Answ. 1. I deny the major proposition; for then, because the Scripture saith not, an Apostle should be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, and thus and thus, and an Evangelist should be thus and thus, and a prophet should be thus and thus qualified, therefore Apostles, Evangelists, Prophets, are not in Scripture. It is true these were but temporal offices, yet it is enough to take off and break the argument, for these temporary offices, must be no less warranted, by the word, except they be unlawful, then the offices that are of perpetual endurance. 2. I distinguish the major proposition, That office is not in Scripture, whose characters are not in Scripture, neither in one particular place, expressly and [Greek or Hebrew], it is not true; for baptism: in no one place is so expressly set down in Scripture, from all its Characters in particular, as is the Supper of the Lord, which is described, Mat. 26. Luk. 22. Mark. 14. 1 Cor. 11. in the Elements, sacred actions, prayer, consecration, words of institution, efficient, form, end, gesture, &c. Yet is baptism for that not excluded from the class and number of Gods ordinances and seals, or, that office is not in Scripture whose Characters are not in Scripture, nether in divers places of Scripture, nor by good consequence, and lawful analogy with other its fellow offices, that I yield willingly: but now the assumption is false: for as baptism by analogy is described in many ⟨p. 152⟩of its Characters, as prayer, consecration of the Elements, end &c. when the Supper of the Lord is described, making a just proportion betwixt baptism and the other Sacrament, and by other places of Scripture, so is the ruling Elder in his characters described; when the Bishop his fellow-officer is described. 3. The assumption also is false; for the ruling Elder is described out of this Text. 1. negatively, that hence is gathered, by strong consequence, as is said, that he is an Elder who laboureth not in the Word and Doctrine. 2. He is described affirmatively, for an office is sufficiently described, when the specific acts thereof are set down, as a man is described when we say, he is a Creature who doth discourse, and make use of Reason; so is this Elder described, when we say it is his office to rule well, 1 Tim. 5. 17.
Answ. 1. I deny the major proposition; for then, because the Scripture saith not, an Apostle should be blameles, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, and thus and thus, and an Evangelist should be thus and thus, and a prophet should be thus and thus qualified, therefore Apostles, Evangelists, Prophets, are not in Scripture. It is true these were but temporall offices, yet it is enough to take off and breake the argument, for these temporary •ffices, must be no lesse warranted, by the word, except they be unlawfull, then the offices that are of perpetuall indurance. 2. I distinguish the major proposition, That office is not in Scripture, whose characters are not in Scripture, neither in one particular place, expresly and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, it is not true; for baptism: in no one place is so expresly set downe in Scripture, from all its Characters in particular, as is the Supper of the Lord, which is described, Mat. 26. Luk. 22. Mark. 14. 1 Cor. 11. in the Elements, sacred actions, prayer, consecration, words of institution, efficient, forme, end, gesture, &c. Yet is baptisme for that not excluded from the classe and number of Gods ordinances and seales, or, that office is not in Scripture whose Characters are not in Scripture, nether in divers places of Scripture, nor by good consequence, and lawfull analogy with other its fellow offices, that I yeeld willingy: but now the assumption is false: for as baptisme by analogy is described in many ⟨p. 152⟩of its Characters, as prayer, consecration of the Elements, end &c. when the Supper of the Lord is described, making a just proportion betwixt baptisme and the other Sacrament, and by other places of Scripture, so is the ruling Elder in his characters described; when the Bishop his fellow-officer is described. 3. The assumption also is false; for the ruling Elder is described out of this Text. 1. negatively, that hence is gathered, by strong consequence, as is said, that he is an Elder who laboureth not in the Word and Doctrine. 2. Hee is described affirmatively, for an office is sufficiently described, when the specifick acts thereof are set downe, as a man is described when wee say, hee is a Creature who doth discourse, and make use of Reason; so is this Elder described, when wee say it is his office to rule well, 1 Tim. 5. 17
