A53671:266
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. 37. Is the constant work of Preaching the Gospel by the Elders of the Church, necessary?
Answ. It is so, both on the part of the Elders or Ministers themselves, of whom that duty is strictly required, and who principally therein labour and watch for the good of the flock; and on the part of the Church, for the furtherance of their faith, and obedience, by instruction, reproof, exhortation, and consolation. Matth. 24.45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51. Rom. 12.7, 8. 1 Cor. 9. ⟨p. 177⟩17, 18. Ephes. 4.12, 13. 1 Tim. 4 15, 16. Chap. 5.17. 2 Tim. 2.24, 25. Chap. 3.14, 15, 16, 17. Chapter 4.2.
Answ. It is so, both on the part of the Elders or Ministers themselves, of whom that duty is strictly required, and who principally therein labour and watch for the good of the flock; and on the part of the Church, for the fartherance of their faith, and obedience, by instruction, reproof, exhortation, and consolation. Matth. 24.45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51. Rom. 12.7, 8. 1 Cor. 9. ⟨p. 177⟩