Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht

SECT. 5.

2. THat Messengers being so sent, ought to behave them∣selves wisely, not making any tumult, or disturbance in the Church, to which they are sent, but only to speake as occa∣sion shall serve, and that by the example of Paul, and Bar∣nabas, who did not interupt Peter, but waited their oppor∣tunity.

Obj. Then every one that hath judgement may, and ought to speake?

Ans. They may speake if they wil, as the rest of the Apostles,* 1.1 and Elders, and the rest of the Brethren might have done, but we doe not read, that they did speake, after that Peter, ••••d James had opened the case, but given their judgements 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it, being thereby satisfied, did aquiesse in the judgement of James.

Obj. But what if Peter and James had not ended the con∣troversie?

Ans. Then they were to have gone on, in the same order, and method, untill they were satisfied; for if order will not doe it, I am certaine that confusion cannot. And it likely that the Apostle Paul gained this experience at that meeting, which he exhorteth the Corinthians to observe, (and so consequently all Churches) in all their enterprises whatsoever, viz. that all things might be done with decency and order, 1 Cor. 14. 40. for God being the God of order, 1 Cor. 14. 33. will doubtlesly require order in his Church, 1 Cor. 11. 34. and therefore we are to con∣forme unto it.

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