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VI. Finally, the directions touching rule and government in the Church; the encouragements to well-ruling by commendations, promises, rewards, together with the contrary deterring discouragements from ill-ruling, by discommendations, threats, &c., being specially applied and appropriated by the word of Christ unto Christ's officers, very notably discover to us that Christ's officers are the only subjects of power from Christ for the government of his Church.
Discouragements in reference to ill-ruling, be so peculiarly directed by the word of Christ to his own officers, we may conclude, Therefore the officers of Christ in the Church are the only subjects of power from Christ for the government of his Church. Object. The reproof, for not proceeding to sentence sooner, is directed to the whole Church, as well as to the presbytery.
But the officers of Christ in the church have directions for church government, encouragements to well-ruling, and discouragements from ill-ruling, particularly and peculiarly applied unto them by the word of God. This assumption or minor proposition may be cleared by divers Scriptures according to the particular branches thereof, viz: 1.
Thus it may be argued: Major. Whatsoever persons in the Church have directions for church government, encouragements to well-ruling, and discouragements from ill-ruling, particularly and peculiarly applied unto them by the word of Christ; they are the only subjects of power from Christ for the government of his Church: This proposition is evident: For, 1.
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