ofSaluation andVamnation. 55 uedofthe h•lfe oftheir beordt, & cuiQJfthtirg"'– mtnfSit~themiJdl,, tHen to their bHttoc~s, &Jest tb~, .. t\1.,. . . . 3 • ThemiAiflers!in aglmflthmncighbo:s is this notto preach the wotdofGod to their charg~, that they therby might be inflructed in the wai" oflife.Pr0.29·I8.wher<tht.e"no vifi'"thepeople dec•J! hut he th.ct kfepes the'""' it bleffid.Efa.;6.ro.7'htir \lwch1111en"" •libimde, th') h•ue no ~now/edge, they .re•ildumb dogs,theJ .-nnotbark_mhq lie& fleep, & delight infleeping. 1 1. Andthefi greedy dr~gs '"nmutr h"ueenoHgh, & tbtfojhtphtAraJ rbey .-nnotvnderfl•nd,forthey •l look~ to their o\\ml "Way, tutry onefor hu t~dH41J••ge,&forhis ownp•rpofe.Eq.I S.Whe IJh•lf4J to thewicked, ·J'h..jiJ4it fo"IJ d11.•nd thougrReff himnot wArning, thefo•t \l1ick,[d mcnfhafldiein hi1 iniqMitJ,bNt hish/oqdwi!l 1rtpHire•tthyh~tndt A thtrt wa.~ 111tonenonplacet,bHt eue,.y one /(liJh,lt lik,:s vs wtll.The 8. Coucell held at COflantin. in the •"f·•Can.dedreed that minif/mought not tohaue their/ubflitHtts,or vic4rs,bHt in thtl'f Oflnt pt1'(ins,'41ithfo•rt & che4refulnes per{trrmt •Bfo~h dl,titl,d4 ttre requiredof them in the{trNict ofGod. The Canolaw doth conclude the fame things, Can. Siquisvult.DiftmCl:. 36. Debenrindefi– nenter,&c.The Bi{h•p(faith the Canon)ought tobeeontinual(y refidtRt ;, G,dtT"bernacJe, that they"'4J le.rnefomewh•s of[jod, •mithe pt~ple of thm•,'llrhiijl they re•d•ften,&meditAte vpon Gods ll>.rd.Againe, in the Canons intituled, Pomi– fices.& Si quis in clero. Epifcopos, qui domi– nici gregis fufcipiunt curam, &c. Thr Bifbops .,bicht•k• vp•n thtrrs t•Jeede Gvelsfock_,ought not B todtp.ra from their dutJ, /eft the] loftthAt excel– lent talent l!>hicb G•d bAth bej/oll>ed vpon them,b11t r11thtrflriNe\\'ith thtlt me tAltnt to gtt 3• mort tll– /ents. Andiothe io. lCan. of thofe which are termed the Canons ofthe Apofrles, there is expreife mandate, thM fuch, whether B>fhopor Senior. 'Who Atttnritth not vpqn thtir o{fict in the ChPSrch, p,.J/ forthwith be remoutdfrom thAt pla<r. The Chalcedon Councel,Can ·.1 o. Let •• man beordflilledminifter 9ftwo &h~trches, in twofe~teraO ci:ieJ~ ~Nt let him rem4ine in tb4t vnto ftlhich hu "'"' jirffc•ikd.Andif for v•int-gior1 he Jh•O •f. ter~11rdg111 todgrettttr crmgrtg<~tion,Jet him imme. d14telJ be r<<4Uedtahis firft chAr~<, •ndin thAt on– IJ exercifohiuniniftery. But ifone6et .-Dedto •· And nor onely notto preach at all, but to preach negligently,isvtterly condemned. I er. 48.10. Cur{edbe he thAt doththe l!>or~•ftht Lwd oegiigetiJ. Reu. 3 .,6. Btc•ufo th•• Anlu~,...,..,, •ndntitheT hot norcolde:it 'll1illcome t• p~ffi,tht~t I !few thee oHtof"'' moatb. This reprooueth non– refidenc1 ofminHlers, which isan ordinarie abfenceoftbeminiflerfrom hischarge,name– ly,from thatparticular c6gregation commit– ted vnto him.Ef ••6z.6./ h•nefit WAJchmtn <Jp· olllbJ WAit,O /eru(a/ern,wbich a/the dAJ &aNthe night C4ntint~•liy fl,./not ce<[e:ye tb4t4re mindfu// ofthe Lord"<ep notfilence,&gi•• him noreft, till he rep•ire,411d tiOhe{et vp lerN{Alem tb, praift ~f 1 the l!>arld.ACl:.zo.18 &c.TAkeheeathlfT[ore<Jn- C to1••r{ebm,& t,.l thefo>ck.,.,herofthtboiJ Ghoft hAth madt)OM Duerfters,tlfttd the chHrch t{God, whichh, b.rb purch•fod l!