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A40515	Select sermons preached upon Sundry occasions by John Frost ... ; now newly published together with two positions for explication and confirmation of these questions, I. Tota Christi justitia credentibus imputatur, 2, Fides justificat sub ratione instrumenti.	Frost, John, 1626?-1656.	1657 (1657)	Wing F2246; ESTC R31718	315,416	365

14. Magistrates should punish sin without fear or favour by an impartial execution of the Laws as for Sabbath breaking a reigning sin swearing drunkenness c. Nor be Gallioes when these sins are brought before you You care for none of these things Acts 18. 17. Magistrates should be zealous in punishing First-Table-sins for the Second-Table-sins such as Thefts Murders and the like are the issue and birth of Atheisme Swearing Sabbath-breaking c. as I suppose you have heard men when brought to suffer then we may judge them most serious crying out of their Sabbath-breaking as that which brought them to it Thus a Magistrate may promote the service of God by punishing Irreligion and Profaneness c. III. By countenancing and encouraging the godly viz. those who desire to walk strictly with and attend the publick service and Ordinances of God Thus did David Psal 101. 6. Mine eyes shall be upon the faithfull of the land that they may dwell with me he that walketh in a perfect way he shall serve me IV. By upholding the publick worship of God and bringing the people to the publick Ordinances Thus did Joshua if we credit Brentius who gives this as the reason why wickedness prevailed so much after Joshua's death Quia post Joshuam ministerium collapsum erat Then the Ordinances and Ministry were neglected upon which followed Atheisme and contempt of God and that let in an inundation of Profaneness I know Religion is an act of the minde and soul and so not liable to any outward restraint but is onely subject to him who hath an absolute command and Soveraigntie over the conscience but conformitie to an outward worship may be commanded by a Superiour without any Tyrannie over conscience or infringement of Christian libertie I know the Spirit of God can onely put them in but I believe it is the Magistrates dutie and charge to see them brought to the pool V. By protecting and countenancing the Ministry of the word of God and the publick preaching of the Gospel Magistrates are compared to Gates in Scripture Ruth 3. 11. intimating their dutie to let in and give a passage to the Gospel Then the Church and State is like to flourish sin discountenanced Religion propagated when Read Theodoret l. 1. c. 2. Moses and Aaron go hand in hand together the Magistrate to correct sin the Minister to reprove when the Magistrate makes use of the Ministers direction and the Minister enjoys the Magistrates protection It is said of good king Jehosaphat that he sent princes to teach in the cities of Judah 2 Chron. 17. 7. not that they did publickly dispense the word for they had Levites with them verse 8. and they taught verse 6. But they were sent to provide for and countenance the Levites in that office and this is certainly the Christian Magistrates duty to protect the Ministers of the Gospel 1. In their repute and credit lest the Gospel come to be scorned as we have found by lamentable experience that since the Embassadours of the Gospel have been disrespected and opprobries of ignorant men cast upon them to cloud their credit the Gospel hath been undervalued errours multiplied the Scriptures questioned and vilified and I fear the Magistrates will scarce wash their hands from much guilt of all this 2. In their maintenance and just rights Famem ministrorum sequitur Fames verbi as Luther long since foretold That famishing the Ministers would usher in a Famine of the word And if ever the maintenance of the Ministry comes to be arbitrary we should have none but Micha's Levites who serve for ten shekels by the year and a suit of apparel and his victuals This is Scripture Judg. 17. 10. And if you mark the circumstance of the story it was when there was noking in Israel c. vers 6. And that will befall the Ministers which God threatned as a curse upon Elie's house 1 Sam. 2. 36. And it shall come to pass that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread and shall say Put me I pray thee into one of the Priests offices that I may eat a piece of bread Would you account him a friend to the childe that should starve the nurse that she can give no milk to it no better friends are they pretend what they will who would starve the Ministers and so rob the people of the sincere milk of the word by which they should grow 1 Pet. 2. 2. This Scripture speaks of as the badge of bad Magistrates A persecuting Ahab that counted Elijah the troubler of Israel 1 Kings 18. the language of too many now adays and those ungodly Princes who cast Jeremy into the dungeon Jer. 37. 15. Good Hezekiah was of another spirit and temper See his remarkable zeal 2 Chron. 31. 2. that the people might not want the service of God and vers 4. he orders the Priests and Levites maintenance that they might neither want subsistence nor encouragement A good pattern for good Magistrates who desire to promote the worship and service of God VI. By building or repairing the places of Gods worship and service Thus we finde David both by his example and entreaty prepare for the building of the Temple 1 Chron. 29. 2 3. Solomon building it It was Davids trouble and that which he looked upon as an absurdity that he should live in an House of Cedars and the Ark of God remain within curtains 2 Sam. 7. 2. Thus Joas 2 King 12. 5 6 7 8. Josiah 2 King 22. 3 4 5. took care for repairing it And it spoke the pious care of Constantine that after the Church was come out of those ten furious persecutions he caused the Idol Temples to be shut up and the Christian Churches demolished by Dioclesian to be reedified And this piece of promoting the service of God you are not ignorant how your Magistrate now in being hath imitated in reedifying that place of worship formerly famous for Perkins and others which as you cannot without ingratitude but acknowledge as a testimony of his affection to your town thus they argued of their centurion to Christ Luke 7. 5. For he loveth our nation and he hath built us a Synagogue so we cannot without uncharitableness but apprehend it as a good presage of his future zeal in his Government for promoting and upholding the true worship and service of God VII And lastly The influence of a good Magistrate will appear if we consider the sad effects of the want of Magistracy For which I shall lead you no further then this Church of the Jews read at your leisure the five last Chapters of this book of Judges where you may see the sinfull and miserable estate of the Jews when there was no King in Israel not onely outrages and filthy abominations abounding as the abusing of the Levites Concubine unto death Chap. 19. But also Irreligion and Idolatry in the

