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A CRY TO THE WHOLE EARTH. we do not ſit at Chriſt's feet, nay, we ſet Chriſt at our feet. when we are ſo careleſs in hearing the word: we are as ſlow to come to the church, as was the raven to come to the ark of Noah, Gen. viii. and as loth are we to ſpend any time in the ſervice of God, as Pharaoh was loth to let the Iſraelites go to ſerve the Lord. If a commodity were to be ſeen, out of which ſome worldly profit or gain might ariſe, how careful would we be to procure it? what pairs would we take to get it? Abſalom was not more deſirous of a kingdom, than are the rich men of our time deſirous of golden gain: But if it be a matter of coſt and trouble unto them; if they cannot hear the word preached, without ſome hinderancehindrance [sic] to their worldly buſineſs, and ſome extraordinary charge to their purſe, then like to the Gadarenes, Luke viii. they are content to take their leave at Chriſt and his word, and would rather leave that heavenly pearl, than part from their worldly pelf, Matth. xiii. 49.

Thus, in Chriſt we have a pattern of a good paſtor, and in Mary the pattern of a good hearer; let miniſters learn, by this example, to take all occaſions to preach the word, to be inſtant in ſeaſon and out of ſeaſon, i Tim. iv. 2. and let Chriſtians learn by her example, Mat. vi.' Firſt ſeek the kingdom of God, and his righteouſneſs,' and then to provide the things of this life. While Mary was careful for the food of the ſoul, Martha was curious to provide food for the body; her greateſt care was to entertain Chriſt, and to make him good cheer to teſtify her thankful mind unto him, that had done ſo great things for them; he had raiſed her brother Lazarus from death to life: therefore he was worthy to be well