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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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1. There is a general obligation on all Christians, to promote the conversion and instruction of sinners, and man erring from the right way:
1. There is a generall obligation on all Christians, to promote the conversion and instruction of sinners, and man erring from the right way:
Again, consider that of our Saviour, Mat. 5. 15. Men d• not light a Candle and put it under a Rushell, but on a Candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house: to which add that of the Apostle, If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace, 1 Cor. 14. 30. which words, although primarily they intend extraordinary immediate revelations, yet I see no reason why in their equity and extent, they may not be directory for the use of things revealed unto us by Scripture light; at least we may deduce from them, by the way of Analogy, that
Againe, consider that of our Saviour, Mat. 5. 15. Men d• not light a Candle and put it under a Rushell, but on a Candlesticke, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house: to which adde that of the Apostle, If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace, 1 Cor. 14. 30. which words, although primarily they intend extraordinary immediate revelations, yet I see no reason why in their equity and extent, they may not be directory for the use of things revealed unto us by Scripture light; at least we may deduce from them, by the way of Analogie, that