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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02463	A modest apology occasioned by the importunity of the Bishop of Derrie, who presseth for an answer to a query, stated by himself, in his second admonition: concerning joyning in the publick worship established by law. In answer to the query, the pondering of some weighty exceptions is first desired: and then such a resolution is given to the query, as the word of God, and thereby the safety of our consciences will allow. / By a minister of the gospel, at the desire of some Presbyterian dissenters.	Craghead, Robert.; King, William, 1650-1729.	1696 (1696)	Wing C6794; ESTC R171586	54,814	122

obtaining peace to her self 2. Tho' this be the strongest Effort and most â—lausible Argument that the Episcopal Cause can â—aim Yet when pondered in the Ballance of the â—anctuary it 's found light because first Christ did â—re know all the Trials Temptations and Events â—at should befall his Church yet he saw it not fit â— prescribe any such Remedy who is faithfull in â—l his House the Government is upon his Shoulâ—rs and the House is his own if any Man acâ—se him for omitting so necessary a Mean as is â—retended for the good of his Church let him â—onsider how he will give an account when he is â—dged by the same Lord of his House for his â—re and faithfulness hath fully appeared already â— setting so many Officers in his House as he â—ought necessary And therefore if an Oecumeâ—k Council were assembled more full than ever yet appeared in the Christian World they couâ— not jure set another Officer in the House of Goâ— to Command and bear Rule over these Officeâ— whom Christ hath entrusted to Feed his Flocâ— though Dr. Stilling fleet now Bishop once sceptiâ— as to any particular Form of Church-Goverâ—ment hath taken much pains in his Irenic to peâ—swade the World that it 's left to Humane Prâ—dence whither the Church be Governed by Bâ—shops over Presbyters or by Ministers in pariâ— of Power And strenuously opposeth the Diviâ— Right of Prelacy yet since he ascended and fiâ—ed in that Orb himself tempora mutantur nos mâ—tamur in illis Presbyters are now so contemptibâ— in his Eye that if his new Labours and Argumenâ— can prevail they shall not so much as be tolleraâ—ed to Labour in their Masters Vineyard Aureus heu fragilem confregit malleus urnaâ— That his Book is so answered that many douâ— his Confidence to give it a Reply but leaving hiâ— from whom better things were expected 3. Consider that if Bishops be set over Presbâ—ters for Preservation of Unity in the Church thâ— some new Order must be set over these Bishops fâ— they may fall out by the Way as well as other Bâ—thren as they often do and these who are set â—ver them may likeways fall into Divisions for iâ— rare to see Promotion make Men more Lowly aâ— Meek Archbishops and Metropolitans haâ— been scandalously divided by their own Pride to â—e height of Excommunicating one another â—nd when all these fail so that Unity is not obtainâ—d whether shall Men go next if not to a principiâ—m unitatis caput Eclesiae to whom all must subâ—ect And thus it was indeed that the Pope ascenâ—ed his Throne and as many have observed and â—e Groaning Church under that Tyrranny yet â—ndeth the Remedy proved worse than the Disâ—ase this manner of Cure to elevate some Miniâ—ers above the Station that Christ had placed â—em in and Robbing other Ministers of their â—e Right Could never have good Fruit nor â—d ever Men ground to expect GODS blessing â—on such an unwarrantable and audacious Preâ—mption Object Presbyters do voluntarly Elect and set â— Bishops to have Authority and Jurisdiction oâ—er themselves and therefore though they be now â—eprived of Jurisdiction they have no Cause to â—omplain for violenti non fit injuria blame themsves Ans 1. If Presbyters chused and made Bishops â—er themselves as we grant is said to be done at â—exandria then Presbyters had all that Power â— Jurisdiction at first intrinsecally in themselves â—r they could not give that to others which was â—t their own and this of it self is yeelding the â—use when it is acknowledged that Presbyters had the Original Ministerial-Power by CHRISâ— Commission 2. It was not in the Power