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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25413	A summarie view of the government both of the old and new testament whereby the episcopall government of Christs church is vindicated out of the rude draughts of Lancelot Andrewes, late Bishop of Winchester : whereunto is prefixed (as a preamble to the whole) a discovery of the causes of the continuance of these contentions touching church-government out of the fragments of Richard Hooker.	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600.	1641 (1641)	Wing A3153; ESTC R12190	15,403	46

Priests were called Prophets 1. Cor. 14.32 Bishops Philip 1.1 Tit. 1.7 So Chrysostom in Philip 1. Quid hoc an unius civitatis multi erant episcopi Nequaquàm sed Presbyteros isto nomine appellavit Tune enim nomina adhuc erant communia Hierome Hîc episcopos Presbyteros intelligimus non enim in unâ urbe plures Episcopi esse potuissent Theodoret Non fieri quidem poterat ut multi Episcopi essent unius civitatis pastores quo fit ut essent soli Presbyteri quos vocavit Episcopos in 1. Tim. 3. Eosdem olim vocabant Episcopos Presbyteros eos autem qui nunc vocantur Episcopi nominabant Apostolos Oecum●nius Non quòd in unâ civitate multi essent Episcopi c. For in the Apostles absence in Churches new planted the oversight was in them till the Apostles ordained and sent them a Bishop either by reason of some schisme or for other causes The Bishops as the Ecclesiasticall History recounteth them were called Apostles Philip 2.25 Evangelists 2. Tim. 4.5 Diaconi 1. Tim. 4.6 Priests 1. Tim. 5.17 For it is plaine by the epistle of Irenaeus to Victor in Eusebius lib. 5. cap. 26. that they at the beginning were called Priests that in very truth and propriety of speech were Bishops And by Theodoret in 1. Tim. 3. that they which were Bishops were at the first called Apostles The name {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} saith Suidas was given by the Athenians to them which were sent to oversee the Cities that were under their jurisdiction {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Suid. in {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} The name Episcopus was given among the Romans to him qui praeerat pani vaenalibus ad victum quotidianum ff. de munerib honorib Cicero ad Atticum lib. 7. epist. 10. Vult me Pompeius esse quem tota haec Campania maritima ora habeat Episcopum The name in Hebrew {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Gen. 41.34 seemeth to have relation to the second use for they were such as had charge of the graine laying up and selling under Ioseph The necessary use of the BISHOPS office and the charge committed to him The party who in the New Testament is called Episcopus is in the Old called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Psal. 109.8 with Act. 1.20 In a house or familie it is first affirmed of Ioseph Gen. 39.4 who had the oversight and government of the rest of the servants In a house there may be many servants which have places of charge but there is one that hath the charge of all that is Oeconomus the Steward So doe the Apostles terme thēselves 1. Cor. 4.1 and their office 1. Cor. 9.17 and their successours the Bishops Tit. 1.7 Vid. Hilar. in Matth. 24.45 In a flock the Pastour Ioh. 21.15 Act. 20.28 Mat. 25.32.1 Pet. 5.2 Ephes. 4.11 In a Camp the Captaine Matth. 2.6 Hebr. 13.7 17 24. In a ship the Governour 1. Cor. 12.28 under whom others Act. 13.5 In the Common-wealth they be such as are set over Officers to hasten them forward and see they doe their duties as in 2. Chron. 34.12 and 31. 13. Nehem. 11.22 and 12.42 So that what a Steward is in a house a Pastour in a flock a Captaine in a Camp a Master in a ship a Surveiour in an office That is a Bishop in the Ministerie Upon him lieth to take care of the Churches under him 2. Cor. 11.28 Philip 2.20.1 Pet. 5.2 Concil. Antiochen can. 9. and for that end to visit them Act. 9.32 and 15.36 and to be observant Of that which is Well and orderly to confirme it Act. 15.41 Revel. 3.2 Otherwise to redresse it Tit. 1.5 To him was committed 1. Authority of ordeyning Tit. 1.5 and so of begetting Fathers Epiph. haeres 75. See Ambrose Theodoret and Oecumenius in 1. Timoth. 3. Damasus epist. 3. Hierome epist. 85. ad Evagr. Leo epist. 88. Concil. Ancyran can. 12. al. 13. For though S. Paul should mention a Companic with him at the ordeyning of Timothie 1. Tim. 4.14 yet it followeth not but that he onely was the Ordeyner No more then that Christ is the onely Iudge although the XII shall sit with him on Thrones Luc. 22.30 II. Authority of enjoyning or forbidding 1. Tim. 1.3 Ignat. ad Magnesian Cyprian epist. 39. III. Authority of holding Courts and receiving accusations 1. Tim. 5.19.1 Cor. 5.12 Revel. 2.2 Augustin de opere monachor cap. 29. IV. Authority of correcting 1. Tim. 1.3 Tit. 1.5 Hieron. contra Lucifer cap. 4. epist. 53. ad Riparium Cyprian ep. 38. ad Rogatianum V. Authority of appointing Fa●●s Tertullian advers. Psychicos FINIS Prov. 32. 15. 2. Cor. 8.18 Dan. 12.3 Iob. 13 7. Rom 3.17 Iob. 40.4 5. Psal. 72.3 6. Psal. 122.6 * Antiquit. l. 4. c. 8. * IX * Exod. 15.27 Num. 33.9 Act. 5.5 15. 13. 11. 2. 11. 10. 46. 14. 11. 8. 13. 5.11 13. Vid. ●ieronym epist. 4. ad Rusticum cap. 6. epist. 8● ad Evagrium