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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90932	The preacher sent: or, A vindication of the liberty of publick preaching, by some men not ordained. In answer to two books: 1. Jus divinum ministerii euengelici. By the Provincial Assembly of London. 2. Vindiciæ ministerii euangelici. By Mr. John Collings of Norwich. / Published by Iohn Martin, minister of the Gospel at Edgfield in Norfolk. Sam. Petto, minister of the Gospel at Sand-croft in Suffolk. Frederick Woodal, minister of the Gospel at Woodbridge in Suffolk.	Martin, John, 1595 or 6-1659.; Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1658 (1658)	Wing P3197; Thomason E1592_2; ESTC R208851	240,824	381

therefore their sending was consequential to their being ordained or constituted For the end is last in execution though it be first in intention The means is first and in order before the production of the end And if constituting and sending were the same things then those words should sound thus He sent twelve that they should be with him and that he might send them forth to preach And because it is grosly improper to say he sent them that he might send them therefore the constituting or making of the twelve and their sending forth were different things So Luk. 9 1 2. The giving them power and a lawful right to act is distinguished from sending First he gave them power and authority ver 1. there is both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which saith Mr Ferreby is collatio donorum and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which saith he is collatio Mr. Ferreby Lawful preacher pag. 15. potestatis and yet sending is distinct from and after both ver 2. And he sent them to preach Therefore sending is neither gifting nor authorizing of men to preach Thus negatively what is not mission or sending Quest 2. What is sending in Scripture-sense Answ 1. It is either Christs commanding by his word or assigning preachers to go and publish the Gospel unto such persons or such a people 2. Or sending is a providential disposing of preachers to such persons or such a people as Christ hath commanded or assigned the Gospel to be published unto 1. Sending is Christs commanding by his word or assigning preachers to go and publish the Gospel unto such persons or such a people In this description of mission there is declared 1. Who is the person sending Christ neither a Church nor a presbytery but Christ only can command or assign the Gospel to be preached to such persons or such a people either a Church or presbyters may exhort and desire preachers to go unto such persons as Christ hath commanded or assigned the Gospel to be preached to but it is Christ alone that hath the power to command and assign it to be published to such or such and hence Matth. 28. 18 19. All power is given unto me in Heaven and Earth Go ye therefore and teach all Nations Therefore because all power is given to Christ therefore he giveth forth this command which is a mission to all lawful preachers Go and teach neither shall they need question whether this or that people may by Christs mission be preached to seeing he is not now with them to give forth immediate commands whither they should go as in the time of his being on earth for Christs mission extendeth to all sorts of persons in all places and ages to the end of the world Go Teach all Nations c. But still it is Christ that saith Go. Matth. 10. ver 6 7. Luk. 9. 2. And he i. e. Christ sent them to preach And the Lord complains Jerem. 14. 14. I sent them not It is the work of God and Christ only to send let it be proved where ever a Presbytery was impowred to send 3. Who are the persons sent Preachers or gifted men impowred to preach We proved before that mission doth not make a man a Preacher but presupposeth him to be one The eleven Apostles were preachers before and yet had a mission after Christs resurrection Matth. 28. 19. Go. Hence if such as are not gifted or impowred undertake to preach they are not sent 3. To whom they are sent viz. to such persons or such a people as by Christs command are to have the Gospel published to them Mission doth not make it lawful for such a person to preach but for a preacher to publish the will of Christ to such a people Sending necessarily implyeth that some or other are sent to now if a man could go and publish truths of Christ to such persons as Christ had not commanded them to be revealed to he might be said not to be sent though he were a lawful preacher who did it As for example The twelve Apostles were authorized by Christ to preach and sent by him to the Jews Matth. 10. ver 6 7. Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and as ye go Preach Here is mission yet if the Apostles had gone with this message to the Gentiles at this time they had run without being sent though they were lawful preachsrs for Christ saith ver 5. Go not into the way of the Gentiles That which made the Apostles mission to the Jews ver 6. Go that is expresly denyed as to the Gentiles Go not And therefore mission is not the impowring of men to preach but the impowring of preachers to doe such a message to such persons or such a people If any were excluded out of Christs mission it were to run without being sent to preach to them but Christs mission is general Matth. 