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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47561	The gospel minister's maintenance vindicated Wherein, a regular ministry in the churches, is first asserted, and the objections against a Gospel maintenance for ministers, answered. Also, the dignity, necessity, difficulty, use and excellency of the ministry of Christ is opened. Likewise, the nature and vveghtiness of that sacred vvork and office clearly evinc'd. Recommended to the baptized congregations, by several elders in and about the City of London.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1689 (1689)	Wing K711A; ESTC R213604	49,141	150

the excellency of the Gospel Ministry above the Ministry of the Law And what great Blessings and Priviledges upon many Accounts we have above them One would think these things were enough to stir up all Faithful Christians to leave their Disputings and heartily with a cheerful Mind be ready to contribute towards the defraying the moderate Charge of a Gospel Ministry in such a manner as may give Reputation to our Sacred Profession certainly the Labourer is still worthy of his Hire and every one will say not less worthy because he Labours under the Gospel than they who Laboured under the Law. Eighthly An Elder or a Pastor of a Church is under a special Charge to Use Hospitality and to let himself be a Pattern of Charity and other good Works that so he may the better adorn his Profession This is his Duty and if he fails herein he loses some part of those most excellent Virtues in which he ought to shine but if he be Poor and left 〈◊〉 the thorny cares of this World and the Church not administring so to him 〈◊〉 to put him into a Capacity to answe● this requirement of the Gospel whe●… will the fault and blame lie Therefore since he ought to be a patern of Hospitality and Charity we argue 't is doubtless the indispensible Duty of the People to whom he Ministers to be conce●ned to the uttermost of their Abilities to make him capable of giving Proof 〈◊〉 this Grace by the Exercise of it as the●… may be Occasion Ninthly We also argue for this Duty from the Consideration of the Honourableness of it when 't is faithfully discharged it being one of those things which 〈◊〉 Honest Just Pure Lovely and of g●… Report there is both Vertue and Pr●… attends it Phil. 4.8 First of all Ho● can Men think you are the People yo● profess your selves to be viz. Such w●… endeavour to VValk Blamelessly i● observing all the Ordinances an● Commandments of the Lord Jesu●… whilst you neglect this so plain and undeniable an Institution even such a one that 't is expresly said So God hath Ordained it c. VVhy are you so Zealous for some other Precepts and Remiss here Doth not the same God who commandeth you to Repent to Believe and to be Baptiz'd and to Love one another command you also to Communicate to your Ministers in all good things How is it then that any can be so partial in the Law of Jesus Christ 2. This will in a great measure de●iver you from that reproach of Covetousness What can any People ●hink should be the cause why Christi●ns should suffer their Ministers to want what is necessary for them when ●hey themselves are so full Unless it ●e from the Spirit of this World which is a Sin too often laid at the ●oors of the Professors of this Age Would to God there was no cause or ●round for it 3. Hereby the People will also rai●… the Reputation and Honour of the●… Ministry and shew their great estee● of them which well agrees with th● Exhortation of the Apostle Let t●… Elders that Rule well be accounted w●… thy of double Honour especially they w●… Labour in the Word and Doctrine F●… the Scripture saith Thou shalt not M●… the Mouth of the Oxe that treadeth 〈◊〉 the Corn For the Labourer is worthy 〈◊〉 his Reward 1 Tim. 17.18 By double Honour here is mean● as some conclude Reverence or H●nourable Esteem for Christ's Sake● whose Ambassadors they are said 〈◊〉 be and so represent His Most Sacre● Majesty 2. Maintenance And 't is evide●… this cannot be excluded in this plac●… considering the Connextion of t●… Words following for the ScriptU●… saith Thou shalt not muzzle the O●… that Treadeth out the Corn and 〈◊〉 Labourer is worthy of his Reward T●… Verse saith our Annotators maketh evident That Maintenance is part of the double Honour that is due to such as Labour in the Word and Doctrine This then must be granted it tends to the Honour of Christ's Ministers but 't is as evident to all that those Persons let them be of what Perswasion soever if they should leave their Ministers to the wide World to shift for themselves and though Poor take no care of them instead of honouring of them they would cast a slight and contempt upon them and hence 't is that others also for their following of some Trades do lay them under great reproach which the Churches to whom they belong if able might and oug●… to deliver them from We are perswaded there are some rich Members 〈◊〉 most Congregations that would not indure that any of their near Relations should fall under such or the like Circumstances or be exposed to such Inconveniencies because of the dishonour they Judge it would be to ●…em People knowing they are Wealthy and Great in the World an● able to do considerable for such nea● Kindred or else all would say they have no favour nor esteem for them And shall Men shew greater favou● and respect to their Carnal Relations than to Christ's Ambassadors Thi● surely ought not to be Tenthly Further to Evince thi● great Duty It may not be amiss to consider of other great Inconveniences that 〈◊〉 fellow the neglect of it There are som● Ministers in the Churches who wer● brought up to Learning and who ar● utterly uncapable to follow Secula● Trades and Callings now if Provision be not made for these Me●… What will become of them How 〈◊〉 it possible they and their Famili●… should Live Besides What Inco●ragement is here given to others wh● are Young whom God hath Grac●ously indowed with considerable Gif●… and are willing to give up themselv●… to the Ministry And for their bette● Accomplishment endeavour after th● Knowledg of the Tongues c. which we all confess is very good and serviceable though not of absolute necessity in a Minister Who will apply himself we say to gather and lay up those stores of solid Learning which oft-times in the Defence of the Truth against Opposers has been found very profitable when he can expect nothing but Poverty and Distress thereby Nay furthermore may not this neglect quite deter any Godly Young Men to exercise their Gifts in order to serve the Churches in after times when Death shall call away those Labourers the Churches have ●ow amongst them should they see ●he present Ministry slighted and ●ot provided for Or what ground ●ave we to expect a Blessing by the Providence of God to attend the Churches in respect of an Able and Honourable Ministry in time to come when His great Ordinance is slighted ●nd neglected which He in Wisdom ●ath Ordained for an Encouragement upon this very account In his own Way we may look for a Blessing bu● not out of it Nay to be plain with you Have not some in a few Years last past see● to their great trouble and grief how this neglect and ommission of Duty hath laid divers hopeful young Men who were indued with