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A64633	The true form of church government first instituted by Christ, novv used and practised in all the reformed churches of Germanie, France, and Scotland: humbly presented to the high and honourable court of Parliament, at this time most happily assembled. Plainly proved by Scripture, rectifide reason, and the testimonie of the Church, some hundreds of yeares after the Apostles time, and the generall consent of the Churches rightly reformed in these latter times, contrary to the Romish, and our archiepiscopall government.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592.	1642 (1642)	Wing U16; ESTC R218880	62,509	79

appeareth Matth. 18.15 c. where Chrysost expoundeth Tell the Church that is saith he the governours of the Church Therefore the Eldership ought to be in every Church 2 Where all sorts of Elders ought to be there must be also the joyning of their offices in one for the good of that congregation over which they are placed But all sorts of Elders ought to be in every congregation as is proved in the 10. chap. for Bishops the 12. for Elders c. Therefore there must be an Eldership in every congregation 3 If no particular congregation have greater priviledges given thereunto by the Word of God then others have then must there either be no Eldership at all which is false in that Elders are proved to be by the Word of God in the Church or else it must be in every congregation But every congregation is of like priviledge which appeareth by this that it is a perfect body of it self Therefore there must be an Eldership in everie congregation 4 The same warrant that is in the Word of God for to have an Eldership in one place is a warrant for it in all for the Word of God tyeth it not to Churches in cities but indefinitely to the Church But there is warrant for it out of the Word to be some where as appeareth by this tha● the Apostles are said to establish it and make mention of it Therefore it must be in every congregation Therefore if the Eldership be ordained by Christ as a means to keep men in obedience unto the Gospel if all sorts of Elders must be in every Church if every congregation be of equall priviledges lastly if there be the like warrant for it in every Church that is in any then must it needs follow that there ought to be an Eldership in every congregation Whatsoever is objected against this that hath any shew in it is answered in the 12. chap. of Elders The office of the Eldership is ordained by Christ to be perpetuall and ordinarie for the government of his Church T. C. 1. book 177. denied by them Whitgift 627. and by their practice in keeping it out but the truth of it appeareth by these reasons that do follow 1 If the causes why Christ would have an Eldership in his Church be perpetuall then must also the thing it self be perpetuall But the causes are perpetuall which be to govern the Church by the rules of his Word and that ecclesiastically Therefore the Eldership is perpetuall 2 If Christ be the author of the Eldership and left it by the Apostles to be established in the Church then it is perpetuall for his commission given to the Apostles is to be observed unto the end of the world But Christ is the author of it as appeareth both by his giving of the gifts for the particular members thereof and the whole body of it as also in that the Apostles did establish it in the Church who went not from their commission 1. Cor. 11.12 Therefore the Eldership is perpetuall 3 Whatsoever is the commandment of God once delivered by him is never repealed again and to be acknowledged of every spirituall man that same is to be received by the Church of God to be perpetuall But such is the government of the Church by Pastors Doctors and Elders and so of the whole Eldership as appeareth in that they are all mentioned in the writings of S. Paul which are so esteemed 1. Corinth 14.37 Therefore the government of the Church by an Eldership is perpetuall 4 That whose severall parts is perpetuall and which hath perpetuall gifts given for the furnishing thereof for ever that same must needs be perpetuall But the severall parts of the Eldership as Pastor Doctor and Elders be perpetual as is proved in the 10. 12 chap. Therfore the Eldership is perpetual 5 Whatsoever is grounded upon the generall commandments and rules of the Scriptures that same is perpetual But the governing of the Church by the Eldership is such as hath partly been proved in election and ordination and execution of the severall Church officers which is the greatest part of government and shall further appear in the censures of the Church hereafter Therefore the government of the Church by the Eldership is perpetuall 6 Whatsoever manner of government hath sufficient power and that from God to begin continue and strengthen both the governors of the Church in their callings and the people in the course of obedience unto Christ that same government is to be perpetuall But such is the government by the Eldership as appeareth by this that the Apostles used no other Therefore the Eldership is to be perpetuall 7 That government which the 12 Apostles and Paul before they