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A12553	The differences of the churches of the seperation [sic] contayning a description of the leitourgie and ministerie of the visible church, annexed as a correction and supplement to a litle [sic] treatise lately published, bearing title, Principles and inferences, concerning the visible Church / published ... by Iohn Smyth.	Smyth, John, d. 1612.; Smyth, John, d. 1612. Principles and inferences concerning the visible Church.	1608 (1608)	STC 22876; ESTC S4092	36,426	42

wee must all cast into the treasury all receave from the treasury againe as our necessityes are Quere whither they that are mayntayned by the treasury are to contribute into the treasury as the officers poore brethren Chap. 3. VVhat or how much is to be given to the treasury So much is to be given to the treasury as may serve for supplying the present necessityes of the Church Act. 2.45 4.34.35 In the necessityes of the Church the rick must sel their goods possessions for the help of the Church Act. 2.45 4.34.35 In the necessityes of the Church the brethren must contribute not only according to their ability but even beyond their ability their extreme poverty must abound to their rich liberality 2. Cor. 8.2.3 1. Pet. 4.11 A man is accepted of the Lord according to that which he hath not according to that he hath not in contributing if their be a willing mynd though only two mites be given 2. Cor. 8.12 Luk. 21.3 If in the necessityes of the Church the rich brethren do not releeve the poore by contributing to the treasury otherwise they are vnworthy members of the Church vn natural parts of the body are to be censured according to the rule Mat. 18 15-18.1 Timoth. 5.20 Deut. 15 7-11.1 Cor. 12.22.25.26 The rich that have frends that are needy of the Church must releeve thē themselves must not chardg the Church with them 1. Tim. 5.4.16 vnder nephewes widowes all poore frends are to be vnderstood by proportion Quere whither if a brother have wife children frends to releeve that are without The Church is bound to releeve him so far forth as he may also releeve them Chap. 4. Of what nature the treasury is The treasury is holy Act. 2.42 1. Chron. 26.20 compared with Mat. 27.6 2. Cor. 8.4 ● Hence therfor follow these two consectaryes 1. Every holy ordinance of God must be sanctified by prayer thanksgiving 1. Tim. 4.3 ● therfor Almes or contribution to the treasury must be sanctified by prayer thanksgiving see for this point 2. Cor. 9 12-15 vs 8-11 1 Chron. 29 10-20 2. Ther ought to be a seperation in almes contributiō to the treasury aswel as in other parts of our Spiritual communion Act. 4.32 5.13 2. Cor. 6.17 Act. 2.42 Heb. 13. ●6 2. Cor. 8.7 therfor they that are without if they give any thing must lay it a part seve●al from the treasury it must be imployed to common vse Mat. 27.6.7 The treasury is Holy in these respects 1. In regard of the persons that contribute who are Holy 2. In respect of the grace manifested in contribution which must be 1. Sympathy or ●ompassion 2. freenes or voluntary offering 3 liberality or bountifullnes Rom. 12.13 ●5 16 2. Cor. 9 5-7 3. In regard of the persons vses wherto it is imployed which are the Saynts their ●ecessityes 2. Cor. 8.4 9.12.1 4. In regard of the Lord himself it being a Sacrifice wherewith God is well pleased ●hilip 4.18 Heb. 13.16 And a memoriall of the Saynts before the Lord. Nomb. 31. ●0 54 Phil. 4.17 a testimony of the love of the brethren 2. Cor. 8.8.24 so con●ortable to the conscience Chap. 5. VVhen the treasury is to be collected The treasury is to be collected every first day of the week when the whole Church ●ommeth together to break bread Act. 20.7 compared with 1. Cor. 16.2 Reasons hereof are divers as followeth 1. Bicause the Lords Supper is weekly to be administred so from the Treasury ●eekly ther must a portion be imployed to the provision of bread wine other ne●ssaryes for the more seemly administration thereof Act. 20.7 compared with 1. ●or 16.2 2. Bicause the Elders are worthy of double honor which is yeelded them by weekly ●ayntenance according to their labor necessities 1. Tim. 5.17 18. Gal. 6.6 3. Bicause the poore of the Church are weekly to be releeved other necessities con●●ually supplyed Act 6.1 2.42 Hence it foloweth that when the greatest communion of the church is held the co●●niō of this grace also of ministring to the necessities of the saynts should be exercised Quere At what tyme of the Lords day after what manner the Treasury is to 〈◊〉 collected Chap. 6. How the Treasury is to be employed The Church Treasury is to be employed to these Speciall vses 1. Mayntenance of the Elders especially such among them as are most painful in the ●ro doctryne 1. Tim. 5.17.18 The Elders that are of hability ought not to require maintenance of the church but ought rather to contribute to the treasury Act. 20.35 The elders may sometyme vppon good grounds work with their hands for avoyding offence helping the Church Act. 20.34.35 2. Mayntenance of the widowes by consequent other officers that want mayntenance 1. Timoth. 