A26897:179
Church concord
Church concord containing I. a dissuasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.Church concord containing I. a disswasive from unnecessary division and separation, and the real concord of the moderate independents with the Presbyterians, instanced in ten seeming differences, II. by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
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But saith Mr. Norton, p. 83. [Hence it would follow either that there are occasional and partial Ministers pro tempore, or that the same man is the fixed Minister of many Churches at once, or that he is not the Minister of that Church where yet he hath Ministerial Authority.] Ans. None of all these will follow: But only this, that he that is either a stated Minister in the Church Universal, or also a fixed Pastor of a particular Church, may also be the temporary Pastor of another particular Church. As a fixed Physician of one Hospital, or Schoolmaster of one School, may upon a Call both Charitativè & Authoritativè, be for a Day or a Week the Physician of another Hospital, or the Schoolmaster of another School. It is a contradiction to say, [He may exercise his Office, and not Authoritatively.]
But saith Mr. Norton, p. 83. [Hence it would follow either that there are occasional and partial Ministers pro tempore, or that the same man is the fixed Minister of many Churches at once, or that he is not the Minister of that Church where yet he hath Ministerial Authority.] Ans. None of all these will follow: But only this, that he that is either a stated Minister in the Church Universal, or also a fixed Pastor of a particular Church, may also be the temporary Pastor of another particular Church. As a fixed Physicion of one Hospital, or Schoolmaster of one School, may upon a Call both Charitativè & Authoritativè, be for a Day or a Week the Physicion of another Hospital, or the Schoolmaster of another School. It is a contradiction to say, [He may exercise his Office, and not Authoritatively.]
Obj. But saith Mr. N. the Minister of this Church, is not the Minister of another Church by the constitution of the Holy Ghost, by whom every Minister is tied to one certain Flock.]
Obj. But saith Mr. N. the Minister of this Church, is not the Minister of another Church by the constitution of the Holy Ghost, by whom every Minister is tyed to one certain Flock.]