It was in This Course of Treating on the Types, That Noah's ARK was one of them ▪ which fell under my consideration: and mor• than a score of persons professing a Trade not altogether unaccommodated in the Thoughts then deli•vered, One of whom, namely Mr. Gill, is a person to whose pious expenses, not a few of the Book ▪ published among us, owe so much of the Light th•• ⟨image ?⟩enjoy, that His desire alone ought to have been gratified, though there had been no more; These, before the week was out▪ sent me their Desires that I would give them a Copy of the Sermon▪ which I now entertain them with: Imploring the God of Heaven, That His Truths may have a due Impression upon them and their Families; that they may never make Shipwreck of the Faith; but, that they may for ever have a Room in the Ark of the Lord Jesus. It should be the care of every Pastor, to lay Truth as much as he can in the way of his People; and when we have an opportunity to PRINT as well as to Preach, it is an increase of our Talents, to be humbly Received and Improved. Let none blame it, that so many Books come abroad continually; for •s Austin long since wished, That by many Books the same Truth, not in the same Style, might arrive to the minds of many men; so 'tis as reasonable for Husbandmen to complain of too much Corn, as for Christians to complain of too many Books, which may bring the Food of Truth unto them; the main thing Amiss is, that my Homely Composures trouble the Press, while there are so many more Elaborate, Judicious, Useful Ones, of my Fathers and Brethren, throughout this Country, that are suppressed by a modesty as large as the measure under which men should not put a lighted Candle: But it will often happen so▪ That […] Best Work make• the Leas• Noise, a•o•t the Ark of God.
It was in This Course of Treating on the Types, That Noahs ARK was one of them ▪ which fell under my consideration: and mor• than a score of persons professing a Trade not alto•gether unaccommodated in the Thoughts then deli•vered, One of whom, namely Mr. Gill, is a person to whose pi•us expences, not a few of the Book ▪ published among us, owe so much of the Light th•• ⟨image ?⟩enjoy, that His desire alone ought to have been gratify'd, though there had been no more; These, before the week was out▪ sent me their Desires that I would give them a Copy of the Sermon▪ which I now entertain them with: Imploring the God of Heaven, That His Truths may have a due Impression upon them and their Families; that they may never make Shipwrack of the Faith; but, that they may for ever have a Room in the Ark of the Lord Jesus. It should be the care of every Pastor, to lay Truth as much as he can in the way of his People; and when we have an opportunity to PRINT as well as to Preach, it is an increase of our Talents, to be humbly Received and Improved. Let none blame it, that so many Books come abroad continually; for •s Austin long since wished, That by many Books the same Truth, not in the same Style, might arrive to the minds of many men; so 'tis as reasonable for Husbandmen to complain of too much Corn, as for Christians to complain of too many Books, which may bring the Food of Truth unto them; the main thing Amiss is, that my Homely Composures trouble the Press, while there are so many more Elaborate, Judicious, Useful Ones, of my Fathers and Brethren, throughout this Countrey, that are suppressed by a modesty as large as the measure under which men should not put a lighted Candle: But it will often happen so▪ That 〈…〉 Best Work make• the Leas• Noise, a•o•t the Ark of God.
