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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

3.1 Prophet Deut. 18.15 Act. 3. 22. Evangelist Esai 41.27 Bishop 1. Pet. 2.25 Doctor Mat. 23.10 Diaconus Rom. 15.8 II. When the Harvest was great Matth. 9.38 that his personall presence could not attend all he took unto him XII Apostles as the XII Patriarchs or XII * Fountaines as S. Ierom or the XII Princes of the Tribes Num. 1. Gathering his Disciples Matth. 10.1 Choosing out of them Luk. 6.13 Whom he would Mark 3.13 Called them to him Luk. 6.13 Made them Mark 3.13 Named them Apostles Luk. 6.13 These he began to send Mark 6.7 Gave them in charge Mat. 10.1 and 11.1 To preach the Gospell Luk. 9.2 To Heal Matth. 10.1 Luk. 9.2 To cast out Devills Matth. 10.1 Gave them power Mat. 10.1 Luk. 9.2 To take maintenance Matth. 10.10 To shake of the dust for a witnesse Matth. 10.14 So he sent them Matth. 10.5 Luk. 9.1 They went and preached Luk. 9.6 They returned and made relationwhat they had done taught Mark 6.30 III. After this when the Harvest grew so great as that the XII sufficed not all Luk. 10.1 2. hee took unto him other LXX as the 70. Palme-trees Num. 33.9 the Fathers of Families Gen. 46. the Elders Num. 11 These he Declared Luk. 10.1 Sent by two and two into every City and place whither he himselfe would come lb. Gave them power as to the Apostles to Take maintenance Luk. 10.7 Shake off the dust Luk. 10.11 Heale the sick Luk. 10.9 Preach Luk. 10.9 Tread upon Serpents and Scorpions and over all the power of the Enemy Luk. 10.19 These two Orders as me thinketh S. Paul Ephes. 3.5 doth comprehend under the name of Apostles and Prophets by the LXX understanding Prophets as usually next to the Apostles he placeth Prophets ever 1. Cor. 12.28 Ephes. 4.11 None of the Fathers ever doubted that these two were two severall Orders or Sorts nor that the Apostles were superiour to the LXX It appeareth also that the Apostles had in them power to forbid to preach Luk. 9.49 and that Matthias was exalted from the other Order to the Apostleship This was then the Order while Christ was upon the Earth I. Christ himselfe II. The XII whose successours were Bishops III. The LXX whose successours were Priests IV. The faithfull people or Disciples of whom 500. and more are mentioned in 1. Corinth 15. 6. and CXX in Act. 1.15 The forme of government used in the time of the APOSTLES Albeit Christ saith the people were as Sheep without a Shepheard Matth. 9. 38. yet he tearmeth his Apostles Haruest men not Shepheards For while he was in person on Earth himselfe only was the Shepheard and they but Arietes gregis But at his departure he maketh them Shepheards Iohn 21.15 as they likewise at theirs 1. Pet. 5.2 Act. 20.28 Of the APOSTLES themselves and first of their Name Shelicha which is the Syrian name was the title of certaine Legats or Commissioners sent from the High Priest to visit the Iewes and their Synagogues which were dispersed in other Countries with authority to redresse things amisse {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} among the Greekes were Officers of great credit as by Herodotus and Demosthenes appeareth Secondly of their Forme what it is Not to have been with Christ all his time Acts 1.21 So were others moe Not to be sent immediately of Christ Gal. 1.1 So were the LXX Luk. 10. Not to be limited to no one place Matth. 28. 19. So were others Luk. 24.33 50. And S. Iames went no whither Not to be inspired of God so that they did not erre So were Marke and Luke Not to plant Churches So did Philip the Evangelist Act. 8.5 Not to work signes and miracles So did Stephen Acts 6.8 and Philip Acts 8.6 But over and above these and with these that eminent Authority or Iurisdiction which they had over all not only joyntly together but every one by himselfe I. Of imposing hands in Ordination Acts 6.6 Confirmatiō Act 8.17 18. II. Of Commanding the word of the Bench Acts 4.18 and 5.28 1. Thess. 4.11.2 Thess. 3.6 12. Philem. 8. Coloss. 4.10.1 Cor. 14.37.2 Peter 3.2 Titus 1.5.1 Cor. 7.6 17. and 11.34 16.1 III. Of Countermanding Luke 9.49 Acts 15.24.1 Tim. 2.12 IV. Of Censuring 1. Cor. 4.21.2 Cor. 13.10 Gal. 5.12.1 Tim. 1.20.1 Cor. 5.5 11.2 Thess. 3.14 Matth. 16.19 with 18.18 and Iohn 20.23 In this power it is that the Bishops succeed the Apostles Irenae lib. 3. cap. 3. Tertull. de Praescript Cyprian ad Florent 3.9 Epiphan. Haeres 27. Romae fuerunt primi Petrus Paulus Apostoli ijdem ac Episcopi Chrysost. in Act. 3. Iacobus Episcopus Hierosolymitanus Hieronym epist. 85. 