V f R. II, Ephfanr, Chap. g.. cation, and miniftring the Sacraments. TeacLers]Minifters that laboured ,in the Word ofdoótrine or know - wh° chers. ledge. For as the Perfons are here diftinguifhed, fo the gifts rlre- where. There are threediftinct Words that make difference of three kinds t cot [, 6. of Minifters: troviAo4rs 71,t1715' 4 o.trmt. Rom rs 7. A fecond thing to be marked is, that there divers orders, are divers There in degree, one above another : for as the Fathers fpeake, the upper deter in de- Ordercan be what the lowercan, but not on the contrary : an Apo- greet file had the gift ofProphefieoften, asof Paul and Peter it is manifeft, could doe what the Evangelifts, Paftors and Doctors could doe, in moreexcellent manner. Thirdly, we mull know that Come of there Minifters are extraordi- Of rhefe fonte naryand temporary: Come ordinary and perpetual]. °°`ly t`°'p°' rary. The three firft,ofthe firft kind. The twoTaft, of the latter. a. For, the firft were given to lay the foundation and perfect a r, Church, according to the plat-forme which God prescribed : ifthere- As namely the fore we fay they muff be continued, we muff either affirme, that they "p°ftica. did not perfect the buildingof the Church, for the platformeof ir, or elfe we mutt fay, that it perfectly builded, is razed againe from the foundation : thefirft affertion derogateth fromthe Apoftolicall and Evangelical! miniffery : the fecond from the truth, for the Church hath promue ofperpetual! prefervation. Secondly, we fee that things indoing require many things, which, z: whrn they are done, are needleffe : as a houle till it be built requireth M:tfons, Brickelayers, Carpenters, Tylers and fuch like, when it is finifhed, it necdeth none, but thofe that may keepeit Windeand water tire : fo the houleof God, the Church, for the firft building, required Apoftles, Prophets, Evangeliffs; being built by them, it ftandeth in nccde of faithful( Teachers and Paftors, and fuch ordinary Mini- fters. 3. c.afofes as he was a Lawgiver, having authority to order the formeof the Church and Common -wealth of lfael, had none to fucceede him, no more have the Apoftles (who from Chrift had au- thority to prefcribe the forme of the Church) any fucceeding them in this regard. 4. None haththofe propertiesand priviledgesofan Apotfle above 4. named. 5. None ever that havebeene inffruments of reforming and rcêdi- 5. fying the Churches defaced, did challenge this dignity. So that it wt..arefuo- muff be determined, that though fo farrc forth as the Apoffles taught eceded unto in theWord, adminiltred the Sacrament, looked with other Elders to Preaching the the government of theChurch, though thus farre the Pallor and -Do- o, in'thepro- ¿tor doefucceede them, yet fo farreas theywere to build the Church per privitcdges and order theplatforme ofit, and had extraordinary gifts to this pur- pie n Ayo- pofe, their office thus farre dyed in theirperlons. Fourthly,
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