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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95776	The reduction of episcopacie unto the form of synodical government received in the ancient Church: proposed in the year 1641. as an expedient for the prevention of those troubles, which afterwards did arise about the matter of church-government. / By the most reverend and learned father of our Church Dr. James Usher, late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. A true copy set forth by Nicolas Bernard, D.D. preacher to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne occasioned by an imperfect copy lately printed.	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.; Bernard, Nicholas, d. 1661.	1656 (1656)	Wing U217; Thomason E897_1; ESTC R203884	4,766	13

THE REDUCTION OF EPISCOPACIE Unto the Form of Synodical Government Received in the ANCIENT CHURCH Proposed in the year 1641. as an Expedient for the prevention of those Troubles which afterwards did arise about the matter of Church-Government By the most Reverend and learned Father of our Church Dr. JAMES VSHER late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland A true Copy set forth by NICOLAS BERNARD D. D. Preacher to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne occasioned by an imperfect Copy lately Printed Decemb 17 LONDON Printed by E.C. for R. Royston at the Angel in Ivie-lane 1656. To the Reader THE late publishing of this Treatise from some different Copy hath compelled me thus to hasten out a more Perfect one according to the Original given me of late years by this Most Reverend Person under his own hand which I had a long time in my custody These defects or mistakes following were in the former impression and are amended in this 1. The not mentioning the time of the Proposal and intimating as if it had been lately composed by him for the compremising of the now differences and the preventing of those troubles that may arise c. Whereas it was first proposed in the year 1641. by way of accommodation then and as an Expedient for the prevention of what fell out afterwards about the matter of Church-Government 2. The printing of the Marginal notes in the I II III IV Propositions Parallelling them with the then customes of Scotland these by his orders to me were to be wholly left out if ever they should be thought fit to be published 3. The omission of the Marginal note out of St. Jerome in the third Proposition which is here supplied 4. Some different words as company for community Primate for Archbishop forme of ordaining Ministers for the Book of Ordination c. as the neglect of that distinction of Characters for the quotations in English and other passages which were designed by his own hand 5. The Postscript is set forth so defective that the Reader might interpret it to be his own attestation whereas it was the draught of an approbation of it by some others of eminency both for learning and piety then living who were ready to have subscribed it The Original given to me having this Introduction which was notin the former impression viz. We are of the Judgement that the Forme of Government here proposed c. I suppose Doctor Holdsworth was one by what I found under his hand annexed Thus much I have thought fit to advertise as the causes necessitating me to the reprinting of it and to desire the Reader upon this occasion not to give credit hereafter to things of this nature which shall be published in this most Reverend Primates name without the Approbation of such as are appointed for that end And now if this which is a Copy according to his own last correction may answer the expectation of many pious and prudent persons to be a seasonable preparative to some moderation in the midst of those extreams which this Age abounds with it will attain the end intended by the Author And it is likely to be the more operative by the great reputation he had and hath in the hearts of all good men being far from the least suspicion to be byassed by any private ends but only aiming at the reducing of Order Peace and Unity which God is the Author of and not of confusion For the recovery of which it were to be wished that such as do consent in Substantials for matter of Doctrine would consider of some conjunction in point of Discipline that private interests and circumstantials might not keep them thus far asunder Grayes Inne Dec. 2.1656 N. Bernard The Reduction of Episcopacy unto the forme of Synodical Government received in the ancient Church proposed in the year 1641. as an Expedient for the prevention of those troubles which afterwards did arise about the matter of Church-Government Episcopal and Presbyterial Government conjoyned BY Order of the Church of England all Presbyters are charged a The book of Ordination to administer the Doctrine and Sacraments and the Discipline of Christ as the Lord hath commanded and as this Realm hath received the same And that they might the better understand what the Lord had commanded therein b Ibid. ex Act. 20.27 28. the exhortation of St. Paul to the Elders of the Church of Ephesus is appointed to be read unto them at the time of their Ordination Take heed unto your selves and to all the flock among whom the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers to * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so taken in Mat. 2.6 Rev. 12.5 19.15 Rule the Congregation of God which he hath purchased with his Bloud Of the many Elders who in common thus ruled the Church of Ephesus there was one President whom our Saviour in his Epistle unto this Church in a peculiar manner stileth c Rev. 2.1 the Angel of the Church of Ephesus and Ignatius in another Epistle written about twelve years after unto the same Church calleth the Bishop thereof Betwixt the Bishop and the Presbytery of that Church what an harmonious consent there was in the ordering of the Church Government the same Ignatius doth fully there declare by the Presbytery with d 1 Tim. 4.14 St. Paul understanding the community of the rest of the Presbyters or Elders who then had a hand not only in the delivery of the Doctrine and Sacraments but also in the Administration of the Discipline of Christ for further proof of which we have the known testimony of Tertullian in his general Apology for Christians e Ibidem etiam exhortationes castigationes censura divina nam judicatur magno cum pondere ut apud certos de Dei censpectu summumque futuri judicii praejudicium est si quis ita deliquerit ut à communicatione orationis cenventus omnis sancti commercii relegetur praesident probati quique seniores honorem istum non pretio sed Testimonio adepti Tertul. Apologet. cap. 39. In the Church are used exhortations chastisements and divine censure for Judgement is given with great advice as among those who are certain they are in the sight of God and it is the chiefest foreshewing of the Judgement which is to come if any man have so offended that he be banished from the Communion of Prayer and of the Assembly and of all holy fellowship The Presidents that bear rule therein are certain approved Elders who have obtained this honour not by reward but by good report who were no other as he himself intimates elsewhere but f Nec de aliorum manibus quam praesidentium sumimus Id. de corona militis cap. 3. those from whose hands they used to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist For with the Bishop who was the chief President and therefore stiled by the same Tertullian in another place g Dandi quidem