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A58328 Animadversions by way of answer to a sermon preached by Dr. Thomas Kenne, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, in the Cathedral Church of Bath, on Ascension-Day last, being the fifth day of May, 1687 Reed, John, Father. 1687 (1687) Wing R665; ESTC R36704 18,505 40

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being in it self Spiritually Visible and Visibly Spiritual must needs have a Head proportionable to it in all degrees otherwise it cou'd but appear a monstrous Body the Head and Members being of different Natures That it is not so I prove out of the very words of Christ establing his Church and that drawn out of your own English Bible But give me leave my Lord to gloss a little first on your own words and you will see I will not forget my positive Proofs of Scripture In the mean time you must needs know I admir'd much your vehemency in protesting against that Church which allows of any Visible Spiritual Head you flew to such eagerness of Contradiction against this Spiritual Supremacy that I thought sure you had some solid authority to disprove the pretended abuse till at last I found you had no such Proof in Nature only probare idem per idem viz. that the Church had no such Head at all but a politick one such as King Saul was to the Jewish Church This was gratis said without the least Proof of Scripture or Reason which Circular way of Proof is to be exploded out of all Schools But will you give me leave to tell your Lordship that the Bible cou'd afford a fitter Example to your purpose then that of a King reproved by God for his Presumption in Church-authority for all the World knows that God Almighty abandon'd Saul because he presumed in Samuels absence to offer Sacrifice which is a sign he never intended to make him Head of the Jewish Church But why did not your Lordship take a better example out of the 14th Chap. of Gen. Where Melchisedec King of Salem was mightily pleasing to God for offering Bread and Wine in an action of Grace for Abrahams Victory over his Enemies Here you may find one man King and Priest together for he is call'd in the self-same place Sacerdos Dei Altissimi The Priest of the highest God. You omitted him I suppose because he is call'd Sacerdos if he had been call'd Minister Dei Altissimi sure you would not miss to make him Head of the Church of his Kingdom and a Protestant Head too seeing he offer'd the self-same substance you offer now viz Bread and Wine the figure of the Flesh and Blood of Jesus Christ But this very thing was able to hinder your Lordship from making use of Melchisedeck's example for his Bread and Wine being own'd by all to have been the Type of the Sacrament we adore on our Altars it cou'd but seem very strange to your Flock that the Son of God shou'd take so much pains in establishing a Figure that was so many Ages ago establish'd already and that by the appointment of God himself and sure no man of sense cou'd miss to find such an establishment of an idem per idem contrary to reason and much more to the infinite Prudence of an All-seeing God for God and Nature have done nothing in vain Deus natura nihil fecerunt frustra which he must needs have done if it be true what Protestants say that he left us barely the Figure of his most precious Flesh and Blood in Bread and Wine having had the same Type already since the time of Abraham But of this we will say more in its own place now let us turn to the Church Supremacy and see whether it be Civilly or Spiritually Establish'd by Christ on Earth and I will begin by pressing home the matter to your Lordships own doors Tell me I pray whether your power in Bath and Wells be Spiritual or Civil Not Civil for then you shou'd take your Rank amongst the Lords Temporal in Parliament your Lordship ergo must own your self to be Spiritual Head of your Flock and it is so indeed if any What priviledge I pray can your private Diocess have of enjoying a visible Spiritual Head and not the whole Church For it is more repugnant to Scripture and Reason that a private Bishoprick shou'd have that blessing which you deny to the Universal Church then that the whole Church Hierarchically govern'd shou'd have a Spiritual Head and that by the very Institution of Christ This I prove by Scripture as I promis'd and do begin with St. Peter his change of name which was first Simon Read I beseech you without your Spectacles of selfishness and interest all the following Proofs drawn out of your own Bible and begin with the 16th Chap. of St. Matth. 17 18th Vers And there you will find Jesus Christ ordaining St. Peter Spiritual Head of his Church First he gives him his blessing and calls him by his proper name blessed art thou Simon Barjona for Flesh and Blood have not reveal'd it unto thee You see then how he purifies him from Flesh and Blood and consequently spiritualizes him In the Verse following he changes his Name in saying And I say unto thee that thou art Peter and upon this Rock I will build my Church and the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it What can be more formally positive for St. Peters Spiritual Supremacy and for that of his Successors than this But I will give your Lordship yet the trouble to see more Proofs out of your own Bible for this Spiritual Supremacy and I defie all the World to shew me as much as one passage out of Scripture that shall be formally positive to the contrary I say the same of all other Controvertable Points But to come to my purpose I desire you to read the 22th Chapter of St. Luke 31 32th Vers Simon behold Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as Wheat but I have prayed for thee ut non deficiat fides tua Remark that Satan desir'd to sift all the Apostles but we see that Jesus Christ did Pray here for St. Peter only Rogavi pro te Petre that his Faith may not fail Wherefore according to the words of your own Bible St. Peters Supremacy remains yet in his Successors and shall do to the Worlds end Vt fides tua non deficiat What sayeth St. Matthew concerning the Infallibity of this Spiritual Supremacy It is in the 23th Chap. 2 Vers The Scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses's seat all therefore they bid you observe that observe and do how cou'd Christ bid the Jews observe and do all that he should bid by those that sate in Moses Chair if they could err And why should not we conclude that Christ hath no less preserved the Truth of Christian Religion in the Chair of St. Peter which is in the New and not in the Typick Law Therefore the power St. Peter received once for himself and his Successors did never fail nor ever shall St. John in the 11th Chap. of his Gospel and 51 Vers Speaking of Caiaphas the High Priest says much to this very purpose And this he spake not of himself but being High Priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for that Nation Will