The true nature of a Gospel church and its government

2. AFTER he hath named Pastors he nameth Teachers with a note of distinction. This must contain either the addition of a New Office, or be an interpretation of what went before; as if he had said Pastors, that is, Teachers. If it be the latter, then the name of Teachers must be added, as that which was better known than that of Pastors, and more expressive of the Office intended. It is declared who are meant by Pastors in calling them Teachers; or else the addition of the word is merely superfluous. But this is quite otherwise; the name of Pastor being more known as unto the Indigitation of Office-Power and Care, and more appropriated thereunto than that of Teacher; which is both a common name, not absolutely appropriated unto Office, and respective of one part of the Pastoral Office and Duty only.

2. AFTER he hath named Pastors he nameth Teachers with a note of distinction. This must contain either the addition of a New Office, or be an interpretation of what went before; as if he had said Pastors, that is, Teachers. If it be the latter, then the name of Teachers must be added, as that which was better known than that of Pastors, and more expressive of the Office intended. It is declared who are meant by Pastors in calling them Teachers; or else the addition of the word is meerly superfluous. But this is quite otherwise; the name of Pastor being more known as unto the Indigitation of Office-Power and Care, and more appropriated thereunto than that of Teacher; which is both a common name, not absolutely appropriated unto Office, and respective of one part of the Pastoral Office and Duty only.

3. NO instance can be given in any place where there is an enumeration of Church-Officers, either by their Names, as 1 Cor. 12.25. or by their Work, as Rom. 12.5, 6, 7. or by the Offices themselves, as Phil. 1.1. of the same Officer, at the same time to be expressed under various names, which indeed must needs introduce confusion into such an enumeration. It is true, the same Officers are in the Scripture called by several Names, as Pastors, Bishops, Presbyters, but if it had been said any where, that there were in the Church Bishops and Presbyters,