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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77901	Poimēnopurgos. Pastorum propugnaculum. Or, The pulpits patronage against the force of un-ordained usurpation, and invasion. By Thomas Ball, sometimes Fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now minister of the Gospel in Northampton, at the request, and by the advice, of very many of his neighbour-ministers.	Ball, Thomas, 1589 or 90-1659.	1656 (1656)	Wing B584; Thomason E863_10; ESTC R206670	204,465	356

been wise and picks him out to be his Steward the Family concernments are so many and importunant that without a deal of wisdom and discretion they cannot be dispatched and therefore sometimes the Servant is preferred before the Son is made Executor or Administrator and the Son neglected (c) Pro. 27. 2. a wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren God hath as foolish sons as any body (d) 1 Cor. 1. 27 and therefore had need of wise Servants for though Grace much improves the subject wherein it is received yet it altereth not the constitution there had need therefore be some wiser than some or else the house will not be ordered as it should be our Saviour made this out unto the twelve when he told them he sent them out as sheep in the midst of Wolves (e) Mat. 10. 16 in such a Journey the sheep had need be well advised how he walks so had a Minister his oppositions and encounters are so many that without a deal of wisdom sagacity he hardly wil be able to evade as the Apostle shews in severall particulars (f) 2 Cor. 6. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. to see the dangers at a distance (k) Pro. 22. 3. and make provision for them to give to every one what properly is his (l) Luk. 12. 42 and to give in a good account of what hath been committed to him in all which wisdome is required 5. We say of the rules and censures in the Word of God for Discipline is not an arbitrary dispensation but limited exactly and bound up to the Will and therefore Ministers are rather Executors than Administrators because they are confined to the rules and orders expressed in the Will the patterns of the Building are given them as we have shewed before and little or nothing left unto discretion Timothy was a very wise and carefull Governour as Paul shews (m) Phil. 2. 20. yet hath rules and directions given him for his behaviour in the Church of God (n) 1 Tim. 3. 15 and is severely charged not to be partiall in the administration and application of them (o) 1 Tim. 5. 21 22. I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the Elect Angels that thou observe these things without prejudice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doing nothing by partiality that is applying these rules of government and censures that I have set down all along in this Epistle The Lord forbid that we should arrogate an Arbitrary dispensation no we acknowledge we are straightly and precisely bound up in these transactions and executions so as respects relations and affections are to be abandoned and shut out (p) 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3. feed the Flock of God that is among you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 taking the over-sight thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind neither as being Lords over Gods Heritage but being examples to the Flock ye see under how many rules restrictions and limitations the Commissions are assigned and granted out unto them Erastus argues against Excommunication that seeing men cannot give Salvation they cannot take it from us seeing they cannot remit they should not retain sins a gros●e mistake as Mr. Beza shews for we assume no such Authority but as the C●yer in the Court pronounceth what the Court or Judg determines so do Ministers what God the Judg of all concludeth if a Malefactor at the Barre should quarrell with the Clark of the Assizes for reading his Indictment because he had no power to indict him it would ●e answered he only was the mouth or Servant of the Jury that had done it so we may say we are but Gods mouth as the Prophet in relation to such a dispensation is expresly called (q) Jer. 15. 19. we are stripped of all ability to gratifie our dearest Friends must say with Levi whom in this we doe succeed (r) Deut. 33. 9. Who said unto his Father and Mother I have not seen him neither did he acknowledge his Erethren nor knew his own Children The Popes of Rome do now at last begin to send away their Nephews and will not be perswaded to receive them if they had been so uncivill some years or rather ages before perhaps their Chairs would have been better assured and secured to them 6. We say for the guiding of the Church the compleat and adequate Object of our Administration is the Church that is Gods people that are picked out of the World and make profession of subjection to his Will and Way for our Administration doth extend no further we do not nor cannot extend our line beyond that limitation or jurisdiction beyond that just proportion that God hath set out to us not only this but all Administrations are (ſ) Eph. 4 12. for the perfecting of the Saints the Work of the Ministry and the edifying of the Body of Christ and this of censures more especially (t) 1 Cor. 5. 11 12 13. If any man that is called a Brother be a Fornicator or Covetous or an Idolator or a Rayler or a Drunkard or an Extortioner with such an one no not to eat and he doth not onely give the rule as Judicatories and Courts do use to do but doth also give the reason of the rule for what have I to do to judge them also that are without do not ye judge them that are within but them that are without God judgeth the most and utmost that wee can do is but to exclude and shut them out (u) Mat. 18. 17 but if he neglect to hear the Church let him be unto thee as an Heathen man and a Publican that is excluded and barred from all the Assemblies and Societies of Gods people as the Publicans and Heathens were among the Jews unto whose custome and practice our Saviour here alludes 7. We say for the guiding of it that is to oversee and mark what way the Church takes and if she goes not right to guide her the Ministers indeed are called Guides (w) Heb. 13. 7. 1● 24. first because they have spoken unto us the Word of God that is have opened and declared to us the way of God what way God hath appointed for mans Salvation for the Word of God is but a Directory to Salvation and the Ministers imployment is but to open and apply this to the people and this is so apparent in the Ministers imployment that the Devill himself is forced to acknowledge it (x) Act. 16. 17 as a Guide gives rules and marks to know the way by and endeavours for to make them understand it but lest they should not therefore secondly he hath an eye unto them watcheth over them which ground is given in the seventeenth verse for they watch for your souls as those that shall give an account there is a difference between a meer