5.3.4.16 Act. 6.1 3. Releef of the poor brethren also orphanes widows of brethren deceased Act 2.44 4.32 2. Cor. 8. 9. chap. that not only of the owne but of other true Churches especially of them from whom they receaved the faith Rom. 15.27 4. Provision for necessary vses as places vessels bread wine other implements so the common necessityes of the whole body Exod. 35 25-29 Nomb. 7 1. Chron. 29 1-● Quere whither it the chardg of bread wine be very great as it falleth out in som● countryes some yeeres the officers poore want mayntenance the Lords supp● may not be deferred not be administred every Lords day Chap. 13. At whose disposition the Treasury is Seing the Deacons are the hands of the Church as it were the servants of the b●d● in the bodyly necessityes therfor the delivering of the treasury so the custody of perteyneth to them 1. Chroh 26.20 The Eldership as they are to oversee the flock to enquire into the occasions 〈◊〉 faires of the whole body as they are officers for the whole body in the Church name therfor it apertey●●● vnto them for the Church to oversee the treasury take accouts of it to appoint the disposition of it 2. King 22.4 Act. 11.30 4.35 The Church is the owner primary possessor of the treasury the cheef Lord 〈◊〉 vnder Christ vnto the Church must the account be made finally Thus much concerning the Deacons office workes concerning the treasury 〈◊〉 the Church FINIS Certayne demaundes wherto wee desire direct found answer with proof from the Scriptures 1. Concerning the Kingdom Preisthood of Christ VVhither the Kingdom Preisthood of the old Testament were not distinct se●●rall both in person office actions VVhither the Kingdom Preisthood of the old Testament were not typical sha●● win● out the Kingdom Preisthood of Christ VVhither the Kingdom Preisthood of Christ are not distinct buth in office act● though vnited in one person VVhither as

the Apostle saith didacticoi proistamenoī 1. Timoth. 3. VVhither didacticos that is apt to teach be not expounded by the Apostle Tit. 1.9 by three particulars viz 1. to teach wholsome doctryne 2. to exhort 3. to convince the gainsayers VVhither Teaching Ruling be not the two parts of feeding VVhither feeding that is Teaching Ruling exhorting conforting be not the pastors office therfor all the Elders pastors VVhither the Eldership hath not all their powre from the Church VVhither the Eldership hath a negative voyce in the church that nothing can be concluded without them VVhither if most or the Church consent the Elders dissent the matter cannot passe against the Elders dissent VVhither seing the church may depose excommunicate the Eldership they may not passe other sentences without or contrary to their liking VVhither may not a man propound his mater to the church without acquaynting the Elders with it in the first place VVhither in the second degree of admonition a man is not bound to take an Elder for witnesse VVhether one Elder only in a church be Gods ordinance whither if ther be chosen any Elder ther must be chosen more then one VVhither the seales of the covenant may not be administred ther being yet no Elders in offiice 8. Concerning the Treasury contribution VVhither the treasury be not Holy VVhither contribution be not an action of the communion of the Saynts VVhither as in other parts of communion so in this ther ought not to be a seperation from them that are without VVhither the action of contribution must not be Sanctified by prayer thanksgiving A Recapitulation of the Chapters to be found according to their pages The first part concerning the Leitourgie of the Church Chap. 1. Of the Kingdom of the Saynts pag. 1. Chap. 2. Of the Preisthood of the Saynts pag. 1. Chap. 3. Of Spirituall worship of the Spirit pag. 2. Chap. 4. Of quenching the Spirit pag. 2. Chap. 5. Of the