The reasons of the Dissenting Brethren against the third proposition, concerning presbyterial government· Humbly…

And secondly, Reason is for this; For in a Pastors Office in which Preaching and Ruling are joined, yet his power of ruling flows in him from, and is the adjunct of his power to preach, and to be sure it is not extendible further; and however yet there is the same proportion of either, and then by just reason the extent of the Church which is the subject of his ordinary ruling cannot be extended larger then what is the ordinary subject of his preaching, and so these ⟨p. 6⟩relations are of equal limits; If a father hath the power of governing, as a father, then it is extendible only to those he is a father to. And that a Pastor hath his ordinary ruling power annexed to his ordinary power of preaching, is proved by these reasons.

And secondly, Reason is for this; For in a Pastors Office in which Preaching and Ruling are joyned, yet his power of ruling flowes in him from, and is the adjunct of his power to preach, and to be sure it is not extendible further; and however yet there is the same proportion of either, and then by just reason the extent of the Church which is the subject of his ordinary ruling cannot be extended larger then what is the ordinary subject of his preaching, and so these ⟨p. 6⟩relations are of equall limits; If a father hath the power of governing, as a father, then it is extendible only to those he is a father to. And that a Pastor hath his ordinary ruling power annexed to his ordinary power of preaching, is proved by these reasons.

First, If not upon this ground, then upon some other, not by any special faculty or Office, over and above this of preaching, for then he should be ordained a ruling Elder over and above his being first a Preaching Elder as a new faculty given him, or by being made a Ruler first, and then this of preaching superadded, as the Bishops first made Deacons then Presbyters. But

First, If not upon this ground, then upon some other, not by any speciall faculty or Office, over and above this of preaching, for then he should be ordained a ruling Elder over and above his being first a Preaching Elder as a new faculty given him, or by being made a Ruler first, and then this of preaching superadded, as the Bishops first made Deacons then Presbyters. But