The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spiritual Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spiritual influence on the poor's necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.

Object. 6. Distribution of earthly goods is not such a thing, at requireth a spirituall Office; for money given by a Church-officer hath no spirituall influence on the poores necessity, more then money given by the Magistrate, or one who hath no Church-office.

Answ. I deny the consequence: for then the Priests killing of Bullocks to God had no more influence, if we speak physically, then a Bullock killed by another man. Now the Churches bounty and grace, 1 Cor. 16. 3. being a spiritual offering to God, by virtue of Christs institution, hath more in it then the common charity of an Heathen, if it were but for this, that the wisdom of God, in his Ordinance is to be considered; and if we speak physically, the Word of God hath no more influence when spoken by a Pastor in public, then when spoken by a private man; yet if we look to Gods Ordinance, the one hath more assistance when it is spoken, then the other, caeter is paribus.

Answ. I deny the consequence: for then the Priests killing of Bullockes to God had no more influence, if we speake physically, then a Bullocke killed by another man. Now the Churches bounty and grace, 1 Cor. 16. 3. being a spirituall offering to God, by vertue of Christs institution, hath more in it then the common charity of an Heathen, if it were but for this, that the wisdome of God, in his Ordinance is to be considered; and if we speake physically, the Word of God hath no more influence when spoken by a Pastour in publique, then when spoken by a private man; yet if we looke to Gods Ordinance, the one hath more assistance when it is spoken, then the other, caeter is paribus.