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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27034	A second sheet for the ministry iustifying our calling against Quakers, seekers, and papists and all that deny us to be the ministers of Christ by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing B1404; ESTC R17263	18,288	16

hadst immediately from God in Faith and Love which is in Christ Jesus that Good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us The Holy Ghost is to help us in keeping that which is committed to us and not to reveal more 2 Tim. 6.13 14. I give thee charge in the sight of God that thou keep this Commandment without spot unrebukable till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ There was a form of Doctrine delivered to the Church of Rome Rom. 6.17 And 1 Tim. 5.17 The Elders that Rule well are worthy of double honour especially they that labour in the word and Doctrine You see their work was to Rule and labour in the word and Doctrine 1 Tim. 4.13 14 15 16. Till I come give attendance to Reading to Exhortation to Doctrine meditate upon these things give thy self wholly to them that thy prof 〈…〉 ing may appear to all Take heed unto thy self and unto thy Doctrine continue in them for in doing this thou shalt both save thy self and them that hear thee 1. Tim. 4.6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things thou shall be a good Minister of Jesus Christ nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine whereunto thou hast attained Mark here the description of a good Minister of Christ One that 's nourished up in the words of faith and good doctrine which is the use of Schools and Universities and having attained it makes it his work to teach it and put others in remembrance of it Tit. 1.7 9 10 11. For a Bishop must be blameless as the steward of God holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught mark that that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and convince the gainsayers For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers whose mouths must be stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not c. So 1 Tim. 3.1 5. The office of a Bishop is to Rule and take care of the Church of God To take heed to themselves and to all the flock and feed the Church of God and to watch hereunto according to the word of Gods grace which is fully and wholly delivered by his Apostles and is able to build us up and give us an inheritance among the sanctified as Act. 20.28 20 27 35 32. 1 Thess. 5.12 13. We beseech you brethren to know them which labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you this is their Office and to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake and not revile them as the servants of Satan do and be at peace among your selves Heb. 13.7 17 24. Remember them which have the Rule over you which have spoken to you the word of God Obey them that have the Rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account that they may do it with Joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you Salute all them that have the Rule over you The Elders of the Church are to pray with and for the sick Jam. ● 14 They must feed the flock of God among them taking the oversight of it 1 Pet. 5.1 2. Thus you see their Office and work 2. And that they were not to bring any new Doctrine further appears in that they have a charge to Preach no other doctrine 1 Tim. 1.3 Nor to be tossed as children with every wind of doctrine Eph. 4.14 Nor carried about with divers and strange doctrines Heb. 13.9 3. Yea if any man bring not the doctrine of Christ we must not receive him into our houses or bid him God speed lest we be partakers of his evil deeds for be that abideth not in this doctrine hath not God 2 John 9.10 11. Gal. 1.8 9. Though we or an Angel from heaven preach any other Gospel to you then that which we have preached unto you let him be accursed As we said before so say I now again If any man preach any other Gospel to you then that ye have received let him be accursed And Rom. 16.17 18. Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the Doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them 1 Tim. 6.3 If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the Doctrine which is according to Godliness he is proud knowing nothing but do 〈…〉 ing 4. And if all Ministers must be receivers of new Doctrines the Church would never know when it hath all but would be still obeying an imperfect Law 5. And it would be an oppression to the Church instead of a Direction to be so overwhelmed with new Doctrines and Precepts 6. And it would accuse Christ the Lawgiver of such mutability as wise Princes are not guilty of to be still changing or adding to his Laws 7. There was great occasion for the New Testament or Gospel upon the great work of our Redemption but there is no such cause for alterations since 8. The Priests before Christ were not to receive new Laws as is said 9. The companions of the Apostles that wrought Miracles had not all new Revelations but did it to seal up this Gospel 10. What need we more then actual experience that God doth not give New Revelations to the world and none since the Scripture-times have sealed any other by Miracles And thus I have proved to you the two sorts of Ministers as Paul plain 〈…〉 distinguisheth them 1 Cor. 3.10 11 12. Eph. 2.20 There are Planters and Waterers Master builders that lay the foundation and others that build thereon 〈…〉 ther foundation can no man lay then that which is laid but every man that 〈…〉 ildeth hay or stubble and loseth his work doth not nullifie the Ministry We are built on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ being the head corner-stone but we are not built on the foundation of every Pastor Teacher Elder Bishop or Deacon Though both in their places Apostles Prophets Evangelists Pastors and Teachers are given for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministry for the Edifying of the body of Christ Eph. 4.11 12. That we might be one united Body having one fixed standing doctrine ver. 14 15 16. And how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him mark whence the Church receiveth it God also bearing them witness but not every Elder or Teacher both with signs and wonders and with divers Miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to his own will Heb. 2.3 4. Prop. 2. And now that these later Ministers need not prove their calling by Miracles I prove thus 1. God never imposed such a task upon them nor commanded the people to require such a proof not