The second: that the public and ordinary §2preaching of doctrine, the rehearsing of prayers, and thanks-giving, and using of ceremonies might be an exercise stirring up and fostering faith and godliness, as the which without exercises by reason of our infirmity and weakness doth very easily were cold. Ephes. 4. He hath given some Apostles, others Prophets, others Evangelists, others Pastors, and Doctors unto the work of the ministry, unto the edifying of the body of Christ: until we all come unto the knowledge of the Son of GOD, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of Christ full grown, that we be no longer children, which do waver, and are carried about with every wind of doctrine, &c. The third: that one should provoke §3and stir up another by their example unto godliness, and unto the praising of God. Psa. 22. I will show forth thy name unto my brethren, in the middest of the congregation will I praise thee: ye that fear the Lord praise him, the whole seed of Jacob ⟨image 9⟩§4glorify him, &c. The fourth: that consent and agreement in doctrine, and in the worship of God might be kept in the church. Eph. 4. He hath given Pastors and Doctors unto the growing together of the Saints, until that we all attain unto the unity of faith. The fifth: that the §5church may be seen & heard in mankind, and discerned & known from the other multitude of men blasphemous & idolatrous. And God will have the Church to be seen, that the elect may be gathered unto it, and the reprobate or off-castes become the more inexcusable, whilst they despise the voice heard, and the calling of God, & go about to repress and keep back the same. Rom. 10. But have they not heard? yea the sound of them hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world. 2. Cor. 2. Thanks be unto God, who causeth, that we always triumph in Christ, & by us in all places doth make manifest the savour of his knowledge. For we are the good savour of Christ unto God, in those which are saved, and in those which do perish: to these the savour of death unto death, & unto them the savour of life unto life. Luc. 2. Behold he is set up ⟨image 9⟩unto the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be spoken against, that the thoughts may be laid open out of many hearts.
The second: that the publike and ordinarie §2preaching of doctrine, the rehearsing of prayers, and thankes-giuing, and vsing of ceremonies might be an exercise stirring vp and fostering faith and godlinesse, as the which without exercises by reason of our infirmitie and weakenesse doth very easely were colde. Ephes. 4. He hath giuen some Apostles, others Prophetes, others Euangelists, others Pastors, and Doctors vnto the worke of the ministerie, vnto the edifying of the bodie of Christ: vntill we all come vnto the knowledge of the Sonne of GOD, vnto a perfect man, vnto the measure of the stature of Christ full growen, that wee be no longer children, which do wauer, and are caried about with euerie winde of doctrine, &c. The third: that one should prouoke §3and stir vp another by their example vnto godlines, and vnto the praysing of God. Psa. 22. I wil shew forth thy name vnto my brethrē, in the middest of the cō gregation will I praise thee: yee that feare the Lord praise him, the whole seede of Iacob ⟨image 9⟩§4glorifie him, &c. The fourth: that consent and agréement in doctrine, and in the worship of God might be kepte in the church. Eph. 4. He hath giuen Pastors and Doctours vnto the growing together of the Saints, vntill that we all attaine vnto the vnitie of faith. The fifth: that the §5church may be séene & heard in mankind, and discerned & knowen from the other multitude of men blasphemons & idolatrous. And God will haue the Church to be séene, that ye elect may be gathered vnto it, and the reprobate or off-castes become the more inexcusable, whilest they despise the voyce heard, and the calling of God, & goe about to represse and keepe backe the same. Rom. 10. But haue they not heard? yea the sound of them hath gone forth into all the earth, and their wordes into the endes of the world. 2. Cor. 2. Thankes be vnto God, who causeth, that we alwaies triumph in Christ, & by vs in all places doth make manifest the sauor of his knowledge. For we are the good sauour of Christ vnto God, in those which are saued, and in those which doo perish: to these the sauour of death vnto death, & vnto them the sauour of life vnto life.
