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 deceitfully." That a prelate should be diligent in his labours; (Gen. xlvii. 6) "And if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle ;" and Prov. xxvii. 23 - " Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." Against pluralities ; (Exod. xviii. 18) " This thing is too heavy for thee ; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone." And S. Luke xix. 21 " Thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow/' That ecclesiastical revenues are not to be laid out on the possessor's family; {Lev. xxii. 12) " If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things:" and Prov. xxviii. 24 "Whoso robbeth his father or his mother," that is, GOD and the Church "and saith, It is no transgression ; the same is a companion of the destroyer." That GOD sometimes chooses the greatest sinners to be His most eminent servants; (Prov. xxxi. 14) " She bringeth her food from afar." That preachers must not contradict their doctrines by their lives ; (Ps. Ixxxviii. 11) " Shall Thy loving kindness be showed in the grave, or Thy faithfulness in destruction?" That preaching must be according to the capacity of the hearer; (Gren. xliv. 1) " Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry." Against those who are negligent in preaching; (Gen. xxix. 10) " Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock:" and Prov. xi. 26 " He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him ;" and xxii. 9 " He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his bread to the poor." Of the Passion of our LORD; (Josh. viii. 26) "For Joshua drew