A30587:612
Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…
Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughs.Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and evils of them : with cautions that we may not be hurt by them, and endeavours to heal them / by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed for Robert Dawlman, 1653
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The second way of going beyond their limits, is their extending their power to more Congregations then Christ hath given them charge of. The chief Church-controversy at this day is about this extent; I shall only show you where the difference lies between one and the other in it. The Question is this, Whether one that is set by Christ to take charge of a particular Congregation, as a Pastor to feed them, by Word, Sacraments, and Rule, may keep the Pastoral charge he hath for Word and Sacraments to one Congregation, but his charge for Rule shall extend together with others to an hundred Congregations or more.
The second way of going beyond their limits, is their extending their power to more Congregations then Christ hath given them charge of. The chiefe Church-controversie at this day is about this extent; I shall onely shew you where the difference lyes betweene one and the other in it. The Question is this, Whether one that is set by Christ to take charge of a particular Congregation, as a Pastor to feed them, by Word, Sacraments, and Rule, may keep the Pastorall charge he hath for Word and Sacraments to one Congregation, but his charge for Rule shall extend together with others to an hundred Congregations or more.
Some say that no Minister can have the charge of ruling over people in a large extent then his charge over them for Word and Sacraments reaches; they think that those people that can say to a Minister, That charge that Christ hath given you for Word and Sacraments, extends not to take care of our souls to feed them, therefore you have no charge of our souls for ruling; if you think you may, preach or administer Sacraments in an accidental arbitrary way only, not as challenging power over us for this, or looking upon us as those committed to you, for whom you are to answer; then at the farthest you may exercise rule over us but in this way.
Some say that no Minister can have the charge of ruling over people in a large extent then his charge over them for Word and Sacraments reaches; they thinke that those people that can say to a Minister, That charge that Christ hath given you for Word and Sacraments, extends not to take care of our soules to feed them, therefore you have no charge of our souls for ruling; if you thinke you may, preach or administer Sacraments in an accidentall arbitrary way onely, not as chalenging power over us for this, or looking upon us as those committed to you, for whom you are to answer; then at the farthest you may exercise rule over us but in this way.