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Secondly, to beget zeal and embracing of his doctrine in our hearts. The words of dying-men have been most emphatical, most effectual. We remember what our Fathers or friends spake last, because we hear them not speak again. The last words of good men are best: as the last glimpse of the candle is the most bright: the last glare of the Sun going down most clear: the last speech of a dear friend parting with his friends, and departing out of the world, is usually most compassionate and pathetical. An admonition uttered by such a Teacher, and at such a time, and to such an auditory; challengeth good attention, great devotion. Phil. ver. 9. For loves sake I beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged. This was his adjuration of Philemon, to grant his request for Onesimus. He is a Preacher of Christ, hear him: an Apostle, hear him: a dying Apostle, O now or never hear him. We preach to day, perhaps not be able to morrow: this Sermon may be the last Sermon: therefore hear while you may, lest you desire it when you may not. He that will be good at last, must begin at first. Occasion is like Manna, it must be gathered before the Sun is up: or like the pool of Bethesda, we must enter as soon as it is stirred by the Angel. If we preach, must you not hear? If we preach to day, ought not you hear to day? I mean not only with your ears, hear us with your hearts. Show us not only our Sermon in your Tablets, let us see it in your hands: work it, and so preach it again over with your fingers. Be not mere earthly merchants, to fill your sails, and fill your ships, and fill your shops, and fill your houses; and cannot fill your souls. They write of some Traffickers on the coast of Lapland, that they often buy their winds of the Devil. Take heed, you that grow so rich in purse, and poor in conscience, lest you buy your wealth of the Devil. The learning of most Preachers in the Land, at one time or other, in one place or other; doth empty it self within your walls. Yet, the wickedness of the greater part, hath brought a scandal on the better part. And it is a Country prayer, God bless us from the Citizens of London: they will hear three Sermons a day, but deceive ten plain men in an hour: they have so much preaching, that they are the worse. Poor souls, they are mistaken in this:

Secondly, to beget zeale and embracing of his doctrine in our hearts. The words of dying-men have beene most emphaticall, most effectuall. We remember what our Fathers or friends spake last, because we heare them not speake againe. The last words of good men are best: as the last glimpse of the candle is the most bright: the last glare of the Sun going downe most cleare: the last speech of a deare friend parting with his friends, and departing out of the world, is usually most compassionate and patheticall. An admonition uttered by such a Teacher, and at such a time, and to such an auditory; chalengeth good attention, great devotion. Phil. ver. 9. For loves sake I beseeeh thee, being such an one as Paul the aged. This was his adjuration of Philemon, to grant his request for Onesimus. He is a Preacher of Christ, heare him: an Apostle, heare him: a dying Apostle, O now or never heare him. Wee preach to day, perhaps not be able to morrow: this Sermon may be the last Sermon: therefore heare while you may, lest you desire it when you may not. He that will be good at last, must begin at first. Occasion is like Manna, it must be gathered before the Sun is up: or like the poole of Bethesda, we must enter as soone as it is stirred by the Angell. If we preach, must you not heare? If we preach to day, ought not you heare to day? I meane not only with your eares, heare us with your hearts. Shew us not only our Sermon in your Tablets, let us see it in your hands: worke it, and so preach it againe over with your fingers. Be not meere earthly merchants, to fill your sailes, and fill your ships, and fill your shops, and fill your houses; and cannot fill your soules. They write of some Traffickers on the coast of Lapland, that they often buy their winds of the Devill. Take heed, you that grow so rich in purse, and poore in conscience, lest you buy your wealth of the Devill. The learning of most Preachers in the Land, at one time or other, in one place or other; doth emptie it selfe within your walls. Yet, the wickednesse of the greater part, hath brought a scandall on the better part. And it is a Countrey prayer, God blesse us from the Citizens of London: they will heare three Sermons a day, but deceive ten plaine men in an houre: they have so much preaching, that they are the worse. Poore soules, they are mistaken in this: