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A77293	Gospel advice to godly builders: for the pulling down of Babel, and the building up of Sion. For the most part written in three letters, to be communicated to the Reverend Assembly of Ministers in Westminster. By the unworthiest of all the Gospel ministers, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing B4325; Thomason E475_37; ESTC R205459	16,503	25

and Office In the Propositions the Evangelist is placed before the Prophet which is indeed an extraordinary monster and the other but an ordinary 1. Which is contrary to the form of sound words Ephes 4.11 Apostles Prophets Evangelists Pastors 2. Against the expresse command of Christ who commands us to hold fast the form of sound words 2 Tim. 1.13 God requires we should be faithfull in little as well as in much 3. It is ag●inst the expresse order and institution of Christ to the subversion of the Gospel government he having instituted Prophets to be second Evangelist to be of the third Who is now taken from his fellows and placed above his betters Luk. 14.8 9 10. 4. If you do it not you will all lye lyable to be excepted against nor shall we who have covenanted to make a Reformation according to the Word of God keep our Covenant with God we have made with him if I and you in our severall places indeavour it not nor with Gods people 2 Thing pertaining to the Evangelist considerable in the Propositions is that they are ceased with the Apostles and Prophets the Prophets and Apostles cease in their personall presence but their ministery there spoken of ceaseth not in the Church Ephes 4.13 They are to be untill we all come to the unity of the faith which is to the end For as the Jews had Moses and the Prophets in their Church so have we the Apostles and the Prophets in our Church Luke 16.29 compared with Ephes 2.20 As for the Evangelist the Officer in question hath been thrust out a long time out of the Church by Antichrist hauing had no manner of ministery therein at all a long time and so of these three onely and indeed ceaseth 3 Thing is that the Evangelist is an extraordinary office against which in my Letter was proposed 1 Cor. 12.28 God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers That the whole Church Ministery is contained in these I think is undenyable yet lest it should be thought a conjecture onely I desire you to see Calvin whose judgement I know is highly esteemed of you part of his words are these Non recenset omnes species neque enim opu● fuit tantum enim voluit exempla proponere quarto capite ad Ephesios plenior est enumeratio munerum quae ad perpetuae Ecclesiae regimen requiruntur But to the text 1. In that he saith first Apostles he sheweth that of this order or number none are to be lesse then Apostles and among whom none are to be greater or lesse then others 2. Between the first and the second is no medium and therefore no place for an Evangelist to be placed in In which second order onely Prophets are placed among which none are greater or lesse then other in the Church 3. Between the second and the third is no medium Middle number or place to place the Evangelist in by which he may be greater then the Pastor or Teacher though lesse then a Prophet but he must be of the third order that is of the order of Teachers among whom there is nothing extraordinary but an equality in office as the Apostles were all equall in their Apostolicall office though not in gifts equall Objection that can be made against this onely is that the Evangelist is not named Resp Nor is the Pastor named yet no man will deny him to be understood and comprehended here under 2. He setting down the whole extraordinary Ministery above Teachers in the Apostles and Prophets is it to be thought he setting down the Ministery God hath set up in the Church he would leave out any of the ordinary therefore surely comprehended them all under this word Teachers 1. Shewing all Church Ministers besides Apostles and Prophets under the Gospel government are Teachers onely 2. They are of one rank or order to shew you that one had nothing more extraordinary in him then the other 3. The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he here speaking of every particular Churches Ministery shews that there is and ought to be in every compleat Church more Teachers then one and that it ought not to be governed or ministred unto by one onely man God ordained not three for one to do it Frustra fit per plura quod fieri potest per pauciora Thus far the Letter dated Aug. 21. Object Have we not the Ministry of Evangelists as well as Apostles in the G●spels of Mark and Luke Resp The title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I take to be humane onely Luke cals his History 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 onely and not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Nor know I why it should be called G●spel more then Paul's Epistles the Lord is as evangelically held out in them as in the Histories and the Apostle Rom. 2.16 cals his Epistles Gospel So that Tertius Rom. 16.22 was no lesse an Evangel●st in writing the Epistle to the Romanes then Luke by his writing the H●story of our Lord. 3. No● was the Evangelists work writing but Teaching Matthew and John were not Ev●ngelists by writing their Histories of Christ but Historians differing from Mark and Luke in that they saw the things done Luke wrote them from the twelve or some of the seventy which of them the Scripture relates not onely saith they were faithfull witnesses 4. Philip who wrote no Evangelicall Story is called Evangelist Act. 21.8 Luke that wrote it is not called an Evangelist but a Phisitian 2 Tim. 4.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Dutch Do et dat werck eens Evangelishe● predikers Object The former Treatise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 therefore Luke making it it made him an Evangelist Act. 1.1 Resp All that he made of it is 1. That whereas he received of severall men severall passages of the History of Christ he p●●t them in order the first part first the last last Luk. 1.1.2 3. 2. The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r●●●ects e●●●cially in a businesse the manufactorship of th●● whi●●●●re was w●●ng onely I may exceed h●●●● 〈◊〉 having spoken more largely in a Tract called The Smoak of the 〈◊〉 c●●red by the light of the Scriptures printed I forbear The second Generall w●●●e of to be communicated to the Assembly was the Contents of a better ●ated Sept. 5. 1648. concerning the Pastor in the Pastors section the thing questioned was the use and application made 〈◊〉 Jam. 5.14 15. Scrip. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let him call for the Elders of the Church and let them pray over him ●ral per lui Beza pro eo The words in the Propositions the office of the Elder that is the Pastor is to ●ay for the sick in private to which a blessing is especiall promised 1. I commend to your consideration if this be not a taking from the words of this book con●●●ied of God Rev. 22.19 If any shall take away from the words of the book of this Prophe●●e God shall take away his part