helps of Spiritual worship pag. 3. Chap. 6. Concerning bookes writing pag. 3. Chap. 7. Of the kindes of bookes or writings pag. 4. Chap. 8. Of the originals or holy Scriptures of the partes of holy Scripture pag. 4. Chap. 9. How the originals or holy Scriptures are to be vsed pag. 5. Chap. 10 Reasons proving the originals not to be given as helps before the eye in worship pdg. 6. Chap. 11. Objections for bookworship answered pag. 7. Chap. 12. Of the writings of men pag. 10. Chap. 13. Of reading translations of the translation of the 72. int●●preters pag. 10. Chap. 14. Of other arguments against reading translations 〈◊〉 tyme of worship pag. 11. Chap. 15. Objections for translations answered pag. 13. Chap. 16. Of the lawfulnes of translating the Scriptures the vse of translations in our account pag. 17. Chap. 17. Concerning the vse of the translation for the hearers pag. 18. Chap. 18. Of the nature or essence of Spiritual worship the essential causses kindes thereof pag. 18. Chap. 19. How the worship of the old Testament did type the Spiritual worship of the new Testament pag. 30. Chap. 20. Of that which was performed in the court pag. 21. The second part of the Ministery of the Church pag. 22. The first section of the Eldership or Presbytery pag. 22. Chap. 1. Of the names or titles of the Elders pag. 22. Chap. 2. Of reasons proving the Elders to be of one sort viz all Pastors pag. 23. Chap. 3. Objections for three sorts of Elders answered pag. 24. Chap. 4. Of the divers gifts of Elders pag. 26. Chap. 5. Of the works of the Presbytery or Elders in the Preisthood of the church pa. 27 Chap. 6. Of the workes of the Presbytery or Elders in the Kingdō of the church pag. 28. The second section Chap. 1. Of the treasury of the Church the Deacons office pag. 28. Chap. 2. Who are to contribute pag. 29. Chap. 3. What or how much is to be given to the treasury pag. 29. Chap. 4. Of what nature the treasury is pag. 29. Chap. 5. When the treasury is to be collected pag. 30. Chap. 6. How the treasury is to be employed pag. 30. Chap. 7. At whose disposition the treasury is pag. 31. Certayne demaundes pag. 31. FINIS

THE DIFFERENCES OF THE Churches of the seperation Contayning A DESCRIPTION OF THE LEITOVRGIE AND Ministerie of the visible Church Annexed AS A CORRECTION AND SVPPLEMENT TO A LITLE treatise lately published bearing title Principles and inferences concerning the visible Church Published 1. For the satisfaction of every true lover of the truth especially the Brethren of the Seperation that are doubtfull 2. As also for the removing of an Vnjust calumnie cast vppon the Brethren of the Seperation of the second English Church at Amsterdam 3. Finally for the cleering of the truth the discovering of the mysterie of iniquitie yet further in the worship offices of the Church Divided into two parts 1. Concerning the Leitourgie of the Church 2. Concerning the Ministerie of the Church which hath two sections One of the Eldership Another of the Deacons office wherto aperteineth the Treasury BY IOHN SMYTH Search the Scriptures Ioh. 5.39 Try all things keep the good thing 1. Thes 5.21 Beloved Beleeve not every Spirit 1. Ioh. 4.1 The Spirits of the Prophetts are subordinate to the Prophets 1. Cor. 14.32 1608. Collegium Sancti Johannis Evangelistae in Academia Cantabrigiensi To every true lover of the truth especially to the Brethren of the seperation Salutations NOt long since I published a litle methode intituled principles inferences concerning the visible Church Wherin chiefly I purposed to manifest the true constitution of the Church a matter of absolute necessitie now so cleered by the writings of the late witnesses of Iesus Christ the auncient brethren of the seperation as that it seemeth nothing can further be added The absolute necessitie of the true constitution appeareth because if the Church be truly constituted framed ther is a true Church the true spowse of Christ if the Church be falsely constituted ther is a false Church ●he is not the true spowse ef Christ Herein therfor especially are those auncient brethren to be honoured that they have reduced the Church to the true Primitive Apostolique constitution which consisteth in these three things 1. The true matter which are sayntes only 2. The true forme which is the vniting of them together in the covenant 3. The true propertie which is communion in all the holy things the powre of the L. Iesus Christ for the maintayning of