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Doli.
The Miniffe-
riallgift,which
God
of
grace
giveth,maketh
a
Minger.
Yft.
Doff.
Minigers dif-
fer
in their
giftsand qua-
lifications.
Doff.
Gods power
accompanyeth
the
gift
of
the
Mintgery.
Epbefiana,
Chap.
;.,
V
E
R.
7.
z. Obferve
what
it u
that
maketh
a
Minifler
,
the minifleriall
gift
which
Gad
of
gracegiveth. This doth
form hin
adintu,as
skill
in
this
or that
manuary
Science
doth
make an
artificer:The Church
Both
not
make,but declare &authorife
for
exercife
thofe
whom God doth
qua-
lify for fuch purpofe.Eph.4.8.When
he afcended
up
on
high
he
gave gifts,
Tome
to
be
t4poflles,
etc. God
doth beftow
a
particular minilteriall gift
in
particular, according
to
which every Minifler doth
ferve
him.
The
Papall authority
in
forgiving frnnes, their
judiciall determi-
ning,
their Prince-like
enaéting
of Lawes that
bind the
confcience,
thefe encroach on
the Royalties
of
Chrift,
and make them
not ftrw.
ards &
Minifters,but Rulers, by their compulfiveforce. Chrifl
in
infti-
tutingMiniflery maketh refervation
of
all
authority
in
Miniftcry
a
pure
fervice
betwixt Chrift
and men.
Luke
22.
a
y.
The
Kings
of
the
Gentiles
(faith
Chrift)
exercife Lord/hip
over them,
and
they
that
exerci fe
authority
upon
them are
called benefactors. But
yee
(hall
not
bee
fo,
but
hee
that
is the
greatefl
among you, let
him
be
as
theyounger,
and
he
that
is
chiefe,
as
hee
that
doth
ferve. And
S. Paul
faith
2
Cori.
24.
Not
that
we have
domi-
nion over
your
faith,
be.
It
is
not
a
rule and
regency,
but
a
meere
fer-
vice
under
Chrift who
is
prefent
in
his
Church,
having all authority.
What
is
Paul,
or who
isApollos,
but the Miniflers
by whom yee
believe,
and
every
oneaccording
as
God
gifteth him for
his fervice.
Given
to
me.]
Hence
obferve,
That Miniherr
have
their particular
gifts
to
them.
i
Cor.
r
a.
To
one
thus, to another thus. One Laft
fitteth not every
foot,
nor one
meafure fitteth
not
every Minifter,
but
of
thefe
fome
moreexcellent, fome
leffe, Paul and
Barnabits
not
alike
gifted
;
as
there are metalls, force
of
gold,
force
of
filver, fo gifts in
Minifters:
And
to
make no difference, but
to
embarke
all in
one bot-
tome,hath
more good affeétion,then found judgement; though there
bediverfity
of
gifts, fome
more,
force
leffe
excellent,
yet
wee mull
neither
immoderately admire
the
one,
norunderprize
the
other.There
arc
people affetled
both wayes
:
force
that
thinke it enough
ro
give
their
names
to
fuch a man, and to
cry downe others
in
comparifon
of
him
who hath
the molt parts: Thefe perlons
have
no
true raft
of
the.
gifts of him
whom they extoll
:
for
the
wondring
at
their
perfon,
keepeth
from tailing the
gifts
of
one,
as
if
acup
of
wine were fet
down;
while
we look at
the
curious workmanfhip
of
the cup;
fo
they:
For others, they
thinke fo barely
ofthem,
as
if
they could
fay
nothing
worth the
hearing: force on
the
other
hand,
becaufe
God
doth
all
in
all,
they
make no
ditinetion
in
the inftrument, but are
offended
with
them that look more at
one
then another.
Now
between
thefe this
is
the
true way , neither
fo
to
love
thefe
who
have
the grcateft,as
to
defpife
the other:nor
to love the
leffer,fo as
not to
love
there morewhere God loveth
more,
and
to blefle him
more (though we doe it
in
all) where he hath
diftributed more plenti-
full
grace and favour.
Obfervelaftly, That
thealmighty
power
of
God
accompanieth
the
gift
oftheMiniflery in
twe
regards.
r.
In