3. The more gracious men be, the more public they are; David will not be David alone in praising God, but Psal. 148. he will have a world in with him, even Angels, Sun, Moon, Stars, Heaven of Heavens, Dragons, deeps, fire, hail, snow, vapour, stormy wind, mountains, trees, beasts, creeping things, fowls, Kings, Judges, old and, young, to hold up the song. Moses & Paul would lay out in ransom their part of heaven to redeem Gods glory, and salvation to the Lords Church; the Martyrs desired that their pain & torment might praise and exalt God. How broad, how catholic and public was his spirit who said, 1 Cor. 9▪ 19. Though I be free from all men, ⟨p. 6⟩yet have I made my self servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the Law, as under the Law, that I might gain them that are under the Law. 21. To them that are without the Law, as without Law, (being not without Law to God, but under the Law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without Law. 22. To the weak became I as weak; I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. A public spirit is not himself, he is made a Jew, a Gentile; a weak man, not a weak man; he is made Law and Gospel; he is made a bridge over a River, that the Church may go over him dry; he complieth with all who but lend out half a look to Christ; and he is, in a complement of grace, a servant to all. 2 Corinth. 4. 5. We preach not our selves (except we preach our own sins, our own condemnation by nature, and that we under-preach all eminency in our selves) but our selves your servants for Christs sake; yea, your servants servants for Christ. See the Complement of a public heart, of one who is willing to stoop, and put his head and hair under the feet of the Church, and of the poorest and most despised passenger who maketh out for heaven.
3. The more gracious men be, the more publick they are; David will not be David alone in praising God, but Psal. 148. he wil have a world in with him, even Angels, Sun, Moone, Stars, Heaven of Heavens, Dragons, deeps, fire, hail, snow, vapour, stormy winde, mountains, trees, beasts, creeping things, fowles, Kings, Judges, old and, young, to hold up the song. Moses & Paul would lay out in ransome their part of heaven to redeeme Gods glory, and salvation to the Lords Church; the Martyrs desired that their pain & torment might praise and exalt God. How broad, how catholicke and publicke was his spirit who said, 1 Cor. 9▪ 19. Though I be free from all men, ⟨p. 6⟩yet have I made my selfe servant unto all, that I might gaine the more. 20. And unto the Iews I became as a Iew, that I might gain the Iewes; to them that are under the Law, as under the Law, that I might gaine them that are under the Law. 21. To them that are without the Law, as without Law, (being not without Law to God, but under the Law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without Law. 22. To the weake became I as weake; I am made all things to all men, that I might by all meanes save some. A publike spirit is not himselfe, he is made a Jew, a Gentile; a weake man, not a weak man; he is made Law and Gospel; he is made a bridge over a River, that the Church may goe over him drie; he complyeth with all who but lend out halfe a looke to Christ; and he is, in a complement of grace, a servant to all. 2 Corinth. 4. 5. We preach not our selves (except wee preach our owne sinnes, our owne condemnation by nature, and that wee under-preach all eminencie in our selves) but our selves your servants for Christs sake; yea, your servants servants for Christ. See the Complement of a publicke heart, of one who is willing to stoope, and put his head and haire under the feet of the Church, and of the poorest and most despised passenger who maketh out for heaven.
