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power_n	bishop_n	call_v	presbyter_n	3,415	5	10.3134	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15011	A pithie, short, and methodicall opening of the Ten commandements. By Master William Whately, preacher of the word of God at Banburie in Oxford-shire	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Lee, Richard, d. 1650.	1622 (1622)	STC 25315; ESTC S119736	77,294	265

reconciliation to renew and increase repentance and faith for the remouing or sanctifying of some punishment or obtaining of some benefit at Gods hand 2. Feasting which is the bestowing of a like time in exercise of reioycing for the testifying and increasing of thankfulnesse for some speciall benefit 3. Vowes which is a binding of ones selfe to God by a solemne promise or rather oath to doe or not to doe some thing lawfull possible and vsefull for our increase in godlinesse Hitherto for the matter of diuine seruice now for 2. The manner of the performance of diuine seruice which is threefold 1. A due preparation before 2. A right cariage in them 3. A right making vse thereof after 1. A due preparation before for the heart being vnfit for them as the vntuned instrument to play vpon must be set in tune and this preparation is twofold 1. Common 2. Speciall 1. Common to all religious exercises which is fourefold 1. Knowledge of the nature and vse of that seruice out of Gods word 2. Repenting or renewing our repentance for our sinnes which is washing the hands in innocencie 3. Some short prayer or lifting vp the heart to God for his assistance and blessing vpon the same 4. Preconsideration of God that is worshipped of our selues that worship and of the fruit and benefit of the worship that is to be performed vnto him by vs. 2. The due preparation before speciall to some is fourefold viz. 1. The word an hearing eare that is labouring to renew in our selues a firme purpose of knowing and doing the whole will of God that shall be reuealed vnto vs. 2. Prayer calling to minde our owne wants sinnes and benefits and Gods promises and power to performe his promises 3. The Sacraments 1. Examining and iudging of our selues 2. Premeditation of Christs sufferings 3. Stirring vp an hungring and thirsting after Christ and his benefits 4. A vow a speciall deliberation concerning the lawfulnesse and fitnesse of the thing vowed that it may not intangle vs and doe vs more harme then good 2. The second manner of performing diuine seruice is in a right cariage in them that they be done in these foure respects 1. Truly and sincerely vpon the right mouing causes Gods commandement and will and our owne dutie and need and for the right ends viz. the pleasing of God and procuring of grace and increase of vertue in our soules 2. Reuerently with a speciall apprehension of Gods presence and greatnesse and the louing and awfull stooping thereto 1. In our inward man of the heart 2. In our outward demeanour of the bodie 3. Faithfully with a beleeuing of Gods truth therein and the promising to our selues the blessing he hath promised 4. Deuoutly that is with a diligent attention of the minde to the words and matter and whole worke in hand and a kindly worke of the seuerall affections according to the nature of the exercise and its seuerall parts 3. The third manner of performance of diuine seruice is a right making vse thereof after which is done two wayes 1. Common to all 2. Speciall to some 1. Common to all that we see and obserue how we grow thereby in all the graces of the inuer man commanded in the first Law 2. Speciall to some viz. to foure 1. To the word that we doe call our selues to an account after what we remember meditating vpon it and applying to our selues and if we haue occasion conferring it with others 2. To prayer that we wait vpon God obseruing whether he grant our requests and heare vs yea or no and quietly tarrying his leisure and fitting our selues for hearing 3. To the Sacraments that we haue constant recourse to them in all temptations to confirme our selues in obedience and faith 4. To vowes that wee be carefully mindfull of them to fulfill them Hitherto of that that is commanded for the performance of Gods seruice Now for the preseruation of the same 2. The second sort of the things commanded is preseruation of diuine seruice in its puritie and honour for which end are required two things 1. Church maintenance 2. Church discipline 1. Church maintenance where note 1. Who must yeeld it All those that are taught in the word and are to serue God 2. What they must yeeld viz. Tithes of their ordinarie increase ordinarily and offerings of their extraordinary blessings and increase vpon speciall occasions 2. The second thing required is Church discipline which respects 1. The Ministerie 2. The whole Congregation 1. The Ministerie and is an assigning of fit men to fit offices by those that are intrusted with this worke so that here we must know three things 1. What officers are required in the Church 2. What men must be assigned to these offices 3. By whom and in what manner 1. what officers are required in the Church mentioned in Scripture seeme to me fiue I meane in the New Testament which are these 1. Apostles 2. Euangelists 3. Prophets 4. Pastors 5. Deacons 1. Apostles 2. Euangelists viz. the 12. and the 70 called by Christ to be Teachers first of Iewrie after of all the world and to constitute and rule the Churches called Now these in regard of the latitude of their iurisdiction and some extraordinarie gifts were extraordinarie but in regard of the parts of their function viz. preaching administring the Sacraments gouerning the Churches they were not extraordinarie for these things are still to be done and therefore to them in these parts of office doe Bishops as the word is now commonly vsed lawfully by a warrantable and needfull constitution of the Church succeed being men appointed to doe the same things ordinarily in some precinct or Diocesse that they were to doe extraordinarily in all the world 3. Prophets which were 1. extraordinarily endued by diuine inspiration with power of foreseeing things to come or interpreting harder places of Scripture who had no power of gouernment aboue other Ministers 2. Ordinarie men by studie enabled with gifts to preach the word of God and accordingly allowed thereto without any assignement to any speciall charge and such are our Students in Diuinitie Preachers Vniuersitie Diuines Lecturers c. 4. Pastors called also Bishops Presbyters Teachers and Elders for all these names are of one officer being men assigned according to the orders of the seuerall Churches to attend the worship of God and saluation of men in some one setled Congregation 5. Deacons called also I suppose helpers being men assigned to the helping and seruing of the Pastors in such parts of the Ministerie as they could discharge but without power of gouerning and therefore called in a speciall manner seruants because they were common seruants of the Pastors and people in what publique seruices of the Church they should be appointed as reading baptizing if they were able preaching gathering distributing almes and the like 2. The second thing we must know is what men must be assigned to these offices viz. 1. To the higher offices of