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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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2. Whatsoever necessary truth is revealed to any out of the word of God, not before known, he ought to have an uncontradicted liberty of declaring that truth, provided that he use such regulated ways for that his declaration, as the Church wherein he liveth (if a right Church) doth allow.
2. Whatsoever necessary truth is revealed to any out of the word of God, not before known, he ought to have an uncontradicted liberty of declaring that truth, provided that he use such regulated wayes for that his declaration, as the Church wherein he liveth (if a right Church) doth allow.
Further see Amos 3. 8. The Lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy? And Jer. 20. 9. Then said I, I will not make mention of his name, but his word was in mine heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones, I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay: With the answer of Peter and John, to the Rulers of the Jews, Acts 14. 19, 20. Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God, judge ye, for we cannot but speak the things that we have seen and heard.
Further see Amos 3. 8. The Lion hath roared, who will not feare? The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesie? And Jer. 20. 9. Then said I, I will not make mention of his name, but his word was in mine heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones, I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay: With the answer of Peter and John, to the Rulers of the Jews, Acts 14. 19, 20. Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God, judge yee, for we cannot but speake the things that we have seen and heard.