* And with regard to the _arts_ and _sciences_: How few understand so much as the general principles of _Logick_? Can one in ten of the clergy (O grief of heart!) or of the _masters_ of _arts_ in either university, when an argument is brought, tell you even the _mood_ and _figure_ wherein it is proposed? Or _compleat_ an _Enthymeme_? Perhaps, you do not so much as understand the term: supply the _premiss_ which is wanting, in order to make it a full _categorical syllogism_. Can one in ten of them demonstrate a _problem_ or _theorem_ in _Euclid’s Elements_? Or define the common terms used in _metaphysicks_? Or intelligibly explain the first principles of it? Why then will they _pretend_ to that learning, which they are conscious to themselves they have not? Nay, and censure others who have it not, and do not _pretend_ to it? Where are sincerity and candour fled? * It will easily be observed, that I do not depreciate _learning_ of any kind. The knowledge of the _languages_ is a valuable talent; so is the knowledge of the _arts_ and _sciences_. Both the one and the other may be employed to the glory of God, and the good of men. But yet I ask, Where hath God declared in his word, that he _cannot_, or _will not_ make use of men that have it not? Has _Moses_, or any of the prophets affirmed this? Or our Lord? Or any of his apostles? You are sensible all these are against you. You know the apostles themselves, all except St. _Paul_, were ανδρες αγραμματοι και ιδιωται· common, unphilosophical, unlettered men. 9. “What! Then you make yourselves, _like the apostles_.” Because this silly objection has so often been urged, I will for once spend a few words upon it, though it does not deserve that honour. Why, must not every man, whether clergyman, or layman, be in some respects _like the apostles_, or go to hell? Can any man be saved, if he be not holy, _like the apostles_? A follower of them, as they were of Christ? And ought not every preacher of the gospel, to be in a _peculiar_ manner _like the apostles_, both in holy tempers, in exemplariness of life, and in his indefatigable labours for the good of souls? Woe unto every ambassador of Christ, who is not _like the apostles_ in this! In holiness; in making full proof of his ministry; in spending and being spent for Christ! We _cannot_ and therefore we _need_ not be like them, in _working outward miracles_. But we may and ought, in _working together with God_ for the salvation of men. And the same God who was always ready to help _their_ infirmities, is ready to help _ours_ also. He who made them _workmen that needed not to be ashamed_, will teach us also _rightly to divide the word of truth_. In this respect likewise, in respect of his _having help from God_, for the work whereunto he is called, every preacher of the gospel is _like the apostles_. Otherwise he is of all men most miserable.