consulted together did uniformly ag●●e in that same must needs be of God and consequently perpetuall unlesse the repealing of it do appear but such is the government by the Eldership for all the adversaries thereunto confesse that it was in the Apostles time Therefore it is perpetuall 8 Whatsoever hath the same grounds that the preaching of the Wo●d and ministration of the Sacraments have the same is perpetuall But such is the government of the Eldership for it is grounded upon the commandments of Christ and practise of the Apostles Therefore it is perpetuall 9 That which hath the like grounds to be perpetuall that the Apostles Prophets and Evangelists had to be for a time the same is perpetuall But such is the government of the Church by an Eldership which appeareth by this that they are therefore ceased because their gifts of immediate calling c. be gone and the gifts of these joyntly and severally do remain Therefore it is perpetuall 10 Whatsoever is the perpetuall and ordinarie remedie to cure diseases of the Church and strengthen the health of the same that same is perpetuall But such is the government by the Eldership as appeareth by the necessitie and profit of the severall offices thereof and of this that we are still to observe in causes of extremities Tell the Church Matth. 18.17 Therefore it is perpetuall 11 That government which was in the Church appointed of God under the Law and continued in respect of the substance by Christ and his Apostles and bettered in respect of the accedents by them that same is perpetuall But such is the government by the Eldership as appeareth in the 12. reason of the 1 chap. Therefore it is perpetuall 12 If there be any reason why this government should be alterable being once set in the Church by Christ it is either in respect of the extraordinarie offices ceased or the addition of the Magistrate But not of the former because the Church hath never had any need of extraordinary gifts but God hath given them and so will he ever nor of the latter for that the Magistrates office is to defend the building of the Church by that order which Christ hath set downe and not to alter any thing

testimony unto the truth of it If thou be satisfied therewith give God the glory and promote the cause by prayer and all other good meanes that thy Calling may afford and pray for us that we may never shrinke nor be overthrowne by the strength of them that fight against it FINIS The true Government of the Church according to Christs first Institution and the present practices of the Reformed Churches CHAP. I. The generall Proposition THat the word of God describeth perfectly unto us tha● forme of Governing the Church which is lawfull and the Officers that are to execute the same from the which 〈◊〉 Christian Church ought to swerve Admonition in the Preface Ecclesiasticall Discip. fol. 5. Tho. Cartwrights first booke page 26. Discourse of Government page 1. c. The Assertion of the Bishops and their adherents THe Word of God describeth not any exact forme of Discipline neither are the Offices or Officers namely and particularly expressed in the Scriptures but in some points left to the discretion and libertie of the Church Whitgift in praeface and page ●4 answer to the Abstract page 33. The proofe of the former is the disproofe of the latter which is thus declared 1. These things write I unto thee c. out of which place I reason thus That end which Paul respected in writing unto Timothy doth the holy Ghost direct all ministers unto for ever for it must be kept 1. Ti● 6.14 But hee wrote to direct him in the establishing ●nd building of the Church Therefore that Word must direct Ministers for ever and consequently they neither may adde to nor take from it but Governe it onely by the rules that be there prescribed 2. Every house ought to be ruled by the orders of the skilfull wise and carefull housholders onely But the Church is the House of God and God is such a Housholder Therfore the Church ought to be ruled by the Orders of God onely which are no where to be had but in his Word 3. That which teacheth every good way teacheth also how the Church must be Governed But the Word of God teacheth every good way Pro. 2.9 Therefore it teacheth how the Church must be Governed 4. We cannot glorifie God but by obedience to his Word in all that we doe we m●st glorifie God 1 Cor. 10.31 Therefore in all that we doe there must bee obedience to the Word and consequently in governing his Church 5. If meat and drinke be not sanctified unto us but by the Word and Prayer then much lesse is any thing holy which is done in the Government of the Church besides the Word But the former is true by the testimonie of the Apostle 1 Tim 4.5 Therefore the latter must be true also 6. All lawfull things are of Faith Rom. 14.23 All lawfull things that are of Faith have a warrant from the Word for the Word is the foundation of Faith Therefore all things lawfull have their warrant from the Word and consequently every lawfull action in the Government of the Church 7. Either hath God left a prescript forme of Government for the Church under the New Testament or he is lesse carefull for it now then he was under