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Thirdly, To preach Christ, is not only to preach Christ as the Object matter, but all the things Christ would have us to preach. That is to be observed, we preach Christ when we preach all those things he hath commanded, as well as when he is the subject matter of our Sermons. When Paul about the Lords Supper said, I delivered unto you, that also which I received of the Lord Christ. Here he preached Christ, as well as when he said, This is a faithful saying, Christ came into the world to save sinners. So that here may be a great mistake, thou thinkest Christ is never preached, but when he is named, when he is the matter of the Doctrine and Use: Yet, when we preach the whole counsel of God, and deliver what ever he hath commanded us to reveal to our people, then we preach Christ. Thus the Apostles in their voyages and journeys where they went, are said to preach Christ; and in those Sermons, they did not only preach Jesus to be the Messiah, but also commanded all other duties of faith, repentance, love, as the Auditories did require.

Thirdly, To preach Christ, is not only to preach Christ as the Object matter, but all the things Christ would have us to preach. That is to be observed, we preach Christ when we preach all those things he hath commanded, as well as when he is the subject matter of our Sermons. When Paul about the Lords Supper said, I delivered unto you, that also which I received of the Lord Christ. Here he preached Christ, as well as when he said, This is a faithfull saying, Christ came into the world to save sinners. So that here may be a great mistake, thou thinkest Christ is never preached, but when he is named, when he is the matter of the Doctrine and Use: Yet, when we preach the whole counsel of God, and deliver what ever he hath commanded us to reveal to our people, then we preach Christ. Thus the Apostles in their voyages and journeys where they went, are said to preach Christ; and in those Sermons, they did not onely preach Jesus to be the Messias, but also commanded all other duties of faith, repentance, love, as the Auditories did require.

Fourthly, We are to preach duties, but in reference to Christ. Take any particular grace, that the Ministers of the Gospel provoke men to; this cannot be done without bringing the soul to Christ; and therefore though the Ministers of the Gospel do not in every Sermon name it, yet it is to be supposed: As for example, take repentance; we say, every ungodly sinner, unless he repent, unless sin be a burden, an heavy bitterness to him, and he fully forsake it, he must necessarily perish. Now many ways Christ is concerned in this. For,