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A78447	The censures of the church revived. In the defence of a short paper published by the first classis within the province of Lancaster ... but since printed without their privity or consent, after it had been assaulted by some gentlemen and others within their bounds ... under the title of Ex-communicatio excommunicata, or a Censure of the presbyterian censures and proceedings, in the classis at Manchester. Wherein 1. The dangerousness of admitting moderate episcopacy is shewed. ... 6. The presbyterian government vindicated from severall aspersions cast upon it, ... In three full answers ... Together with a full narrative, of the occasion and grounds, of publishing in the congregations, the above mentioned short paper, and of the whole proceedings since, from first to last.	Harrison, John, 1613?-1670.; Allen, Isaac, 17th cent.	1659 (1659)	Wing C1669; Thomason E980_22; ESTC R207784	289,546	380

we said had spoken so fully touching that point that we knew not what could be added more We shall give the Reader some short accompt of what he may find more at large in the Authors themselves only mentioning some things which the London Ministers in their Jus divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici and the Provinciall Assembly of London in their Vindication of the Presbyterian Government have upon the Texts we urged to prove from them the Divine right of ruling a Elders Office 1. The first Text we urged for the divine right of the ruling Elders Office was Rom. 12. 6 7 8. which runs thus Having then Gifts differing according to the Grace given whether Prophesie let us Prophesie according to the proportion of Faith or Ministry let us wait on our Ministry or he that teacheth on teaching or he that exhorteth on exhortation He that giveth ●et him do it with simplicity He that ruleth with diligence He that sheweth mercy with cheerfulness Upon this Text the Provinciall Assembly of London in their Vindication do thus express themselves In which words say they we have a perfect enumeration of all the ordinary Offices of the Church These Offices are reduced first to two generall heads Prophesie and Ministry and are therefore set down in the Abstract By Prophesie is meant the Faculty of right understanding interpreting and expounding the Scriptures Ministry comprehends all other Employments in the Church Then these generals are subdivided into the speciall Offices contained under them and are therefore put down in the Concrete Under Prophesie are contained 1. He that teacheth that is the Doctor or Teacher 2. He that exhorteth i. e. the Pastor Under Ministry are comprised 1. He that giveth that is the Deacon 2. He that ruleth that is the ruling Elder 3. He that sheweth mercy which * Office pertained unto them who in those dayes had care of the sick So that in these words we have the ruling Elder plainly set down and contradistinguished from the teaching and exhorting Elder as appears by the distributive Particles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whether he that teacheth whether he that exhorteth whether he that ruleth c. And here likewise we have the Divine Institution of the ruling Elder for so the words hold forth Having then gifts differing according to the Grace that is given unto us And this also in the third Verse According as God hath dealt to every man c. This Officer is the Gift of Gods free Grace to the Church for the good of it Thus far the Provinciall Assembly of London And then they vindicate the Text from what is objected against it The London Ministers in their Jus divinum Regiminis Ecclesiastici do urge the Argument drawn hence for the Jus divinum of the ruling Elders Office more fully After they had given a view of the scope and contexture of the Chapter and given the like exposition of the Text quoting also Paraeus and Piscator and Calvin and Beza on the place who give the same exposition as is manifest to him that will but consult those Interpreters upon the Text they then do argue thus from this place Major Whatsoever 1 Members of Christs organical body have an 2 ordinary 3 Office of ruling therein given 4 them of God 5 distinct from all other ordinary standing Officers in the Church 6 together with direction from God how they are to rule they are the ruling Elders we seek and that Jure divino Minor But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. He that ruleth mentioned in Rom. 12. 8. is a 1 Member of Christs Organicall Body having an 2 ordinary 3 Office of ruling therein 4 given him of God 5 distinct from all other standing Officers in the Church 6 together with direction how he is to rule Conclus Therefore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. He that ruleth mentioned in Rom. 12. 8. is the ruling Elder we seek and that Jure divino The severall particulars noted in the Major and Minor Propositions they do distinctly prove and are too large here to transcribe but they may be seen all made good from Pag. 125. to Pag. 131. And to which we refer the Reader Then they proceed to vindicate this Text from the severall exceptions made against the alledging of it for the proof of the Divine right of the ruling Elders Office by Feild Sutlive Bilson from Pag. 130. to pag. 136. And as touching Dr. Sutlive they have a remarkable passage which they note in the Margin pag. 131. which we think fit to recite in their own words which are as followeth As for this Dr. Sutlive divers times hereafter mentioned the Reader may please to take notice here once for all that he told a reverend Minister in London yet living and ready if need were to testifie the same upon Oath who declared it to one of the Authors of this Treatise Feb. 16. 1646. That he was sorry with all his heart that ever he put Pen to Paper to write against Beza as he had done in the behalf of the proud domineering Prelates And he spoke this with great indignation It is good for men then to take heed that they be not too hot for the Prelacy nor too earnest in contending against the Office of ruling Elders for we see they may come to repent hereof before they die 2. In the next place follows 1 Cor. 12. 28. And God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers after that Miracles then gifts of healing helps Governments diversities of Tongues The Provinciall Assembly of London in their Vindication urge this Text thus Here we have an enumeration of sundry Officers of the Church and amongst others there are Helps Governments By Helps are meant Deacons as not onely our reformed Divines but Chrysostome and Estius and others observe And by Governments are meant the ruling Elders That this may the better appear they do here prove six things 1. That by Governments are meant men exercising Government the Abstract being put for the Concrete which they shew appears first by the beginning of the Verse God hath set some in his Church which relates to Persons not to Offices Secondly By the 29 and 30 Verses where the Apostle speaks Concretively of those things which he had spoken of before Abstractively Are all Workers of Miracles Have all the gifts of Healing Do all speak with Tongues c. And so by consequence Are all Helpers are all Governours 2. That the Governour here meant must needs be a Church Governour not the civil Magistrate because this is beside the whole scope of the Chapter treating meerly on Spirituall Church Matters not at all of Secular or Civil Because also it is said expresly That he is seated in the Church Now the Magistrate as such is not placed by God in the Church but in the Common-weale And lastly Because the Apostle writes of such Governours that had at that time