that communion To this blessed work of the L. wherin those auncient brethten have labored I know not what may more be added I thincke rather ther can nothing be added but now Antichrist is perfectly both discovered consumed in respect of the constitution by the evidence of the truth which is the brightnes of Christs comming Now al though they have also verie worthelie employed them selves in the Leitourgie Ministerie Treasurie of the Church both in discovering the forgeries corruptions which the man of syune had intermingled also in some good degree reducing them to ther primitive puritie wherin they weere by the Apostles left vnto the Churches Yet wee are perswaded that herein Antichrist is not vtterlie eythet revealed or abolished but that in a verie high degree he is exalted even in the true constituted Churches In regard wherof as also being enforced vppon some courgie ministrie of the Church The Ministerie I say consisting of the Presbytery Deacons office wherto apertyneth the Treasurie that for these ends partly that the truth wee walk in may be manifested to the world among whome our opinion and practise is so straungely falsely traduced partly that the differences betwixt vs the auncienter brethren of the seperation may appeare therby men may be occasioned to trye the truth from error to hold it fast And although in this writing somthing ther is which overtwharteth my former judgmēt in some treatises by mee formerly published Yet I would intreat the teader not to impute that as a fault vnto mee rather it should be accounted a vertue to retract erroers Know therfor that latter thoughs oft tymes are better then the former I do professe this that no man account it straunge that I will every day as my erroers shal be d●scovered confesse them renounce them For it is our covenant made with our God to forsake every evill way whither in opinion or practise that shal be manifested vnto vs at any tyme therfor lett no man plead now as some have formerly done these men are inconstant they would have they know not what They will never be satisfied the like For wee professe even so much as they object That wee are inconstant in erroer that wee would have the truth though in many particulars wee are ignorant of it Wee will never be satisfied in endevoring to reduce the worship and ministery of the Church to the primitive Apostolique institution from which as yet it is so farr distant VVherfor my earnest desire is that my last writing may be taken as my present judgment so farre forth as it overthwarteth any former writing of myne let it be accounted a voluntary retractation vnseyned repētance of my former errors evil wayes before the whole earth And lett no man bee offended at vs for that wee differ from the auncient brethren of the seperation in the Leitourgie Presbyterie Treasurie of the Church for wee hold not our sayth at any mans pleasure or in respect of persons neyther doe wee bynd our selves to walk according to other mens lynes further then they walk in the truth neyther lett the world think that wee approve them in all their practises let them justifie their proceedinges or repēt of them wee have wee willingly thankfully acknowledge receaved much light of truth from their writinges for which mercy we alwayes blesse our God for which help wee alwayes shall honour them in the Lord and in the truth But as Paull withstood Peter to his face seperated from Barnabas that good man that was full of the holy ghost of fayth for just causses So must they give vs leave to love the truth honour the Lord more then any man or Church vppon earth Now if any of the adversaries of vs both shall heerby take occasion of offence thereby to speake evill or to withold or revolt from the truth let these men consider with themselves First that they even in that theyr Aegyptian da●knesse wherein they walk have their most violent oppositions deadly contentions Agayne the Apostle hath foretold that it is necessary their should bee dissentions even in the true Churches that they which are approved may bee knowne besides the truth shall by our differences bee further clee●ed theyr Antichristian worship Ministery more more detected cast into the bottomlesse pitt from whence it issued Finally the Apostle saith that Christ is a stone to stumble at a rock of offence to the disobedient aswell as a cheef corner stone elect pretious to them that beleeve blessed are they that are not offended at Christ