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Lord Mayor of the City ovana'on, _

Afld to the Right Woifbipfu/l,
The AL DEJ’uME N and 3111:: R 1; FFS
his Brethren.

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, (5" W defire ofthofe3 whom this City gave me
' .5: 1 fl? acallto th‘eCmeoftheir (bales, and Were
’ Willing to reform their wayes according
to the will of'God. And became they did confeffe their
ignorance of the whole Frame and Government of the
Home ofGo 1):; my aim Wasm letthem fe‘e itgasbriefly
as I could; ma Mddel takeh from the patem which I have
‘feen' 1n the Mount, which the Scriptures have revealed.

I would nor be large, of purpolé, to the end that I
might {litre them up the more to Meditation , to the
{catching of the Scriptures , from which lhave endea-

    

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when they {heuld-gbe at: Fund I intended nothing, but
according to;their' defir‘e”I'm‘give;thenfpii‘vat'é faiisfaé’ci:
on‘-) yet they would not‘feft‘there, but ’infiilred'to’en: '
gage me to publifh thefe Headsof thoughts (for in effect
thwart Minded NDCWaS it‘cnough tormakeihqn
. publike‘, but‘they would haVe’tne to oWne'themg" andr‘no-
prefe at you allQWiththem. To alltwhich‘you may per- ,
ceive that I’have condefcendedfilthough l confefie with
muchreluétancier‘ .‘ ‘ ’ 1 ~' I. .
Nor» that lamiflhamed‘to 'owne my thing: that is
mine, thoughl‘o irripe‘rfea‘ a; this is , and in a matter‘of '
to great confequence, (for lam very. well Confcious to
mine own weaknefl‘ehand’n‘ot . unwilling that gothm-
‘Ehould‘perceiveit, (if it may be fdrtheiredificarionf) ’
or that I was doubtfnll tofa'ny Truth here delivered
(forI conceive that allmay‘be made our to the full,-.' .
God {hould give time, and a call to do it) but thacflwas
lotb to offer unto all whom I couldn‘t): know,that3%ich,
I-had defigned only for a few, whom in cafespof'miflakc
Ia would be able to reétifiea ' I was quwilljngro {Eem
to intermeddle to {'0 little purpofeg. asthefi; ,Traé’rs‘l
arelike to be; inmattersoffo highcm ; $19.1?an '
feafon {0' full of dillrafiion, wand iniafiAge ’0'?" “8‘0
cenfure . fo apt to. millake, and fo ready to mrfconlhue
on all hands every thing that hath no character of. par-
tiality upon it, though done never ('0 harmlefly: And
then alfo 1 was afraid tobetbought to liretch rny (Elle _
beyond my line, in making this addrefle unto You. . Bur
I. hope that your favourable acceptancgand the Relation
which 1: have to aparticulan Congregation in the City,
will {rec me from this lafl apprehenfion; and from the
Eormer Ihave been taken ofl’, partly by the confideration
of, greate r inconveniences. which might follow upon the
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nor yeelding,then upon the yeelding unto a publication 5
- partly bytheimportunity of the Call which I received to
do what here is done. *So that I hope none other con-
firué’tion will be made of the publication ofthefe Notions,
than oughtin charity to be made 5., which is to believe,
That I being earnei’tly defircd to declare my knowledge
of the truthot thefe matters, thought my {elf bound to
beare witnes thereunto, and to fuffer my tel‘timony to
come 'to the light, that it might appeare that thefe works.
are done in God, that they are free from humane refpeéiss
and that my aim in putting them forth, is to give occafion
to men confcionably peaceable , to confider whether yea

"or no,an agreement in thefe Truths ought not to oblige;

Brethren to a neerer conjunction of fpirits, 8t profeffion
of unity, then weas yet are come unto P and whether yea
or no, the things wherein there is a difl‘érence of opinion,
deferve to much diftance in affeéiions, as many are fallen-
“ into , or ought to be debated in fuch a way of heat as moft‘
men follow, whereby they rather diflurbethen edifie one
another. "It is a fad thing to fee men. that are called Chri.
{lians and Brethren, exercifing their wits to the difparage-
ment ofone anorher in Religious matters 5 and to deale
with things concerning Conlcience, lightly, pafiionately,
and withoutall ferious and; confciona’ble gravity. Thefe
things are robe deplored, but cannor be redreffed, without
the acknowledgement of the Truth 5 nor can the Truth be

received withom the fpirit of L ove and Peace, which the.

Word of the Gofpel doth adminilier only.
The Lord of truth and peace reveal the fame unto nsall‘more.
and more ;, and direct You in your 'Ptation to walk therein as pat-

terns of Righteoufnes before all others. Which, with the wiihes

of profperity unto the fettlement of this whole State; {hall be

towards the L o n :0 who alone is able to fave, the conltant.

Prayer of ,, Tour H o N o u n s. mofl' huméle
‘ and aflefiionate [want in Clarijt‘,f

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‘  ‘” h PREFACE
- * T o the Jthifiian land unpartiallfifieadcr.‘

' Chrifiian Reader; ‘ ,

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‘4 J1»), '~ fi'wtbehefl‘afi thereof that! com,“ both for

. ' ' (whazfoe'ver other; may judge of the matter) that
I fie cleerl] 4 Providence in this puhlicettiott, Wi’ithottt om]? Ptorpofle'

offline ;- And‘that "I am conceive of the thing: which Ijtt'dge there— .

itt teihe__itttperfi‘&iom ," that they may prove advantage: tmto god:
main work it! hilt W47 of ufmgt‘hem ; For the hrevitj ofettch Pttrt
’zm‘y, to an intelligent Reader,:ma@ the wholefo much the more com-
tnetodohle; tend to we that l! of no qtticlgtmderfltmding, although it

will he more ohfcure, yet it. Will alfo he leffe tediow ;..and me] give '
to him that i: in eniomyeeafiomte Mefimfflrther ittqttiry after ‘
the Truth‘,eth4‘t" ' - "Wag-Doubt- mdf- hefltt‘itfied; which, at:

godflmll while we withgt'ace. Ifhitll he’Willing to irttett'd. =
-. ' e1: concerning other: 5; feein‘g the fiiirit: g‘f'ttiofi- men are very

fiery, andftoll of jealottfies, [/3411 therefore offermffelf unto them .. i
c with the greater/implicit] 5.; for heittg in my-felfWithottt prejudice,

I hope to hefottrtd toward: all without occetjt‘onof ofertce ; and at I

fidll he 'vojd ofpttrtittlity, fit I fhall melee ttfe of that lihert} ~ which

in a httfinejfe of thi: meme doth hefeem- my profeflioo in the Goflzel 3 ,»
which it, to lookapott allelik‘é, to hefiee‘in the matter; imdplain in '

flteechee, to utter the Truth do" it it in in] heart.

Firfl then, I think my ‘fi’lfhomtd to declare thin-1777M?! om:
'ttttder' a Vow to profecttte upon all occa/iom, M long at 1 live, the ‘
Way: of Evangelical-;reconciliittion among/t PROT‘E STANTS 3 .g

. that is to fat}, Profefl'edlf‘tofeeie, andttpoh all-occtt/iott: ofered. to
advance, among]? thofi‘thttt—~hoi‘éte‘received the Holy‘Scr'iptttre‘t for

their Jig-[6’ 423d k5??? itdtbfgflfiwmml‘ 016F431? 427d 1’ milice, the "

meme; .

j .Eeingl em pttt upon the ptthli/hittg 0f thé’f" hrief‘

a mine oWrt comfort-,emdfor the building tip of other:. .
" exitfor My fllf; I'jhttll he comforted in the}, .

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mean: of iritttall unit , o , eao'e #49}!on ‘_ . fig: ,7 e 2;,
ofthe trngh, and in the {latiefofholy Communion? Haggfhggfi
thi: opportunity fairly o ered ; 1 ant ohli ed, in'rnindingw}; V05,”
to dtfcharge a good C on/cience; and for tight love which I owe nnto ~
the Gojfiez’, ofTeace, to thewhole-Chnrch of God; and5§494 3-0333-
rit] Andflom‘i/hing condition thereof in thit Nation, to ma [fame
Overturet, which [ hope/hallgive no matter of grievance nnta’ an},
hat will proveedifling nnto all; at leafl tn} aim fhall he none other,
{latte/fir up thy pure minde (Chriflian Reader) to the thonghtt of '
Brotherly kindnege, of meeknejf e, and of peace ; totheend that font?
mzye: ma] he ta en np, which willhelp to reconcile the A fire-81mg
noan} divided ahont C ircnntjtantial: ; to preferve and keep entire
the Unit} which remain: ahont Fundamentals; and to prevent- or
care themamfold Mijpri‘jient, which increafi' our eonfn/iont, and

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ohflrnfi theRentedie: of oar area/2:; , . a . e . a.

N ow to ofi'er at thit, I [hall not or} out againfi Particular fanlt: .; .,
not hecanfle I thinkthemnot very hurtfn/l to the waye: of Re arena-I
‘50”, or that I thin/git unlawful! in due time and place, or altogether.
‘ , “Iguana allgfpnhlike dangert, when none other Remedies:
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[hmefor the negleé? thereof; hecan e my refolntion i: to follow" (if

it he poflihle) the rnle quharit] ; firfl to admoni/h a Brother in

private, before hi: fault: he charged npan him in pnhlikc’; and . he— '

can/e Ifind it the TM of many»: all fake, that do almofl nothing

e172 .- And yetdt‘hi: conrfe doth prove 19:0 lenitive, ahnt rather an in-

- centive to our fletnpert. M wa t ".1714” he, I, To re re ent 44‘

: IgliCLPartS hriefl] at I can, the general! daftgerlwhich hangeth over all opnrfhead:

- h] rea/bn of our cmonfaaitt. 2. To dtfi‘over the mafia Whence

our danger doth originally proceed. { And 3, to ofer at flame connfel,‘

. i which may point at a ms] to prevent the lamentah/e con/eqmce

Which it like to enfne, if no cow/e hefonnd and followed for healing

. ofonr hreachet. _ _ . ‘ '
* Firfl concerning the danger wherein we are, thin in hrief : '

} That we among/t our filvet, ahnofl in relief! of every thing, are

[ ad hroken to peece: in our afefliong it very' evident. \ - - '

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_ That h] the: heat, :the alienation-tend thought»: of ~ heart grow
‘M/fgreuter undgrenter, even}' one can perceive. _ ,
,Thntfimfi’t themfélvetrin the gnknndlnhour to met/{eup hretteh-a
ct, etllrnufl confefla ' , '

2/121th reufon of all ' this, {ifthe Cetufle-of our un/iettlement con~
timelong) thntwe/htt/l he'hnhituttted unto Breeches, even~till we
he confumed,.none cunjujil} douht, hut ever] one floould fed/7 np~‘
prehend .- hectare/é the [22in of our Lord and Saviour it undeni-
454 true, That every Kingdom dirided againfi it {elf is brought
_ to defolation; and every City and Houfe divided againfi it felf,

[hell not fiand, Mut.12.23. . If then I 7214] parallel the univer/izll
flnte of Protefiancie, M it u..opp_ojite.to.Po,perie, unto n K ingdome 5
_ and the N ntiontzll [hurcherthereofi unto fo mun] Citiet ; and the
fevemll Congregation: of etch cit], unto fo nanny Hon/2:; and in all
the/c, if I refiet‘t upon the Breeche: which are apparent unto ull ;
- Firfl between the Lutherans and the Reformed Churches, which
have hrought them hath fiom nflouri/hin ,to ndefolute condition, in
Germany .: Secondly hetween each of t efe Withinehentfilvet, h.)
their Suh—divi/ion: and erejf e Primer, Which hnve wen/{nod all their
flrength, and multiplied founded: nrnongft' them: I muff need: con-
fefleghnt C hriflt fentenceu verified upon them; and that the judge-

 

ment which ofold weedenouncetlandexeeuted again/i Ifrael, i: now .

come to pafl'e in part upon the Protefiant Churches, and mu} henc-
pmpli/h‘edover them till, if the C uttfes thereof he not taken away h]
true repentance. Let no hriefi] conflder what the Prophet Amos, in
he} fixt chnpter, faith, unto Ifrael, that We may npprehend'therein
our own danger. Eirfl he .denaunceth n hean woe unto thofe that
Were at their enjein Zion, and were not grieved at the nfilifiion of

Jofep'h; tunnel], That they (‘nould be led away captive with the

firft that go captive. v. I. till 7. Captivity then it threat/red unto ,

‘ all, hut chiefly untothcfi’. Then he fheweth. the cert/tint} of this
jud entent, with the mennthy, Which, and the ehiefcnufle: for which
it: euldhe hrought to pnfle. The certainty of the pigment it de—

‘ cleared, V. 8,9, 10. namely, that Godhedflvorne hp him/Elf, that he

di nhhorre their excellent] and hate their palettes, that he would
de iver up the C ity and till that Wee in it to the enemies thereof, and
thathe-Would hill with death fueh to: remain after the captivity in
the‘city,elthough there fhould he hut if” men remaining in onehogf.

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ment jhonld he that executed, are fat fo‘rt‘b' imam 1 1,11,"; 3, up.
The "team, are two -'- He watt/d: divide ”96’7” ' Within themfilhet,,,,_
v.11. and he would hring a forraign Nation againjt them; to afiié‘l
them, v. I4. Theoanfi’: are chiefl} two 3. their incorrigiblenefl‘exin
tmrighteottfnefl'efitm. and their pride in their ownflrength, .‘V' "13};
VII! thefe thing are confiderahle in our prefent oafi' :- F or tho: to
evident; although the (hnroh of god :35 heavily afilifletl ever] .
where , and the Saint: throat hont the world have great oanfe to x "
monrn , yet the m0]? of no ta e ottr eafi’, and re]? contented in the
enjoyment of our Vifioriet , and that we grieve for nothing. in efeiz
hut heoaufe we have not all our Will accompltyhedagainfi the aolwr/é
party With whom we arein eonte/Z 'ahont particular concerntnentt; .
and aefor other thing: he/idee, we are feettre’and earele j]. e, We Mk9
our plea/are: to the full Without refl-raint ,. andWe grieve notat. .
the aflliflion of Iofeph, hut in efiéfi we do even at lofephs hrethren,
dia’, they [ate clown to eat hread when the; had cafi their Brother
intoa pit, Gen. 37424, 25'. S o We who heretofore have helped t?"
bringatr Entire» of thePalatinate and of France, into the"Pzt '
wherein“ this do] thqfit 3mm m; m; _' deem; 41:41?!
their interejlt. If then ourfinne itth'e fame” ” th‘ “"‘ofITfaelg‘to’
' feel; our pleafnre and eaje , and to enjoy it to the fill [o far at we“
have gotten it ; ,oertainl] our ptmi/hment will he the fame With»
their: alfo : fir God bath at jttfl-eattje‘tofweare that he a’oth ah—‘n
horre our-excefleneie and hate our palacet, at he did theirt; and 2'
he hath no lefl'er ower now to pttnifh thtit‘ Nation'with captivity
and mortality, t en he had heretofire to panifl: that And to me-
it is apparent, that he hathfet the [ante Meant awork, and fir the.
fame C emf“, again]? at now, which then were threatned at ainfl'
them. e/{gainfl them the Prophet threatnea', faying, Behol the ,
Lord.commandeth ; _ and he will fmitethelgreat houfe'with
breaches, and the little 110qu with clefts : that is, he will divide --
you, and hreakjonr flrength to peeeet; fir, faith he, Shall'horfes
, tun upon therock? will one plow there. with oxen? for ye,
have turned judgement into gall, and the fruit of righteoufillflh
into. hemlock. That. a}, Ton mot]? he broken to peeve: , hecanfi'
you cannot otherwifi' he made fithjefl and uféfiJl ttnto ‘ God) [277— .
“vice 3. fir 101.! are hardned in your finne’: like a rock, upon whit/:9.
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and then in reffefl of that Which it without, We take notice of the
diftance at- which We fiand flow the re]? of the heft Reformed

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Charche: 0f~€m_ine;gt-ahilitiet, end .Vejfeltg of - great honour, fit for
very goodflfiiwthe hailding? of the Tahernaele :\ yet hecatefe
the Kale-find we] «of their Brotherly- commemion and .co'rre ort-
deneie it not determined ae it ought to he, they ftand ( .t ottgh
in their private {fihere profitahle at to god, yet) as tothe Chnrch
ttfelefle in the Comrnnnion of Saints: F or the Part: of the hnild-
ing not heing fer together , their ferviceahle gift are, not in».
played, a: flint: jhould‘he M. thief-3:047 ta'mhf”? and com/mt?
the whole: Mnd for Want of this aime and endeavour, ,hy all
that they do, they hr'ingsnothing forth ton-to perfiition.

‘ ‘1 have hriefly pointedat the Canflet of ootr Difeafi'; that that;
mayo/t confider thy [Elf ([‘hri/tio'zn Reader) a4 in the prefenee of
god, how thoot artfled, hywhat'flzirit thou art guided, and how
thou/honldefl flee thy [elf fiom the gnilt of contributing firther any '
cnnfe or matter of continuance 'to onr Difiemperx. Now the Lord
grant, too all grace,to.ydo all thing; without murmnring: a," diffiutingt,
to his glory,‘ unhlameahly in Love. .- Amen. . _ ,1

A I am in the lafl place toflzoah ofthe Remedies ofthze corrupt Pre-
fejfion ofrthe true Religion : e/Ynd if I fhonld enternt‘large upon
‘thit tank, Ijhonld'he ohliged to write 4 Volume : .hott my pnrpofezie

only to. name the Head: of thing: neeojfary to he intended and/2t a-
worh, to advance our Refirmation, and redreffo the Evil: which
threaten our final! mine; That ifthon (Chri/lian Reader) art
oonvified of the ttfefitlnefl~ e thereof,thon mayo/t contrihnte inthy 1;]?
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fthe' tame: wigiavallfhégét ityseedfidiyaof that which WI! he a to W?“
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fefion, And the dijyraportionatnet of thematic-e tefed to profit
chte, the“ true and Janhfl himr._ of-th6’"R€fl‘97:fiBdfiéfl Whib‘h- wee:
flake to reflifie the iniwzrd H jpoeri'fie of the heart 13: ionlj-= god:

. me he the work; a hit etmnt: 'h ,the ri ht. inter- retntion and
5th: 5‘“ appjlication of the {hordfa thh giro)”: tfflifieth, PI. Cor, 14?
_of our g4, 25-. Tet the -,hnre~_dij2'weggofitvice_- on error arid the W‘
’ Ce. Mitten of a natural! M '-thdt"hee"1'4‘gttilt_y¥of'it',~i53’nht Enough"
. to, remedie the evi/l difiofitz’ott of his flit'rit or to heget‘r A tt‘tte
aime in him- to. anfwer the heavenly e41! ;' nothingfcandoe- thtit
hilt god 5} the deflower} of the truth in the lovelinefl}: therea-
9f; When hee} yank—faith » the! deft h; the» engrtafiwl WM;

foulet, and mketh them‘ohedt'ent theretmto thMgh the fifth :
unto thh war/Qt of God the faithful! Miniflert of the Word are
of fefm C hrtfl . ,

The fir]? remedy the”; Will hee to 'flirre 'up filing/ten, who‘

preach the maine thing whit

led ; and then negxtively, what that” Iifio? hid ftttte z}: “therein

diflvntpert ,- are the Want of the trae- m in the holy pro-V

Worke; httt to difebvet‘ it; and e - Mitt/if? ' men: e‘o'nfeiencet ef it,

’wherein the] receive the [we bf‘the ”mama Wfiytfih

fnhfervient, when the} hold , forth the" Truth in :fincert't] and _.
mifefl the bowledge of the-«3107] and "‘Iifi‘of‘G’od in the face ,

underfland the} Mfterr- of Codltmfle Jordhmril] to preflé and
hug/Emer- the ltlfe and. @irt‘ttmll e-

[fate of Chrifl' a: the Truth ~13 in him, that their heater: may ,

kmw, firj}J pafitt'wl} “that that fife" it whenettnto the} hre- Cell» . '

me» are 6} nature firm) which the} are called : and thh fhvald
he: done not f0 nmeh h] 4m inlttrgement of them/hive: upon mg. ‘
particuhtr henna-he: and twigget of dirt!!! a: «span the mani-
f‘zfimian of the Prineiple: and e'fl'e't'ttidll 'propertiet of the iri—u”.
mall and carnal! 7nd}! , ‘fi'oni Whe‘nee the knowledge of , nties’: -
W11 of ' “ft/ft flow : I do: mt mane that. the preaching of '
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yMWniex‘fi twfigfixhhle‘ora on he ’to.‘ ‘hki'omitted; t»; "'71..
Wivefithut the antdlts Whit ol'g/éo‘v'er’ the hidofie’n "man'-
ofsthe ' heart hath in reflieEI-f of the rRighteoa/nefl'e of the fitt‘z'tnnll
and of the nnrighteottfnefle of the flefily nature fhonld he main-1*-
ly and ordintgrily/ [o propofed, 46' from the ohfionery .ofthtt‘t'
which is conformable or: intanformdhle' "unto. the mag: 'of 604’;- 5
ltfe in Chléfl'» all partkfilkr duties jhottld hee' derived. andpref-‘-
fled upon the confiience -,— and ' I heleeve that hocnnfi godly and; '
“do.” ‘men commonly [fend more of, their finength in matter: “
of particular contentment then in fetch a fundamentnll cater/e ; .
that two wilt; mfi' ffi'om» thence unto the henrerr, and me:-
in' the Minifler: them/Elven Firfl, that the mineral! corrttp---
tion: of the-hearts of all men,remnine in jome altogether, in o--'
there in at great meefnre nndifc‘overed at the root; h] which '
meant they filll; Conceiving well of themfeltt‘et, or better than ,
they-‘fonght,t"nre not truly- humbled‘khefore Goal, and ‘m‘ortlfied? '
Mtoth‘e worfol, hut live [till when in the Worm, and; take up =
the» profifion of Religién 4” the perfbrmanee - of certain dntiet,‘
rather than in the pnrfltit' of A heavenly- “call to come unto
Chrifl‘fifm. Secondly, thttt fnch 4,5 are ingerzttom and have
mfled the Kingdom of God, and therettponezre gotten'into, '4-
hamd of the mlfiiWfibg’W'W’WW fin?" ”4’? 1107'“;- -'
are dfiwfl,,, by. the ‘7th , prefing of pertionldr ’dmttt, to an 0-»
ver Ailing zed/e ;---I either again]? or for fame perfon: or aéliom, .
which 'vzenle having no temperament of love,._ meeknefl'e, and le— -
nity,..‘to henle and ’herzre with the ifirmitie: affr/ge‘ wee/(g, gr
to bring their owne proceeding with them: home to the true m’me
of the holy‘ profefidn which (eta ell/Enter (hrtflttnto th'ofé that ‘
goe aflary- from-1 him, they 'ttrefo frtrre from edifjin the (hard: -
ofGod h] thet'r forwardnefl‘e, that they rather di nrh and de-~ ‘
flroy ever thing. they meddle Withallgrhttt zf the] were inflrnr- 3
fled h; t " ir teacher: to mderfttmd the way wherein ' (krifl'did'
anal/(g to flew-judgement unto the'Gemile'J; namely, [hat-he did:
nét-ftrive, nor cry, .nor caufe any man hear: his voyc'c: in» ;.
the firects : that-bee did not.-brc:ik the 'bruifedgreed, no:
quench the fmokmg flax rm bee-fend forth, judgement unto -
'viéhory. ' If 1 fay the] were taught to know him in the}, at in ,
all other things, and were obliged to judge themfelw: in all their ‘
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E. aimer,’ to doe ‘yothing out of the-tMiqftwflrmityinntohim}:
,3; ha walking" int/2e I flefi,1the}.fmtdd-_gafi7;{ refiaitiefi-bm'lthe
igtemperanq of their gaflionate zeal,., ,flpiomdgflgflflE ”fig-cw \

