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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42933	Gods government of his church, and the deputation thereof to men both for the civill and ecclesiastical estate : especially for the ecclesiasticall, concerning which many doubts and debates are now moved.		1641 (1641)	Wing G958; ESTC R21789	29,179	52

holy Nation Exod. 19.6 so under the Gospel God hath chosen a generation a royall Priesthood an holy nation nation a peculiar people 1 Pet. 2.9 God of old c Psal 76.1 was known in Jewry salvation was of the Jews Now also there are the Jews indeed and the d Gal. 6.16 Israel of God those who know God in Christ and he e Rom. 2.28 is not a Jew who is one outward in the flesh but he is one who is one within in the heart whose praise is not onely of men that his brethren should praise him but of God also by whom to be praised argueth a true praise indeed And now the old Jerusalem being demolished Jerusalem f Gal. 4.26 from above is the true mother of us all There is also a great correspondence between the enemies of Gods people then and of true Christian now Then was an enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent Christ in his time found a generation g Mat. 23.33 of vipers or serpents opposing him Himself h Apoc. 12. and his Angels Apostles and others were fought against by the Dragon and his Angels or instruments A late upstart persecuting Egypt and Babel exercise cruelty on the Christian Church as the former Egypt and Babel did on Gods people Sundry crosses betided Israel formerly in the wildernesse the Church under the Gospel is again driven into the i Apoc. 12.6 wilderness and gratiously still maintained by Gods hand as before another Gog k Apoc. 20.8 and Magog fight against the Church in these last dayes as in former times There were false Prophets among Gods people of old and a 1 Jude 11. Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse such there are now who spare not the flock wolves m Act. 20.29 in sheeps cloathing There were before a Jannes and Jambres who resisted Moses so now there n 2 Tim. 3.8 are some who resist the truth There was of old a gainsaying of Koreh against Moses and the Priests in sacred administration above others as if God had made a parity the like gainsaying to that of Koreh is foretold to been in o Jude 11. these last times So then seeing God giveth us no new Scripture over and above the old and new Testament but of his great mercy hath left them unto us for to direct our judgements and practice to them both we ought carefully to attend The old Testament was made usefull and was sufficient for the Jewish Church the old and new together have whatsoever is necessary for these last times We must fetch our instruction from both and therefore the new often relateth to the old for the old is of great use still in very many things and the equity still remaines of many observances types and ceremonies which themselves are not to bee used Christ fulfilled and put an end to some of them as the sacrifices and Paschal lamb which typed Christs dying for our sins and Jonas type shewing his rising againe the third day the observance of beasts cleane and uncleane shewing a distinction of Jews and Gentiles and some other the like Yet when Christ had fulfilled these and put a period to their observance some instruction thence is to bee raised to our selves as thus Christ was offered up as a sacrifice for us and dyed on the Grosse wee therefore must not p As Paul Act. 20.24 refuse to dye for the Gospel and must q Col. 3.5 sacrifice and mortifie our lusts Christ was the true Pascha and ended that type but in stead of it instituted the Lords Supper Christ as Jonas rose againe the third day we must rise from the death of sin the Gentiles were as beasts unclean but Christ purifying their hearts by faith they are become clean and fellow heires and one body with us yet even to this day wee r 2 Cor. 6.14 must not bee unequally yoked by marriage with infidels nor ſ 2 Thes 3.6 communicate with such as walk inordinately Other rites and ceremonies there be in the Law which do directly concern us yet their literal observance is utterly taken away as namely the seventh daies Sabbath answerable to Gods resting from creating the world was fulfilled and ended by Christs body resting that day in the grave but yet a new * Heb. 4.10 day of rest comes in place of it the Lords day in which Christ rested from the work of our Redemption Circumcision is abolished yet circumcision of heart and lips are still of use And as a Jewish child was to be circumcised the eighth day so ought a Christians child to be baptized in its infancy though Christ hath not expressely injoyned this in the new Testament The Israelites were to keep the Paschal feast to express their belief in Christs deliverance of them to come and their thankfulnesse for the same so hath not the Christian Church well ordained a solemn Easter feast in memory and thankfulnesse for our deliverance from a worse bondage purchased by Christ The Jews kept a feast at Pentecost in memory of Gods giving them the Law at that time and hath not the Christian Church well appointed us to observe with thankfulnesse our Pentecost at which time Christ sent downe the holy Ghost on the Apostles and others inabling them to write for us the Gospel and to deliver unto us all necessary saving and comforting truth and if the Jewes lawfully kept the feast of dedication instituted for the memory of Gods mercy unto them after Antiochus Epiphanes profanation of the Sanctuary as verily they did for Christ witnessed thereunto a Joh. 10.22 by his observance of that feast much more may wee lawfully in a thankfull remembrance of any great deliverance or favour of God observe a solemnity which publick authority shall ordaine As the Israelites in the wildernesse gathered Manna as every one could best find it laid it down in cōmon to bee distributed to every family according to their need in regard of the number of their persons yet in Canaan every one held a propriety in their possessions and goods So the Apostles and primitive Christians in case of necessity had all things common which concerned their present maintainance yet afterward left every man to hold a propriety in his estate and goods The Fire which descended from heaven to burn the sacrifices was by the care of the Priests to be kept ever burning and never to goe out so now the Spirit of God which came downe from heaven upon the Apostles in the similitude of fiery tongues is ever to be kept in and not to be quenched 1. Thes 5.19 The Priests and Levites who in time of the Law * 1. Cor. 9.13 attended at the Altar partaked with the Altar so now they which labour in the Gospel ought to live of the Gospel The sacrificing Priests and Levites teachers of the Israelites had as the Priests in the Patriarchs time

