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ministry_n it_o seem_v then_o unless_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o scornful_a be_v a_o infallible_a chair_n either_o epicurus_n herein_o be_v not_o wise_a or_o else_o all_o man_n beside_o he_o be_v delude_v fool_n for_o hereby_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o think_v the_o bless_a and_o immortal_a be_v do_v so_o far_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n as_o to_o appoint_v some_o to_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o feculence_n and_o dregs_o of_o ignorance_n and_o atheism_n to_o season_v man_n soul_n and_o make_v they_o savoury_a and_o grateful_a to_o god_n or_o at_o least_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o corruption_n and_o putrefaction_n of_o infidelity_n and_o irreligion_n now_o that_o this_o salt_n shall_v not_o lose_v its_o savour_n be_v i_o conceive_v the_o chief_a design_n of_o this_o day_n work_v in_o subservience_n hereunto_o i_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o these_o word_n i_o hope_v none_o here_o present_a will_v thence_o take_v occasion_n of_o think_v that_o i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o censure_v my_o brethren_n as_o some_o say_v saint_n paul_n do_v archippus_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v remiss_a and_o negligent_a in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o ministry_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o so_o think_v nor_o indeed_o any_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o for_o since_o saint_n paul_n do_v archippus_n the_o honour_n to_o call_v he_o his_o fellow-soldier_n 2._o phil._n 2._o it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o archippus_n want_v either_o vigilance_n or_o courage_n in_o use_v the_o weapon_n of_o his_o warfare_n to_o i_o therefore_o it_o seem_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o strength_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o prevalence_n of_o error_n and_o heresy_n of_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n be_v then_o the_o occasion_n of_o saint_n paul_n send_v as_o it_o be_v now_o of_o my_o choose_v this_o text_n which_o of_o itself_o fall_v into_o three_o
church_n to_o bishop_n evag._n lib_fw-la 5._o epist_n ad_fw-la evag._n they_o therefore_o as_o saint_n hierom_n say_v be_v the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o succeed_v they_o they_o do_v not_o only_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n but_o also_o in_o its_o daily_a ministration_n thence_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v that_o saint_n paul_n require_v a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v apt_a to_o teach_v 2._o 1_o tim_n 3_o 2._o and_o give_v bishop_n timothy_n direction_n about_o himself_o and_o his_o doctrine_n 4.16_o 1_o tim_n 4.16_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 2.12_o 1_o tim_n 2.12_o and_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n these_o thing_n be_v look_v on_o as_o so_o peculiarly_a the_o bishop_n duty_n as_o that_o in_o the_o apostle_n canon_n if_o they_o be_v they_o the_o bishop_n be_v say_v to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n 39_o can_v 39_o and_o a_o account_n of_o their_o soul_n shall_v be_v require_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o by_o another_o of_o the_o same_o canon_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v take_v the_o care_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n to_o teach_v they_o piety_n 58._o can_v 58._o and_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n decree_v 124._o can._n 122._o &_o 124._o that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v not_o neglect_v the_o people_n pertain_v to_o they_o if_o then_o in_o those_o early_a day_n of_o the_o gospel_n epaphras_n be_v bishop_n of_o colosse_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o to_o govern_v and_o exercise_v discipline_n but_o also_o to_o perform_v all_o other_o ministerial_a office_n among_o they_o and_o so_o doubtless_o he_o do_v while_o he_o be_v present_a with_o they_o but_o at_o the_o write_n of_o this_o epistle_n he_o be_v not_o at_o home_n but_o with_o saint_n paul_n at_o rome_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o so_o be_v it_o seem_v be_v thus_o there_o be_v some_o creep_v in_o among_o the_o colossian_n very_o apt_a to_o beguile_v they_o with_o entice_a word_n whereby_o they_o mix_v philosophy_n with_o theology_n 2._o cap_n 2._o and_o confound_v christ_n with_o moses_n insomuch_o that_o the_o church_n of_o colosse_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o be_v corrupt_v from_o the_o simplicity_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n hereupon_o their_o good_a bishop_n epaphras_n resolve_v upon_o a_o voyage_n to_o rome_n to_o declare_v to_o saint_n paul_n at_o that_o time_n a_o prisoner_n there_o the_o faith_n and_o order_n that_o he_o have_v settle_v among_o the_o colossian_n together_o with_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o innovator_n that_o so_o he_o may_v obtain_v this_o epistle_n to_o confirm_v the_o faith_n of_o waver_a christian_n and_o extirpate_v the_o seed_n of_o heresy_n and_o schism_n that_o be_v sow_o among_o they_o now_o during_o his_o absence_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o most_o probable_a that_o he_o have_v appoint_v archippus_n to_o be_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o vicar_n or_o vicegerent_n not_o that_o archippus_n have_v episcopal_a authority_n in_o its_o full_a extent_n and_o latitude_n but_o that_o in_o epaphras_n his_o place_n and_o stead_n he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o colosse_n the_o provost_n or_o precedent_n in_o all_o their_o religious_a assembly_n one_o that_o take_v care_n of_o and_o have_v the_o great_a part_n to_o perform_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n among_o they_o and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v the_o ministry_n whereunto_o he_o be_v to_o take_v heed_n and_o that_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v saint_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o word_n of_o one_o that_o will_v strike_v terror_n or_o at_o least_o caution_n into_o his_o hearer_n as_o when_o saint_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o philippian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3.2_o phil._n 3.2_o and_o to_o the_o colossian_n 2.8_o col._n 2.