First, Ministering of charges and other necessaries for1 the execution of their Offices: Give funto all men therefore their duty: tribute, to whom you owe tribute; custom, to whom custom; fear, to whom fear; honour, to whom ye owe honour. The gElders that rule well, are worthy of double honour, specially they which labour in the Word and Doctrine: for the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the Corn: and the Labourer is worthy of his wages. Have hnot we power to eat and drink? Or have we not power to lead about a Wife, being a Sister, as well as the rest of the Apostles, and as the Brethren of the Lord and CEPHAS? or I only and BARNABAS, have not we power not to work? Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a Vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a Flock, and eateth not of the Milk of the Flock? Say I these things according to man? Saith not the Law the same also? for it is written in the Law of MOSES, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the Corn? Doth God care for the Oxen? Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes (no doubt) it is written, that he which eareth, should ear in hope, & that he that thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. Do ye not know, that they which minister about the holy things, eat of the things of the Temple? And they which wait at the Altar, are partakers with the Altar! So also hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the Gospel, should live of the Gospel.
First, Ministring of charges and other necessaries for1 the execution of their Offices: Giue fvnto all men therefore their dutie: tribute, to whom you owe tribute; custome, to whom custome; feare, to whom feare; honour, to whom yee owe honour. The gElders that rule well, are worthy of double honour, specially they which labour in the Word and Doctrine: for the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzel the mouth of the Oxe that treadeth out the Corne: and the Labourer is worthy of his wages. Haue hnot we power to eate and drinke? Or haue we not power to leade about a Wife, being a Sister, as well as the rest of the Apostles, and as the Brethren of the Lord and CEPHAS? or I onely and BARNABAS, haue not we power not to worke? Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne cost? Who planteth a Vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a Flocke, and eateth not of the Milke of the Flocke? Say I these things according to man? Saith not the Law the same also? for it is written in the Law of MOSES, Thou shalt not muzzell the mouth of the Oxe that treadeth out the Corne? Doth God care for the Oxen? Eyther saith hee it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes (no doubt) it is written, that he which eareth, should eare in hope, & that he that thresheth in hope, shuld bee partaker of his hope. Doe ye not know, that they which minister about the holy things, eate of the things of the Temple? And they which waite at the Altar, are partakers with the Altar! So also hath the Lord ordayned, that they which preach the Gospell, should liue of the Gospell.
- 1To public authority of Magistracy & the Ministry. Supplying of charges and other necessaries for the execution of their office,To publike authoritie of Magistracie & the Ministerie. Supplying of charges and other necessaries for the execution of their office,
- fRom. 13. 7.
- g1. Tim. 5. 17, 18.
- h1. Cor. 9. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14.