the Law for his care is in Guiding it But he is as carefull now for his Church as he was then Therefore hath he left a prescript forme to Governe it 8. He that was as faithf●ll as Moses left as cleere instruction both for the building of Faith and Government of the Church as Moses did But Christ was as faithfull in Gods h●use Heb 3.2 Therefore he left as cleare instruction for them both as Moses but Moses gave direction even for every particula● ●s appeareth in the building of the Tabernacle and order of the Priesthood Therefore hath Christ also given particular direction for the Government of the Church 9. If the Word of God have described sufficient Ministers and ministeries for the building of the Church and keeping it in good order then is our assertion true But it hath set downe sufficient for Doctrine Exhortation Overseeing Distributing and ordering of every particular Church or generall Synode Therefore is our Assertion true 10. That Government which the Apostles taught and planted is expressed it the Word of God But the Apostles taught and planted Pastours and Teachers for Instruction Elders for Over-sight and Deacons to distribute and that uniformly in every Church as appeareth by their writings and practises Therefore a certaine forme of Government is expressed in the Word 11. Every lawfull offi●● and action in the building of the Church is from Heaven Matth. 21.25 26. Every thing that is in the ordinarie building from Heaven is revealed in the Word Therefore every lawfull office and action is revealed in the Word 12. If God continued in regard of the substance the Church administration as well as the things to bee administred then as the forme of Discipline described in the Word But the former is true as appeareth by the particular● for Priests Pastours for Teaching Levites or Doctors of the Law Teachers for Rulers of the Synagogue Elders for Leviticall lookers to the Treasurie Deacons for the Sanedrim the Eldership Therefore the forme of Government is prescribed in the Word 13. Every wise King that is carefull for his Subjects setteth down Lawes for the Government of the same and will have th●m tyed to no other But Christ is such a King unto his Ch●rch Therefore hath he prescribed Lawes unto hi● Church which none therein can alter or disobey and cons●quently the certaine forme of Government of the Church is described in the Word 14. That which the Ministers must teach the People to observe is set downe in the Word of God for they may teach nothing but that which is there Matth. 28.20 But they are to teach them to observe and be obedient unto the particular forme of the Church Government Therefore the particular forme is set downe in the Word 15. Every Government consisteth in the Governours matter whereabout they are to be imployed and ma●ner of doing it But in the Word are described all these particulars as it is sh●wed in the 9. reason Therefore the Word prescribeth a prescript forme of Government 16. The Christian Religion shall f●●d that out of this Scripture Rules of all Doctrine have sprung and that from hence doth sp●ing and hither doth returne whatsoever the Ecclesiasticall Discipline doth containe 17. We may not give ourselves the liberty to bring in any thing that other men bring of their will we have the Apostles for Authours which themselves brought nothing of their own will but the Discipline which they received of Christ they delivered faithfully to the people 18 It is Adulterous it is Sacrilegious whatsoever is ordained by Humane fury that the Divine disposition should bee violated Therefore if Timothie was written unto that he might be directed by the Word in disposing of the

Churches if the Lawes of God onely being the Housholder must be followed in the Church his House if the Word of God teach us in every good way whereof the Government of the Church is one if God must be glorified in the ruling of his Church which cannot be but by obedience to his Word if nothing be lawfull but that which is of Faith warranted by the Word if God have shewed himselfe as carefull for his Church under the Gospell as under the Law if Christ was as faithfull to give direction as Moses if in the Word be described sufficient Ministers and Ministeries to build up the Church if that Government which the Apostles taught and pract●sed be in the Word if every lawfull office and action in an ordinary building be from Heaven and revealed thence by the Word if God continued the same forme in respect of the substance in the time of the Gospel that was under the Law if every wise carefull King doe set downe Lawes for the direction of his Subjects If the Apostles have taught us to obey that which Christ commanded if both the Governours matter of Government and manner of doing it be set downe in the Word if all that pertaineth to Ecclesiasticall Discipline spring from the Scriptures if wee may bring nothing into the Discipline of the Church but that which the Apostles have delivered us lastly if that be Adulterous and Sacrilegious that is not according to the Word then it must needs follow that God doth describe perfectly unto us out of his Word that forme of Government which is Lawfull