The rich mans charge delivered in a sermon at the Spittle upon Monday in…The rich mans charge delivered in a sermon at the Spittle vpon Monday in…

And there is an Authority in the Office, which ¹dispenseth this power of God; being the Ambassadors of Christ, there is a [Greek or Hebrew], a liberty and boldness belonging to our charge; so that albeit we must manage the same decently and prudently ⟨p. 7⟩with due respect to mens stations and degrees, showing all meekness to all men; yet we must do it, first, Impartially without respect of persons; secondly, Zealously against the daring presumptions of the greatest sinners. Say to the King and to the Queen, Humble your selves, Jere. 13. 18. I have made thee a defenced City, and an Iron Pillar, and Brazen Walls against the whole Land, against the Kings of Judah, against the Princes thereof, against the Priests thereof, and against the people of the Land, Jere. 1. 18. A Minister of Christ, though ²he must be meek and lowly, gentle, and patient, of a Dovelike Innocency, and of a winning compliance; yet he must not be a low-spirited man, to fear the faces or the frowns of men; he must magnify his Office, as Paul did, and dare to be as ³bold for Christ, as the proudest sinners can be against him. The File is as impartial to Silver and Gold, as it is to Brass and Iron: The Honey though it be sweet, yet it cleanseth; Oil though soft and smooth, yet fetcheth out the poison which lies in the stomach. Ministers must be bold to speak the Gospel [Greek or Hebrew] with much contention, 1 Thes. 2. 2. To cause the truth of Christ to enter into a combat with the lusts of men, to deliver it in the Spirit and Power of Elijah, to sever the precious from the vile: Not to please men, except ⁴in case when they may be edified and profited (then we may please them, 1 Cor. 10. ult.) not to please them by strengthening their hands in wickedness, but to please God that trieth the heart. They must speak nothing but as the Word