A{l.13. tTim.3.6. tTim.j.:z.1.. tTim.LIS· DiiCourfeof the rroobleand Exoom :lt Am fr. Ceruine Arg. a,¥inftthc Mu11ft. of£n. gland. Coumerpo}f. rlbirl!cowvtnit quiJ non 'lJtrba umttwotJ.t?Aug. de Drdin-1., BrtnJ'.ll.ue ef Chr1!Wns. An Apologie againft Brownijh. divifion ofrheWord,committed acharge ro us;followed our Mini!lery with power A and bleifedour labours with gracious fucceife, even in the heartsofthoC, whofe tongue~ are thusbufie to deny the truth ofour vocation: Behold here thedevifed Office ofour Minillety: What canyou devife againll this?Your Pallor, who(as his brotherwrires)hopes towork wonders by his logicall fkill,hnh killed us with feven Arguments,which he profefihh the quinreifenceofhisown,andPe~rics extractions whereto your Doctor refers us as abfolure. I w011ld it were I)Ot tediou ,« wonh~ R.eaders labour to fee them!canned. I prorefrhefore God and the world, I never read mor~ groifc iluffe fo boldlyand peremptorily faced our: fc; full ofTautologies and beggmgs ofrhe Qgellton never robe yeelded. Let memenuon rhe mainebeads ofthem, and for the reilbe ferry that I may nor be endleffe. Toprove therefore that no communion may be had with the Mini fiery ofthe Church ofEngland, he ufes rhefe feven demonllrariom s Firfr, Becaufe it is not thar B Miniflery which Chrifl g• ve, and fer in hisChurch.Secondly,Becaufe it is the Minillery ofAnrichrifrs Apoflafie. Thirdly, Becaufenone can communicate wirh rhe Minillery ofEngland, bur heworfhips the bealls image, and yeeldeth fpiriruall fitbjefrion to Antichrifr. fourthly, Becaufe rhis Minifleryderiveth not their powerand funaion fromChrifr. Fiftly,Becaufe rhey Miniiler the holy things ofGod by verrue ofa falfe fpirituall calling. Sixtly,Becauleir is a frrange Minifrery,nor appointed by God in his word. Sevenrhly, Becaufe it is nor fromHeaven, bur fromMen. NowibefeechthecCbrifrianReader, judge whether that which thisman was wont (o oft 'to object to hisbrother(a cracktbrain)appeare nor plainly in thisgoodly equipageofreafons? Forwhat is all rhis,bmone and the fame thing rumbled feven times over? which yet with feven rhoufand times babbling!hall never be themore C probable. That our Minifrery was not given and fet in theChcuch by Chriil, bur Anrichriilian, what is it e!fe to be from men,to beilraoge, to be afalfe fpirituall cal· ling,nor to bederived from Chriil,ro worfhip the imageofthe Beafl? So thisgreat challiiger that harh abridged his nine arguments to feven,might afwell have abridged his feven to one and ahalf. Herewould havebeen as much fubfiance,but Jeffe glory: Asfur his maine defence:Firil,we may not either have,or expetl: now in theChurch thatMiniftery which Chrifl fer : Where are our Apofrles, Prophets, Evangelifu? Ifwe mu(( alwaies looke for the very fame adminiilration ofthe Churchwbichour Saviour left,why doe we norch•IJenge thefe~xrraordioary funCtions? Doewenor ratherthinke, fince it pleafed him to begin with rhofeOffices which fhould nor conrinue,rharherein he purpofely intended to reach us,that ifwe have thefame heaven- D ly bufineffedone, we fi10uld norbecurious in the circumfrancesofrheperfons? Bur for rhofe ordinary callings ofPafrors and Doctors (intended to perpetuity) with what forehead can he deny them to be inourChorch?Howmany havewe that confcionably reach and feed,orrather feed byteaching? Call themwhat you pleafe,Superintendents (thatis)Bifhops,Prelares, Priefrs,Lecturers, Parfons, Vicars, &c. If they preach Chrill truly,upontrue inward abilities, upon a fufficient(ifnor perfea) ourward vocation: fuch aone (let all hifrorieswimeife) forrhefubflance, as harh been ever in theChurch fince the Apofrles times: they are Pallors&DoCtors allowed,by Chrifl: We !landnot upon circumfrances and appendaoces ofrhefofhionsof ordination,mannerofchoice,attire,ritle,maimenance : but iffor fubfrance rhefe be not true Paflors and Doctors,Chriil had never any in hisChurch,lince theApofrles E left the earth. All rhedifficultieis in our·ourward calling: Let theReadergranrour grave and learned Bifl10psrobebut Chrillians, and thiswill eafily be evinced lawfull, evenby their rules : for, ifwith them every plebeian Artificer bath ]'OWer to elefr and ordaineby verrue ofhisChriilian profefiion(rhe act ofthe wonhieil frandingf<>r all) howcan they deny this right to perfons qualified(befidescomon graces) withwifedome,learning,experience, authority?Eirher their Bifboprickmakes them noChrinians(a pofition which ofall theworld befidesthisSett, would be hiffed at) or elferheir hands impofed are thus farre(by the rulesofSeparatifls)effetlualLNow yourbeflcourfeis (like to anHaretharrunnesbackrromwhencefhewas ilaned) ro Hy to your firll hold: No Church, therefOre noMiniilery : So now, not the Church
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