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fuffering than offering Injuries, not covetous, nor rapacious; no Purloiner, no Admirer of the Rich, not Hatcr of the Poor; no Evil-fpeaker, nor Falfe-witnefs; not given to Anger, no Brawler, nor entangled with the Affairs of this Life; not a Surety for any one, nor an Accufer in Suits about Money ; not ambitious, not double-minded, nor double-tongued; not. ready to hearken to Calumny or Evil fpeaking; not a Diffembler, not addicted to the Heathen Feftivals, not given to vain Deceits, not eager after worldly Things, nor a Lover of Money: For all thefe things are oppofite to God, and pleafing to Demons. Let the Bishop carneftly give all these Precepts in charge to the Laity alfo, perfuading them to imitate his Conversation. For, fays Levit. xv. He, Do ye make the Children 31.

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of Ifrael pious, Let him be a
prudent, humble, apt to ad-
monish with the Inftructions
of the Lord, well-difpos'd,
one who has renouncd all
the wicked Projelts of this
World, and all Heathenish
Lufts. Let him be orderly,
fharp in obferving the Wick-
ed, and taking heed of them,
but yet a Friend to all; juft,
difcerning, and whatsoever
Qualities are commendable
among Men, let the Bishop
poffefs them in himself. For
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teach, he shall be called great in the Kingdom of God. For you Bithops are to be Guides and Watchmen to the People, as you your felves have Chrift for your Guide and Watchman. Do you therefore become good Guides and Watchmen to the People of God. For the Lord fays by Ezekiel, speaking to every one of you, Son of Man, Ezek. I have given thee for a Watch-xxxIII. man to the House of Ifrael, and 7, . thou Shalt hear the Word from my Mouth, and fhalt obferve, and shalt declare it from me. When I fay unto the Wicked thou shalt furely die, if thou doft not speak to warn the wicked from his wickedness, that wicked Man Shall die in his Iniquity, and his Blood will I require at thine Hand. But if thou warn the wicked from his way, that he may turn from it,, and he does not turn from it, he hall die in his Iniquity. and thou hast delivered thy Soul. In the fame manner, if the v. 2, &c. Sword of War be approaching,

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taken away in his iniquity; ἐν τῇ ανομία αυτές
but his Blood fhall be required
the Watchman's Hand, be-
cause he did not blow the Trum-
pet. But if he blew the Trum-
pet, and he who heard it would
not take Warning, and the
Sword come and take him away,
his Blood fhall be upon him,
because he heard the Trumpet,
and took not warning. But he
who took warning has delivered
his Soul, and the Watchman,
because he gave warning, hall
Jurely live. The Sword here
is the Judgment; the Trum
pet is the Holy Gospel; the
Watchman is the Bishop, who
is fet in the Church, who is
obliged by his Preaching to
reftify and vehemently to oxo
forewarn concerning that
Judgment. If ye do not de-
clare and teftify this to the
People, the Sins of those
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made afham'd, and at least
do fome good Action, and
avoid fome wicked one. For,

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Teftifie thofe things to them; Jer.xxvi.
perhaps they will hear thy Voice.
And again, If perhaps they Ezek. II.
will hear, if perhaps they will 7.111.
fubmit. Mofes alio fays to
the People, If hearing thou Exod. xv.
wilt hear the Lord God, and 26.
do that which is good and
right in his Eyes. And a-
gain, Hear, Ifrael, the Deut.vi.4.
Lord our God is one Lord. Mr. xi.
And our Lord is often re-
corded in the Gospel to have
faid, He that hath Ears to
bear let him hear. And wife

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Matt. xi & XIII.

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