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3. They shall teach no more every man his Neighbour, and every man his Brother, saying, know the Lord; for they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest of them, saith the Lord. Consider of this! O poor Soul, thou complainest many a time of thy weakness, thou knowest little or nothing: why, see here a Glorious promise; if thou art but in Covenant with God, thou shalt be taught of God, and then thou shalt know God far more clearly than the Jews of old; he will open to thee all his treasures of wisdom and knowledge, he will bestow on thee a greater measure of his Spirit, so that out of thy belly shall flow Rivers of Living waters. ¹We say a good Tutor may teach more in a day than another in a week, in a month; now the promise runs thus, that all thy Children shall be taught of God;² not that private instruction, or public Ministry must be excluded, we know these are appointed under the New Testament, and are subordinate to the Spirits teaching; but that the teachings of God do far surpass the teachings of men, and therefore the knowledge of God under the New Testament shall far surpass that under the old: herein appears the excellency of Christ's prophetical Office, He is such a Prophet as enlightens every man within, ³that comes into the World: He is such a Prophet as baptiseth with the Holy Ghost and with Fire: He is such a Prophet as makes men's hearts to burn within them, when he speaks unto them: He is such a Prophet as bids his Ministers,⁴ Go, teach all Nations, and I will be with you; and I will make you able Ministers, not of the Letter, but of the Spirit: He is such a Prophet ⟨p. 95⟩as teacheth inwardly, clearly, experimentally, and sweetly: no man in the world can say this, or do this, but Jesus Christ, the great Prophet of the Church, whom God hath raised up like unto Moses, or far above Moses; Oh my Soul consider if thou art thus taught of God.

3. They shall teach no more every man his Neighbour, and every man his Brother, saying, know the Lord; for they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest of them, saith the Lord. Consider of this! O poor Soul, thou complainest many a time of thy weakness, thou knowest little or nothing: why, see here a Glorious promise; if thou art but in Covenant with God, thou shalt be taught of God, and then thou shalt know God far more clearly than the Jews of old; he will open to thee all his treasures of wisdom and knowledg, he will bestow on thee a greater measure of his Spirit, so that out of thy belly shall flow Rivers of Living waters.