é lar matter: which reach not lento the '. heart; .3“ the. Prhfil;
£0”. ‘ ' "2 .‘
E f T he will which in that eater/e of pz‘eaeht'tng doth - hefall .‘ant'oa
the Ming/{ere themfe‘lvet, who othermfl’; are God!) and holy-men,
EV , toythte; that the} eafilj over/hoot themfelves, either hy' pee/flog.
h a ,partiettlar ‘ dut] too math and indifereetly laying too great
H‘ weight upon it toward:‘ all E withottt 'di/linétion ofeafee', Whereh]
it the weaker confeiemee are flraitned and eafitaretl ;‘ or hy apply?
’ ing a duty tento matter; of [late and pahliek relation! I01,”
prejudice of one part] for the advantage of another . ”f0.” ”PM“
or ”ti/take: and mtfeonjtrttflion: of matter-e, fiom whence oft tit?!“
great . fiandale and difi'ontente art'fi’, and are fotnente‘tl~ to. 1/15
widening qf hreaehe: withoat all hope ofreeoncilenoent :-- I f the.
Mint/fer: pref]? not the fundamentallaitne of the profejfz‘on; hat.
7:]? in the dell'qer] of theoreticall trath't, and the application

4 thereof ante particular dutie: , 7t 1!: no great Wonder that their
hear-er: remain {gag-w q“ #0. Mindlkf net 711’ :9- it; and '1';
met/t Mtge-all} follow, that Make: caerwherettnto "their can/5;,
enee will draw them in their prefefflilon, will hee nothing elfe,
hat a I” of ‘W -‘ 1'0” Offline particular tenet: and praélifeefor which
the] Will flrive 45 for life and death : hot that I think. that 4‘?
n] truth or righteous .praétifi3 ti: rightly to he .j'e/i‘eemetl er neg,“
lefled ; hat that all the Theorie of the War/diam! all the per-
formant“ that can he wrought in particular datie: may hee a.
matter of meere Hypocrifie in the profiflor; and nothing elf:
hut an ocrajion offlrtfe and dthance toward; tho/2' to whom
our profiflt‘on h addrefl'ed, ;f the wee aime of the holy profiflafl. 156’?
not minded ~' the teachin then of the ‘aime of ottr profifion (hf God:
hle/fiflg “pan thc'WordoféJh flrvantt) ma} refizfie the pnt‘pofe ofthe—
:hearert in their profeflion, and care the firfl and fundamental! caafe

; .of all oar ell/temper: ; and ifcmee this radical! eaafi’ he taken away,
E Ihefeetmdflr] Whichh hut a flreame flowing flow that fountain,wil
fiton he dried up, 67 the heat of true love and fineerit} which will
E (I‘d/er pa eflt‘on of the ‘afl‘kfliom of thofl’ that in the Spirit fellow

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._ " gixpobfifftlgg fibandcmfi of ,- out" D'tfltrmpew, ~‘vin.~:the Want of The RCmCa?“
quorum in the Mean: ufid toward-1' a through Refirmationfito. °f £1136 rec?“
produce the £3725? intendedthereé},53 an gfi‘ea offbefirfl So the Cau c- 05.0.“,

'fi’eond Remedy of that evil, will he atonfiqnenceofthe firfl, namely lecafc.

the way of doing“ all - thiizgein love-for he-,that.‘aimeth atv\.nothing
fifth: way. "of/913 ‘Tn‘ofiflioh,’ hut t-ofi/lo’nf ilefi“ Chrifl‘, wi/lfifld that
job 5,371,54- _w;;y.:of‘walhjng-did proportionate all haundertalgihg: to 4
the end-fir which he did them ,- h]: the mamflflation of God: love
to. thgfi toWard: whom he did make his applicatiom- ,Ands_hemufi
where it little 'or no " [image ofiBmtherl‘y-love apparentgim‘the nfeof
2%;Mm which are fer afoot for the adflam‘ément 'ofa Religiom
‘erorma'tion' amongfl its"; therefore every thing~Whieh it done h]
many‘of'm, it altogether nn/iit‘izhle to the end for Which it is per--
formed; for although the thing which itdone. ,. he in it felfner
wen fi goodfldjnfl '; yet iftheflyirit of Divine love-dd not go along
:‘with, the performance ofthemorhetherewill he - no ,floper‘tionfmnd
therein to reach'the ena’ finiavhich-itwiaie madam/(m; hoe-aw 1
where itunothing hat loz’ze that can fie ever} thing-to the good of thofe
19. whom it it done. The Mpoflle fiith , that there it neither
circumcifion available in ChfiftJCfiISF nor uncircumcifioh, but 6,15,“,
«Faith which worketh by Love. , Thbo‘hjefléfifiwh'?‘ <€b’%{
when we take him in the comma: as.“ our aim: to eefizand in him»:
'andifthi Faithnhzthm lifi in w) and i! not a We? wrhall P130—
fifim, itfwill'he operative in that Love whereinHe did all hit -' 1
wWarke among]? men , and *toWaroi: his Father. _The 9/1 poflle '
~. fireafing‘ of the Kale hy whicthe jhonlol Walkt‘fi C 175/61,? enfiof God, ‘
giveth m thi: charge, Ephef. 5. 2. ngk (fitth he ) In love, as
Chriftallfihath [wed us. and hath given lumfclf fpms, th-hén '
our'aime is Chnifl; it will appeare that the chiefthing wherein oar
confarmi-i] witthrifimafl flared, will he thk- oxercifle aflo'z/e tar--
' Ward: the'direthien for.God5fihe, and ofHolinejfe to he feparate
fimi the mud; andwhen we‘jhallrefleil upon thetgfe of the Mean:
which are fit afoot qfld?Pfitfiifi the hand: of 2140]}. menfor the 4dr
wantement ofonn Refirmatiom ,we [ha/[find that nothing i! fa much
wanting hath in the flaming of the connflely, andin the execution 0f
thawor/(gat the jfiritr of rBrother-[yaloeie, he and. ofHo/incfl} : and
" e the/é two! are deficientjin'thofi Who. at‘i a. Reformation, .

phat can the ewnthe other then difbrder andtonfifion ?,

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Sam --A& altogetkeffiéj two-M momma: Lib/on; '
fiim liberty, fame éfthé way and in the mm of 'Chrggiah

" Authority,- hut hemoglo- neither: of thqfl’ {of 158,-Wfi pant-arc

afied h] the fiifit of ‘lm "to wé'anothcr‘... or k}. the Wit of
Holim 9 tom fermen- fim‘the world, and fiama'iiooéonpm

. inter :wwkat the] doc; therefiro the] at? .nothiflrg‘fir,'T-'hm
. a ainfl" oflt’ another, .45 if Chrtflian 1499717 and .Chriji‘ifln ”,Aa-
ltfor‘ity ware 'thihgc altogether 'imwflwt; mod fa Jhc mmm

~whiah W mum hath ”)6" m and ahekth’mxpgrt of 0”

firm“ “flew”, m not only imfielzuo/z,-mhfigxfiw and

doflmfliw to each otheg, hecmfc neithcrhzhc. dofire v of le‘hortya;
‘nor the réctence Am 07‘" are. ‘ozt .ort' mike ,~ hills '
.to fervePoohcrs Kinky in :77”? filinéffibfit 3‘ mm 119%
gffime is rather look? up” hath not)“, which make; both {he
forth of Mary and of flmhority-to became #m’hn‘flidnpw thqfé
ohm mike there!» With ‘pmtiahzy and worldly aims, and this
IS; the on!) wolf: wk} all our mark; mod prmediggs. ofthok 724--
um: doc obi/Euro); hemog’é .Mfly of thafe that are the 1&0”
thereof in Mirg ufl' aft/7o mam doe not, for the mofi pom
mind: the 30% Rate: of Wald! PW and We , for
odficdtion, which are the [mom of Love mmgmyp ‘; hit '
flood of tho/F: are mowed fimotlmw , oven in their hog/f willow,
] a Rule ofhamane fealoufie , Which heget: fiothinghflt .P‘wfllm
and Policic : e/{nd chi: once being oil/covered, doth Wholly :kldfi
their acceding , and makgth all the moam, thoo'lgh othcrwifo in
:11?» elves never [3 powerful! , wholly. dafiz‘vp'miomoe omit! the
e of}. - . ‘. . ,' .
The fewnd Romed then i: thi: : That godly Minifierg‘ whom
I look upon 45 the tier} Afior: if our Rofonmtion, and fish 44
my} you [if im the Mama I mof, moo/l3 firfl fit Weir own
heart: orig t in chi: flame of Low- and Holimfl} 1, =2sz than film:
it}: one another to the (‘oszelo and Mihemtiom whichlhefi’ Prifl‘
ciplc: , accord‘mg ’to the Word of "G 0‘? , will [logy/L And '
team/E in the fimm'n of Defignox‘ which tend mom a puhliké‘-
good, it 2': appmm t' at on all fide: dfoncurrcnce fifo’flght for
6) tho]? that at? in the ‘aflflaim ‘Zf State, with thofe that 47'" f“ '
in the Church to at? for Chriflsfkingdomc : and that old Mofes
could not he ‘m'thow Aaron at fir/l, when he comma thopeopler;
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firm cauldinot.he‘withontMof€sat‘iafl {whim ~~the people wne ,

tolntareh through the wildernefl‘e.; and that neither. the hue nor the
other dmyt- got: flep forWard without a direétion fiom‘ ad in their

”476:; therefore in the concurrence of S tatet-nt'en em ‘-»Miniflert

toward: a Reformation h] the ufe‘ gcthe‘euettnee; hath ‘Mofes and
Aardn my]? 19de h‘y one Rule of Chrijihatitfiwhereof the and j,
hrotherly law and holineflé, and not hy two 'diferent rule;, at the
“few offnofl-men it, and if the Mini/fer: fufier them/elves to
5: Wk?” of from. the} aim 1h} any , pretence what/bener , or

‘ doe not-lahour [to'fwyj the Refolutiom. of the "Mafler-ABuilder: »

’ in the-roamon wedlth,-dccordihg to thefi Rule; , that all puhlick‘
conflitution: and the We?” 'o'fafling them upon the fipirit: of men
mu] favour of nothing ut of love, of holine-{f e, and of meekneff e in
:Authorit}! hy the diretlione of the Word and the Way. of Chri/h
Mfingfi I fay)if Minifl'er: do - not exafily keep them/hive: to this
Rule and draw other: to walk thereh}, they will he hy-their owe
makne e tend the craft of other: draw» over to ferw flate endx, and
hem ufe of to divide other:, and to he divided from other: and

from one another among]? themfllvt,according to the wickedmaxim ‘

ofMachiavilian government Divide ‘& Impera, and who doth not
fee that the enirnie: of aura. Refmth "”4? tempted
to put thie Maxine: in exeeution, and that they find opportunity .9.
non h and more then enough,fi).to doe in may thing which 2": at-
tempted in public/{h} reafon of the unchriflian flame of our Spirit
and our Walking-h] a two—fold Rule orgmith'out the Rule: of charit
' and holinefl'e? For Satan» which worketh in them, and ' it thz
Prince ofthit world, finding m“ who pretend to hee Mini/hr: of
Chrifl out of the Sphere of [hrijts walking, and in the tSphe're of
hi: oWne K ingdonoe, medling With worldly interefl: Which con-
oerne u: not , hath poWer warm, to make u: that arecalled-»Mi—
wfler: more then all other men in the world to fer'ue hitendt, of dif-
turhing the Peace ofmankind, and tearing the Church of god“ in
Peice:, and ion! heeaufe wee are not in the way " wherein god hath
fit it: : hut iflim the otherfide wee/tend in the fitnplicit]. of our
[hrifiian tea] and walking to deliherate anddoe all thing: hath in
private and puhlickhj love, and fizr holinefl} according to (hrijt:
example, then me are in our full flrength, armed with light, and
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‘Mflfl‘fi’e ‘~o¢i17~:'ljv=-"-Iaéeolx of thhgfgi“ Whiehi W7} theeoine’t'he inj-
yam“ of Thh‘ex‘l’hjfigk; leaving the p’eirtieellhr '-eo'thp'ofitioh
.und‘applimtion thereof mto'fo’fit’e other time5 wherein §oil per—
,bAP‘ 734] give a call and ghtce to elahorezte the fame; and 1/”;-
J [hall do to give unto thee (‘hrifliim Reader; 4» ohjet? of prayer
Mel Meditation; eheztithote mzzje/t “he more to gee t0 903*,“th
.to [time up thy felfe and other: daily, till thefe - Remedie: he ape
[pljedtmto W dtfmfi: a: the] oflght twee. - .

e If then the ‘_ forehamed efeé‘z‘x. of em’ Idifi’dfid Church jhoulel
hoe Cfirftl 57. theme/{g of'Refv’rmettior‘t ;" Wee- my]? my” not
With” ‘53 ‘requifite to ~ alley pair» peefeht‘fitflof dijtahap»; a»
who" that which both {it onrv‘age=‘énfol»iit- tiihe’to oom'wi‘fl huilil
m up ttnto a hahitoztiort of God 'throtegh the flint, andprophgizte
the :hlefling: of the gofiel tmto Tojt'erit}. '
22.27% Mitt” the}; beer prefihtldiflempert, it i! e'hi‘olent that an em-
Ii‘itiiml lihértffi‘ft-F every'ette‘th bent-14nd praztg'fi' wbaifsewr hem
think good when cohtrall; ~m‘ll‘n‘o't’ ‘do it;heehttfe thief wer} Li-
'hvrtjh’uth hegottett m deflempero,4nd rto dottht will irzcreetfe them,
if no eater/e hefo‘tmd to regulate mom proceeding: concerning their
pflhli/(e'l’rofiflioh, {5 44' they [hell have hojtzfi catifeto-eomplain the:

the ere . emu-d r; co» ”WW wherewithal, the
brag of‘Wmf/fitwfi ' epfigedfegg’fi‘wwfie We hie/55M jhf}

.cmfiqfeamplaittt,’ 'hereih’lt’e: the difle‘flltj-e' Yet I conceive it ma}
thm'he taken W947”.- Let all Partieo who take the Holy ’Seripmreir
fir't'ho Ride of Faith and Trdflifi', fit down'pofi‘ti'vely and declare
flainl], either that Which thejjztdge to he fihdmenmll in matter of
Doerixeapt‘pmm, or'ole’dr'ly ebm‘nded arid 14/215; 1/ for Ed;-
fieatiw“; or that wherein the profifl‘e‘a fill agreement with their
Brethren. If the} doeither ofJ‘th‘e' two left, M” (I think?) all may
eafily he engaged to do, either hythe'ielomond Qfflfl)’ one ‘Partyglmt
fefikg't‘o‘fldvanee Peme;;-or',h7‘<the ,coriz’rttimde‘ofthe ('iz'r'il Mag!”-
Wé'iflhé ”gong reflril‘irt merma- mail to»; may meow:
therévffifarae Iowa» in pueltké .6 ‘ If (11%;) either ofrhe/e p‘o—
‘fiti'he De‘elareztiom, . or hath, he’de'li'vhred hj each Party to ethot‘het’, ‘
then the Apoflle: 'c‘otmfol ti: to he fat in execution, which {A Phil.3.
16,- Whe‘rcun‘to we: hav€iflready;attained-, letius' Walk by the
fame mlé,‘ le't'us minde‘rhéfam‘e thing. VWhich‘ eotmfel ,‘ to '70)?)
‘ dothflrnijh thhmmr of udwfi, in refrem'e to our prefefif'e‘ow'

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. 1:31}, 1:; the Panic; h] fime‘eftheir-feleéied men-z (Who jhalh
do all thing; with their fall eorfent Md kmledge) make a draught
of the fill Agreement. ofthofe firmer Declaration:; and that he-
'ing impartednnto all, let an Acknowledgement he. nude concerning
it, that it it that inherennto All have attained , and wherein»._the1

trill minde the [Jane thing toedifie one another in the Trnth where: '

unto theyfare cornea. ’ . ~ ‘ , a. - g :-

-Secondl}, Let the [time {Parties declare negatig/elj. the thing:
wherein the}? conceive the); diflgree fiom-each-othere; And when
thefe Declaration: are drawn: up , let thofe that havepenneel the»:
Mole their advice concerningthe. WaJeJ‘of reconciling the diferencee,
Whether-in fudgetnent' on in‘I’raflife ;, and then kirfiMejElet’t'ed
Men, the mall moderate? each Part}, he called together to fit dome.
the joint agreement of t eirjAdvice: concerning-A the waft, oft-econ,
tiling: .Diferencee. ;. and according to thatiAgreemem, Jet them
make a tryall of reconciling the Di fierencee , and-A age?” '5: .10.. ; 315,
only aean Efay without prejudice to an}, to henwfldmd‘r ':

Third/J ,‘ Let, the fime Partiet declare ,. hath .Rofitiwly. and
Negativel}, the Rule; h} which they, are willing to walh~ inafilm.
fi’uely toward: thofi' winhwhon the} do not 96ng: 5.: @4191 €698“!
ofincetfhe given or tahen ahont thofe thingy,- HoW-the-fieue {mg-ht
tohe taken aim] h] mutuallteonfent, . Here then the flime filefled
men, or other:, may. he far more” pemfe flich Declaration:, and

gather into one Bod} the Rule: wherennto all fideu‘ will agree to .

walk h], to avoid. ofence: ;-. and let anemone who will pretend to.
an] fieea’ome of ‘Prafiflon in puhlikl", he' Wigad “Ward; theft,
that have in/iJeélion over the pnhlih; , to Walke h] thofe Rule! of
inofinfivemfl'qnomithflandig an] diffi'rence that it, or may art}?
Mafia-time: among]? thenfel've: or'othere.- . .

’ The/é thing: I conceive ma} he done withont great dififcttltfi

and will he done hf all thofe that love 7 peace; ; _. e/fnd that the} “may
he done, I could wijhthat. thefi'apreme Mathorit} of the K ingdont
would appeare' in it to procureit 5 that when the Pnhlike Confcflion
Of‘Paith, and Catechtfme, [hall he. put.firth,. all fetch at [hall define
the protefiion of the Supreme Power, and/hall he willing to live~in
peace with thofe that allow of the Government, ofiahlilhed hr Law,
ma] ht enjojned thm to proceed toward: the fittlement offan union

hetWeen .thentand their 3rethren,_ in the. Pro fifion of the G Wei;

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mthe Mean while; till the}: tan'he done, if adfideej Would agree
wtantaril}? upon, a eejfation fiom all hitternejfe andrailing accu-r
fitiont. againft eaeh other, or if it fhould h] thofit‘thatare in place!
ofAuthorit] he enjoyned 43. uPreparatory far-fl good a worke, it
would he very con/inant to the ahi‘ztemen‘t of our diffraétiont, and
commendable in thofe that jhould do (i&:Willlt0g:l}. But z'ftlvfitch
Way of tranfafi‘ing diferenee: can he hroughe to- pajfe anfwerahle
to the eaten/e! 'ofthe vipoflle, truly then I mujt eonfifl” e that I can-
fie no way to prevent the » groWing defeat of our fatall diflempert,
except God fli- hlefe'.the government hy lla'wi-qtahli/hed ,. With that.
ffiirit ethferetion, ‘of Moderation; of Equity, and of Lowlinefl? ’in‘
all things which it doth afl', that none fhall he able to find any ju‘fi
grievance at it, And to this efeét, the lejfe the Clajficall Pref-
h}terie: [hall refitnhle the C ivil C ourt: of udicature,or the fBi/hops
Court: in firmer time, the more-they will e fittuhle to the end fir
which-the]. ureinflituged ,. which n, to entertain Brotherly confi-
rence: and confiltation: ahout #iritunll matter: fir mutual! afl
fifiance‘and [itpportrin the Waye: of God ;- and not at all to interf
meddle with the Congregation; in an} of their particular afairtg
which are. not voluntarily hrought unto them-at a Cafe wherein
their fudgementu {iught unto 5, fir no partieetlar‘Churc/t. 5] ’73
fithordination to a (74%}, e: to he “elep‘ri‘ved'of an} right which it.
hath. ‘within it felf ,' hut- ie rather therehy to he “maintained
therein. I

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, T he Maxim: then of {fairituall [‘oinrnunion to he ohferved in

the Cluflical rI’rtu'hjteriet ,1 that all mifeonflrufliont of their 4

Waye: which occafion jealoujie: and clamourt, may he prevented ,.
ought to he puhli/hed , to wipe aWa]. the fiart which enfitare u: into
dtflraflion: againfl' the duties of Love. And it will'he neceflary
not only, to pnhlifh tho/3 Maximet fir this end; hut three other

fingeepore muff hefit'itfaflorily , and fiom the ground: of Scrir ~

jtare cleared, ife'ver the Government. W11 pro/per, to fettle us ' in
fleece. . . -. , ‘ ;
I. Itmufl/he made out, that the Mini/ten: of particular (on.
€gtlll0fl!,dfld their Elder/hip:,are hound‘in confiience in the thing;
belonging to their charge ,. to maintain a Brotherl} communion
aitd correflgondencie with. each other, and. co nfiquentl} to enter into

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2.- m t¢:fi:ch"1€aétthinatim‘bfEldetfiipt,‘g4pptaflWy‘anfl‘ i -
074g}?! ”‘6VW3bdtbfflfi6’Wdy bl” 0’93,“ 5] may,@ug€widlly,
h; Mr.Paget ofAmfierdam; in a Treaty which-hath not 'eenan“
[veered h] an; that [him ' 1 .2314: the fecand thing regaifita to Ed“,
men: firnpnlott: apprehenfiaw- ahottt'the proceeding: of [32th cm; ~'
hined E [den/hip, 4': notfo winch. their‘Right to receive Appeal: and
judge Authoritative! thereof; at to make thewaye: of their hand-
ling Matter: in j ging thereof, at a Senate of E irt'tnall men, -
evident ; .tbfltifi, To‘fiew firth their Way of han ingthing: a.-
mngfl them/elem, 5} when Rule: and Grannd: it doth fined—in the ‘
Communion ofSainm; to‘ prejndge no man: jnfi. and confeionahle 4
Liherty, and jet to aft Regularly, and with all competent Atl- .
thority. ' ' E ‘ _ ‘

- 3. What the raj-[honldhn hjwhi'ch theC’o-mhinationof Eldenr
fhip: ought to date with [itch a: are without, Whodytntfhe'and
tronhle the peace 9“ their Congregation:. ~ Here, " the manner of
confining with thofe that are not co-ordinate with then: in the‘Pro-r
fiflion, t': to he opened, to fit“? that it doth tend - only to the me.”
was)» and-refirmationofmm irit:, and not to the hlafling of ‘
.E! men: tram“, ar‘anyothermw WWthhe hréflght. ”#0” ‘
‘1 thent h] reafim of their difagreentent fiont them in- opinion and;

rrfifié/‘ea
E," . If theft declaration: concerning the [laflica/l Pre/hytert'e:
were pnhli/hed, at I conceive the} may hee draWn ftp, flow the-
gronxd: of Scripture, and undeniahle Principle: of Holy content!-
, nicn, and right reafon 5 and hacked with the praftifi of all the hejf
EE Reformed Church”; they might hee a fit play/hr for the fore:
i]? Which are in men: mind: againft the government. . ‘ . .
'u .- hefi' are in hrisfe the head: of my thought: concerning the cnne

* ofbwpnfintfit: ofdlfletnper, a: it may h] god: hleflz‘ng he wrong/9t
Er. out in a [fiiritnall my; what- the CinillMagi/lrate in ht: Prudence
H e and according to hit place, may and on ght to doe ontwara’l] to reg»?
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l ‘ 0.03““ 1M ”0? ”WM of; hut leave it“ to the Wefdotne of the
state; praying, that God would dint} the»: to doe allthing: h‘y I‘M?!
on: light: andfor their trne endfgmrnntent; and‘net' hy - that
735“" ‘ M WW5”: 0f 0th”: who my have hj-‘Mdl to fun)
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' M: for the Reformation in timet'to come (becaufe wee flzould
eudevour not only to build upthe waft place:-, but 41/310 [a] 14,,me
4450”! 0f with] igenerations) thoug/ottfiould be had of thefi-tlging 5
folloWing; Without the aeoompli/hment ofwlgicly ,3; [mm competent
mmf”""7-W€ [5511 tranfmit little 6‘7” no Comfort unto poflerit} in the

' fit” of W- meme-ea. note: than Ifizyjhoaldhe m.

