A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

Answ. The Scripture is pure Gospel of it self, and by it self; and the Sermons of Men for the Scripture's sake, for they are but comparing one Scripture with another; they differ but as the Cloth and Garment; Scripture is the Cloth, and Sermons make it up into a Garment for use; or as Corn and Bread, the same Substance remaineth in both. An Apothecary, when he tempers several Ingredients to make a Medicine, he doth not destroy the Nature of the Simples, but compounds them, to make the Medicine more effectual; so by Gifts in the Church, the Gospel is not destroyed, but ordered and compounded, that it may be more useful. Indeed you must look to it, that there be no Sophistication in the Composition; a spiritual Man hath a distinguishing Appetite: therefore be much in Reading, much in Hearing. When the Wind is laid, the Mill stirs not; and a Ship under sail goes the swifter for Oars, so the hearing of the Word moves the Affections; but when we cannot come to hear it, our Affections are laid and stir not.

Answ. The Scripture is pure Gospel of it self, and by it self; and the Sermons of Men for the Scripture's sake, for they are but comparing one Scripture with another; they differ but as the Cloth and Garment; Scripture is the Cloth, and Sermons make it up into a Garment for use; or as Corn and Bread, the same Substance remaineth in both. An Apothecary, when he tempers several Ingredients to make a Medicine, he doth not destroy the Nature of the Simples, but compounds them, to make the Medicine more effectual; so by Gifts in the Church, the Gospel is not destroyed, but ordered and compounded, that it may be more useful. Indeed you must look to it, that there be no Sophistication in the Composition; a spiritual Man hath a distinguishing Appetite: therefore be much in Reading, much in Hearing. When the Wind is laid, the Mill stirs not; and a Ship under sail goes the •wifter for Oars, so the hearing of the Word moves the Affections; but when we cannot come to hear it, our Affections are laid and stir not.

3. In reading and hearing the Word, receive all the Parts of it;