The parts of sanctity are especially, 1. A good conscience. 2. Cor. 1. 12. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world. 1. Timothy 1. 19. Keeping faith and a good conscience, which some having put away as concerning the faith have made Ship-wreck. Act. 24. 16. And herein I endeavour my self to have alway a clear conscience towards God, and towards men. If this be wanting, the mouth of the speaker is shut. Isai. 56. 10. Their Watchmen are all blind: they have no knowledge, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark, they lie and sleep, and delight in sleeping. 2. An inward feeling of the doctrine to be delivered. Wood, that is capable of fire, doth not burn, unless fire be put to it: and he must first be godly affected himself, who would stir up godly affections in other men. Therefore what motions a sermon doth require, such the Preacher shall stir up privately in his own mind, that he may kindle up the same in his hearers. 3. The fear of God, ⟨p. 141⟩whereby, being throughly strucken with a reverent regard of Gods Majesty, he speaketh soberly and moderately. 4. The love of the people. 1. Thess. 27. But were gentle amongst you, as a nurse that cherisheth her children. And that this affection may appear, the Ministers duty is to pray seriously and fervently for the people of God. 1. Sam. 12. 23. God forbid that I should sin against the Lord and cease praying for you. 5. The Minister must also be ([Greek or Hebrew]) venerable, that is, such a one as is to be reverenced for constancy, integrity, gravity and trueth-speaking, who also knoweth how to perform reverence to others either privately or publicly, as is befitting the persons of all his hearers. 6. He must be ([Greek or Hebrew]) temperant, who restraineth inwardly his over vehement affections, and hath his outward fashions and gestures moderate and plain, by the which dignity and authority may be procured and preserved. Therefore he must be neither covetous ([Greek or Hebrew] a lover of silver) nor ([Greek or Hebrew]) a follower of wine, nor litigious, nor a striker, nor wrathful: And let the young men exercise themselves ⟨p. 142⟩to godliness, and fly the lusts of youth. 1. Tim. 4. 7.
The parts of sanctitie are especially, 1. A good conscience. 2. Cor. 1. 12. For our reioycing is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie and godly sinceritie, and not in fleshly wisedome, but by the grace of God, wee haue had our conuersation in the world. 1. Timothie 1. 19. Keeping faith and a good conscience, which some hauing put away as concerning the faith haue made Ship-wreck. Act. 24. 16. And herein I endeauour my selfe to haue alway a cleere conscience towards God, and towards men. If this bee wanting, the mouth of the speaker is shut. Isai. 56. 10. Their Watchmen are all blind: they haue no knowledge, they are all dumbe dogges, they cannot barke, they lie and sleepe, and delight in sleeping. 2. An inward feeling of the doctrine to be deliuered. Wood, that is capable of fire, doth not burne, vnles fire be put to it: and he must first be godly affected himselfe, who would stirre vp godly affections in other men. Therefore what motions a sermon doth require, such the Preacher shall stirre vp priuatly in his owne mind, that hee may kindle vp the same in his hearers. 3. The feare of God, ⟨p. 141⟩whereby, being throughly strucken with a reuerent regard of Gods Maiestie, hee speaketh soberly and moderately. 4. The loue of the people. 1. Thess. 27. But were gentle amōgst you, as a nurse that cherisheth her children. And that this affection may appeare, the Ministers dutie is to pray seriously and feruently for the people of God. 1. Sam. 12. 23. God forbid that I should sin against the Lord and cease praying for you. 5. The Minister must also be (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) venerable, that is, such a one as is to be reuerenced for constancie, integritie, grauitie and trueth-speaking, who also knoweth how to performe reuerence to others either priuatly or publikely, as is befitting the persons of all his hearers. 6. Hee must bee (〈non-Latin alphabet〉) temperant, who restraineth inwardly his ouer vehement affections, and hath his outward fashions and gestures moderate and plaine, by the which dignitie and authoritie may bee procured and preserued. Therefore hee must be neither couetous (〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a louer of siluer) nor () a follower of wine, nor litigious, nor a striker, nor wrathfull: And let the young men exercise themselues
