A treatise of the nature of a minister in all its offices to which is annexed an answer to Doctor Forbes concerning the necessity of bishops to ordain, which is an answer to a question, proposed in these late unhappy times, to the author, What is a minister?

SECT. IX. An Objection answered.

BUT before I Conclude this Argument, I will frame one great Objection, Acts 6. 2. The Apostles said, it is not rea∣son we should leave the word of God, and serve Tables; was it not reason that they should, and why should others do it? Yes, much differen••••: one Sermon of the Apostles and prayer of theirs, is of greater power and force with God than twenty others; they out of Duty must travell through the whole world, they cannot attend the Care of the poor in a particular City, the others, though being Evangelists, may upon particular Occasi∣ons be called off from their place, yet they shall return again and overview their Charge, the people; therefore, when they could not have their particular eyes over that blessed work, took those that were next them in that dubious time, to take Care of the poor, and these men could not therefore be chosen to an Inferiour Constant Office, such as they feign their Deacons to be, because ••hey were men of higher Employment and grea∣ter Concernment in the Church, but were chosen for that Occa∣sion (how long I know not) to attend that Duty.