28. 19. Go teach all Nations Not that every individual preacher is required to go into all nations and teach in them but every Gospel-preacher in whatever nation his lot it cast or wherever in a nation he is fixed yet he doth share in this mission Christ saith to him Go teach because no people in any nation are excepted from teaching Yet Gospel-rules are to be observed that a man preacheth not in this or that place without the due requisites thereunto and these being found he may safely conclude that Christ saith to him Go teach this people 4. What is the message which is sent they are to publish the Gospel not that thereby we exclude any part of the will or counsel of God but their great errand is to tell them of the glad tidings of the Gospel as Mark. 16. ver 15. Go ye into all the world there is their mission and preach the Gospel there is their message So Rom. 10. 15. How shall they preach except they be sent as it is written how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace and hence Jerem. 14. ver 14. The Prophets prophesie lies in my name in stead of declaring the truths of God they vented lies and then saith the Lord I sent them not they prophesie unto you a false vision and divination and a thing of nought and the deceit of their heart and ver 15. Jerem. 23. ver 13. They caused the people to erre ver 16. They speak a vision of their own heart and not out of the mouth of the Lord and then the Lord saith ver 21. I have not sent these Prophets We doe not finde that these are blamed for prophesying being no Prophets but being Prophets they are upbraided for not prophesying right things for not carrying a right message unto this people Sending is not made the call unto the Office of Prophets it appeareth not but that they had this but they carryed such news as God sent them not with They had allowance to prophesie the truth as is plain Jerem. 23. ver 21 22. I

a relation yet it doth not follow that it is so by whomsoever it be performed Obj. 2. Heb. 7. Without controversie the lesser is blessed of the greater Answ The Apostle asserteth Christ to be an High-priest after the Order of Melchisedec Heb. 6. ver 20. and giveth a reason of it Heb. 7. 1. and in the excellency and greatness of Melchisedec he setteth forth the excellency of Christ who is after has order ver 2 3 c. he proveth the greatness of Melchisedec and so of Christ because he blessed Abraham ver 6. and so must be greater then Abraham who received the blessing ver 7. without all contradiction the less is blessed of the greater But what is all this to prove that preaching is an act of authority Doe preachers succeed Melchisedec or Christ Can they bless with a High-priests blessing Are they greater then Abraham as he that gave this blessing was There is a blessing of reverence and worship so men bless God Psal 68. 19. Blessed be the Lord who dayly Dickson londeth us with his benefits There is a blessing of Charity so men bless one another by mutual prayer Rom. 12. 14. Bless them which persecute you bless and curse not It is required as a duty not of preachers only but of all Christians thus to bless yet neither of these kindes of blessing do imply superiority or authority or that he is greater who blesseth then he that is blessed He that blesseth by an Original inherent power as Christ doth he is greater then he that is blessed and of such blessing the Text speaketh but he that blesseth Ministerially and instrumentally is not alwayes greater then he that is blessed nor is the blessing alwayes an act of authority Object 3. The Apostle suffers not women to preach because they may not usurp authority over the man 1 Tim. 2. but is commanded to be in subjection upon which place Oecum The very act of teaching is to usurp authority over the man Answ There is a plain distinction and difference made in the very text alledged between teaching and usurping authority for the words are these But I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man but to be in silence 1 Tim. 2. 12. That particle nor doth plainly intimate that two things are forbidden 1. Teaching 2. Usurping authority And a womans usurping authority over her husband seemeth to be the thing directly forbidden by the Apostle rather then the usurping of authority over the Church and hence the words are nor usurp authority over the man and the reasons inforcing it from the mans being first created ver 13. and from the womans being first deceived ver 14. speak it to be an usurping authority over her husband rather then over the Church that is forbidden However there is no such thing found in the Text as that the act of teaching is to usurp authority over the man Object 4. The publick work of the Ministry of the word is an authoritative administration like unto that of Cryers Heralds and Embassadors to be performed in the name of the Lord Jesus and therefore may not be performed by any but such as are authorized and immediately or mediately deputed by him 2 Cor. 5. 