfitie, as moil men do: for at Corinth the Apoflle is fo farce from vfing them, that he very (harp- ly reprehendeth thepracuife there, s.Cor,s,t 7. for therewas mod dan- gerofall. And thus wee feehow farce we may take libertie, or haue ground to imitate the Apoflle in this pratlife. The allegations ofmen for their prattife are either weak, or imperti- nent. As t. their large difcourfes in praile of humane learning, wherein they fight with their ownc (hadowes,for want ofother aduerfa:ies. For who difcomtnerdeth it?doth he that praiferh gold, difpraife filu:r? or do not we acknowledgek a ncceffaryhandmaid vnto diuinitie, but an e der (ill, whoiffheprefume to flop intoSarah! place, mull be cad out of doores. Obi!`. None fpeake againfl them,but fuch as are ignorant,and not able. ,./Iufw. Not to fpeake of the lowdeft found of emptied vef- fels, they arc not in themfelues fpoken againO ; but feeing there may be nocompofixion in theholy oyle; neithermay the Lords field be plowed, with anoxeand an affe, nor Townewithdiuerfe feeds, we defire mode- ration, and reftraint to the former rules , that the voice of God may found in theChurch, and not the voices of men, Obitlt. But it is lawful forthe Ifraelites to rob the Egyptians, An[ìn. But it is not lawful) to. Apollolicsll st. legation is imi. table. z Pion in tats CCCIcEalitco. 5 Obie&ions for needles quota ions,ardwared. make
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