Stillman, Samuel Sermon at the Ordination of the Reverend Samuel Shepard DUKE UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL LIBRARY So Neaaees ae Pe BeBe, race” Bie Eac€ good-m pS IT OTs VE tate ts F Ss el : , 9) Le 4 4 pets fy 7 F De i Duke University Li raries ae : per sdittinétion. between evangelifis, paftors- ‘ands. “teachers 5 for-apofles and prophets, are generall gllonss to have: been’ exbracrdi inary officers, wh ‘were confined to the firft age of the: church... Al “apostle 6 @as one who received his authority@&. qua-_ lifications immediately from C brit, and: hadi power, to. work miracles-for.-the- proof “of” his ‘ do@trines 43 hus’ Pau! affures- us, that: he seitber. received tb, 1. ‘neither was be taught it, bub by i the. felus. Chri. *i / And, “after. ht chad. : from. the’ church t ach it, but Sade aie | Rar. ai ‘qualified for, and calledita a work: 1¢. 7 he: a not up. Sey i tea ay cy cif t a0) rit ty ai rently: § rom. Ged, and | ‘were, jgonfined to apottolic ace : ti None: Badia’ a are Jed away, by a fpirie OF €f7 and delufion, will pretend, in the _prefent. ae be either prophets. or. opoktles, ; 7 ey ameg 1 is ecehe to. ‘Rae beck’ a com panicn’ ‘and afiftant of the apoftles 5. whofe bufin nef nae was to: preach the gofpel ‘in all’ places’ to! might be fent.»Probably'he aGted as an ‘itineranty i(to-Sufe.’a modern: -phrafe}- vifiting the. ‘churches which had been. planted -by the apostles, oe theif | 4 -eftablifhmient and edification. © Ie ch a phe oh paGors: are: generally fandedtGod: hole: eth have: the, charge: ofa particular: church, and: are é more} domediatelyy ‘confined Stonit 3 who: are) a : fifter all. the: salsa of the ele 1 7 were, fach (officerSth ial, ‘in every ‘church Se % es y every sar (was: = thus furnifhed with ial Fee: ne to. tha e pact wetelordaine CB So ematiy ‘che ae ert 7. toh enue ‘of that 4 t 4 : " eso ¢ “ofere- with’ that, which 5 4 ioe: pace is fo re = dered. <:It isapparent that thefe*elders had * he ebaree a ofa Tae. flock’; sand ee the Rae : as Ae i “is Gaade ‘of! ies ae Bay Se ‘or Pipes are Fao t0s ake 3 fecing: “every « achareh bail a laniS x “hence ‘one might “be ” ee at certain aad. the aS ftill fapplied. : ° = a Z parr a8 - Wits pafters the ater okcineeeintys phe dcfig ‘aed by. teae. = Some imagine that they: sees: they ‘calle * gifted brethren’; who were. employed. by- the church in teaching only ; not-having auchority.” to: ‘adminifter baptifm, .or, the Lord® ‘s fuppers One: ke the~place obferves that" the =‘§-rather® thinks; : cthat. page aad seacbers. intend. onc» ands ; igaed difing: “offices, ihe would: have ufed the me form: f {peaking a as before’; and have ex- © prefied- himfelf, thus; avd: Some. pastors, and fome SS seacbers ,- whereas he does” not “make fuch? a. diftribution here as there2?2 Bat. whether or-no the Preceding remarks convey true. ideasi of thefe, | his one thing, that the various. ‘quali for thefe. offices. were given. by, Chrif, ‘th fi: the hureh, for 72 erfecting® 7 work of, tbe EES for: oh Kars I Wt apoftles bebsie him.