Answ. This obligeth the opponent, to teach, what is meant by governors, whether Magistrates, but these be not an office in Christs Body as is here said, Rom. 12. 4. and 1 Cor. 12. 14, 15. or do they mean masters of families? but these be parts of heathen societies, as well as of Christian, and a Family as it is such, is not the Church. 3. Nor can he mean here of Preachers, for Rom. 12. 8. 1 Cor. 12. 28. the exhorter and the ruler with diligence, the Teacher, and Prophet, and governments are clearly differenced, as different organs of the body, Eye, Ear, Hand, Foot, 1 Cor. 12. 14, 15. Rom. 12. 4. nor (4) can they understand Rulers in general: for, a genus, a general doth not exist, or have actual subsistence, but in some determinate species; as a living Creature doth not subsist but in man, or in some specific nature of Birds and Beasts: now God is said to place these governments in the body, 1 Cor. 12. 28. even as the Eye, and Ear and Hand are seated in the body, 1 Cor. 12. 16, 17, 18. Now as a general Eye, or an Organ in general is not placed in the body, but such a determinate Organ, an Eye, an Ear, an Hand, a Foot; so neither hath the wisdom of Christ appointed a governor in general, and left it to the Churches discretion to specify what this governor shall be, whether a Prelate, a Pastor, a ruling Elder: but as God hath not set Teachers in the body in general, but he hath placed such and such species, Apostles, not Popes, Evangelists, not Cardinals; so must he have determined such and such Governors, ruling Elders, rather then a certain Creature named a Diocesan prelate, an uncouth beast in the holy Scripture.
Answ. This obligeth the opponent, to teach, what is meant by governors, whether Magistrates, but these be not an office in Christs Body as is here said, Rom. 12. 4. and 1 Cor. 12. 14, 15. or doe they meane masters of families? but these be parts of heathen societies, as well as of Christian, and a Family as it is such, is not the Church. 3. Nor can hee meane here of Preachers, for Rom. 12. 8. 1 Cor. 12. 28. the exhorter and the ruler with diligence, the Teacher, and Prophet, and governments are clearely differenced, as different organs of the body, Eye, Eare, Hand, Foote, 1 Cor. 12. 14, 15. Rom. 12. 4. nor (4) can they understand Rulers in generall: for, a genus, a generall doth not exist, or have actuall subsistence, but in some determinnate species; as a living Creature doth not subsist but in man, or in some specifick nature of Birds and Beasts: now God is sayd to place these governments in the body, 1 Cor. 12. 28. even as the Eye, and Eare and Hand are seated in the body, 1 Cor. 12. 16, 17, 18. Now as a generall Eye, or an Organ in generall is not placed in the body, but such a determinat Organ, an Eye, an Eare, an Hand, a Foot; so neither hath the wisdome of Christ appointed a governor in generall, and left it to the Churches discretion to specifie what this governour shall be, whether a Prelate, a Pastor, a ruling Elder: but as God hath not set Teachers in the body in generall, but hee hath placed such and such species, Apostles, not Popes, Evangelists, not Cardinalls; so must hee have determined such and such Governors, ruling Elders, rather then a certaine Creature named a Diocesan prelate, an uncouth beast in the holy Scripture.
