The true nature of a Gospel church and its government

ALL these things seem common, obvious and universally acknowledged: But the ruin of the Ministry of the most for the want of them, or from notable defects in them, is, or may be no less evidently known. And the very naming of them, which is all at present which I design, is sufficient to evidence how great a necessity there is incumbent on all Pastors of Churches, to give themselves unto the Word and Prayer, to labour ⟨p. 88⟩[…] ⟨p. 89⟩[…] ⟨p. 90⟩in the Word and Doctrine, to be continually intent on this Work, to engage all the faculties of their Souls, to stir up all their Graces and Gifts unto constant exercise, in the discharge of their Duty. For who is sufficient for these things. And as the consideration of them is sufficient to stir up all Ministers unto fervent Prayer for supplies of Divine Aids and Assistance, for that Work which in their own strength they can no way answer; so is it enough to warn them of the avoidance of all things that would give them a Diversion or Avocation from the constant attendance unto the discharge of it.

ALL these things seem common, obvious and universally acknowledged: But the ruine of the Ministery of the most for the want of them, or from notable defects in them, is, or may be no less evidently known. And the very naming of them, which is all at present which I design, is sufficient to evidence how great a necessity there is incumbent on all Pastors of Churches, to give themselves unto the Word and Prayer, to labour ⟨p. 88⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 89⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 90⟩in the Word and Doctrine, to be continually intent on this Work, to engage all the faculties of their Souls, to stir up all their Graces and Gifts unto constant exercise, in the discharge of their Duty. For who is sufficient for these things. And as the consideration of them is sufficient to stir up all Ministers unto fervent Prayer for supplies of Divine Aids and Assistance, for that Work which in their own strength they can no way answer; so is it enough to warn them of the avoidance of all things that would give them a Diversion or Avocation from the constant attendance unto the discharge of it.