_Its subjection to Christ to be professed_ 542 _How this to be made visible_ 543 _Its power of admission_ 541 _The reformed churches differ about this_ _ibid_ _Terms of communion fixed by Christ_ _ibid_ _Its power of exclusion_ 544 _Causes of exclusion_ 545 _The way of proceeding therein_ 547 _With what temper this should be done_ 549 _What meant by being delivered to Satan_ 550 _and for what end_ 551 _The first preaching and success of the gospel_ 532 _Conduct of the Apostles in planting gospel-churches_ 534 _Church-communion proved_ _from the law of nature_ 538 _from scripture_ _ibid_ _Government of churches by their officers_ 552 Αποστολος, Επισκοπος, Διακονος, in a note, _ibid_ _The office of a Pastor, Bishop, or Elder_ 555 _Bishops and Elders the same_ 556 _Jerom’s account of the increase of the power of Bishops_, in a note 558 _Pastors chosen by the church_ 561 Χειροτονεω, in a note 563 _How to be set apart_ _ibid_ _How their office to be discharged_ 565 _Whether a Teacher be a distinct officer_ 566 _Synods, the abuse and advantage of them_ 566 _Parishes, why churches were so called by ancient writers_ 567 _The office of a Deacon_ 570 _Officers of the church_, in a note 571 _Privileges of the visible church_ 572 _It is under Christ’s special care_ 574 _Wherein this consists_ 575 _It is under Christ’s special government_ 576 _In what respects_ 577 _It enjoys communion of saints_ _ibid_ _It has the ordinary means of grace_ 578 THE WORK OF CREATION. Quest. XIV., XV. QUEST. XIV. _How doth God execute his decrees?_ ANSW. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible fore-knowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of his own will. QUEST. XV. _What is the work of creation?_ ANSW. The work of creation is that, wherein God did, in the beginning, by the word of his power, make, of nothing, the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good.