1. It is a comprehensive word: It compriseth under it all particular duties that hearers owe to their teachers: as to praise God for them, to speak well of them, to believe their word, to obey their directions, to imitate their commendable practises, &c.
2. Remembrance of teachers quickeneth up people to do on their behalf when they are absent as much as if they were present. But no respect useth to be showed to them that are forgotten.
⟨p. 74⟩3. Remembrance of such as are absent doth in a manner set them before our eyes; and so represents their doctrine and practise unto us, as if we saw them in the Pulpit, heard them preaching, and beheld their good conversation.
4. Remembrance of such teachers at have begotten us to God, or further built us up in the true faith, is an especial means to establish us in that truth which we have received from them, and to keep us steady in that way of righteousness wherein they walked before us. For remembering of them makes them to be in absence as present with us. Continual presence of Ministers, and their continual preaching sound doctrine, and living holily doth much confirm, and more and more build up hearers. So will the remembrance of them do.
5. Remembrance of teachers removed from us, will keep us from being seduced with corrupt and lewd teachers. So soon as faithful Pastors are removed from their flocks the devil will be ready to thrust in thieves, robbers, yea and wolves amongst them. This the Apostle found to be so by woeful experience, Gal. 1. 6, 7. and 3. 1. and 4. 9. Yea he foretold as much to the Elders of Ephesus, Acts 20. 29, &c.
1. It is a comprehensive word: It compriseth under it all particular duties that hearers owe to their teachers: as to praise God for them, to speak well of them, to beleeve their word, to obey their directions, to imitate their commendable practises, &c.
2. Remembrance of teachers quickneth up people to do on their behalf when they are absent as much as if they were present. But no respect useth to be shewed to them that are forgotten.
⟨p. 74⟩3. Remembrance of such as are absent doth in a manner set them before our eyes; and so represents their doctrine and practise unto us, as if we saw them in the Pulpit, heard them preaching, and beheld their good conversation.
4. Remembrance of such teachers at have begotten us to God, or further built us up in the true faith, is an especiall means to establish us in that truth which we have received from them, and to keep us steady in that way of righteousness wherein they walked before us. For remembring of them makes them to be in absence as present with us. Continuall presence of Ministers, and their continuall preaching sound doctrine, and living holily doth much confirm, and more and more build up hearers. So will the remembrance of them do.
5. Remembrance of teachers removed from us, will keep us from being seduced with corrupt and lewd teachers. So soon as faithfull Pastors are removed from their flocks the devil will be ready to thrust in theeves, robbers, yea and wolves amongst them. This the Apostle found to be so by wofull experience, Gal. 1. 6, 7. and 3. 1. and 4. 9. Yea he foretold as much to the Elders of Ephesus, Acts 20. 29, &c.
