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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, because Ministers are feeders of the people; If 1thou lovest me feed my sheep. The Word of God is the children's bread, and it is unlawful either to defraud them of it, or to give them other instead of it: Now there can be no feeding, unless the meat be such as is fit for nourishment; for otherwise it will not make them fat. Ministers are the Stewards of the Word of God: Now 1 Cor. 4. 2. It is required in a Steward to be faithful. Now their unfaithfulness stands in two things.
First, because Ministers are feeders of the people; If 1thou lovest me feed my sheep. The Word of God is the childrens bread, and it is unlawful either to defraud them of it, or to give them other instead of it: Now there can be no feeding, unless the meat be such as is fit for nourishment; for otherwise it will not make them fat. Ministers are the Stewards of the Word of God: Now 1 Cor. 4. 2. It is required in a Steward to be faithful. Now their unfaithfulness stands in two things.
- 1Reas. 1. John. 21. 16.Reas. 1. Iohn. 21. 16.
First, to the children, when they rob them of their portion of the bread of life and salvation, and become guilty of their blood, Acts 20. 26. I take you to record saith Paul that I am free from the blood of all men, as if he had said, if I had spent my time in things that would ⟨p. 274⟩not profit you, I had been guilty of your blood.