and the Officers that are to execute the same from the which it is not lawfull for any Christian Church to sw●rve And contrariwise that is a most untrue assertion to say That the Officers and offi●es are not particularly expressed but left to the discretion of the Church The reasons that they alleadge against this are in effect ●one and their objections to these reasons not worthy to be mentioned CHAP. II. EVery Officer in the Church must be placed in some Calling warranted by the word of God and some Congregation must have need of such a one before hee be called to any Function Wherein are these Propositions 1 No Calling is lawfull in the Church but that which is directly warranted out of the Word unto him that executeth it The Bishops and their adherents think otherwise as their practise in ordaining Archbishops Lord Bishops Deanes Archdeacons Chancellors Officialls c. doth plainly declare 2 The name and office of an Archbishop is contrary to the Word of God 3 No man may be ordained unto any Office in the Church untill there be such a place void as he is fit for T.C. 1 book page 61. They think otherwise as their making of so many Ministers at once proveth and as is holden Whitgift page 222. 1 The first is proved thus If Iohn was constrained to prove his Minister●● out of the Scriptures when the Priests accused him then is no Calling lawfull that hath not his warrant in the Word for if any be priviledged the extraordinary Ministers whereof he was one are specially excepted But hee proved his Ministery by the Word as appeareth by his answer unto them in the 23 verse Therfore no Calling is lawfull in the Church that hath not his wa●rant in the Word 2 The Callings under the Gospell must have as good warrant as they had under the Law because the light of the Gospell is at the least as cleare as that of the Law But there was never any lawfull Calling under the Law excepting those that were by miraculous manner confirmed from heaven which had not his direct warrant out of the Word Therefore no Calling is lawfull in the Church which is not directly warranted in the Word 3 If Corah Dathan and Abiram though they were Levites were punished for that they had no warrant for that which they presumed to take in hand then is every lawfull Calling both in generall warranted out of the Word and particularly layd upon the parties from the Lord But the former is true as the Historie teacheth us Therefore must the latter needs be true also 4 That which giveth comfort unto a man in the time of his troubles must have a warrant out of Gods word But every lawfull Calling giveth comfort unto a man to the time of his troubles Therfore every lawfull Calling hath a warrant out of Gods word 5 That which helpeth Gods people forward in god●ines must have a warrant out of Gods word for God hath promised a blessing to his owne ordinance onely But every lawfull calling in the Church helpeth Gods people forward in godlinesse Therefore every lawfull Calling hath a warrant out of Gods word Therefore if John did prove his calling out of the Scriptures if every calling under the Law was warranted out of the Scriptures if Corath c. were punished for enterprising that which they had no warrant for out of the Scriptures if comfort in troubles commeth onely from the Scriptures and lastly if every h●lp to godlinesse is warranted in the Scriptures then c. They confesse all these reasons to be true but doe denie that the Archbishops L. Bishops c. be distinct Ministers from others Whitgift page 303. which we hold T. C. 2. book page 438. and prove it thus 1 Those things that have divers efficient causes are divers Our Bishops and the Ministers of the Word have divers efficient causes for the one is the Ordinance of God the other the Constitution of humane Policie as themselves doe confesse Therefore they are distinct Ministers from others 2 A divers Forme maketh divers things the Ministers of the Word and the L. Bishops have divers formes for their Ordination even in the Church of England is divers seeing one L. Bishop may ordaine a Minister But there must be three to ordaine one of them Therefore they are distinct Ministers 3 Members of one division are distinct one from another the L. Bishops and ordinary Ministers be members of one division for usually the Minist●rs be divided into the Rulers and them that are to be ruled Therefore they are distinct Ministers 4 The things that have divers effects are divers in themselves one from another the L. Bishops and other Ministers have divers effects for the one effecteth Rule and Government the other Subjection and obedience Therefore they are divers and distinct Ministers 5 They that be imployed about divers things are divers one from another The L. Bishops and the ordinary Ministers be imployed about divers things for the one is exercised in generall view of many Congregations and the other in the particular direction of one Therefore they be distinct Ministers 6 That which is perpetuall and that which may be taken away by men are distinct one from another The office of the Minister is perpetuall Ephes. 4.13 and the Bishops may be taken away as themselves confesse Therefore they are