- ---------- ---=-----==----- -. =-~· Sermon in the ~t..~ount• .Matth.7. v.t6. ' them the better by fearching out the fruir_s of A ' be any part ofgood c~!ling in drat Church, rh.:! a true Prophet, :ts he is a man ofGod appomtwas rh<:ir t:aling good; ..,·hich m:~y ft'ntC to ltop . red ro reach Gods people. ·· the t1Jouthe~ of all P:-tpitl:s, that carpc :u onr·' Frui:sofa The fruits of a rru~ Prophet be principally church,as though our miniHers bal! no ca!ling.-J· ;h::rorhrcc:J.Hc rcachcrh and prcachcrh i11 rh::: n<li11C But fo r thev!ing ofrhcir office, ·thc)r \\'ere c5:.-. of God by vcrtucofcallmg from God, and orraordino.rily raifcd ;md flirrcd Yi) co·doe rhar thcrv:.•ifc dares not prefumc eo reach: Rom. too which they did, in' rcglrd ofthe 1~anifold abt:.:.. ! 14. I-lowjbtt!lhr:teachvniej{ehc !xf~nr .-.andthc fes '-'\'herewith the minifh:ric ot the Churth ·! author to the Ncbrc;v,·cs faith, Chrifl tookf nor 'V\' as generally corrupted in their time:.for God 1 the honour of 6ecimTth~high Priefl tmdProphct of 1 gauc Vnto them gra.cc :md knO\\·lcdge to dif. ! th: Church to him/elf:: but w~$ called zh:reto Py i ccrnc to teach, and to maima.inc th·c right ::tnd ! hil Father, Hcb·5·5• .And ch1s !lands Wtth reatrue vie of the minirlcric. And thatrlic}r were: fon, for eucry true Prophet and.teac~cdbnds tlms cxtr:\Ordinarily flirrcd vp by (;od, rilat in Gods roomc, and is Gods emb:~fiadour to I :~.ppcare by rhc cxtraordina.ric gifts :~.nd gra.ces · deliucr his wil to his people; which thing none wherewith they were eu·}ucd: for Gud that , can do but he whomGod callcth and (cndeth hath alvYaies a care ouer hi~ Church , when hee 1 for that purpofe. Yet the calling of P.rophcts B C:1w the fame fo fearcfully coralp.tcd by A nti- i God czllcth and teachers by God is diuers. Some arc called chtift did fiirre vp thefc men to reforme thci Prophcudi· by voice fromGod immediately, as were Afqme.: and b~lldcs their fingular gifts of kn?w- 1 ucrOy. /mWam, Mofo.r, and SamHd: ar.d all the Apoledge and w1fdom, he gaue thenrct.rr~ordur:r-J ft!e.r in the nc·wc Tdhmt:nt by the immcdiat.c rie graces oftrue pictie,·whercby they \~'ere in- ~ voice of ChrHl:: for Paul w:.ts c31led by the abled to (ealc :.tnd confirrnc with the!r bwnO voice ofChrilt from heaurn,Acr. 9+ ),6. f,- blooJ, the truth of that doCtrine wh1ch they> I gainc others haue their calling from God , by did profdfe and teach, vvbich \•v~s an ct.i'idon'J the fpcciall mdfagc of fomc Angel , or fo•11c argument they were called of God~ . men. ThuswasAaroncal/cd byMofes; Eb.flat Now oppofitc to this, '"'e muftmak.cthc 1 J.l'-:'Nenf"· PyE!i,u;andPhilip by an Angel to preach to rhe firt1 note ofa f.'llfc Prophet: tl:imcly, to comt.~[ ~!:~~.Pro; I Eunuch, ACl:.S. 26. Thirdly, others be called I on bis ownc head , and to preach not bccing.l by the inflintl:and motion of Gods fJ'irif: fo, (enc . And by this marke a.rc falfc Prophets noACt.8,Phi/ip'was byordin:iry calling a Deacon, ted,Icr. r4· 14.!htr.ue norfl:frt than,t.•citherdid 41 but bycxtraordinarie infi:intl: he bccan:e an E- c commnnd them:--;·n theyp~·ophccie inmyn. 