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A12524 The Ethiopian eunuchs conuersion. Or, The summe of thirtie sermons vpon part of the eight chapter of the Acts. By Samuel Smith, minister of the word Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665. 1632 (1632) STC 22847; ESTC S119101 159,079 581

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taught him the maine Principle sof our faith and mystery of our saluation through Christ Such as were Christs Incarnation Christs humiliation and those great things he suffered for our sakes His Resurrection and exaltation on high at the right hand of his Father together with the vse of the Sacraments of the Church Baptisme and Christs Last Supper That these things were taught vnto the Eunuch this Text doth make it cleare by his desiring of Philip so soone as they came to the water to baptise him And as they went on their way Text. they came to a certaine water c. Here we see the fruit and effect of Philips Ministery in another particular first we haue heard before that he is brought to be a beleeuer here againe to put on Christ by the badge and liuery of his profession Baptisme It teacheth vs then What is the true end of preaching the Gospell Doct. The end of true preaching is to bring men to Christ namely to bring men to Christ See the truth of this in the scope and drift of Pauls Ministery Vnto the Iewes I became a Iew that I might gaine the Iewes 1. Cor. 9.20 2● 22. To them that are vnder the Law as vnder the Law To what end That I might saue them that are vnder the Law To the weake I became as weake that I might gaine the weake I became all things to all men that I might by all meanes saue some And this I do for the Gospels sake Ver. 23 See wee the truth of this in the commission Christ gaue vnto his Disciples Go ye into all the world and preach the word to euery Nation Mar. 16.16 hee that beleeueth and is baptised shall bee saued So that saluation is the end of preaching So Paul I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ Rom. 16.17 because it is the power of God to saluation For therein is the righteousnesse of God reuealed from faith to faith begetting faith in vs and is therefore called 1. Tim. 4.6 The word of faith because it begetteth faith in the hearts of Gods seruants This is the maine end of the preaching of the word and so of the Gospell of Iesus Christ See the exhortation of Paul to Timothy Instruct them with meeknesse which be contrary minded 2. Tim. 2.25 prouing if at any time God will giue them repentance vnto saluation This is the true end that the Minister of the word must ayme at namely to bring men out of darknesse into his maruellous light Thus Paul and Sylas willeth the Iaylor to be leeue in the Lord Iesus Act. 16. and hee should be saued All true preaching aymes at this as the true end thereof Vse 1 Seeing then that this is the end of the Ministery of the word to bring men to Christ Euery faithfull Minister of Christ must then propound vnto himselfe Gods end in euery Ministeriall duty whether he preach the Doctrine of the Law or the Doctrine of the Gospell all his exhortations reprehensions and instructions must still ayme at this and tend to this And indeed the true glory of a Minister consists in the number of those that by his Ministery are gained to Christ Such are his crowne and glory the Seales of his Ministery And comfortable will the reckoning and account of such one day be when they shall say Here come I Father with those thou hast giuen me Vse 2 And as Ministers are taught their duties what ought to be the end of their Ministery So are hearers likewise to be admonished to stoupe vnto Gods ordinance in their Ministery that so they may be brought to Christ If we neglect or contemne this meanes no creature in heauen or earth can do vs any good fast pray afflict thy soule yea giue thy body that it burne be thou neuer so rich in the workes of charity and mercy if in the meane time thou turne thy backe vpon the word this ordinance of God Ion. 2. Thou forsakest thy owne mercy For the word preached is the word of faith and it is faith that brings vs to Christ Vse 3 And last of all this may serue for matter of triall whether or no wee haue profited aright by the hearing of the word For then indeed haue we beene fruitfull hearers and then and not till then haue we heard the word sauingly when our Iudgements haue beene thereby informed and our liues reformed and wee brought to Christ Now indeed there be but few that haue thus heard the word The Drunkard Swearer prophane and beastly liuer hath not yet profited aright by the preaching of the word All the husbandry bestowed vpon such a one is not worth the labour Such ground is neare to cursing and burning for so saith the Apostle The earth that drinketh in the raine that cometh often vpon it 1. Cor. 3. Heb. 6.7 and bringeth forth fruit meet for them by whom it is dressed receiueth the blessing from God But that which beareth thornes and bryers is neare vnto cursing whose end is to be burned Let vs then at last my brethren be awakened out of our securitie and whilest it is called To day not to harden our hearts but answer the Lords call lest we come at last to be hardened through the deceitfulnesse of sinne and by our wilfull rebellion and contempt of grace offered shut vp at last the gate of grace against our selues And as they went on their way It seemeth then that Philip preached in his trauell sitting in the Chariot and as they iournied Certainly great was the zeale and pietie of this man in the improuing of his time so well He would either reade himselfe or heare Philip preach euen in their trauels and in their iourney Now inasmuch as the Spirit of God is so carefull in setting down this diligence of his in euery circumstance thereof it teacheth vs Doct. Time is to be well spent That the carefull improuing of our time is a thing well pleasing vnto God and that delighteth him and hence it is that wee are exhorted to redeeme the time And our Sauiour tells vs Eph. 5. That for euery idle word that men shall speake Mat. 12.36 they shall giue an account in the day of Iudgement Our Sauiour reproued this in those husbandmen in the Gospell Why stand yee here all the day idle Mat. 20. Time pretious time is one of those Talents for the which we are one day to giue vp account vnto God Which shews indeed the greatnesse of their sinne Vse that make no reckoning or account of time as if it were their owne to spend it they list Many men set their wits on worke how to spend time and to driue it away as they say as if time were so slow footed as that it stood in need to bee driuen Surely there are many thousands now in hell that shall there suffer the reward of the damned for euermore that would giue a thousand worlds if