Selected quad for the lemma: church_n
Text snippets containing the quad
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
A59593
|
No reformation of the established reformation by John Shaw ...
|
Shaw, John, 1614-1689.
|
1685
(1685)
|
Wing S3022; ESTC R33735
|
94,232
|
272
|
102._o the_o nine_o and_o last_o year_n of_o clemens_n 6._o simeon_n name_v act._n 15._o 14._o after_o his_o kinsman_n james_n the_o brother_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v martyr_v consecrate_v his_o successor_n at_o jerusalem_n a_o 63_o or_o 64._o euseb_n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o and_o 16._o so_o that_o for_o full_a eleven_o year_n he_o be_v of_o a_o inferior_a order_n for_o so_o many_o pass_v after_o the_o mention_n of_o he_o in_o the_o acts._n 7._o dionysius_n speak_v of_o act._n 17._o 24._o be_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o athens_n euseb_n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v archippus_n bishop_n of_o coloss_n apollo_n of_o corinth_n epaphroditus_n of_o philippi_n tychicus_n of_o chalcedon_n sylvanus_n sosthenes_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o review_v the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o four_o patriarchal_a see_v 1._o after_o james_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n fourteen_o of_o the_o circumcision_n succeed_v he_o euseb_n l._n 4._o 5._o whereof_o justus_n be_v the_o last_o who_o die_v a_o 131._o which_o be_v full_a twenty_o year_n before_o blondel_n ara._n 2._o at_o antioch_n after_o s._n peter_n euodius_n be_v bishop_n till_o a_o 98_o than_o ignatius_n till_o a_o 108_o after_o he_o cornelius_n who_o die_v before_o 140._o 3._o eight_o successive_a bishop_n sit_v at_o rome_n till_o 140._o in_o which_o year_n higinus_n be_v consecrate_v antonini_n pii_fw-la tertio_fw-la 4._o at_o alexandria_n five_o be_v account_v from_o s._n mark_n the_o last_o whereof_o eumanes_n be_v ordain_v a_o 134._o num._n 4._o that_o all_o these_o have_v the_o same_o power_n which_o be_v now_o claim_v by_o bishop_n be_v evident_a from_o rev._n 1._o 20._o where_o as_o the_o seven_o angel_n of_o the_o asian_a church_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o church_n so_o every_o of_o those_o angel_n have_v a_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o their_o respective_a church_n to_o redress_v abuse_n for_o why_o shall_v they_o be_v particular_o tax_v for_o scandal_n and_o irregularity_n therein_o if_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o reform_v and_o remedy_v they_o it_o seem_v too_o severe_a to_o charge_n neglect_v on_o they_o who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o crime_n and_o to_o correct_v they_o that_o those_o asian_a church_n be_v fix_v and_o determinate_a distinct_a church_n the_o presbyterian_o can_v deny_v who_o affirm_v they_o be_v govern_v by_o presbyter_n for_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o determinate_a body_n which_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o or_o by_o many_o the_o independent_o shift_v we_o find_v here_o a_o congregational_a church_n wherein_o be_v many_o congregation_n many_o minister_n many_o believer_n many_o pastor_n be_v frivolous_a for_o there_o may_v and_o many_o such_o there_o be_v yet_o these_o may_v be_v and_o be_v under_o one_o precedent_n over_o they_o in_o chief_a for_o such_o as_o these_o many_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o our_o city_n where_o there_o be_v bishop_n to_o rule_v they_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o those_o prefect_n be_v and_o do_v exercise_v authority_n over_o both_o laity_n and_o clergy_n from_o the_o rule_n give_v to_o timothy_n by_o s._n paul_n before_o allege_v john_n frigivile_a of_o gaunt_n write_v his_o reform_v pol._n a_o 1593._o wherein_o he_o aver_v p._n 64_o etc._n etc._n q._n elizabeth_n maintain_v the_o government_n and_o state_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o england_n as_o god_n have_v ordain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o confirm_v in_o the_o gospel_n for_o say_v he_o p._n 14._o though_o the_o apostle_n be_v equal_a among_o themselves_o concern_v authority_n yet_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o church_n increase_v but_o different_a degree_n begin_v s._n paul_n charge_v timothy_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o one_o of_o those_o seven_o church_n not_o to_o admit_v a_o accusation_n against_o a_o priest_n therefore_o he_o may_v admit_v or_o reject_v a_o accusation_n against_o a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v jurisdiction_n even_o over_o a_o priest_n dr._n raynolds_n conference_n with_o hart_n p._n 535._o thus_o state_n it_o in_o the_o church_n at_o ephesus_n be_v sundry_a elder_n and_o pastor_n to_o guide_v it_o yet_o among_o those_o sundry_a there_o be_v one_o chief_a who_o our_o saviour_n call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n here_o then_o be_v our_o saviour_n approbation_n for_o the_o chiefty_a of_o the_o order_n and_o this_o be_v he_o who_o