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For the first place if so be that the minister ought rather to leaue necessarie duties of burying* 1.1 his father, and saluting his friendes vndone, than that he shoulde not accomplishe his ministerie to the full, much more he ought not to take vpon him those things, which are not onely not necessarie dueties, but as it shall appeare, do in no case belong vnto him. And although it may be applied to all Christians, yet it doth most properly belong vnto the ministers.
This is no answere to that which I haue sayde: for I say that the meaning of Christ in this place is, that when we are called to eternall life by him we ought not to protracte the time, nor to séeke any delayes, but leaue all and follow him: this is the meaning of Christ, & this is the summe of my Answere: and to this you say no∣thing: but make a new collection, that the minister ought rather to leaue necessarie duties of burying his father. &c. which (though it be not the direct sense of this place) yet I graunt it to be true: for such ciuill offices as I allow in Ecclesiasticall persons are helpes for them to do their duties. Wherefore as this place is vnaptly applied by the Admoni∣tion, so is it vnanswered by you, & it may as well be vsed to debarre anyother Chri∣stians from ciuill functions, as ministers of the woorde.
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