-------- -·------=----:---'-------:;:---;------ . the ~~~fdp.of~~~1\lyel!. . . ,. . _ .. . T,~ tj;_ thciJI!mbcr of qur people_ is increafcd, .bui A·• /'{ot¥i_iihj!~ndi~g fl/~ue {o,;itf,iiif.i;,;.jf ih<r:J ~-~ chC"ir growth in grace doth not lppe~rc .. _Many r that is,..though I h:tue praifCd th(!.~-for :~~~-l Jverf. 20. aHcb.).n. line in tgnorancc,and though they he~~~ ~~~eh, wonhy ,~·orks;yct rhrrc bc.(oUJ_~-~~~~gS ,,}i~fP yet thcy,profit Ji'tlc, fo as as itmight.be.faid,otj 1 <lo:c lJOt.approoue·. This.repr<is>f~_bath bf~pe, them~-~~ the. :m.rhor to .the Hcbrcw,cs: f~lth, h-andl~d 1n rhc fo)f!JlC! Epf.(ll~s! l he r9fo~9 . ..a IVkerea~concernmg the time )'U o~8~ tf! b.e~ . thc.rcprnOfc fol,IOwfth-i_tl th<:ft(1 ~~ords,_ 1~Ji~r:. . ftacbeJ? ,),fJ'~ h:tHr ne~dag1ip_ethfl~ ~~ .te_acb J.<m ·tl;_aufo.lfirefl the,1fOtJ1tfn It:ft,bsl;-~ho c.-!((~tlf.• ._bst;r the firjf.pr~irciples of ~h: !J'ord of 9.~4",·f.>.~d a~,. 1 ·fo/ff.'lt Prophet1Jb., to teach an4.frdt~ce inJ foh P!f.HI, f'}lt~:qf: cercaine--Won;;ri, b,7Jte; 'flrealr 1_,, 1,itwt;.J• ' t- ~;·l.t .wajalearning, andn,tler tome to (he.k!forJerfgc,, . Thh rearon of~er rcptoofc cpiit~lll~t~1V9ti lf?{)tht•tr~ttb. Ot~Jcrs\ttJ(<?11 ~hou,gh ~du~Y knq•Nc;: , dry pomrs worthy our confid~~atton.l:J;rswrj j' /ornc~hing_, yet tbcy praelifce le~~;~h.cn. ~hcy I tbt: phrafc &: forme ofthe \\or..d~~~e rtl~~~(f\ which knRw nothin".A~.d.which is.\'p.r.!l,ofa), f)cj<r thclarge powtr that 09~.g~uc ,to ,~;., :many that hertoforchauc had g~~d_ b.rginning. Church J wh1ch was, bcfides th~ pQ~(' ('t•... tol i~ t~en:t ,.rhY their bad ,conucrfat.io~,~·~P~ the r.rcach the \\ ord, and admimfl:cr th~ S.J§f1~ gre~dic cares of the, w.orld hauel.o~ the fam' lf tncnrs,a fitrthcr power tb appomt '-'Jl9i!>Gj\l ag:unc, and goc back,wax:_d 10 kno~lc?gc, JO . preach among them, and who fqo~l9:~.: _ obedience, in faith, apcgouc.~are iJ is to finde p.reach: and altO apowc-r_toreprt{fe~UiJIIYft thofc that are like to thi.s.Chur,ch Qf,J.~y~tira;. aQd euill women, anJ fo keeps,c)le(rrjn or<jrj, whofe wOtkes :ire bc~f<' at the~~~ !hsnat the . 'Tbtiikc,power.was giuen to t!>c.Chur~b;'!h!;. firfl. A fcarefi,lJ cafc.iP,_is,, to bqg.qqr,a~t of p.hcfiiS; as we hauefeene ih th.e,~pi(lle tocl:\1~1:. Gods ~ill, and a groat.lupgcmcut,<;i_f,«;?qd,to Ghurch: theyh~dpower to !lifccr.ne falfi;~!.~~~ · decay m louc,and o,tfm graces! anp.tJlF£<fore. phcts; and Apofl!es,~nd tOr~{>ramc.t~~ii!J'>\',• th~t ;ye maypr~uen(God.s iudg~mf.!,l,t$, .wee The like power did God gi_u.e_r 0 a!rCpurcb1!;: lilufl.haue Fare.to gcf knowlcdgt,~n·d ,to in· ·as.wcc n,.ufee ifwe rcacj ihe- ~.i.!l<;>ries of.lbPJ creofc therein, and .wit~ fmow!edg~ toioyn~ ChJJrchf aod gteat caufe tbetc ..i_s. hcreofil fP;, ob~djcnce in all good duties to G?.<i.~od.man, Without this amhoritic no Churchco~ld \~Qg, Some plead for themfdue~ byre.a[qn ·of age, !land·and be.. a' c;:;hurdi, . . . . . ·J,: c; c :,vanr of memory,and.eapacitic: bqf thefc_mufl " It He.re no.