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every_o one_o who_o shall_v read_v it_o either_o in_o his_o book_n or_o this_o to_o consider_v very_o serious_o of_o it_o and_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o stâ—ll_v frequent_v those_o place_n to_o propose_v it_o most_o solemn_o to_o their_o own_o conscience_n for_o it_o be_v indeed_o of_o great_a concernment_n to_o they_o and_o if_o say_v he_o after_o inquiry_n he_o find_v he_o have_v receive_v no_o profit_n by_o it_o he_o bid_v he_o further_o propound_v this_o query_n to_o himself_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o for_o if_o god_n have_v any_o regard_n to_o the_o priest_n or_o their_o worship_n he_o will_v not_o be_v want_v to_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o their_o way_n etc._n etc._n thus_o far_o the_o parishioner_n to_o which_o the_o minister_n reply_v that_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o want_n â—f_o a_o sensible_a effect_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o indispose_a and_o careless_a hearer_n etc._n etc._n answer_v the_o question_n 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not_o like_v as_o it_o seem_v the_o former_a question_n tell_v his_o parishioner_n pag._n 6._o that_o the_o question_n if_o right_o state_v will_v be_v this_o not_o whether_o you_o have_v profit_v by_o our_o ministry_n but_o whether_o you_o may_v not_o have_v prâ—fiâ—ed_v have_v not_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o your_o sâ—lves_n answ._n the_o cause_n be_v thus_o far_o yield_v by_o the_o minister_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n namely_o that_o people_n be_v not_o real_o profit_v by_o their_o ministry_n this_o other_o question_n of_o his_o lead_n both_o i_o and_o they_o to_o consider_v where_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o non_fw-la proficiency_n lie_v we_o read_v of_o some_o in_o former_a time_n who_o though_o they_o do_v probable_o take_v as_o much_o pain_n as_o any_o of_o these_o man_n now_o adays_o do_v yet_o do_v not_o profit_v the_o people_n at_o all_o and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v also_o give_v now_o inasmuch_o as_o similar_v or_o like_o â—ffects_n be_v common_o produce_v from_o similar_v cause_n let_v we_o inquire_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o defect_n which_o may_v probable_o give_v some_o light_n to_o this_o in_o the_o 23d_o of_o jeremiah_n vers_fw-la 30._o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n say_v therefore_o behold_v i_o be_o against_o the_o prophet_n that_o stâ—al_v my_o word_n every_o one_o from_o his_o neighbour_n behold_v i_o be_o against_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o lord_n that_o use_v their_o tongue_n and_o say_v he_o say_v behâ—ld_v i_o be_o against_o they_o that_o prophesy_v false_a dream_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o do_v tell_v they_o and_o cause_v my_o people_n to_o err_v by_o thâ—ir_a lie_n and_o by_o their_o lightness_n yet_o i_o send_v they_o not_o nor_o command_v they_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o profit_v this_o people_n at_o all_o say_v the_o lord_n vers_n 32._o here_o the_o very_a ground_n and_o reason_n why_o that_o ministry_n do_v not_o profit_n nay_o why_o it_o be_v render_v uncapable_a of_o profit_v the_o people_n at_o all_o be_v 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