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The fisher-man A sermon preached at a synode held at Southwell in Nottinghamshire. Shewing 1. The necessitie of calling and gifts enabling in a minister. 2. The danger intruders are in. 3. Whose fault it is that such are in the Church. 4. A good life requisite in all that professe Christianitie, but especially in ministers. 5. Wisedome and learning absolutely necessary in preachers. 6. Vnlearned & frothy preaching doth much hurt. 7. Gods worke goeth best forward when his workmen agree well amongst themselues. 8. Contempt of Gods ministers shall not be vnpunished. With other points of moment. By Ierom Phillips Bachelour in Diuinitie.
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Phillips, Jerome, d. ca. 1648.
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meet_v that_o minister_n shall_v turn_v serve_v man_n nor_o that_o servingman_n and_o such_o like_a mercenary_a and_o mechanical_a man_n void_a of_o learning_n and_o gift_n enable_v shall_v turn_v minister_n if_o ever_o god_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o these_o man_n to_o let_v they_o see_v the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o and_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o burden_n that_o be_v on_o their_o shoulder_n and_o how_o unable_a they_o be_v to_o bear_v it_o they_o will_v they_o come_v in_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o zacharie_n and_o say_v i_o be_o no_o prophet_n but_o a_o husbandman_n 13.5_o zach_n 13.5_o for_o man_n teach_v i_o to_o be_v an-herd-man_n from_o my_o youth_n though_o they_o have_v now_o high_a place_n in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v great_a in_o their_o parochial_a purchase_n though_o they_o sit_v upon_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n yet_o if_o they_o consider_v that_o the_o tempter_n set_v they_o there_o to_o cast_v they_o down_o headlong_o to_o break_v their_o neck_n they_o 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