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A21042 A caueat for Archippus A sermon preached at a visitation at White-Chappel Church in London, Septemb. 23. 1618. By Ier. Dyke minister of Gods word at Epping in Essex. Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. 1619 (1619) STC 7411; ESTC S100112 17,799 50

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Complaine to him that can and should amend it other complaints are waste Say to Archippus 2. But yet with all reuerence and respect to his office and person Paul therefore leaueth it not to their discretion but prescribes a reuerent forme of exhortation He giues no allowance here for foule mouthes to say what they list They must say to not raile vppon Archippus An Elder must be exhorted as a father 1. Tim. 5. 1. A father is to be honored by the commandement The person to whom they are enioyned Point 2 to say this To Archippus Say to Archippus Archippus it seemes then was affable of a courteous sweete nature of an ingenuous and Christian candour free from a sowre sterne and stately carriage How were the Colossians blest that they were thus happily prouided for Many there are that indeed haue better nurture but yet but alitle better nature then Nabal had for pride and churlishnesse are alike enemies to societie and communion He was so churlish many are so proud that they may not be spoken to Should a man in the meekest moderatest manner but say thus to some as they must here say to Archippus should not that round and rough answer be returned them Who made you a monitour a teacher of your teacher You teach me what I haue to do Had Archippus beene of this spirit Paul had done enough to set all Colossus on fire Well fare his heart yet that the meanest of his poore Colossians may not onelie speake but say to him And as for this affected state and sternnesse how euer it may gaine alitle cap and knee-seruice yet it loses the inward respect of the heart if at least it breed not a secret scorne and disdaine both of person and doctrine Learne of me saith our Sauiour for I am meeke and lowely Si Deus benignus vt Chrysostome quid sacerdos eius austerus Indeed it holdes no good proportion A lowely Maister and a proud seruant The Matter of the Iniunction A Caueat that Point 3 must be giuen to Archippus which is first illustrated from the Obiect Take heed to thy Ministerie that thou fulfill it A point indeed that deserues our greatest heodfulnesse and care The Ministerie is Gods worke he loues not to haue his worke done by halfes God loues no halfe Ministers hee would haue all his full Ministers that is hee would haue them fulfill their Ministerie Paul wishes Archippus to be none other then what himselfe was Coloss 1. 25. Iam a Minister of the Gospell to fulfill the word of God And Acts 20. 24 he preferres this one thing aboue his life My life is not deare vnto me so I may fulfill my course with ioy and my ministration Indeed it is not possible that hee should fulfill his course with ioy that fulfills not his ministration And therefore fitly ioyned together by the Apostle How shall God brooke that in vs his seruants which we will not brooke in our owne which of vs can endure our worke to be done by halfes But what is to be done then and how may Quest a man so demeane himselfe in his Ministerie as that he may fulfill it The calling of the Ministery is not of that Answ narrow latitude as that a full Treatie of the particulars therein should come within the narrow compasse of one houres discourse I will therefore point at some maine particulars which are more specially requisite The fulfilling of the Ministerie then consists first in fidelitie of Dispensation secondly in sincerity of Conuersation these two make a full and compleate Minister VVhen a man is furnished as was Aaron in whose Pectorall were the Vrim and Thummim the skirt of whose Roabe was hanged about with Bells and Pomegranates when with the Vrim the light of our doctrine we ioyne the Thummim the perfection of our liues when with the sound of doctrine wee ioyne the Pomegranates and fruit of an holie life we then may be said to fulfill our Ministerie Of Ezra it is said Ezra 7. 6. that hee was a ready scribe I may say o● him that he was a perfect a compleate scribe for verse 10. He set his heart to seeke the law of the Lord to do it and ●o ●each Iudgements and Statutes in Israel To speake of these in seuerall which yet neuer must be seuered 1. For fidelitie in dispensation of doctrine it is not possible without this to fulfill the Ministerie Acts 20. 2● That I may fulfill my ministration but how To testifie the Gospel of the grace of God Hee that will fulfill his Ministerie must labour to do that which Paul praied for in the behalfe of the Colossians Coloss 1. 9. that their People may be fulfilled with knowledge when doctrine droppes not as the raine nor speech stilles not as the dew Deut. 32. 2. Christ indeed was dumbe as a sheep before the shearer Esay 53 but neuer as a shepheard among his sheepe for it was his custome euerie Sabbath to preach the word in the Synagogues Luke 4. 16. But yet a man may preach and dispense the word and yet in that part not fulfill his Ministerie How then may a man so preach and take heed therein as that hee may fulfill his Ministerie A Minister in dispensation of doctrine fulfills his Ministerie when hee dispenseth the Truth 1 Onely and wholly 2 Painfully and diligently 3 Plainly 4 Profitably 5 Constantly When the word is thus dispensed there is the Ministerie fulfilled in dispensation 1. Onely and wholly False prophets fulfill none of Gods work he sets none on worke to tell and teach lies Aarons Bells must be golden Bells not copper ones nor any other brasen mettall but pure gold Gods pure truth must be dispensed And as the truth so the whole truth Paul testifies his desire to fulfill his Ministery Acts 20. 14. and therefore in verse 27. he tells them that he Kept backe nothing but had shewed them all the counsell of God And so he fulfilled his Ministerie by making his Ministerie fully knowne as he speaks to Timothy 2. Tim. 4. 5. Then doth a man make his Ministerie fully knowne when in the course of his Ministerie he makes the whole truth of God fully knowne 2. Painfully and diligently The Ministerie is the worke of the Lord and Cursed is euery one that doth the worke of the Lord negligently Ierem. 48. 10. A necessitie is laid vpon me and woe vnto me if I preach not the Gospell 1. Cor. 9. 16. Be diligent therefore to know the estate of thy flocke and take heed to the heards Pro. 27. 23. Take heed to the heards that is take heed to the fulfilling of thy Ministerie But how may that be done Be diligent to know the estate of thy flockes and to let thy flocke know the state of the truth This is that which euidences our loue both to the shepheard and the sheep To the shepheard Therefore doth our Sauiour so vrge that vpon Peter Iohn 21. Peter louest thou me feede my sheepe