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that_o stigmatick_a roman_a emperor_n galba_n babitat_fw-la igenium_fw-la gtlbae_n malè_fw-la babitat_fw-la who_o w_v both_o deform_a and_o witty_a that_o a_o good_a instrument_n be_v put_v in_o a_o evil_a case_n he_o that_o have_v learning_n and_o no_o good_a life_n be_v like_o sound_a brass_n and_o a_o thinkle_a cymbal_n as_o the_o lacedaemonian_n say_v of_o the_o nightingale_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o but_o a_o voice_n they_o be_v call_v steward_n and_o ambassador_n therefore_o shall_v be_v without_o reproof_n and_o make_v their_o master_n will_v their_o rule_n as_o they_o be_v way-mark_n in_o preach_v so_o loadstone_n in_o conversation_n if_o we_o consider_v a_o minister_n in_o a_o fourfold_a regard_n 1._o of_o god_n 2._o of_o his_o ministry_n 3._o of_o the_o people_n and_o 4._o of_o himself_o we_o shall_v plain_o see_v that_o holiness_n be_v requisite_a for_o the_o first_o visitat_fw-la dr._n clerk_n in_o a_o ser._n pâ—at_a a_o visitat_fw-la the_o levite_n must_v 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for_o god_n shall_v judge_v not_o after_o the_o doctrine_n but_o after_o the_o life_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v according_a to_o his_o work_n that_o which_o the_o jew_n speak_v false_o of_o christ_n be_v verify_v of_o such_o prophet_n that_o though_o they_o save_v other_o yet_o themselves_o they_o can_v save_v for_o he_o that_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n on_o those_o sin_n which_o himself_o commit_v be_v his_o own_o condemner_n rom._n 2.1_o and_o christ_n in_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v say_v unto_o he_o luke_n 19_o ver_fw-la 22._o out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n will_v i_o judge_v thou_o thou_o wicked_a servant_n etc._n etc._n ille_fw-la solus_fw-la praedicat_fw-la viva_fw-la voce_fw-la qui_fw-la praedicat_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o voce_fw-la he_o preach_v most_o that_o live_v best_a all_o thing_n in_o a_o divine_a shall_v preach_v his_o apparel_n his_o diet_n his_o expression_n and_o action_n be_v walk_a sermon_n epistle_n and_o gospel_n a_o gospel-minister_n 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wise_a to_o be_v despise_v because_o he_o that_o receive_v these_o receive_v christ_n and_o he_o that_o despise_v these_o despise_v christ_n mat._n 10.40_o howsoever_o man_n debase_v this_o call_n god_n exalt_v it_o and_o though_o the_o minister_n be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes_n 3.8_o less_o than_o the_o low_a yet_o in_o christ_n judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a than_o the_o great_a mat._n 11.11_o seven_o minister_n and_o dispenser_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v star_n rev._n 1.20_o in_o name_n stella_fw-la à _fw-la stando_fw-la dicitur_fw-la effectibus_fw-la why_o nomine_fw-la substantia_fw-la sin_n metu_fw-la effectibus_fw-la god_n have_v fix_v they_o in_o their_o orb_n in_o substance_n it_o be_v a_o more_o solid_a part_n of_o his_o orb_n light_n simple_a and_o most_o pure_a in_o situation_n be_v regular_o carry_v finish_v its_o course_n in_o a_o determinate_a space_n of_o 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christ_n compare_v the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n 3._o nor_o his_o minister_n they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o persecution_n they_o must_v approve_v themselves_o in_o much_o patience_n in_o affliction_n 2_o cor._n 6.4_o this_o the_o apostle_n advise_v timothy_n 2_o tim._n 4.5_o watch_z thou_o in_o all_o thing_n suffer_v affliction_n this_o be_v to_o do_v that_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n as_o a_o good_a soldier_n of_o christ_n to_o suffer_v affliction_n ready_a to_o bear_v bloody_a blow_n of_o open_a enemy_n and_o scorn_v of_o false_a friend_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n say_v luther_n as_o we_o shall_v be_v to_o stir_v up_o all_o the_o fury_n of_o hell_n against_o we_o it_o belong_v to_o we_o exit_fw-la officio_fw-la to_o reprove_v to_o rebuke_v 2_o tim._n 4.2_o to_o pluck_v up_o to_o throw_v down_o jer._n 1._o and_o we_o can_v expect_v therefore_o no_o great_a favour_n for_o we_o encounter_v with_o beast_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n with_o wolf_n in_o the_o coat_n of_o sheep_n with_o devil_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o angel_n with_o unreasonable_a and_o wicked_a man_n and_o must_v therefore_o expect_v persecution_n but_o alas_o poor_a soul_n they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o wrong_v we_o as_o themselves_o they_o foam_v out_o their_o own_o shame_n and_o bewray_v their_o wretched_a i_o have_v almost_o say_v reprobate_a malice_n such_o as_o sit_v down_o in_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o scornful_a make_v a_o low_a step_n to_o damnation_n god_n will_v laugh_v those_o to_o scorn_v that_o laugh_v his_o to_o scorn_n and_o despise_v those_o that_o despise_v we_o in_o expuentis_fw-la recidit_fw-la faciem_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la expuit_fw-la that_o which_o a_o man_n spit_v against_o heaven_n shall_v fall_v back_o on_o his_o own_o face_n those_o indignity_n do_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v not_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n but_o stand_v up_o in_o judgement_n never_o be_v any_o truth_n so_o