A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

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Title: A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M., T.W. and S.G. for Joshua Kirton,; 1655.
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§. 25. Of the Ministry of the Word, a means of going on to Perfection.

THe foresaid Apostolicall promise is both a meanes to lead on people forward to Perfection: and also a motive to stir up people to indevour after it. That it is a meanes is evident, by this effect of making people to grow, attributed to the Mini∣stry of the Word. In this respect saith an Apostle, desire the Word that you may grow thereby, 1 Pet. 2. •…•…, and I commend you to the Word, which is able to build you up. Act. •…•…0. 32.

God hath sanctified the Ministry of the Word, both for our spirituall birth, and also for our spirituall growth: to begin, and to perfect grace in us: in which respect Ministers are stiled Planters, and Waterers, 1 Cor. 3. 6. Fathers, and instructors 1 Cor. 4. 15.

Such Ministers as having well instructed their people in the first principles of Re∣ligion, do there set down their staff, and go no further: though they may seem to have gone far, yet come far short of that which becomes a faithfull Minister. Should a parent that had well trained up his childe in the childhood, and youth thereof, then leave it, and take no care of fitting it unto some good calling, he would be counted both improvident, and unnaturall; much more Ministers, that do not what they can to perfect their people. This was the end why Christ gave Pastours, and Teachers, Eph. 4. 11, 12, 13.