and effectuall propagating of the Gospel poured out plentifully of the extraordinary Gifts of his Spirit and it would be rashness in any one to assert that Apollos was not extraordinarily Gifted and if so this instance will nothing at all advantage those pretenders who want ordinary Gifts 4. Consider that this Apollos was one of Johns disciples ver 25. it is said He knew only the baptisme of John that is to say the doctrine of John concerning Christ to come and it may probably be thought the contrary cannot be proved that he was authorized and commissionated by John to preach the Gospel 5. Observe what this Apollos was afterwards an eminent publick and authorized preacher in the Church of Corinth S. Pauls helper and successor 1 Cor. 3. 6. I have planted saith Paul and Apollo watered and therefore S. Paul calls him his brother 1 Cor. 16. 12. and he is totidem verbis in express terms called a minister 1 Cor. 3. 5. Who is Paul or who is Apollos but ministers by whom ye believed and so famous he was that he hath the churches approbation of his Gifts verse 27. and when he came to Corinth he was so eminent that he proved the head of a sect and faction which is the highest ambition of their pretenders 1 Cor. 1. 12. One saith I am of Paul and I of Apollos and I of Cephas and I of Christ and though this was after his preaching here at Ephesus yet I reading of no ordination he received afterwards have good reason to believe that he was now ordained 6. Negative testimonies from Scripture in things circumstantiall are but illogicall and inartificiall arguments God indeed hath in things fundamentall to faith and holiness made a plentifull provision in scripture which is able to make a man wise to salvation 2 Tim. 3. 15 17. and perfect to every goodwork To assume any thing as a rule of life or foundation of faith more then that the scripture affords is to impose upon our selves and defame the scriptures but silence of scripture in things circumstantiall especially in particular instances is not rationally argumentative Argumentum ab autoritate negante sed non ab autoritate negativè valet in Theologicis saith a reverend man of our own if scripture had said plainly that Apollos was not ordained the instance had been of some force but to argue he was not ordained becaused the scripture doth not say totidem verbis he was so is to me a very irrationall and unsatisfactory argument Nay if we consider the peremptory strictness of scripture-commands none should take this office upon him but he that is called as was Aaron and that was done by the outward appointment Heb. 5. 4. of Moses and withall considering the Apostles care to leave Titus to ordain in every citie and his strict charge to Timothy to lay hands suddenly on no man to wit without examination of his 1 Tim. 5. 22. Gifts and abilities and all this to prevent disorderly promiscuous daring intrusion into the ministeriall office considering withall the solemn separating of Barnabas and Paul by prayer and laying Acts 13. 12. on of hands which calling and appointment S. Paul frequently asserts to uphold his authority amongst them to whom he wrote as to the Romans he tels them he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 separated Rom. 1. 1. unto the Gospel of Christ laying these things and many more which might be alleadged together we I think finding Apollos here preaching which may equally satisfie other instances brought out of scripture have good ground to believe he was ordained though the scripture be silent in it when it doth not assert the contrary 7. If all this will not satisfie the objectors let me adde this last by way of concession let those who lay this instance as a foundation for a Babel of confusion in the church for there can be no order in a rude and promiscuous parity I say let those pretenders demonstrate themselves to be Apollo's men eloquent and mighty in the scriptures and for my part though I think those most fit to sit in Pauls chair who have been educated and instructed at the feet of Gamaliel I profess I see no great reason or evidence of scripture why they may not be admitted to the ministeriall office But when either out of weakness they dare not or out of pride and faction they will not submit themselves to the judgement and appointment of those whom scripture precept Apostolical practise and uninterrupted custom of the church hath impowred to set apart and authorise men for this office and so enter in at the right door but will audaciously climbe up some other way excuse the expression from uncharitableness 't is our Saviours concerning the Pharisees who were like intruders in these daies they are but thieves and robbers stealing away the hearts and affection of the people yea and the maintenance too from the right and duly-constituted ministrie These considerations of the person I humbly and willingly submit to your judgements and shall come now to those qualifications which were the intended subject of my discourse when I first laid out my thoughts upon these words First 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which may have a four-fold reference 1. To his skill in Historie and Antiquitie thus Lorinus understands the word a fit qualification for an Apollos a minister of the Gospel to be versed especially in Ecclesiastical and Church-history where he may observe the various and severall providences of God protecting his church the originall and growth of errors arguments for the truth and acquaint himself with those supports and comforts which Christians have had in suffering for it all which are very usefull for an Apollos 2. To his knowledge in scripture as if herein his eloquence consisted not in a vain pomp and proud ostentation of words but in a powerfull and quaint discoverie of that majesticall elegancie and heavenly eloquence which is in scripture no greater eloquence any where then in scripture he that will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is a Metaphor you know taken from diggers in mines search and dive into them shall finde rich and precious mines of eloquence golden Allegories height of Metaphors and all other tropes and figures of Rhetorick more fully and elegantly exemplified then in any the most eloquent poet or exactest orator which the learned Glassius in his Philologia sacra hath admirably discovered True indeed a cursorie and non-observant negligent reader cannot discover it as a man who onely looks upon but never digges into a mine will never finde the treasure S. Austin confesseth Lib. 3. Confess cap. 5. that whiles he was a Manichee he had low and mean thoughts of scripture visa est mihi indigna quam Tullianae dignitati compararem saith he he thought it not comparable to Tullies eloquence but when he search't farther into them then he discovered that elegancie which became the majestie of Scripture-mysteries and men acted by