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preach_v to_o if_o he_o preach_v to_o heathen_n such_o as_o will_v not_o receive_v iustruction_n yet_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v teach_v though_o they_o stumble_v at_o the_o word_n mat._n 13._o 54._o he_o i._n e._n jesus_n teach_v they_o and_o yet_o v_o 57_o they_o be_v offend_v at_o he_o but_o a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o teacher_n by_o office_n unto_o such_o heathen_n and_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o they_o be_v no_o officer_n to_o heathen_n for_o they_o thus_o argue_v pag._n 18._o that_o such_o be_v no_o officer_n to_o people_n as_o can_v exercise_v church-government_n over_o they_o but_o say_v i_o the_o apostle_n can_v exercise_v church-government_n over_o heathen_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v to_o judge_v they_o that_o be_v without_o 1_o cor._n 5._o 12._o ergo._fw-la 2._o one_o that_o be_v real_o gift_v for_o preach_v for_o aught_o we_o know_v may_v lawful_o preach_v without_o approbation_n from_o a_o church_n or_o other_o p._n o._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n only_o to_o send_v preacher_n let_v it_o be_v prove_v wherever_o a_o presbytery_n be_v empower_v to_o send_v pag._n 126._o and_o the_o church_n be_v in_o no_o better_a case_n with_o they_o for_o they_o say_v the_o person_n send_v be_v christ_n neither_o a_o church_n nor_o a_o presbytery_n pag._n 125._o and_o afterward_o send_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o christ_n command_v to_o go_v and_o preach_v not_o by_o a_o presbytery_n but_o by_o the_o word_n and_o how_o a_o presbytery_n can_v send_v but_o by_o exhort_v to_o follow_v the_o command_n of_o christ_n we_o know_v not_o and_o in_o such_o a_o doctrinal_a way_n for_o aught_o we_o see_v a_o private_a christian_a may_v exhort_v to_o go_v and_o teach_v pag._n 130._o so_o that_o now_o both_o presbytery_n and_o church_n be_v thrust_v out_o of_o office_n and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v apt_a to_o teach_v be_v command_v to_o preach_v though_o neither_o presbytery_n nor_o church_n send_v he_o and_o every_o private_a christian_a have_v 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a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o provincial_n assembly_n i_o shall_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o two_o or_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seem_a repugnancy_n at_o least_o if_o not_o gross_a contradiction_n self_n contradict_v passage_n they_o say_v pag._n 20._o that_o one_o that_o be_v real_o gift_v for_o preach_v may_v for_o aught_o we_o know_v lawful_o preach_v without_o approbation_n from_o a_o church_n or_o other_o pag._n 20._o and_o they_o urge_v 1_o pet._n 4._o 11._o to_o prove_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o gift_a person_n to_o preach_v and_o sure_o if_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n than_o it_o oblige_v whensoever_o a_o man_n may_v do_v it_o lawful_o and_o yet_o pag._n 149._o they_o say_v we_o grant_v that_o to_o a_o man_n exercise_n of_o his_o gift_n in_o this_o or_o that_o place_n there_o be_v praerequire_v a_o call_n from_o the_o people_n or_o magistrate_n and_o how_o can_v any_o man_n preach_v but_o he_o must_v preach_v in_o this_o or_o that_o place_n quod_fw-la nusquam_fw-la 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heathen_n to_o be_v convert_v christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o else_o they_o have_v never_o be_v convert_v and_o yet_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n only_o for_o his_o body_n eph._n 5._o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v his_o member_n and_o part_n of_o his_o body_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v the_o object_n and_o correlate_n of_o the_o pastoral_n office_n and_o as_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o wit_n include_v person_n yet_o uncalled_a aug._n but_o by_o election_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v the_o correlatum_fw-la of_o the_o minister_n and_o ministerial_a office_n in_o all_o age_n so_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o one_o age_n include_v such_o as_o by_o predestination_n though_o not_o yet_o by_o actual_a vocation_n and_o congregation_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v the_o correlate_n of_o the_o minister_n and_o ministerial_a office_n in_o that_o one_o age_n so_o that_o not_o only_o a_o particular_a church_n be_v the_o correlate_n of_o a_o minister_n but_o also_o such_o as_o be_v not_o yet_o member_n of_o any_o particular_a church_n nor_o of_o any_o church_n at_o all_o the_o second_o argument_n may_v be_v take_v from_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o where_o the_o reconcilable_a world_n which_o consist_v of_o such_o as_o be_v yet_o without_o and_o no_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v make_v the_o chief_a object_n and_o correlatum_fw-la of_o the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o from_o thence_o i_o shall_v thus_o argue_v to_o who_o minister_n act_n as_o ambassador_n to_o they_o they_o act_n as_o officer_n but_o minister_n preach_v as_o ambassador_n to_o heathen_n convertible_a and_o to_o be_v convert_v ergo._fw-la the_o proposition_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o term_n to_o be_v a_o ambassador_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o be_v a_o officer_n and_o it_o may_v receive_v further_a light_n and_o strength_n from_o this_o consideration_n that_o minister_n be_v not_o ambassador_n a_o pari_fw-la ad_fw-la parem_fw-la from_o one_o king_n to_o another_o as_o equal_a but_o a_o superiori_fw-la ad_fw-la inferiorem_fw-la from_o one_o superior_a in_o authority_n to_o all_o from_o a_o prince_n to_o his_o subject_n who_o he_o be_v call_v in_o from_o one_o who_o may_v and_o do_v require_v all_o heathen_n as_o well_o as_o other_o to_o hear_v and_o obey_v his_o ambassador_n i_o mean_v from_o the_o lord_n christ._n for_o the_o assumption_n that_o minister_n preach_v to_o heathen_n do_v preach_v as_o ambassador_n where_o all_o the_o doubt_n lie_v i_o proceed_v to_o make_v good_a 1._o if_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o minister_n preach_v to_o his_o own_o church_n and_o to_o other_o then_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n ubi_fw-la lex_fw-la non_fw-la distinguit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la distinguendum_fw-la but_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o difference_n etc._n etc._n wherever_o a_o minister_n preach_v he_o
be_v to_o preach_v with_o all_o authority_n stranger_n be_v as_o well_o oblige_v to_o obey_v he_o as_o his_o own_o people_n 2._o even_o heathen_n be_v bind_v to_o hear_v minister_n preach_v to_o they_o and_o that_o not_o only_a ex_fw-la vi_fw-la materiae_fw-la because_o of_o the_o matter_n they_o treat_v of_o but_o virtute_fw-la muneris_fw-la by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o and_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o luke_n 10._o 16._o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n be_v bind_v to_o hear_v christ_n not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o message_n which_o he_o bring_v but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o office_n as_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n and_o the_o great_a prophet_n in_o the_o church_n deut._n 18_o 15_o 19_o so_o also_o it_o be_v with_o minister_n who_o act_n as_o in_o christ_n stead_n they_o be_v to_o be_v hear_v even_o by_o heathen_n for_o their_o office_n sake_n as_o well_o as_o for_o their_o doctrine_n and_o 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