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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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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1658.
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[ 1313] The least Man in the Ministery, not to
be contemned.
AS in a building, some bring stones, some timber, others morter, and
some perhaps bring onely nails; yet these are usefull, these serve to fasten
the work in the building. Thus the Church of God is a spiritual building,* 1.1 some
Ministers bring stones, are more eminent and useful; others Timber, others
lesse,* 1.2 they have but a nayl in the work, yet all serve for the good of the build∣ing;
The least starre gives light, the least drops moystens, the least Minister is
no lesse then an Angell, the least nayl in the Ministery, serves for the fastning of
Souls unto Christ; there is some use to be made even of the lowest parts of Men,
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the weakest Minister may help to strengthen ones Faith; Though all are not Apo∣stles,* 1.3
all are not Evangelists; all have not the same dexterous abilities in the Work,
yet all edifie: And oftentimes so it cometh to passe, that God crowns his labours,
and sends most Fish into his net, who, though he may be lesse skilfull, is more
faithfull; and though he have lesse of the brain, yet he may have more of the
Heart, and therefore not to be contemned.