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 without this, were we to ''give all our goods to feed the poor'', it would profit us nothing. But offended they must be: for we cannot but speak the truth as it is in Jesus. It is our part, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear, to deliver our own soul. All that is written in the book of God we are to declare, not as pleasing men, but the Lord. We are to declare not only all the promises, but all the threatnings too which we find therein. At the same time that we proclaim all the blessings and privileges, which God hath prepared for his children, we are likewise to ''teach all the things, whatsoever he hath commanded''. And we know, that all these have their use; either for the awakening those that sleep, the instructing the ignorant, the comforting the feeble-*minded, or the building up and perfecting of the saints. We know that ''all scripture, given by inspiration of God, is profitable either for doctrine'', or for reproof, either for correction or ''for instruction in righteousness: and that the man of God'', in the process of the work of God in his soul, has need of every part thereof, that he ''may at length be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works''.

6. It is our part, thus to preach Christ, by preaching all things whatsoever he hath revealed. We may indeed without blame, yea, and with a peculiar blessing from God, declare the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We may speak, in a more especial manner, of the Lord our righteousness. We may expatiate upon the grace of God in Christ,