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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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3. Truth revealed unto any, carries along with it an unmoveable persuasion of Conscience (which is powerfully obligatory) that it ought to be published and spoken to others.
3. Truth revealed unto any, carries along with it an unmoveable perswasion of Conscience (which is powerfully obligatory) that it ought to be published and spoken to others.
That none may take advantage of this to introduce confusion into our Congregations, I gave a sufficient caution in the second Rule.
Many other observations giving light to the business in hand, might be taken from the common dictates of nature, concurring with the many general precepts we have in the Scripture, but omitting them, the next thing I propose is the practise, &c.
Many other observations giving light to the businesse in hand, might be taken from the common dictates of nature, concurring with the many generall precepts we have in the Scripture, but omitting them, the next thing I propose is the practise, &c.