Firfl, of'the'w ‘ "éx'ofeonflitut‘ing’Sehoo‘le'e for the education of'
youth throughout t e Kingdome in reference to foure fort: of pea--
. viz. Ihalto‘the'Meehanicht. 2..To‘the Gentrf and‘ N oblet; 3. To
thofe that are to be trained up to teach other: in humane Science.“~
4..To thehjmffhie, Trap/jet}; h ' ' _ «h > . ‘ __ _
S econdl}, of the Wage: of purging the Univerfitieefiom the'fioth. .
of ambitious and contention; Learning ,. and Debate: of Science:
falfl] ficalltd; To ,bring Scholar: to a Demonfi‘rative Way of at.
taining profitable K nowledge,and by the exercife and imp[o]ment of
their Talenttfor the benefit of eaeh other without envy, to inereafe‘
Thirdl)’, of enlarging unto all: flirt: of people S cri pturall hnoW»
ledgemot only by Cateeheticall exercifes,more exaéily to be intended '
for the mom thereof, by ‘Paflort, Parentt, Sehoo/~mafler.r,. and
Mafiert'offamiliegthenhitherta ,hflthéflafi’ifidéfl$¥‘ but-£17 regular
and well ordered to ‘ ' "‘ ,e WM?! pewteor m pebbles, a well
to refilve doubt: flow the 1T ext,a:' to enlarge the dzfeovery of Truth:
and Myflerie: thereim. ,
Fourthly‘ and lafily ,.. of the waye: and Rule: of Spiritual! and '
Rational! Meditation, in Divine land Humane thing: ; to reflifie
the Principle: of] mmethwg/ot: in the fearijh of Knowlege ;,
Whether from the Seripture, by ’the ground: of demon/hating the
true fenfe thereof, in the Literal, Material, and Myflital analfiie
of the Textgor from other, Objefis wherein the Alina! of man may be
We 70' imployedreitherfor Theoretical or Praéiieal aimt. ._ ..
' ‘0‘ at? whiéh it ”ti: not nowjeajbnable to flzeak any more, but ' 177m 3:_
That I [hall .intrea’t thee (good Reader) not to defiife rheudayeo of
fmallthingss nor to miflrufl- God: paVoerand goodnefi‘e eoneemmg»
that which he doth intendto do in the [aft daye: ;. but to lift up thy:
PM ig- with me, that We may be all fitted to receive,._and to make;
rig ufé of "the .raee, Which in the midfi of man] Mai: to offered-z
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Chap. I . Peg I .
Warning 4 Chtereh 4; it it the here]? of God.
Chap. 2. p. 2.
0f the Member: ofchrz'fls ghetto, and their Cotoitmh’t'ort. .

Chap. ..p ..4 '
0 f the Ordinance: of War/hip drool Government.

‘ Chap. p.4 p7
concerning the afie‘e éimplojmeett o f the Pdfior é~ Teacher.

Chap 5 pr '
§ Corteertting the tfiee and implqrrtertt of Rteling Eldert.
., t . Chap 6 p2

Sartre Rule: taker) flow the Word of God, to [been how the ‘
Elder/hip: of a particular Church at: ght tofittle the flirt-r
teed/l Government ofthe Flee/1 committed to them.

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Conceraietg the qfiice and implojwertt of Dedeom'.
Chap. 8. p. .28. 5
Corteemtetg the duty 9/ chrifttem, 46' the} are to he an a

particular Church, eadxnder the government othe/ere fit
over them in the Lord.
Chap. 9. p. 3 6.

Certain Rule: eortceretietg the Admieiflrotiott of the Lore?
Stepper, for the deeettt orderirzg of the eaten , ofered to the
waf'lderdtion ofthofi thetflrttple at the gefitere of Sitttrtg

Chap. I o. p. 55.

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Congregationafl Church 15 a (a) dwelling
”A place of Mount Zion, (a) Ifa. 4,5. The
.~ Lord Will create a cloud upon every dwel~
‘ ‘ ing place of Mount Zion , and upon leer
{ '. Aflemélies. Ergogthere are many dwelling
‘Q places 8: many 'Afi'embliesof Mount: Zion.-
.,,,., film...“ and each of them hathsa promife of the
Lords ptefenee with them .1 And one of her Affembhes, that 15
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and Prophets; fefm C brifl him/Elféeing the cbezfi cornerjlott; .
; (c) Ephefi 2. 20. and 1: (vii... Ephelians ) m ém'lt upon tbé"
foundation of the elpoflle: and 'P ray/er: ;— fefm {71771} bz‘wlfém,
ing the cheif'camerflone, as the lip efians were, 0 all true Char; -
ches are built upon Chrifltvalone. . . . . _
3. The end and ufe of this building, is to bee an (d)habltat19n '
of C 0d through the Spirit. (4) Ephef. 2.22.1'nw/mnjofi (VIZ._
Ephefians) alfo are builded togetber, for an hagitatim of grid;
through the Spirit- . i _’
4. God then through (e)-Chrii’t dwelleth therein; (e)“] 011.174.
23. 1 in them , width”! in me 3 that they may fit made perfeff it:
one. Ergo, if they be. united by any other tye £00116 aflOthCF,
then by their relation to Chril'l, they are neither perfefi as one 5,;
nor a true habitation of God by the Spirit. - ' -
And that two wayes : ~
Firft in the lively members of Chrifis body fitly jOyned 'tO-E'»
gether. .
Secondly in the f icicuall ordihanccs of“ his . worlhig and ’gO'i ~
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THe members of Chrifis body :1de lively :( f) flows 0!
\ the houfe of God, (f) , 1-1)“: '2. 4, 5. In whom comitg 4:
am a living flow, (fit. 7: III/b M lively/110728: are built I? afitirfi
M tuft, 4t: 1691] Pn'tflboad,” aft? :4? WM~fm§fit
may: to 994%] f‘efmclmfi] ~~bruit. upon (g) (Mitt; and ’
(at m their proper places, to offer upfpirituall {artifice unto him. ..
{ ) 1 Cor. 3. 9. Te are God: building; and Eph‘efam. In when.
Viz. in Chnfi) ad the War 13:. fitly fi-mdtogether. » - ' .4 '
2. The {lanes of this buil _art either the Foundations; 511“
the Confers,“ dieWells. ' _’_~ .. '. ..;- .‘
3- Thcchicf and only foundation, which is thehad§%Fihc .~
corner, isChrifiJefus. 1 Cor. 3. 11. Other W60» mm
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: fame jott he it predate; 7( viz. Chrift) he: unto-the dt/‘ahedient,
:thc fiche which the huilder: difet/lafied, the fameirmade' the head
pf the comer. Compared'withPfel.118.22. «'8: Ifa..28. 16. .Thw
[451/7 the Lord, hehold Ila]; in Sim for afaetm'atiott ttflotte, a trial
flake, a preciom- comeh-flon‘e, a fitre fluntletiott. , .. ’ . ~ .
4. The fecondary foundations (i) nexrimto (huff, are the
' §Apofiles and Prophets. ( '1') Ephef. 2. 20. Built. upon the famo-
deficit of the Ape/He: and Trophety, fifefm Chréfl him/Elf being the
-=chief corner—flow. ’8: Revel. 21. I4. and the well efthe city
JIM tWelve fwtndttt’iom, and in them the name: of 1’14? twelve
flpoflle: of the Lemhe. -

' 5. The walls are the Body of common members, which is the
Congregation of believers, ioyned ( k) together in one.
( Id) Caner 8. 8,9. _We hen/en little flfler,-&c. What [he‘ll we

do for oar fifler'? &c; If jhe he a well, We Jim/l httt’ha' Quechua '

faltwe offilver. _ . .. -
* *‘ 5, The cornerJi'ones which "jo‘yn the walls maker; ‘3“?
Officers (1) inrhe bank, (I) Ephef. 4.1!, 12.4 SPttflo‘e-eand
'teacherr, fa'rthe perfeflin of the S hints, and ( @503; 9:" tympmtw‘c,
for the making up). An as (m) joynts inxhe members of the
Body. ( m) Ibid.'ver£ 16., Frame when the «whole had] fit!)
qutzed together, .and compafled 6] that which ever] mntfttpplédth.
Ergoe the joynmg end compafimg of the Body together,“
‘by- htoffice of the 'yoynts. '1 i ‘ ¥ .. .
' 7. Thefe officers are differenced (n) according to the grace
Sand gifts given to them for the edification- of‘tb‘e Body,
('4) Romd 2.6. Having the” ift: dijfi'ring, accordirtgte the
' grace that itgiven m. 58: Ephc . 4. 16. That which ever] jeyn‘t
_ fapplieth—mttlgth increefe of the Bad] unto the edzfling of it filf
. 3'» love] “inrheir proper (0.) offices. (a) Rom. 12. 4. All mem-
fher: have not the fame ofifee. ' » ,

8. 'Thefe offices are eitherfor (peaking? (p) or for‘the do-
ing of form fervice. (p) ‘1 Pet. 4. 1:; If an} my fixedly—1'
If MIW Wifiifler,l( flown?) .that is, dothferviCC. -

Thefloifice of him that.fpeaketh,,is either w‘teach‘,‘ (q) or
to exhorr. (q) Rom. 12. 7, 8. He that teachetb, on teaching;
- thgtexherteth, on exhortatiart. . ' o . , ' ,"

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i to rule, (r)-or toimpart and fhevvirnert'y.~ (r) Rom. 12.8..
' ' Ii: that rulcth—hé that. jhéweth mercy. ' . '
9. By thefe7offices,‘all things neceffary and Comfortable to
' (he houihold ofPaith-,in refpeét'of the inWard‘aridbchfid man,
may be fupplied; ' . ’ " ‘ -' “

‘ In refpeét of the inward man, it is neceiTary that the under;

fianding of the houfhold be fupplied with knowledge, and the

wiilgwith fincerity of‘zeale to obedience. The =firft belongeth (.0.

:the Teacher, the fecond to, the Exhorter. ‘ - ' ~ : ~,

’ In refpefi of the outward mah,’ itis neceli’ary that the life and

%: converfation of the houihold be rightly ordered,‘ that~is2 futably
" (k) 'to the holy’ profefiion. (r) Ephef. '4. I. Walk; 235mb] of
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unto the Deacon. ' 7.

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: up. the Body in (t) love within it felf. ( t ) Ephef, 4. 16. The
; : efi‘mll ivorkéhi ii; ’tbeugmf‘ure of ” e774 partr malqrth increafi- of
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which begetteth'Faich .; themeaneg which doth confirm and
keep men in the Covenant, is that WhICh increafeth and fifengtlh

.. eneth Faith ; and themeanes which dothtedaim men from the
. breach of the Covenam,;is that which doth chaflife unhel‘ief land

difobedience.’ , ‘ : ~ ~ _ ,
5'. To beget Faith, the ordinance of Preaching (h) 19 ape
pointed; (h) Rom. Io. 14. How/hall the} heleeve in him. cf
whom the} have me heard? \ and how [hall the] heare nithaeet a!
Preacher .8- -& 71.1.7. Sow‘rhen faith comet/2 by hearing", and
Planning h} the ward ofGodJ'To confirm It, (i) the time ordia-
name is to be ufed, (i) I Pet.2. 2. Dee/fee the [mere milk of
the word, that ye may grow therehyj together with the 01761-5
mace of (k) Prayer, (U A61. ‘6. 4. But We we‘d give 0”."
fllva continual! meta ‘Prdyer mid to .the wimflrqu the Word.
and the eightafh ofCl}'>Baptifm; (1) Mac; 28:19. hawking
them in themme of the Father, (he. 85 A63. 2. 40. The» the
that gladly received the word, Were hepriueh] "and the (71:) Lot 5‘
flipper; ( m) Aé}. 2. 41. And. the; eontimdfledfq/ll in the
“Mk: Wag , and. fillowjhip and beefing o hreee'zand in
gen] and the feflowihip-of theSaims by ’ 'e‘ (fighfl'em-
tries; (n) Heb. 10. 25. Not forfalg'ng the 'Afmhli‘ng of’ow'
[elem to ether, &c.] and by the fupporting of one another in
their (a burthens; (0) Gal. 6. 2. Beere je- one mother: hm?
dem- , and j?) fulfill the law 'of Chrf/l] And to“: reclaim thfi
difobcdient from the breach of the Covenant, the red (pyof
Difcipline, (p? I Cor. 4. 21. - Shall I come with a £051,866;
and weapons of, q) Revenge are appointed, ( q) 2 Cor. IO. 6;
Having in a readinefe to Revenge ah dzfiheeh'enee.
- 6. Thick ordinances arenoe to be concealed ,- But by $116
pubiihe' profemon ( r) of the Gofpel, adminifired'ftr‘the
Church. (r) Mat. 5. 14. T e are the light ofth'e world; a city
that xiefet and hilleaemot he hid. & 'v. 15. Neither do men lightez
:wdle andpfltbzfizdtrdhflffll~m 16. Let 70hr light [him fl:
can, t t e m e: our ‘oodmr , and lorz' our
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Vtecainefinnes, according to the revealedwiflaof God, mini-

fieriafly, (I) Mat .41 6:19; And 1 will‘gr'ne thee the Key: of the king;-

donz ofheewen, and Wheat/nerve;- than/halt hind on earth fha-lhe honnd
in heaven; Whotfaever than [halt loofe on earth [he]! he loofid'in

hem/en. 8:101). 2.0.23. Whojhe'ver finner 1e remit, they are re- ‘
mitten! unto .them ; and whofiener finne: J0 retain , they are
"r emined. .. « ‘

71112 key of Knowledge mnfl: alwayes' make way for the key-
ofDifciplxne ;, becaufe the weapons of Righteoufnefl'e mufi firPc.

kad the minds of men captive, and convifi theirtonfciences (a);
before they be (made ufc-of to revenge d-ifobedience. (t) 2 Cor. .

to. 4, 5. The weapon: of onr Warfare are might} through God to
the pnlling down,.offlrong hold; ; coflz’ng down irnezginntionx, and

every high! thing that exalteth it [elf ogninfi the knowledge of
god; and bringing into captivity every thonght unto the ohedzir
ence of C hréfl 5-. and having in a rendinefl‘e to revenge all ohfohedho-
wee, whexjmrahedience is fulfilled. 651.11le .52. . Te have taken;

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I (Mg the efliceiefifinqfloymé’nt of the ‘Pnfior on'd'Teneher;

ITHaIChnfi Jefus hath appointed Pat-{torso and Teachers to .,
-. Ibo officers‘in his Church, is evident from foh. IO. 1, 2..
sh? SMP—fhldmthe Kh'efherd of the jheep.- Ephef. 4. I I. He '

gm —-fomé Pefiemvnd Teachere.e. 4'

2.7 That to thck-oflicers,-the whole work and efi‘efi'of the"
' ordinary Adminifir‘ation is committed ., is alfo evident from.
E e 4,11, till t7..wherenext-unto the extraordinary officers.-

thesaurdu WhoareApofiles , Prophets and Evangelifisg.

theordinatry, who are Pafiors and Teachers, are ranked: unto-
whom, together with theothers, alLi‘s afcribed, that is to be
done co‘ncemingthe Church. Therefore the extraordinary offis
cersceafing, all is cornmitted unto the ordinary ‘adm’inifiration,
Which rcfierh upon thefe , I ‘Per. 5. 1, 2, 3249; £qu the flock,
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,3. That thefe officers aredifii'nga from. Ruling Elders; and
-;haeRnling-Eldcr§ have fithgrdinatexuntOixh‘eir imployme'nt , is
tiéer‘ftbm I .Tiw:5:.t7'. ‘.Thefi81dertthat'Rde'bvell' gflgcidfly
they that lahour'in the Ward find dafirine. That they are alfo die _
{line} from Deacons, and’ that .thefe are fubordinate unto them
in like manner, :is .cleer from A62. 6. 2, 3, 4. I: .155 not reef-M-
we/houlo! leave the Word, andferw mhlex—wLookottt then-Fwd
whom the may appoint. over the hafiuer; ha} who Wilfgdwe our/Elves
to Prajer and to the mini/2e)? of the Word; - " ' I ; _- ‘ , . t;
4. That in the work of theMinifiery, the duties of the Pafioa“
and Teacher are to be jointly performed , doth appeare by. this;
that the. ‘I’aflor: according to God: heart'jfda’feed' the peopieqwith
boWledge and ahdaflanfding,‘ 16113. i 53141611 all}: ."repro‘ofi', re;
ngk, and exhortat'iotis, which ate them ‘Work of the-Paftor,
mul‘t be performed ; with ell tongfufi'eringand'dofirine':.:. whiCh
is the proper work of the Teacher, 2 Tim.4.2.* ' “ ‘ , , ‘ ,- -

i- That ,the {peciall gifts and proper works. of.- bothahefe,
are neverthelefl‘e difiiné’c ; is allo apparent from.Rm1;a.g6,7,18.
Having gift: difiEringw- He that teacheth, on teaching ; He
that exhorteth,on exhumation. And 1 Car.12.8. To one :4 given--
the word of ltd/dome, which is the Pafioral 5 to another the Word of
knoWledge, which is the Doé’coral gift.

; 6. Sothen the Pgltoral officedoth eminently contain th’e-pfe
of allocher ofliceé : for all that is t6 be done by the Teacher, or
by the RulingElder, orthe Deacon,- is to‘ be {uhfervit'mtuhtmhis
care; and in cafe thefe officers be wanting, the Paftoc: is;.-to do
all by himfelfl even as the A-pofiles did thework of the Deacons
before thofe officers were chofcn, All .4. 34.35.. {They [aid dong:
the priming the. Ape/flee feet: and Wm ”at: 2124*. .And

:when all thefedo their duties, he ought? earefilfly- to consume
with them therein, Row. 12. 5. We heing man} are ohe had)! ; and
ever} one memher: one of another. I Cor. 1'2. 20. The] drew/my
memherx, 7” 5’“ m" 50d!“ vetfizs. The memhertjhottld havethe 4
[Weary-one ofaetothenfi 11,; ‘ _ i I. 3 #513,: _ . .

' . = . 7. .Theend and, ufe of the PWmloflimisthe fame with-the
end and ufe of the ’Apofiolical, Egophegical, and . Evangelical
office. Which is, to pezfefl the Saiutr; todo the Work of the mi:

Mi”); W19 hei/dnp the had} (M 1771]}, EpthIz. & 'T'h'

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wig?“ and imply/went of Pofior on?! Teaé'her. ,

5h) The effeé’t of this office, when, it is rightly performed,
wil e, ' ' - -

' i. The emit] ofthe Faith, and of the knowledge ofthefhn of God,
suntan perfefi man, Ephefi4.13. .

,.2. Prefervation from (a) feducflerst (a) Ephef. 4. I4. That
We henceforth he» no More children, tofled to and fio and carried
nhont with ever; winde of dofirine, hjtheflight ofmen and cnne
hing cmftinefl‘e‘whfrehy they lie in wnit to deceive. .

I 3; Thengtowth ([2) 0f the Body in all things in Chrifi.

- (h) Ephef. 4. 15. ‘Bntijmking the truth in lot/49,132 all thingy, may

grow up unto him Which? the head, even C hwy}. '
4- The jointing (c) and compafiing of the Body together
"under ChriPc; that the Members may a& within themfelves

for the building up of each other in love. (c) Ephe£4.16. The? -

Whole 30d] fitly jojned together and compote-ted by that Which every
joint fltpplieth, according to the effeétunll working inthe menfnt‘e
ofez'ery port, mnhgth incren/E ofthe Body'to the edifling of it [Elf
iii love. .

9. .T 0. gain there ends and effee’cs, three things are requifite
“in the Paftor.

sPirfl,‘ that his entry upon the office be lawfull. - .

Secondly, "that the duties proper to it be dlfcharged. .

Thirdly, thatthe-{pirituall manner ofperformmg thofe duties
ibe .obferved.

I. 0f the (Entry npon the ofiice.

i ‘ 10. ,The lawful! entry upon the Paftorall charge, is onely'to

come in by the door; and he ‘that 'doth enter into the (heepfold
an] other way, is a thief and n rohher, Job. 10. I , 2.

