The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

There is no hoping for any thing from God to sinners, but by Christ: and therefore there is no speaking to God but by him: not only in his Name, but also by his Mediation: And this is the exercise of his Priesthood for us, by his heavenly intercession, so much spoken of by the Holy Ghost in the Epistle to the Hebrews: Seeing we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession: Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need, Heb. 4.14, 16.

Direct. 10. Hear every word of Scripture Precept; and Ministerial Exhortation (consonant to the Scripture) as sent to us by Christ, and from the Father by him, as the appointed Teacher of the Church.

Hear Christ in his Gospel and his Ministers, and hear God the Father in the Son. Take heed of giving only a slight and verbal acknowledgement of the voice of Christ, whilst you really are more taken with the Preachers voice, as if he had a greater share in the Sermon, than Christ hath. The voice in the holy Mount, which Peter witnesseth that he heard, 2 Pet. 1.17. was, This is my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him, Mat. 17.5. And it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people, Acts 3.23. When ye received the Word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the Word of men, but as it is in truth the Word of God, which worketh effectually in you that believe,