Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...

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Title: Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...
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[ CXIII] Ministers to be wise Master-builders.

HE that hath an house to build,* 1.1 will not admit of every workman that offereth his help, or that is commended by others, or will labour best cheap; but he will be sure to have the most experienced, the most able workman. Thus it was, when the Tabernacle of God was to be builded,* 1.2 they took not tag and rag from amongst the refuse of the Congregation,* 1.3 but such as were filled with the Spirit of God, in wisdome, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all workmanship. And shall we then choose or commend to the Ministry, to the spirituall building of the house of God, every cobler and bungler, unsufficient, illiterate persons, either Ieroboam's Priests, that were of the lowest of the people; or such as Eli's sons, who were the lew∣dest of the people.

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* 1.1

Wil. Attersol on Philemon.

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* 1.2

1 Kin. 12. 32.

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* 1.3

Qui ordinant indignos eisdem subjacent poenis Chrysost. de dig∣nit. sacerdot.

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