11. The door by’which the {hepherd mufi come, is Chrii},
Jolt, 10. 9.11ttmthcdaor; 9] me if any man enter , he jhnll he
fat/ed. x . ‘

12. Now Chrifi: by the annointingof the Spirit doeh
dwell in the (d ) hearts of the faithfull, (d) 2Cor. I. 21, 22.
N ow he which flnhli/heth to: With you in Chrifi, and hath nnnointod
.m £1904; who hath nlfit feeled m, and given the enrnefi of halt
flit-it in our hearts. & 2 (30113.17. Now the Lord i: the Spirit.
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Tagofig-Mfittp’lsjment of Paflat'dnd Tegb—eri

by hi: Spirit in the inner mait ;‘. that (‘brifi‘ may dwell in yum"
hang: é):f4itl1.] If then a Minifier doth offer himle‘lf by the
Spirit With that Pafi'oral aflefiion which proceedeth froiniCb'rift
unto the flock ;_ He who is b0th' the (a) Door,-- and the (f)
Porter, dOth open himfelf in the heart of the Flock to receive
him, and he enters in lawfully. (e) Joh.xo.9. I am the amaze;
compared with wrfe 3. To him (viz. that entreth by the door)“
the Porter openet/a. And with R-evelt 3. 7. 'H‘edmt liar/7 the key of
David; that openetls— and no mum fbuttetk; nxd‘fbfl'ttfil) and 750
man apexetk. ‘ ' ‘
13. If any man hath not this Pafiorall-afiétion; and fpirit.
whichChrilt had towards the flock; but commeth in jam other
way, that is, by for’ne humane prafiifes and contriVa‘nces of his
own; Chrifi dorh call him a thiefd’nd a rabber'; Job. 10. Land
faith, that he d0th come tofleal; to lei/1,. and to ale/troy, ibid.‘V.Io. -
The heart then of the Flock mull be openedto him‘that com-
meth unto them , elfe he cannot pretend to be the Patton-of
their foules. . . . -
14.- This debt of the‘heart-being firfi‘ opened by the inward
working of Chrifis fpirit; the outward call'ralfoimw follow
upon, by a free choifc, and orderly reception of’hini that is
chofen,in apublike way, intheface of the Congregation, with
the countenance of Authority; as Matron was called &' received, .
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I 5. The duties belonging to the Pafiorallcharge contain all
the cares and endeavours, whereby the Flockis to be fed, con-
dut‘bed, preferved and defended. * ' ' '

h :6. Thecares'belonging to. the feeding of theflock, are .
t C 6-3——

Pirfl, to feek and find out paflureforthem, ?ol7.-'IO.. 9: 15’; me
tfarg man enter in, be/ball—find ptflure. ‘Wbich‘ isdone, by -
givt'ng attendance to reading,..t Tim.4.13. by meditating‘a'adr‘ ap-
plymg himfelf to profit in knowledge ,, I Tim-4.1. 5-. 'Mt’dilflte
upon the/"e thingt, give thy fitf who/l] to them, that tit; profiting
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-' Dofirine received‘from the Apoflies, and the. Truth of grace
received from the Holy Ghof’c, both which are recommended
to. Timothy, 2 Tim. I, 13, i4. Holdfafl the forme of formd word:
. which thoa hafl heard of me , in faith and love, which is in Chm]?
2751‘ m . Keep hy the Holy Ghofl Which dwet'leth in tot, that/good thing
Which wao committed unto thee. _ . \i ,

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fortion ofmeat; which is done by dividing the-Word to them, '

"2 Tim. 2. 15.. Studyto [how thy felf approved amo (jod, a won/q—
:tnan that needeth not he ajhamed ; rightly dividing the weed
of truth. . ‘

Thirdly, togive this portion in due feafon. Lake I 2 42. give
them in dttefeafon their portion of meat, ‘
_ 'Fourth'iy , 'to give it according ' to every mans capacitie.
fight/(4 33. He fimlq! the-word unto them a: the] were ahle .to
heart it. Then he mufl'gt’ve to hahet, with; I Cor.3.2.' and to
"tho{e that are of fall age, flrong meat, Helms. 1 2, 13, 14. He mufi;
feed all'w‘ith judgement, Ezech. 34. 16. He mufi not feed the weal;
With doubtful! di/jmtatiom, Rom. 14. 1. Nor entertain with any,
V profane and wait: hahlingt,and oppofitiogtgofa Scieaayalfly {5 til/(Ed,
‘I'Tim.6.2o.'& 2 Tim'.é‘. t6. Or‘qtieffiomtndflrtfi 0 worth, I Tim.
.15.~ 4, ‘ and contention; ofGettealogiet,.Tit.3 .9. —
,. V__::§."The food to be given to the Rock, is the word of God,
Mat.4.4. Man lioeth not h} hread alone, hat [7}! ever} Word that
‘j ' proceedeth oat of the'moath of god. 'This'word of God, is none
«ct-her but the faithfull word which the ‘Apofiles taught, Tit. I .9.
Holdingfafl thefaithfullword at he hath heen taught. And all the
word istaught, to the end that it may heget Charity oat of a
Pureheart, and of a good C onfcietzce, “and of Faith tmftzitted.
«IT‘m! L 5* . . ‘ -» .

“ 8:4. The cares belonging to the 'condufi 0f theiFiock,
are .thefet'—--, . . . ' ' \ .
,, ‘Pirfi, the good Shepherd oughtto. call Shh/71“? 5’17 [MI/40,
JOh' 10:3 . . _ “I .. .. ‘7 ,,

Secondly, he ohg'htxfo lead them out and in, I Oh. I cl.‘3',9.‘ ‘

Thifdiy, t0 gohefore them, J0h.'_16. 4. t0 hean exampletofthe
‘ What/emit: word, in Cofl’vflfation, in chat'ity,6"‘€. I.Tim.4.12. .

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Pourthly, To vifit the flock, and [Eek out the young ones,
. Zach.1’.16. and judge between cartel! and cattell, Ezek.34.17.

19.- »IThe cares belonging to th’e-prefe'rvation and‘defen‘ce of
the Flock,~ are thefe-——-— ' ‘ -

Pirfi, to pray conflantly'for the flock,- as the Apoltle doth,
Rm.1.9. 8t 1 Cor.1.4. Ephcf 1-16. Phil.1.3,4. [0].}. 3,4,9-
&tThef1.2,3. ' ., _ y‘

Secondly, to warne them of dangers, 'as the Apofile did the
Ephefians, A6}. 20. 31. and-Goddoth chargewatchmen to £16, -
Est/e 3,1745.z 33, 3» 7

, Thirdly, to be helpfull to them-in all theiri’nfirmities, that is, _.
ta heare the [beep that flandeth [ti/1,. Zach. 11. 16. , to heale" and
firengthen the fie/Q and hind np the hrokgn, Ezek. .3 4. 4. to cornfoi‘t
the feehle and fnpport the make, I‘ The“: 5 . 14. to reflore tho/t:
that are tab ' n in a fault, Gal.6.1. ' '

4. To hring haekthat which is driven awn}, and/eekont tht‘tt
which it‘lofl', Ezek.34.4. ' ’

Fifthly,to rcfifi the ravenous Wotan, and men fireakg'ngperverfi
thingy, Afl. 20. 29, 30; to don"m‘nce gain/hp”, andflop'the month:
of nnrnl} and vain talkers, Tlt. 1.9, 10, 11. To rejeé? heretiekt,
Tit. 2. 10. .

Sixthly, to lay do‘mn hit lifl'fir the jheep, to defend them,
and not a: a hire/ing to run away from them, I0h.10.'1 0,1 ' . . -

And thus much of the Duties :~ now followeth to con—
fider of ' '

III. "I 'he.j}_irjtn.tll way, how the/e Dutiet jhonld'he ~
Manned. - .

20. The manner and Way of {performing thcfe Duties, is nbt;
arbitrary, depending upon the- wit, or will and contrivance of.
mans wifdome; but fpiritnally to be regulated either by the _.
Word which is expreffedpr by thenndoubted Principles of Edi-
fication. 1- Car. 2. 1., 1 cm not With excellent] of fizeech or of
m‘fdom. 810.4. M] fireeeh mu not with enticing Word: "of we: -
wifdotne, but in demon/batten of the-S pir'it, and qumer. & 2 (on. .,
1. I 2. Not With world!) vii/Horne, but 6] the grace of 90:1 we km
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.Wnreln & chap. 4. I 2. , Not walking in cmfiinefl'e, or handling the
> ward ofGod deceitfnll]. ‘ ' __
21. The way then to regulate and; order thefe Duties, hath
three Spirituall paths : . ,
The firfi is,that which .letreth the Paflors {pint upon his prog-
. per imployment. ' -. ’ "
The fecond, thatawhereby his endeavours are. fitted towards
the Flock, and the. Flock fitted to" receive them athis hand.
The third is, that wherein his imployment is made edifying-
and ufefull towards all... _ In the firlt path, he will beaccepted of
God 5. in thefecond and third, apn‘roved of .men. ‘

0f the firjt Path;

'22.... The Paltors fpirit will be direfied towards the; work of

his imployment, . if he beare in minde,
What his relatiOn is to God,..in his office. .
What the end and ufe ofhis work is.

. And what the frame of his Afieé’rions, and Rules of per.— .
formante {hould be , to make hisway‘anfwerable-s

unto thefe.., ‘ . 4 . . '

' '23...His relation unto God, 15,, that .God. dOth intrult him
with his Myfieries, andwith the foules of. hischildren : As a
{reward to difpenfe. the myi‘teries unto Gods children ;"-to have
.infpeétionyver them , and-to keep the Keyes of. the Houfe
of-.G.o D. g '

. 24.. As a Reward thus intrufied : the frame of his Affeéiion

intuit be Faithfulnejfe (a) ,tOwards his Mafter ;..and the rule of.

his Performance muft be, to Rudy to approve ht: confcienceto
(Sod, not regarding the judgement of men, but that/of God a-

~10R€-‘“~ (a) "I Cor. 4. I. Let a man/b account of n: a of the M— ~
my?!” 0f .Chriflrand SteWnrd: of the mjflerie: of god. 8: 0.2. -
It 1;: required infleWnrdt, that a man he found Faithful]. & 22.3- ‘

With meit :25 afrnn/l thing that 71 ‘fhanld he judged by. yon, 07‘ 0f
Manfjttdgement. 7/. 4. 1 know nothing h] nay/Elf, yet am I not
hereh] jttfltfied ; hut he thatjnflifieth me 1;: the Lord. '

' 23. The mylteries wherewith he is intruficd, are the Word
andthe Ogdinances. ' '

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26. As a Steward intrufied with the Word ; the frame of his

Affeaion mull be Sincerit], (h) not We; an {elf-ends with
the Word. (6) ‘2 Cor. 2:17. We c’orrnpt nan e Word ; hnt M

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of fineerit] an of God, in the fight of God, flunk we in [hrifia ,1
And the rtile of Performance in reference to God, is to {peak

as in his fightand prefence : and in reference to men,to renounce
.the hidden (e) things of dil'hon‘efiy, and by the manifeliation of
the truth, to approve himfelf to the confcience of every one.
(o) 2 Cor. 4. 2. We have renonnced the hidden thing: of di/honefl},
.-———httt h] the mnnrfiflntion of the Truth commending onr felt/es
to every man: eonfcienee in the fight of G od.

27. Then'alfo , as a Reward intrufied with the Ordinances;
the frame of his fpirit andafiec‘tions mufi be free from prejudice,
not preferring one Ordinance before another : And the rules of

“Performance are, to difpen'ee the Ordinances (d) impartially,
(d) 1 Tim. 5. 21. Iehnrge thee-—- that than ohferoe thefe things
without preferring one hefore another, doing nothing h] pnrtinlityJ
and to keep himfelf and the holy things pure: Himfelf, by nor
h?) partaking of other mens finnes ; (e) 1 Tim. 5. 22. Neither

' he partake?“ of other men: fime! 5 rkeep thy fe‘lf para] the Holy
things , by not giving them unto degs (f) and fwine;
(f) Mat. 7. 6. Give not thnt which it holy unto the dogt, neither
64/} 1e your‘fearl: heforefwine. . ,, , . 1 .

28. 3‘0 ifcharge the truth committed unto him concerning
the foules of Gods children; the frame of his“ Afle&ions mull:
be Faithfulnefl'c unto them,for Gods fake; and whtchfulnefle
.over them, as one that mult (g) give an account, (g) Heb.13.

' 17. The} watch for yearfimler, a: the] that inn]? give an account]:

.And accordin ly the rule of his Performance unto them, mull: he,
in difpenfing t e Word, to with-hold nothing from them which
is profitable touching the whole (h) counfelof God, (h) Aflao.
20. Ihnne kept hire/(nothing that mu profitnhle unto you. 8c 22.27.
1 have not [hnnned to declare unto you all the connfel of 9061.]

And in difpenfing-the Ordinances, to be jealam over them With a . 1

godly jealou/ie, le/t the] [hon/d he corrupted ‘ flow the fmplieity
which i: in [hri/t, 2 Cor. II. 2, 3. '

29. The end and ufe of the work is, that Gods glory through '

.chus Chrifl ; and the common edification (i) of cycry one by

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another, through the right ufe of Gods graces,may be advanced-
(i) 1 Pet. 4. 10, II» At every man hath rebeivechthe ift, even fo
mini/fer the fame one to another-A'that god in all t ing: may he
glorified through fifth: Chriji‘... ' - .
_ 30. And the frame of the Afieaion whereby the fpirit Oh
the Pafior will be enabled to reach this end , is (IQ) Love.
(h) I C058. _1. ,Charitj edifyeih. 85,1 Cor. 13. 1,42, 3.. Thongh
Ifimkm'tlflbe tongue of men and angelt, and have no charity, 1
am clefounding hrafl e and a tinkling cymha/l : And though I have
' the gift ofProphecie, and andi’rfiand all myflerie: and'all @owledge,
anathongh I have all faith fo that I could remove mountains, and
have no charity, I am nothing :- Anal thongh I hefiow all on} good:
to feed the poor, and though I give no} heat] to he hnrnt,and have no
charity, it prafiteth me nothing. . & Ephef. 4. 1;. Speaking the
truth in love, ye may-grow ap nnto him in all thin I. 82 v. '16. the
Body unto the edifiing of it [Elf in love} And t e Rule of Peta
, formance fubfervient hereunto, for ma‘tter ofDoétrine, is, to
yeah: a: the oracle: of God : and for matter of Aétion, is, to doe
at of the ahility Which God doth give, I Pet. 4. II.

‘ The fleconcl’ ‘PathL
31. The way to fit all. Paftorallendeavours to the Flock, is.

threefold :
Pirft, to make the work of the Miniftery free from all world-

!y aimes; as, to (I) pleafe men, to get (m)-profit, or to get (7:) .

humane glory. (l) I ThelT. 2.4. We [pea/{not a: pleafing men,
ihut goal which trjeth bar hearts; for, neither. at any time ”fed we
flatterin wordt. (m) Ibid.v.5 .Nor afed'we a cloahofcofvetonfnefl' e.
(n) Ibi .V.‘6. Nor ofmen foaght We glory, neither of you nor of
what]. to be free from entanglements of (a).worldly care-s.
“o)‘ 2Tfm. 2, 3, 4. Endnre hardnejfe at a good fonlolier of fefm
('hri/f : no man that Warreth entangleth himfelfwith the affair: of
this-lift}; that he maypleafe him who hath chofenr him-to he afloat-
dien] And not to be engaged to adminilter worldly ( p) judi-
catures in order to the ‘eivll Magiftrate, (p) ' Luk. 112. 13, 14.

And one of the company faid unto him (viz.t0 Chrift) Mafler,j]7éak,

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mrmtfl“? ‘ - _ . ..
‘Secondly, to do the work towards the Flock, With a Wlllll‘lg
(q) and ready minde without confiraint, (q) tPetrs. 2. Feed
the flock— inking the care thereof,not h] conflrmnt,hnt willingly,
not for filth Intro, nt of a ready minda] With all gentlenefle and
(endemic e of afieétion , and nurl‘ealike (r) lovmg care,
(r) I Their. 2. 7,8. ‘Bnt we've-re gentle among yon, even .14 n .
nurflt Cheri/Beth her children .- So heing afeflionntely defirom of

)0”. We were Willing to have imparted unto 10%, not. the gaffe! of ’ _

god onl], hut nlfo our oWnfimle: , heonnfe fon were denre to 59!]
With all juft, holy, and unblameable (x) outward behaviour,
(5) I Thell. 2. 10. Ton are witneffies, and God oil/3y [7073’ 5011.17:
3'14”}, and unhlmeahly we have behavedom'fi’lvet among you that
.6elie-ve.] And without all burdens (t) unto the Flock, {0 far as
can be pollibly. - (t) I Their. 2. 6, 9. We might have heen. hur-
denfome at the Ape/Her of C hrifl 3n: 7e rememher onr leihomj
and travel], for lnhonring night and dn)’, hemnfe W6 “Wild ”0t 5"
char eahle unto an]. '

T irdly, to undergo: any inconvenience whatfoever, rather
then to give occalion (u) of offence unto any at the Gofpel,
(n) 2 Cor. 6. 3,4. Giving no ofenee in an] thing, that the Mini- 2
fier} he not hlnened; hut in all thing: approving onr felt/e: at»: the
{Mini/fer: of G oil, in match patience, in afilifiionr, in note/fitter, in
dtflrefet,&c. ' .

32. The way to fit the Flock to receive and admit of all
.Paltorall duties at their Pafiors hands, is four-fold : .

Firl‘t, to walk openly (x) and in the light towards them,
(at) Job. 3. 21. He that doth the trntlo cometh‘to the light, thee
hit deed: may he made manife , that the] are wrote he in God.
& i Jolt. 1. 7. If we walkin the light, at he i: in t e light, we
haoefillow/hip one withdrew/oer. Now God is in the light, by the
manifeltation of his truth to the conl'cience ; if therefore a
Pafior dOth walk in this light to the Flock, he will fit them to
receive his admitliltration] Which ought to be dummy“:-
paring and, pre-informing their underfiandings conc’etning the
made which is to be {taken towards them 3 that they may n0t ,
Item ‘0. P5. @wrifsd, “599ml 59 walk by an implicite faith .

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under. their. Pafior, in blind -fubmillion.- ’ _ H ‘ C
. Secondly, :to mike them’fenfible‘that all is done minifierially,’
~ as a fervieeof-love unto them,and to be a help unto-their joy,‘and .
not; to exercife any dominion over their Faith, 2031‘. I. 2-4. or
(7) Lord it overtheirzperfons, (y) 1 Pet. 5. 3.. Neither a:
heing Lord; over God: heritage," hut heing enfdmplex-to‘ the floc/Q]
Andyet not to give'them :occalion to take authority over their

12gflo;;oi‘.to.(oz) defpife him,» (a) I Tini.4. 12. Let no man ‘

.dcfiife thy youth. j& Tit. 2. 15. .Exhort and rehhkg with" ml
. aarhorify :; letno'mam die/[2172' thee. ‘ '
. (. _-Thirdly, to deale with every one of them as well in-(h) private
as in publike, as need may be, h (h) Aft i0. 20. I kept haze/Q no?
thing that mu profitable unto 701515;“ have jheWedjoh and have
.taughtjou phhlz‘kely, ondfiom hoot/e to hole/e. f ' '

:Pourthly, to bring them to a contraa with Chriflos “efpoufed,
(o) and to be prefented unto him , '( o). 2 Cor. II. 2. 1 have
efiwflfed you unto one hiahtmd, phat I may prefeh't you 45 alchm‘i‘:
I/irginfl’rltoflhrifl. ‘ ‘ - ‘ ‘ ' .

The third Toth. .
. 33. . Although every ’Pa'fiori's authprifed'in hin1felf , by his
bflice,to lead and rule the'Floek ;' and as One who Is accountable
unto (36.1,.me difcharge-his eonfcience in the" obfervation and
praa‘ice of all Gods ordinances; And that every COngregation
hath full powerrto do all things forv its own edification, decent!)
and h} an order, I (301314. 40. Yet by the Rules of holy com:
munion (d) in Chrifiianity, no Pafior, nor Flock, nor'Ghriflian
alfoought towalkior {land by himfelf alone, ifpoffiblythejman
' be'jOynedunto Others inthe publike _pr_ofel’lion-. '(d).Ephe'£4;'t.
, Walkwohh} of’the vocation WhereWith” you or? chlledi 9 84: 13:3.
Em'mwmitg to [grep .the unity of the 'fizirit in the hand off-Mia.
V- 43 5- 0749 6047, one-[firineveh 4»: ye are cot/led in‘one hope affoitr
cat/13344;; 0’26 L074, one faith, one haptifm‘eé. '-V.- 6. “ohte‘G'vd‘ and
father.\af& v. I4. ‘ Till 'we- all come ‘to-tihe'lflm'ty-of the Faith ',
and of the knowledge of the Some of. god , omto 'a perfi’fl'7 mm}:
'86 v. I 4. ' That we be no more tofléd to and? ,o, and carried flow;
1' . git/2 eoery wind of doflrine. v. I 6.“ The whaleéa‘dy fitgyjq'yhed
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:7 ~ to gether andcompafled. 8: I (205.9319. Thoughlam fimfim
411 My?” 1 made ‘myfl’lfafirmnt mm) all, rim. 1migh‘t goth- the-
m,” v. .20. To to: few: I knew a a fem—w; ohm:- that:
greetifldcr the Low, wander, the LaW...1_ . . ' V._21-;1~Totthemthdé“
we without 13412345 Without Em»,- (heingflot Without-lam? f9 Gog.
hut xmder the [m to Chrifl) that I might. gain them that are-withi-
out 14w. v. 22.- To the weak I hecame do. weal/9*] ammkz‘dev
411d”); 5 to 4/4 _ ,Andtht: 1 do foithe Gofiehfake, that] might
he ma panther thereof With yom] If the "APOI‘UC did thus C0135"
defcend to all, to be partaker of the Gofpel. with thefe that had}
an intereft in it; then, all that have any interefl in the Golpelr
ought to condefcend one to anOther, to partake of the fame each...
with Other; and confequently,.no man ought. to hand alone-int,
theprofeflion... 7 ' _ ' a W . . ' ' "- -
34. So then, every Minil’temfthe Gofp‘cl', in £116 duties 051$:
-* . Minifierial charge, is bound in confcience'to maintain a Brother--
5 ly communion and correfpondency with his neighbour Mlniflers;
5, chiefly in matters of common and publike concernmenc; 80. that.
' every one isbound to ask the queftion which the Spoufe pro---
Qofeth unto Chrifl in the. Canticlet,.chap_.1.7.- Tell W ( 0 thou ,
whom mffafle loveth) where those feedefl', where that mkefi- th - .
{alga ref} at noon. ?" And then to follow the duty prefcribed in,
he) the Apfizvet, (e) Cant.1.&.Go thy Wayfmh h} the footflep: ,
of thefiack,_fldfi(4 Eb} kéérhefidg: the/htpherab watt-a.- - » a
:35... , Bywhich. means 1H the Congregations of Profelfi‘uts»
will he, as they ought to be, Clo-ordinate unto each Other,..va§;§
empanie: gfhorfl': in ‘PhdMQhJ' chariott,_. Cant. I . 9. combined in :
the fame warfare for the fameKings fervice. .j -
’- g 36: “Now this conjugéfina and co~ordinaeion of Ghutthasghy
the bgmhetly FQMQon-thhcit Leaders ;.,iasit~mayiznoQ-‘p;ei-
Judge {1153135535551 which theyhave in Chrifi, bit-MM‘MEC; '
them to Might ufc. 05km: liberty, to make itfervieeable unto
each ether in the communion of. saints. . . . . i '
~ 37. It cannot be-fetvxceable to this end, anihinding, without;
a {tees willing, --W%fl; Cment.9£Brethten1to “61k in the
.131th “(151135 3. Fl 3 QfDodr'ine and'of Warming-M79116-
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iifiirdly. of Difcip‘line, for the tOOting? outer“ vice andlcandals A

which dilhonout the profeflion.

