nor his love decayed and our Presbyters cannot but acknowledge that they pray for God gracious assistance and for his gifts to be bestowed upon them and if so others may have them as wel as themselves by Prayer and then why not Preach as well as they Or would they make the world believe that God hath tyed himself to bestow those peculiar gifts and graces to men of their Coat onely and not to others though in strength of faith they shall petition the throne of Grace for them more than themselves and therefore there being such punishments threatned to any who do not imploy Gods gifts whether Preaching or any other and such rewards to them that shall put out their gifts for the Prophet Daniel saith that they whosoever they be that turn many unto Righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever Dan. 12.3 the reward is great and indeed able to incite any that is able to follow that work but the Prophet hath not tyed the reward onely to such as conceive themselves Ministers ordained by men But to any sort of men whatsoever though our Ministers apply that reward to themselves alone as though none ever converted any souls to righteousness but they and the Apostle James says also of this reward If any of your brethren do err from the truth and one convert him let him know that he hath saved a soul from death and shall bide a Multitude of sins Jam. 5.19 20. But the Apostle says here if one i.e. any one of the brethren for thus he writes James 1.1 any one of all the twelve Tribes scattered abroad shall convert c. and therefore any one that God hath given Ability of gifts and graces to Let them set themselves to work and follow this spiritual plough For their reward or punishment is upon following or failing certain and sure Fifthly It was allowed of and approved by the Apostle Paul nay says he I do rejoyce therein and will rejoyce Phi. 1.18 at what good soul That many of the brethren in the Lord waxing confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word without fear Phil. 1.14 What 's more plain Many and many of the brethren waxed bold to Preach and at ver 4,5 making request with joy for your fellowship in the Gospel in helping him in the Preaching of it not onely the Bishops and Deacons but all the Saints also Nay sayes the Apostle Phil. 1.1 Some preach Christ of envy and strife and in contention not sincerely what then Nowithstanding every way whether in pretence or in truth Christ is preached and therein do I rejoyce Phil. 1.16 18. says he and will rejoyce here was a freedom for any of the believing brethren to speak and Preach the word of God And again speaking of the people of God Phil. 2.15 16. Ye shine says the Apostle as lights in the world holding forth the word of life was it good and commendable then for any that could Preach to do it and is it to be thought unseemly now It is a happiness to hear such men let their profession be never so mean if they hold out the word of life for Gods word is the savor of life unto life to them that believe 1 Cor. 2. but mark seriously the words and all men may see what good souls these were though of several trades divers callings they did not would not hide the word nor yet withold the word but these held it out liberally generally to all publickly meekly kindly sincerely that all might see it and understand it that all might lay hold upon it and have a share in it they held it our so that the meanest capacity might apprehend it and this a voluntary Act of theirs and none blamed them for so doing and as for the Apostle he was glad at heart good man to see their boldness and excellent gifts in Preaching and yet we may say they were no Presbyters nor ever were ordained by the Presbyterie nor set apart to the Ministry and yet they held out the word for any to receive What can our Pulpit men and such as would have none to hold out the word but themselves say against this they will not we hope and vet they are bold enough blame the Apostle as suffering any thing that was disorderly or unfitting neither can they justly blame the men of what trade soever they were for their Christian Courage and sincere Preaching for they held out the word of life a lawfull justifiable and commendable Act and therefore what should hinder but that such Tradsmen being so gifted and enabled with strength of faith and spiritual knowledge even in our days may do the like And lastly 't is said too that the Apostle was so far from forbidding them that he prayed in every Prayer for their good success 't is to be wished that our Presbyterians were of the same mind too but we hast to a conclusion Sixthly The Ark the Tabernacle and the Temple of Solomon were all Types of the Spiritual Temple of Christ We know that there were men of sundry Trades and Professions and indeed none other but Tradesmen and Artificers did build any of those three For first for the Ark there were Carpenters Sawyers Smiths Joyners and many other Trades to make it up compleat and compact So for the Tabernacle there were almost all Trades imployed to finish it both these were made by Tradesmen gifted and qualified with wisdom and skill and no man none of the Priests found fault with them for their labour And so for the building of the Temple there were hewers of wood 80000. in the mountains and 60000. that bore burthens and many thousands that digged cut and squared Stones there were Brasiers yes and Gooldsmiths and Silver-smiths and Carvers and Founders with divers other Artificers yet by these that Temple was builded nay without these it had not been builded at all yet in this great work none was idle all imployed and their work was so exactly done that it was renowned over the whole world Now to say what 's truth In the building the Spiritual Temple the Mystical body of Christ shall there be none allowed to work but the Presbyters and Classical Elders Alas alas If so when will the work be done It will go but slowly on if these onely are to be imployed And further we do observe that all the curious works of the Tabernacle and Temple were accomplished by gifted Tradesmen not a Priest or Levite gave any Instructions Nor had they indeed skill or Ability of knowledge in those curious works but God says the Text put an excellent spirit of wisdom into the hearts of the workmen and so the work prospered in their hands And it is wished that no Tobiah's and Sanballats would by false suggestions or untrue Informations oppose these spiritual builders If they shall as God then raised up Cyrus so will he now set up and advance pious Magistrates to defend and