A90265:39
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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Further, Who are the subject of the keys in whom all that secondary ecclesiastical power, which is committed to men doth reside, after the determination of so many learned men, by clear Scripture light, shall not by me be called in question: All these though conducing to the business in hand, would require a large discussion, and such a Scholastical handling, as would make it an inconsutilous piece, of this popular discourse: my intent being only to show, that seeing there are, as all acknowledge, some under the New Testament, as well as the old, peculiarly set apart by Gods own appointment for the administration of Christs ordinances, especially teaching of others by preaching of the Gospel, in the way of office and duty, what remaineth ⟨p. 18⟩for the rest of Gods people to do, for their own and others edification.
Further, Who are the subject of the keyes in whom all that secondary ecclesiasticall power, which is committed to men doth reside, after the determination of so many learned men, by cleere Scripture light, shall not by me be called in question: All these though conducing to the businesse in hand, would require a large discussion, and such a Scholasticall handling, as would make it an inconsutilous piece, of this popular discourse: my intent being only to shew, that seeing there are, as all acknowledge, some under the New Testament, as well as the old, peculiarly set apart by Gods own appointment for the administration of Christs ordinances, especially teaching of others by preaching of the Gospell, in the way of office and duty, what remaineth ⟨p. 18⟩for the rest of Gods people to doe, for their own and others edification.