19 20. appears because in preaching the Key of the Kingdom of Heaven is used Answ 1. These titles we spake to in another place and thither we refer the Reader 2. A warrant from the written word to preach is authority enough and this we have shewn gifted men have If men who are not authorized by Christ to preach will do it and if this be an usurping of authority yet what is all this to prove either 1. That it is to usurp authority over the Church Or 2. That to preach without Ordination to the work is to usurp such authority over the Church These are the things which not being proved their Argument falleth 3. That there is a Key of Knowledge we grant Luk. 11. v. 52. which Christians who are not in Office may use 1 Cor. 12. ver 7 8. 1 Cor. 14. 1 Pet. 4. 10 11. And in Discipline the power of 1. Excommunication is the binding Key that which shutteth the Kingdom of Heaven the Church against offendors 2. Re-admission is the loosing Key or that which openeth the Kingdom of Heaven the Church to such as repent Matth. 18 vers 17 18. If he neglecteth to hear the Church let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican Verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven Here the binding Key and the loosing Key are used about Church-censures and if both these were given to the Officers onely which we deny yet gifted men might preach neither can they gain any thing from the Keyes to prove that preaching is an Act of Authority much less to prove their Proposition Argum. 6. That which the Scripture reproves may no man practise But the Scripture reproves uncalled men for preaching Therefore The Minor say they appears in that the false prophets are reproved Jerem. Jus Divin Minist p. 89. 23. 21 32. not onely for their false doctrine but also for running when they were not sent I am against them saith the Lord a fearful commination if God be against them who shall be with them The false prophets themselves accuse Jeremiah Jerem. 29. 27. for making himself a prophet which though it was a most unjust and false impuration yet it holds forth this truth That no man ought to make himself a prophet the false prophets themselves being witnesses The Apostles in the Synod of Jerusalem speak of certain men that went out from them They went out they were not sent out but they went out of their own accord and this is spoken of them by way of reproof And then it follows They troubled you with words subverting your soules He that preacheth unsent is not a builder but a subverter of souls Answ 1. We deny that the Scripture reproves the preaching of gifted men who are unordianed to Office This Argument if it were wholly granted yet it proves not at all what it is produced for Their proposition is That none may do the work of the Ministry without Ordination or being solemnly set apart thereunto Their Argument to prove this is The Scripture reproveth uncalled men for preaching therefore uncalled men may not preach We may grant that uncalled men may not preach and yet may assert that unordained men if gifted may preach For gifted men are called to preach though they be not ordained Let them prove that Ordination is the onely Call to preach if it were granted that Ordination is the Call to Office as elsewhere they endeavour to prove yet it would not follow that there is no Call to preach without that unless it can be proved that there is no preaching but by Office 2. The places alledged

what shaddow of a consequence is here Yet if Christs mission doth justifie any it must be his disciples baptizing for Christ himself baptized not Christ commanded the disciples to baptize though that be not here mentioned and they baptized into Christs Name and thence it may be said that Christ baptized though in his own person he baptized not and suppose Christs mission did here justifie this yet how would this prove that mission is required in him that will be an Administrator of such an Ordinance because it was required in Christ who was the Institutor of and Appointer to such Administrations 2. Secondly we cannot finde Christs mission mentioned at all in that place much less is it alledged to justifie his baptizing or undertaking to baptize Joh. 3. 