. Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici : a Vindication of the great Ordinance of God, viz. a gospel-ministry ... To all in the Nation, that defire to walkc in their Relations^ as becomesthe Gofpell of the Lord Jefus Chrift;whether they be fuch as are to take carefor the fending forth of Labourers intothe Lords TJiaeyard, or more privateChriftiansj whether fuch as be more emi-nently gifted, and conceive themfelves fitto teach others, or fuch as crely defire tobe taught according to the truth of theGofpell. Honoured and beloved in the Lord9 T is the opinion of fome,That theOriginall caufeof all the m
. Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici : a Vindication of the great Ordinance of God, viz. a gospel-ministry ... To all in the Nation, that defire to walkc in their Relations^ as becomesthe Gofpell of the Lord Jefus Chrift;whether they be fuch as are to take carefor the fending forth of Labourers intothe Lords TJiaeyard, or more privateChriftiansj whether fuch as be more emi-nently gifted, and conceive themfelves fitto teach others, or fuch as crely defire tobe taught according to the truth of theGofpell. Honoured and beloved in the Lord9 T is the opinion of fome,That theOriginall caufeof all the mife-ries of the fonncs of men, wasan ambition in Adam and Eve tobe above their Maker^That theyafpired to an equality with himis plain v. 5. this itch of pride and ambitionhath run in through our firft Parents blood, into a the. To the Keader* the veines of every foule. There was never in theworld any Will- worfhip, but a fpirituall Chymijlthat will trace it into its neft, will finde it callowin thefe caufes^ever fince the devil befotted man,he hath had a vanity to think himfelfe wifer thenGod. Hence it is, that the fons of men have beencontinually giving Lawes to themfelves, and ithath been the fence in (hort of every corruptheart continually: We will not have this God to reignover us. Princes corrupted have difdained tomake him their Counsellor, and corrupt Prieftshave difdained to take him for their High-Triejl,yea there is not the meaneft worme but hath anhigher opinion of the imaginations of his ownehearty for the guide of his waies, then of the Wordof God ^ and fcornes too to make that a light to hisfeet^ and a Xanthome to his paths. Reafon is thegreat Idoll of corrupt foules 5 fome fpeake plaineand tell us there is no other God but what dwelsin us, and Reafon is he 5 the moft fpeake it in ef-fect : Forvindiciaeministe00coll
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