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The duty of pastors and people distinguished [sic]. Or A brief discourse, touching the…The duty of pastors and people distingushed [sic]. Or A briefe discourse, touching the…
The duty of pastors and people distinguished [sic]. Or A brief discourse, touching the administration of things commanded in religion. Especially concerning the means to be used by the people of God (distinct from church-officers) for the increasing of divine knowledge in themselves and others. Wherein bounds are prescribed to their performances, their liberty is enlarged to the utmost extent of the dictates of nature and rules of charity: their duty laid down in directions, drawn from Scripture-precepts, and the practise of Gods people in all ages. Together with the several ways of extraordinary calling to the office of public teaching, with what assurance such teachers may have of their calling, and what evidence they can give of it, unto others. / By John Owen, M.A. of Q. Col. O.The duty of pastors and people distingushed [sic]. Or A briefe discourse, touching the administration of things commanded in religion. Especially concerning the means to be used by the people of God (distinct from church-officers) for the increasing of divine knowledge in themselves and others. Wherein bounds are prescribed to their peformances, their liberty is enlarged to the utmost extent of the dictates of nature and rules of charity: their duty laid downe in directions, drawn from Scripture-precepts, and the practise of Gods people in all ages. Together with the severall wayes of extraordinary calling to the office of publike teaching, with what assurance such teachers may have of their calling, and what evidence they can give of it, unto others. / By John Ovven, M.A. of Q. Col. O.
London: printed by L. N. for Philemon Stephens, 1644
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I say, though I might thus answer, with opening my desire for the increasing of knowledge among the people; of which, I take this to be an effectual means, yet I will give brief answers, to the several objections.
I say, though I might thus answer, with opening my desire for the increasing of knowledge among the people; of which, I take this to be an effectuall means, yet I will give briefe answers, to the severall objections.
Then this seems to favour an allowance of licentious Conventicles, 1which in all▪ laces, the Laws have condemned, learned men in all ages have abhorred, as the seminaries of faction and schism in the Church of God.
Then this seemes to favour an allowance of licentious Conventicles, 1which in all▪ laces, the Lawes have condemned, learned men in all ages have abhorted, as the seminaries of faction and schisme in the Church of God.
- 11. Object.
That (under correction) I conceive,1 that the Law layeth hold of none, as peccant in such a kind, but only those, who have predeclared themselves to be opposers of the worship of God, in the public Assemblies of that Church wherein they live: Now the patronage of any such, I before rected; neither do I conceive,