~e 'that it is riot fuf!icietit f.Nif. ·!came to lhew forth better affcC\icms 1 and more Church to haue_\he prearhfug,ofthe w·ort\j~!,lt1 finccre obedience. ,.~ "\. , • ~ it tnllfi hau'e tCyqricic and}barpe goucrni~~Jr'l. ' . The younger fortalf? mu!l imploythdrwit , whetby rvtck~d)eopl<may be.tdliaintd.;;r,bfs ond ftrength to get knowledge,& with~now. (;, Church is t];~r-c{or~.difcomm<n'ded; (ot th.~. ledge ioyne obedience, .that t~ey may increafc fhce vfed not tHat feU,erc a~t~oritie" ; 'Wbrch1 in guce •s they.grow in.dayes. Yea· cu_ery one God had·giuen,b~t in fupprefling of!i~n~,And , that bath any good beginning, mull endeuou~ in our congcgati9ns the lil<;e_fault is 1o bee tomak~ it more : For to him that bath fhall found; where muchprcachi_ng is, )'et fihne a-- more bee giuen, and he fua11 }laueabundance; bounds, adulterie, blafphemie, Vfutie., -and butJrom.him that hidct}-1 his gifr,_or abufeth crneltie;and the caufe is,fortbat this feuet~-e-X.. the fatne ·, !hall be taken away that whkh bee ~cution ofgouernment in re!lraining finn9 1 feemeth to hauc, Luk.S.t8. , i•not fo !lrait!y putin praC\ifc as it ougbt;o _ V• 19. :J'{ot'alith~dtJding be.Againc, in this reafonofhisreproofe Ch~j,j · 1 haueafewe thinus ai1ainfl i doth .chargerhem with two faults: Fir!l, ;fqr o o I fuffermg a woman to teach :. Secondly, for thee ,,.that thou{ufferejf that fi,ffering a woman tofeducehispcoplc,F:or the ·· ·· f$ 0 [. b'/ h· h 11 h fit!l, the W<ltd tran!lntcdu•ch,is in the ncy; tc1POman ., C; tl e, 1P IC C{lHCt · D !lamentcommonly putforpub!ike teaching in b r; /!;; · p ·h i fT. · ·· th~mini{jer,lc. Their fault then was this; tbat CY ;eiJ C, a . YOf ete/JC 1 tO they fuffcred a woman ~oteach openly : and jt teach anddeceiue my feruants · is agoin!\ the wortl ot God, t.Tim. '·' i . -I _ 1'. · ., pn1mtnota womlln to.uath. And, 1. Cc;>r. r.f.. tO mal(! them tO COmmttfornt~ 34· 3-5·Women oP.gbt rok5epeftlmcein the<o~, · · d · " ..' ifi t..~;·fgat:on,.andbe fitbittl to their lmflnt~tdr:J. a~]d CtStiOTJ, an taeate mCa·tjtzCYI ,. le•rnc of them ·at bome. Ob;eEI. But Dc~o~;J, cedt Id l . ;was aPtophetd fc, Jud·4+· Andl/u/dapro- . 0 0 J, . ph!:Jird, ,, Kin•"·4· For Ioftah fcntto hedil.r . Here is Chri!ls rcproofe of this Church of counfcll, 1, Chr. 1·4· A11d ~hcrcfore w_oiiten Thy•tita, and it is \WofoJd,Firll,ofthe who!• may prophefic. Anfw. Thcfe \votfi.tll h:id 1 .CJi.· Ch.u':.;l),in this 20tvcrfc. , ~ccon.djy, of a wo~ ) traordinaric gifts and calling:a·n~ therfor~ X-P.r 11:1an m that Chur(\1, vcrfe ~ r. ln the reproof~ 'I on their e,Xainp!C we .~nay notinake an ~W~na· ofthe "~·bole Chur\h note two t.hin_gs:Thc rerjc rule.ll. Ohicff. ~urjt, n)aj rer.tn~ ·!~~(Jl~-~~· proof<; it ~clfc ;. ~nd the_r.caf~ry~h~.r!!of. The Jowc:th )t;'-''hcnhe fa1th; A wonMn prayini..,tP.r rcpr?ofc 1t fcltc 1_s-c._ontamcd ur thcfe word~L -_.Prophec.z!!!t 'imcouered; dzjlJonoureth ~~ rllcu4/l i~----~~~--~----~--~~~----~----·--------------------------~~~.C~or~;~ ·l _____. .:{
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