>ith his o111116/ood. For 1 k"'wthis, th•t•ftermydepArting, fh•UgritHOH4 U1Dlues enter in t~miJn,t yoM, not f}4ring the Jlocke. Moreoo.r,ofyourfolutrjl,.l.,eorifo,fPealzingper– Her[• things todrarodi(ciplesAfier the111. Therfore w•tch tlnd ter11emOer,that hy thej}11ce of 3·1et~res, nother cb~t'l'ge, lit him fimply giue o'ller the former, And h•uenointmjlintht fome,&c.(*) There are notwithflanding the former te– fiimonie's, fome cafes, wherein it isptrmitted to the Minifler,that hecmaybe abfenr: ifby his abfence tho congregation bee not endam– maged.I.Sicknes: the Councel of Mentz. 25. Can. If 11 'BijhspbenDt 4t home, orbeefick.!, firvpo, fomeexigmt c•nnDt be preftnt at hid p11ri_fh, kt him procur' 1111 who vponSAbbaths 4ndfrjiiua/1 d11i!s, l'liOprMch "'"to his charge. And Aug. teflifies e– pifl.qS.that hewas abfeton the like o.ccafi6. Iet~t{td not to w.crne ttm] one night and dt~y with team. t .Pet.5. 2,3.Feedethejlocke of God,which deptnds vponyo;t,caring f~r it,ttot by conflr4itJt,bHt wiOingiJmotfor filth] lucre,butof 4 rwiy mind,not .u thoghJ' were L.rdsoHerGod, h<ritag•,h•t th., 7em>Jbe enfomplato thefloc~(,Ezek.34•4·& 33. ThecouncellofAntioch. the I7· Can. If••] Bifl"P by impofitiiiofh""ds induCiedinto a<barge, & i1ppomted to goHtrffe a people,-ioe ntgltEJ to tll~t vpon him that office,&del4ietht,go toth.e congr~gatim,a//otttd V'Rto him:foch AontfhAU beprohtbi. ttdftom tbe Lords t4ble,ti1h~!?ttnforced toattend vpo~ tb4tcharge,or at the let~fl fomewhat be deter. mintdby acopleteaJ!imbiy ofthe Miniflmofth•r pro•ince.The councdl.or Sardice, the14.Gan. We remember that DU'' brethren in aformer a.JfembLJ decrud, that ifan] l4y-m:tn remaining3· Sab– b4tbsor Lords d:~ies.Jh•t U,3.wttk!s ina cirie, did not in thc[llmt,it)fitqumt th~ Ch"rcht~ffimhUes, htflJoHld bnxcommunicaud: ]{then fuch things are tm aflowt~Mt in l4i~men,muchle!Je in minifttrs, for whom it iJ neither lawful,norcOHenie~t,'t\ltthout v_!"gtnt necrffity,to beabfontftom.hU pArijh Church /oge' thtnthetime4Vrme mmtioncd. Tothir decree II. Allowanceofthe Church, to be abfent for a time vpon fome necelfary and publike commodity for thefame.Col.r.9. Ep•phr.u u their mmijltr.but cap+I z. he being abfent .fo– /uttth them. And Ambrofe though hee W<re D Bi!hop of.Millan, yet went he'twifc Ambaffa– dour into France to make agreement betwixt Maxirnus and Valentiaian· (*) I!I. Ifby reafon ofperfecution he>be <nfor– ced toflie, & fee no hope roprecuretht fate– tyofhis people. !his rhadc Cyprian to be ab– fent from Carrhage, as he teftifierh in his Epi– flles. Thus much concerning fins againlt our neighbour. Now follow fuch !innesai a man c6mittcth againfl his owne perfon,.as when a mandoth hurr,kiil, & endager himfelfe, Mat. 16.z4.l[afl) 11J4" wil fol/o'r) me,Jet him denit him... fe/fi,t•ke vp his Oro!fi,andfoUow""' Mafrh,4.6. He foid vnto htm,)jthoub,.the Sonne.j God, cafl thyfolfe downe b<Ad/ong,for it is ll>ritten, HuJh•U giru hU Angels chiirgo ouer thee, lfnd with their h•nds thq jl1•ll lift theevp, l•f/•t, &•·7· /tfu. F !•id •Fctohi~ rbmg look the decrees of Da. ma(ns, & the Coli. cc:l of Trent. feCt.9 Car:.S. " Amb.l~ {&1.7. Epill.to Valcm:~ ni:!.n the Emperor.
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