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B20783
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A sermon preached at the ordinatoin [sic] of an elder and deacons in a baptized congregation in London by N.C.
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Coxe, Nehemiah.
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1681
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Wing C6718
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and_o confidence_n the_o power_n of_o the_o apostle_n extend_v to_o all_o the_o church_n and_o be_v equal_a in_o they_o all_o when_o they_o be_v plant_v and_o therefore_o paul_n say_v the_o care_n 28._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 28._o of_o all_o the_o church_n come_v upon_o he_o daily_o and_o as_o a_o fruit_n of_o this_o care_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o office_n he_o give_v forth_o this_o commission_n to_o titus_n and_o herein_o we_o must_v consider_v he_o as_o act_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o himself_o have_v receive_v from_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o first_o subject_n and_o head_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o authority_n in_o or_o over_o the_o church_n but_o what_o be_v derive_v from_o christ_n who_o have_v all_o 19_o mat._n 28._o 19_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n commit_v to_o he_o 2._o the_o person_n employ_v viz._n titus_n have_v the_o character_n and_o office_n of_o a_o evangelist_n the_o evangelist_n be_v also_o extraordinary_a minister_n though_o inferior_a to_o the_o apostle_n and_o do_v usual_o attend_v the_o motion_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o assistant_n to_o they_o in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o settle_v the_o church_n in_o due_a order_n when_o first_o plant_v and_o though_o titus_n be_v not_o express_o call_v a_o evangelist_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v his_o employment_n and_o compare_v this_o epistle_n to_o he_o with_o those_o write_v to_o timothy_n who_o be_v particular_o charge_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o reason_n 5._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 5._o to_o doubt_v their_o be_v both_o in_o the_o same_o capacity_n and_o they_o act_v not_o as_o diocesan_n bishop_n in_o their_o particular_a charge_n but_o be_v sometime_o employ_v in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o sometime_o in_o another_o as_o the_o service_n of_o the_o gospel_n require_v their_o attendance_n and_o since_o the_o cease_n of_o these_o extraordinary_a officer_n and_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n all_o church-office_n and_o affair_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o ordinary_a and_o stand_a rule_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o every_o particular_a congregation_n have_v not_o only_o right_a but_o be_v in_o duty_n bind_v to_o dispose_v herself_o in_o that_o order_n and_o under_o that_o rule_n and_o government_n which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v in_o his_o testament_n we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o our_o text_n and_o the_o present_a occasion_n call_v for_o some_o further_a discourse_n of_o the_o first_o instance_n that_o we_o have_v of_o settle_v order_n in_o a_o christian_a church_n by_o the_o ordain_v of_o ordinary_a officer_n therein_o be_v that_o of_o the_o appointment_n of_o deacon_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n act_v 6._o and_o this_o also_o i_o take_v to_o be_v include_v in_o the_o general_a commission_n here_o give_v to_o titus_n that_o he_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v for_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v both_o bishop_n or_o elder_n and_o deacon_n ordain_v in_o they_o when_o bring_v to_o that_o settlement_n and_o order_n which_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v in_o phil._n 1._o 1._o and_o the_o necessity_n of_o such_o a_o office_n and_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n when_o the_o number_n of_o her_o member_n be_v increase_v will_v quick_o appear_v as_o it_o do_v in_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o when_o the_o number_n of_o the_o disciple_n 1._o act._n 6._o v._n 1._o be_v multiply_v there_o arise_v a_o murmur_a of_o the_o grecian_n or_o hellenist_n against_o the_o hebrew_n because_o their_o widow_n be_v neglect_v in_o the_o daily_a ministration_n locum_fw-la ministration_n judaei_n sie_fw-fr distinguebantur_fw-la judaei_n palestini_fw-la qui_fw-la hîc_fw-la hebraei_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la hîc_fw-la hellenistae_fw-la sive_fw-la graecienses_n qui_fw-fr peculiarâ—_n utebantur_fw-la dialecto_fw-la quam_fw-la heilenisticam_fw-la vocant_fw-la drus_n vid._n etiam_fw-la grot._n &_o light_n in_o locum_fw-la the_o grecian_n here_o mention_v be_v not_o gentile_n or_o greek_n by_o nation_n but_o such_o of_o the_o scatter_a jew_n who_o have_v their_o education_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o speak_v their_o language_n be_v call_v hellenist_n in_o distinction_n from_o those_o bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o judea_n that_o speak_v the_o common_a jewish_a