Chap.x. the Epijlle to the qatatians. Ti1<·«•chcr rhen properly 111 the miniflcric of1hc nc•v T ellamenr to the very ende ofthe •·odd is Chnfli-lllnfelte. This mu(! reach vs rel,lcf;nce in I1carmg Gods word, & care with d1hgcnce mkeeping of lt, Hebr. z. I,z,J,&c. Secondly, rh" reacherh vs, that they wluch embrace nor the Gofpell among vs,are con– tcll)nersof Chrill, and 01allendure crernall condemnation, !oh. 3· 18. and Hebr. u. zs. 'X' hirdly,ifwee wanrvndedlanding, wee mull pray to Chrifi for it; and bccaufe we hauefo c"'ellent ateacher, weemun prayvnrohim thathe o·ould g10e vnro vs hearing earcs,rhar JsJhearrs traCl:ablcJand obedient to his word, rhar wemay be firredifdples for fo worrhiea Mallcr. The fecond is, that there bee two waies whereoy Chrifl toacherh thofcrharare to be teachers. One is immediate reuelanon; rhc other, is ordmarie inflruCbon in fchooies by the il)cancs aod mimltcnc of man. The like fattb Amos, I wa& neitherProphet~ nor{fnneuf A Pr,plxl~ 6111 the LordJent metoprophuJ Jo ljr4~ e/,Amos 7·'4· T be rhu·d point is, that rpey which are to. bee teachers, rnu(lfir(l betaugl'fr; and thoy muf! reach that "h1ch they haue firfllearned rhemfclucs, z. Ttrn. 3-14. Ab•dnnt·luth••g• which th•u h•JIIe•rned. Chnll taught that wh1oh he heard of the Father: theApoUies, that wh1ch they heard ot Chn!l: ordinarie Mm1f!ers, rhar wh1ch they leatned ol the A· pofHcs. Thi•isrherighrTrad1t10n: and 1f 11 bee obferued without addition or derracllon, the Gofpcl fhaJ remainem his integnry.Here our Aunce!lours are greatly to bee blam<d, who haue pot conteored them(elues with that which they hauelearnedofrhe Apollles, but haue ddtUered thmgs of rheJC owne which they were neucr taught, Hence fprano vnwrittcn Traditions, and rhecorropuon ot rcl1g10n. Againe,Cuch arehere to be blamed, rim rake vpon rhcm to bee teachers of the Golpell, and we're neucr taught by reuelari– on, or by any ordinarieway. Thirdly, pri· uare perfons arc much more to bee blamed, rhar broch and delmer fuch doctrines, and o– pinions, asrhey rhem!eluesncuer learned by any mmt!lerie. For teachers rhcmfdues rnufl fit fllearne,and then teach. The fourth point is,that they which areto bee teachers are firft to bee taught, and that by men. where rcuelarion is wanting. Th1s kmde of teaching is the foundation of the fchoole of the Prophets, and it harh bcene from the beginning. The Parriarkes till Mo· (cs were Prophets nuheir famihes, and rhey taught not onely their families in gen<rall, buralforheir fir!l borne,rhatthey might fuc– cecde as Prophets after them. There were A Cirwh[eph•r,Io[u. IS.I;. rhatis,rhecittie ,fl 66of«s, or as wee fay,rhePnuurjiu'~, Samuela l young man, was tent to the Tabernaclem ) Shilo, tobetaughr,and trained vp of Eh the 1 Pncll. Samuel, ~henhe•vasludgeof lfracl, ! erected Coiledges of Prophets, and ruled \' rhemhimfelfe. I.Samuel Io.ln thedecaied e– Uareof theten!rlbes,Ehas and Ehzcusfervp fchoolea of the Prophets in Bethel, Carme/, &c. and the yuung fludents were called the fonnerifth< Propher;,z K•ng.z 3· Chn(l bim– l.i:lfebeliuerhe fermons madero the people, trained vp and taught hlmfcJfC, his twclucA 4 po(lles,and his 7o.D1fc1ples.PaH/<ommands T1mothU to tarch that which heehad/eArned, to B fuchM {hAI/6c(ittuouach•thm,z. Tirn,z. z, Furthermore, rh1s tcarhif,g i.s of great \'fc. Fortr ft:rues to maintain<: tl 1 '-ttuemrerpreta~ uou ut Scuprure,puraie of dodrine: and it IS a tHCane.s to continue the mmaflerie to the clh..eot the world.The mcanell arteor trade that ts,as not Jcarned wirhout great teaching: rllen much more rcac.lung is re-quired mdiUt– wue, whid, 1s rhcarte of all arrs. The true uuctprctarionof Scnpture,and rhe righrcur– rmg oJ the word, ts a matter ofgreat dlfficu_l~ ue,auu a matter (what!oeucr men thmke)uf thegreat<,fl karnmgtn the world. Therefore IllS ncccliary, that teachers lhould firI! bee raughr,&Jcarue an,;!a rhc Golpelof Chrifl. Ea,.uculluodrcd>cares after Cbrill,men beC g..m<to lay ai;Je Mofcs, and the Prophets, anJ the "tmngs of thcn:w Tc:Hamcnt, and w expound rh&.! wrltmgs of men, asrhe Scn· tenct:.s or Prur LumbAt-d. Hence ignorance, !upcrlhuon,and 1dolarriecame headlong in– to'"" wo•ld, Seemg then rhe reaching of tit em rh.u arc to bee teachers, is offuch ami~ c1uuy,anJ vfe,aJJ menaretobeccxhorrcd, to put t6 rhell helping hands, that th1s thmg may goe forw&rd. Prmce.s are ro rnaintaine ir, by t11m bount!lulnelle,and aurhoriry,as they hauedonc,and doe fltll: and rhat w~1ch they doe,rht:y muff doe Jtmore. Parents mull de~ d1caretbe lmeflof rhw children ro the fcr– mccot God, mrhcmmiHery, andnotrovfe u 111 the Iall place fora ll1ifr, asrhcy doe. For D commonly, rbeeldeflmull beerhe heire, the ncxtth<lawycr, theyongell rhe dmme. Stu– den" mull luuc and atf<Ctthis ca!lmg aboue all orlw, I. Cor. I 'f. I. Lallly,a!l men mull make prayer, rhar God wo~ld profper and blclfe .11 School•• of learning, wt.ero rhi• kindeofteaching 1s 10 vJC. ' Here againe 1t appeares, rhat ChriU is God, &more then arneere man, bccauft: hee 1s_op~ pofed to man: and t!,at Paul rec;eiucd aurl10· ruy, and the keyc.of the kmgdomeol hca• ucn,immecJately of Chrlil)a:! weUasPettr. 48.cuies ofthe Leuires d1fpcrCed through all I J. Feryeh•ue h-.rd ifm1 conu"f•tion,in rho tribes, where nor oncly the people were ttme paf/, how that I per/<cuted the Chun·b if \ Numb. 17 . taught, bur alfo fchoolts erected that they God'-""""'"J·••dwaf/edll, m1g~r be ta!Jghr.,w~!chwere to be Priefls and 14. 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