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Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and…Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and…
Paul's last farewell, or A sermon, preached at the funeral of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgess, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blake's death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.Paul's last farewel, or A sermon, preached at the funerall of that godly and learned minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Blake. By Anthony Burgesse, pastor of the church at Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. With a funeral oration made at Mr. Blakes death by Samuel Shaw, then schoolmaster of the Free-School at Tamworth.
London: printed for Abel Roper, 1658
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2. To a faithful discharge, there is required a sound knowledge, judgement and skill in divine things; hence they are called lights, guides, and Shepherds, they are required to be [Greek or Hebrew] 1 Tim. 3. 2. apt to teach, to reprove in all Doctrine. 2 Tim. 4. 2. It is not enough to cry out of Heresies or of sins, unless we rebuke with doctrine; The least Knowledge that Casuists condescend unto in a Minister is, that he must be learned, supra vulgus fidelium: Is he a fit Minister that can only Preach and pray by a prescript, or form from another? He is not a fit Physician, or a fit Lawyer, that should do so in his way; Ministers therefore should take ⟨p. 6⟩[…] ⟨p. 7⟩[…] ⟨p. 8⟩that exhortation, which we see Paul gave even to Timothy, though so well accomplished. 1 Tim. 4. 15. Meditate upon these things, give thy self wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear, yea, vers. 13. Till I come, give attendance to reading. The circumstance of time is to be observed, for though Paul was to come shortly to him, yet that little time he was absent from Paul, must be improved in reading Gods Word. Be thou a scribe instructed for the Kingdom of heaven, that can bring out of thy treasure, old and new; be a Fountain, not a Cistern, that will quickly be dry; Cajetan Summula, Tit. Doctoratus, maketh it a mortal sin to approve any for a Doctor in Divinity, who is notably insufficient, because hereby he is testified to be a Physician of souls, when yet through his ignorance, may be the ruin of many; I dare not avouch that of Luther, who said it is a German Proverb, that young Divines fill Hell, only it is a good warning, that such be diligent in studying, that God may bless them with all knowledge and understanding, first in the Scripture, and then in all other parts of Divinity, whether controversial, positive or practical, especially add to thy Ministerial knowledge these two things; First a firm faith, for to read and to know much, but not to digest it, maketh us sceptical; Have faith, not reason or opinion in religious things, Calvin saith in Comment. 2. Epist. ad Corin. that the Ministers of of God, who go up into the Pulpit in the name of Christ, to preach his Word, ought to have such firmness of Faith in them, that they are assured