language_n which_o be_v then_o a_o kind_n of_o chaldaeo-syriack_n and_o be_v call_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n act_v 22._o 2._o because_o of_o its_o then_o common_a use_n among_o the_o hebrew_n or_o seed_n of_o abraham_n in_o judaea_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o this_o paul_n affirm_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hebrew_n of_o the_o hebrew_n phil._n 3._o 5._o now_o upon_o this_o murmur_a of_o the_o hellenist_n for_o the_o prevention_n of_o all_o disorder_n or_o neglect_v of_o this_o kind_n for_o the_o future_a the_o twelve_o call_v the_o 4._o v._o 2_o 3_o 4._o multitude_n of_o the_o disciple_n unto_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a for_o they_o to_o be_v take_v off_o from_o the_o more_o weighty_a employment_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o give_v their_o attendance_n upon_o a_o affair_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o therefore_o that_o they_o may_v be_v at_o liberty_n to_o give_v themselves_o continual_o to_o prayer_n and_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o yet_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o orderly_a dispense_n of_o the_o church_n alm_n be_v provide_v for_o also_o they_o command_v they_o to_o look_v out_o from_o among_o themselves_o seven_o man_n of_o honest_a report_n full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o wisdom_n who_o they_o may_v appoint_v over_o this_o business_n which_o be_v according_o do_v this_o be_v in_o 6._o v._o 5_o 6._o short_a the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o ordination_n of_o deacon_n and_o because_o in_o this_o case_n what_o be_v first_o in_o this_o kind_n be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o standard_n of_o what_o shall_v afterward_o be_v do_v we_o shall_v take_v a_o review_n of_o some_o passage_n for_o our_o present_a instruction_n and_o first_o a_o deacon_n be_v a_o ordinary_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n appoint_v to_o minister_v therein_o for_o the_o locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n non_fw-la ipsi_fw-la eligunt_fw-la sed_fw-la multitudini_fw-la electionem_fw-la permittunt_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la commodum_fw-la erant_fw-la ex_fw-la illorum_fw-la curatione_fw-la &_o functione_n percepturi_fw-la atque_fw-la ipsi_fw-la eligunt_fw-la &_o producunt_fw-la &_o manibus_fw-la imposiâ—is_fw-la ordinant_n creant_fw-la atque_fw-la declarant_fw-la theoph._n in_o locum_fw-la relief_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o election_n of_o these_o officer_n of_o right_n belong_v to_o that_o congregation_n where_o they_o be_v to_o serve_v in_o this_o capacity_n and_o the_o holy_a apostle_n though_o vest_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a power_n and_o peculiar_o entrust_v by_o christ_n with_o the_o appointment_n of_o such_o a_o office_n and_o officer_n after_o they_o have_v inform_v the_o church_n thereabouts_o and_o give_v they_o a_o rule_n to_o proceed_v by_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o own_o voluntary_a and_o free_a choice_n second_o the_o number_n here_o appoint_v viz._n seven_n be_v suit_v to_o the_o present_a necessity_n or_o convenience_n of_o that_o numerous_a congregation_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v and_o be_v not_o intend_v as_o a_o rule_n that_o neither_o more_o nor_o few_o may_v be_v appoint_v in_o any_o congregation_n after_o but_o that_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o a_o due_a compare_v of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o office_n with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o each_o particular_a congregation_n who_o be_v to_o govern_v their_o choice_n in_o point_n of_o number_n as_o may_v best_o answer_v the_o end_n in_o a_o sufficient_a provision_n for_o their_o present_a necessity_n and_o comfort_n of_o their_o poor_a three_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n proceed_v in_o her_o election_n be_v lay_v before_o she_o in_o a_o account_n of_o those_o qualification_n which_o be_v requisite_a in_o person_n to_o be_v employ_v in_o such_o a_o trust_n they_o must_v be_v man_n of_o honest_a report_n man_n who_o innocent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o holy_a life_n be_v well_o attest_v person_n of_o know_a and_o approve_a integrity_n full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o wisdom_n and_o these_o general_a term_n be_v comprehensive_a of_o the_o particular_n mention_v by_o our_o apostle_n in_o that_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v give_v about_o the_o same_o matter_n in_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 8_o 9_o likewise_o must_v the_o deacon_n be_v grave_a not_o double-tongued_a not_o give_v to_o much_o wine_n not_o greedy_a of_o filthy_a lucre_n hold_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o faith_n in_o a_o pure_a conscience_n and_o
