The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved

2. Ministers must not ordinarily in preaching make use of words of another language which the people do not understand; nor fill their Sermons with quotations and allegations out of Fathers, School-men, and other Authors, which doth but stun and amuse ordinary and the generality of hearers, and savours mostly of ostentation, but tends ⟨p. 69⟩to little edification. Though the Apostle could speak with more tongues than any beside, yet in the Church he chooseth to speak five words in the known tongue to edify, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue, 1 Cor. 14.18, 19. Indeed Original words sometimes may be mentioned with their interpretation, as the tongues were to be used in the Church, 1 Cor. 14. and Authors may be quoted, when there is real need, so it be done rarely and soberly; but for Ministers to interlard their Sermons all over with Greek and Latin, and sayings of men, they must needs leave out much of the Word of God which they might use, and it cannot be so profitable for the Hearers.

2. Ministers must not ordinarily in preaching make use of words of another language which the people do not understand; nor fill their Sermons with quotations and allegations out of Fathers, School-men, and other Authors, which doth but stun and amuze ordinary and the generality of hearers, and savours mostly of ostentation, but tends ⟨p. 69⟩to little edification. Though the Apostle could speak with more tongues than any beside, yet in the Church he chooseth to speak five words in the known tongue to edifie, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue, 1 Cor. 14.18, 19. Indeed Original words sometimes may be mentioned with their interpretation, as the tongues were to be used in the Church, 1 Cor. 14. and Authors may be quoted, when there is real need, so it be done rarely and soberly; but for Ministers to enterlard their Sermons all over with Greek and Latine, and sayings of men, they must needs leave out much of the Word of God which they might use, and it cannot be so profitable for the Hearers.