EpifFkofS. PailtoTitus. CHw.2.7' todetiroie the one by theother, there (hall eitherbe put to filence , and , hauenothing to fay : or ifthey take boldneffe to fpeake any thing, it beeingvniva,the fhame (hall be remooued from thee, and fall iuftly upon thamfelues; and all the reproach (hall returne home to their owne doores. In the precept I will brieflynote oneor two things , becaufe all the particulars of it haue beene handled in the former Chapter. In generali therefore obferue,that Doïfr, r. In curry Minifter there ought tobe fuch an harmonie,be- tweene good doetrine and good life, as the latter may be a thong eui- deuce ofthe former,and bothoftheta exemplarie to his people in pub_ 4x3 Coneene of good life and gooddotrne make a rwcete like and private. Firl , theremuff be doarine,el fe let his life be neuer fo harmomeina good,it is a dumbe fhewe fhoaldnot thefheepheardfeede theflocke,faith the ! . hn'pa<r¡I Lord ? the firft thing in that lirait charge to Timothie , u to preach the might notcorm i `,1'11',``.7,V` word,ro be infant infeafán, out offeafon : herein is the Minitier a debter vnto God, r.Cor.9.16. a neccffuie is laid upon me, and woe untome if b ïi.d ofhis preach not the Gofpel: adebteralfo vnto his people,Rom.r.i4. and there- p Ì fore as much as inhim lieth, he muff make confcience of difcharging this debt. And this contideration by the way, may put ignorant and dumbe minifiers inminde oftheir wofull eftate, in chat they want chele letters of orders, whereby the Apofile prooueth himfelfe to be a Mini fter oft God: :.Cor.6.7.among other notes whereby heiuflifieth himfelfe tobe an approouedMiniflerof God, this is one , that he carried the word of train. Andagaine, it-floppeth the mouthes of many ignorant people, that plead firongly againfl themfelues in the want ofa preachingMini_ tier: Weare well cnough,we haue anhonefl and peaceable man,hecan. Abarehonett not preach indeede,but he lines as well,and doh asmuch good as ifhe cnc n uitterr. preached, we would not change him for the bell preacher of themail. But where is this harmonieofdo nine and life in fuch aone ? knowwe not, that the heft liues ofthe bell men, are but feruants andattendants to their doc`ìrin,and like themiraclesofChrift, which ferued to prepare, confirme,prouoke,andcondemne,but conuertednot the beholders?this istheworkeof the Gofpel in the mini Retie of it,whichis the poser of Rom.t.te. God to the falrsatioa of emery beleeaer. Was it euer heard that a dumbe Mjnifter by his lifeconcerted a foule to God ? andwhat is hislife,but a lining out of lawfull calling? an injurious robbingmen oftheirgoods, which he beforeGod bath no-right unto ? -and.acruell murtheringof Betterbea their foules foewant ofknowledge?;And lithequeajonweremade to good Preacher me, whether good do&rine or good life might better be (pared in ami- and a bad liner, íf #er, I{houldadfwet readily,thac to preach well, and lice ill,wercfar then s ari h0 bet-
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