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o the_o corinthian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8.9_o 1_o cor._n 8.9_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n every_o where_o speak_v when_o he_o will_v put_v man_n in_o fear_n or_o make_v they_o cautious_a the_o duty_n then_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v require_v of_o archippus_n be_v to_o be_v solicitous_a and_o cautious_a lest_o by_o any_o mean_n he_o shall_v neglect_v his_o ministry_n that_o neither_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o body_n nor_o the_o exigence_n of_o his_o family_n that_o neither_o the_o ease_n or_o pleasure_n of_o his_o flesh_n the_o pride_n or_o elation_n of_o his_o mind_n the_o curiosity_n of_o science_n or_o delight_n of_o humane_a learning_n much_o less_o shall_v the_o profit_n or_o riches_n the_o pomp_n and_o luxury_n the_o dignity_n or_o promotion_n or_o any_o other_o cologue_a vanity_n of_o the_o world_n call_v he_o off_o from_o his_o ministry_n not_o that_o archippus_n shall_v weaken_v his_o body_n by_o neglect_v it_o or_o be_v worse_o than_o a_o infidel_n in_o not_o provide_v for_o his_o family_n nor_o need_v he_o to_o think_v himself_o destine_v to_o poverty_n or_o doom_v to_o perpetual_a melancholy_n by_o his_o office_n as_o if_o either_o his_o religion_n or_o that_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o nature_n and_o tie_v he_o up_o from_o the_o regular_a and_o sober_a enjoyment_n of_o god_n blessing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o opportunity_n of_o enjoy_v as_o if_o all_o that_o be_v delightful_a in_o this_o state_n of_o imperfection_n and_o mortality_n be_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o envy_n in_o providence_n seal_v up_o from_o he_o under_o the_o character_n of_o unlawful_a or_o interdict_v with_o a_o touch_n not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o no_o sure_o archippus_n need_v not_o be_v so_o nice_a or_o squeamish_a but_o he_o shall_v know_v that_o though_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a to_o he_o yet_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a though_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o he_o 6.12_o 1_o cor._n 6.12_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o power_n of_o any_o he_o shall_v so_o untack_v his_o soul_n from_o matter_n and_o set_v his_o heart_n so_o loose_a from_o all_o earthly_a enjoyment_n as_o that_o no_o inordinate_a appetite_n may_v either_o enslave_v he_o to_o they_o or_o engage_v he_o in_o offensive_a or_o undecent_a pursuit_n of_o they_o or_o divert_v he_o from_o the_o work_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o as_o not_o the_o allurement_n of_o the_o world_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n so_o neither_o the_o discouragement_n he_o find_v on_o the_o other_o shall_v make_v he_o neglect_v his_o ministry_n neither_o narrowness_n of_o fortune_n or_o destitution_n of_o friend_n neither_o meanness_n of_o condition_n or_o despair_n of_o amendment_n in_o it_o no_o nor_o yet_o persecution_n or_o the_o just_a fear_n of_o death_n itself_o much_o less_o may_v the_o infidelity_n of_o atheist_n or_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n the_o slander_n and_o dishonest_a deal_n of_o some_o or_o the_o perverse_a dispute_n of_o other_o neither_o the_o artifices_fw-la of_o seducer_n or_o the_o petulance_n of_o their_o follower_n no_o nor_o yet_o shall_v lukewarmness_n or_o coldness_n heedlessness_n or_o affect_a ignorance_n or_o any_o untoward_a untractable_a temper_n in_o the_o colossian_n no_o nor_o yet_o contempt_n of_o his_o person_n gift_n or_o office_n among_o they_o shall_v ever_o make_v archippus_n unmindful_a of_o his_o ministry_n but_o he_o shall_v so_o buoy_v up_o his_o spirit_n and_o affiance_n in_o god_n his_o zeal_n for_o he_o and_o obligation_n unto_o he_o as_o that_o with_o a_o holy_a magnanimity_n and_o gallantry_n of_o mind_n he_o may_v remove_v some_o and_o despise_v other_o discouragement_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n neither_o be_v that_o all_o for_o certain_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v inspection_n into_o the_o ministry_n and_o serious_a consideration_n of_o it_o such_o as_o dispose_v archippus_n to_o fit_a and_o prepare_v himself_o for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v such_o a_o intention_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o cast_v and_o fix_v the_o eye_n upon_o their_o object_n thus_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o one_o that_o bare_o see_v 5.28_o mat_n 5.28_o but_o one_o that_o do_v behold_v consider_v and_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o some_o intention_n and_o earnestness_n and_o thus_o when_o saint_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o ephesian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v their_o endeavour_n 5.15_o ephes_n 5.15_o and_o give_v diligence_n to_o walk_v circumspect_o thus_o also_o here_o when_o he_o say_v to_o archippus_n take_v heed_n i.e._n attend_v unto_o and_o consider_v thy_o ministry_n do_v not_o shut_v thy_o eye_n upon_o it_o or_o turn_v they_o away_o from_o it_o but_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o care_n and_o consideration_n give_v thy_o mind_n and_o bend_v thy_o study_n