of Presbyters to â—lienate that Power which Christ had conferred â—pon them for id possumus quod Jure possumâ— Christ having bestowed upon them full Pastoâ— Authority by what Warrant could they give tâ— away to another or any part of it For it was gâ—en to be exerted by themselves in their Person Service according to their Masters Directions their Master had thought fit to lodge that Poâ— in the Hands of others he would have bestow it himself but never left it to their Option to Sâ— or Give away his Gifts and so disable themselâ— for the Trust and Service he committed to thâ— besides that it is inaccountable Ungratitude â— Contempt of their Master to throw away â— Commission and let others Dispose of it as tâ— please And whoever have done so we are thereby obliged to the like Practice 3. If this be the deed of Conveyance whereby â—shops over Presbyters have obtain'd a Right â— Title to sole Jurisdiction in the Church then tâ— cannot say they have this Right and Title fâ— Christ It 's a Gift of the Presbyters but not a â— of Christ And a very dishonest Gift Dishonoâ—ble both to the Giver and Receiver Yet there are many Reasons to perswade the inadvertent succumbing of some Presbyâ— â—ve great Occasion for the rising of Prelacy pauâ—tim by Degrees For first Some Ministers being seated in Places of Emiâ—ncy in the World specially Great Cities in conâ—rmity to the Civil Government and Jurisdiction â— these Places the Ministers of these Places had â—o early some Titles of Honour not common to â— other Ministers 2. And if they were eminent â—r Abilities and Prudence or of long standing in â—e Ministry When other Ministers and they â—d meet together for the Affairs of the Church â—mmonly such Men were Chosen to preside for â—e orderly Management of their Judicatories as â—olocutors or Moderators Which cannot be â—nting without Confusion yet he who did Preâ—e had no power of Jurisdiction over the rest it reâ—aining in their Power to choose another for that â—rvice as they should see it expedient But 3. his sometimes falling into the hands of ambitiâ—s Men made interest not only for their conuance but for their farther Promotion usurpâ— upon other Ministers who were more meanly â—ated untill they had wrested Power out of their â—ands and did appropriate all Jurisdiction to â—emselves the other Ministers sinfully succumâ—ng under this Usurpation untill there was no â—trieving of what they had Lost Our 2d Exception is your Liturgy which after â—rious Perusal we cannot approve not that we are against a general Directory for decent Order Gospel-Administrations that each part of Wâ—ship have its due place This we acknowledge be necessary And therefore all the Reformâ— Churches have provided themselves with suâ— Directories But that which we cannot compâ— with is such a Form of Divine Service or Worshâ— as is Composed by a few and peremptorily iâ—posed on others so as that Form of Worship sâ— be used and no other Our Reasons are First no Liturgy or stinted Form of Worshâ— was either Composed Used or Imposed by tâ— Apostles or any Gospel-Ministers in the first â—ges of the Church If any Affirm there were suâ— Forms it 's their part to make them appear whiâ— hath never yet been done but by a manifest Fâ—gery of the Apostle James

a little nearer the propoâ—d Query being required to give it a positive â—esolution And as hitherto so GOD willing in â—hat remains nothing shall be said in Heat or â—itterness but with that Temper and Moderaâ—on which becometh Christians sensible of the â—o by our continued Rent and Divisions only â— the Matters of GOD it 's not in our Power to â—me and go at pleasure But that nothing may â—e wanting on our part for convincing and if â—ossible satisfying all concerned We shall adâ—yn these Considerations following First Concerning fixed Communion with the Parish Châ—ches Secondly Concerning occasional Commâ—nion And Lastly When these of our Perswaâ—on want Ministers of their own For the First We humbly Assert that in tâ— Communion whereof we are Members our Miâ—sters are Elected and Ordained according to Scâ—pture-Patern VVe have the VVord and Sacâ—ments administred in their native Simplicity aâ— Purity according to the Rule of the Gospel Aâ— therefore have no Reason to