happy_o innocent_a as_o to_o maintain_v itself_o free_a from_o calumny_n and_o abuse_n s._n paul_n be_v a_o faithful_a and_o painful_a preacher_n yet_o be_v slanderous_o report_v rom._n 3.8_o the_o best_a truth_n be_v subject_a to_o misinterpretation_n and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o doctrine_n so_o firm_o ground_v and_o wary_o deliver_v whereupon_o calumny_n will_v not_o fasten_v and_o stick_v slanderous_a imputation_n neither_o johns_n mourning_n nor_o christ_n pipe_v can_v pass_v the_o pike_n but_o the_o one_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o the_o other_o be_v a_o drunkard_n and_o a_o wine-bibber_n john_n the_o baptist_n come_v neither_o eat_n nor_o drink_v and_o yet_o the_o people_n say_v he_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o christ_n come_v both_o eat_n and_o drink_v etc._n etc._n the_o servant_n be_v not_o great_a than_o his_o master_n neither_o a_o ambassador_n great_a than_o he_o that_o send_v he_o if_o they_o have_v call_v the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n beelzebub_n how_o much_o more_o they_o of_o the_o household_n mat._n 10.25_o if_o christ_n doctrine_n do_v not_o think_v we_o the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o servant_n can_v escape_v the_o stroke_n of_o man_n tongue_n christ_n come_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v accuse_v to_o be_v a_o destroyer_n of_o the_o law_n he_o decide_v the_o question_n for_o caesar_n give_v unto_o caesar_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o they_o charge_v he_o as_o if_o he_o speak_v against_o caesar_n joh._n 19.12_o the_o book_n of_o the_o act_n do_v witness_v how_o the_o apostle_n be_v slander_v as_o seducer_n sectary_n vain-babler_n heretic_n broacher_n of_o new_a false_a and_o pestilent_a doctrine_n nor_o do_v the_o devil_n here_o leave_v off_o for_o if_o we_o read_v the_o apology_n of_o athenagoras_n tertullian_n and_o other_o it_o will_v amaze_v we_o to_o see_v what_o blasphemous_a sedition_n horrible_a and_o odious_a impiety_n be_v father_v upon_o the_o ancient_a christian_a doctor_n those_o perilous_a time_n instant_a in_o the_o day_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v become_v extant_a in_o our_o age_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o some_o turn_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n other_o start_v aside_o to_o schism_n few_o love_n religion_n in_o sincerity_n and_o the_o high_a and_o honourable_a call_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v vile_a base_a and_o contemptible_a now_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n or_o ground_n of_o this_o contempt_n and_o despise_v of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1._o they_o discover_v the_o filthiness_n and_o unmask_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o so_o raise_v all_o the_o fury_n of_o hell_n against_o they_o it_o be_v observe_v the_o worst_a man_n of_o a_o parish_n regard_v a_o good_a pastor_n and_o his_o doctrine_n the_o least_o for_o they_o be_v like_o leg_n and_o arm_n out_o of_o joint_n and_o so_o can_v endure_v the_o touch_n of_o the_o surgeon_n hand_n who_o chief_a care_n be_v to_o work_v their_o cure_n they_o be_v to_o reprove_v and_o rebuke_v 2_o tim._n 4.2_o to_o root_v up_o and_o throw_v down_o jer._n 1.10_o man_n will_v rail_v and_o rage_n prosecute_v and_o persecute_v those_o that_o will_v pull_v down_o and_o overthrow_v their_o pleasant_a delightful_a belove_a and_o profitable_a sin_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o contempt_n proceed_v from_o that_o curse_a nature_n of_o man_n who_o be_v a_o enemy_n against_o all_o good_a and_o ishmael-like_a persecute_v the_o truth_n and_o preacher_n of_o it_o come_v let_v we_o imagine_v some_o devise_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 18._o verse_n 18._o it_o be_v desperate_a wickedness_n to_o contend_v with_o those_o that_o just_o reprove_v you_o to_o expostulate_v with_o they_o cast_v reproach_n in_o their_o tooth_n and_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n what_o you_o yourselves_o be_v most_o guilty_a of_o thus_o deal_v corah_n and_o his_o complice_n with_o moses_n and_o aaron_n numb_a 16_o ahab_n with_o elias_n 1_o king_n 18._o the_o israelite_n with_o jeremiah_n jer._n 18._o amaziah_n with_o amos_n am._n 7._o and_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n with_o our_o 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willing_a to_o suffer_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o reputation_n but_o a_o thousand_o death_n i_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o several_a uses_n but_o i_o will_v sum_n they_o up_o in_o two_o the_o first_o be_v by_o way_n of_o encouragement_n to_o such_o as_o be_v persecute_v it_o be_v their_o master_n and_o the_o church_n lot_n a_o condition_n from_o which_o they_o can_v plead_v exemption_n if_o all_o that_o live_v godly_a must_v suffer_v persecution_n 2_o tim._n 3.12_o in_o vain_a do_v the_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n think_v to_o escape_v and_o not_o drink_v of_o christ_n cup._n god_n have_v make_v we_o a_o gazingstock_n to_o man_n and_o angel_n athanasius_n be_v nickname_v sathanasius_n cyprian_n call_v caprian_a paul_n account_v mad_a and_o christ_n himself_o repute_v a_o conjurer_n we_o must_v not_o fear_v if_o briar_n and_o thorn_n be_v against_o we_o ezek._n 2.6_o but_o encourage_v ourselves_o in_o the_o lord_n