*., Tbh: extraordinary ¢ pA ‘cel r: pear: fuperfedes t that which s ordinary 5°-OF, render b Y ordination. a rae eee bens of men a unneceffiry x Beets | was fo “Dreacr the: eines to. the tiles i inven; ‘or every-place. + a he folemaity. ‘prayer and. fajtixz, denotes: the: anxiety of. the brethren that God=‘(hould go: with them, aid S company their. Jabors: with fuccefs 3 Their aye Son then, rey bes “exprefizve of -their war, : if blefiing:. friould at Vege ta) ae : ATiL cI vee Cir ; the ee of Sits 5 oie their work, meaning that nartcnt con whictt. they = our: from Antioch, the z are all ihatiGed bad Dai wit tb bin: and Low id opened the doar of faith unto the Gentiles: Te ‘faall : confider the office: of a. minifter of : a3 Chit in! it?s dare? fenfe’; - 5, reaching the word ae but. a Ss of ite pai rt vege Eis, hos is engaged j ine anes ins cae he “ae ; ry, fhould be a-man of prayer; this folemna dety- is. infeparably:-conneéted=with: his. offices Hence when. the apoltles called. the-multi tude of. the Gifci-: Sples 1 unto them, in order to.choole feven men, who = fhould officiate as deacon ns, they, affiga the-following- “as one: ‘teafon: of fuch an appointment, We will: 1 give. 2 our felzes continually io" prayer. 3%. Luther: was Wont + o-fay, thar, three: things. are of smportanees toast: © minifter meditations. “With thefe-he cannot be. ae ns se: ue seitbou ee ate Be Hes whom God: hath. called to ees ae “numerous. ‘occafions . which he = = will-Gad of drawing near to God in this ete rill Soe Sane from. his. clofet: £0: the. sone a0 fe. Is_ a diligent fiidyine” ‘the. Twing oF BCS “Hence Paul exhorts Timéthy to. fudy so fotw Bingo’ elf « approved unto God, a workinait that needeth mo ae be afhamed, rightly. divid ang the word of trutbee Badin: another lace, to. give “Biinfelf. oon bo. tele? est ro. which: St: Paul, endeavors fo fix 2 ests attention, are readiag, -exbortation, and doéirine s e gdifferent branche of his facred’ office. © : Reading is of great advantage to the minifter of Chrift: There- by © he» obtairis-an increafe; of © knowledge, - and 2 growing fitnels: for his” work. _ Neither do L mea re God } “shougibe pbatewill be aly allawed: to. bee the: only role of faith, and practice. For. there ar whiter ‘both ancient and modern, tha : ee St Paul had: tead: ERE 5 BS. crt a Befides, th paid: ae the ee. Greeks od R Romans 3 WERIE ear perehiches thofe pai of the: rack God ¢ plain and: edgey ‘an which every miniffer: of. Chnit “ fhould ‘bring id old. Thus furnithed from the. -. Ngo Be the oe in et fuln siebieing of. ‘the. Solpels of Chrift, In the cit 7 : “his office he ought nor'to ty, Peete onde was” D peeatied by: the ae Satisfied: of this he is “oe to. pnelitatee whether: ee a bad icBE iE it.” This: ome! talk who. -profels. to” if believet the. doétrine of eles and of. the fovercign- er “they: revealed, “and why: preached by St. ‘Paul ah his; pole: iF ey wert =o Auch: dangerous ae rie eee Ate the ath is4i Jélus. Confequently the'nearer we come to. ng which. oe ape: schon thie Ss nature Bee S recovery by Chraf. infi ted on with ict piaioels: ‘and oi ee they were. called tO treat Atal é pradie yeh ‘Chit hath Finidied redecoption, ‘je will be oFng faving benefit to any, Gat tholle wits Dbelicvein him : : And no man-has the ‘faith of God?" j toes He to ‘obediénice. Eaithe bois 4 Awitw ke char hus. spade the re aad finners: profefs to believe it, he is,.upon their appli cation to im, and” fatisfaction- Obtained relative ta hand -conduét, to‘ adminifter the fpecial C ‘of the new. tefament. to them, Daptifa® the. Lor Sapper. This-i is. the: order- of the : on as. Chrift’ gave it to | his. = PREACH THE*GOSPEL to every creature's é ; Hee DET EL EE aie is, a BLAZED fe thw VV Ibn ‘who G. lead’ them nae ae to “teach! ably but ane vine to boufes:- Private vifits