lanchthon, Chytraus, Bagenhagisus,Pomer,onass,Calvin, andothers were fooft iraploy'ed. ) As alto in cafe of rAfifling tome deftru. &ive herefec : In which cafe one able Difpuiant and prudent advifer, and perfon that bath inter-ell in the people, may do, good to thoufands even to many Countries, and more then multitudes of others coulddo. And God doch not fet tip fuch lights to put under a bufhell, nor warrant any man to hide his talents ; nor doch he bellowextraordinary gifts for ordinary fevice only, but would have them used to the utmoft advantage of his caufe, and for the greaten good of fouls. 4. 15. 4. And it is not the taking up of another calling or Species of Minifterial Office : For theMrniflry is one office (di. ftin& from that inferiour fort ofMiniftry ofDeacons) and con- taineth the power and obligation of doing all this, when we have particular Cals : It is but the exercife of the fame office which we had before: We do but lay out our felves more in Tome parts or ads of that office, then more retired Paftors do. g. i 6. And; . It belongeth to the Magittra.testo take care of the Church and the right exercife of the gifts of their fubje& Ministers : and therefore ifthey command one man more labour then another,even the Planting,or Viftingof Churches,it is our Duty to obey them, g. 17.' More particularly : r. That a fixed Pafior maypreach abroad among the snconverted , I hope none will deny. It was the ancient cuftom of the-fixed Bithops, betides the feedingof their flocks, to labour the Converfionofall the Countries about them that were unconverted : The example of Gregory ofNeo- cefarea may fuffice, who foundbut feventeen Chriítians in the Gary, but converted not only all that City ( except feventeen) but alfo moll of the Countries about and planted Churches,. and ordained them bifhops. And fo have abundance others done, to the increafe of the Church. g .18. And 2.That flxea Bishops may congregatenewChurches Where there sire none, of fuch as they or others do convert, is in the forefaid conftanc pra&ice of the Paltersofthe ancient Chur- ches, put pa[t doubt. But fo, as that they ought not to Con- gregatethofe Churches to themfelves, and make themfelves the Bishops or Archbishops of them,when they have a fpecial charge already ; but only fettle them under Bithops oftheir own. And P p this
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