’3 8.» To make this agreen‘ient free and mutuall, therezmuli be

{ome Aliemblies and Conferences fetled -; and thefe {o ordered,
that all things {hall be "carried with that equality, that none {hall
,havecmfi: to «think hlmfevlf ‘bornedown-or excluded from. his
‘qight, ,9; paf’c by andconcluded without his confent in matters
- whichdo concern'him. . , '

' 39. . And to do this, two things muf’cneeds be determined :
'Firit, what the orderly conflitutionof‘ the Afl'emblies muii be,
in their Members, and method of handling matters by way of
conference ': Secondly, what the matters are which they {hould
meddle w-it‘hall ; and what the things are which they flaOuld not
meddle withall. ' . L

40. In all which, belides that which is cleerly to be athered
from theword of God,-the .praétifes and the t ed'cour es. of the
Reformed churches '{hould be taken into confi' eration, and pru-
dential-1y applied unto the cizrcuml‘tances of our prefent condi-
tion. ‘Wherein I befeech God to direct us to his glory, in the
advancement of our peace. «Amen. -

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' (marking the ofi'iee and implojment of Ruling 15151671,
' iTHat Ruling (a), Elders are officers in the Church of God,
may be cleerly gathered from Rom. 1 z. 8. He that ruleth
with diligence. (a) I Tim. 5. 17. Let the Elder: that rule well
‘ ahe’cotznteoiWorthy of douhle honom‘, chiefly thofe that labour in the
Word and dot—trim. & I Conn-.28. G 0d hathfet in the Church--
Gdagerflhmte. -

‘2.- That they are officers difiinéi from other officers, is a‘lfo
galainfiom thefame place; chiefly from that of 177m. 5.. 17..
and From Rom.12.4,6. compared with 8. For in 1 Tim. 5. 17. he

adothmemtion‘two forts ofElders: find} in the generall, thofe \

thatmlewell; "fecondly more diflinétly, thol'e that in bearing
,mlglabourinthe word and doéirine.. And‘rnRom. 1;.4. thc
' Apoiue faith, that there/are many members in the body of the
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I €hurch, and that they have not all of them- the fame‘oflices:

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pable ofiofiices, ares-different} and then inithe» latter: art of

1). 6.. and 7). 7. 8t 8. he lheweth what thc‘particnla'r differences ‘
of offices are, amongl’t which he reckoneth up that Of Ruling 5.

from whence. it followeth , that the Ruler is not Only an officer,
buta different officer fromthe others named in that place.

3. The nature of the office belonging to'thern may be. under-3
flood, t.By the namesagiven to it; 2.. By the things about which
it is converfant ; '3 ._ By the end whichlitrhath in being eonverfant
thereabout -.; 4._By the parts of the work to he done in it..f ._

Eirl‘t, the Names given to there Elders are,.Rulers, Gover—f
nours,0Verfeers,,‘ Stewards. . . .. , f ., ; . ‘ ~, -

The name of Ruler in the originall is twothld ;. one doth
import Superiority, another. Aaion ;" the‘firft'ls zeroes-(3;, the fe-
Condyiyéugu‘Q; both are tranl'lated Rulers : butmesw“ dorh pro-
perly. fignifie one that. Randeth over others-in authority; and
WW dorhpnoperly {ignifie one that :dorhlead and guide. 0-:
thersin thawayfwhentin th oughtto walk. a ' ~. am ‘

The name of Governour,?'oth fignifie'one that giveth dinefia‘
ons and addrefles whereby others are ordered in a tourfe, as
a {hip by him that fitteth at the helm thereof.‘ . '

The name of Ovcrfier(61'¢m@ )dOth import both authority;
and aflion,,by theinfpeétion which a Superior. d0th take. of one-
that is under his-charge, " ' . y

The name of Steward, doth-(ignifie one that is to feethe laws .
and orders of his Mailers houfe obferved 5 . and hath the- Reyes. - '
thereof committed unto his keeping, ’ ‘ g

2.. The Things about which the. chargeisconverfintr, are:
(in genera“), the Church, and fuchas may be gained thereun’to- ’
Wthh is the fpirituall ( b) houfe and tabernacle of God,
([7) Ephef. 2. 21, 22.. It (viz. the. building) graWet/z ”moan holy
temple in the Lord . an habitation of G ad thrmgfi the}? Mn]; -
the body (0) ofChrifi, (6) I Cor. 12.27. .Nmye are t 6 body
of C buff, and mméer: in particular.l and the Kingdomegwifich.
is nor Of‘this (4) world; (d) Joh. 18. 36. Mykjn domk not
qfthz’a World] . and therefore is not to be governed y the lawes.

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authority from this Wor 1d ,- 4 nor ought'huhfl’ toimeddléih their

charge with the (e) affairs 05 this-world, . (a) Luk;.i2':. 1'4. Whiz-
m‘ztdéjnelé fudge-,5 for ididi-qidex .zwer I] on ? If: Chrilhfwasno'JUdge
or-‘divider . in” rworldly3.mat'tef§ ;:-then:none .‘ofv hie: Officers , as
underhimg. .. g g r ‘ g ‘ .lJi "7’ mt} -a*

In p icular; this-‘oflice is? converfant:;:aboue:. tthR'ellgious-z
profefiioqggnfdhfé of thofe: that belong iii-any. refpeé‘tf to the
Churchgxiwhetherthey be in,or out ofoflice,. ; . . r ~ g,

‘- T hi'rdly,the End tyhe:refl).re.tha.=Eldets:'are eoqverfantrabout'
thefe things, is; th‘at‘théy'fhould look-.bothrtothe Church and}

to the Members thereof : to ‘edifie that, and. preferéeit from, .

fcandals; and to make thefe fit to walk worthy of the calling by

which they are-called in the Gofpel. '. ‘

' 4. The parts of? their work are the feverall duties whereunto

‘ they are-obliged, Which are-chiefly thefe-Aw— . . -. .

, PM" ) inxrefpefi of God; they are his;-» ( f ) Rewards,
(f) Tit. I. v.5. With 7. Thou flmuldafl ordain Elder: in ever]-

a’t}, M Iappoihtad- the; ;.~ if (my be blameleflkwfor a Biflyop

('an Overfeer) muff 6e"’éldmez’e_{fo.pu fire fleward QfGodf], and

_ therefore mull-be Cg) faithfull, ‘ Cg) 1 Cor.;4.x2. It 2': required ‘

irg Stalk/ink; that u M41445? foundWfidl-a 3.114" admhfifierwthew

charge‘fo, astobe'Ua) accountableunto him, (In) Heb. 13,..17.
Watch for yourfouler, '45 they that‘muj? give om accaunt.‘ , ' :r,.:

' . Secondly, in refpeétofthe Church, theyimul’c take (i) care

ofit,» ~ (1) -i'Tim.-3.5, ~If3a munibgaow not-kaWmele hiriorpn

boa/é, haw M}! be take care ofi the Church of. God ?] and. that.
With. (k) diligence, (lo) Rom..1 2,. 8.. He. that rulerlgwitb

dzlzgence. ..

Thirdly, in» refpeé‘r of the Members thereof, they muff.»

(I) watch over them, _, (l) Hebhlg. 17. The} Watch over your-

[hula] take pains for, them,and (m) adrfionil‘h'thé‘m ai§'o‘cca{i0m
{hall require , (in) I The-IT. 5.12. Which labom among you,-
and are over you in the Lombard admonifbjoz.
Pourtbly, in refpefl of the End. of their imployment: they
‘ mul’c beinterelfed andingaged,
I. . In the elefiion, calling, and dimifli'on of Officers to.~and:.
' from charges in the Church.

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, g. In the ordering'oE-alimatters of publike worthip, to be
" dutifully and deeehtly performed~ j- i
i ,4. Inthe moderatifigof the earriage of matters ht puhhke
meetings, whetemo the Body of the Congregation is
tobe invited. ' , ~- — v, ,
. 5.. In the redreflingofScandals,‘ by way of infituéion, ex—
’ hortation, admonition, orcenfute, if need be. '
6, Inthe refioting of the penitent, in healing of breaches,
lg '«in the pteferving ofaii in the unity of the Spirit, in the
’ helping'ofthe weak to beare theirburdens,i and:en'con-
3 raging of every one in the wayes of truth and.,tight_eou£
7. In the vifiting of the (n) fick, efpeciaUYWhenthey are
" -<fent for ;' toghie them-comfort, and pm for them,
()1) Jam. 5. 14. In»; mdnflck, [aflbimca {he Elder:
of the C laurel), andlct tbempmj over him, (5%.

, 4', The manner how this office {hould be executed , is;

That tagaherxwith the’Paftog in all matters of Spiritual“ gO-
vcmment, as'wellin the (ianfiftwm asint-he .Claflicall and ,
Synodicall meetings, to give advife, and according to the Re-
folutions to aft by common confent: and as the/PafiOr ought
not to aft by himfelf, without their knowledge, any things of
(amnion eoncernment; fo much 'lefl'e ought they to aft with-
out his approbation, andtheconfent of eachother, or at leafl

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Elderjbip: ofn parti'mldr- C’ 1m; ought} to fittieihé-szirfi
nut/l government 51",;ch Flog/e; c'ommitted;'55them,. ‘ '

zrth'OFié‘end hand" ufe of? 2111* Chincheflffices- and G’OVemme'nt‘,
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this ;- Fitly to 0077212415? the Member: of Clara}: body'ta~~-
gather 5] that wkié‘b‘ every jojnt' fupplieth ;. that it may grow-
(If in [km]? ingal! things, med Vedifie. it fllf mileager'Ephethal

15, 16.

_ 2. ‘ To-b .' igthis to pure, as every ohe ought t5 Walk..wortla}ga
ofthe. woodman wherewit/a lac I}: ext/[£51,372 the my oft/9e Spirit“ with:

15:}: ‘Brethmd; Epheflq. 1?, 2,3,4, 5,6. 80 mare efpecml‘ly'wght

the, Office-cs :05 the Church thus tewadke .‘bcfore: others,

2/91”ng fob-'71)" fotbemfilws,., accordizg J5: God , hath dealt-2mg
I’m” ”7" ”344””- afFéitfi, and'gifc‘of Adminifiration. Rom. .132.
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the Prdphet faith; “maxi; ~ 3;. fmdcffé; gummy .d'o o,except
they bfl-figfcgdi: :' $6136be 3111 all findevmhngs ail agreement is
BO be fought for» Firth amongfitheiMembens. 05th:: Buffing?
Within themfelves ; Secondly, between the Eldedhip and the
Flock over. which they are fet ; Thirdly, between: one Church.
and'zits Neighbour-churches, if thefe gt ’_ all be Concerned in the
matter ;;.And lai’c’ly‘,’ between the Churches.» that are united and.
eonc'emedineach ether , and the Civil Magif’ctate, if the thing,
wherein they are agreed hath any: referenceunto thepublique-

And this Rule of proceeding is grounded upon thefe precepts :. _
If it 541M435, a; 7222517: 44 litth- ray/m, live peaceably wit/2'4!!!

men, Rom.12.t8.. fidgim 71072340finca neither: 0 the wamru
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4~ Ingain theft? Agte'éments, thoeerthings mufli be. Bound;
and- [3.8.613 apgimnt im emyjfgirdtuall woxk'boi govemmgmg

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.in the Manner of performtn it.

7 ‘Firfi: in the Matter, it in appeare; that ethe’thing robe done
is in‘it felf‘lawfull, that is, agreeable to the will and purpofe of
Chrift, and‘no wayes prejudicial! to any of his lawe's who is the
onely (a) Lawgiver of the Church, (o). Jam.4. 12:21:” a
one Low—giver , Who is dole to far/é and to deb/fro]; ‘Mat'. 17'. 5'.
T1213: :3: In] éelotzed Son in whom I an: Wellpleaféd 5 1mm ye kins.
8C Ila. 33. 21;“ Tim Laid i! odr'<?ddge',h 117': Lord. is foér langit/‘er;
5th: Lordis our King; hewillfav‘e m. ' ' - ‘ , -
Secondly in the End, itmult appeare, that the undertaking
.ofthé work is intended only as a duty towards God; and a fer-
vice of love (6) towards the Saints; (17) Gal. 5. 13; By law

'{er'ae one miner. 8c I Pet. 4.:ro, u. 'A: every mm kahuna,

thrived the gift, [0 mini/fer tbefme one to’ another, as‘go’od flew-
ardsof the manifold graces of God thatGod maybe glo-
nfied in all things through Jefus ChrifiJ and not as an ~ aé’t Of
power; for no man hath dominion over another man: fair/2,3 bu:
.050.er one :3 boundiozléelp another mans. jo]; 2'C0r;1‘.24.. - . . .~ :7
.Thirdly, in the Manner of going about every work; two
things mull appeare ’ A ~- v ' k ‘2‘; ‘
_ _ I. That it is undertaken in an orderly courkgtowards thofe
firfi that are, chiefly concerned therein, and then towards others
by degrees; withom: prepolieroufnefl‘e and pr‘ecipitancie. ..
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oft/2e Spirit and; be. kgpt entire in the bandof Ponce, Ephe£4.r2.3'..
{find all voinrglor] .. and provocation to flrij‘e , and envy: firing
(wojded, no“ offence may. be given or takenat the work. intended.- ’
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Thus then we mull conclude : that in all afis of Government
if the work be defeéiive in any of thefe properties, there wil
either be no agreement at all, or no long continuance thereof,
,Therefore thefe generall Rules mult have an influence updn all
particular Deliberations and Refolutions , to make them ef.
fefimll. For the great point of difficulty in all 11$ of delibera-
90nd: this s T0 orésr. 3.! 9395 Enema hi9!!! £1??ch , t0- dif-
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this; To-order a mans wayes towards others, {0 as to find ac-
ceptance. - Now by athefe Rules, by Gods afliftance, all thefe
difficulties may be overcome. ' As forthe particular aé’cs of Go-
vernment in themfelves,in admitting of Members to the Church,
in making ufe of the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven , in
'adminifl'rin the Seals of the Covenant, in overleeing the Flock,
and addre mg o’rredrefling them in their duties; they ought
fri'ot fuddénly and haflily to be medled withali, -till thefe-Funda—
mentals be well digefied; for by the Method,-which is inthtm
,pre'l'cribed, they will prove {uccefsfulh And in a word, nething
‘ will ever be found commendable or warrantable, which in the
undertaking, hath'not a rife from fome cleer Rule in the Word;
and in the application, is not proportionate to the capacity of
thofe to .whom it is to be applied : for the Apofi‘le doth inltrué!
as by histxample, i to éeoome all things to all men, to wim fame.
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Conceming tag: iofifoe a»; imploy‘mom‘i of Beacon '. '

{TI-1e name of a Deacon 'is diverfly takenin the Scripture; "

(the Originall is Aza'uon) yet dwayes fifinifying one
that is appointed for, or‘doth attend upon fome ervice: and
according to the diverfity of the fervice, the word 15 differently

taken; ' a . - _ .
p _ 2.. Sometime it is applied to common fervice; fometime to

peculiar fervice tobe performed in the Church only. It is ap»
plied to common fervice, Mari}. 15. where it is {aid of Perez:
wiiasmother,that (he beingcured of her fever, rofe and (charmer)
mimflredmto them. And in this fenfe it is ufed, Mat. 2:0: 26.
H: :1“th do great among you , let him do your ammo/fer,
(:ML'MVQ’J , . ~ . '
' 3. When it'is applied, to fervice peculiarly belonging to the
Church, it is again differently taken: , .i . '
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to be. performed in the Chflfih,‘ zinal-li his Ordihances...
So (hrifl. isralled, Rant»! 5. 3. Answer ,4 Minflger o the '
Circumczfian; fo the Apof’cle, 2 (3.07.6; 3, 4. 'doth‘call 'irm-t
' felf a Deacon of God, andhis-fervice.(J‘tamtiv),a-‘Deacon-
fliip; we render it Minifiery: the words are, 9W3 me. :
offence in my thing, that .t/ye Mimflcry (memia) ,éemt ,
blamed, hit in all thing: approt/iflgmr felt/er Mike Mini-i-
flan (immoral. Deacon!) hf god." -"Hete-ittakes in the Adi“
minifiration of the Word withthe Other fervice. . '
Secondly, it is taken for that part of the Minifterfy. which ifs-4
contradiflint‘t to the Adminifiration of. the Word , 'ahd'ni
fiandeth wholly in matter of Aéiion : -,~ in which .fenfe it is ,.
. taken, Rom. I 2. 6,7. where the ..Apoflle dorh difiribute all:
the offices belonging to the .Chareh';into two kinds, into --
Propbeffe, and into (Argentine) Minifler]. , B ghe‘firfl: he;
meaneth the whole difpenfation of th‘eWor ;' and bythc :
fecond , all that whichbelongeth to matter of Afli’on. '

Thirdly, it is taken molt properly for that part of Afl'ion a

’ and Church-fervice,whichis diftine} fromrtheproper work .
of the Elders; and in it is hereto be confidered: and in
this [cafe the quality of- a Deacon.- is defcribed, .; Tim. 3...
from 11.8. till 14. . '

'4. This office was infiituted‘lby the Apofile's-atrf‘émfa/em, to»;
redrefie an ineonveniencie which did fall Out in the daily mini— ,,
flration ;_ namely. thetgle&..of fome widower more then of o.- .
thers; by reafon of which inequality there arofe a murmuring ..
and diliontent, which by thefe Officers was: remedied, . as. you...
may read more at large, AH: 6. 22.1.till7.

. 5. The proper work then of the Deacons, is, To" look ‘tothe .;
provifion which is made for the, relief of the poor , ,-thzt. WE;
ually difiributed according to their necel’lities; and to this .

e e&, they are to receive and‘keep the col-leétions which are ..
made for that ufe ;» and they ought to vifit,and co'nfiderrth'e Rate
of the poor and fick, that knowing their. wants, the Elderlhipy
(and Congregation,if need be) may help to {apply the “fitne'ac-t. .
(“ding to, their ability. . ' ‘ ‘

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alie :7 Fog-to 'eafe the-chief‘Elders 'a-t *Ierufalem, :‘ith'e'y we're'CfC< i
z..:'§1t-_ecl a: .and- .thesteafon why they we re- conlhtutedl to eafe chem;
91155th m force ;- for chosen: faith thus) 1455-" 6 "-9777”? 3750f" ’6 i
:‘wetrmtfittg oftlae Grecian; Ageinfl- the He—éreWt, iiéece'z’uf‘e their" .
'- Wtdowe: were neglee‘ted in the daily mifié/tréztiofi. "-Verfi 2‘. "€179“; , i“
. the Twelve eel/ed t/aeamttltima’e of the ‘Difciple: emta them , and "i
fetid, "it time red/bn‘tket we/bbuld leave the Word of God, and [ere/e i
146161. *V. 3. - Wherefore érethren, loo/(1e aflt among jot! fee/en
men ofkenefl report ,' felt pf the H 0!}! 9710/} amt! avg/dome, whom We

may‘appoint aver tbzé: ext/2mg}: ,5 "v. 4.. '62: we mil/give ezrfele/ex
contented/£7 to prayer, and the minifi‘ry of [be I'M/0rd. T tom Whencc 3
fit appearEth, that-the fervice 0f tables (that is,to provide meat for
«the poor, and dilh'ibntc unto them their portion ) is not to be
‘W'POfed upon them that attend the labourofrthe Word and 1

Prayer, but ought to becommitted unto fome others. And that i

.thefc Others are fubordinate unto-them, appeareth both-by the ’5

nature of their imployment, which is about a matter of lower
«concernment. ; and by . the manner of their ad miflion . unto it,
‘-'which was by the impofition of the hands of the Elderlhip‘: ‘i‘

for the Apoftles did appoint them to their,office. not 0115’ :39 '-
"Apofilcs, but as Elders ofthat congregation: " ~ - v - ‘
7, Andgbecaufemhey are thus fubordinate unto the Elderlhipr

by -§h,€i£~..pt_imitive confiitution ; ‘therefo're‘ in the ReformedQ

‘ teliurchesthey' areobliged to regulate their matters bythe a‘dvife .
" of theElderihip , to whom they are bound—from time to tim‘t’y i
.10: lheWthe accountsofthc'ir receipts and disburfments, end-the" "i
eeo‘ndition of the poor who are ”to'be relieved; [In-the Synodicéf ,-

Aéfs Of the French churches, 0110.4.“ and in the Church-Orders of 'i

the Dutchchurches, times. ‘ ' ‘ .7 ' , ,

i ’ 8. And becaufe they are thusaccmmtahle unto-the Elderfliim ‘
the ‘ e,.bonnd..to keep exaét'recktoning50f their receipts and 4
dis urfements. The Receipts tome , lin ffomigne churches, 3

chiefly in France and;LomeCountVies~,-m£4f’3fifimt free’willing 4
contributions, whichat every meeting of the-CongrcgatiOfl t0 4’

heare thh‘ 'Wotd; are gathered by the Deacons 5 and the

Disburfegments areindil’rerently to all the Poore who o‘fi'ei:
‘thcmfelvesg.,, but vchiefly .to thofe of their ownc Congt'e'é
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Congregations, the Elders and Deacons meet ordinarily all to»
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Coneemhzg the Duty of Chri/iiam, 45 they are to he in a particular
[hare , and under the government of Ruler: [ct over them

1.. r E undérfliand‘byChrifiians; men that have giVen an

their names unto Chrilt, to be called (a) by his name;
(4) A6}. I 1.26. The Difeiple: were called C hriflt'em: firfl' 2'71
Antioeh. _& Ephel: 3.1 5. 0f whom the family in heaven and earth
firmed; to call . ([2) upon him;,. (6) I Cor. I. 2. At! that in'
ever] glee: ed upon the name of 74m.Ckré/f.3» by calling him
(4‘) their Lord, (6) I Con 12. 3. -Na m. unfit] that" fife“
[had]? i: the Lord, hat 5] the Holy (jhofl.

2. .‘ By a (hunk, is meant a congregationof fuch men called"
and gathered together by the Word ;--- M4t.1'3.37. till 44. to be
(.1) feparate from the world, (d) .. '2 Corrd. 17. Come - out
fiom them, .and heye e amte,fa£th the Lard, and. I: will receive
Jere. 8t RCvelJ 8.4. . owe out of her (viz.ofBabylon)M}»peep/e3
and in the ufepf all (brats-ordinances to he an..h"ahimtiwz of god
throagh the Spirit, .Eghef. 2. 19, 20, 2 ', 22. . g

3. The duty of Chriltians as vifible profeffors of Chrifiiaaitys,
dmb hand in a threefiold Relation : .

The firfl: is to the.Church,.as it is the Body of Chrifl. .
The fecondis to the Elderlhip, of that Church.
The third is to the Members thereof.

