An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

First, He hath given his Word to Man, not to Beasts; he hath not made a Bible for the Beast of the Earth, and the Fowls of the Air; but for Man he hath, that he might both know his will and do it, know his favour or good will to him, and enjoy it. Secondly, He hath given some men his Spirit; he hath not bestowed his Spirit upon any Beasts, nor upon any Fowls of the Air: and because his Spirit teacheth us, we are said to be taught of God, eminently taught of God. Thirdly, he hath given us his Ordinances, and appointed Officers, or set persons in Office, to manage and hold out those Ordinances, wherein himself is both honoured and enjoyed. He (saith the Apostle, Eph. 4.11, 12.) gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ, for the bringing in, and building up of souls. He showeth his Word unto Jacob, his Statutes and Judgments unto Israel, (Psal. 147.19.) and as it follows in the next verse of the same Psalm, He hath not dealt so with any Nation, as with his Israel, his Church, to be sure he hath not dealt so with the Beasts of the Earth, nor with the Fowls of the Air, as was showed also in opening the Text.

First, He hath given his Word to Man, not to Beasts; he hath not made a Bible for the Beast of the Earth, and the Fowls of the Air; but for Man he hath, that he might both know his will and do it, know his favour or good will to him, and enjoy it. Secondly, He hath given some men his Spirit; he hath not bestowed his Spirit upon any Beasts, nor upon any Fowls of the Air: and because his Spirit teacheth us, we are said to be taught of God, eminently taught of God. Thirdly, he hath given us his Ordinances, and appointed Officers, or set persons in Office, to mannage and hold out those Ordinances, wherein himself is both honoured and enjoyed. He (saith the Apostle, Eph. 4.11, 12.) gave some Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ, for the bringing in, and building up of souls. He sheweth his Word unto Jacob, his Statutes and Judgments unto Israel, (