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〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 17_o the_o verse_n in_o both_o place_n your_o ruler_n such_o as_o be_v lawful_o set_v over_o you_o by_o those_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n and_o even_o as_o st._n paul_n commend_v epaphroditus_n to_o the_o philippian_n as_o their_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o command_v they_o 29._o to_o receive_v he_o in_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o gladness_n and_o to_o hold_v such_o in_o reputation_n so_o he_o do_v the_o like_a to_o other_o church_n command_v they_o to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o own_o pastor_n which_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v if_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a for_o people_n with_o neglect_n of_o their_o own_o minister_n to_o follow_v who_o they_o please_v people_z be_v much_o mistake_v if_o they_o think_v they_o be_v so_o much_o at_o their_o own_o disposal_n as_o that_o they_o may_v put_v themselves_o under_o the_o teach_n and_o care_n of_o what_o minister_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o though_o never_o so_o excellent_a and_o orthodox_n 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preach_v abroad_o out_o of_o his_o own_o precinct_n whether_o upon_o entreaty_n or_o otherwise_o we_o need_v not_o inquire_v see_v he_o have_v a_o apostolical_a power_n which_o be_v of_o universal_a extent_n in_o itself_o and_o such_o as_o no_o minister_n now_o can_v lay_v claim_n to_o his_o commission_n be_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v general_a and_o original_o not_o confine_v to_o any_o one_o place_n as_o other_o minister_n be_v but_o they_o be_v to_o teach_v all_o 19_o nation_n yet_o because_o every_o one_o of_o they_o can_v not_o travel_v and_o preach_v in_o every_o country_n therefore_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n afterward_o in_o wisdom_n for_o good_a cause_n to_o order_v it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o second_o decree_n that_o paul_n shall_v special_o have_v a_o care_n of_o and_o preach_v to_o the_o 7._o gentile_n yet_o this_o do_v no_o way_n diminish_v his_o apostolical_a authority_n nor_o forbid_v he_o from_o preach_v at_o all_o to_o the_o jew_n or_o peter_n to_o the_o gentile_n if_o occasion_n do_v serve_v for_o of_o paul_n it_o be_v express_o say_v 15._o that_o he_o be_v to_o carry_v christ_n name_n both_o to_o the_o gentile_n and_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o of_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v not_o doubt_v that_o he_o both_o at_o antioch_n and_o elsewhere_o preach_v the_o gospel_n both_o to_o jew_n and_o gentile_n the_o apostolical_a power_n do_v extend_v to_o all_o nation_n but_o the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o church_n do_v require_v that_o some_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v fix_v to_o one_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o one_o place_n and_o some_o to_o another_o it_o be_v true_a st._n paul_n say_v he_o be_v 28._o trouble_v with_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n i_o e._n as_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n so_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n lay_v upon_o he_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o attinet_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la say_v 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commentary_n on_o that_o temporary_a precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n 6._o go_v not_o into_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n 1025._o hoc_fw-la temporarium_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la fideles_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la ministros_fw-la admonet_fw-la ut_fw-la singuli_fw-la se_fw-la intra_fw-la metas_fw-la legitimae_fw-la suae_fw-la vocationis_fw-la ad_fw-la pascendum_fw-la illum_fw-la dei_fw-la gregem_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsis_fw-la commissus_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o contineant_fw-la nec_fw-la latiùs_fw-la evagentur_fw-la aut_fw-la falcem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o alterius_fw-la pastoris_fw-la messem_fw-la nisi_fw-la speciali_fw-la concessione_n vel_fw-la vocatione_n mittant_fw-la this_o temporary_a percept_v do_v warn_v all_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o god_n word_n that_o all_o of_o they_o shall_v contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o lawful_a call_v to_o feed_v that_o flock_n of_o god_n that_o be_v commit_v unto_o they_o and_o not_o to_o wander_v abroad_o or_o thrust_v their_o hook_n into_o the_o harvest_n of_o another_o pastor_n without_o his_o special_a leave_n or_o call_n by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o a_o forcible_a or_o surreptitious_a entry_n of_o one_o minister_n into_o another_o charge_n be_v destitute_a of_o all_o scripture_n precedent_n or_o allowance_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n meet_v and_o preach_v sometime_o in_o private_a house_n i_o conceive_v can_v but_o most_o impertinent_o be_v urge_v to_o defend_v the_o practice_n i_o here_o dispute_v against_o for_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o question_n which_o be_v of_o a_o settle_a constitute_v church_n where_o a_o preach_a ministry_n be_v establish_v by_o law_n the_o christian_a church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n be_v not_o â—etled_v and_o establish_v as_o be_v we_o but_o in_o a_o way_n to_o be_v so_o 2._o the_o magistrate_n be_v then_o heathen_a all_o the_o world_n over_o we_o now_o christian_n public_a preach_v and_o christian_a meeting_n be_v not_o then_o suffer_v our_o church-assembly_n be_v not_o only_o allow_v and_o protect_v but_o command_v by_o sovereign_a authority_n 3._o they_o have_v then_o either_o none_o at_o all_o or_o very_o few_o christian-churche_n erect_v and_o so_o be_v force_v to_o meet_v where_o they_o can_v we_o want_v not_o church_n but_o heart_n to_o resort_v to_o they_o 4._o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o general_a and_o extraordinary_a call_n to_o preach_v any_o where_o through_o all_o coast_n and_o part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o plant_v church_n so_o have_v not_o the_o person_n in_o question_n the_o office_n of_o a_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n be_v now_o cease_v 5._o it_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v or_o will_v have_v make_v use_n of_o their_o private_a meeting_n either_o in_o competition_n with_o or_o opposition_n to_o the_o public_a ordinance_n of_o 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