41111111 ( 140 ) rife in forceother part of the Minifiry andyet be a compleat,. unifier; arid have the obligation and Power to an, upon fup- pofition of a particular Call ; andnot be guilty of negligence in omitting thole other parts. Oneman man may live only among Irkidels, and uncalled ones, and fo be obliged only to Preach' the Gofpell to them in order toConverfion, and maydie before efets any ready to be baptized : Another may be taken up in Preaching and ap izing ; andCongregating the Converted,and, never be called to Palloral Ruleof a particular Church. Ano- ther may liveina Congregated Church where there is no ufe for the ale:piing-Converting-Preaching ofthe Gofpel, and fo may have nothing to do but to Overfee that particular-Church and Guide them inholyWorfhip.And in the fame Church ifone Minifiers parts are more for Publick preaching , and anothers mine for Private infirudion, and as of Guidanceand Wqr. Ibip; ifone be belt in expounding,and another in lively appli cation ; they may lawfully and fitly divide the work between them : and it (hail not be imputed to ,them for unfatthfulids and negligence that one forbeareth what the othercloth, For we, have our guifts to the Churches edification: Thus Pan) faith he was not lent to Baatlte,but to Preach theGo pa,: Not that it was not in hisCommifficn, and a work of his office but laud exer. citium he had feldorne a fecond particular Calico exere;:tri le, be- ing taken up with that Pi caching ofthe Gofpel, and fettling and confirming Churcheswhich.co him was agreater work. Sed. z6. Th.Minif1r iy, bifor e cleft ribed ( whether you call itEpileopatton , Sacerdotium,'Prfsbyteratton,or what elfe is is but oneand the fame Order ( for Deacons are not the Mini- fiers 'clefincti by us : ) ft is not dillinguithed into variousSpeci- ts : Even the Patrons of Prelacy, yea, the Schoolmen andother Papas themfelve,s, do _ordinarily contefs,- that a Prelate and Presbyter differ not Ordine. but only:Gradss. So that it is- not anotheroffice that they aferibe to Prelates, but only a more eminent Degree in the fame Office. And therefore they them felves affirm, that in (*id the Power of 'Ordination is inboth' alike ( theoffice being the fame ) .Btic that for the honout o the Degreeof Prelacy, for, the unity ofthe Church, Presby- ters are hindered from the Exercifeof that Ordination, Which yet is in their Power and Office,.
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