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diversity_n	apostle_n	church_n	teacher_n	555	5	9.5793	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73049	Englands pvrginge fire Conteyninge two petitions, the one to the Kinges most excellent Majesty, the other to the High Courte of Parliament held at this tyme in England. Shewinge in diverse perticulers, how the Church in England might be ordered, yet more conformably to the Will of God reveiled in his worde then at this day it is. Herewithall is declared, the evell and lamentable effects of our vnable and negligent ministers: and the happy fruict of our learned and painefull pastors. A worke most needefull for theise tymes, as servinge to turne away the wrath and iudgements of God from this lande, through the removinge, (accordinge to the advertisements herein given) such disorders and evells, as for which the wrath of God may be, and is, kindled against this Land, and the church therein.	Proctor, Thomas, fl. 1621.	1621 (1621)	STC 20408.5; ESTC S124597	53,590	98

Israell and Iudah concerninge this matter of orderinge the Church and secondly takinge occasion therefrom to shevv vvherein or in vvhat needefull perticulers I in all humility crave your Royal Povverfull Assistance I. CHAP. OF David we reade 1. Chron 24 3 That he distributed Zadock of the sonnes of Eleazar and Ahimilech of the sonnes of Ithamar accordinge to their Offices in their Ministration Againe Of Hezekiah we reade 2. Chron 31 2 That he appointed the courses of the Preists and Levits by their turnes euery man accordinge to his office both Preists and Leuits for the burnts Offerings and peace Offerings to Minister and to give thancks to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. Againe we reade of the same Kinge 2. Chron 24 25 That he appointed also the Levits in the house of the Lord with Cymbals with Viols and with Harps accordinge to the commandement of David and Gad the Kinges Secr and Nathan the Prophet for the commandement noteth this Scripture was by the Hande of the Lord and by the hande of his Prophets Hence vve have evidence that the Kinges Office streatcheth to order the Ecclesiastical Ministers Ministrations accordinge to the Ordinance or Commandement of God therefore Kinges are Gods Ministers to see that such Ecclesiasticall Officers Offices as God ordeyned in the Church be founde in the Church of God vvithin their seuerall Dominions But hovv cann Kinges vnder the Christianity doe this if they have not povver over those in vvhom is the povver of Ordeyninge Ecclesiastical Ministers constreyninge them if neede be to ordeine such Ministers as neede For Ministers must first be before they can be distributed to the seuerall Offices neither can our Kinges distribute Ministers to the seuerall Offices if they have not power over those by whō ecclesiastical Ordination is conveyed Vnder the Lawe Ministers vvere propagated by Generatiö vnder the Ghospel they are propagated by Ordination therefore vvhere Ministers vvant to be distributed to due Offices the Kinge is Gods Minister to constreine if neede be the Minister vvho hath povver of Ordination to ordeine Ministers for needefull offices Such ecclesiasticall Ministers therefore as God by his vvoorde preserved in Scripture giues us light vvarrant for that they ought to be in the Church vve may petition your Majestie that they be ordeined and distributed to their appointed Offices if our Cleargy in vvhom is the povver of Ordination be herein negligent True it is that this Church hath bene very happy in its preservinge in the Reformation Arch-Bishops Bishops Preists and Deacons and vve of theise tymes are herein likevvise happy that such are continued in this Church vvith your Majesties gratious allovvance therefore I am not in this Chapter to petition for the ordeyninge of such Ministers That vvhich I petition your Majestie for in this Chapter is 1. That such ecclesiasticall Officers as are wantinge in our Church may be ordeyned in this Church 2. That Pa●ishes Bishopdomes and Arch Bishopdomes may be conveniently bounded 3. That you continue to free this Church from all forreine and unlaw full ecclesiasticall usurpations Powers THose ecclesiasticall Officers which I accoumpt to wante unto our Church are Lay Elders or Governours in every Parrish Church who with though under the Cleargy in that Church should Governe the Church in that Parrish But because theise are not onely not as yet admitted in this Church but also are by our Cleargy comtemptuously written of and spoaken against therefore I humbly pray that I may first shew by the vvord of God in Scripture that God Orderned such in the Church and secondly that I may answere some questions which may be moved concerning such The Apostle S. Paule 1. Cor. 12 28 saith thus And God hath ordeined some in the Church as first Apostles secondly Prophets thirdly Teachers then them that doe Miracles after that the guifts of healinge Helpers Governours diversitie of tongues From vvhich Scripture appeares that by Gods Ordinance there vvere in those time Governours in the Church which both were inferior to Teachers and also were not Teachers That they were to be inferior to Teachers appeares in that they are ranked in order farr under Teachers for as Teachers here rancked under Apostles in Order were doubtless inferior to Apostles so theise Governours thus rancked under Teachers in Order were inferior to Teachers And that they were not Teachers may appeare in that verse 29 the Apostle saith Are all Apostles are all Prophets are all Teachers for this manner interrogation of the Apostles proves that as all Teachers were not Apostles so those named after Teachers were not Teachers And indeede why saith the Apostle are all Teachers if it miply not that those which follow Teachers were not to be Teachers I conclude therefore from this Scripture that it was Gods owne Ordinance that there should be in the Church a sorte of Governours besides Teachers and which might not be Teachers To this wee may add yet a further evidence for this which we have by another portion of Scripture as 1. Tim. 5 17 where we thus reade The Elders that Rule well are worthie of double Honour specially they that labour in the vvorde and Doctrine Where the Apostle not proceedinge from Teachinge to labouringe in Teachinge but from Rulinge to labouringe in the vvorde this argues undeniably that some for Rulinge vvell onely were worthy of double Honor For when the Apostle saith The Elders that Rule well are vvorthie of double Honour who cann deny double honor to theise if they onely Ruled vvell and Taught not at all Therefore I cannot but conclude that in those times there vvere Governours in the Church who for Rulinge well onely though they laboured not in the vvorde were worthy of double Honor. And indeede if here we should take the construction which some make of this speach wher they say that here the Apostle meanes that all theise Elders are Teachers and that he specially commends some of them for labouringe or taking more paines in the vvorde then others tooke then it would followe first that not for Ruling well onely some were to have double Honor which thing is directly against this Scripture secondly that some Teachers were worthy of double honor for Rulinge well onely though they Taught not at all but this were an error not to be conceaved in the Apostle seing not to Teach but onely Rule is in a Teacher or Preacher of the Ghospell such a Neglect of a very speciall Duty as that such Teacher is worthy rather of Reproofe and Punishment then of double Honor Moreover if the Apostle would have us understande that some Teachers are worthy of double Honor for Rulinge well but specially such as labour more painefully in Teachinge then it had benefit he should have said Those Elders that teach and Rule well are worthy of double Honor specially they that labour in the vvord more then others for verily it is an unfit skippinge from Rulinge to a degree