Every one is _to give a reason of his faith_; but Priests and
Ministers more punctually than any, their province being to make good
every sentence of the Bible to a rational inquirer into the truth of
these Oracles. Enthusiasts find it an easy thing to heat the fancies
of unlearned and unreflecting hearers; but when a sober man would be
satisfied of the _grounds_ from whence they speak, he shall not have
one syllable or the least tittle of a pertinent answer. Only they will
talk big of THE SPIRIT, and inveigh against _Reason_ with bitter
reproaches, calling it carnal or fleshly, though it be indeed no soft
flesh, but enduring and penetrant steel, even the sword of the Spirit,
and such as pierces to the heart.