-- 0f the firfl. ViLDutietreleting to the Body ofC‘W .; , I
4. All Chrifliansthat glory in the name of. Chrifi, ought to

appeare (é) for him amongfi men, (e) MatthJO-a 2: 33- W baffl-
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him Will I ell/i) deny ;h_efore any-Father which 13 in heaven] And‘ 1
they ought {o to appeare as he.hathappointed-,. and not as they i
think good, or as men appoint.. Mat. 15. 9.. In min do they woe—- *
fit]? me, teachingfor doilrine: the commandement: of men- "

'5». Thofe that will appeare-fon [hid/2, ought to apply them;
felves to fame particular Congregation profefling Saintlhipg
asMe'mbers thereof. Mat. 12. 30. He that e. 'not with me, :2:-
« again]? we , and he that gathereth not with me, feettereth ahrozzd.‘
Mat..11.. 28, 29. Come unto nee—“take my yoke upon you. 7.
(33.1.6. Io. Them who are of the hon/hold offeith.. _I Job. 2. 19. $3
They went outfiom W, hat they. were not. of m,&c. ’ Ha..8. 16.
Winch: up the ‘Teffi'mwjg andfeezle theLdW among 772] difciples.
1 Cor. 1,. 2.. Unto the Church of God which is at [orinth, to them
that areflwétified colledto he Swim... 8C 1 Cor. 12. 27. n
are memher: inpartimle’zi... , . .1 » . .
_ ‘6. It is foretold,that there 'fhould'be many Congregations in
theChurch of the Gofpel,and yet allupon the fame Mount Sioo, y
and under the fame defenceg-andby Gods appointment to be as - *
oneBody, 1121.45. "Upon everydwelling place, of mower Zion, and
upon her dflemhliee, there/Z411 held cloud andfmoakh] J4], and the
hanging of a flmin fire h) night. Job. 10. 16. Other fheep, not
qfthzkfold , them muff hring -—-;—tlaere fhathe wefold and. we '
fiepherd. ' - , .~.

7. Now to underfiand the Relation which believing Prod '
feffours have unto the..Church, three things are to be confidered-
Eirfi, how every Believer dOth fiand,2as to a particular Congre~ - ‘,
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'1K.Cor.12, 13. and in thatone Body they are called to the: en- bead- 20,, ,‘
joyment of the Peace of god, Colofll-g. 15. andtherein by God tiever’s - . ‘
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. Corinthians) 'tzre theBodfafChflfl, RM. 12.5. '39 ‘We- (viz;
Romans) m me":£edf-in [thrift And 1116 Iihmeh'2nniverf3fl;
'Ephel'. 1122,23. the head war ‘ezlithing: to the Chtweb, which 13
hi: Bad}, the. fmfle efhim thetfilleth all ite all. ‘ '
. n9; . Prom'hence itis evident, thatexery believer is not on!
bound to maké'open profeflimtofihis faith‘é (as is (f) require”
Raymfio.'9; Io.) " ( f )= If there eerfifleiflth- hymh-ehelLord
?efm, med/halt, believe in thine heart that Godhath rmfidhimfi‘em
the deed, thou'fimlt he feared. For with the heart mm Mice/ed;
unto. ’riglfirwfilefl‘e, grad With the math weft/fleet is made ma
falmtimj hem-that info doinghe is ‘bomdjtoiappea-’re' in the
.communionof (35). Saints; fiahding-in one heel] fefl together with
.. otherspe flrivingfir the P'gith-ofrké Gefirelfl’hil. r527, (g) FELL;
2,4.1 frhere hurrah/271m} on in Chrijflff any comfort oflavejfemr
felloW/hip of the Spirit he ye likchmirtded, having the feline
[0718, hag of one award, of eke lmirld'; look What???) $51710” "175,5
my: thing-1,63: 4272qu 341]?) on the things of others] 3 And W
this tomunfiiogledeiewet-s; when an Eldetfhip is tightly fit
.~ over them ,particmarOongVegatiomsarecofltimgedé AsAfiaif?
22, 23. The Apoiiles having converted the Gentiles to the faith,
ordained them Elder: in ever Church, with prayer and fafiing.~
- a’thc (“and ‘ I c. As finglc Believeis are ound toaflbciate themfeiires one to
' {‘02: 6672- another; R) ought every congregationof Believers to afl'o‘eiateit
Q “2‘5”“; dufeif to its neighboureco egation by the very fame rules Gabands
. . e 0"" by which particular Chfiians are bound to ioyn themfelvesonc
‘ to another. For if all Believers in the meld are heptizedinte
one Bad}, 1 Coreraqg. andjfaliare tailed wj the. Petite» of {joeh'ni
iba‘vnelBodh- 01:1.“ 3.1 5. and mhunieox'ehdeégmrthez W
of the Spirit-one :0»!de miter, in the Wong affine 7’eéeee5 hes
.eau{e there is but one Badyof- Chrifl in all the’WérM,“ Ephefi-‘4L' I;
2, 3,4. whichis homogeneall (that is, of the fame kinde ineli-
m‘p members thereof -: .And if this whale Body is :61 - filly
. jgtedandveatnptfled dogetlkr by that which every joint fitpplierhi
€ph'ef. 4. 16. Then ought none of all the congregations?of‘Be—.
. lievexséo hand Separate one from another, but are bound to.
unite themfeives by their joynts ( that is their Officers) {0 neer
as pomoiy they can, in an Spirituall {513999, for their meme

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* 1—; Sorbet}, .evcryftrue Believer that hath made.open'pro.~x7zrefi:efi of"
femon Of his fa-ithgby being a member, of any one Congregation ,4 their Member
filth a rightofmemberihip unto: all the congregations of the ~
world, .becaufe all. ‘a'rebm- main Clorifl,.Gal. 3.218; a and all.havc.- - i

and of the flaw lam/770M of Faith, Ephe£2J 9.. , _ i

‘ I 2. ’ It isth‘en‘contrary to the miod fof Chr‘ifi; that thofe who» J
make. rofefiiohof the lathe faith, and worihipin the runaway; _ ,
WWI 'ii‘fand, "either. fingle by themfelvesgand not-imbodyed with -
’ er profel‘i'ors ‘;2 or hand» foxim‘bodyed'wit'h fome,a§ to be dig .. - I

pyhtetl from‘other bodies of the fame profefli'ont. * . -
1- 13; NM ought any Church-officers to take upo'n' them'cfiich a 172 Wetter?
Relation to any particular Body, as to think themfelves obliged W” 0W?“ a
‘tmto‘ri‘ofi'e'but‘nnto-the members thereof, in their Minil‘teriall: .. 1'.‘
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3n thebody of Ghrifizgl (which every officer iS'bound to be? «and , 5i
they hinder the toMpaéfi'fig 1‘ of the whale- together; which: stom- i; 5
mm the‘eud.oEeheirimptoymentng bvfiz}. 1.3.16.1 and they '”
sperm door‘tothemaming'crzzftinefl‘e 0 men who [£6219 Wait to ' '7
écceiive’; thaw-m] [Mme th’e‘fimfle and plainehmrted- believer, , 2

'andunfettle him. Ephe£4.r4. RomJéJSy . " ‘; i ' '
' 2 14. “All! Graham ’a‘pplymgthe‘mfelves-‘tho a- particular 0ftberbz'rd ‘
congregation,pllght to come; thereunto free, Willing}, int/0e licddwowba

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ofbolmefl'e: m1 110 3 andmt pona y0ther co fide apply WW ;

mam“ then the loweof HolinelTIC,-Pfal.84.thi 4 _ , ~ . [elm to a p a
y «315. If any that arej'emin‘ent m the»world,~dofi’and'upon' the "mar com“;

ledgesofthekingdom‘Okarijf, by reafon. of theirplacesin the
World; and that it woui'd- be unbefeeming tothem‘ to ofi'er them. 4
£62le to be admitted into a particular congregation: They dq ;
‘ ‘ " f mifiake the'mtnr'e ofGodskingdorn,& theflate ofitrtic . 4
yoga?“ none are'truly excellent 8tho'ri‘0urable but(19)s_aints , .
(b)’Pfal. [6.3. The‘fi'aint: that ar‘e- iii-the cam/9,, and t9 tht car--
“‘13:”: in Warn 1": dfl‘hzydrlig‘b‘zfifanfl WGOdlYfivbomg‘ud'hmb =
fit dpnrtfor‘ himfelfi Pfal. 4. 2, 3. Newt-he K ingdom: offiCbrifl' '
'iriha't ' tbi": worldJoh; I 8.37. nor can it be ‘entertaased' with; the .-
iworld y refpeas (i) I'ofperlbns , Z L(i)1"‘]‘am.2.II-',zéi%bfethrm, ~
bawimt‘t‘b: faith of 'mr'L‘ord Mm C brat-{he L91?! #3:;sz ,
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{32 " The duty ofChrzfl/‘am ifl'4P4r1563lar Church, r _.

with r eh? of perform; For i there come into . our A With! a ”MI!
E ' with acfold ringin goodly agave/l, and thief: come ji-n‘aifo'it poor:
man in vile raiment, .-.v. 3. and 76 have rejfefi? to him that wearer}:
we gaycloathizg, andfa] unto him, Sit thott there £24 dgoodylfl'ces ,
andfay to the poor, Stand thou there, or fit here under myfooyi‘oole,
v. 4. are ye not the» partial! injour felon, and heoofltf jf‘dgf’l of '
will thought; .2] 'Becaufe the world, and all that ts 1n 1t, tsyenther
wholly oppofite (h) unto ChrifiianiEY, and doth lie in Wlé’ké’d'
my}, I Joh,s.19.‘ (It) GaL 6. I4. But'Codforhidthat Ijhwld
glorjfazve in the crnjfe of the Lord fifth C rifl ; h; whom the-world
it crucified unto me, and I auto the world. 85 I Cor. 3. 19. The
Wifdome of thi: World irfooliflmefle with 60.1.] Or‘elfe, at the béfi,‘
(l) fubordinate unto it. {1) 8t 1 ”Cor. 3. 22.- wha‘her ‘Z’aht,
or Mpollot, orCephae, onthe world,;or [i e, or‘deathforthi‘tzgrpreé
fan, or thing: to come, all are ours; arid . 7e are C hri/tr, aotdChrtjfl
it goth. As if he had laid, Clhrifl: is {ubordinate unto God,,ye
are fubordinate unto Chrifl , the world and all things in it are
fubordinate to your ufe in reference to Chrift. Therefore it can
be no dlearagement to any in the world to apply thEmklves to
Chflfim hisotdinances; but it will be their greatefl honour;
to exalt hxm 5 for fuch as cmfifi‘ahim 5992'” mm.- wtlt “7.1%
hefore hi: hear/ml] Father and hit holy Ange/t, Mat. 10.132;
Luk. 12. 8. . - < .
16. Nor do the Saints by their profeflion of being feparate
from the world, makevoyd unyof the lawes of nature ; becaufe
they are commanded to be fnhjeél unto every ordinance of mg»;
for the Larch/lake, 1 Pet. 2. 13. And the Lord-of glory himfelfc
.( though not bound) did {ubmit ,_ by paying tribute, unto the
ordmance of (afar, Mam 7.24,25,26,27. and hath commanded all
'0 give ”“0 (ft/90‘ ”be“ it Cefart, and unto. God what it pfidfx
5 Mat. 22. 15. , {Ill 1;. '22.;Now to Cafar is due (7») fwmimon, and
(n) honour. (m) Roma 3.1. Let every fimle hefuhjei} to the
. Higherpowert. 8: I Pet. 2.13. Suhmit your fllverwurtto the
K ing to fit mm, or auto Gwemour: M unto them that are feizt
.hy him. a I Pet.2.17. {flavour the Kit: .3 As then b , the
-ngdom o ‘ Chnflpone of the great‘ones of the fworld‘lO. any
. 1' cfpoi! due unto them, but rather receive an increafc of Honour;
l f" ‘th “18h? ROPE? {49‘s to Yieldfnmo 52hr“? the. ref (“if
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{elves up to it, they are let above:- the-mfeh/es’,”thatiijs, out ofthe

".W‘O't‘ld- and the refpefls/of it; ,,

, i7. Every one then that will'ibe talled ‘a‘TChr’iflian (what- ‘
, focver they are amongft men, it maketh What???» } God ac:-

cepte'th nomans ‘pe’rfon) is bound as a Chriftian' to offerfhim;

_ ‘felf to be imbodyed into a Congregatibnyand to partake ofth‘e

ptitéileigestOf‘the houlhold of- Faith, and-gought profeffedly to
(a) fubjeét himfelf unto the Gofpel; -‘ “(4) 7‘2 Con 9.13. T he}
glaififie Godfor' your profejfed fuhjefiion wife the Gaffe] of Chief/2.]
and give (p) himfelf ~o‘ver unto the Lord“; and by the will of
God unto that Elderlhip Whereunto he doth makel‘his applica-

. tion. (p) 2 COT. 8.‘ 5’; They gave their 0W» felt/z": unto the
Lord,amluutaau1|hythewill of God. & Afi. '2.4f';'4_'2.' There.

WM uddedWiZ. unto the Church) three thaufumifoules; and they

‘ “fithmdfledfdflb 5” t1” “Past-He: dofirincflnd fillolbfiil’: "and m

hawking ofhrmd, and in prayers.

-‘ 18: Such as offer themfelV’es in this manner tmt'o’the Elder— Am! "how 1:,-
ihip, ought to be received without much (a!) difficultyOt (cm; would be :

you, hut not to douhtfull dzfiutatiomfle‘ven as; 9hr?“ (791?“in
115, (r) Rom. 1'5. ”7;" Receive 7: out? aunt/9355' M C hréfl'. alfg r0-
¢.e£wd m t, theglorf of God.] And firth as come to him, he faith

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_ hem'flirz flamfi’ mfl out, Joh.6:;7.- .

19. Now concerning the outward form and manner of ad-
mitting Profefiors unto‘the holy Communion, and dift‘in uilhing
them from thofe that are without; we finanthinfdgiPciné’tfy
enjoyned in the Word, or extant in the practice 0% the Apo-
files: Therefore that which may concern this matter, is con»-

. ceived to be“ left free unto the difcretion‘of the Eldfrflllpfis they

fllall think it mof’c fit, for the edification and capacity, offthofe
“Mom they have to do. ~ 3 ‘ ,. p
And herein the cui’comes of the Reformed churchesfin refpefi

, of circumfiantialsg are found to be different $7.2“? inthe main,

 

their agreement is this ' .s

I. That every one who for the‘firft time is to he admitted

‘ unto the Holy communion, is to be examined in refpeft of his

howledge and cmwerfatioh; although from: his infanci: '11:

4 pulofity, (q) Roma 4.1, Him that a} Wehkiz-the Faith,‘rgcgi'7y§3 cezmd than,

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ir‘ hath beenborne,baptized,.and bred in the Congregation, .
, 2., Ilihecomegfromabroad; having years ofi difcret-ion and ‘
judgement lit to examine himfelf , it IS eageéted he; lhoulch
havea rtei‘tim‘oniall of his former life. andconverfation, andof
his diligence‘in attendingthe Ondinances in the place ’wherehe
hath lived. And being foundknowing in the fundamentall truths
ofChriltianity, he. isdelired -' ‘ ' > . _ 3

Pick, to declare thathis putpofe is to live, anddiein the com-g. ,
munion of the Reformed churches. _ , ‘ . '

Secondly, to promife, that if he {hould‘conceive any feruples
of the Doéirine that is taughtin the Reformed churches,he {hall}
nOt conceale his doubts, and fall away fromthe Fellowlhip into
which he is received 5 but maltethefame known unto his Teach _.
ers, to receive fatisfafiion therein.. ‘ . ,

' Thirdly, to oblige himfelf. toe ufe allcarefull‘ diligence. to ho—
nour and adorn his profeflion with his life and converfation,
and to avoyd all'occafion offcandallt . .

Fourthly and lafily ,, to promife to fubmit himfelfi unto. the 1
Rules ofChurch—difci line, acconding, to the Word; and. tq
refpefi thofe that are gt over him in the Lord.

All which, he is engaged to do by word of mouth, aniby
givinghis hand. unto the Elderfhip. «

In, fome places , this admiflion of Membersis left to the

r, ‘Paftor, to be performed in private 5,, et {0, as the reception of

l the party muft be. nocified unto , and’ratified by the Elderfhip.

In fome places, all is donebefore the whole Elderfhip. In fome '

places alfo, the names of. thofe that’are admitted, are publilhed

unto the whole Congregation from the Pulpit. .

 

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E " OKMa‘o’nd, , viz. .Duties,rcl4ting to the Elder/Zip...
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£0; Sdch ashave given up their names unto aCongregation
no be under a Pafiorall.d1arge,.and the government of an Elder-
F (hip, ought to hear.(:) the voice of their Pal’tors, (5) John 0.32
f The/beep bear'bzk voiceJ TO‘ (1*) follow them, (1*) Ibid.N-‘l:-
‘ The/beerfillaw him, for the] know In}! voice.) “[0 continue (1‘) in
thexrfel owlhig, and ,n0tto follow lirangers, (n). A&. 2.47»

l Ike}. mew flaw/z in the «We: dam: edit/lswlég’fll
, -. -. .. .u a. W, ... et-

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relating to the Elder/hip, (he. I‘

Yet by this they are not'deprived of the libertyofhearing others
befides-their ownPaftors, that they may (x) prove all things,“
' ‘and hold faft that'which‘is good, (x) :1' Their. 5.121. Tree/cal
' things, hold fafl' that which 1/3 good, -‘ U , . ., —
.21.. They ought to obey their'Rulers ( 7) 8t fubmit-th'emfelves
unto them ; thattheir work may bedone with joy, and net with
grief; (7) Heb.13.17.. Ohey .theen'that'ha've'the Rule overjoil,
and fuhmit your felt/er, for they Watch That they‘ma] do it
.With joy, and not with grief. V ~ ‘
' 22. This obedience and fubmiflion ought not" to be formal],
‘ :but hearty, proceeding from (2:) -a high efieem of them in love
fortheir works fake, (a) ‘ 1 Their. 5. 13. Efleem them (viz.
thofe that labour, and areover you in the TLord, and adm’onilh
you ) 'oery highiy in love or their Work; feel/(ex 3
a3.. As an inward a eflion andelleem, f0 tin-outward care
for their Rulers is requifite. .. in Profefl'ors : They ought then
to communicate data thofe that teach them ' in all good thing,
(321.6.6. counting allthat Rule Well," worth] of doahle h’oaoar;
hat officially to provide maintenance for ‘ thofe that ‘lahoar in the
word and dofiriae, 1 Tim. 5.. 17.. becaufe the Lord hath ordained
that thofe Whopreach the. 99951,.mza lit/e aftheGa/pcl, 1 Cor.
. 1 .' ,
9 2?}. They ought to mark and avoyd .ah Teak/oer; that cad/E
«fence: and dizzifiom among/t them, Rom.16.. . ~ .

 

afrhethird, viz. Ditties relating to their Fellow-mend”: '

25 . They ought to confider their fellowmembe rs; .toprovoke
them to [we andto good toothy; not forfaking the ajfemhlz’ag of
them/hive: together, a; them/tamer of f ome i5. Heb.10.2432‘5 . - . ‘

.1 g6. They ought to hold-forth the Word of 'life , and {him a;
light! in the world in the mid]? of a crooked generation, Phil. 2} I 5'».

:27. .To thiseifefi they ought to do all things without mar—
maring: and differing, that they may he found ‘hlamelefl‘c a: the
children of God, Phil.2. '4. ' r . - . . _

28. They ought toferve their hrethren through love, Gal.5~13v.
and not to plea/3’ themfi’loee, hat otherefor their good to edification,
RQmJS. I, 2. ‘ ~ , .

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. 2 . They o‘u noteither ‘0'W Wind oneanOther foi
”Jammy; 33d hathsleftfiregtthcrto Befionepr-not. to be
dmezucondingu 25' :God whims €va one :flmmanm of
faith. Rom.14. the wholechap‘. .. .. , , .' , . ' j .
.~ ~. 30. 11167 ought to Withdraw tfiemfilwr- flow every bother '
that walkerb'difarderly and 19m buff: body, 2-:Thefll 3.6.11. .yot- -

they might not to want 115:» am them], but [7,0144 “Imam/5 him a;
a Brother. flfidNZISc-W ~_ -. - ~- -

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C'erminflule: concerningjke Adminiflmrii‘n if the L0 R D 5‘...
Supper, for the decent ' ordering of the Mien. -

-~ . Ofarad ta we confide-ration “of tbbfc’ that fcmpla- at the
, : geflure of Sitting. :‘

I] T isnot lawfull for us,_. in (306‘s worlhip, to 'do- What we
-. think goodin our own eyes ;; but what zismofiogreeable-
no 'hiswill. ? ‘ = .' ~‘-1"‘?£.:.1 .trs'uh‘ —£‘.:L~.f_s If:
.. 2. For if we know. not what his willis, we cann‘orworflfip
him in Faith. ' ' ‘

3. If we wod'hip him net in faith; we cannot pleafe him.

4. And if we pleafe him nogwe; cannoeexpeéta bléflin‘g upon;
our performance. ’

5. Therefore'to. be {are of a bidfing, wexmufi know‘andi-
carefully obferve that which is mofl anfwerable to his will, in.

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things belonging to his worihip. , ,

6.. Now to itde obfervethisin the Sacrament ofdie‘ -
Lords {upper ;, Chrifis praflife in the inflitutiori :hercofirfoflat.
as he would have us to imitate thefime, and his intention in.
commanding us to imitate him therein, is robe confidered. - 5 ~
. 7. Theneccflityof confidcring Chrifi's praéiiile'and intention. '

' in this math“, dorh arife from. the Apofizic: mflandemem;

who doth herein very difiinflly referrer as auto Chrifl: himfitlfe.
for a warrant of thatwhich is to be done ; flying, chafin this.
matter, be deliwed that. W he received vfthe Lord, I C011
11. 23. and that we ought. to follow Mm fo far «A be Ii! 4 Mom"
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of the 'L 0 R as Supper. .

8., Therefore we are bound to look anto Chrifi in the-lira
Place 5- :andtothe Apoftles afterward, with a reference unto the
Lord : becaufe finally. our faith midi refit ”only in the Lord,as the.
objeét th€f€0f5 and the end and rife-of the Apofiolieall miniflcry‘“
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have common-i071 with the Fathtr, and with In; fbnm' fie/id C My}, I ,

I Joh.1.g-._-.g.~For we are fure, that in followinghh'im and fulfilling

. his intention, We do nOthing amiiie; 'becaufe He. is the Way;

theTrutla,md the Life, 10h. 14.6. _ - . ,
\ 9. Chrifis prat‘tife then in the inititution of his Supper", in that
which is to be imitated, is this-«~— : ~ ' ’
, Pirlt, he took the Bread, and by giving fpeciall thanks over
' ‘ it, he feparated it from the common to'a holy ufe ; then he brake
it, and gate it' to his difciples, and commanded them to; eat
thereof. A _ '
Secondly, he took the Cup, which in like manner by a fpecialh
,bleflin‘g hefeparated from the common to a holy'nl'e ; and then.
gave .it to his Difciples, commanding them all. to drink of it.