Desert our own aâ— Joyn in another Communion wherein so maâ— Administrations are exceptionable as hath beâ— already instructed And be not offended if â— Assert farther the Way of our Worship to be nâ— only more agreeable to the Scripture but also bear a greater Semblance to the primitive Churâ— in Her purest Ages though Antiquity be oftâ— pretended as the strength of your Cause It wâ— the Advice of a Great Man of your own Perswaâ—on that you should not go too far back lest you be foâ— pecking toward the Scots Presbytery 2. Seing GOD in his great Mercy hath bâ—stowed on us his Ministers and Ordinances in pâ—rity without the mixture of humane Inventioâ— and hath by his good Hand upon us ever since tâ— Reformation kept us in the Possession of thâ— his great Benefits though not always alike â—berty for publick Administrations we should â— â—e cannot now resile from that degree of Reforâ—ation which GOD hath mercifully brought us â—nto without sinfull Defection on our Part but â—ratefully retain what we have attained unto not â—aring to take the Guilt upon us of deserting pure Ordinances and Joyn with others unless you can â—onvince us that our Exceptions are Groundless â—r give sufficient Reason for such Conviction â—hich We are alwayes ready to Hear But bare â—aying they are Groundless cannot convince us â— it be said that neither your Church-Communiâ—n nor ours is fully Perfect it shall be readily granâ—ed yet we are commanded to hold fast that which â— Good and to stand fast in the Liberty whereâ—ith Christ hath make us free and not be inâ—ngled again with the Yoke of Bondage 3. If there were nothing in Difference between â—e two Communions but things Indifferent which â—ight be done or not done without Sin then we Confess there were no Cause to keep up separate â—ssemblies but one should be made of both But â— is not a Matter of indifferency what Governâ—ent of the Church a Christian is obliged to own â—nd subject to by the Laws of Christ nor can it â—e a Matter indifferent what Worship a Man renâ—reth to GOD whether commanded or not â—any Ignorant People are deluded by telling them â—here is nothing between you and us but a few â—armless indifferent Ceremonies that no man should make a Scruple of And thereby impressing thâ— with an uncharitable Opinion of Dissenters â— Men straining at Gnats But are not so just as â— tell them that Dissenters neither think nor oâ— them Indifferent but Sinfull and Prove them â— be so being obtruded on GOD as Worship witâ—out His Command 4. There is no just Cause to Censure our â— Joyning in publick Worship Communion wâ— you For ye have cast us out of your Communiâ— by the Canons of the Church you Adhere to â— appeareth by Can. 10th and Can. 11th wheâ— it 's said such as maintain other Meetings then â— allowed by the Laws of the Land and call themselvâ— true Churches are to be Excommunicated but so it â— that we freely Confess frequent Meetings not aâ—proved by the Laws of Men though in no Coâ—tempt of the Laws but judged our Selves bouâ— rather to Obey GOD than Men and to hold â— publick Worship to GOD for his Glory and oâ— own Edification So far as we were not impedâ— by our Persecuters And for our being true Chuâ—ches we do also Assert it being Members of tâ— true Catholick Church adhering to Christ tâ— Head his Word and Ordinances And as â— are particular Churches of Pastors and Peopâ— assembling together for the Worship of GOâ— are integrating parts of the whole and Canon â—â— we are actually Rejected because it 's said such â— affirm the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Engl. â—ay not with good Conscience be used and subscribed unâ— are Excommunicated ipso facto this is hard meaâ—re for hereby we are Excommunicated before â—e be heard and without any Reason to convince â—s that it 's a wicked Errour to Deny the Use or â—ubscription to these Rites and Ceremonies But â—hus we stand Excommunicated and shall not accorâ—ing to the Canon be restored untill we Repent Publickly and Revoke such wicked Errours Though we cannot be convinced that it is an Erâ—our yet we shall not be restored except we come â— as Penitentiares which is no great Encouâ—agement that suffering Penance must be the first â—tep of our Conformity if you keep by