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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77295	The smoak of the Temple cleared, through the light of the Scripture· By the unworthiest of al the ministers of Christ Jo. Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing B4332; Thomason E455_9; ESTC R205015	42,833	64

us and the greatest Reformation that ever was made in Ecclesiastical things is to be made we being all as yet without Church and Church-Ministry and yet also confident of their way judgment as that theywil fight to uphold it and dye for it O what comfort will proceed from hence to us Let us first know the truth and then stand and strive together for it Quest Whether these differing Administrations differ not in degrees Resp. Yea more is required in the Ministry of the Apostle and Prophet then in the Evangelist more in the Pastor then in the Teacher so the Apostle 1 Cor. 12.5 There are differing Administrations First The Administration is according to those to whom it is administred unto Now the Doctors administred to babes only the Evangelists to men the Apostles to Evangelists Christ to the Apostles thus John writ to his children young men and fathers Secondly The Church of God is called the house of God and a great house in the Scripture n which are infants young men fathers and yet all but one Family so these divided Congregations make but one Church Consider but the Agreement of these 1. In their number an Evangelist Pastor Teacher for men young men and babes 2. In the constitution one Ministry one Church all three one both in the Ministry and in those that are to be ministred unto it is but to perfect the same man 3. The Constitutors only are differed in their gifts by a majus and a minus so the constituted are the same only differenced by the degrees of stature and perfection that is obtained under the dispensations of the Ministry 4. The ones Ministry ends in the other the Doctors in the Pastors the Pastors in the Evangelists to those it is ministred unto the childhood is swallowed up in youth the youth in manhood as the lesser is swallowed up in the greater light David Evangelically spake hereof Psal 84.7 They shall go from strength to strength until they appear perfect before God in Sion The Apostle alludes here to the Gospel state as in 1 Pet. 1.12 They did minister these things to us not to themselves that are reported to us they not having the grace we have in the fellowship of the Gospel under their Mosaical Ministry the words in the Original seem more fully and clearly to aim at such a thing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which as in the ordinary marginal notes is read they shal go from company to company and so Kerkeras of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saepissime collective pro cietu usurpatur oft times the word is used collectively for accompany Again a Gospel testimony seems to be of this thing in 2 Cor. 3.18 We all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory as of the Lord the Spirit 1. Generally the Apostle shews the work is the Spirits that is here spoken of 2. The first part of it is an unvailing the face which must be done and is done in all which is the first degree of grace having in it the discovery of Jesus Christ 3. Upon this discovery he is by sanctification of the Spirit said to be changed in his life and in himself to a glorious estate 4. This glory hath yet another change to glory that is to a greater measure of sanctification and grace Some understand these words from glory to glory to have respect to grace here and glory hereafter but the words before make it plain that here is understood none else but the work of the Gospel-Ministry officiated in the Church by the appointment of Christ 2. If we look on the words themselves they prove as much unto us for this is to be done by looking on Christ in the word as in a glass a clear distinction used by the Apostle to distinguish the estate of Saints here and that in heaven hereafter 1 Cor. 13.12 Now we see darkly through a glass then face to face hear now and then distinguish the times present and that to come the glass and the face distinguish the manner of the discovery of God here and that which is to be hereafter The Lord speaks not of the first change because in that the soul is not come to be made like to the Lord nor to have put on his glory but when he is come to be made like Christ and put on his image then he is said to be carryed from glory to glory which shews that the work of the Ministry is to be a work which worketh these things by degrees in the Saints and shew forth to us the footsteps of God having on it the image and superscription of God commending to us his wisdom and prudence who far herein exceeds the principles of humane policy and wisdom To this also sweetly agreeth the charge of Christ to Peter John ult 15.16.17 in which Christ commands Peter to feed his lambs his sheep his sheep There are in these words of Christ closely and mysteriously meant three sorts persons though but two at first seem to be only named lambs and sheep but he manner of feeding them clearly distiugnisheth them First The Lord saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feed my lambs Secondly The other two are indeed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sheep which seems to make them the same but not without some eminent cause the Lord hath clearly distinguished them so as that they may be and are to be understood of two sorts and this distinction is not in themselves but the feeding them First He gives the younger sheep the name of the elder and makes them one with them in that Secondly in their feeding distinguishing them signified to Peter that in the Ministry there was to be exercised a differing administration even unto sheep and sheep and not to be taught the same doctrines this appears to the first sheep it is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word here for feeding is the same before for the feeding of the lambs though they are sheep Now of the other sheep which were sheep indeed he saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 these are sheep and fed as sheep the others are sheep and fed as lambs and may be considered as of a differing growth nor lambs nor sheep but between both Object Peter grieved it is said to hear Christ speak thus three times to him he understood no such thing and therefore sure there is no such thing intended in the word Resp Many things were hid as yet from the Disciples and likely this not any Churches being as yet gathered nor had they yet instruction to gather them Acts 1.30 Christ was with his Disciples 40 days instructing them in the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God which were especially doubtless concerning the way God would have taken in the Church for the edification of it Secondly Nor were the gifts given thereunto until after Christs Resurrection as appears by the words of the Apostle