4 me. uangeli!l, and a pre:chet ofth'c Gofpd for rhc I And no kfi·c doe thcfc wordcs of Ch.rilhmbuilding ofGods Church. Thc(e three kindes pore, when he faith here ,thry comr: 1/nto J'OII; ofcalling mC inco the minifl:eric ""arc cxrraor.. that 1s, of rhemfclues, without l calling from dinaric,and arc now ccafed, andnot to be looGod, though they pretend a calling,\\ hich is ked for: neither are they tobe regarded which one of their clo<1.kcs: and therefore by S. lude, fay they are thus called at this day. A fourth verf.4. they arc faid to c;·eepe intorhe Church: as waywhereby God now callcth Prophets and alfo ACt. 2.0.29. grieuous wolucs fhaH emer in teachers into his Church, is by his _Church:for among you,without calling fromGod,orfrom God hath giucn to p:uricular Churches, a parthe Church. ticular minifieriall power and fcruicc whcn:by ! Here f0111e may askc, how fha.ll w~ iudgc of ' ::.~~~:oc~f ~ , theymay dcfignc a place vmo the teacher, and fuch,:md knn\o\' that theyh:1ue no callmg? A~f. , 1;1;et."'•· ~ , alfo make mamfefi, that God hath called him. For this purpofc,I adde a fccond note ofa true Now this auth~nue IS but mmdlenall) to cleI>rophct' whic:h is the mo!l rrincipall, Otnclit ' figne and mamtcft \\hom God hath called, for flandcth 111 the right and \\hokfbmc..· h:wdiing the pnnc1pall callmg JS fromCod: for ACt.:o. of the Scriptmes of God, This is rhe prop~r I I 8. the Elders of the Church of Epht·fus, arc fruit of a trll(' 'Prophet, 1. Cor.14. 3. l-Ie that fa id to be made OH~rfocrs6y the he!; Ghofl:whcn D prophecioJPer.k$s 7.mtomcn edijic:rtion , e:rhorttt;... as they were dcflgned theretobymen. And by I I tiJn, nr.d omfort: and 2. Tim. 2. r 5. Shcwe.1hy one ofchc(e foure waies arc all true Prophets fo!fe tJgood lrorks.mtr.n,6; diuiding rh~ word ~{God : and Tea.chers called. . ' I aright: and z. T1m.3 .16, 1 7· the Scripture~fod How the re· j Here Come may dem:J.und, wh'Jt ktnd ofcalin turchir.tr, comti,'1cinu, con-r:ffmg,11ndirjl-mllir.g ~e~:;i~ott, [ling ha.(~ t~ey, wh.o '-':ere t.hefidl reHorcrs of Vlltorigh'/'r:o;tfoef{e,{e;'flcJ tomak.Ert mat! Jit tb c::c- ~:~:~~:lled. ! true rclig1on vnro·vs ~n thJs ou.ragc, .for they r!~goo/ wor!~ of n Pr·opbu. Nov·: this ~\'hole- . ; were by profcfTion CJtherPop1fl1 Pndl:s, or tome handl1ng of the word , {buds 111 t\\'o ' i Schoole doCtors. I anf\'\'Cr: th<"ir calling w:J.s things; in aright interpretation ~nd opening ! partly ordi.naric, and p'Jrtiy C:<traordinaric: for 1 Ofthe true fenCe ofScripwrc: anll in a due and I in the ntin'iflerie of a Prophet there bee t\.\'o found colleCtion of ,.,,holcfomc doChinc from . thing~; his office, 01nd the v(jng or excrcifc of the f:unc, for the edifying of 1he Church both ! ~ his office. 011r firft minitlcrs th:t rdh)l'ed the in found iudge:11enr, and Chrifli~n life. I . .trut~ vnto v~, had .but an ordinaric o~C<:, be- ' On th~ comr:ui~, the fecont~ l'i·t:ir of a falfe ,. NnrC' of:~ 1tng enher H.cadcrs 1n Schools, or pubbkc pre:.tI Prophet IS, to dchucr ""d 1113!1lt,ll1C conupt ''"' p•·o. j ehcl's : alfo tbcy had their out'.\'ard c:'!Jling doCt:rinc)contrarie to the whokfomc doCtrine ~~ rhet. : t~~ercto,from thechurch otH.omc, fo as if there ofholy Scripture: & by this p1·incipaliy he is to _ _ _ I__ X; c \
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