among the flock are attend= ed. with: many great advantages. A’ minifter has it: more immediately i in his: power, on fuch occafions, of removing that fear the people are apt to enter-: Be ; and, that referve, which prevents their: > Converfit ing eclge with’ -him, ‘and’of rendring: him=: AOE familar 2 and eae of accelss: zs Lee this” means | he! ai ee ibe ee and Pom oa anda petra F his religion, - than; fhould he endeaver. tokeep: the people of his chargevat an-awful diftancey ut notion of. fapporting his dignity. - In the’ former afe. the people. will efteem-him highly is. Jove: fa! ) ks fake ; inthe latter, they wilh fear hiss A got as thar time ‘among es : "whieh oUghE: : fo be devoted’ to reading, meditation “and™ pray Vers oe ‘Without a folemn- attention. to> thefe® things, - < ere aear fens preacher, will ‘make buta {mall probaciey ining) ee chet { ‘a Small crcles OF. whom i it may be Gai ay “&Tfyou. hear. him? once, you-hear him glumig?? ™ Whereas: he ougitto laber to bevas a fcribe ready entree the ‘kingdom of God, bringing forth. ont of his ted = fure;: things zew as well as old... To fuch negligeac as. is binted pat: ae fome. men of bya facred cha “nefs: for’ ‘their’ “company, wales alddly convin “them that much ftudy is unneceffary 5 or that they _ an preach well enough: without it: But St. Pan! © = had: ‘other views of the-worl: of the mmiiiltey. when « e-cried: out, Wao: 45. rae for thefe are 2 to a reading ae u ee We dee fren hence. Neath ‘ott 5 AS ie cn ais ‘Chrift hath eed & put them ‘into: the’ iminiltry., it, over! God’ s es be in faiths in 1 Danie ~ ine dik _ duty, they -fhould- sche Wit peesnels of. wifdom,. confidering themfelves the=bed vs | ines se that be: ee ee by ‘the. é nalure-of this ca T hall exple ins nee ecelf ye er called out: of darknef into Satwellaus a In other words he ought: to: be.a geod -man;+one --Swho-has experienced the influences of the: Spirit of 3: God, in opening: his blind: eyes, and turning - him from darknefs ‘to light § and. from ‘the power of fatan unto God. - “He ought not on to be a. man as pla lon bork b saute And pies Lee sige aes daclade: ought to be the me: 7 ay wile Se obfervable, thar’ Chrit-the ‘slo orto . : Head of thechurch, firf converted the men.whony Fle afterward engaged in the: ‘miniteys—He did dt only. endyetheat with gifts, but efefuaily called - them: by aa divise ; bones nage pee » whofe ae | Riisno exp experience a th ee eae their fouls. - This jatanoeis rile alarming to. thofe a who preach the-gofpel, and- fhould Jead. “them 10k Sa! ~ inguire whether: they* are net in~his. condition’; . having emi inent gifts, end traitors to Jefus at the. (me ‘time. As. for St. Paul, he declares that God_ called him by ‘bis grace, and revealed bis Son in bim, in order that he -mighe* preach: Him among the Gentiles. *** And when. he gave charge to Timothy Sieve thofe: who» sfhould: fucceed. chim in ane haps: dvyife’ ie to ‘calli in athe tp Ff a. phy! fician ry the jay. oft the aan to, an-over- Heated im nagination, “or toa religious fren NZYus: ee no aia fhould” ihe things: of: ines Spirit of God, ‘aber are. foaliporiefs. unto kine s-neither can he: know. them,-becaufe they: Gre: “[piritually ‘aifeerned. * Farther,” it’ may. be» afked;: How he can~ fupremely : feek the glory of. God; ‘or long for the converfion of finners, whofe own Rate or ‘interelt ies es to bis: Heart y and Me = Lie er thine? will tt: ‘be fo: aaa an wat