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A47625	A systeme or body of divinity consisting of ten books : wherein the fundamentals and main grounds of religion are opened, the contrary errours refuted, most of the controversies between us, the papists, Arminians, and Socinians discussed and handled, several Scriptures explained and vindicated from corrupt glosses : a work seasonable for these times, wherein so many articles of our faith are questioned, and so many gross errours daily published / by Edward Leigh.	Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.	1654 (1654)	Wing L1008; ESTC R25452	1,648,569	942

gap Ieremiah prayed so much and earnestly for the people till God was even fain to discharge him Paul almost in every Epistle tels them to whom he writeth That he maketh mention of them in his prayers and the Apostle tels the Colossians that Epaphras a Minister of theirs did labour for them fervently in his prayers Reasons 1. It is one of the most excellent means to make their other labours prosperous by procuring a blessing upon them from God 2. This is the next way to provoke in his heart a holy Christian and spiritual love of them Let any man accustom to pray to God fervently for any person and it will increase an holy and heavenly affection to them as much as any one thing in the world graces grow and increase by exercise prayer is an exercise of love and charity 3. This is the best way to prevent discouragement in ones labours We may communicate with evil Ministers See 1 Sam. 3. 12 25. 30. 1. Our Saviour hath taught us to hold communion with wicked men for the godly's sake that were among them Yea with such as were tied in the cords of sinne with such as did manifestly live and die in their sins without repentance Iohn 8. 21 59. with Luk. 22. 7 8. Of the Brownists Mr Paget in his Arrow against the Separatists Chap. 8. shews That both Ainsworth and Barrow hold that Baptism administred by Papists is to be retained Ministers must be faithful in their Calling Christ was a merciful and faithful high-Priest His faithfulnesse consists in these things First In revealing the whole counsel of God Acts 20. 27. and only the counsel of God Secondly In dwelling among their people and using their best indeavour to know them well Prov. 27. 23. Iohn 10. 14. Acts 20. 20 28. Phil. 2. 19. 1 Thess. 3. 5. Col. 4. 8. Heb. 13. 17. One saith It is but the least part of a Ministers work which is done in the Pulpit Paul taught them from house to house day and night with tears Act. 20. 29 31. To go daily from house to house to see how they live Ministers must be themselves of an unblameable life Matth. 5. 13. Act. 20. 28. 4. 12. 5. 22. They must frame their lives answerable to their Doctrine This was typed by Aarons Urim and Thummim which he was to carry in the Brest-plate upon his heart for the one betokened Light and Verity of Doctrine the other Uprightnesse and Integrity of life The same was also signified by the golden Bels and Pomegranates hanging round about upon the hemme of his priestly vestment for the Bels are no other then the sound of wholsom preaching and the Pomegranates then the fruits of good living Peaceable not given to sutes and contentions with the people 1 Tim. 3. 3. They should be couragious and bold as Luther Painful Their Calling is a labour 1 Thess. 2. 9. and a travel 2 Thes. 3. 8. Those that labour in the Word and Doctrine I laboured more abundantly then they all Send forth labourers into thy harvest Verbi Minister es hoc age was Mr Perkins Motto See 2 Tim. 4. 1. He must be diligent and painfull both in Study and Preaching Melancthon said there were three hard labours Regentis Docentis Parturientis I have heard it as a certain truth concerning Reverend Mr Bains that every Sermon cost him as much in his sense as he thought as it did ordinarily cost a woman to bring a childe into the world I travel in birth till I see Iesus Christ formed in you Chrysostome saith The work of a Minister is more laborious then that of a Carpenter When he hath wrought hard all day he goes home and comes again in the morning and findes his work as he left it but we hew and take pains and leave our people and come again and finde them worse then before The Honour and Dignity of this Function Although the Ministery above all Callings be most subject to the contempt and disgrace of prophane men yet the Function is a worthy and excellent work and as God himself hath greatly honoured them so can they not but be honoured of all those who are the children of God 1. The subject of this Office is the souls of men their far better and more worthy part the spiritual immortal and most heavenly part of man other functions are conversant about the body or estate 2. The proper end of this is to procure Gods greatest glory in subduing souls to him and in bringing men to the greatest happinesse whereof they are capable even to grace here and glory hereafter This is to establish the spiritual Kingdom of grace in the hearts of men to convert them to God and make them heirs of everlasting happinesse At the last day shall Andrew come in with Achaia by him converted to the saving knowledge of the truth Iohn with Asia Thomas with India Peter with the Jews and Paul with the Gentiles See 1 Thes. 2. 19. A Minister is called a man of God 1 Sam. 9. 5. 1 Tim. 5. 1. 2. 3 17. His chief busines is to deal with God and to be his Messenger unto men the man of his counsel who was admitted to be familiarly with him yea whose whole life was to be consecrated to a specia●●ttendance upon God and his special service of making his waies known unto the sons of men They are called Messengers of the Lord of Hosts Mal. 2. 7. Embassadours of Christ 2 Cor. 5. 10. Angels of the Churches Fathers of their people 2 Cor. 5. 19 20. God tels Levi he will be his inheritance Deut. 10. 8 9. God protects them Revel 2. Christ holds the Starres in his hand We are commanded to receive them in the Lord to hold them in reputation to esteem them very highly for their works sake to hold them worthy double honour and to obey them Good men have loved faithful Ministers 2 Chron. 30. 22. 31. 4. 35. 2. Mat. 10. 11. Act. 16. 15. Aquila and Priscilla preferred Pauls safety before their own Obadiah hid the Prophets with the hazard of his life 1 King 18. 4. See against the contempt of them as Ministers 2 Chron. 36. 16. Luk. 10. 16. Of their Maintenance A sufficient maintenance is due to the Minister 1 Cor. 9. 9 10 14 15. The stipend of Ministers must be sufficient honourable and stable but the quota pars is not determined 1 Tim. 5. 17. Honour there is maintenance the Elder is the Minister If they be worthy to receive then it is not in the pleasure of man to pay as he list If the maintenance must be honourable then it must not be of benevolence for that is commonly both scant and uncertain which is a thing miserable not honourable Tenuitatem beneficiorum sequitur ignorantia Sacerdotum It is a great Question An decimae Ministris jure divino sint solvendae The Schoolmen are generally for the negative