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What in thy Book comes next, is very dark,
And, as it stands, seems quite besides the Mark.
From th'Scriptures they Light, such a Teacher prov'd,
As into Corners could not be remov'd:
These are the words; If Printer be in fault,
Which I to know, have the Errata sought,
But find no mention of it there) then he
The blame must bear, and set the Author free.
Mean while, so far as I thy meaning guess,
I will Reply, and readily confess,
That ev'ry one, who in the Gospel-Path
Doth walk uprightly, such a Teacher hath,
As can't in to a Corner be remov'd,
Which from the holy Scripture may be prov'd.
Which if it be of th'inward Teacher meant,
As I to take it here, am well content)
Yet do the Scriptures plainly too declare,
And Paul himself doth Testimony bear,
That Christ, when he ascended up on high,
Gave Teachers for the Work o'th' Ministry.
And gave those Teachers Gifts to fit them to
The Work he had appointed them to do.
One of those Teachers too, in down-right Terms,
Th'Apostle Paul himself to be, affirms.
By which we plainly see, our gracious Lord
And outward Teachers to his Church afford,
Although they had the inward. And to them
Are outwardly, he said, who do condemn
Them, me contemns; who yield to you the Ear,
And you receive, me too receive and hear.
I have enlarg'd, because I see thou'rt bent
To vilifie those Teachers Christ hath sent.
And, as it stands, seems quite besides the Mark.
From th'Scriptures they Light, such a Teacher prov'd,
As into Corners could not be remov'd:
These are the words; If Printer be in fault,
Which I to know, have the Errata sought,
But find no mention of it there) then he
The blame must bear, and set the Author free.
Mean while, so far as I thy meaning guess,
I will Reply, and readily confess,
That ev'ry one, who in the Gospel-Path
Doth walk uprightly, such a Teacher hath,
As can't in to a Corner be remov'd,
Which from the holy Scripture may be prov'd.
Which if it be of th'inward Teacher meant,
As I to take it here, am well content)
Yet do the Scriptures plainly too declare,
And Paul himself doth Testimony bear,
That Christ, when he ascended up on high,
Gave Teachers for the Work o'th' Ministry.
And gave those Teachers Gifts to fit them to
The Work he had appointed them to do.
One of those Teachers too, in down-right Terms,
Th'Apostle Paul himself to be, affirms.
By which we plainly see, our gracious Lord
And outward Teachers to his Church afford,
Although they had the inward. And to them
Are outwardly, he said, who do condemn
Them, me contemns; who yield to you the Ear,
And you receive, me too receive and hear.
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To vilifie those Teachers Christ hath sent.
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