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Thirdly, Because such as rashly, and rude∣ly venture upon ministerial imployments, and improvements without this 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: with∣out this separation, and a call from God, and his servants, without this divine ordination, and institution, do but rifle the ark, or at best, too busily pry into it, and may justly meet with Vzzah his sad doom, who did
but touch the Ark to keep it from falling, to a good intent, yet because hee had no call from God, to that service, was smitten with sudden death, 2 Sam. 6.6.
To meddle with these Arcana religionis, these secrets of Religion, is not a work for e∣very one to deal with.
Alas the best, and most able, may cry out with the Apostle, who is sufficient for these things? 2 Cor. 2.16.
Ah dear Christians, I could desire, with the Prophet, Jeremy 9.1. That wee all had our heads wells of water, and our eyes foun∣tains of tears, to bewail the great reproach cast (by some men) upon the Church of Christ in this English Nation, by their bold and boundlesse adventures, in daring to stand before God, as dispensers of his word, and Sacraments, that not long ago (some of them) were Mechanicks, & Trading in their Shops, with the men of the world, and others of them Husbanding the earth, and plowing up the furrows of it, for bread and sustenance.
And now are cryed up, as the only men sent of God, to preach his word unto the peo∣ple: as if there were some near Relation be∣twixt the plowstaff, and the pulpit, betwixt a pedler and a preacher.
But I could desire, that such as these
would look home to what they are called to, and every one abide in his own calling, which is the rule of the Apostle. 1 Cor. 7.20.
It is the advice of a godly man, that he gives to such: let not the Cobler outgo his Last, nor the Tinker his Budget,
Sed Tracient fabrilia fabri.
Let them look to their Trading.
For, Non ex quolibet ligno fit Mercurius, Every one is not fit to make a Minister.