Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

Excuse me, that I speak thus much to encourage sinners to come in to Christ, I would be sometimes a Boanerges, and sometimes a Barnabas; a son of thunder to rouse hard hearts, and a son of consolation to cheer up drooping spirits. All Ministers may learn of the great Shepherd, and Bishop of our souls, to have a respect in their ministry to one sinner, to one incredulous Thomas; we cannot be ignorant of these Scriptures,¹ Him that is weak in the faith receive you.— And to the weak I became as weak, ²that I might gain the weak.— And we exhort you brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men. ³— And of some have compassion, making a difference; and others save with f•ar, pulling them out of the fire. — And brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, ⁴restore such a one in the spirit of meekness. — And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient in meekness, instructing those that oppose themselves, ⁵if God peradventure will give them repentance. Dear souls!⁶ How do we long for your conversion and salvation? how are you in our hearts, in our Prayers, in our Sermons? My little children, How do we travel in birth again, until Christ be formed in you? how gladly would we spend, and be spent for you, though the more abundantly we love you, the less we are loved of you? If I knew but one Thomas in the great assembly of God's people, I should think it as a crown, and the glory of my ministry to persuade this man into faith.⁷ Christ in this apparition, eyes one especially above all the rest; When his Disciples were within, and Thomas with them, then came Jesus.