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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61215	The mutual duties of elders and people Delivered in a discourse at Beckles in Suffolk, Octob. 13. 1697. At the setting apart of Mr. John Killinghal, to the office of an elder, over a Church of Christ there. By John Stackhouse, elder of a Church of Christ in Norwich.	Stackhouse, John, dissenting minister.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5104; ESTC R220764	32,438	41

Who is sufficient for these things The Apostle puts the Question 2 Cor 2. 16. No Man no Angel is sufficient for this great Work except we have a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit except we have full communications of Life and Love and Holiness from the Holy Spirit We are not sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves our sufficiency is of God 2 Cor. 3. 5. Elders must walk humbly with their God on whom they depend for all their Supplies their Office and all their Abilities for their Office are freely given them from the Grace of Christ And they must also walk humbly with them that they are set over remembring that themselves were by Nature also Rebels against the Majesty of Heaven and they must walk humbly considering their many Defects and Weaknesses that they are conscious of to themselves Even the Apostle Paul saith 2 Cor. 10. 1. Now I Paul my self beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ And if Paul himself did how much more must we beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ Elders must not lift up themselves above their Brethren they must fear lest being lifted up with pride they should fall into the condemnation of the Devil 1 Tim. 3. 6. 3. Let us who are called to this Work and Labour give thanks unto Jesus Christ who calleth and helpeth us and let us give all the glory unto him I thank God saith the Apostle who enabled me and counted me faithful putting me into the ministry 1 Tim. 1. 12. It is matter of Thanksgiving from us that God should count us faithful and make us faithful and that God should enable us to labour and make us able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit 2 Cor. 3. 6. We receive all from him that we may give all the glory unto him To me who am less than the least of all Saints is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ Eph. 3. 8. So we may also say 4. Let us who are called to this Work and Labour stir up our selves to Labour As the Apostle exhorts Timothy 2 Tim. 4. 5. Watch thou in all things endure affliction do the work of the Evangelist and make full proof of thy Ministry So let us watch in all things endure Affliction do the work of Elders and make full proof of our Ministry let us make full proof to others of our Ministry and of our Faithfulness in this great Work whereunto we are called We have a great Example given us by the Apostle Paul 2 Cor. 6. 3 4 5 6. Giving no offence in any thing that the Ministry be not blamed but in all things approving our selves as the Ministers of God This was the Apostles Care this is to be our Care in all things to approve our selves as the Ministers of God in much Patience in Afflictions in Necessities in Distresses in Labours in Watchings in Fastings by Pureness by Knowledge by Long-suffering by Kindness by the Holy Ghost by Love unfeigned This ought to be the care and resolute endeavours of our Souls and that we may be enabled so to do we must seek to abound more in love to the Lord Jesus Christ John 21 15. and in love to the Souls of the People 1 Thess 2. 8. Lastly You who have called Elders to watch over you for there are not only of this Church but other Churches present do you I say strengthen their Hands and encourage them in their Work as much as possibly you can do you countenance and comfort them and as the Apostle giveth charge concerning Timothy see that he may be with you without fear for he worketh the work of the Lord 1 Cor 16. 10. So let your Elders be with you without fear for they work the Work of the Lord do what you can to strengthen their Hands in such hard and laborious Work And that leads me to the II. Doct. That it is the Duty of the whole Church and of every Member thereof to know esteem and love most abundantly those that are over them in the Lord and that for their Works sake I shall speak a little in the first place to the Duty and in the second place to the Motive for their Works sake I. As to the Duty that you owe to your Elders in short it is Love as Love is the fulfilling of the Law and all the other Commandments are briefly comprehended in this Saying Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self So give me leave to say That Love is the fulfilling of all the Duties that you owe to your Elders and all other Duties that you owe to them are briefly comprehended in this Saying Love your Elders unfeignedly love them that are over you in the Lord without dissimulation Love will make you doubly diligent in performing every good Office to to them Whatever you do to or for them if Love be wanting it is not valuable if you do it for fear of Men or from any mean or sordid Principle it is not acceptable But Particularly 1. You must honour and reverence them you must highly esteem them for they are worthy of double Honour The Apostle tells the Galatians that they had once such an esteem of him Gal. 4. 14. My temptation that was in my Flesh ye despised not nor rejected but received me as an Angel of God even as Christ Jesus Tho' his bodily Presence was mean tho' he was exposed to many Sufferings and many Infirmities yet they did highly esteem his Doctrine as if an Angel from Heaven or Jesus Christ had preached it and they did in like manner esteem him for his Doctrines sake they did greatly esteem him Thus we read Rom. 10. 15. How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings The Feet are the meanest Members and liable to soil but yet because they bring the glad Tidings of the Gospel you should esteem that in them which is meanest to be beautiful you should esteem them to be worthy of Honour and Reverence The Apostle tells us that so the Corinthians carried it to Titus 2 Cor. 7. 15. His inward affection is more abundant towards you whilst he remembreth the obedience of you all how with fear and trembling you received him Ye were afraid lest any thing in your carriage might grieve him or offend him And let not any that have more years than their Elders that are set over them think that therefore they are not obliged to honour and reverence them being younger the Scripture charge is Let no Man despise thy youth 1 Tim. 4. 12. 2. You must obey them and submit to them in all things that they speak to you in the Name of Christ and from the Word of the Lord So in that before-named place whilst he remembreth the obedience of you all So 1 Cor. 16. 16. That you submit your selves to such and to every one that helpeth with