God was much enlarged The Church is now and ever was a Body consisting of severall members some in this a 1 Cor. 12. Body are eyes some hands some feet c. some b Luk. 22.26 are greater and chiefe some lesse in the Kingdome of Christ The lesse have a lesse service or charge the greater and chiefe are or should bee of greater service and imployment for the good of the whole and so they are indeed though it may seeme otherwise A prudent and considerate man will not judge the belly in the Roman Apologue to bee idler then the other parts nor the Master of the Ship sitting at the Sterne a lesse actor for the welfare of the passengers then they which tug at the oares or hoyse or strike saile As the hand and foot are content with their owne offices so should each member in the Church but yet there is a difference in some regard for one of inferiour place in the Church may desire the improvement of his talent and abilities may desire 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as was said above As Saint Paul approves this so the practice of the primitive times shew it then to have beene usuall Matthias of a Disciple was made an Apostle Philip of a Deacon became an Evangelist Furthermore concerning the performance of these Ecclesiasticall offices Saint Paul speaking of and particularly reckoning up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the diversities of Gods gifts sheweth a more excellent way to use them namely That whatsoever gift of God in this kinde any one hath hee should above all make use of Christian love without which tongues prophesie knowledge faith and all other gifts and graces are nothing and with which Christian love if any ones heart bee truly enflamed hee will apply himselfe to doe good in the Church in whatsoever kinde hee can as Pastor as Deacon as a fellow-workman as a Presbyter as an helper c. yea doe any usefull service in the Church as God gives ability and occasion is offered So Saint John being an Apostle did as a Prophet write the Revelation and as an Evangelist also his Gospel a divine supplement to the three other Gospels and then his Epistles Paul sent forth to preach did sometimes baptise performed the part of a Deacon and Evangelist yea became all things to all men But how may it appeare that any one as a Bishop had many Presbyters and Deacons under him or had a Diocesse or a large circuit of a country to be overseen by him Answer Wee may observe that the Apostles in regard of thepaucity of labourers in the great harvest of God had large as I may call them Diocesses and that each of them settled Presbyters in many Cities as we conceive by that which we read of some of them It is also manifest that there were many Presbyters at once in a Act. 20. Ephesus Acts 20. in Jerusalem Act. 11.30 in Antioch Act. 13.1 b Act. 11.30 at Caesarea there were at one time Philip the Evangelist Paul c Act. 13.1 and the companions of his travels Agabus and Luke These would not have stayed there but that there was worke for more then one of them Seeing professours of Christianity much increased and the Apostles endevoured to hold them in the true faith and still to convert more Proselites it necessarily followeth that they would not see them want any needfull supply of Teachers and Instructors but sent their Ministers and helpers to any Church as any present occasion required and that they call'd them back as they found necessary and expedient for any other place And seeing some Cities were large and had many a Act. 13.5 Synagogues which the Apostles made use of and so probably such as were by them sent or left there to preach it was requisite that they should have more then one Presbyter for the same over which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Angell of the Church was left When the rest of the twelve Apostles were dead and Saint John onely left alive but aged he not able to visit some remote Churches in his own person by writing to the seven Churches of Asia informed every one who had an eare in any Church whatsoever to heare their duties These Angels might according to the example of Titus left by Paul in Creet ordaine Presbyters in every of their Cities They might also try those who said * Rev. 3.9 Rev. 2.2 they were Jewes that is Christians and might examine them who pretended to be Apostles and were found lyars Had not these seven Churches more then one Teacher entertained in them no stranger would have fained * Say he was an Apostle a mission unto any of them and if the Angell of a Church exercised his power to examine and reject false pretenders we see thereby what his authority was for he who could do thus by a stranger might doe as much by a Presbyter bred up in his owne Church As for Diocesses the thing is ancient For the great Cities of old had some Pagi or villages neer adjoyned and subordinate to them Hence we read of a Jos 15. Gilead Ekron c. and their villages of Jerusalem b Ezek. 16. and her daughters Of this there is no need to doubt because it is usuall in all Countries whatsoever as being a thing for many reasons expedient and therefore wee may well grant that Ephesus Smyrna Philadelphia c. had some villages depending on them and subject to them and that therein some free men of the chiefe Cities did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inhabit And thus the thing is ancient how late soever some affirme the name to be Men also have used of old 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to dwell together for mutuall defence and comfort one of another so that the thing here also is ancient and was fitted of old for the name of Christian Parishes Suppose there were such adjacent villages to the great Cities and that the retired persons and shepheards there harkned as soon or sooner to the Gospel then the richer and greater Citizens who were cumbred with worldly imployments burdened with the weight of honourable places because also the shepheards of Bethlehem and Joseph of Arimathea and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coasts neer adjoyning to the more noble Cities were often more attentive to the Gospel then the great men in Jerusalem and other large Cities suppose all this yet how will it appeare that these Angels or chief Overseers of the Churches had such large revenues as some Bishops in these our dayes Answer To this an answer is easily made No man can expect that a river should have so great a stream at or neer the spring head as it hath after many miles running 'T is not possible that a Lords or Knights house in New-England should be as well built furnished and attended as a Lords or Knights house usually in Old-England The Angels and Presbyters of the primitive times found stronger