54. ad Marcellam de scriptorih Ecclesiast in Petro Iacobo Ambros in 1. Corinth 11. de Angelis in Ephes. 4. Apostoli Angeli sunt OF DEACONS AT the beginning the whole weight of the Churches affayres lay upon the Apostles The distribution as well of the Sacrament Act. 2. 42. as of the Oblations Act. 4.35 The Ordination Acts 6.6 The Government Acts 5.3 But upon occasion of the Greeks complaint whose widowes were not duly regarded in the dayly ministration which was as well of the Sacrament as of the Oblations otherwise the Apostles would not have left out the mention of the Sacrament in Acts 6.4 they transferred that part upon the VII Deacons whom they had ordayned for distribution of the Sacrament not for Consecration Act. 6.1 Tim. 3.12 13. Iustin. Apolog. 2. Ignatius ad Heronem Tertull de Baptismo Cyprian de lapsis lib. 3. epist. 9. Chrysostom hom. 83. in Matth. Hieron. ep 48. ad Sabinianum contra Lucifer Ambros. Offic. lib. 1. cap. 41. Gregor. 4.88 Concil. Nicaen 1. can. 14. OF EVANGELISTS THey grew upon occasion of the scattering of the Disciples by means of the persecution after the death of S. Stephen Acts 11.19 Of which number S. Philip is reckoned Acts 21.8 and diverse others Acts 11.19 of whom Eusebius maketh mention lib. 3. cap. 37. and lib. 5. cap. 10. Upon these was transferred that part of the Apostles function which consisted in preaching from place to place OF PRIESTS VVHen the Churches were in some sort planted by the preaching of the Apostles Prophets and Evangelists that they might be continually watered and have a standing attendance the Apostles ordained Priests by imposition of hands in every Church Acts 14.23 and 11.30 and 21.18 And they made choyce of the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} rather then of the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} more in use with the Greeks because it includeth an Embassie and that chiefly of Reconciliation which is the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} expressed by S. Paul in 2. Corinth 5.20 with Luke 14.32 OF BISHOPS LAst of all that the Churches thus planted and watered might so continue the Apostles ordained Overseers to have a generall care over the Churches in stead of themselves who first

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

had the same which is called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Acts 15.36 and containeth in it as a strengthning or establishing that which is already well Acts 14.22 and 15.41 Revel 3. 2. so a rectifying or redressing if ought be defective or amisse Tit 1.5 These are called Acts 20.28 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} in the Syrian that is Episcopi by S. Iohn Revel. 1.20 the Angells of the Churches These were set over others both to rule and teach 1. Tim: 5.17 1. Pet 5.2 Upon these was transferred the chiefe part of the Apostolick function The Oversight of the Church Power of Commanding Correcting Ordaining The occasion which caused the Apostles to appoint Bishops besides the patterne in the time of the Law seemeth to have been schismes Such as were in the Churches of Rome Rom. 16.17 Corinth 1. Cor. 1.11 and 3.3 4. Galatia Gal. 5.12 Ephesus Ephes. 4.2 3. Philippi Phil. 4.2 Colossi Coloss. 3. 13. Thessalonica 2. Thess. 3.11 The Hebrews Hebr. 13.9 Iam. 3.1 For which S. Cyprian S. Hierome and all the Fathers take the respect to one Governour to be an especiall remedy for which also see Calvin Instit. lib. 4. cap. 4. 2. This power even in the Apostles time was necessary For God chargeth not his Church with superfluous burdens Yet had they such graces as power of healing doing signes sundry languages c. that they of all other might seem best able to want it For by these graces they purchased both admiration and terrour sufficient for crediting their bare word in the whole Church If necessary then in their times that were so furnished much more in the ages ensuing when all those graces ceased and no meanes but it to keep things in order So that were it not apparant to have been in the Apostles yet the necessity of the times following destitute of these helps might enforce it Seeing then God hath no lesse care for the propagation and continuance of his Church then for the first setling or planting of it Eph. 4. 