a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o visitation_n hold_v at_o high_a wickham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o buck_n may_v 16._o 1671._o wherein_o the_o minister_n duty_n be_v remember_v their_o dignity_n assert_v man_n reconciliation_n with_o god_n urge_v by_o samuel_n gardner_n m._n a._n and_o chaplain_n to_o his_o majesty_n â—…ch_o the_o word_n be_v instant_a in_o season_n out_o of_o season_n reprove_v 〈◊〉_d rebuke_n exhort_v with_o all_o long-suffering_a and_o doctrine_n 2_o tim._n 4.2_o â—…ed_a be_v that_o servant_n who_o his_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v shall_v find_v 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v matth._n 24.46_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…d_n who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 2.16_o london_n â—…ted_a by_o t._n ratcliff_n and_o n._n thompson_n for_o nath._n ranew_v at_o the_o king_n arm_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1672._o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n william_n by_o divine_a providence_n lord_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n all_o felicity_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d powerful_a and_o mighty_a in_o the_o scripture_n act_n 18.24_o fervent_a in_o the_o spirit_n teach_v diligent_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o a_o minister_n must_v have_v his_o sense_n exercise_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n even_o beyond_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o believer_n so_o that_o he_o may_v be_v say_v with_o apollo_n mighty_a in_o the_o scripture_n and_o though_o he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v use_n of_o council_n schoolman_n and_o father_n with_o reverence_n yet_o apostolical_a write_n be_v only_o to_o be_v appeal_v to_o as_o the_o last_o rule_n of_o faith_n thus_o have_v speak_v something_o of_o the_o minister_n duty_n though_o in_o this_o grave_a worthy_a and_o learned_a audience_n not_o to_o be_v your_o instructor_n but_o so_o as_o to_o bring_v thing_n to_o your_o remembrance_n now_o it_o remain_v that_o i_o shall_v speak_v something_o of_o the_o minister_n dignity_n and_o for_o that_o you_o see_v it_o fall_v in_o my_o 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loc._n second_o because_o this_o obedience_n
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parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n go_v all_o quick_a to_o hell_n together_o yet_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v while_o god_n in_o justice_n kill_v their_o body_n he_o may_v in_o mercy_n save_o some_o of_o their_o soul_n he_o that_o repent_v not_o to_o day_n will_v have_v one_o day_n more_o to_o account_v for_o and_o one_o day_n less_o to_o repent_v in_o and_o who_o know_v what_o may_v depend_v upon_o one_o day_n yet_o prayer_n and_o tear_n may_v do_v you_o good_a but_o stay_v a_o while_n and_o though_o stream_n of_o blood_n shall_v flow_v from_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v cry_v and_o howl_v to_o god_n to_o all_o eternity_n it_o will_v never_o do_v it_o therefore_o know_v your_o time_n it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o do_v a_o business_n in_o such_o a_o time_n wherein_o he_o may_v have_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o god_n proclaim_v and_o say_v to_o every_o one_o of_o you_o this_o day_n friend_n poor_a soul_n as_o ever_o you_o expect_v 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