, - ·- s 72 VIlls, t 4· - An Exfofition, with N Ot(J CHAp,S ,_ The Elders]theword is of apt:omifcuous ufe, fornti!Ues it is put fo:r our Ancefrors; .and thof<nhar lived befbr~us; Heh.t 'l,,.: (1, 7Ffu·.. {lVTSfJI, the Eld~rs abtttined agofJdrep(Jr~;that fs,the hthers of the Old Teframent ~ fo Mat, 15. 2. the tradition ofthe Elder1; fo it ' cannot be tal<en in this place; fometi~~s iris put for Elders in yens • JF;att [enir- and wifdom, 1 Tim.5 I ,2. EL~ermen, 'and elder wqmen. Aretius re.s ~nqu1 vu faith, fuch are here uoderfiood , "' any ancjenr and difcreet Chrifii- ~zc!~1'7t tlfiltdt ans in thevoyfimge;but that's aprivateoptnion without ground·the JOCl/!.t! e efl. . · 7 1 ~· I b d J liu-n. Arer. in Apo1de fatth w~srl'(3v ~~f.S 71" ~Jt(!.~IIO'f~~~ t· eEl ers of the ChH.rch. !o!utn. Thtrdly, then there are Elders by office.· Now the termElder is given to all the offices and adminifiradons iq the Chur<.:h , from the Apoftle to the Dear;op; Apoflle.J, P(lftors, Te"chers, rt·tling Br~.. thren, De11ca.m, :tre-all called E/d(rs; -.principally bere is ·und\r· flood., that Order of Elders., who are ·dfewhere qlleq 1Jijbop1J -whether ru.iing, or teaching Eld~r:s; ~hid1y th~ latter; in ftck- . nefs wecall in the oefi helps ; ~nd it is tobe fu.ppofed that thebdl: giftsrefide in them who are called to ce:~ch in theChurch; and to add rhe greater feal to their minifiry , ~nd to fupply tb( W!!O't of Phyficians,m~ny ofthernW(te-~odue9with the gitt of h~alipg~Npw1 mar!(~ he: faith. plura!Jy , ~;-~~~@,u/f.~'d\, the Ef~t;l, becaufe (fitith . Gr.otius. ) in thofq: Eafiern cQuod:ies , feven ~lders·. were ufually called to this fervice:Certainly in theprimitive time~ there wa' great love. iq the feverall Churches·aod fQdetks of the fai~hfull, and {n~ny · Ehiers w.oukl go to one fi,qkman; {cm~ fay i~ is an .t'1X.a/.t~e,\(t .him ea" 1he. 5/~e.t':f ofaloe CbiJrch ·; :~fJati~· ,. QJtcqf'~h~· lt.lp~>J:"S, as ·ihhe fpeeeb did\~1~ly t·he O~m, ra~h~~ ~hen N 1ftt~:bt.r-; ~s we. fjy , fcnd, ·. him.t..o.theSa.hoe!'s.:; t,h~ti$, to (QmeS~hQol ·; [oaa!JforPhyfic4a11t~ ~ha.t is , go .~o,men ·of that r~nk, ~c., ~his_fenceis ~~nfider.ab~f · thohgh l ·do bdieve che Apofile (peakethplu!aJly , bef;Qf.lfe ~11 ~very Ch.urcbrberew:ere map:y, 3,1'!cl a~ ffiey wer~ )lfle~i,a~e,d. ip lJ.ll AC\s .of fuperi_oci~y and gp:vernment; fo ,itJ all~~$_ of:~ouDtefy , a,nq cha.. ricy ; an1\i indet;d vwting.ofc_hd1c,k is a.n Ac;t off~h ·gr<;ats~i!.l; l m~tat,l ·c~ apply o~-r fdv~s to them fol.' tbeir co~forr a.nq falva~ic,m-, rhat ic ilioulo be. done wiihjoym c:oofenr.. , , ::.And let:t hem pr;~ DV4,.. cy;w.] be>re tSJthe fu;fi dijty qf.t,h,q, EI4~r~;, , Oflll.t~him:;tootis~foiiYJ b~1f1.{ay (om_e; Pl.\t trT~ ~~~~ i ~qt}l o~~ e~6ly1 h:a.n tiD-~fi.oonfu-ttd1®:; !~ ei,th~r·in~pli~th. t.h.a~ Q.A€\~ot tit~ 9f'f9M14:- ; ring the difoa{~body. w1&;m d1e bli)dy of hl@ .that pra,:(d,is'Elg~ib did one child, 1 Kings. 17.21. and Elifot¥ a~dl(~r- " aJ(.i!Jgs·-1· 34~ ~ p~
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