First if he that speaks were much above you If it were a great Prince, or Lord that spake to you, then you would attend Now, though it is true, it is but a man, that it may be, is inferior to most of you, that speaks, yet know in him it is the Lord of heaven and earth that speaks to you: And so you know what Christ saith, He that heareth you heareth me: So though you would not attend in respect of the Messenger so much, yet as it is the Son of God that is speaking to you, it may challenge your attention. This day if you should hear a voice out of the clouds from heaven speaking to you, would you not then listen? the truth is, we should listen as much to the voice of God in the Ministry of his Word, as if so be that the Lord should spake out of the clouds to us. And I will give you a Scripture for that, that the voice of God in his Word should be as much regarded of you, as if God should speak from heaven to you by an audible voice out of the clouds. In 2 Pet. 1. 18, 19. This voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy •ount. But mark, in vers. 19. We have also a mere sure Word of ⟨p. 173⟩Prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. Mark; We heard a voice from heaven, saith Peter, yea but we have a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. There was a voice from heaven spake, you will say, If we had heard that voice, we would have given heed to that, saith the Apostle, You have a more sure word of Prophecy: Now prophecy in Scripture is taken for preaching, Despise not Prophecy: As if the Holy Ghost should say, You must have regard to the word of Prophecy as you would have regard to any voice from heaven: Suppose an Angel should come and speak to you, would not you attend to him? then whatsoever thoughts you had, they would be taken off, for there is an Angel that is come down from heaven to speak: Now mark what is said in Heb. 1. 1. God who at sundry times, and in divers manners spake in times past to the Fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. And then in vers. 3. he describes his Son, And being made so much better then the Angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name then they: If a Prophet should come and speak, that is not so much as if the Son of God comes;
First if he that speaks were much above you If it were a great Prince, or Lord that spake to you, then you would attend Now, though it is true, it is but a man, that it may be, is inferiour to most of you, that speaks, yet know in him it is the Lord of heaven and earth that speaks to you: And so you know what Christ saith, He that heareth you heareth me: So though you would not attend in respect of the Messenger so much, yet as it is the Son of God that is speaking to you, it may challenge your attention. This day if you should hear a voice out of the clouds from heaven speaking to you, would you not then listen? the truth is, we should listen as much to the voice of God in the Ministery of his Word, as if so be that the Lord should spake out of the clouds to us. And I will give you a Scripture for that, that the voice of God in his Word should be as much regarded of you, as if God should speak from heaven to you by an audible voice out of the clouds. In 2 Pet. 1. 18, 19. This voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy •ount. But mark, in vers. 19. We have also a mere sure Word of ⟨p. 173⟩Prophesie whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. Mark; We heard a voice from heaven, saith Peter, yea but we have a more sure word of Prophesie whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. There was a voice from heaven spake, you will say, If we had heard that voice, we would have given heed to that, saith the Apostle, You have a more sure word of Prophesie: Now prophesie in Scripture is taken for preaching, Dispise not Prophesie: As if the Holy Ghost should say, You must have regard to the word of Prophesie as you would have regard to any voice from heaven: Suppose an Angel should come and speak to you, would not you attend to him? then whatsoever thoughts you had, they would be taken off, for there is an Angel that is come down from heaven to speak: Now mark what is said in Heb. 1. 1. God who at sundry times, and in divers manners spake in times past to the Fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last daies spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. And then in vers. 3. he describes his Son, And being made so much better then the Angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name then they: If a Prophet should come and speak, that is not so much as if the Son of God comes;