- Thirdly, this'bread and cup‘the Lord did diftribute beinfg at;
his -

the table with his Dil‘ciples, where he fpake with them 9
death and of mireieW‘WTfis 'eommmg again, as

you may fee more at large in Mambaé. from everfl 20. till‘36._r

kaue from 7/; i 8. till 32. L211, 22. from 22. 13. till 39. and.

infobh, the Whole chapters, 13, 14, [5, 16, 17. are to be coma--

pared with the other three Evangelii’ts , and taken in as the

, matter of his table-difcourfe. . _ ~ 4 - . . .
‘ 130. Neat unto this praétife of the.Lord,' the Apofiolica'll pra-

fiiie, which in the Primitive church did heteinzfollow the Lord,

is confiderable; that we may obferve thereby what is properly.
imitable in the Lords prae’til‘e, by the Church. - v

1 tokens hook tipon that which the Apoitle PM! deliveretha

unto the church of Corinth, Epifid . chap. I o, I 1 .. I {hall open the.
places bfifBYfindthenmaloe tome obfervationsupon them-t ’. ~ "
In dupe. the Apofiles {cope is, todifi‘wade theCorinthians.

from fymbOIizing with Idolaters in eating of. things faerificed.

untoidoth. . The partsof the chapter are two: Firthhe forbids :1

mm: communion with Idolaters in things pertaining to their:

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untothem a mixt'vconverl'ation with ~Idolaters, in eating and .

drinking even of thofe things which they had offered unto idols,
with this-caution, if it weredone without ofl’ence’unto weaker
brethren, from 72.23. tillthe end. ‘ . _

Amongll other arguments ,ufed to difl'wade theme from pan-
taking with idolaters in their Idol-worfhip ,- one is taken from
theirengagemen't to celebrate the Lords (upper, and from the
relation which they had to the Lord in it, and to one another.
This is exprelfed from 7/. I5. till 22. where firfl he {hrs them up
toattention, and to a ferious confideration of that which he was
to fay. I awoke“ to (vi/2’ men (faith he) judge ye'Whnt Ifn}, v. I 5‘

. Then he declareth unto'thém three things; and by the anfwer of .

adoubt, doth conclude his dehoctation. - g ,
Pirft he {heweth what is meant by the ufe of the Elements in
the Lords flipper. The on,» of hlefli‘ng (faith he) who], we hlefl'e,
is it not the communion of the h/ood of C hrij? '? and the hread which
We hreahe, 1;: it not the communion of the bod)! of C hrifl ? verf. 16.
As‘if he had faid, What do you mean by bilefling the cup , and
breaking the bread at the Lords {upper ? for what‘end and pur-
pofe is it infliruted? Is it not‘to evidencethat- “on haveeom;
munion with Chril} in his body and bl-ood,as his fiyirituall 'me‘mé
bers belonging to him ? . ‘
' Secondly he fheweth what is'meant .by their joynt partaking

of the Elements. ,We heing many (faith he) are one hrend, and one -

had 3 for We are allpdrtaker: of that one hread,’ v. I .. As ifhc
ha faid ; although in our felves we are inany and diftinfi per--
fons, yet in reference to Chrifi we are (as of old the lhew-bread
was to the‘Lord) but one bread,and one myfliall body; becaul'e
we all jointly do partake of that one“ bread which in a myfierie

’ is his body. And this is brought in as a reafon no 'confirme the

foregoing point; For (faith he) we being many,are one hreod,&c.
that is, The reafonwhy the blefiing of the cup and breaking of
the bread doth mean and import a communion with Chi-ill in

‘ his blood 8: body,‘ is clecr from our mutual relationand the con-

june'tion wherein. we find one to anather, by this afiion jointly
performed; which is this : That we all by it refpefling each
other in Chrifl, evidence our {elves to be one bread and one body

to him: 50 then hereby W? plainly and} cat commanion with

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munion one with -an0ther.. ‘ . .
Thirdly', he {heweth what is meant by the eating of Sacrifices.)
v.18. Echo/d5 (faith he) Ifmel after the fie/h; are not they which
eat of thefacrificet, perm/{err of the altar .9 As if he had {aid :5
confider the cuftomc of the Jews after the Hefh in their facrifices,.
and the ordinance that God gave unto: them:.concetning the eats-
ing. of holy things .: Their cui’come is, that fuch .as eat of» the 8a--
é‘rifices, have mmunion with the Altar , and partake in the;
wo‘rihin by which the facrifices are offered up unto God ;. and if
you-lookupon Godsordinance given :0 the Prieits’ concerning
holy thingS,.L€?Jit.22. from v.10..till.17. you {hall fee that ali-
firangers. are exprefly forbidden to partake thereof, and that
none but fuch‘ as had a reference to the altar might eat of them ;
the Lord intimating, and the cufiome of the Nation confirming
it, that the. eating of facrifices. is not. a common afl'ion , but 'a
matter of worlhip importing a communionyviththe Altar..
From all which the Apoflledothttacitely infinuate thus much:
That as thechief. thing aimed at in the Lords {upper ,. is to evi-
dence out communion with Chrif’c,. and wit-hone another in re-
ference to him ,«and the cleer purpofe of the Jews in eating offa.

crifices,was to manifefictheiueladpnm die-Altar as partakers
of the wax-{hip and fervxce done at it; So'the meaning and intent

ofeating things .facrificed untotIdols,.mult.be,.to have communh
on With the altar of the Idol, and the idolat'rous worihip pere-
formed thereat. This inference is not exprelied,. but only inti.
mated,till a doubt be ptopofed and anfwered.

The doubt isyropofed 72.19. thus: Whatfa} Itla'en (faith. he) i

that the Idol 12: my: thing ? or~bh4t which it offered in fizcrifice ta.-
Idalt it an} thing ? As if he had {aid :Ido n0t.intend.to intimate
unto you-by this, that. an \Idolis that Which“ hatha reall being;
forum #3203? that an Idol itgnothing in the. wax/d, I Cor-t8. 4; 8-
conl'equently,1 do noday that. the things ofler-ed in facrifice unto

Idols are any thing in reference to worlhip, further than the

imagination of theldolatet dothfancie themto. be ;. which
giveth no being to any thing. So then in the propofalhof the

oubt, he doth cleerly deny that which it feemeth to fuppofe; ;

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meaning concerning the facrifices of the Gentiles, and inferreth‘
from tlfience as a conclufion, that their duty was, not to partake
thereo . , _ ~ . .

- His meaning concerningtbc facrifices of the. Gentiles, is, 9.26:
in thefe words: But 1/21] that the thiflgr‘lwbich the Gentiltv: f4-
crtfice, the} facrifice mite devil: (Demons) and not mo God; .As
if he had {aid ; But my meaning is, to declare that the purpoibof
the Gentiles is to worfhip that Demons, which are Devils, or
imaginary, and not the true GOds. ' ' ‘ ‘

Whereupon he inferreth his dehortatorycgrelufion thus: A

'And‘Imttld not that ye [bottld 54w flflo’d’fiip With devils. As if
he faid ; Becaufe the meaning and purpufe of partaking‘of.
Sacrifices, is to have communion in Worfhip; audit isevident
that the Gentiles do worfhip Denfons, which ars devils, or imaa-
ginary gods; therefore I diiiwade you from having any com...
munion with them. And he giveth the reafon 'whyhe doth difl.
{wade them from this, a. 21. in thefe words: Te cannat drink
the mp aft/9e Lord, and the cup of Devils; ye cannot é: partakm
oft/aeLord: taéle, and of the table of Devils ;/ As ifhe had faid,‘
I difl‘wade you frogn this, becaufe you cannot ftand under two
oppofite relations, and have communipgyvith twooppofitcs at
one and the fame time. The relation which you have auto
Chrift, and their relation to the Devils, are Oppofite ; therefore
you cannot Rand under borh at once, you cannot maintain com.
munion With both at once; but if you partake of the cup- and

table of the one, you mufi abitain from—the cup and table_0f the ..

other.

I will briefly make upon them, are thefe-——-—
Firfl, we may gather from hence, that to fymbolize with Ido-

laters in their aéts ofworfhip, is a thing unlawfirll to Chtifiia’ns. ,

We know that the Mafl‘c is the greatePt idol that ever was in the

world ; and that the aft of kneeling was brought in at the Popiih

communion to worfhip that Idol: we ought nor therefore to
fyntbolize with them in that act of «'70er g for it is not
lawfullforus to follow the Corruption of an Ordinance, ‘when
we have Chrifls imitable praflifc made known to us: It is nor
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meaning anda‘putpol'e. of kneeling, is Adoration ;f the objeéizof
adorationisrthe, Body and blood of Chrifi, :fu.pp0fed. 10,56 in fihfi
. Elements: ‘but if-we believeno fuch reall prefence asthey have
fancied, thenwe-makevvoidl the obj‘eét of adoration, and con—
fequentlythe‘aét-intended towards it is difanulled ”alfo. But if
.any doth‘rinclineffo kneelingJ becaufe it hath been a cul’come
hitherto afeds; he may upon thefame ground praflife all'other
Popifll‘idofiatries and firperl‘titions. But, if you will fay, that you
‘ :t'hink 'Chrifi ought to be worihipped there, and that y0u cannot
«come to bistable with too much reverence; You mul’t under-
:fland, that Chrifl; doth. not .jnt'endto be worfhipped there, but
to be received; andthatiyou‘mufi not belied by your own think—
mg '3 butjby the'manifefiation ofh-is will in matters ofworlhip;
‘ '110‘r. can Wyn-one gelture be accounted reverence to him more
£an aucthé‘r, otherwife then as he dothappoint it to be in his
’worihrp. TheTPtanding at the firlt Pafl'eover in Egypt, wasa re-
yerence; 'T he fitting. at the table with, Chr'ili, was inthis difciples
a reverence to him ;-; nay, and their fuli'ering-ofhim to wafli their
feet,;as their ferv’ant, was a reverence due to him as their m~ er,
'sbecaule it was his willvto have it [0. It is neither circumgéion
noruncincumcifioqg'butttteflom’g “of'Gods will, that mak, as
acceptable unto hi-m.‘ Now it is contrary to his will-,- that we
(gravid-follow another example of worthip then that which his
:Apoftles have given us : It is contrary touhis will,that we in his
sworlhip {hould fymbolize with Idolaters, and that we lhould
feem to collude with them in their aft of IdoLworlhip, when
we know thatthe Lord will not be adored, but received in'his
Supper .; and it is no reverence at all, but a very irreverent and
unbefeeming behaviour, to put forth an a& proper to adoration,
when hength callus to put forth an aft of communion and
fellowfhip. l '

The fecond obfervation is; That the eating of bread, and
drinkingof a cup at the Lords (upper, is a Table—afiionc This is
to begathered from verf, :7. We are perm/(er: of one Bread ;
fizz/.21. Par-taker: of the table of the Lord, and a theme]: of
.Dwilx. Thefe expreflions are here tried with a re erence to the
.aime .of’fellowflrip and communion : whencel inferre thcle
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I .. Seeing the aflof Communion is to be evidenced'chiefiy
by the partaking of. one 'Bread'_iby many; it'fiOth follow; that
the more that bread,and the partaking of itisoneg the more the

aft of communion is evidenced. Then it followeth alumna: the -. . -

partaking of the bread ought to be as much one, as the nature of
a Meal doth permit, and as Chrift by his example doth mfinuate.
Now the nature of a Meal, dOth n0t only permit, but reqmre,
that fuch as have fellowlhip in it,_ fhould-be together as gueflfs
to partake jointly ofit- ; and Chriits example doth cleerly {hew
that all his Difciples were in fellowflnip together with him at
a table. And therefore to partake of one bread, and of the

Lords table, muft be underflood- to be their a table-aetion as is'

proper unto gue‘lts at a table. From whence it will follow,- that
to carry the bread and wine upiand down the houfe,‘ to perfonss.
fitting in feverall peWes, as in {0 many little chambers of that.
houfe, is not at all futable to the celebrating of the Lords {uppel’s

becaufe it doth wholly take away the manifel'tation of that felt

lowfliip which the Lord would have evidenced in it. {I‘hofe that
eat their bread apart, in {eve rall petty-corporations,do not flaew.
forth that they are one bread ; as the Shewbread was, ‘Which‘was
to be fet before the Lord upon "the holy table 5n; the Sanfinary,
Exad.25. go. 8: Lew/1744.05. till 10. Which Bread did repre-
fent‘the whole Congregation of. [fuel united as one unto the-
Lord, in twelve cakes fet upon one table ; which type is now
fulfilled in the Gofp'el, by the joynt refentation of the mall;
members of Chrifl: as one bread at his ta le, to his Father, to be
a living facrifice unto him.'Nor can it be {aid that thofe who {it
in their pewes at a diltance from each Other, are one. Body,' as...
men ufe to be at Meales ;, for at meales none are one body pro-
perl’y, but fuch as eat together at' the fame table :. Therefore;
this cuflome is not futable to that which is to be evidenced at the.
partaking of the Lords table.

- 2. To {hew an ad} of Communion, we mul’c partake of the:
Bread as it is one. Now the bread is not one otherwife then as it
is upon the fame table,and blefl'ed with the fame Blcfling; there--
foreoit willfollow, that the partaking of it as one, mull be to
receive it at the table, in a table-aéfion: For if a Table is ap-

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and if it be asked what Chriil: would have his gu’el’cs to do .3 the
anfwer muli be taken from Lash: 22.30. That he would have,
them 'Mtanddrinkwith him at his table in his K in gdm'zc. T0 ’63";
and-drink.(then).at his table, is to be his guefii; and not to have
a bit‘of meatbronght from the table. If Lazar»: the begget
lying at the'rith mans gate, had received a dilh of meat from his
table, irewould not have made him one of his guelts : but the
«otheerrw offBethmzy whofate with Chrill: at tablejoh. 1,2. 2.
was properly a fellow-gueft (or perhaps Chrifis hofl) becaufe he
did eat with him at the table. To have fellowfhip then in par-.-
taking of the table, is to be at the table , and to do the aé‘tion
proper to a table: But to carry the bread and drink from the
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of Reformation. . . , V
, 3. The table of the Lord,and the table of Devils, are fet as
V parallel in oppofition to each other; therefore to partake of
the one, and of the other, are made contraries direétly incon-
21iftent together; and being aflions direétly contrary, they muft
be of one kind 3 and ifof one kind, then the table-at'iion ufed at
the one, was the famewithxhe 34532500 used at the other. Now
:it is knovvn' that it the Idol-fadifices, fuch as were invited, did
«..figgnd ,feaPt at a table, 1 Cor.8.Io. .S’it at meat in the Idol: temp-’6’.
And it was the cui’tom of all ages to have a feai’t upon a {acrifice ;
you may fee it at flash and Laban: parting , Gen. 31. 54. and
.at the ,Moahim friendflnip which they made with Ifmel ,
.Numh.25.1,2. And to this the {trumpet dorh allude, TNT/7.14..
Pand in Pfizlaz. 12.25326. the fame thing is intimated by the pro-
mife of a Spirituall meal whereby the foules of believers lhall be
fatisfied and live for ever. If then to partake of the table ofde—
vils,and ofChrii’ts table, are parallels in oppofition '; and if it is
evident not only by the known cuftome, but by the Apofiles ex-
preliion, 1 (or. 8.10.. that in partaking of the Idols table, the
did/{fat meat in the Idol-t le 5 then it will follow, that tho e
who did partakeof the Lor 5 table, did (it at meat in the Lords
temple : For the Apoftle fhewing what he. means by partaking
in refpeb‘t of the one table, doth all?) explain that which istobc
underfloodby the fame word in éefpea ofthe Other.
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The third obfervation is, that theApofile ifai'th, Wigwam
rmlqm We 45, flieweth that their. cuftome-was to be "in a-
Body, and‘as a‘Body to partake; and'thatt-he Whole 7 Bod , di‘d

, partake at once, fo neer as could be.‘ From whencenot on; the

t feparate partaking, but the fingle partaking alfo is~~eondemned

l asa thin unfutable to the Lords fupper. The: prafiife then of a

g the Ma e-Pricfi to take. the breadand wine alone in publike, is.

i; hereby condemned; and the .private adminil’tration ofthe'

‘ Lord'sfupper to thefick, which fome ignocantly and [uperflitu
oufly- crave, as a Viatimm vitinerz'e fupremi, (fo they call it):
the provifion for their-lafl: journey): isza corruption of the ordi-
nance :- Pm the words: Mmrand will, which the Apoftle doth
ufe here, exclude the Adminiflrationunto one alone. . ' .3

5‘ . In'theeleventh thapterof this fameEpifile, from. v. 17:: ~

til the end, the Apol‘tle doth {peak of the eelebmting of the

Lords {upper; and .his {cope is cleerly, to reaihe the abufes and.

difo rders which were crept in amongft the Corinthians in the ufe

of that ordinance :_ I {hall open the ten, ' and then make. obfere;
vathDSs . _ ,A -
Firfi: then; v.17. he regroves‘thmhgqpesall; that W
roger/yer not for the éetter, do“ for the wag/e {2 namely, or the?
abufe ofthisordinance.,. ' ‘
Then in particular, he tells them what their faults were, cor-t-
refiing them for the fame; and inftruéts them in their duty;

{hewing how the ordinance (hould be obfertred. ' . v - ~ f

h Ifie- difcovers their faults, from. oerfi 18..till..22a. which are-

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Firlis, that they were divided in feas, 72.18519. .r F or fir/1‘ of
all (faith be) when ye come-together in the Church, I. bear: that
there be divifionmmong you, and 1 part!) delieve it ;' for there muff
be alfo berefiexaeétsymon‘gfl you,tlmt they which are-approved my
be made mnzfefl among you. . -

Secondly, that they did—snot come together {0 much to eat ‘
the Lords flipper, as their own {uppers ; . and that ha divided
and exceflive way, 040,2 r.. Whenje.com together thereforeinto

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e.-do not'feem’to intend the obfervation of Chrif’ts ordinance, .
ut. the taking of-your own meals in: feverall companies, in-a dif--
orderly divided way, and with excefle of‘eating and drinking in"!
fome, when othersare faf’ting and hungry. Your faults. then~are,:

thatiyou come nOtonly divided inopinisonsgand affefiions,but. in ‘

your actions. and .behaviour,you change theLonds-fupper into an
ordinary male; and thefe your meales are- taken feparately;
and in taking of them fome are exceflive in drinking, and glut
themfelves,w hilemhers who partake not. with themarehungryv
{Ihus their faultsare opened, .I ; r .' _ ’ "
The correction of there faults, is in oerflzz'. Wkdt- (faith'he)
104216:ch not. koflferto ed and to drink? 07" de/jiifi’ ya the Charo/a Of
God, andjbame them that have not 5' What flan/l 1 fat} to 70»; .3“
SIM/[I pmife you intlm? I frmfi’ you not. As if he had faid,
Doyou not know that yetought not to- come together in the
Church to eat an ordinary meale P are not private meales to be
' taken at home in yOur houfes ?' By’ this meanes you make
the. Church ofGod contemptible,‘ and'the‘foeiety of Saints a
common thing; and-«you make them afhamed , that have not
made-provifion for entertaining ‘themfelves plentifullyasfome-
of you do. YoudWWhe-houfi: «God, and {battle
yourbrcthreh; you deferve. greatly. to be blamcdfor all this”
“ha-em you are eXtreme faulty.‘ .
' i ’Havingthus laid their faults open;.and‘.corre&ed' them for'
the fame -;,he infirufis them in their duty,ihewing them" how the:
Ordinance fhould be obferved, in reference to three things. 1.In
Icfpeé’c of the~ ordinance-in it'felf, to'imitate Chrifis.inflitution..
'2. In refpeét of their private preparation, to partake thereof
worthily. 3. In refpeé’t‘oftheir publike.meeting,to perform the

at°tion orderly in the Congregation. The firll part o£ the infir‘u—- '

aion concerns the things to be done- by Chrifts appointmehg,
the fecond part, and the third, concerne. the perfons domg the

fame, to direct them in the manner of performance, which hath .. '

twotdutics,’ the one preparatory, wherein every one is‘apart;
to fit himfelffor the ordinance ;;the other. executoqr,..wherein.
all of them are 2% fit themfelvcs gash towards gtherin. then}:
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The doétrine‘ concerning the Ordinance it felfiis ear/.23,- 2:1;
2;, 26. where firi’c he fhewes by what authority he d0th delivet‘
{his dgarine .:-. For. ,,(fiith he) I have received afitbe' Lord the”

" whit/1;! bwedeléanfed mum. SecondJy, :htfi-reiittesunto them

what 'Chrift did 'rand faidh-intheinfiitution'of d1e'.‘0rdinanoe.
Thirdly, he declares unto them what the meaning of their aaion
was,1indi.rriitating that which Chrifi did, ‘ramd rem‘embrmg what
He , ai , _. , _ ' , . .

Chrii’cs aélions and {peeches are difliné’dy related, . in. refpefl
of the time, and in refpeét of the thingsdone and laid by him at
that time. , - - v '

The time was, the night wherein he was betrayed. That the
Lord fefm in the/m night Wherezln be m!“ defrayed, v.23. _

The things done and {aid by him, relate the two parts ofi-the
Ordinance : the firft, concerning the Bread; the fecond, €011:
cemmg the Cup. . _

Concerning the Bread, he did three things: He took It, he

gave thanks over it, and then brake it. v.23,24. Tookéread,"
and when be had given thanks, be bake it. ‘

Concerning the Bread, hefpdm thpcgmrds ; .FWMOf

command, Take endear. Secondly, a' wardofinfiitution
and confecration, (hewing what was meant by the bread,
TlapK'Uiz. bread ) is ”1] 30d} which is hakgnforjm. A114
thirdly, a word of direétion. infimaing them what to do,
and to what end they fhould do it 5 Do the) in ivnemérmi'e -
of me. V. 24. '

Concerning the Cup he relates in like manner that which the
Lord did and faid. . - , .