Si nonin Chrift, and: ‘after ree SE naie to: ens ei by e.miniftry of the gofpel, aha hay pare aivis ‘call to ates. This. call may. ‘be diftineuifhed Gnto: extraordinary and ordinary, internal gna external? Dy T have {pokeo fomething of. an: extraordinary call: = tothe miniliry, in. a. preceding” part. of this dif-. .courfe, and fhall now: pafs-to confider, an ordinary. calls which is ‘thus’ denominated becaufe the com on-or ufuals method which the Lord now takes, “if fending n men a fortis to preach, the gofpel : Aa d it is, ; : which. prefuppofes: thie the . ‘pe on is a; real: believer, and that he* hath: thafe: ie : ¢ qualifications forthe: work, which’ are re x particular enumeration of which St. Paul Teas: pace £0. preeins: ah Ga , ‘not from motives of. safeabotdee for minifters are laberers,. eae fet ng. LEG no right & to. eee lore ¢ “12 od.and precious’. fouls? . Hes who: hue! views? the! Aacre “offices, and: from. he above motive longs. forengage dn if; appears to. “be: internally: called. The’ fen G rine godly reformers had of thisisward-call to the. “work: of the miniltry, 1 is evident.in the folemn quefti- : ilk retained in the ordination fervice ‘of: the ito take | upon. ‘you: “this office an iniaifteanione to. “*¢ferye God for. the Brornonnes of his glory,°and* ~ che edifying his people 2 To which tae ‘candi coe cae Tepes Jor Pa SSH) one Pe 2 that = is Seeing’ until: ‘all his ae are call: ed; and: eee a free and conftaat accefs t to the humaa, chal wo-is ‘unto them’ if they y preach ‘Not. oie “But to e Brerent a spitakee in as saat sPTRENA UES called salto. ag #8 ad appoint. ia a preacher! of “the erik The choice.and approbation of the church, and or-* ae by dts of her les a ures sheer ‘HI. To advert a little to the nature OF ordinal i A i here two. gueftions: demandsour.fetious atten Wath wham: is the, power of - chiff ing to the And, How, or by: whom ifthe. alah noe ed with it 2 As aving it in th née “for “non: aiahes ii =e aan ‘ae aright to. sbelete in. tie te “‘férely: ee] eehurch | of. Chrift or number of believers ehgaced: eae mecovenant, | to walk together ‘according to: the: faith: © order of the Gofpel, have fuch power. A ery. -familta fapofition. cannot fail of making this’ setae gE o miatter.clearsas* a morniag without clouds, viz nOuld-our. br ethire én: the | Epifcopalians, “allume-to sower of ebufr fag minifters for‘us+2i/- j Siaiprets Saipan tally desire it. an. ato Tt cana : any. fuich’ like, th ues ee any power therein ailing eee in the alte Blass be the apotle eprefent at, ande afiti rh candidate: into-the office « fo New Teftament, without’ an. of: ‘dained: elder being: prefent, “In. Aas 6. the twely: apoftles thus « ‘addreffed the church, Lack XE out» among you feven men, &cc. whom. we may appoints. aver this bufinefs.” This they did, ‘and fet them be fae the ae ‘The choice. was s with the choreiy < gt i the people oF Gaigeat : = aes ‘The-connedtip: : . eS aia s ‘as aman “of like pains” “syith - yourfelvess. ~ = ill incline: you to guard againft ‘unreafoaak judices, and” ‘to make: sais: “proper allowance: “for: ~ Stand’ by him ate allitimes ae tal, and. be crea) 8 bear a pares ‘of his: Ss =e know, fays the fame apottle’ in: -anot oe bat they who: minifier® about: boly things dive. of the, _ thongs. ofthe. templ = and. they, be wait. ats the: gltar r-are.partakers of -the-altat an fo~ ba a: Ul ape mir — the “Be continually at” Date Due Demeco 38-297 “Oc