How dangerous it is to affirm, that all the Officers are not set down in Gods Word, we may be taught by Papists, for Estius 1giveth a reason, why the Apostle setting down, 1 Cor. 12. 28. the Officers in Gods house, hath omitted the Pope; he answereth, the Apostle is not here setting down the degrees of the Hierarchical Order, for then he should have set down Bishops, Presbyters, Deacons, which be parts of that Order, but only he setteth down some chief members of the Church, endued with rare gifts, and commenting on Ephes. 4. he saith, The Pope is set down under the name of Pastors and Doctors, because he sendeth Pastors and Doctors to all the world; and this was the reason why the Prelate was reputed a Pastor, and the only Pastor, because though it was too base for him to preach; yet he preached in and through poor Presbyters whom he sent. And Salmeron moveth the question, why 1 Cor. 12. 28. the Pope, Cardinals, and Patriarchs are omitted in this place; and we say, Why are Bishops, Archbishops, Primates, Metropolitans, Deans, Archdeacons, ⟨p. 159⟩Chancellors, Officials, &c. never once mentioned in the Word of God. But Salmeron answereth, 1. They are implicitly set down here, and under the name of helps, opitulations; Paul hath instituted Deans, Archdeans, and the four lesser orders. And what else do divers answer, who teach that government 1 Cor. 12. 28. is but a general; and the Church, in a prudential way, under this may substitute and introduce such and such species of governments as they shall find convenient, as ruling Elders, ruling Prelates, and such like. but I would gladly know why the Spirit of God hath particularly set down the last specified Officers, as 1 Cor. 12. 28. Apostles, under which are no species of Apostles, but only such individual persons, Matthias, Paul, &c. and hath also set down Pastors in specie, Doctors and Teachers in specie, Ephes. 4. 11. under which there be only such individual persons who are Pastors and Teachers, as John, Epaphroditus, Archippus, Thomas, &c. and there is no room left for the Church to subdivide Pastors or Doctors into such and such new species, as Popes, Cardinals, &c. and yet under the general of governments, many species and new kinds of governments in a prudential way may be brought in.
How dangerous it is to affirme, that all the Officers are not set downe in Gods VVord, we may be taught by Papists, for Estius 1giveth a reason, why the Apostle setting downe, 1 Cor. 12. 28. the Officers in Gods house, hath omitted the Pope; he answereth, the Apostle is not here setting downe the degrees of the Hirarchicall Order, for then he should have set downe Bishops, Presbyters, Deacons, which be parts of that Order, but onely he setteth downe some chiefe members of the Church, indued with rare gifts, and commenting on Ephes. 4. he saith, The Pope is set downe under the name of Pastors and Doctors, because he sendeth Pastors and Doctors to all the world; and this was the reason why the Prelate was reputed a Pastor, and the onely Pastor, because though it was too base for him to preach; yet he preached in and through poore Presbyters whom he sent. And Salmeron moveth the question, why 1 Cor. 12. 28. the Pope, Cardinals, and Patriarches are omitted in this place; and we say, Why are Bishops, Archbishops, Primates, Metropolitans, Deanes, Archdeacons, ⟨p. 159⟩Chancellours, Officials, &c. never once mentioned in the VVord of God. But Salmeron answereth, 1. They are implicitely set downe here, and under the name of helps, opitulations; Paul hath instituted Deans, Archdeans, and the foure lesser orders. And what else doe divers answer, who teach that government 1 Cor. 12. 28. is but a generall; and the Church, in a prudentiall way, under this may substitute and introduce such and such species of governments as they shall finde convenient, as ruling Elders, ruling Prelates, and such like. but I would gladly know why the Spirit of God hath particularly set downe the last specified Officers, as 1 Cor. 12. 28. Apostles, under which are no species of Apostles, but onely such individuall persons, Matthias, Paul, &c. and hath also set downe Pastors in specie, Doctors and Teachers in specie, Ephes. 4. 11. under which there be onely such individuall persons who are Pastors and Teachers, as John, Epaphroditus, Archippus, Thomas, &c. and there is no roome left for the Church to subdivide Pastors or Doctors into such and such new spcies, as Popes, Cardinals, &c. and yet under the generall of governments, many species and new kindes of governments in a prudentiall way may be brought in.
- 1Estius come. in 1 Cor. 12. Idem come. in Ephes. c. 4. 11. Salmeron in 1 Cor. 12. 28.Estius com. in 1 Cor. 12. Idem com. in Ephes. c. 4. 11. Salmeron in 1 Cor. 12. 28.
