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A61517 Kalōs proestōtes, or, A view of church-government wherein the proper church-governors are demonstrated, their office, duty, work and employment ... is declared ... : in a sermon preached at West-Malling ... Septemb. 16, 1662 / by John Stileman ... Stileman, John, d. 1685. 1663 (1663) Wing S5553; ESTC R34609 27,809 36

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Commonwealth of Jsrael We are (p) Eph. 2.19 Fellow Citizens and our life here is (q) Phil. 3.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now Government is the soul of such a state take away this the whole is ruined 2. A Family the [r) Eph. 2.19 Houshold of God the (s) Gal. 6.10 A Family Houshold of faith there must be rulers in a family if any where Aequalitate nihil inaequalius when Lycurgus was urged by one to establish a Democracy in Sparta Fac primum saith he in Domotua Begin at home there would men soon see the mischief both of Anarchy An Army and a parity and I am sure much more in Gods house 3. An Army They go from strength to strength (t) Psal 84.7 Heb. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ab acie ad aciem Thy people shall be willing (v) Psal 110 3 In the day of thy power when there seems to be an allusion to the mustering of an Army and that in Decency and Order In the beauty of holiness such is Jerusalem (w) Cant. 6.4 an Army a well marshalled army with banners and there we know is the straitest discipline most absolute commands and every one strictly enjoyned his place and station It is Order makes an Army terrible This makes the enemies labour so much against the Governours and Ministers in the Church for they know A Body Destroy this order and the Church is ruined 4. A Body which the Apostle briefly hints in that to the Romans (x) Rom. 12.4.5 There are many members in one body yet all have not the same office so we being many are one body in Christ Which he more largely handles in his Epistle to the Corinthians (y) 1 Cor. 12.12 There we have Head and Members and among the parts some to direct as the eye some to be directed as the hands and feet c. Thus in the Church the Body of Christ some have one office and place some another 3. And the Censures to be exercised Censures necessary in the Church which the Church is commanded (z) 1 Cor. 5. ult put away from among you i. e. Cut of by excommunication that wicked person and for which she is commended (a) 1 Cor. 1. The neglect of them reproved and willed again to restore the Penitent these evidence that there must be Officers to dispense them 4. Neither would there be ground for those sharpe reproofes to the Corinthians (b) 1 Cor. 5.2 for not casting out the incestuous of the Angel of Pergamus (c) Rev. 2.15.16 for tolerating the Balaamites and Nicolaitans or of Thyatira (d) v. 19. for suffering that seducing Prophetesse had not God set up such Governours in his Church and given them power to Rule and order the affairs thereof Vse 1 We may justly therefore wonder what should so besot the mindes of those who would be thought Christians that their hearts should be so averse to Government and they be so easily stirred up to throw out their Rulers We cannot but with horror look back to the years that are past Oh where were the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when the hedge of Government the fence of Religion was broken down how did the subtile Foxes creep into the vineyard and the Wild Boar destroy the Vine Nature it self teacheth that in every society Sacred or Civil there must be Order and Government yet such is the corruption of men that when the Yoke though never so easie is put upon them their hearts rise against it they would not be ruled Whence is this frowardnesse and aversion but either 1. From a Selfe-Love a love to base lusts men are (e) 2 Tim. 3.2 lovers of themselves i. e. of carnal sensual selfe and then disobedient to Parents hate all Governors because unwilling their lusts should be reformed 2. or Selfe-conceit every one thinks as he in the Comick Consilii satis est in me mihi they are proud and scorn to be taught think that they know more and can do better themselves like Solomons fool (f) Prov. 26.16 Wiser in their own conceit then seven men that can render a reason 3. or Selfe-will they say we are our own (g) Psal 12.4 who shall controul us (k) Luk. 19.14 Nolumus hunc regnare We will not have such rule over us We will not and all the reason is because We will not 4. or Self-respect Men look at a vain repute to themselves (i) Phil. 2.21 Most men seek their own things and not the things of Christ. They would be Rulers Governors and Commanders themselves and take it as a discredit that others should not so account them when yet they have never well learned to hear or to obey But Blessed be God (k) Isa 1.26 He hath restored our judges as at the first and our Governours as at the beginning Though the Reines of Discipline have been broken and the bands of Government loosed yet are they now repaired and these Reines put into the proper hands Now we see again the face of a Bishop visiting his Church and Clergy Now we see the Ministers encouraged in their work that they may in peace watch over the Souls of the flock and dispense the mysteries of heaven to them Let it then be our daily prayer that God who hath thus raised up the Church from the Grave and restored her ancient Discipline and Fathers would please to go on to perfect our happiness and preserve this Order and Government that it may continue to be 1. A fence support to the Ordinances of God the Administrations of grace God having ordained special Administrators for special Administrations for special Ordinances special Officers 2. A fence to Religion to keep out Errors Heresies 3. A Preservative of Purity and Scourge of prophanesse 4. An Hedge to the Church to preserve the bands of Unity and to make (l) Psal 122.3 Jerusalem as a City that is compact together and keep off Schism and Division We may look and tremble at the sad and dismall wracks of the Church since this Union was broken Some men glory in the name of Separation but did they know and consider what it is they would look upon it as Res tremenda horrenda when there cannot be found any one of the seperate Congregations of England of a little standing but which have fallen into most monstrous opinions and innumerable subdivisions hence Arrians Socinians Anabaptists Familists Quakers and what not No wonder that so great a sin as Schisme should be accompanied with so fearful Plagues 1. We have now seen a necessity of Government and Governors in the Church 2. We are now to enquire 1. Who are these Governors The Governors Who and 2. What is their office and work 1. The Officers and Governors to be obeyed are called here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in other places (m) Rom. 12.8 1 Thes 5.12 Phil.