($9o) Magiftrate to Govern their inferiour relations doth sntho= rite them to many particular aás belonging to their office, that were never named in their commi ion : fo your ge- neral command to obey them, obligeth you to obey them in the laid particulars. And fo it is alto betwixt the Paftors 'and the flock ., in matters belonging to the Office of a Pallor. g. Zo. If a Child (hall ask a Parent, [ WheredetbGods `ward allow you to command me to Learn this Catechifm, or read this Divines writings, or repeat this Sermon , or write it? &c. ] doth not the queftion deferve to be anfwered With the rod ? The General Commifïion for parents tbGo- vern their children is fufficient ; fo if a Schoolmafter com- mand his Scholiers to come to fuch a place to School , and ro take their places in fuch an Order , and to learn finch books-, and do fach ezercifes, &c. the General Corninif- fon that he bath to teach and Govern them , will allow him to -do all this. ( Though it will not allow him to 'fit his Schollers to any Artifice or Manual Operatnkt alien- to his profeffion. ) So if a Minifter determine of the 'vari- able Circumftances of worfhip , as what place the .people ¡hall come to , and at what time , to be Catechized , exit mined, inRru&ed, &c what Tranflscion or VernonofPfalms to life , what Utenfils to make ufe of about Gods fervice, or `fuch 'like , he is warranted for this by his General Coto- miffion. And if be -coifs it in the manner, by choöfing in= convenient circumftances, or by unneceffary determination of=points that {hould ,rather be left undetermined to liberty, though this be his own .fin it will not excufe the people from 'obedience ;un`efs the error of his direaionsbe lb great as would fruftrate the Ordinance it feff,or domore harm then our difobedience would do..; which in Circumfantials'is rarely found- f..21. And thus I have finifhed this difcourfe of 'Cerét;. moires , a Subiec that may feefn unfeafortáble at ' t 'a time when we are disburdened of Ceremonies. tut the Of- fence and vehementaccufations of theCeremonious,'hathmade Yt 'feem treceffary to me , while they accufe Diffinters of lchifm
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