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A34757 The country-parson's advice to his parishioners in two parts ... 1680 (1680) Wing C6566; ESTC R15994 99,699 230

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6._o and_o of_o that_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n which_o he_o have_v hear_v from_o he_o in_o faith_n and_o love_n v._o 13._o chargeshim_n to_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o faithful_a man_n who_o may_v be_v able_a to_o teach_v other_o also_o chap._n 2._o v._n 2._o and_o the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v titus_n to_o who_o care_n he_o have_v commit_v the_o whole_a church_n of_o the_o island_n of_o crete_n that_o he_o have_v leave_v he_o there_o and_o appoint_v he_o to_o ordain_v elder_n i.e._n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o every_o city_n chap._n 1._o v._n 5._o to_o these_o st._n paul_n give_v direction_n how_o they_o shall_v behave_v themselves_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o his_o expression_n be_v 1_o tim._n 3._o c._n 15._o v._n not_o only_o as_o to_o the_o ordain_v of_o other_o but_o likewise_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n 1._o as_o to_o preach_v that_o they_o shall_v hold_v fast_o that_o form_n of_o doctrine_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o teach_v that_o and_o none_o other_o 1_o tim._n 6.14_o and_o 2_o tim._n 3.14.2_o as_o to_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n 1_o tim._n 2.1_o 2_o 3.3_o as_o to_o government_n and_o discipline_n the_o hold_v of_o ecclesiastical_a court_n the_o receive_n of_o accusation_n the_o convent_v of_o the_o accuse_v public_o the_o correct_v of_o heretical_a and_o other_o disorderly_a person_n the_o stop_n of_o their_o mouth_n and_o the_o excommunicate_v they_o or_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n charge_v they_o to_o prejudge_v no_o man_n cause_n and_o to_o do_v nothing_o for_o favour_n or_o partiality_n 1_o tim._n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o v._o and_o tit._n 1._o c._n 11._o v._n and_o chap._n 3._o v._n 10._o and_o so_o likewise_o as_o to_o the_o reconcile_n of_o penitent_n and_o restore_v they_o into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o pardon_n 1_o tim._n 5.22_o v._o by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v plain_o that_o christ_n do_v not_o commit_v the_o care_n of_o those_o soul_n which_o he_o have_v redeem_v with_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n to_o those_o only_a who_o be_v in_o a_o particular_a manner_n call_v his_o apostle_n in_o the_o word_n before_o set_v down_o but_o that_o he_o do_v there_o settle_v a_o order_n of_o man_n and_o give_v authority_n to_o that_o order_n in_o a_o perpetual_a succession_n to_o watch_v over_o they_o and_o to_o see_v that_o none_o of_o they_o perish_v or_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o happiness_n which_o he_o design_v for_o they_o but_o 2._o thou_o must_v acknowledge_v likewise_o that_o this_o order_n of_o man_n thus_o settle_v by_o christ_n to_o take_v care_n of_o soul_n be_v authorize_v