6. To read the
scripture, viz. in public; As his custom was, he went to the synagogue
on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read, Luk. iv. 16-19. Paul and Barnabas went to the synagogue on
the sabbath day, and after reading &c. Act. xiii. 14-15, 27, ch. xv.
21. When this epistle is read among you
cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye
likewise read the epistle from Laodicea, Col. iv. 16. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy
brethren, I Thes. v. 27.
7. To preach; But we will give ourselves continually to
the ministry of the church &c. Act. vi. 4. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministry, Rom xii. 7-8. Go, preach the gospel, &c. Mar. xvi.
16. How can they hear without a preacher?
Rom. x. 14.
8. To break bread;
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the disciples; likewise also the cup, Math. xxvi.
26-27. On the first day of the week the
disciples came together to break bread—and when Paul had broken bread &c.
Act. xx. 7-11. And they continued daily
in the apostles doctrine and breaking bread &c. Act. ii. 42.
9. To dismiss, and
bless the people; While he sent the
people away, &c. When he had sent
the multitudes away, Math. xiv. 22-23. Else
when thou shalt bless how shall he, that occupieth the room of the unlearned,
say Amen? 1 Cor. xiv. 16. The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, &c. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, on this
wise shall ye bless the children of Israel, The Lord bless thee and keep thee;
the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee; the Lord
lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, &c. Num. vi.
23-26.
10. To govern,
viz. in conjunction with the ruling elders. The
elders who rule well—especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 1
Tim. v. 17. Remember them who have the
rule over you, and have spoken to you the word of God, &c. Obey them who
have the rule over you, &c. Heb. xiii. 7, 17.
11. To take into
the church, viz. to admit members, and restore the excommunicated. See the
manner under the propositions which relate to the subjects. I give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven Math. xvi. 19, xviii. 18. Ye
that are spiritual [the ministers, 1 Cor. xiv. 37.] restore such a one, Gal. vi. 1. To
whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive, 2 Cor. ii. 7, 10.
12. To bind or retain
sin, viz. in a declarative way when the judgment of the church is obtained, Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven, Math. xvi. 10. Whatsover
ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, ch. xviii. 18. Whoseovers sins ye retain, they are retained,
Joh. xx. 23.
13. To admonish,
viz. in public, and in an official way, towards recovering the sinner, or make
way for his excommunication. See this exemplified under the proposition which
relates to the subject. Them that are
over you in the Lord, and admonish you, 1 Thes. v. 12. Them that sin rebuke before all, 1 Tim. v. 20. After the first and second admonition, reject, 1 Tim. iii. 10.
14. To cast out of
the church or excommunicate. See the manner under the proposition that concerns
the matter. Whom I have delivered to
Satan, 1 Tim. 1, 20. I, present in
spirit, have judged &c. Ye, with my spirit, deliver such a one to Satan,
1 Cor. v. 3-5. Whose deeds I will
remember, 3 Joh. 10. Peter said, thou
hast neither part nor lot in this matter, Act. viii. 20-21.
15. To loose or
remit sin, viz. (1) The sin of the penitent excommunicate, (2) Of the penitent
sick. See the manner under the propositions which treat of the subjects. Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven, Math. xvi. 19. xviii. 18. Whosoevers sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, Joh. xx. 23.
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive
in the person of Christ, 2 Cor. ii. 7, 10. Let the sick send for the elders of the church—and if he have committed
sin, it shall be forgiven, Jam. v. 14, 16.
16. To lay on
hands, viz. (1) On persons baptized, They
were baptized both men and women &c. Peter and John laid hands on them,
Act. viii. 12, 17. They were baptized,
and when Paul had laid his hands on them, Act. xix. 5-6. (2) On persons
ordained to offices, whom they set before
the apostles, and when they had laid their hands upon them, Act. vi. 6. And when [the prophets and teachers] had laid their hands on Paul and Barnabas,
Act. xiii. 3. The gift that is in thee by the laying on of the hands of the
presbytery, &c. The laying on of my hands, 1 Tim. iv. 14. 2 Tim. i. 6. Lay
hands suddenly on no man, 1 Tim. v. 22. (3) On children when the minister
blesseth, prays for, and names them, There
were brought unto him little children that he should put his hands on them,
&c. He took them up in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them,
&c. Math. xix. 13-15. Luk. xviii. 15-17.
17. To baptize; Go, and teach all nations, baptizing them,
Math. xxviii. 19. John did baptize,
&c. Joh. iv. 1-2. And he [Philip
the evangelist] baptized the eunuch,
&c. Act. viii. 38. I [Paul] baptized, 1 Cor. i. 14-16. Lay baptism
is unscriptural.
18. To visit,
viz., the flock, whether sick or well. This is implied in the title of bishop;
whence the word bishoprick is
sometimes translated visitation, Lu.
xix. 44. 1 Pet. ii. 12. If any be sick
let him send for the elders of the church, Jam. v. 14. Pure religion and undefiled is—to visit the fatherless and widow in
their afflictions, Jam. i. 27. Paul
said unto Barnabas, let us go and visit the brethren where we have preached and
see how they do, Act. xv. 36. I have
taught you from house to house, Act. xx. 20. When ye come to a house salute it, Math. x. 12. Ye have not visited the flock, Jer.
xxiii. 2.
19. To give a good
example in all things; In all things shew
thyself a pattern of good works, Tit. ii. 7. Be thou an example to the believers in word, conversation, charity,
spirit, faith and purity, 1 Tim. iv. 12. Being examples to the flock, 1 Pet. v. 3. Take the prophets for example, Jam. v. 10. As ye have us for example, Phil. iii. 17. 2 Thes. iii. 9. They that have spoken to you the word of
God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation, Heb.
xiii. 7. Be ye followers of me, as I am
of Christ, 1 Cor. iv. 16.
20. To anoint the
sic; Is any sick among you? let him call
for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with
oil, &c. Jam. v. 14-16. See the manner under the proposition, of
anointing the sick.
21. To bury the
dead; And it came to pass in those days
that Dorcas was sick, and died, whom when they had washed, they laid in an
upper room—And they sent two men to Peter desiring him that he would not delay
to come unto them, &c. Act. ix. 37-38. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, Act. viii. 2.
22. To perform
marriages; There was a marriage in Cana
of Galilee; and both Jesus was called to the marriage, and his disciples,
Joh. ii. 1-2. What therefore God hath
joined together let no man put asunder, Math. xix. 6.
23. To catechize; Let him that is taught [Gr. that is catechized] communicate to him that teacheth [Gr. that catechiseth] in all good
things. Gal. vi. 6.
24. To bless
infants, name them, and lay hands on them, They
there were brought unto him little children that he should put his hands on
them and pray, &c. He took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and
blessed them, &c. Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them
not, &c. Math. xix. 13-16. Mar. x. 13-16. Luk. xviii. 15-17. [Zacharias
the priest] said his name is John,
Luk. i. 63.
25. To defend the
faith; Knowing that I am set for the
defence of the Gospel, Phil. i. 17. A
bishop must be able to hold fast the faithful word to convince gainsayers
&c. Tit. i. 9. This charge I
commit to thee, son Timothy, hold the faith, &c. 1 Tim. i. 18. The same commit thou to faithful men who
shall be able to teach others, 2 Tim. ii. 2. The priests lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at
his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts, Mal. ii. 7.
26. To assist at
associations, ordinations, constituting churches &c. See Act. xv. Tit. i.
5. Act. viii. 14. ch. xi. 12, 22.
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