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A77901	Poimēnopurgos. Pastorum propugnaculum. Or, The pulpits patronage against the force of un-ordained usurpation, and invasion. By Thomas Ball, sometimes Fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now minister of the Gospel in Northampton, at the request, and by the advice, of very many of his neighbour-ministers.	Ball, Thomas, 1589 or 90-1659.	1656 (1656)	Wing B584; Thomason E863_10; ESTC R206670	204,465	356

down among them yet he sets bounds and makes a circle round about him that they might not passe (x) Exod. 19. 21 22. its true the Sons of Aaron came a little nearer but if any stranger were incouraged thereby to be uncivil he lost his life for it (y) Numb 18. 7. nay even Aarons sons if they presumed beyond their limits scaped not the first fault useth to be pardoned especially in young men that are by nature apt to make adventures yet Nadab and Abihu perish for their first fault (z) Numb 10. 1 2. and though God may be thought to be more facile now and easier of access in Gospel-times yet the Apostle doth assure us that our God is a consuming fire (a) Heb. 12. 29 it was no great fault that Ananias and his Wife committed yet both are strucken dead (b) Act. 5. 11. Vzzah thought no hurt when he toucht the Ark nor the men of Bethshemish when they looked in and yet there were fifty thousand of them smitten (c) 1 Sam. 6. 19 Scilicet in superis etiam furtiva luenda est Nec veniam laeso minime casus habet 2. It is and must be the work of man the attendance is not to supply and furnish God but to secure and save man we serve God in it but our selves more we serve him not because he wants men but because we want Masters God is attended with better Servants (d) Psal 103 20 21. blesse the Lord yea his Angels that excel in strength that do his Commandement hearkning to the voice of his words blesse the Lord all ye his Hosts ye Ministers of his that do his pleasure it is not therefore for want of Servants that men must be imployed but for his servants wants that cannot otherwise be relieved Great men take Physick when they need it because their servants cannot take it for them The greatest Queen must be in labour of her own Children the King writes Letters in behalf of Naaman but Naaman himself must wash seven times in Jordan if he will be clean (e) 2 King 5. 14. Man marr'd all and man must mend all for since by man came death by man came also the Resurrection of the dead (f) 1 Cor. 15. 21. that as in the fall it was homo homini lupus so in the rise it must be homo homini Deus the fall was such as could not be recovered but by God yet such as God could not recover but by man Christ therefore God-man was the restorer and reconciler of man to God (g) 2 Cor. 5. 19. for God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself the Angels are imployed to carry tydings of a Saviour but the Sav●our himself was God (h) Luk. 2. 11. our attendance therefore upon holy thing● is necessary non solum necessitate praecepti sed etiam medii not only in regard of Gods inju●ction Order and Command but also of our indigency If God were pleased now to speak to us from Heaven as he did unto the Jews yet we could not hear his stillest Rhetorick would be too loud for us as they profess that had experience of it (i) Deut. 5. 27 28. whereupon God promised to raise them up a Prophet like to Moses (k) Deut. 18. 15 16 7. which was made good to them in Jesus Christ a● a very good Interpreter expounds it (l) Act. 3. 22 ●3 and Christ hath ordered men unto this work until he come again (m) Joh 20. 21 22 23. as my Father sent me so I send you gives some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints the work of the Ministry and the edification of the body of Christ till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulnesse of Christ (n) Eph. 4. 11 12 13. and this is the second step that leads unto the Doctrine we designe and purpose to propose 3. That the accutest ablest and most accomplisht and improved man is much below this work I have seen sayes David an end of all perfection but thy Commandement is exceeding broad (o) Psal 119. 96. All other Arts may be comprised and brought within some bounds but Divinity is like the Authour of it infinite Hypocrates and Galen may be read and learned Justinian bound up in a volume but the Bible can never be fully understood what he said of another is only true of this ars longa vita brevis periculum anceps occasio praeceps c. No man did ever see so much but more was unseen to him and here it was truly verified that the greatest part of that we know is the least of that we know not let us instance but in one epitome or comprehensive short compendium and body of Divinity (p) 1 Tim. 3. 16. God was manifested in the flesh justified in the spirit seen of Angels preached to the Gentiles believed on in the world and received up into glory The Apostle had given Timothy in that Chapter a charge to trie such as intended ministerial imployments and he gives this reason for it that Divinity was a very large profound mysterious and abstruse abyss of matter whereof in those words he gives an instance and therefore we have seen the greatest Lamps for to have needed snuffers Moses a man made up of excellencies Sir Walter Rawley sayes he was the best Commander and leader of an Army that ever was yet that was not much taken notice of yet for his unadvised speaking was shut out of the Land of Canan (q) Psal 106. 32. Paul was a chosen Vessel (r) Act. 9. 15 yet was in Corinth in weakness and in fear and in much trembling (s) 1 Cor. 2. 3. therefore asks who is sufficient for these things (t) 2 Cor. 2. 16. some mens acumens are not sharp enough to enter and enucleate these difficult abstruse mysterious labyrinths The Apostles in their times had only that to argue and evince that Jesus Christ was the Messias and great Redeemer and Saviour of the world and to evince it had all the Creatures at command were able to controle and contradict the Lawes of nature give Rules and limits to the stoutest powers of the world (u) Mark 16. 17 18. these signes shall follow them that believe in my name they shall cast out Devils they shall speak with new tongues they shall take up Serpents and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover we have no such powerfull omnipotent convincing Arguments what we say must be argued from meaner topicks and though its truly said that posterior Dies est prioris discipulus that day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night sheweth knowledge (w) Psal 19. 2. that the