afterward_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o father_n call_v bishop_n num._n 5._o the_o apostle_n have_v ordain_v bishop_n to_o succeed_v they_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n they_o who_o be_v so_o ordain_v be_v thereby_o authorize_v to_o ordain_v other_o and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n matt._n 28._o ult_n which_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n import_v though_o the_o apostle_n continue_v not_o in_o their_o person_n yet_o shall_v in_o their_o successor_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o succession_n be_v conclude_v from_o scripture_n act._n 1._o 20._o must_n one_o be_v ordain_v to_o take_v judas_n his_o bishopric_n which_o by_o divine_a disposition_n fall_v upon_o mathias_n who_o as_o euseb_n report_v l._n 2._o c._n 1._o be_v of_o the_o seventy_o a_o inferior_a because_o a_o distinguish_v rank_n to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n which_o seem_v probable_a from_o v._o 21._o it_o be_v the_o employment_n of_o the_o seventy_o to_o accompany_v and_o attend_v they_o saint_n paul_n appoint_v timothy_n to_o depute_v faithful_a person_n to_o officiate_v in_o the_o church_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 2._o yea_o so_o great_a care_n have_v the_o apostle_n for_o a_o succession_n that_o as_o clemens_n report_v they_o note_v lift_v or_o catalogue_n of_o approve_a man_n who_o shall_v succeed_v the_o present_a bishop_n in_o each_o church_n num._n 6._o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n certain_o immediate_o after_o there_o be_v three_o order_n in_o the_o church_n not_o as_o calvin_n who_o first_o conjure_v up_o lay-elders_a to_o be_v his_o officious_a agitatour_n recite_v they_o nor_o as_o mr._n dallee_o conjecture_n but_o as_o they_o be_v account_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n indeed_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a there_o be_v first_o but_o one_o order_n the_o apostolical_a or_o episcopal_a the_o apostle_n or_o bishop_n discharge_v all_o church_n administration_n and_o office_n but_o they_o have_v a_o power_n entire_a in_o themselves_o and_o radical_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o derive_v and_o communicate_v what_o they_o think_v fit_a for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n to_o other_o according_o the_o church_n increase_v as_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o act_n the_o order_n of_o deacon_n be_v institute_v who_o be_v not_o empower_v only_o to_o collect_v receive_v and_o distribute_v alm_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o poor_a but_o to_o high_a ecclesiastical_a office_n for_o we_o find_v philip_n both_o preach_v and_o baptize_v act_n 8._o 35_o 38._o that_o this_o philip_n be_v not_o the_o apostle_n but_o the_o deacon_n calvin_n think_v so_o because_o he_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n be_v not_o then_o remove_v from_o jerusalem_n gualther_n be_v positive_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o epiph._n de_fw-fr sim._n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o ancient_a writer_n certain_o saint_n cypr._n ad_fw-la jub_fw-la be_v clear_a a_o philippo_n diacono_fw-la quem_fw-la iidem_fw-la apostoli_fw-la petrus_n scil_n &_o johannes_n miserant_fw-la baptizati_fw-la erant_fw-la beza_n reckon_v the_o pastoral_a office_n and_o duty_n add_v sub_fw-la quibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n under_o which_o we_o comprehend_v the_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o marriage_n from_o the_o perpetual_a use_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o particular_n the_o deacon_n often_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o pastor_n so_o he_o confess_v c._n 5._o aphor._n 25._o this_o he_o attempt_v to_o prove_v from_o joh._n 4._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 14._o with_o he_o concur_v bull._n fleming_n magdab_n who_o all_o receive_v it_o from_o just_a mar._n ambr._n hter_n aug._n the_o greek_a par._n and_o tert._n who_o be_v most_o express_a dandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o chief_a priest_n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o first_o right_n of_o administer_a baptism_n than_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n how_o long_o these_o two_o order_n continue_v in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o full_o resolve_v some_o conceive_v from_o act._n 14._o 23._o about_o a_o 49._o claudii_n septimo_fw-la the_o three_o order_n that_o of_o presbyter_n be_v superinduce_v other_o conjecture_v not_o so_o early_o however_o city_n and_o their_o territory_n submit_v to_o the_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n presbyter_n be_v constitute_v before_o all_o the_o apostle_n die_v yet_o the_o bishop_n still_o reserve_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o jurisdiction_n as_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n even_o to_o this_o day_n bishop_n alone_o ordain_v as_o arcud_v de_fw-fr