27 28 John answered and said A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven ye your selves bear me witness that I said I am not the Christ but that I am sent before him Here Iohns mission is mentioned but not a word of Christs Saith Iohn I am sent before him i. e. before Christ But if Iohns mission justified Christs Disciples in undertaking to baptize still this would prove that one mans mission may justifie other men in baptizing and so it is far from proving that mission is required to the person himself that will baptize it rather proves that anothers mission may serve the turn without one of his own If they would fetch it from those words A man can receive nothing unless it be given him These words may refer to Iohn as well as to Christ Johns Disciples murmur because Christs Disciples baptized so many v. 26. John answereth v. 27. A man can c. as if he had said I have nothing but by Gods gift and therefore have cause to be thankful for what I have rather then to be ambitious of more honor or envious against Christ because more is given to him then to me It is not given to me saith John to be the Messias as vers 28. Ye your selves bear me witness that I said I am not to Christ It is not given to me to increase as it is to Christ ver 30. Or if it doth refer to Christ then it may found thus It is given to Christ to be a Soveraign else he could not by his Disciples baptize so many into his Name But take it either of these ways yet it speaketh nothing about mission or its being required in him that will administer such Ordinances for in the former sense there is no shadow of it admit it be taken in the latter sense yet he doth not speak here whatever may be said in other places of any Office which was given to the Disciples who were the baptizers but of what was given to Christ into whose Name they baptized Object 2. When the chief Priests and Scribes with the Elders asked Christ Luke 20. 2. Tell us by what authority dost thou these things or who gave thee this authority Christ makes answer by demanding another question The baptism of John was it from Heaven or of men which teacheth us that none ought to preach without being authorized and sent Answ 1. How so general a conclusion can be enforced thence we see not neither have they made it out If one should ask a Colonel or a Captain of an Army by what authority he fighteth and he should alledge anothers testimony who is credible to evidence that he hath authority will it hence follow that no common Souldier may fight without being authorized and sent Surely no. 2. If they speak of a being authorized and sent by men there is not any thing in the Text to favour it for Christ was not sent or authorized by man Johns baptism did not authorize Christ to preach Because Christ alledgeth Johns baptism to shew that he had authority from God to preach therefore none ought to preach without being authorized and sent by men this followeth not 3. If by authority and mission to preach they intend onely this A lawful right or warrant to preach then we have proved that gifted men have that though they be not ordained Christ hath warranted them by his Word thereunto without mens sending Gifted men may alledge the Word of Christ to defend their preaching as Christ did Johns baptism to justifie his preaching Argum. 8. We argue thus That work may not be performed by any which cannot Jus Divin Min. p. 91. by him be performed in faith but preaching by a brother gifted but not called or ordained cannot be done in faith Therefore a gifted unordained brother may not preach Answ We deny their Minor and we affirme that preaching by a Brother gifted but not ordained may be done in faith As for the word called it is not in their position and if we should gtant that such as are not called cannot preach in faith yet we may say gifted men not ordained may do it in faith for they are called Object 1. The truth of the Minor they say appears in that there is no warrant in Scripture which is the ground of faith for such a practise Answ We refer the Reader to our Arguments before urged for the preaching of gifted men which do evidence that they have warrant in Scripture which is the ground of faith for such a practise and may serve as a full answer to this Argument we proved there that gifted men have Scripture-precepts promise and example to warrant their preaching and therefore they may in faith do it Object 2. If there were a precept it was then a necessary duty that every gifted person ought to perform it was a sin if any gifted person should not preach c. Answ So it is a duty and a sin to neglect it but in some cases a not preaching is no sinful neglect This Objection we had before and the Reader may find the full answer to it in our reply to their second Argument Object 3. There is no precept that any should hear them or obey them in the Lord or maintaine them these duties of the people are appropriated to those that are preachers by Office Mal. 2. 7. Luke 10. 16. The hearing of them is the hearing of Christ It is not so said of any that preach without mission but contrarily there is a strict charge not to hearken to such Jer. 17. 14. and a complaint of them that heap to themselves teachers 2 Tim. 4. Thus the Apostle Heb. 13. 7 17. So 1 Tim. 5. 17. Let the Elders that rule well be accounted worthy of double honour c. Nothing of this is spoken of gifted Brethren yet if they may lawfully preach all this may they challenge and all that hear and plead for them are bound in conscience to yield because all this is due for the works sake 1 Thes 5. 12. Answ 1. The Lord hath warranted gifted men to preach as we have proved and that doth necessarily imply a precept to hear and obey the word of