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A85035	A triple reconciler stating the controversies whether ministers have an exclusive power of communicants from the Sacrament. Any persons unordained may lawfully preach. The Lords prayer ought not to be used by all Christians. By Thomas Fuller, B.D.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1654 (1654)	Wing F2472; Thomason E1441_2; ESTC R202064	51,442	150

their Axe 2 Kings 6. 5. Alas its borrowed venting chiefly the notes and endeavours of others But grant their gifts never so great graces so good parts so perfect endowments so excellent yet meer gifting without calling makes not a lawfull Preacher This appears by Christs practice Luke 4. 26. where we read it was his custom to go into the Synagogues every Sabbath day All this time Christ was admirably gifted and endowed with Gods spirit The minister of Nazareth might say to our Saviour more truly than John the Baptist I have need to come to thee and comest thou to me He was able to teach his Teachers yet all this while he was silent tooke not on him the Office of a Preacher and why because as yet he had not received his Commission from God for that Office and therefore till he was past thirty years of age he was contented probably to follow his Fathers calling of a Carpenter Mark 6. 3. Certainly to conceal himself in a private condition For it is said Matth. 4. 27. From that time Jesus began to preach and to say repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand that is from the time that John the Baptist was shut up in Prison For fit it was that the day-star should set before the Sun did arise Abating therefore onely that Essay which he made Luke 2. When he Disputed with the Dr● in the Temple he adventured not on any publick performance of preaching as well knowing that his exquisite accomplishments would not bear him out therein except solemnly called thereunto Remarkeable also is his answer to the Pharisees question demanding of him Matth. 21. 23. as he was teaching by what authority dost thou these things and who gave thee this authority which plainly sheweth that the Pulpit in that age did not lye open in common to any who would stock the same but was sequestred to select persons approved for the place Yea our Saviour doth not deny he had authority but denies to tell them what authority he had tacitely confessing himself obnoxious to just censure if being a mere private man without Commission either ordinary or extraordinary such his license ad praedicandum he had wounded that profession Object If a master may teach his Family he may preach in the Church For what is a Family but a small Church or a Church but a great Family The place makes no difference in the Duty nor doth the number of people alter the nature of the exercise Besides it is possible that some numerous Family may have more people in it than some narrow Parish Answer The latter is confest but the main is this His calling extends onely to his Family exceeding which compass his voice how stentorious soever is affectually dumb as to any converting operation be cause deserting his vocation Yet of such gifted men who without ordination presume to preach we may obobserve two ranks or kinds first those who hold another calling as I may say in commendum with preaching and discharge both employments Secondly such who quit forsake their former calling and betake themselves wholy to preach the Word To the former of these I commend the words of the Disciples Acts 6. 2. It is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve Tables which tendereth two remarkeables to our considerations First that the Apostles would not be Plurallists in professions nor retain two callings at the same time and yet serving of Tables in that sence that is overseeing the poor was more compatible with preaching than any other employment as being in its own nature of a charitable constitution and an office afterwards used in the Church as an entrance of Probationers into the ministery Secondly the Apostles refusal to be double-called at once proceeded from one or both of these reasons Either because they accounted it too heavy a taske for one person though they were most miraculously accomplished in which respect the ability and activity of their parts might have as much ubiquitariness as mortall man can pretend to to be present at once in distant employments Or else their recusancy was caused from an apprehension that it was disgracefull unequally to yoke the preaching of Gods word with any other vocation and beneath the dignity thereof to couple it with a serving of Tables Thirdly we see they were resolved as to let go the meaner so to retain the most noble and necessary function of preaching whence most glory redoundeth to God and profit to his people How then can men now adays of meaner parts and endowments discharge that which the Apostles did decline Preach the Word serve a Ship Preach the Word and serve a Shop Preach the Word and serve the Loomes Preach the Word and serve the Last retaining either manual or military employment with the same Object It is lawfull for men to practice a mechanick calling in conjunction with their preaching warranted by the example of St. Paul himself building at the same time the Tents of men and the Temple of God Yea he saith himself Acts 20. 34. yea you your selves know that these hands have ministred unto my necessities and again 1 Corinth 4. 12. and labour working with our own hands Answ Extraordinary accidents are not to be drawn into ordinary practice The Apostle did not this commonly and constantly but for a short time at a very pinch out of a holy design namely to starve the false Prophets amongst the Corinthians and therefore this his act ought not to be precedential to others who are to apply themselves totally to the ministery Others there are which wholly desert their former vocation and betake themselves totally to the preaching of the word To the serious thoughts of such I offer the words of St. Peter 14. 15. But let none of you suffer as a Murderer or as a Thief or as an evil Doer or as a busie body in other mens matters See what a crew the Apostle hath chosen out as onely fit to keep company with busie bodies Surely busie-bodyness is an hainous offence of greater guilt than men generally do know or will acknowledge Noscitur è socio dark men are expounded by their companions The great offence therein appeareth by such with whom the Apostle doth associate them And what greater busie-body than he who invadeth the Hardest and Highest and Holiest of professions never ordained thereunto contrary to the Councel of the Apostle of Chorinth 7. 24. Brethren let every one wherein he is called therein abide with God And here with all reservation of due respect and deserved honour to men of military profession I humbly conceive that it may be plainly proved out of Scripture that Souldiery and Ministery were such distinct callings that they met not in one and the same profession For the Apostle being to prove the equity and right of Ministers maintenance fetcheth an argument of Cor. 9. 7. From the wages justly due unto Souldiers Who goeth to Warfare at any time