Quest. 24. What are the principal diffe∣rences between these two sorts of Officers or Rulers in the Church, extraordinary and ordinary?

Page  124Answ. (1.) The former were cal∣led to their office immediately by Iesus Christ in his own Person, or revelati∣on made by the Holy-Ghost in his name to that purpose; the latter by the suffrage, choice and appointment of the Church it self. (2.) The former both in their Office and work, were independant on, and antecedent unto all or any Churches, whose calling and gathering depended on their office as its consequent and effect; the latter, in both consequent unto the calling, gathering and constituting of the Chur∣ches themselves, as an effect thereof, in their tendency unto compleatness and perfection. (3.) The authority of the former being communicated un∣to them immediately by Iesus Christ without any intervenient actings of any Church, extended it self equally unto all Churches whatever: that of the latter being derived unto them from Christ by the election and designation of the Church, is in the exercise of it, confined unto that Church wherein and whereby it is so derived unto them. (4.) They differ also in the gifts which Page  125 were suited unto their several distinct works and employments. (1) Matth. 10.2. Luke 10.1. Gal. 1.1. Acts 1.26. Acts 6.3. Acts 14.23. (2) Joh. 20.21, 22, 23. Gal. 1.1. Ephes. 2.20. Rev. 21.14. Acts 14.23. Titus 1.5, 7. (3) Matth. 28, 18, 19, 20. 2 Cor. 11.28. Act. 20.28. 1 Pet. 1.2. Colos. 4.17. (4) 1 Cor. 12.28, 29, 30. The Answer hereunto is such as needs no further Ex∣plication.