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…

'Tis contrary to the metaphor which the Apostle taketh from the sending of Ambassadors, Heralds, and other public Ministers. These are sent not only to propound that which was never before propounded, but also oft times to revive and renew a thing before propounded and known. If either Ambassador, or Herald run unsent, and go out without his commission and appointment, it will be no excuse to him, that he hath declared no new thing, but what was declared by other Ambassadors, or Heralds before him, for still he may be challenged as one who run unsent, and it may be said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? 'Tis contrary ⟨p. 38⟩to the context too, vers. 13. 14. 15. There are five necessary¹ means and ways which must be had and used by those who look to be saved. 1. Calling upon the name of the Lord. 2. Believing on him. 3. Hearing his word. 4. A preaching Ministry. 5. Mission or Ordination. If the first four be perpetually necessary to the end of the world, so must the fifth be, for the Apostle layeth as great necessity upon this last as upon the rest. If none can be saved who do not pray, and none can pray who do not believe, and none can believe who do not hear the word, and none can hear the word without a preaching Ministry, the last followeth hard in the Text, there can be no Ministerial office without a Mission or Ordination. I have before excepted extraordinary cases, where there is yet no Church nor no Ministry: even as the deaf may believe who cannot hear, although the Apostle say, How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard!

'Tis contrary to the metaphore which the Apostle taketh from the sending of Embassadours, Heraulds, and other publick Ministers. These are sent not onely to propound that which was never before propounded, but also oft times to revive and renew a thing before propounded and known. If either Embassadour, or Herauld run unsent, and goe out without his commission and appointment, it will be no excuse to him, that he hath declared no new thing, but what was declared by other Embassadoures, or Heraulds before him, for still hee may be challenged as one who runne unsent, and it may bee said to him: By what authoritie doest thou these things? 'Tis contrary ⟨p. 38⟩to the context too, vers. 13. 14. 15. There are five necessary