Matthew 5:1-2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him:… I. Christ's ministers must catch at all occasions of doing good to others, in regard of the work they are about, and that is, saving of souls. 1. The soul is a flower of eternity, here in the bud, in heaven fully ripe and blown. 2. It is one of the richest pieces of embroidery God ever made; the understanding bespangled with light; the will invested with liberty; the affections, like musical instruments, tuned with the finger of the Holy Ghost. 3. The soul is Christ's partner, the angels' familiar. Oh, how zealously industrious should Christ's ministers be to save these souls! II. Christ's ministers, seeing the multitude must ascend the mount, because so many emissaries of Satan wait to subvert souls. 1. Ministers must not only be pastors, but praeliatores; in one hand. holding the(1) bread of life, and feed the flock of God; in the other hand they must hold the(2) sword of the Spirit, and fight against error. III. Christ's ministers should wait for all opportunities of soul service. (1) Never did pilot meet with so many euroclydons and cross winds in a voyage as the(2) spiritual pilots of God's Church do, when they are transporting souls to heaven. (Thomas Watson.) Parallel Verses KJV: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: |
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