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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81924	A model of church-government: or, The grounds of the spirituall frame and government of the house of God. Shewing, what the holy Scriptures have therein delivered; what the best Reformed Churches do practise; what the tender consciences may rest in. For the better satisfaction of such as scruple at the work of reformation, declared and appointed by severall ordinances of Parliament. / By John Dury, one of the Assembly of Divines; who hath travelled heretofore in the work of peace among the churches.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1647 (1647)	Wing D2873; Thomason E383_26; ESTC R21589	67,352	88

Covenant f Exod. 19. 5. If ye will obey my voice indeed and keep my covenant then ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me or to confirm g and keep them in it g Isa 8. 16. Binde up the Testimony seal the Law among my disciples Ezek. 20. 19 20. I am the Lord your God walk in my statutes and keep my judgements and do them and hallow my Sabbaths and they shall be a signe between me and you that ye may know that I am the Lord your God 4. The meanes which doth bring men to the Covenant is that which begetteth Faith the meanes which doth confirm and keep men in the Covenant is that which increaseth and strengtheneth Faith and the meanes which doth reclaim men from the breach of the Covenant is that which doth chastise unbelief and disobedience 5. To beget Faith the ordinance of Preaching h is appointed h Rom. 10. 14. How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they heare without a Preacher v. 17. So then faith commeth by hearing and hearing by the word of God To confirm it i the same ordinance is to be used i 1 Pet. 2. 2. Desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby together with the ordinance of k Prayer k Act. 6. 4. But we will give our selves continually unto Prayer and to the ministry of the Word and the right use of l Baptism l Mat. 28. 19. Baptizing them in the name of the Father c. Act. 2. 40. Then they that gladly received the word were baptized and the m Lords supper m Act. 2. 41. And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and breaking of bread and in prayer and the fellowship of the Saints by their n assemblies n Heb. 10. 25. Not forsaking the Assembling of our selves together c. and by the supporting of one another in their o burthens o Gal. 6. 2. Beare ye one anothers burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ And to reclaim the disobedient from the breach of the Covenant the rod p of Discipline p 1 Cor. 4. 21. Shall I come with a Rod c. and weapons of q Revenge are appointed q 2 Cor. 10. 6. Having in a readinesse to Revenge all disobedience 6. These ordinances are not to be concealed but by the publike profession r of the Gospel administred in the Church r Mat. 5. 14. Ye are the light of the world a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid v. 15. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushell v. 16. Let your light shine so before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in heaven 7. The ordinances of Government are to be administred by those who are intrusted with the s Keyes of the kingdome of heaven whose authority is to binde or loose and to remit or retain sinnes according to the revealed will of God ministerially s Mat. 16. 19. And I will give thee the Keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shal be bound in heaven whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven Joh. 20. 23. Whosoever sinnes ye remit they are remitted unto them and whosoever sinnes ye retain they are retained The key of Knowledge must alwayes make way for the key of Discipline because the weapons of Righteousnesse must first lead the minds of men captive and convict their consciences t before they be made use of to revenge disobedience t 2 Cor. 10. 4 5. The weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought unto the obedience of Christ and having in a readinesse to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled Luk. 11. 52. Ye have taken away the key of knowledge c. CHAP. IV. Concerning the office imployment of the Pastor and Teacher 1. THat Christ Jesus hath appointed Pastors and Teachers to be officers in his Church is evident from Joh. 10. 1 2. the Sheep-fold the Shepherd of the sheep Ephes 4. 11. He gave some Pastors and Teachers 2. That to these officers the whole work and effect of the ordinary Administration is committed is also evident from Ephes 4 11 till 17. where next unto the extraordinary officers of the church who are Apostles Prophets and Evangelists the ordinary who are Pastors and Teachers are ranked unto whom together with the others all is ascribed that is to be done concerning the Church Therefore the extraordinary officers ceasing all is committed unto the ordinary administration which resteth upon these 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3 4. Feed the flock 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shepherdize the flock 3. That these officers are distinct from Ruling Elders and that Ruling Elders are subordinate unto their imployment is cleer from 1 Tim. 5. 17. The Elders that Rule well especially they that labour in the word and doctrine That they are also distinct from Deacons and that these are subordinate unto them in like manner is cleer from Act. 6. 2 3 4. It is not reason we should leave the Word and serve tables Look out men whom we may appoint over this busines but we will give our selves to Prayer and to the ministery of the Word 4. That in the work of the Ministery the duties of the Pastor and Teacher are to be jointly performed doth appeare by this that the Pastors according to Gods heart do feed the people with knowledge and understanding Jer. 3. 15. Then also reproofs rebukes and exhortations which are the proper work of the Pastor must be performed with all long suffering and doctrine which is the proper work of the Teacher 2 Tim. 4. 2. 5. That the speciall gifts and proper works of both these are neverthelesse distinct is also apparent from Rom. 12. 6 7 8. Having gifts differing He that teacheth on teaching He that exhorteth on exhortation And 1 Cor. 12. 8. To one is given the word of wisdome which is the Pastoral to another the word of knowledge which is the Doctoral gift 6. So then the Pastoral office doth eminently contain the use of all other offices for all that is to be done by the Teacher or by the Ruling Elder or the Deacon is to be subservient unto this care and in case these officers be wanting the Pastor is to do all by himself even as the Apostles did the work of the Deacons before those officers were chosen Act. 4. 34 35. They laid down the prices at the Apostles feet and distribution was made And when all these do their duties he ought carefully to concurre with them therein Rom. 12. 5. We being many are one body and every one members one of another 1 Cor. 12. 20. They are many members yet but one body vers 25. The members should have the