An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

So did they with the Prophet who was one of the most admirable elegant, and eloquent Prophets that ever was, a man that spake in hi• time so as never man spake, for he spoke in a most high stile, he was himself of the Kingly race, a great man, a Noble man born and a most admirable eloquent man, yet when he came to prophesy to this people in the name of God, thus they jeered and scorned him. And Esa. 30.10. Which say to the seers, see not, but preach smooth things to us, tell not us of such and such things as these are. Thus they contemned him. Yea and in Christs time we find that when Christ himself preached, one time as soon as ever he had done his Sermon the people got him up to the brow of a hill that was upon the side of the City and would have thrown him down and broke his neck; that was the reward he should have had. And Paul that was one of the excellentest preachers that ever was (It was one of Austins wishes that he could but see Paul in the pulpit) yet when he came to preach, What will this babbler say? and, he is a pestilent fellow, one that is of a furious spirit and an incendiary, and where ever he goes he turns the world upside down. Such kind of entertainment had the Apostles. And Luther I remember hath such an expression, Quid est praedicare Evangelium? What is it to preach, unless it be this, to derive all the fury of people upon ones self? if one would preach conscientiously. And Mat. 5.12. there Christ tells his Disciples what they were like to meet withal, how they were like to be reviled and persecuted, for so saith he persecuted they the Prophets which were before you. Acts, 7.53. Which of the Prophet h•ve not your f•thers persecuted? Thus those that are in office those that are sent to speak unto the people, ⟨p. 79⟩they must expect if they would be faithful in their administrations to be striven withal.

So did they with the Prophet who was one of the most admirable elegant, and eloquent Prophets that ever was, a man that spake in hi• time so as never man spake, for he spoke in a most high stile, he was himself of the Kingly race, a great man, a Noble man born and a most admirable eloquent man, yet when he came to prophesie to this people in the name of God, thus they jeered and scorned him. And