A53671:216
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of…
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of the New Testament, by way of question and answer with an explication and confirmation of those answers.
London : s.n., 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Quest. 29. What is the duty of the Church towards their Elders, Pastors or Teachers?
Answ. (1) To have them in reverence and honour for their office and works sake. (2) To obey them conscientiously in all things wherein they speak unto them in the name of the Lord. (2) To pray earnestly for them, that they may, and to exhort them, if need require, to fulfil the work of the Ministry (4) To communicate unto them of their temporals for their comfortable subsistence in the ⟨p. 151⟩World, and usefulness unto others. (5) Wisely to order things by their direction, so as that they may be amongst them without fear. (6) To abide with, and stand by them, in their sufferings for the Gospel, and service of Christ among them. (1) 1 Thes. §. 12, 13. 1 Tim. 5.17. (2) Heb. 13.17. 1 Cor. 16.16. (3) Ephes. 6.18, 19. Colos. 4.3. 2 Thes. 3.1. Colos. 4.17. (4) Gal. 6.6.