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Evangelists, as they were called extraordinarily(b) by
cht, so their office ended wth themselves; whence
it is that Paul directing Timothy how to carry
along church Administrations giveth no direction
about the choice and course of Apostles, Prophets
or Evangelists, but only of Elders & deacons. And
when Paul was to take his ^last leave of ye church of
Ephesus, he committed the care of feeding the church to n[o]
other but unto the Elders of that church(c), and consequen[tly]
of each other respectively. The like doth Peter(d) committ
to the Elders. (a) Eph.4.11. (b) Gal.1.1. Act.8.6,26,29. &
11.28. (c) Act.20.17,28. (d) 1 Pet.5.1,2,3.
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Of Elders, who are also in Scripture called bishops
some attend chiefely to the ministery of ye word,
as ye Pastors and Teachers; others attend especial[lly]
unto Rule(b), who are therefore called Ruling Elde[rs]
(a) Act.20.17,28. phil.1.1. 1 Tim.3.1,2. (b) 1 Tim.5.17.
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The office of Pastor & Teacher appears
to be distinct Eph.4.11 Rom.12.7,8. The Pastors
speciall worke is to attend unto Exhortation
& therein to administer a word of wisedome; T[he]
Teacher is to attend to doctrine & therein to
administer a word of knowledge(a) and eithr
of them to administer the Seales of that Covenant,
unto the dispensation whereof they are alike called
as also the to Execute the Censures, being but a
kind of Application of ye word, the preaching
of wch togeather wth the application thereof they
are alike chardged wthall(c). (a) Rom.12.7,8 1 Cor. [cut off]
(b) math.28.19. (c) 2 Tim.4.1,2 Tit.1.9.
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And forasmuch as both Pastors & Teachers are