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A79937	Clement, the blessed Paul's fellow-labourer in the Gospel, his first epistle to the Corinthians: being an effectuall suasory to peace, and brotherly condescension, after an unhappy schism and separation in that Church. From whence the understanding reader may receive satisfaction concerning the businesse of episcopacy, or presbytery, as it stood in the age of the Apostles, and some time after. The ancient'st writing the Church hath, and the onely extant to that purpose, next to the divinely-inspired Scriptures. And being made good use of, may prove a remedy against the breaches and sad divisions of these distracted churches and times.; First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians	Clement I, Pope.; Burton, William, 1609-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing C4629; Thomason E396_24; Thomason E396_25; ESTC R201660	59,432	63

CERTAINE ANNOTATIONS UPON CLEMENT Intended as well for the asserting of this Epistle against some Exceptions in respect of the Author of it and his manner of writing as for the preventing of others But especially for vindicating it from Mis●allegations and wrong citations urged out of it in regard of some points concerning Chu●ch-government in controversie at this day Containing also some other Observations whereby the Authour is illustrated C. Lucilius apud Cic lib. 2. de Orat. PERSIUM non curo legere Laelium Decimum volo LONDON Printed by J. Y. for J. P. and O. P. in Paul's Church-yard in the Yeare of our Lord M.DC.XLVII A SUMMARY of chief Matters contained in these Annotations observed out of this EPISTLE 1. THe Equality as well of Churches themselves as of their Governours in the first Age. Clement and Linus what kind of Bishops The cause of the disagreement among Writers concerning the Order and Succession of the first Bishops of Rome Bishop and Presbyter common names at that time The humility of them in those times 2. At what time as is most probable this Epistle might be written Baronius commended for collecting the Fragments thereof 3. Of the Schismes and Factions among the Corinthians when Paul wrote his first Epistle to them 4. A place in Clement cited by Clemens Alexandrinus 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Clement to be understood of the Civill Magistrate though meant of the Ecclesiasticall Governours in the Epistle to the Hebrewes notwithstanding the likenesse of stile which is said to be in both these Epistles 6. The Epistle of Polycarpus the Martyr hath severall passages out of Clement Whether it may not be thought genuine 7. The manner of citing places out of the Old Testament into the New Which also is to be observed in Clement 8. The LXX Interpreters generally followed by the Apostles Then lesse corrupt then in after ages Now not so much to be respected The old Latine version of the LXX in ancient use here in Britain 9. Clement excused in his instance of Aaron's and Miriam's being shut out of the Camp 10. Clement speaking of Peter's Martyrdome sayes nothing of his being at Rome much lesse of his Bishoprick there and Prerogative Whether he were ever there or no is discussed His was the Apostleship of the Circumcision A deplorable breach in Church-History from the Acts to Trajan's time Whether Paul as well as Peter might not from Clement's words be thought to suffer under some Provinciall Magistrate rather then at Rome 11. Whether Paul ever performed his journie into Spain Or were ever in Britain Peter's being there and ordaining Bishops confirmed by our English Romanists either from very slight or forged Authorities 12. Clement's manner of urging Scriptures 13. A place in him out of Clemens Alexandrinus 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The severall acceptions of it 15. The Pillar of Salt into which Lot's wife was turned remaining in Clement's time 16. Clement's citing a place in Luke 17. A sentence of Clement's restored out of Jerome 18. A place in Matthew not so well rendred by our English Translators 19. Moses cited for David Clement excused therein by many places in the New Testament Josephus Scriptor Christianus Graecè 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Christ's division of the Books of the Old Testament 20. Mr. Young's conjecture confirmed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The unpassable Ocean meant by Clement of the British 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The Worlds beyond it thought to be the Islands called the Britannies A discourse endeavouring to make it good 22. The Phenix an Emblem of the Resurrection among the ancient Christians The Resurrection taken for a new Deity by the Philosophers at Athens How far a belief of the truth thereof possess'd the better sort of Heathens 23. Of what is possible or impossible with God His Power alwaies accompanies his Will We ought to speak reverently of his Power 24. Clement is defended about a place which he is said to cite out of the Wisdom of Solomon Of the Author of that Book and the credit thereof Paul himselfe urgeth Heathen Writers Menander the Comedian c. 25. Clement absolutely condemnes the Doctrine of Merits and Justification by Works 26. The happiness of a Christian Church in Clement's judgement 27. Clement is falsly urged to prove set-times for publick Prayers in the Primitive Church which they call Canonicall Houres 28. Clement is not truly and faithfully alledged to prove that in the first Age there was a distinction between the Clergy and Laity Neither doth it appeare by any genuine authority of Ignatius who is defended from contradicting of Scripture whereof he stands accused Laicus and Catholicus of what use in the first Age. Christian Presbytery from the Jewish and what that was 29. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what they were Henr. Stephani Glossarium Latino-Graecum emendatur Victimarum probatio Aruspex 30. Bishop Presbyter whence the Apostles borrowed these names No distinction in matter of office to be found of them in Clement Nor any single Bishop of the Corinthians in his time Both which notwithstanding are pretended out of him 31. The Name of Episcopacy in Clement Vocabulum honoris quod Ecclesiae usus obtinuit in Austin Bishops excepted against before these times Chrysostome's riding on an Asse envied at Not lawfull in his opinion for Bishops to ride on horse-back The small maintenance and poverty of the ancient British Irish and other Country-Bishops The ambition excesse and cruelty of the Roman taken notice of by an Heathen Historian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how taken in ancient Authors 32. The Apostles power in constituting Bishops Deacons conveyed unto others Yet such choice of Ministers according to Clement is ineffectuall without the generall consent of the people A difficult thing to know who and what kind of Bishops were first instituted by the Apostles Eusebius his confession to that purpose Most Records of the first times utterly lost 33. A sentence of Clement's severally interpreted by six very learned men Some of their various readings of it upon conjecture 34. Clement not faithfully dealt withall A transitive note added on purpose in the translation of a passage of his into English the better to make it appeare that Bishop and Presbyter are distinguisht by him Which notwithstanding appeares not out of him 35. PAUL's Gospel What in Clement is to be understood thereby S. Johns first Epistle cited also under the Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 No alteration of Church-government caus'd upon the Factions and Schismes of the Corinthians as is urged Jerome is therein defended 36. Whether there were another Cephas besides Peter The place of Paul 1 Cor. 1.12 understood of Peter by Clement against some Interpreters 37. A place of Clement's urged by Clement of Alexandria 38. Another place of his also to be found in his writings 39. A place of Clement's translated by Jerom. 40. Epiphanius mis-applies a passage in Clement Chrysostom's imitation of the