A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

An eight argument I collect from 2 Tim: 2. 2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Which is a most considerable place against the Socinians, Anabaptists, &c. For it Teacheth us these five particulars. 1: That the Apostles would not have a teaching or preaching Ministry to end with that time, but was careful to have Pastors or Teachers provided for the succeeding generation also. 2. Thes: Teachers of others who were to labour in the word and doctrine, were to teach no new doctrine, but the very same things which they received from Timothy, and Timothy from Paul, and which Paul received from the LORD. It was in sense no new doctrine, when it is taught by Paul, much less when taught by Timothy, and least of all when taught by these who received it from Timothy. So that the Socinian distinction of the necessity of a special calling to the Ministry when the doctrine is new, not so when the doctrine is not new, cannot here help them. 3. Thes: Teachers are distinguished from those who are taught: Every man may not be a Teacher. It is a peculiar and particular calling, and it is no part of the general calling of Christians: Therefore both here, and Gal: 6. 6. there is such a distinction •n the Church, some are Teachers, some are taught in the Word. 4. Fitness and abilities; yea, both grace and gifts together, cannot warrant a m•n to assume to himself the function of Teaching or Preaching to ⟨p. 53⟩others, except he be thereunto allowed, and appointed, and entrusted. The Apostle sayeth not, the things that thou heard of me, the same I will that faithful and able men, who ever shall be willing to the work, teach others also, faithfulness, and fitness, or ability cannot make a sufficient calling, but qualify a man for that which he shall be called unto. Aptitude is one thing: to be clothed with a calling, power and authority is another thing. 5. There is more that belongs to the calling of Pastors and Teachers, than the Churches electing, or choosing of them: for those unto whom the power of Ordination belongeth, do also commit unto them that which they are entrusted with, the same commit thou, &c. [Greek or Hebrew]. 'Tis from [Greek or Hebrew], which (as H: Stephanus in Thes: ling: Gr: tom. 3. pag 1505.

An eight argument I collect from 2 Tim: 2. 2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithfull men, who shall be able to teach others also. Which is a most considerable place against the Socinians, Anabaptists, &c. For it Teacheth us these five particulars. 1: That the Apostles would not have a teaching or preaching Ministery to end with that time, but was carefull to have Pastors or Teachers provided for the succeeding generation also. 2. Thes: Teachers of others who were to labour in the word and doctrine, were to teach no new doctrine, but the very same things which they receaved from Timothy, and Timothy from Paul, and which Paul receaved from the LORD. It was in sence no new doctrine, when it is taught by Paul, much lesse when taught by Timothy, and least of all when taught by these who receaved it from Timothie. So that the Socinian distinction of the necessity of a speciall calling to the Ministery when the doctrine is new, not so when the doctrine is not new, cannot here help them. 3. Thes: Teachers are distinguished from those who are taught: Every man may not be a Teacher. It is a peculiar and particular calling, and it is no part of the generall calling of Christians: Therefore both here, and Gal: 6. 6. there is such a distinction n the Church, some are Teachers, some are taught in the Word. 4. Fitnesse and abilities; yea, both grace and gifts together, cannot warrant a mn to assume to himself the function of Teaching or Preaching to