A41330:828
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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For, when the Apostle charges him, 2 Tim. 4.5. do the work of an Evangelist, &c. there the word Evangelist is taken in the same sense with Eph. 4 11. not only Calvin, and Gerhard, but Scultetus, though an Episcopal man, yieldeth, and it were absurd to think otherwise.
But that Timothy in the 1. Epistle Chap. 1.3. should be ordained a Bishop as you say, and long after this charged to do the work of an Evangelist, they must have dull Intellects indeed, that know nothing of an Evangelist, and a Bishop who believe it: The Evangelist being one ⟨p. 94⟩fixed to no place, and had the power of Miracles, as Eusebius and the Scriptures testify.
But that Timothy in the 1. Epistle Chap. 1.3. should be ordained a Bishop as you say, and long after this charged to do the work of an Evangelist, they must have dull Intellects indeed, that know nothing of an Evangelist, and a Bishop who beelieve it: The Evangelist being one ⟨p. 94⟩fixed to no place, and had the power of Miracles, as Eusebius and the Scriptures testifie.
This was a Commandment so incumbent upon Timothy, that his Salvation or miscarrying was concerned in it, as he performed it, and so it is true of all Ministers; but for an Evangelist, the French Church, the Low Countries, Scotland, New-England, [where Mr. Eliot hath more right of Superiority over the Churches of the Indians, than any Prelate in the World, yet would detest your Doctrine] nor any Churches that I know of, own an Evangelist.