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…

Except. 2. Nicolaides addeth that the Apostle speaks not of what is unlawful to be, but what is impossible to be, namely, it is impossible that any man can preach, that is (saith he) declare a new thing except God send him. Answ. 1. If preaching here in this Text must be restricted to the preaching of a new thing, hearing must be also restricted to the hearing of a new thing, and believing to the believing of a new thing, and so they who do not hear and believe some new doctrine, cannot be saved. 2. It is very possible to preach a new thing, when God hath not sent one to preach it: When the Jesuits first preached their scientia media, they preached a new thing, yet God sent them not. 3. Let us consider what the Apostle means here by preaching [Greek or Hebrew], saith he, 'Tis from [Greek or Hebrew] praeco, caduceator. The offices and functions of [Greek or Hebrew]. H. Stephanus in Thes: L. Gr: tom: 2. pag: 195. 196. describeth out of Homer. They called together the people to the [Greek or Hebrew] or public Assembly: They enjoined silence, and called for audience ⟨p. 39⟩and attention: They were sent in time of war to ask leave to bury their dead: They were sent with messages from Princes and great men: They attended Princes and great men to serve them upon occasion: They served also at the sacrifices: They prepared beasts and received the guests: What is there in all this, which in a spiritual and ecclesiastical sense is not competent and incumbent to ordinary Pastors and Teachers aswell as to the Apostles: And if we will have the holy Ghost to expound himself as ordinary Preachers do [Greek or Hebrew] or [Greek or Hebrew] in all ages and all the world over, aswell as those who first preached the Gospel, Mat: 24. 14. & 26. 13. Mark 14. 9. & 16. 15. Luke 24. 47. Phil: 1. 15. 1 Tim: 3 16. Rom. 2. 21. thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 4. I hope [Greek or Hebrew] here doth not signify one that preacheth a new thing, 1 Cor: 1. 23. It pleased God by the foolishness of preaching ([Greek or Hebrew]) to save them that believe. Will any who hopes to be saved, deny that this extends to preaching in all ages?