a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o ordinatoin_n of_o a_o elder_a and_o deacon_n in_o a_o baptise_a congregation_n in_o london_n by_o n._n c._n who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 16._o london_n print_v for_o tho._n fabian_n at_o the_o bible_n in_o saint_n paul_n churchyard_n a_o corner_n shop_n next_o cheapside_n 1681._o titus_n 1._o 5._o for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o crete_n that_o thou_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v want_v and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n as_o i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o the_o general_a design_n and_o scope_n of_o these_o word_n be_v obvious_a to_o the_o observation_n of_o every_o one_o that_o read_v they_o the_o great_a apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n have_v with_o good_a success_n labour_v in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o cretan_n and_o be_v himself_o remove_v from_o they_o after_o he_o have_v as_o a_o wise_a masterbuilder_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o many_o church_n of_o christian_n 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the_o first_o place_n be_v brief_o to_o open_v to_o you_o what_o needs_o explication_n in_o the_o word_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v render_v set_v in_o order_n be_v not_o where_o else_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n nor_o in_o the_o version_n of_o the_o old_a by_o the_o septuagint_n that_o i_o can_v find_v divers_a learned_a interpreter_n do_v here_o render_v it_o by_o corrigas_fw-la that_o thou_o shall_v correct_v and_o erasmus_n in_o his_o note_n frame_v a_o word_n more_o expressive_a of_o its_o emphasis_n supercorrigas_fw-la which_o import_v to_o correct_v with_o accuracy_n and_o exactness_n as_o one_o that_o go_v over_o a_o work_n again_o that_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o leave_v no_o blemish_n upon_o it_o or_o defect_n in_o it_o some_o understand_v this_o part_n of_o titus_n his_o charge_n to_o respect_v the_o correction_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o cretan_n by_o reproof_n and_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o with_o this_o sense_n the_o arabic_a version_n full_o concur_v ut_fw-la res_fw-la vitiosas_fw-la corrigas_fw-la that_o thou_o shall_v correct_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v faulty_a and_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o epistle_n that_o this_o be_v one_o part_n of_o his_o work_n but_o i_o conceive_v this_o be_v not_o so_o immediate_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n d._n supercorrigo_n quod_fw-la plus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la corrigo_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la correcta_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la limam_fw-la &_o summam_fw-la lineam_fw-la perduco_fw-la heins_n in_o loc_n intend_v by_o this_o term_n but_o rather_o the_o settlement_n and_o dispose_n of_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o office_n and_o government_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o order_n of_o their_o communion_n in_o the_o church_n who_o be_v member_n of_o it_o in_o a_o full_a and_o exact_a agreement_n with_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n appointment_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o time_n to_o bring_v to_o perfection_n during_o his_o stay_n with_o they_o and_o this_o sense_n very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o use_n of_o a_o term_n of_o near_a affinity_n with_o this_o in_o our_o text_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o heb._n 9_o 10._o where_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o time_n of_o reformation_n because_o in_o they_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n be_v bring_v to_o its_o utmost_a perfection_n here_o on_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v want_v in_o the_o law_n be_v full_o supply_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o edification_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o church_n be_v much_o concern_v in_o her_o order_n not_o such_o a_o order_n as_o superstition_n will_v dictate_v or_o litigious_a nicety_n contend_v for_o but_o such_o as_o we_o have_v already_o describe_v which_o set_v she_o in_o a_o conformity_n with_o christ_n will_n and_o particular_o the_o fill_n up_o of_o the_o office_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v with_o person_n due_o qualify_v for_o the_o administration_n of_o they_o and_o the_o regular_a act_v both_o of_o officer_n and_o member_n in_o their_o respective_a place_n the_o particular_a charge_n give_v to_o titus_n be_v to_o ordain_v elder_n in_o every_o city_n this_o be_v to_o be_v explain_v by_o conference_n with_o act._n 14._o 23._o where_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v record_v and_o have_v ordain_v they_o elder_n in_o every_o church_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o in_o these_o text_n the_o convert_v in_o every_o city_n be_v not_o then_o so_o numerous_a but_o they_o may_v convenient_o bez._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la cum_fw-la suftragiis_fw-la creassent_fw-la erasm_n vox_fw-la orta_fw-la ex_fw-la more_o graecorum_n qui_fw-la porrectis_fw-la manibus_fw-la suffragia_fw-la ferebant_fw-la bez._n come_v together_o in_o one_o place_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o so_o to_o ordain_v they_o 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