This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 Excerpt: ...multitudes of other trees are thereby propagated, and increased; which also beare store of good fruits. Proposition shadowed: That the instructions of one godly person, sometimes are effectuall (by the Spirit) to the implanting of many into Christ. As "one sinner destroyeth much good," so (often) one good man is the instrument, and meanes of much good: God makes use of him for the conversion of many unto God; He "turnes many to righteousnesse." Many grafts of good motion, counsels, and instructions, are sometimes taken from one good man, which take hold, and grow in the minds of many others, as long as they live. Grafts taken from that excellent fruit tree, the apostle Peter, were effectuall to the ingrafting of many into Christ. "The same day there were added unto them about 3000 soules: " and againe, "many of them which heard the word believed, and the number of the men were about 5000." Their counsels and instructions were ingrafted into their minds, as the apostle speaks, "receive with meeknesse the ingrafted word." The word takes hold, and rooting in the heart, as a graft in the stock, which Prov. 9. 18. Dan. 12. 3. Acts 2.37. 41. Acts 4. 4. James 1. 21. Col. 1. 6. Pro. 15.4, Es. 61. 3. 1 Use. growes there, and brings forth fruit: "the gospell is come unto you, and bringeth forth fruit." Good mysticall fruit trees (holy men) afford many good grafts (" a wholsome tongue is a tree of life," which affords many good grafts) whereby many other fruit trees are increased of the same kind. "Trees of righteousnesse of the Lords planting," which beare store of good fruits to the husbandman. This should ingage us to shew love, and reverence to holy men, not only for that they beare the...