The 2. Direction puts them to the right use and improvement of the Ministry of the Word, which he will have them to respect; feed thy Kids beside the Shepherds tents. Shepherds here in the plural number, are the servants of that one Shepherd, whose own the sheep are: So Ministers are called often Shepherds or Pastors, both in the Old and New Testament, 1. Because of their relation to Christ, by whom they are entrusted to feed his sheep; He is the Owner, they are but Shepherds, Ezek. 34. 2. Because of their relation to the flock, which is committed to their care, and for which they must give an account, Heb. 13. 17. ⟨p. 91⟩3. Because of the nature of their charge, as being assiduous, difficult, and tenderly to be gone about; For, such is the work and care of a shepherd, as we may see by what Jacob speaks of himself, when he had the charge of Laban's flock. Gen. 31. 40. 4. To show the necessity of that Ordinance. And 5. The respect people ought to have to them, who are over them in the Lord: No flock needs a shepherd more than a Congregation needs a Minister, people without labourers, being like sheep without a shepherd, Matth. 9. 36. under a sad necessity of wandering and being lost. Next, Shepherds tents are mentioned, with allusion to these parts, where shepherds in the wilderness carried tents about with them; and so to be near the tent, was to be near the shepherd: It's like they kept Lambs and Kids nearest unto their tents, because they needed more oversight than the rest of the flock, for a lamb to be at it's liberty in a large place, was dangerous, Hos. 4. 16. By Kids, we understand young unexperienced believers or professors, whereby it's clear, 1. That there are kids and young ones in Christ's flock. Yea, 2. That the strongest believers, even the Bride, have their own infirmities; and there are some particulars wherein they are weak: For this direction is given to the Bride, as a particular and experienced believer; and seeing ordinarily weak believers are called Lambs, and unrenewed men Goats, it may be Kids here are mentioned to point at the relicts of sinful nature, even in believers, which is the reason why they need still over-sight. 3. It's clear, that the office of the Ministry, is a standing perpetual and necessary office in the Church, otherwise this direction would not always satisfy the believers question here proposed. 4.
The 2. Direction puts them to the right use and improvement of the Ministery of the Word, which he will have them to respect; feed thy Kids beside the Shepherds tents. Shepherds here in the plural number, are the servants of that one Shepherd, whose own the sheep are: So Ministers are called often Shepherds or Pastors, both in the Old and New Testament, 1. Because of their relation to Christ, by whom they are intrusted to feed his sheep; He is the Owner, they are but Shepherds, Ezek. 34. 2. Because of their relation to the flock, which is committed to their care, and for which they must give an account, Heb. 13. 17. ⟨p. 91⟩3. Because of the nature of their charge, as being assiduous, difficult, and tenderly to be gone about; For, such is the work and care of a shepherd, as we may see by what Iacob speaks of himself, when he had the charge of Laban's flock. Gen. 31. 40. 4. To shew the necessity of that Ordainance. And 5. The respect people ought to have to them, who are over them in the Lord: No flock needs a shepherd more than a Congregation needs a Minister, people without labourers, being like sheep without a shepherd, Matth. 9. 36. under a sad necessity of wandering and being lost. Next, Shepherds tents are mentioned, with allusion to these parts, where shepherds in the wildernesse carried tents about with them; and so to be neer the tent, was to be neer the shepherd: It's like they kept Lambs and Kids neerest unto their tents, because they needed more oversight than the rest of the flock, for a lamb to be at it's liberty in a large place, was dangerous, Hos. 4. 16. By Kids, we understand young unexperienced believers or professors, whereby it's clear, 1. That there are kids and young ones in Christ's flock. Yea, 2. That the strongest believers, even the Bride, have their own infirmities; and there are some particulars wherein they are weak: For this direction is given to the Bride, as a particular and experienced believer; and seing ordinarily weak believers are called Lambs, and unrenewed men Goats, it may be Kids here are mentioned to point at the relicts of sinful nature, even in believers, which is the reason why they need still over-sight. 3. It's clear, that the office of the Ministery, is a standing perpetual and necessary office in the Church, otherwise this direction would not alwayes satisfie the believers question here proposed. 4.
