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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39224	Communion of churches, or, The divine management of gospel-churches by the ordinance of councils constituted in order according to the Scriptures as also the way of bringing all Christian parishes to be particular Reforming Congregationall Churches, humbly proposed as ... a means of uniting those two holy and eminent parties the Presbyterians and the Congregationals ... / written by John Eliot.	Eliot, John, 1604-1690.	1665 (1665)	Wing E508; ESTC R24949	30,563	42

Order of Councils and somewhat higher then we can yet well descry but Faith in the Promise can see all the world in the Gospel Order of Iesus Christ. And now the Lord Jesus is triumphing in his Militant Glory upon earth with his Twenty four Elders about him in Ecclesiastical visible Order And now the whole Militant Body fitly joyned together and compacted by that which every joynt supplieth according to the effectual working of the measure of every part from Christ maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of it self in love Ephes. 4. 16. VII Furthermore consider that though I have proposed but Three Orders of Councils within the Nation yet in populous Nations there may be a 〈◊〉 of Provinces into chief Provinces and sub-Provinces If a Nation be divided into at least Twelve Ecclesiastical Provinces and every one of these divided into at least Twelve Sub-provinces and every one of these into at least Twelve Precincts of first Councils then they will have Four Orders of Councils within the Nation And three such Ascents will combine all the world into the holy Breastplate of our great High-Priest the Lord Jesus in an Oecumenical Council or three Ascents in one Nation and four such Ascents in the Combination of all the World doth in li●…e manner make up the holy Breastplate of Christ Which Council may meet in Ierusalem if the Lord will and if that be so literal a meaning of sundry Texts that way looking And when that Council shall agree of Universal dayes of Fasting or Feasting before the Lord upon iust occasion Oh! what glorious dayes will those be when all the World shall appear together before the Lord in such acts of Worship VIII And as an eminent Preparatory to these glorious dayes when Christ shall be King over all the earth when there shall be one Lord and his Name one Zech. 14. 9. And when the Lord shal accomplish that Prophesie E●…e 34. 23 24. And I will set up one Shepherd over them and he shall feed them even my servant David he shall feed them and he shall be their Shepherd and I the Lord will be their God and my servant David a Prince among them 〈◊〉 Lord have 〈◊〉 it When Christ shall rule all the World both in Civil and Ecclesiastical affairs by the Word of his mouth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by the hand of Saints even holy and religious Kings Princes and chief Rulers Oh that the Lord would p●… it into the heart of some of his Religious and Learned Servants to take such pains about the holy Hebrew Language as to fit it for this Universal glorious use Considering that above all Languages spoken by the lip of man by reaso●…●…f i●… Trigra●…macall Foundation and other regular Cons●…erations for the multiplications of all sorts of words it is most capable to be enlarged and fitted to express all things and action●… all motions and notions that our Human●… Intellect is capable of to speak no higher of i●… in this ●…ortall life Considering also that it is the Invention of God himself and it is the purest Language on earth not as yet defiled with the scurrilo●… froth and some of carnal Wits in writings Considering also what is promised to be in th●…se dayes that way looking Zeph. ●… ●… I will turn to the people a pure Language And when Egypt is converted it is expressed by this that they shall speak the Language of Cana●… Isa. 19. 18 When all the World do obeisance to Christ disjunction then all Languages shall see my glory Isa. 66. 18. but when they do it conjunctim in what Language better then in it in which God first spake unto man How shall all flesh see the glory of the Lord together Isa. ●…0 5. unless there be an Universal Language And what one fitter then that which it pleased our Lord Jesus to make use of when he spake from heaven unto Paul●…o ●…o his first Conver●…ion Acts●…6 ●…6 13 ●… I saw a light from heaven and heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the Hebrew Tongue Saul Saul c. CHAP. IV. The Order of Electing all th●…se Councils with Consideration of the Time of their duration and of the Times and Place of Meeting I. THe Election of the First Council is severally performed in euery particular Church combined in 〈◊〉 Society wherein there seldome is any variety of choice and therefore no difficulty in the action So that it may be performed either by Lifting up of Hands or by a Silent Vote when their Silence is the sign of their Concurrence I●… there be two Teaching Elders the Church may send them ●…oth if they see good as Antioch sent Paul and 〈◊〉 who were two Teaching Elders of that Church Acts 13. ●… And according to the number of Teaching Elders whom they send the like number of Ruling Elders or 〈◊〉 Brethren they are to send and astociate with them II. This act of the Churches Election must be diligently religiou●…y and sol●…nly attended and performed a●… being 〈◊〉 and esse●…tially requisite both for the Constitution of all Councils and for the Obligation of all Churches unto obedience This act of the Church hath reference not onely to the Constitution of the first Council but also of all the rest For 〈◊〉 Churches are the Efficient Causes of Council●… none are to be chosen 〈◊〉 a Prouincial National or Oecumenical Synod but such as were first chosen by some particular 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a first 〈◊〉 and ●…o 〈◊〉 on the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to order Hence 〈◊〉 it must be carefully and expressedly put into th●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Churches Election That 〈◊〉 are chosen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on the Ordinance of 〈◊〉 in all the Orders of it both in Provincial National and Oecu●…e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 even unto th●… highest point for though all that are th●…s elected and sent by the Churches are not to be elected and sent to Provincial National and Oecumenical Councils yet some of them are to be sent and all of them are to elect and send And therefore when the Church doth elect and send them to this first Council they are by this act of the Church impowered to carry on the Ordinance of Counsel through all the Orders thereof ev●…n to the top branch either by electing others or being ●…ected themselves unto those services of Christ and of the ●…ches III. The Time of this Election is to be upon the Sabbath immediately preceding the stated time of the first Councils Monethly Meeting and then are they to be sent forth with the Prayers and Blessing of the Church IV. The Provincial Council doth consist of the choycest Instruments in all the first Councils by whom they are chosen and sent with their Prayers and Blessing Every first Council electing the most holy learned and able Elders both Teaching and Ruling tha●… they have who are most fit to promote and attain the end●… they are sent for viz. so carry on the Ordinance of Counsel in a Provincial