of t:i2 Miniſtry, it is laborious z and the duty of Miniſters therein,not to '£ the honour and profit of the Office, and refuſe rhe tbo "ar of jt; they have the work of Teaching, and of overfight or - Governm + ; ant admonition, and all require 4abour, x Thc ſame word is 14; | Tim, 5. 17. and cranſlited ruling, it fignities that fu; Derm ved ani precedency, which the Elders or Miniſters have over ths ſpective Hocks, and it is fail to be 7 the lord, either to diti them from civil Othcees, or to ſhew both the original Rule ang +1. of their Othce ; it is ' from the Lord by Inflitution 5 and to managed according to his Laws, and directed to his ſervice, an: : lore, 25 its end, »y the word is often uſed - the new 'Feftamant, Affs 27, 2T. Rom. 15, 14. Col. 1.28. and 3, 16. and ſiznifies either the puc- ting into the mind by way of in{ ken, or upon the mind hy | ar of Counſel, threatning, or reproof; and chat either _ publickly er pr! vately : 7 Now the Duty they owed to them is, 1. 79 brow! toy as in the former words, that is, to own them in their Office ; t9 have regard to their Teaching, and to ſubmit to their governnen:, an to reward their labours, as knowiyg 3s often taken in <crincur. to exprels the atts of the w il and affect 10n, and the actions ally ut "y outward men, as well as of the mind, as 7/al. 1. 6. ani 103, To eſteem them Very highly in Iove for their works ſuke, emea mers vid. Rom. 5,20. 2 Cor, 7. 4 The words in the Greck Carry fuch an emphaſis as cannot well be expreft in Englith. i importing <fte-m and love to an | hyperbole, their love was to be © jorne.i with < ſex. m, and efteem with love, and both theſe to abound and ſi; Deraboun! them, We read ofa double honour, 1 Tim. <. 17. which Contains whole duty of people to their Miniſters. « Whether of T cachit nz, Rus ling, oradmonition, Their work is in it felt honourable,and work £1125 tends to your Salvation, and though their Hagan bY Mean, yet to-e- ſtzem and love them for their work ; if upon any ocher account £12 deſerve it of you, yet their work is to be the af Y1 there Ei» pecially confidering that their work more in reſpettcil them v7 this C hurch rather than any others ; and their labour was 4m lt the 6 or as ſome read it 77 you ; to inftruct, edifice, and com! orr vour 12 War man, & Some copies read it, with the a, &! JTors for cagdiees by 2 1:7 . alteration of the Greek word, and then it jill refers to their 1 eacners 3 they ſhould be at peace, or live in Peace with them, For "ec entimes 01! ſentions ariſe betwixt Miniſters and 1 cople, whereby thei: r ediNcatioN 33 hindred. But I rather follow our own tranttation ; and io ic 5 4 NV duty of the people towards one another, to preſerve mutual wo among themſelves: And yet thele words may reſpect the former the people g grve honour and reſpeet to their Mini ifters, if may 9” means to preſerve peace among themielve S « among theCor ink" dr's the al plauding of tome of their Teach: rs, an«l the contempt of other great Schitms and divittons amoneft them, Our Saviour uicth tnele V ry words to his Diſciples, Mart g, 50. From whence the AP: ottle m job take them, And the duty of peace he or:en preficth in his Epiſtles. 14. 19, 1 Cor. 7.18. 2 Cor.1 Jo 1. Col, TA Heb, 12. 14+ whic! \\ . to prevent Schilm, which breaks the bon:t; of peace, and May 1: labours of their 1 caciicrs leſs fucce!-tul,
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