The doctrine of instituted churches explained and proved from the word of God

Such Learned Men as are suitably qualified, but not in Office may upon occasion discharge some part of this work; but there are some other parts of it, that they may not meddle with, those Acts which are Acts of Natural Worship may be performed by them, as praying and Preaching; but such Ministerial Acts as do depend wholly upon institution, they may not perform, as the Administration of Sacraments, the dispensing of Censures and an Authoritative blessing; these are performed only by Virtue of an Institution, therefore are to be done only according to an Institution.

Such Learned Men as are suteably qualified, but not in Office may upon occasion discharge some part of this work; but there are some other parts of it, that they may not meddle with, those Acts which are Acts of Natural Worship may be performed by them, as praying and Preaching; but such Ministerial Acts as do depend wholly upon institution, they may not perform, as the Administration of Sacraments, the dispencing of Censures and an Authoritative blessing; these are performed only by Virtue of an Institution, therefore are to be done only according to an Institution.

A teaching Elder by Virtue of his relation to a particular Church, is bound to attend his work in that Church: And by Virtue of that relation, he has no Authority to perform Acts of Office to any other Church, or to the Members of any other Church Assembling with his own Church: Pastoral Power over a particular Church gives him no Power over any that are of that Church, his relation to them gives him no Power over any other.

But every Man that is a Pastor of a particular Church stands in a more General relation, as a Minister of Christ; some that are not Pastors to particular Congregations are yet Ministers of Christ; and every Man that is a Pastor to a particular Church is a Minister of Christ, and by Virtue of that Relation he may do Acts of Office to the Members of other Churches occasionally assembling with […] own, and towards other Churches being desired, when he can conveniently be spared from his own, and towards particular Persons that are Members of no Church.