1 0(5 of i Of , 
onedi'opof which (as St. Bernard fiith) isfuf- 
ficicnt for the Redemption of the whole World , 
were there a thoufand more than there are ; more- 
over, we find, that the Minlflers of thcGofpelf 
( who reprefent the perfon of Chrlji) are compa- 
red in the Holy Scripture to Oxen ; the firft place 
where we find them thus compared, is, i Cor. g. 
io. where we find the thus fpeaking; If 
■ rve hmve foan Hnto yost fpritual things y is it a great 
thingy that we fhouU receive joar carnal things f 1. e. 
That as the Ox was not to be muzled that trod out 
the Corn, which Law feemeth to have refpeft on- 
ly to Oxeny as appeareth from that place, Deut. 
25. 4. yet the Afoflle fheweth that when this Law 
was given it hadrefpC( 3 : to Mlnlfters ; but this will 
appear, if we conlider, we may compare Mini-- 
fters and Oxen together. 
1. As the Ox is a ftout Creature, endued with 
a great deal of courage; thus ought Mlnlfters t» 
be valiant for the Goffely and fight manfully under 
Cbrifi’s banner. 
2, Oxen by nature are gentle, tame, chaft, lo- 
ving to drink alwayes in clear water, and hath a 
great love to his fellow ; thus ought Mlnlfters to 
be like them in all refpefts ; and as an Ox is ufeful, 
whether he be dead or alive ; thus Ought Mini- 
ftersy by their preaching and writing, feek to edi- 
fie the Church ; and as the horns of young Oxen do 
foften by lying in wax • thus are younger affections 
eafier wrought upon; and as Oxen will labour 
more, and work harder in the Winter than in the 
'fummcr ; thus Mlnlfters get more when under 
fufferings. 
