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SUppose a Town to be all on fire,* 1.1 Should we not count the Man ridiculous, that should come and tell us a cold story, saying; Sirs, let me tell you a thing, there is a great Fire in the Town, and I verily think it may burn all the Town, and you
should do well to go and quench it. This Man tells us so indeed; but should not we think him a Fool for telling us such a thing in such a cold and carelesse man∣ner? Nature it self teacheth another course in such a case, Fire, Fire, help, O help, for the Lords sake; water, water in all haste; Alas, alas, we are undone, quickly, quickly,* 1.2 run for ladders, run for buckets, run for wet cloaths; Ah you lazy Villain! run apace for Iron hooks, and the like. So it is in the matter of Preaching, What weighty things doth the Word contain? Truths that should make the very bow∣els of the Minister to yern, and pour out his affections in the Pulpit, to rouze up the Peoples thoughts, and awaken them from the sleep of Sin and security, wherein they have a long time snorted; otherwise when they hear of matters of life and death, eternal life, salvation and damnation, they sit like blocks on their feats, as though it were no matter of concernment.
Mr. Fenner Christ's alarm, 1646.
unumquen{que} Christianum zelus dom••s Dei comedat; probibe quas potes, &c. Aug. tract. 20. in Ioh.