Baxter - BX5207 B3 A2 1696

APPENDIX. Numb. VI. IX. It is not another Man's laying, [That much preaching er praying id not needful tome,] that will make or prove it fo, or excuse me from ir. And there is fo vast adifference between a found, skilful, and experienced lively Teacher, and one that is ignorant, heretical, a meer artift, dead or dull, that readeth a Canto as a Boy 'faith his Leffon, that no Man can make it myDuty ro commit the Pafloral Care of mySoul to the latter, when the former may be had without a greater hurt than the benefit will compenfate. Nor will other Mens Croffes, Opinions, or Appetite herein, fuffice to fatisfreme againft my Stole, Reafon , and my own and other MensExperience. X. Yet a tolerable leß muffbe born rather than publickOrder violated. And fac- ing our Laws andChurchCanons allowany Man when he will to change his Bi- shopor Pallor or Congregation, ifhe will butchange his Dwelling, the loiles of this mutt rather beborn, than any greater real den iment to oui Souls or to the Publick Good. But Wives, Children, and-tome others, cannot remove their Ha- bitations. XI. An Infant or Child in minority in his Parents Houle, as he is not to. be fup- poled to underhand the Laws, fo ceterisparibus he feemeth to me to be more obli- ged to hear the Teacher thathis Parentschoofe for him, than one that is chofenby the Magiftrates. Asin his Diet, and the choice of a Phyfician when he is fielt, fìr here. TheMagiítrate h an Officer of Power, Wifdem, and Love, hut principally of Power. The Pallor is anOfficer of Power, Wisdom, and Love, but eminently of Wtfdom. The Parent is anOfficer of Power, Wifdom, and Love, but eminently of Love : And the works of Love tohis Children eminently belong to his Careand Go. vernment. XII. Yet when Children have the true life ofReafon, to diRern what God and Man command them, theymuff obey neither Parentsnor Princesagainft God, XIII. In the circa Cara or Circumftantials of Religion , fo much as fhould be commonly agreed on by all or molt Churches for the Common Good, the Prince by the Counsel of the Pallors, is the Judge of , and is to be obeyed before the Bi- shops; unlefs he leave it only to the Paltors own Confent , and then their Confent in Synods mutt be much regarded ( of which Gratin, de Imperia Sum. Potebï. bath written excellently, notwithftanding Bithop BrumbaUs difcommendation). But in theCircumitances that are not tobe universally agreed on, but belongto thePallo- rat Office to vary pro re nark, the pìefent officiating Pallor is the Judge, and to be followed. XIV. Rulesare to be obeyed in all lawful things belonging to their Office to command: butall lawful things belong not to their Office. Whether I ¡hall eat once or twice a day, or once in two days? what Meat I ¡hall ear, andhowmuch? what Horfe I ¡hall ride on? what Wife I ¡hall marry? what Phyfician, or Teacher I (hall troll, and what Medicine! ¡lall taker cl,v. belongeth more to my felt, as is Paid. XV. Intolerable Minißers ;ugly forbidden to preach are bound to obey, and the People forbidden to hear them, Ihould forbear: But it no more follows that the Cafe is the fame to all others, than that a true Manmay be hang'd becaufeaThief mayt Ifwe be untidilyforbidden to Preach while Ability and Mens need continu. eth, wemuff neither obey, nor rebel. XVI: A Man may go further in obeying the Civil Power that only fers up Pak. lick Teachers or Catechizers, if they beunworthy,than thofe that fet up Church Palters, to whom we mull commit the palloral Care of our Souls , if they be unfit) and receive the Sacraments from sheet : Ofwhich Mr. Philip Nye's Papers now printed may fàtisfie you. XVII. On Tome occafions it is lawful to hearan unmeet Miniller; And his Sa- cramental Adminißrations may not be Nullities, or invalid to the Innocent Recei- ver : We lofe not our right, when he lofeth his reward : But it is not lawful to en- courageany intolerable Perfon in his chirping of the Miniftry, either byordinary attending

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