4 The choosing of a person to an office, is not the authorizing of the person elected, but the designation of the person to be authorized. 'Tis here with a person chosen, as with a thing chosen: Ezra was to choose, and to design, when, and how much silver, wheat, wine, oil, should be taken for the House of the Lord, not exceeding the proportion of a hundred, but the power and authority by which these things were given forth by the Thesaurers, to be applied to such uses, was from the decree of Artaxerxes, Ezra. 7. 21, 22. So Ester chose what to make request for, but the thing was to be performed by authority of the King, […]. 5. 3, 6. So a man may be chosen to an office by some, and authorized to act in that office by others. How many subordinate offices, (civill and military) are there, in which men act by the power and authority, derived from the ordinances of Parliament, although not nominated and chosen by the Parliament; but by others, entrusted by the Parliament to choose. 5. Even where Election and Mission, are in the same hands, yet they are not confounded, but are looked upon as two distinct acts: Christ first chose the twelve, and pitched upon such as he would, and then ordained them, and sent them forth, Mark: 3. 13. 14. The Synod of the Apostles and Elders first chose, then sent Judas and Silas, Acts 15. 22, 25. Where you may observe also by the way, that the Mission of a man to the Ministry, or Pastoral charge of a Congregation, doeth not belong to the people who choose him, they cannot send him to themselves. When Election and Mission are in the same hands, 'tis in such cases as th•se two last cited, when men are sent abroad to others, then indeed they who choose them, may also send them: but when they are sent to ⟨p. 59⟩those who choose them, then they are sent by others, a Minister is sent to the Congregation, therefore he is not sent by the Congregation, and so that place, Rom: 10. 15. How shall they preach except they be sent? cannot be understood of the peoples Election, but of Ordination, or Mission from the Presbytery appointed to ordain. 6. The same Apostolical Pattern which holds forth unto us the choosing of Elders in every Church, Acts 14. 23. doeth also hold forth unto us the ordaining of Elders in every City, Tit: 1. 5. and these acts in different hands, therefore not the same; yea, as many conceive in that same Text, Acts 14.
4 The choosing of a person to an office, is not the authorizing of the person elected, but the designation of the person to be authorized. 'Tis here with a person chosen, as with a thing chosen: Ezra was to choose, and to designe, when, and how much silver, wheat, wine, oyle, should be taken for the House of the Lord, not exceeding the proportion of a hundreth, but the power and authority by which these things were given forth by the Thesaurers, to be applyed to such uses, was from the decree of Artaxerxes, Ezra. 7. 21, 22. So Ester choosed what to make request for, but the thing was to be performed by authority of the King, 〈…〉. 5. 3, 6. So a man may be chosen to an office by some, and authorized to act in that office by others. How many subordinat offices, (civill and military) are there, in which men act by the power and authority, derived from the ordinances of Parliament, although not nominated and chosen by the Parliament; but by others, intrusted by the Parliament to choose. 5. Even where Election and Mission, are in the same hands, yet they are not confounded, but are lookt upon as two distinct acts: Christ first choosed the twelve, and pitched upon such as he would, and then ordained them, and sent them forth, Mark: 3. 13. 14. The Synod of the Apostles and Elders first choosed, then sent Iudas and Silas, Acts 15. 22, 25. Where you may observe also by the way, that the Mission of a man to the Ministery, or Pastorall charge of a Congregation, doeth not belong to the people who choose him, they cannot send him to themselves. When Election and Mission are in the same hands, 'tis in such cases as th•se two last cited, when men are sent abroad to others, then indeed they who choose them, may also send them: but when they are sent to ⟨p. 59⟩those who choose them, then they are sent by others, a Minister is sent to the Congregation, therefore he is not sent by the Congregation, and so that place, Rom: 10. 15. How shall they preach except they be sent? cannot be understood of the peoples Election, but of Ordination, or Mission from the Presbytery appointed to ordain. 6. The same Apostolicall Patterne which holds forth unto us the choosing of Elders in every Church, Acts 14. 23. doeth also hold forth unto us the ordaining of Elders in every City, Tit: 1. 5. and these acts in different hands, therefore not the same; yea, as many conceave in that same Text, Acts 14