your â—ules And how come ye to Invite or Quarrel â—s for not Joyning in your Communion seing you â—nnot receive us before we publickly Repent â—nd we in the mean while declare our selves not â—uilty so that we can neither Repent Privately â—or Publickly for denying the Use or Subscripâ—ion to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church 5. It 's a great Discouragement to be of your Communion that your Ministers enter not their Charge by the Election and Call of the People being â—heir Priviledge by Scripture-Patern to chuse Church-Officers as Acts 6. The which Priviledge â—as allowed and continued for several Centuries â—n the Primitive Times Cyprian presseth it with great Vigour and as we heard from him alreadâ— that a Bishop or Pastor was to be Elected in tâ— sight of the People and by the Suffrages of tâ— whole Fraternity It 's thought unreasonable tâ—â— a Man should be constrained to trust the Health â— his Body to a Physician of whom he has no knoâ—ledge whether he be either Skilfull or Faithfuâ— when he may have others of whose Judgment anâ— Fidelity he approveth How much less should Mâ— be forced to trust the Charge of their Souls â— Men whom they know not approve not nor evâ— consented unto or desired to be their Ministerâ— Yet they must take him who is Appointed whâ—ther they will or not or want if it were to theâ— Lives end they shall have no Liberty to Elect â—nother If any Object that People may erre in their â—lection It 's soon answered that so may one Mâ—erre in his peremptory Determinations as well Hundreds or Thousands many of whom may bâ— judicious Christians Rationally

willingly accept but when he spâ— without them with his good leave he would dissent â— well knew that the best of sinfull Men were Fâ—lible and no Man to be followed further then â— was a follower of Christ 2. When it 's said that the Fathers do generalâ— assert Episcopacy was in the Church it will nâ— thence follow that they asserted it should be the Church it 's one thing to affirm that in thâ— and the other place there were Bishops over Preâ—byters but another thing to affirm there was Dâ—vine Institution for such Prelacy there 's vast diffâ—rence between the two and where this is not aâ—verted the Testimonies of the Fathers are bâ— wrested and perverted as if they all approved Prelacy because they make mention of Bishop For 3. We shall find the choise of the Fathers â—claring that from the beginning it was not so aâ— that the Difference between Bishop and Presbâ—ter came in to the Church by Custom but by â— Divine Appointment That the Church in â— primitive times after the Apostles was governâ— and should be governed by the common Couâ— â—f Presbyters and therefore we are willing they â—pear and speak for themselves knowing they and up for us more than for you Palycarp Epist ad Philip. perswadeth the Peoâ—e to Obey their Presbyters as Christ We are not â—ncerned in his manner of Expression if it appear â—yperbolick this being sufficient to us that his â—xhortation is to obey Presbyters in the Lord but â—t Bishops over Presbyters Ignatius Epist ad Trallens requireth the People subject to the Presbytry calling it Gods Court. Ireneus lib. 4. cap. 44. it becometh you to be Oâ—diâ—nt to Presbyters who have their succession from the â—postles And in his Epistle to Victor called Bishop of â—ome he hath these Words The Presbyters of Rome whom you have succeeded This Epistle and this â—ententence in it is quoted by Euseb lib. 5. cap. 23. â—hereby it 's evident that all the Bishops of Rome the second Century were but Presbyters in Ireâ—us his Judgement Tertull. Apolog. cap. 30. calleth Presbyters preâ—ents of the Churches Praesident probati quique Senioâ— Theophylact. in Philip. 