That which he did, is exprefl'ed in thefe words : dfier the

fame manner «115 be t'ookthe Cup, When he budfupped, ‘v. 25'.

e .That which he fpake, is in thefe words : flying, this Cup is
the New Teflmm in my Blood .- Here is the word of initi-
tntion and confecration. And, This do ye 4e Ffi «eye drink
min-remembrance of use : this is the word 0 commander

; , meat, and ofdirefion. '0. :5. ’ i

,' Hitherto the Apofile hath delivered warmth and raid
9! the appomrmsst Qfihis sidinascs 9 Him. in the .vsrfcf0‘19w-
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flew the 90rd! dent/9 ti/l be come. AS if he had faid, Cbrifi: having
thus appointed his lafi‘fupper to be celebrated, by the breaking.
of bread, and partaking of the cup , for a remembrance of him;

and of that which he hath doneior us: your imitation of him .

jnrfiis ordinance, in? the ' nature» of it, is a {heWing forth of his
‘ death; atefhmoniall of your faith in his death, till he come
3 am to receive you into life. . '
' This‘is the doétr-ine which is delivered concerning the Ordi—-
"nanC: it! {615, as it is to be celebrated in imitation'of Chrift-
Foll‘o‘Weth, the ‘dofiri'nedelivered- concerning the way to do
this'worthily,‘both in refpeéi’ of every'Member by himfelfe in
partICular, ‘and In refpeé’c'of the Body of the Congregationin
common.‘ . . v

j ; The particular Members are taught , I .- What the guilt is of
'nfiWOflhY‘Pflftaking.j .2. How this guilt is to be avoydcd.~
3. Whatthe punifiiment of unworthy partakingis; with the
"caufe defervihg it, and the eifeét following thereupon. 4. And
‘how both the punifhmenti andggthewdanseerousdfeflof it is

prevented. . - _ , . ,
Concerning the guilt of unworthy partaking ,' the ‘Apol‘tle-

tadflrinferre it as a cofifequence from the foregoing doctrines,
thus—"Wflf27. . , , ‘

Wherefore Who/hover [bat/l oat this broad, and driok fbi: mp of '
the Lord umarthily; lira/156' guilty of the .éody-omd blood of '

the Lord. -

That is; Seein the Lord hath ordained, that the eating of '
this his bread, an the drinking of his cup, {hall be the memorialli
of his body broken, and of his blood {bed for us ; therefore if.
any man doth. nor partake thereof anfwerably to this’end,and as.
it becommeth' thofe that celebrate the memoriall of his death
till his comming ; he {hall be guilty before the Lord of his b.0'”
dy and blood,f as if he were'one of .thofe that dealt with him.
unworthily, and put him to death With wicked 8r. profane hands..

The way to avoyd' this guilt, is to come with a previous exaw

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; $14: let; a: maflsexamine him/Elf, andfo let him ear fifth/1t :érekd‘
Mcbfinkof‘ tb¢t'cup._- As if he had {arid gr But if you 'Willfsoe your:
{elves-from this‘ guilt, your 'mult come with due .preparation'ofi
héagrt-unto the aétion of the Lords {upper ;‘ and thispgeparation
mull be attyall of your Rate in the prefence _ofGod,:fo asto
approve your {elf in all things to be anfwerable unto his Will, in
fulfilling thepurpofe of this ordinance. , ' 3

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__ ~_ Concerningthe punifhment duetumodie‘anworrhy pa takers; '

the Apoftle teacheth‘ them that it, is the ind-gementwof darn-g

- nation, 21.29. For (faith he) he that enter}: and drinkgtla unwor—

Jki/j, eatetk and drinket’b danihdtio'n to'himfi'lf: AS if He had laid ;
Beicare'full thus to,examiine andapprove your {elvesinthe ufe‘of
:this;ordinance.unto God, totanfwer hiswillg ifO-t‘.viif.y¢oga.donot
I'm-but come unworthily; you {hall'by youf eatingand' drinking
procure a judgementofdamation toyou‘r {elves , as a'juf’c pu-
niihment of your finne. ‘ _ , x;

The caufe deferving this punifhment, is their neglea; oF-rc;

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ffpefl and reverence due to God and his ordinance : the Apoltle
“calls it, 71-29. them; difccming- the Lord: éady ; that isgthe want

of care and tefpefi‘due to the body of the Lord, 1101: taking 110-.
me of the dignity and worth of}: , nosdifi‘gxnjng Godspur-

pofe in offering it to us, but ufing it asa common thing, doth .

deferve this punifl'iment.-- ‘ . g r . .
The eFFea following afon thiseaufe, in them was, that many

' of them Were 'weak an lick, and alleep. v. 30. For rim cart/19

(faith he man are Wen/{4nd 1c .1 man out and man ea i
As if he hgd laidy; And becaufe{hgunifl1rigfeyntoftondemynzfiiolljl
is due unto you, therefore God doth afliifl you, to lhew his dill,
pleafure, with'outward judgements upon you in the Helix. '- -

Themeans to prevent thefe evils are two : the firfi is our duty,’
which may prevent the temporall chal'tifement ; the fecond is
Gods dealing with us, to prevent the eternall punilhment.

_Our duty is to judge our felves, whereunto a promife is made,

that if we perform it,we {hall nor be judged of God. v.31.For if

we Wag/djudge ourfilw:,Wcfioald not bejudgutAs if he had faid;
Théfe judgements of God befall unto you, becaufe on take 119:
heed to your wayes in his fervice; for if you did in ge and con-

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notethus’ "judge you With fuch chaftifement’s. ,

. Gods dealing-with ustorprevent the eternall evillof‘ the‘dem
ferved. punifhmenr, is, .by fuch chafiifements to free: us from
being condemned with the world. '0. 3 2. But when/(faith he) We
are judged, We are chafiened of the Lord, that we flmuld not he can-

demned With the World. As if he had faid, Howeverthefecha— .

fiifements are jufilyinfiitfied , andfiudgements befalling us for
want of care to judge our felves, and fhew that we defe‘rve dam-
nation ; yet God doth not infliét them 0the rwife then as .a
Father dOthptO correéi us and achaltife ,us in love, that We may
act be condemned finally with the world. '

Thus he hath infirufled them,how. every one {hould in private.

behave himfelf in refpeét of this ordinance : Now in'the two
l-aft verfes of theachapter, he d0th infiruéi them alfo how they
fhould behavethemfelves inpublike; and referrcs them to his
.oommiugjor other matters. '-

," Concerning their ‘publike behaviour’in'the Church, he ordains‘

two things: Firfi, that they {hOuld tarry one for another, and
no: eat feparately; Secondly,-that they fhould not eat to (ads:
fie their hunger, inzthe church, but at their houfcs.

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Congerning the {econdahe ith thus, 'verflgz}. Mm! if (my man
, ,4” him eat at ome, rthat ye come not together rmto eon—
.déimation. As if he had faid; Well then, my brethren, let me
exhort you to celebrate the Ordinance jointly,and not feverally:
and to that effefl: Ray till you are all metsogether, to eat bread
as one body and company of Saints; and beware, under pain of
condemnation, not to ufe this as an ordinary meale to fatisfie
your hunger,but ufe it only for the end to which Chrii‘t hath ap-

ointed it -.; and if you be hungry, fatisfie your appetite at home. -'
The reference which he makes of other matters ,t- till his =
comming, is in‘thefe wordsz; The raj? will .1 . jeein order when-

I came.

15. ThusI have done with . the Analyfis . and meaning-ofthe I
Text ; -now I {hall come to fome brief Obfervations, to fit them,

to ouaprefent occafions. . - .~ . . ,
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to the LOrd's {upper as to a meale ; which the Amfile doth not:

at all difcommend, but only rec‘tifies the abuEe ofch'e meale, .by
which they were fallen into. diforderly feparatiOnggand excefl'es.
of eating as at a common meal, for-hunger. This being avoided,
all the rd} of their praaife is allowedjf they did only come ‘pre-

paredly, and to the end for which Chrii‘t did appoint this ordia; , - -
nance ,- which by, the primitive. inflit-ution was appointed. to be a .. .

holy meale at his table.

Secondly, for the {outward manner ofcelebratingz this me’ale'

b')’ “‘6 Congregationmhich is the chief thing we now look. after,
we may oblerve thefe particulars—a— . - . a -

. I. That the place where they met to cat; was ”the-Church, .

and not their battles 5 for 72.! 8. the faith, When 7: come together in

the Church. 8: 7). 20. when Jamm- togetbcrein one place. E139

the place was the Church. From Whence we may gather, that
feein‘g the proper place of this facred meale was the Church;

. We place of their ordinary mealcs was their private ho'nfcsiand. .

it was notlawfull for them to take their ordinary mksin the- ‘

church, bu: onlymtthei: hooks ; ,therefiqreit was; not lawful!
all-0 [0 [Ellie [hC HOIY “163,6“: t ‘. ‘JM: hmrtnj": ;' '3‘
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meale appointed for a publike meeting, is no. little dilproporti-V ..

(mate to 2} private lieufe. then an) ordinary mealeWhich then
take to fatishe nature, is dtfpropottionate to the church of God :.

Ergo, Private communion is notfutable no Chrilis infiitntioh;...

but the Holy meal is appointed to be in a-pnblilteplaee only,
which the Apolile calls the Church. _ i . '

2. From this celebrating of a Meale, and inthe.Church-,
and fucha meale as was to fatisfie their natural'l appetite evening
they were wont to doin their private houfes; we 'it'l‘ay gather
deerly, that the Table-geliure which the Corinthian: did ufe
at their ordinary meales wherein they did. eat for hunger, was
alfo ufed in the Church at their celebrating of the Lords l'upper.
Pot .fceing‘thty changed the one into the Other, it. is not to be

’ dbut that their gelture was the fame in the’onevaas in‘ V

the other; and confequently, that they fate at the Lords‘mealer
asthey didatlhcit m minim; :i‘rrtng attheoné had 53:6“
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a ‘ more reproveable then at the other, no doubt the Apoi‘tle would
not have left it untouched when he was mentioning theirmif.

behaviours and abufes of the, ordinance, profelledly, to reétific ‘

‘fthe fame. So then, their manner of eating asforthe gePture‘, is
allowed, not only becaufe at this time’nOt reproved but‘becaufc
in the foregoing chaptheApoPcle doth exprefs.himfe)'lffo,as doth
cleerly import an allowance of the gel’cure, in making it paral-

..---iel t-othe Table-aflion ufed at the Idol-feafis, which in c.8,v.io.

he calls/fitting 4! meat. 80 then to receive-the; Lords firpper,as

' amen ufe to do who {it at- their meat, is’ that which the Church of
Corinth did praflife with the Apoiiles approbation, and it is that:

which we ought to imitate in them, and in'ChriI’c himfclf: and.

. confequently Kneeling, either at the table or in the pewcs,.when

the Elements are to be received, is altOgether unfutable borh to
the Prirmtive inflitution, and tothe‘Apofiolicall obfervationof

this Ordinance. . . ’t 2! - .- , p
: 3. ,As we have obferved here, ; thatthe ac‘tion Was a Meale,

the place the Church, and the gefiure‘ Sitting at meat ; fo we

. may- further take notice from the expreflion, 72.18. 8: 20, When
ye come together .- and from the comm . meme-when ya
“we ”get/9m: Wfiwfifi; 4; hat .the’ whole Congre-
gationwas cobe joyned in this action ofeating a meal. And fee-
’1 ghemeale. was to beat a Table, and the Congregation did

come together to eat,and that they‘a re commanded to tarry one
for another ; it is cleer that theitcnl’comewas, by the Apofiles

.direfiion,to eat all together of the fame bread, at the fame table:
which doth again Thew the . unfutablenefl'e of eating feveral-ly
in diftinfi pewes. ' _

4, As for the time, it is cleerlygleft free to the will of the
congregation ; for he faith no more when he mentions their

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cumming; together,but t_his,Wlaen}e some; leavingitindéfinitely ‘

to their will ~,and conveniencie, when they fhould appoint it i:
’ whence we may gather that the Churchis not bound to the tithe ‘
wherein Chrili did celebrate his fupper; becaule thatciitumitancc
of time was to the Lord necelTary to be obferved, for the ful-
filling of the law‘of‘the Paiieover to abélifh it,’ and to fubititute
in the {tendthereof the memoriall of his death, which'now at all
times is to be remembted,‘ as $413.15.. we are eitherth to Kit:
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And the typicall circumlt'ance of time which was under the 1m,
being fulfilled, we are now abfo‘lved from that obfervance, “be.
caufe thefeaftwhich we, are to celebrate IS-sa perpetuall' feafh,
1.ICar-S-7,8- _and,therefore at all times when the Congregation
dOth-think moft convenient to meet together to eat, it is 0b..
fervable. ° i’ ’

From all which We may-gather, that the Apofiles did herein
appoint- the Churches to imitate Chrifistpraétife in all-things
which we re" proper to the {olemnity of a Meale, for the mania
feliation of the fellowfhip Of thofe that havea right to partake
of it, as united together in the~Lord. So then, the,neerer we
come to this praé’tife , the more we lhall be conformable to
the will, andanfwcr the. intention, of. Chtii’c in this his Ofdi‘g
nance, . .

16. Hitherto I have confidered ,Chrift andathe Apofiles pra§
fii‘fe, and the end and ufe of the Ordinance unto which their
praé’tife was to be fubordinate and anfwerable ; but becaufe the
Apofiledoth referte’us in a fpeciall manner ,to take notice of
Chrtlt .himfelf in this matter,, let.us,look a littlé-dimfllyinpon
Chrifls whole aim and purpofein, mg; ‘A ' :gfithis‘ ordie-
nance,and that we may do this, the things-w 1c in his Words
and aé’tions doinflitnte and difcover his intentions, .. are tobc
rerleéied upon. -

me then, the wordsbyv which he. doth confecrate thebread.
and wine, are very confiderable : Thole i4 ”17.3041; which :3 given
for you ; and #113 C up I»? the New Teflmnt in my Blood which
1': [bed for joy, Luk. 22. 19,20. by which he {heweth that his put.
pole was to leave unto his Difciples, in the ufe of bread and wine,
a 'reprefentation and a pledge of the benefits whichby his bod
andblood were conferred upon their foules: therefore he give
unto the Bread and Cupthe names of that whereof they were
memorials, reprefentations and pledges ;, that by a holy ufe
thereof in Faith, the things remembred and reprefented thereby.
mightbe obtained. ' t

Secondly, the words o£.Dire&ion infiituting the Ordinance
for. after-times, Lark 22. 19. Do tho: In remembrance of me:
which theApolile doth explain, 1 Cor. 11.6. to bea [bowing of _
the Leak. Mb.- a?! foam .49. mews-it. that his intention “f5, -

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that they {hould imitate his prae’cife in his laft Supper ,. to keep
the memory of his death in their mind, till his comming.

Thindly, there is aword ofprOmife relating to hiscomming , .
again, and to the conjunfiion of . his Difciples with; him in his

kingdom. ‘Mgt.26.29. I flay unto 70%, I will hot'drinkbmceforth
oft/airfiuir of”)? V im’ 274771511 {hilt dd} when I affix/(fl new “71157023 ,
in my Father: kingdome. ThIS promife is, mentioned “[0,, Mar;
14. 25'. and moregenerallyfin Lflk122.16,19.,and more difiina‘;

I ly,in verflzg, 30.- where he promifethhisdifciples 41Kingdome, .

and a priviledge to eat and drink/1t his table in ink kgngdame, All
which d0th clee rly intimate,that his intentionwas by this Ordi'.

nance not only to affure them of his comming again, but of their '

‘ fociety and fellowfhip with him, Whereof thisMeale was to be
an earneft anddemonfirati'on. So then he did intend-that this
Feaii upon thefacrifice ofhis Body and Blood, {hould be unto

themnOt only, a means to confirmutheir Faith in his death, and ,

in; theefiefls thereof in the New Teiiament, as axthing paf’t,but
alfo of their hope of the Rate of life to come. .So that this Feafi

was appointed to demonfirate alfo our expefiation of the Feafi I
which. is prepared for..-thofe,that are to be with “the Lambe at his a

Wedding ,.fiev.e1..mv w: .,.

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Fourthly and lafilyf, TChriflzsaéiion affirming his Difczyylc: at. ;

hislaft niealewiththem, doth-{peak much of his intention to...
wards them : for he thereby doth not, only intend to give them
' anexample of humility, that they {hould ferve one another, as
he exprefly doth mention. (51019.1 3.12. till '17. 8:- Lat/(92.27.) that

he did ferve them; "but this fervic-e at‘hi's' lal’c meale,doth {peak .

.them tobehis loving friends and fmniliars, as $12. 1 5 .15. he calls

them : It dOth rfpeakthem his gueiis Who did {it at meat. at his. -
table, as hedeclares film/(:22. 27. and confequently it dOth ma— -
nifei’t untqthem and us,that his intentionwas to {hew forth unto- ~

them,'and in their perfons foentertained by him, to give to all

his faithfull fervants by this Ordinance an aiiiirance of the efieem .

which he hath of them now, and will have of them-for- ever in
his Kingdome. For elfewhere, viz. Labc 12. 37. there is an ex-

preflegromife made unto all his Paithfull fervants; alluring them 9.

of the like entertainment 5 the words are thele : 313W are the

ferwmr whom the Lord when he commeila [ball fin watch); ,

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f4] untojsu, tIMt Hafiz/15rd 5W1]; Md make them [it down to
mat, and WM cam: forth and fem/e them. This then beingpro.
mifed unto all, and performed by the Lord unto his difciples at
the laftMeale, whereof the remembrance is to. bekep: by all ,;
is a deer glemoni‘tration , that Chriiis intention was towards
> them, and is to all his faithful! difciples, by the folemnity ofthe '
aetion to give us an aiTurance of his love. & ei‘teem of us, that he.
accounts nsgas. his friends 8:, familiarguef’ts whom he doth honor.
f 1 7. From all which, this Conclufion as a 'generall ruleis to be
gathered in this matter ; Namely, ' . ' . .t -
- That manner of Adminii’tration of the Lords [upper 15 moi}:
‘ ,warrantable, which doth beii eXpreffe and imitate (3th
and his Apofiies praftife in the ufe of thisOrdinancqwhich
-. doth reprefent and hold forth mofi efiefiually all Chrifls .
intentionsinit; and which ismofl: fit to accompfifli mo'fl: .
fully the commandement of celebrating the Memorial!
both of his death, and of our conjunéiion with himat his
comming again. ~- i . i ,
And on the other (ide , that manner of Adminiitration is
leafl: warrantable . which.~doth not anfwcrggd igitats
Chriii & his Apoiiles praé’tife in thémmmahcei.
which doth not reprefent and hold forth am of Chriits in-
tentions in it; and which is not at all'fitted to accomplifli
in any competent meafure, the Commandment ofedebm‘a
ting the memoriall both of his Death, and of 0mm.
june‘iion with him at his comming again. . ’ ~
But it is now made apparent by that which hath been hitherto
aid, that a Table-geflture in fitting at meat, doth befi ex-
, prefl‘e and imitate Chrii’t and his Apofiies praflii}: in
ufe of this ordinance; That it doth tepxefensaaé “ "
. forth moi‘t efleflually all Chrifls intentions in it.; and that
it is molt fit to accomplifh his commandement ofcelebra-
ting the memorial of his death,and of our conjundion with
him at his coming again. And on the othcrfide' ithath alfo
been made apparent, that the geflure of Kneeling, or any
other behaviour inconiiftent with a Tablaaétion,'ata meal. '
is leafl: aanerable and proper to all this. . p
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ismoiiwamntabie; and that the gtfiure of Kneeling is .

leaf} warranthble in this Adminifiration.

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CRAP. X.

The pmfiifi of the éefl Reformed C bunker , in tbe Admit
”(#741703 0f the LORJD’S Supper.

Aving hitherto taken from the Word of Go D ,the grounds
which make good this Concluf on I {hall adde fOr a clofe

of this Difcourfe, abrief Relation of the Praétife of the heft ‘
Reformed Churches; to {hew how in their Publike meetings »

_ this Ordinance 1s obferyed by them, in 1mitat1on 8: remembrance
of the Lord.. » ' ~"
my appoint commonly- the Lords 115,111 the morning,

for the time of partaking of the Lords table and 111 mofi places

chis intone mmmoneths once.
a. The M'mifi'er, after morning-Sermori, when he hath pray-

$11; a‘itd mnfed the Pfalm to be 11mg, and difmifl’éd thofe that are ‘
nattopartake; doth {peak by way ofExhortétiOl’t‘othofe that ‘
aretb come to the Ordinance declaring the imitation thereof, ..

   

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This Exhdrtattams by Me deihered 1n the Pixipit, by
1151111111 the Tableit feif; by fornefi is read 0111 05:1 Book where.

mthe Conceived farmby the Chu rchis contained; by Others 1t .'

amt read, but delimntd ma free difconrfe: for although they

have Pans, yet they do not firiflly bind their Minifiets to them. .1
4 Theft “HM, before the beginning of the Sermon,

cavered withadeancloth upon it; and at the end Where the .'

‘ 1stofit, the breadand wine is fet prepared, tobeeo'n- ~ -

  

Red by him. .

5. Whenche Minifier hath ended the Exhortation prepara- -
tory to the afiion, before the ebnfecration of the Elements he -
giveth thanks, and prayeth unto God for a blefling upon the 01- —
(finance, and 11an theft that do, partake of 1t. This prayer is -
made at LhCTade, mitt 141mm alone; the prayer I '

being ended, he" unites the- Commumcants t9 approath orderly
11111101: 110116 111111 confufion. ;

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6. The Eiders and" Deacons,"in moltplaees;partexeffirft-Widt
the Minifier; and when thefe‘ha‘ve received, ”theyr‘ifev'andferw
.the tables, which afterward are filled. ‘ ' y , .

7. According to the bignelfeipfthe Congreg‘éfion, and the

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conveniencie of the place,',_7th‘e Table is made longer “04* mortar,
and'Forms are fee on each fidethereof at a convenientdifiance, ,
for people’to fit, and to go in and out , and they are ordered by
the Elders to go in at the one end of the Table on each fide, and
out at the other,every one following his neighbour ,and as every
one doth approach, he giveth unto the Elder‘ fianding at the fide
of the Table Whereat he enters, his Token.

8. At every time the Table is filled,then Minifler doth repeat ’
:ithc words of Certification tiled by [1771]}, or the Apofizle Paul,
or to that eflieagflhnd dil'tributeth‘ firfl: the Breadg‘on both hands,
tOthofe that litinext unto him ; ‘ and then doth {hove the Y , ' FE
. which containeth the'confecrated bread, unto the'mfialtmg ‘ he
Table as theyfit in order, every one taking of it as it comes-be—
fore him a muorfell; .andgthe Elders of each fide {land behind the

. Comgnimutsto‘fluove the Veflell along the Table, for the i

9.17%? diibitsh of the aé’cion, and to bring up the Velrell from '
the lower to the upper end where-the Miran-er (mark, when m.
have eaten of the bread that is in it. ' '

9. The Bread being diltributed, thawsinililte mannesist. ' ’

confccrated‘, and given by the Minilter on each'hand one cup, to
go all along from one toanotlltr; every one when'he hath talked
of the wine,{etting it down upon the table befOre his neighbour,
and he taking it up,drinking of it,and fetting it down again; and”
when all have drunk, the Elders carry up the Caps to the end
where the Minil’ter (its, and [at them filled befoae him; and a
Blefling being prOnounccd upon each Table-full, the Co~ mufih ,.
rants rife in order, and go to their feats, and anotherTé lie-full" '
dOth come in their room, till all have received.
10. The men come firlt in order, 8: then the women to partake;
1 I. There is a Bafon held or fet in fome place, at the end/of the
table, where the people come in or goeout, to receive a colleétia
on for the poor. I 2. When all have received,the lal’c Table-full
doth {it [til at the table until the hilkjbe gone u again to the
Pulpit,toogive thanks to God for all, an to difmiflgthe Congre~
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