Answ. This connexion may well be denied, and it is said well by one; The ruling Elder solùm regit, doth onely governe, sed non solus regit, but he doth not govern his alone, but with the Pastor and Doctor. From these things I infer that as this is not a good consequence, Mat. 26. Luk. 22. Mark. 14. the Spi∣rit of God doth set downe the Lords Supper in all its materialls, and passeth over Baptisme in silence, and goeth to another sub∣ject;
The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland ... by Samuel Rutherfurd ...
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Ergo, Baptisme is not the other Sacrament of the New Testament so neither is this a good consequence, (Paul, 1 Tim. 3. Discribeth the Bishop, and over skippeth the ruling Elder, pas∣sing to the Deacon; Ergo, the ruling Elder is not an Ordinance of God) for while hee describeth the Bishop, he teacheth what an one, both the Doctor, and ruling Elder should be, by cleare analogy, and it had beene superfluous for the Holy Ghost to say more, then he doth. And by this wee may answer to what is tenthly objected, The ruling Elder is omitted in Christs roll, Eph. 4. 11. Ergo, there is no such officer. Answ. It followeth in no sort negatively, from one particular place of Scripture, Rev. 1. It is said onely God hath made us Kings and Priests unto God; Ergo, he hath not made us Prophets also, the contrary is, Esai. 54. 13. Ioh. 6. 45. so because, It is life eternall to know the Father, and the Sonne, Joh. 17. Socinians collect; Erge, the holy spirit is not God, because no mention is made of him, in this place. 2. In this place Paul ennumerateth offices necessary rather for planting Churches, then for ruling Churches already constituted and planted: Miracles and Tongues are ad benè esse; Elders and Deacons are not named here, because they are for the leading on of the Church, and the body already set up in a visible frame, and therefore reckoned out, Rom. 12. 4. 8. 1 Cor. 12. 28. and consider, I pray you, how uncertaine and lubrick a way it is to pin Gods Spirit, and to fetter him to any one place in his enumerations, Behold, Rom. 12. 8▪ all the or∣dinary officers are expressed, and yet Apostles, Evangelists, Miracles, Tongues are omitted, all which are ennumerated, 1 Cor. 12 28, 29. yet are specifick acts of Prophets, Teachers omitted, 1 Cor. 12. at lest onely spoken of in generall under the notion of hearing, seeing, walking, and Rom. 12. they be more par∣ticularly set downe. And 1. Tim. 3. Phil. 1. 1. onely Bishops and Deacons are mentioned, and governments, and Elders ruling well ••mitted; and also all the extraordinary officers are omitted, and yet mentioned, 1 Cor. 12. 18, 29. and Miracles, Tongues, Deacons, Governments are omitted, Eph. 4. 11. and, 1 Tim. 5. 17. Preachers, Rulers, Doctors are expressed, Deacons and extraordinary officers, Apostles, Evangelists, &c. passed over in silence: