A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…

Encouragement against all the lets and impediments that use to stay many good men from many good services. The work (say they) is great, and our power to perform it is but small: the managing of it requireth much wisdom, and we find our selves very defective of wisdom, and therefore how shall we be able to deal in matters of such difficulty? This is true, if that be not a duty which thou art to undertake; if the work be none of thine, as not laid upon thee by God: but if he call thee unto it, and set thee about it, let no discouragement oppress thine heart: he will surely help thee in it. Both Moses and Jeremiah were troubled with such fears, but felt afterwards by experience, that they were causelessly fearful. At first they considered how heavy the burden of their offices was, and how weak their own backs were to bear it: but afterwards they found that they and their ministries were supported and blessed by a divine hand from above; and so shall every godly man be in all religious and righteous exercises.

Incouragement against all the lets and impediments that vse to stay many good men from many good seruices. The worke (say they) is great, and our power to performe it is but small: the managing of it requireth much wisdome, and wee finde our selues very defectiue of wisdome, and therefore how shall wee bee able to deale in matters of such difficultie? This is true, if that bee not a duty which thou art to vndertake; if the worke be none of thine, as not laid vpon thee by God: but if he call thee vnto it, and set thee about it, let no discouragement oppresse thine heart: hee will surely helpe thee in it. Both Moses and Ieremie were troubled with such feares, but felt afterwards by experience, that they were causelesly fearefull. At first they considered how heauy the burden of their offices was, and how weake their owne backs were to beare it: but afterwards they found that they and their ministeries were supported and blessed by a diuine hand from aboue; and so shall euery godly man be in all religious and righteous exercises.

Reproof and terror of the wicked, which respect the Lord in that which they do or take, no more than the horse in going, or the ox in ploughing, or any kind of beast in his feeding.