3 4 Ifa.sz.e. The fcope of the miuikeiie is so keepmen in rernembi Ice of Chriftian duties. z Cor. {, r'. 8eafonr. a< cí4Commentarievpon the perhaps amongChritiians Conte Chore or other will be ready to fay what, is not allthe congregatianof the Lord boll ? z. The Iewes in there times wherein the Apoftle wric,fiood much vpon many temporall priui- ledges; as spoil Abtahain,the Tempie,the lawe, &c. and were füfre and loath to floope to the authoritie ofthe Gentiles. 3. The Chritiians of Iewes and Gentiles flood as much vpon fpiritual priuiledgernoathink- ing it inough tobe fec free from the thraldorne of Sachan, and bands of fin, andfo be made fpicïtuall kings veto Godand the lambe ; vales alto by a boundles Chrifüan liberty they might be at their own hands,todo . as they lified,wichout the knowing of any fubieEtion. +This alto con- firmed their error,that they more refpecled mens perlons then Gods or- dinance:for becaufè in there dayes they law the tàofi of theMagifirates heathen men, and enemies to Chrii+and his gofpel ; they thought it a mofi vuworthy thing, that theybeefing beleeuers fhould trill be com- manded,and remaine fubie61vn:o them : the weaknes of which ground we haue difcouered in cap.2.9.for on thePaine commandetnent,feruants prelumed on more liberty thenwas meet, cuen to the cafiing offof their fubicóìion,atfeafi to vnbeieeuing mailers. The infru&ion which I will note out ofthis manner ofdcliuering theprecept ,are two. Doer. r. The fcopeof the minifry is to put men in winde, and keep in them the remembrance of every Chriftian duty. Thus Mini- tiersmay be called the Larchremembr.ncerr, not onely for putting the Lord inwinde of his couenant towards his people, and of the peoples wants;but alto in that they mull not be l lent, but refiles in whetting the doáirine ofGod,legal and euangelicall vpon thepeople;and fo be e- uer putting them in mind ofcheir couenant and duty vnro God.Paul ac- knowledgedhimfelfe fuch a remembrances., Rom.r j. a g.aa one that put- tethyou in remembrance through thegrace gtuenme. In the a. Tim. z. 14. bee giuethTimothie a generali iniunEìion , toput all his hearers euery where in remembrance of fuchprecepts as he deliuered to him : and fen- dinghim to Church, hegiueth him the fame commandement , and ma- kethhim fuch a remembrancer as here he dothTitus.The Apofile Peter alto knew verywell thatthis duty layvponhim, a.Pet. t. t t. t S.'will not be negligent toputyou inremembrance oftheft things : and three feue- rail times in foute verfes repeated) the fame thing in that place; to (hew how inflantly that duty lay vpon him, Obiee. But the fpirit bringech all things into the minds ofthe faithfull,cherefore the minifiery is need- lefTe to this purpofe. Auf. Things fubordinate fight not among ,them- felues. The fpirit indeed doth it principally , buc by the word in the mi- nifiery infirumentally. The reafonsofthe doéirine are there. j.Noneis fo farreinßruEled - but
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