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The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches…The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches…
The way of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The way of churches walking in brotherly equality, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bight golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...The vvay of the churches of Christ in New-England, or, The vvay of churches walking in brotherly equalitie, or co-ordination, without subjection of one church to another measured and examined bythe golden reed of the sanctuary, containing a full declaration of the church-way in all particulars / by Mr. J. Cotton ...
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1645
THE Way of the Churches of Christ in NEW-ENGLAND, Measured by the G… › Chapter 2 › Section 8
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Object. But in the Subscriptions of the Epistles of Paul to them, Titus is called the first ordained Bishop of all the Cretans: And Timothy the first ordained Bishop of the Church of Ephesus.
Object. But in the Subscriptions of the Epistles of Paul to them, Titus is called the first ordained Bishop of all the Cretians: And Timothy the first ordained Bishop of the Church of Ephesus.
Answ. The Subscriptions of Pauls Epistles, both those and the rest, are no part of Canonical Scripture, but Apocrypha, not written by the Apostles themselves, but by some Scribes that copied them out in after ages, as is observed by many learned both Protestants and Papists: In particular this Subscription in the Epistle to Titus containeth an apparent mistake; for the Subscription saith, the Epistle was written from Nicopolis to Macedonia; as if Paul had been at Nicopolis when he wrote this Epistle: which conceit in the Scribe sprang from a mistake of Pauls words, Tit. 3.12. where Paul bids Titus be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined there to winter; but Paul doth not say, I have determined here to winter, (as if he were there already in Nicopolis) but I have determined there to winter, to wit, as intending to go thither for to winter. The Subscription of the Epistle to Timothy, stilling him the first ordained Bishop of the Ephesians, will not stand with the Apostles charge to him in the same Epistle, (2 Tim. 4.5.) do the work of an Evangelist. For a Bishop was to attend with personal residence upon his charge, Act. 20.28. But an Evangelist was to travel up and down with the Apostles, or after them; to come and go at their appointment: As Paul there doth command Timothy to be diligent to come to him, 2 Tim. 4.9.21. Again when Paul addresseth himself to go to Rome (from whence this Subscription telleth us this Epistle was written) he intending to pass by Macedonia to Rome, (