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A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that…A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that…
A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
London: printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
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2. It is as clear that all this power of feeding which the Minister hath in that Church is nextly derived to him from Christ by the Church, who hath solemnly called him to the work, and promised to obey him therein: for if he have it elsewhere, it must be either from Christ immediately, or from some other men deputed by Christ to confer it on him, or he must take it up of himself. Not the first, for that was proper to the Apostles or Apostolical men, therefore Paul proving his Apostleship, saith he was called not of men, nor by men, but by Jesus Christ himself. Gal. 1. 1. Not the second, for we never read in Gods Word that any ordinary Officers, or other besides the Church, that had any Commission given them from Christ to call Ministers unto Churches. Not the third, for no man taketh this honour, viz. of a Priest under the Law, or of a Minister under the Gospel, but he that is called of God, Hebr. 5. 4. Therefore it must needs be from Christ by the Church.
2. It is as cleare that all this power of feeding which the Minister hath in that Church is nextly derived to him from Christ by the Church, who hath solemnly called him to the work, and promised to obey him therein: for if he have it elsewhere, it must be either from Christ immediately, or from some other men deputed by Christ to conferre it on him, or he must take it up of himselfe. Not the first, for that was proper to the Apostles or Apostolicall men, therefore Paul proving his Apostleship, saith he was called not of men, nor by men, but by Jesus Christ himself. Gal. 1. 1. Not the second, for we never read in Gods Word that any ordinary Officers, or other besides the Church, that had any Commission given them from Christ to call Ministers unto Churches. Not the third, for no man taketh this honour, viz. of a Priest under the Law, or of a Minister under the Gospel, but he that is called of God, Hebr. 5. 4. Therefore it must needs be from Christ by the Church.