Plainness of Preaching, appears also in the matter §2that is spoken: when sin and sinners are set out in their native and natural colours, and carry their proper names, whereby they may be owned suitable to the loathsomeness that is in them, and the danger of those evils which are their undoubted reward: A Spade is a Spade, and a Drunkard is a Drunkard, &c. and if he will have his Sins, he must and shall have […] with them. Its Satan's Policy (who painter or tyre-maker like, cozens all the world with colours) to […] and […] the […] ways of […], and the glorious Graces of the Spirit, with the ⟨p. 211⟩soot and dirt of reproaches, and base nick-names: Sincerity, he terms Singularity; […], Puritanism and Hypocrisy; and so ignorant men (who judge the person by the picture) are brought out of love and liking with […] blessed ways of […] and holiness. Contrariwise, when he would cast a veil over the ugly and deformed face of Vice, and […] courses he is […] to lay […] false colours of indifferency, […], and pleasure; Drunkenness is good fellowship, and neighbourhood. Covetousness comes masked under the visor of […] and moderation: Cowardliness is trimmed and […] up in the […] of discretion, and wariness. If Ministers will not be the Devils Brokers, and followers; their manner of proceeding must be expressly contrary: When they come to Preach, they must make sin appear truly odious, and […] to the open […] of all, that all may […] afraid and endeavour to avoid it. Those […] wipes, and […] jerks, and […] at sin, at which the […] profane […] pleased, but not reformed; are utterly […] and […] the Place, the Person, the Office, of the Messenger of the Lord of Hosts. What A Minister a Jester! O fearful! to make the Pulpit a Stage, to play with […]; when he should terrify the Conscience for it? The Lord abominates the practice, he that knows and fears the Lord should abhor it with detestation. Thus plainly dealt Elijah with Ahab, 1 Kings 18. 18. Its thou and thy Fathers house that have troubled Israel, because ye have forsaken the Commandments of the Lord, and followed Baalim. So also with […], 1 King. 18. 21. How long will you halt between two […]? If the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, then […] him. As if he should have said, Away with this patching in […], either a Saint or a Devil, ⟨p. 212⟩make something of it, this is down right dealing.
Plainness of Preaching, appears also in the matter §2that is spoken: when sin and sinners are set out in their native and natural colours, and carry their proper names, whereby they may be owned suitable to the loathsomness that is in them, and the danger of those evils which are their undoubted reward: A Spade is a Spade, and a Drunkard is a Drunkard, &c. and if he will have his Sins, he must and shall have 〈…〉 with them. Its Satans Policy (who painter or tyre-maker like, cozens all the world with colors) to 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 wayes of 〈…〉, and the glorious Graces of the Spirit, with the ⟨p. 211⟩soot and dirt of reproaches, and base nick-names: Sincerity, he terms Singularity; 〈…〉, Puritanism and Hypocrisie; and so ignorant men (who judge the person by the picture) are brought out of love and liking with 〈…〉 blessed wayes of 〈…〉 and holiness. Contrariwise, when he would cast a vaile over the ugly and deformed face of Vice, and 〈…〉 courses he is 〈…〉 to lay 〈…〉 false colors of indifferency, 〈…〉, and pleasure; Drunkenness is good fellowship, and neighborhood. Covetousness comes masked under the vizard of 〈…〉 and moderation: Cowardliness is trimmed and 〈…〉 up in the 〈…〉 of discretion, and wariness. If Ministers will not be the Divels Brokers, and followers; their manner of proceeding must be expresly contrary: When they come to Preach, they must make sin appear truly odious, and 〈…〉 to the open 〈…〉 of all, that all may 〈…〉 afraid and endeavor to avoid it. Those 〈…〉 wipes, and 〈…〉 jerks, and 〈…〉 at sin, at which the 〈…〉 prophane 〈…〉 pleased, but not reformed; are utterly and the Place, the Person, the Office, of the Messenger of the Lord of Hosts. What A Minister a Jester! O searful! to make the Pulpit a Stage, to play with ; when he should terrifie the Conscience for it? The Lord abominates the practice, he that knows and fears the Lord should abhor it with detestation. Thus plainly dealt Elias with Ahab,