1. affirms that whiles the â—postles lived the Names of Bishops and Presbyters â—ere not distinguished Chrysostom commenting on the same Scripture â—clareth himself to be of the same mind Jerom is more plain then pleasant insisting length in the Probation of his known Assertiâ— that Bishops over Presbyters are not by Diviâ— Institution for which he quoteth many Texts aâ— Commenting on the first cap. to Titus saith a Prâ—byter is the same with a Bishop and before that Faâ—ons did arise in Religion by the instinct of the Devil â— Churches were governed by the common Council of Prâ—byters It 's strange that this Discourse of Jeroâ— escaped an index expurgatorius confidering hâ— Bellarmin and others fret when ever it 's mentioâ—ed it 's so plain and full against the Divine Rigâ— of Prelacy That some of them spare not to saâ— the Good Old Father erred But he goeth onâ— his Epistle to Euagr. and saith let Bishops know thâ— it 's rather by Custom then by the Lords Appointmâ— that Bishops are above Presbyters Ambrose on Eph. 4. saith that Bishops were set â—bove Presbyters by a Council But giveth no accouâ— of the time and place of that Council Howevâ— that same which he saith sufficeth because suppâ—sing it were enacted by a Council then the preâ—tion was but by Humane Authority August Epist 19. confesseth that it was but by present Custom of the Church that Bishops were greâ—er than Presbyters Gregor Naz. orat 28. wisheth the utter Abolâ—on of Prelacy calling it a Tyrannical Government Theodoret. commenting on Phil. 1. saith tâ— these Bishops mentioned in the Text were Presbyters Oecumenius commenting on the same text deâ—lareth himself of the same mind Chrysostom commenting on Hebrews saith â—at Heb. 13. 17. made always his Soul to tremble â—hen he thought on it and Homil. 34. page 602. falâ—th a wondring if a Bishop can be saved any of them â—peciallie whoâ—are greedy of so great a Charge Hom. â— page 627. he calleth them miserable Wretches who â—esire it for saith he thou must give an account of all â—hom thou Rulest these are the words of Chrysoâ—om Basil de Spir. Sancto saith that by Ambition to overnall all Church Government came to nothing Many mo ' might be added but we suppose ye â—ill think these too many speaking at this Rate It should also be observed that Bishops of old â—mmonly had no greater Charge then they could â—ersonally oversee So Euseb lib. 10. cap. 4. saith expresly that a Bishop â—d no greater Charge then he could take personal notice their Souls And lib. 6. cap. 29. saith that an 236. the faithfull in Rome did meet together in one place chuse another Bishop in Place of Anterus Cyprian lib. 2. epist 5. When a Bishop was to Chosen the whole Body of the People were called toâ—her that he might be Elected before all their eyes and the suffrage of the whole Fraternity Here are two â—ings to be Noted that the Body of the People Elected their own Bishop next that the People whom the Bishop was to take Charge could meâ— together in one place One Bishop had common â— but one Altar or Communion Table so that oâ— Bishop now after the New Model taketh a greaâ—er Charge than would have well served twenâ— yea fourty in former times Primat Vsher in his Relig. of Irish saith that Pâ—trick Planted in Ireland 365. Churches and as mâ—ny Bishops and that afterward in Malachias tiâ— the Bishops were more multiplied Let that numbâ— be compared with the present number of Bishoâ— in Ireland And then let the Reader Judge wâ— hath the greatest regard to Antiquity or who tâ— Bishops are that are most capable to Dischargeâ— Pastoral-Duty to the Flock whether few aboâ— twenty in a Nation or many hundreds And if â— will not regard the account given by Mr. Clerks and others though convincingly demonstratâ— that many Bishops lived so near to one anotheâ— and their Sees so contiguous that their Charâ— could not exceed the Bounds of an ordinary Parisâ— and that many of them were Bishops of Villagâ— yet ye will take notice of your Friend Mr. Fulâ— who saith that Bishops of Old were set too thick for â— to grow Lydda Jamina and Joppa being Episcopâ— Towns and all of them within 3 or 4 Miles of othâ— For Bishops had then their Sees in Poor Contemptiâ— Villages And that none may think he speaketh random Sozom. confirmeth the same that Villages â—ad their Bishops lib. 7. cap. 19. Object But the Church upon mature Delibeâ—ation found it expedient to invest some with â—ower and Authority over many others for preâ—enting or healing of Divisions and keeping all in Unity and good Order Answ The most knowing and moderat of the â—piscopal Perswasion take Sanctuary here and â—resume no higher alledging the Church was â—onstrained to it for compescing turbulent Huâ—ors and

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