Even as a City, Burrough, or Corporation, are part of a Kingdom, and arefpecifically difiin& focieties from the Kingdom. ( For the Parts may have a proper fubordinate fpecihcation, which all fet together may conftitute one more comprehenlìve fpecies : As ;Clock, and the feveral wheelsand parts of that Clock may differinfpecie, though not ascoordinate fpecies) AKingdom maypofíibly be no biggerthan aCity : But yet the form ofa Kingdom andof a City dodiffer in the Endsof the Societies. So aFamily infpecie differethfrom a City,which is compaec ofmany Families : fo a Troop differeth in fpecie from. a Regiment, and a Regiment from an Army, a Colledge from an univerfity, abed-chamber which is part ofan houfefrom an houle, though yet it's poflible that a houle may be but one room, and an Univerfity but one Colledge, and an Army but one Regiment, be. Now let us enquire whether de jure divino there ought tobe fuch a Society as I have defcribed, affociating for perfonal prefent Communion and afliftanceas aforefaid. And this I have fully proved before Chap. 3.. Al.'s 14.23. They ordained them Elders in every Church. r Thef. 5. 12, 13. Know them that la- bour among and are overyou in the Lord, and highly deem them in love for their worksfake : and beat peace among your [elves. Heb. 13. 7. 17. Remember them whichhave the rule overyou, who have fpoken to you the word ofGod.: All. 20.28.. Take heed toyourfelves and'to all theflock, be. 0.3 t. Lceafed not to warn every one night andday with tears. 20. publickly and houfe by houfe. I Pet. 5. I, 2, 3. The Elders that are amongyou,&c. feed theflock (not a particle of the flock)Mat. 18. 15. If thy brothertrefpafs againff thee, tell bim hisfault between theeand him If hehear thee not, take twb Ifhe bear not them, tell the Church Ifwith Sel- den, de Synedr. and the Eraftians by the Church were meant the Sanhedrim, it would tend to the confirmation of what we plead for; confidering how thin, bothCouncil (and Synagogues ) were, andin how (mall places. But againfl: that fence, fee Galafpies Aarons Rod, be. Fieb. to. 22. be. Forfake not the afemblingofyour [elves together, But exhort one another -- t Cor. I I. When yecome together in theChurch, i Cor. r.4, be. See theText as forecited Chap. 3. It is then manifeft that Churches affociated for fuchprefent Communion. of Chriftians, is of Gods appointment,which Thorndike ina fet Treatife proveth . to be the groundofDifcipline. 2. Next I will (hew that the Bithops of fuch a particular Church and of a compound Diocefe are offices fpecificai;y different (afrnibus. ) r. The Bi(hop ofa particular Church is related to anotherCorrelate, fpeci- fically diffinét from the Paid Diocefane : Therefore his office is fpecilically. d.ittinét. The Antecedent is before proved, and the Confequence no fober man will queflion. 2. And their works are fpecificallydifhn&. T. The work of theone is, t. To be the ordinary publick Teacher of the Church ; 2. To Congregate the Church 3. To be their Guide in prefent wor(hip; 4. To give them the Lords Supper ; 5. Towatch over and guide them . peifonally in their converfation;. and fo of the. Yeti forenamed. 2. The
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