13. it must needs follow that this power was not personall in the Apostles as tyed to them only but a power given to the Church and in them for their times resident but not ending with them as temporary but common to the ages after and continuing to whom it was more needfull then to them to represse schisme and to remedy other abuses So that the very same power at this day remaineth in the Church and shall to the Worlds end Of the PERSONS that executed these Offices I. ALbeit the Commission were generall over all Nations which was given to the XII yet was that generality only by permission not expresse mandatory Else should they have sinned that went not through all Nations Therefore howsoever the Commission was to all Nations yet was it left to their discretion how and in what sort they would dispose themselves as the Holy Ghost should direct them So that the partition Gal. 2. 9. betwixt S. Peter and S. Paul was lawfull and good and no wayes derogatory to Ite praedicate Goe teach all nations Further the Ecclesiasticall History doth testify that they parted the Coasts and Countries of the world among them by common advise and so severed themselves Peter to Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Iohn to Asia Parthia Andrew to Scythia Pontus Euxinus and Byzantium Philip to upper Asia and to Hierapolis Thomas to India Persia and the Magi Bartholmew to Armenia Lycaonia India ●iterior Matthew to Aethiopia Simeon to Mesopotamia Persia Aegypt Afrique Britany Thaddaeus to Arabia Idumaea Mesopotamia Matthias to Aethiopia II. Againe albeit their preaching was for the most ambulatory yet doe the same Histories witnesse that having setled Religion and brought the Church to some stay toward their end they betook themselves to residence in some one place diverse of them as S. Iames at Ierusalem Euseb. lib. 2. cap. 1. Epiphan. haer. 66. Hierome S. Iohn at Ephesus Euseb. lib. 3. cap. 26. Tertullian lib. 4. contra Marcion Hierome S. Peter first at Antioch and after at Rome Which places were more especially accompted their Sees and the Churches themselves after a more especiall manner were called Apostolick Sedes Apostolorum Augustin epist. 42. Ecclesiae Apostolicae Tertullian III. Thirdly it is also plaine that the Apostles chose unto them as Helpers {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} divers who were companions with them in their journies ministred unto them supplyed their absence in diverse Churches when they themselves were occasioned to depart Such were Apollos Act. 19.1 1. Cor. 3.6 Aquila Rom. 16.3 Archippus Philem. 2. Colos. 4. 17. Aristarchus Act. 20.4 Clemens Phil. 4.3 Crescens 2. Tim. 4.10 Demetrius 3. Iohn 12. Epaphras Colos. 4.12 1.7 Philem. 24. Epaphroditus Ph. 2.23 Epaenetus Rom. 16.5 Erastus Act. 19.22 Gaius Act. 20.4 Iesus Iustus Col. 4.11 Iohn Mark Act. 13.5 15.37 Philem. 24. Lucas Philem. 24. Col. 4.14 Secundus Act. 20.4 Silvanus 1. Pet. 5. 12. 1. Thess. 1. 1. 2. Thess. 1.1 Sopater Act. 20.4 Sosthenes 1. Cor. 1.1 Stephanas 1. Cor. 16. 15. Timotheus Act. 19.22 20.4 Titus 2. Cor. 8.23 Trophimus Act. 20.4 Tychicus Act. 20.4 Vrbanus Rom. 16.9 Of whom Eusebius lib. 3. Hist. cap. 4. Euthymius in tertium Iohannis Isidorus de Patrib and Dorothei Synopsis To two of these Timothy and Titus the one at Ephesus the other at Crete Euseb. lib. 3. cap. 4. the Apostles imparted their owne Commission while they yet lived even the chiefe authority they had To appoint Priests Tit. 1.5 Hieron. in eum locū To ordaine them by imposition of hands 1. Tim. 5.22 2. Tim. 2.2 To keep safe and preserve the Depositum 1. Tim. 6.14 20.2 Tim. 1.14 To command not to teach other things 1. Tim. 1.3 Tit. 3.9.2 Tim. 2.16 To receive Accusations 1. Tim. 5.19 21. To redresse or correct things amisse Tit. 1.5 To reject young Widowes 1. Tim. 5.11 To censure Hereticks and disordered persons Tit 1.11 and 3.10.1 Tim: 6.5.2 Tim. 3.5 And these after the Apostles deceased succeeded them in their charge of Government which was ordinary successive and perpetuall their extraordinary guifts of miracles and tongues ceasing with them So Irenaeus lib. 3. cap. 3. Quos successores relinquebant suum ipsorum locum Magisterii tradentes Of the promiscuous use of their NAMES These were they whom posterity called Bishops But in the beginning regard was not had to distinction of Names The authority and power was ever distinct the name not restrained either in This or Other The Apostles were called Priests or Seniors 1. Pet. 5.1 Deacons or Ministers 1. Cor. 3.5 Teachers or Doctors 1. Tim. 2.7 Bishops or Overseers Acts 1.20 Prophets Acts 13.1 Revel. 22.9 Evangelists 1. Cor. 9.16 The name of Apostle was enlarged and made common to more then the XII To Barnabas Act. 14.4 14. Andronicus Rom. 16.7 Epaphroditus Phil. 2. 25. Titus and others 2. Cor. 8.23 Timothy Hieron in Cant. Chr. Euseb. The