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The true nature of a Gospel church and its government
The true nature of a Gospel church and its government ... by the late pious and learned minister of the Gospel, John Owen ...
London: printed for William Marshall, 1689
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 6: Of the Office of Teachers in the Church, or an Enquiry into the State, Condition, and W…
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.
1. THE Name [Greek or Hebrew], is not used in the New Testament but for a Teacher with Authority. The Apostle John tells us, that [Greek or Hebrew] is the same with [Greek or Hebrew], Chap. 20.16. or as it is written, [Greek or Hebrew], Mark, 10.51. which in mixed dialect was the same with Rabbi: And [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew], were then in use for the Hebrew [Greek or Hebrew]; of which see Job 36.22. Isa. 30.20. Now the constant signification of these words, is, a Master in Teaching, a Teacher with Authority. Nor is [Greek or Hebrew] used in the New Testament, but for such a one. And therefore those who are called Teachers, were such as were set apart unto the Office of Teaching, and not such as were so called from an occasional Work or Duty.
1. THE Name 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is not used in the New Testament but for a Teacher with Authority. The Apostle John tells us, that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is the same with 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Chap. 20.16. or as it is written, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Mark, 10.51. which in mixed dialect was the same with Rabbi: And 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, were then in use for the Hebrew 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; of which see Job 36.22. Isa. 30.20. Now the constant signification of these words, is, a Master in Teaching, a Teacher with Authority. Nor is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 used in the New Testament, but for such a one. And therefore those who are called Teachers, were such as were set apart unto the Office of Teaching, and not such as were so called from an occasional Work or Duty.