A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Therefore they will only raise themselves by silence. When Aristodemus bragged how great a fee he had got for speaking Demosthenes answers; say nothing fool, I had more for holding my peace. Th•• ⟨p. 247⟩such an one thinks to speed; and therefore his motto is, Sibi & musis. But a good Minister is not negligent, either in his pen or tongue, his tongue is the pen of a ready writer, and his pen is the tongue of a ready speaker. It is the negligent fashion, Ditescere, pinguescere, segnescere: to grow rich, to grow fat, to grow lazy. When the fish is caught, to cast away the net: to starve the flock, when they have shorne the fleece. But negligence can never befall him that is truly called of CHRIST.

Therefore they wil only raise themselves by silence. When Aristodemus bragged how great a fee he had got for speaking Demosthenes answers; say nothing foole, I had more for holding my peace. Th•• ⟨p. 247⟩such an one thinkes to speed; and therefore his motto is, Sibi & musis. But a good Minister is not negligent, either in his penne or tongue, his tongue is the penne of a ready writer, and his penne is the tongue of a ready speaker. It is the negligent fashion, Ditescere, pinguescere, segnescere: to grow rich, to grow fat, to grow lazy. When the fish is caught, to cast away the nette: to starve the flocke, when they have shorne the fleece. But negligence can never befall him that is truely called of CHRIST.

To put you in remembrance:] this is the third praise of his diligence, to fasten it in their memories. We must often be stirred up; Line added to line, and precept upon precept: here a little and there a little. Some would have rare Sermons, and those excellent ones: yet they can receive the doctrine but by drops, not by floods. For whatsoever is received, is received according to the capacity of the receiver. Others would have frequent Sermons though they be meaner. And this course is better, for we need continual remembrancings. It is no hard matter to produce, Eliphanti partum, a years bird; to study up one rare Sermon in three months: such Sermons are for Courts. The Emperor that gave silver to his soldiers, was taxed by others that gave gold: but he answered, I did it of purpose, that all might have some: for it is better all should go away with pieces of silver, than a few only with pieces of gold. Indeed every minister is not a Preacher: all cannot say with Paul,