guide that is taken up on the way meerly to shew the way and an Officer that hath the conduct of a Party committed to him for which he is accountable unto the general such guides are Ministers that if the company mistake or misapply their rules hee may reform them and reduce them before their errours be incurable such Over-seers were those Elders that Paul assembles at Miletus and instructs (y) Act. 20. 28 and then lastly he bids them salute them and imbrace them in some distinction and diversity from other Saints as the Souldiers when they have been guided and conducted well salute their Officer and Commander in Chief in a different manner from their fellow-Souldiers as the Greeks did Zenophon at their return from that dangerous Expedition against the Persians 8. We say the spirituall guiding or conduct of them we do not meddle with their Temporalls no more than Christ our Master would in the dividing of that Inheritance which was proposed and submitted to him (z) Luk. 12. ●● 14. we leave this interposing in Affairs of State and meddling with Civil Interests unto the Popes of Rome and their political Incendiaries as for that distinction of in ordine ad spiritualia in relation and subordination unto their Souls good there is no question of the truth of it but onely of the extent and application for on doubt we ought to meddle with their bodies in ordine adspiritualia though the body be a carnall thing (a) 1 Cor. 6 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Jesus Christ shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of an Harlot God forbid their money is a carnall thing yet if Simon Magus will imploy it to purchase power of conserring the Holy Ghost it shall be accursed to him (b) Act. 8. 18 19 20 21. so if the Churches state require it it may be layd down at the Apostles feet (c) Acts 4. 34 35. so Garments are carnall things yet in some cases he that hath two Coats may be ordered to impart unto him that hath none and he that hath meat let him do likewise (d) Luk. 3. 11. and so Beleevers send relief unto Judea and leave it to the Elders to distribute as it s said (e) Act. 11. 28 29 30. but under this pretence for to invade the Magistrates imployment is a confusion more fit for the Synagogue of Satan than the Church of God seeing the Word of God exacts obedience unto Civill Powers (f) Rom. 13. 1 2. 1 Pet. 2. 13 14. 1 Tim. 6. 1 2. and sharply censures all Rebellions and Insurrections 9. We say unto her happinesse the scope and end of all Administrations is the happinesse and welfare of the Church even God himself makes all ends subject and subordinate to this as the Prophet shews (g) Isa 43. 3 4. I gave Egypt for thy ransom Ethiopia and Sheba for thee two of the wealthiest Nations in the World yet casts them away upon the Church yea not only Countries and Nations but also people as there it follows since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee therefore I will give men for thee and people for thy life and that disposition in God is nothing abated by length of time for all things are yours whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the World or Life or Death or things present or things to come all are yours and ye are Christs and Christ is Gods (h) 1 Cor. 3. 21. 22 23. God gives all to Christ and Christ unto his Church ask of me and I will give thee the Heathen for thine Inheritance and the uttermost ends of the earth for thy Possessions (i) Psal 2. 8. so God gives all the Kingdoms of the earth to Cyrus his Annointed and his Successors (k) Ezra 1. 2. and one of them gives all unto his Spouse (l) Est 9. 12 13 14. It is a rule with Politicians to pretend all for the publick good no body but sayes Suprema lex esto salus populi but Church Officers are they that act it really the Churches happinesse is that they level at in all they do and suffer (m) 2 Tim. 2. 10. Therefore I endure all things for the Elect sake that they may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory and doth not do it grudgingly or with dejection and sorrow of heart but with rejoying (n) Col. 1. 24. Politicians cry up the peoples good the peoples interest till they are made their trustees and have the peoples power confided in their hands and then they tell them they cannot make them happy unlesse they may have leave to ruine those that undermine them and oppose them as Tiberius was nothing but Romes great Servant but could not serve her as he would untill he had destroyed the best and most deserving of his blood and the noblest and stourest Senators but Gods Ministers are carefull to guide the Church unto her happinesse though with much unhappinesse in this World unto themselves that whatsoever power and authority they have they have it for the Church not for themselves as the Apostle doth professe (o) 2 Cor. 10. 8. 2 Cor. 13. 10. according to the power which God hath given me for ed●fication and not for your destruction those that imploy their power to silence to restrain the preaching of the Gospell to butcher and oppresse the conscientious people of their Jurisdiction and Dominions shall be in due time called to a severe account as Heathen Rome already hath been and Papall Rome shall one day be 10. We say unto her everlasting happinesse these guides and convoy is not to leave her in any danger but to attend her to her long home (p) Eph. 4. 13. till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ when there are no more Rocks nor Robbers neither sins nor sinners to afflict and undermine he when there is no Lions or Bears to rend and tear her nor sleight of men and cunning Craftiness whereby they lie in wait for to deceive as the Apostle speaks (q) Eph. 4. 14. when there are no grievous Wolues to enter in among them not sparing the Flock nor of their own selvos men arise speaking perverse things to draw Disciples after them (r) Act. 20. 29 30. they may be sent away this guard and centry is to continue so long as Christ her Husband is absent and at a distance from her yet in his powerful protection with her and that is alwayes even unto the end of the world (s) Mat. 28. 20 when there shall be an end of all things there shall be an end of this when God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more