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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34188	The Bishop of London's seventh letter, of the conference with his clergy held in the year 1686, upon the King's letter, dated 1685 : and directed to the two arch-bishops, with directions concerning preachers.	Compton, Henry, 1632-1713.	1690 (1690)	Wing C5673; ESTC R38823	9,075	20

Marks by which they may judge more easily whether or no they that preach deliver Sound Doctrine And they that preach may the better be directed how to speak in the Style of the Church thereby to preserve that Harmony and Consent recommended by the Apostle in speaking the same things 1 Cor. 1. 10. And thus giving the same sound People may without Distraction know how to perform their Duty THE outward Adornment of this Doctrine is to have all things done decently and in order the World is constituted and governed by Order and God is the God of it This is the Discipline contained in our Canons which adds Strength to our Faith and Life to our Charity For where we find Peace and Concord we are inclin'd to believe that God is there and our brotherly Love is encouraged by such Agreement It directs every one to his proper Post and places all in that Harmony and Consent and unites and knits them together in such close Order that they stand like a Wall against their Enemy in the Day of Tryal Ye cannot study these Rules too much since they are those by which ye ought to walk in all your outward Behaviour towards your Flocks They are the Directions for the Peoples Behaviour that they may avoid the mutual Offence which Disorder and Licentiousness would cause among them And therefore it is highly necessary they should be acquainted with them that they may not think the Church-Discipline to be a Device of their immediate Pastor nor excuse their Irregularity upon pretence of Ignorance III. ANOTHER Injunction is concerning Licences to Preach That care should be taken who are Licensed and that it be only during pleasure It is thought requisite likewise that none for the future but the Arch-Bishop or Bishop of the Diocess do License as being the most proper Judges But this is a matter so highly concerns your Ministry that it requires a very serious and distinct Observation to weigh in what Latitude these Words are to be allowed THE Preaching of the Gospel is expressed severally but there are but two Expressions that have any considerable difference The first is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies the plain denouncing of the Gospel be it what it will The other is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which includes the Merits of what is preached by giving it the Style of Good Tidings HOWEVER that Consideration which must give you your Measures is carefully to distinguish the difference betwixt the Preaching of the Apostles and that of their Successors The Apostles laid the Foundation Built upon the foundation of the Apostle and Prophets Eph. 2. 20. It is very true they built on as occasion served But their great Work was to discover the glad Tidings of the Gospel to all Mankind Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature Mar. 16. 15. And therefore it is that S. Paul assumes to himself as an Apostle a share in the Foundation-work I have laid the foundation and another buildeth thereon I Cor. 3. 10. It must be acknowledged at the same time that the Apostles did upon occasion exercise the ordinary ministerial Functions but with this Caution I baptized also the houshold of Stephanus Besides I know not whether I baptized any other For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the Gospel I Cor. 1. 16 17. HOWEVER it is certain whether the Apostles had exercised it or no that whoever had the supreme and extraordinary Power had likewise that which was ordinary and common to other Ministers of the Gospel For most certainly whatever Power remains to you ye have it as the Apostles Successors And therefore ye ought to distinguish between that Authority which ended with the Apostles and that which is derived down to the Ministers of the succeding Generations 1. THE universal Jurisdiction they had was peculiar to them For tho every Bishop is a Bishop of the Universal Church yet he is not an Universal Bishop He is a Bishop every where but has ordinary Power to act only within his Diocese 2. THE Power of working Miracles and miraclous Gifts of Tongues Prophecies c. were complete only in the Apostles In the Infancy of the Church others had these Gifts but it was in part one after this manner and another after that till in process of time all ceased 3. THEIR Dictates were infallible so as whatever they said or writ was certainly true because they were inspired of God This none after them ever pretended to except Impostors THEREFORE we have nothing to do with these three Qualifications which God hath judged to be more proper for Foundation-work than Superstructure to constitute the Church than to continue it so established So that to us is left only the Power of executing what is already settled and the improving what we have before us to the best advantage 1. OUR Call is of the same nature of that with the Apostles Christ sent them they ordain'd others from whom has been derived a Succession to this Day It is true their inward Mission was much more glorious than ours the Call more clear and powerful adorn'd with divers Gifts but ours comes from the same Fountain For if we enter in by the Door and are true Pastors we were inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon us the Ministry of the Gospel 2. WE have a Power to Ordain others to succeed us as the Apostles had 3. WE have a power to preach the Gospel tho but at second hand For we preach but what they delivered down to us and what we add by way of Explanation or what may be agreeable to that which has been left with us And this not as secure from all mistake but according to our best Skill with the ordinary help of God's Grace and our own Sincerity 4. THE Administration of the Sacraments and the performance of other religious Rites are incumbent upon us as well as they were upon the Apostles 5. AND the Power of the Keys is delivered to us down from their hands whereby the Discipline of the Church is committed to us for the Correction of those that do ill by Excommunication and the Comfort of those that repent by receiving them into Communion THIS being the Case we must allow the Apostles an uncontrolable Authority For it was necessary from the consideration of what state the World was in The World was in darkness and under the shadow of Death When Christ who is the Fountain of Light sent his Lights into the World to direct into the way of Life He gave them Power accordingly to command the Elements and do Miracles at will that the grossest Opposers might by silenc'd if not convinc'd Ye may see the Conflict they had with the World by what S. Paul says to the Ephesians We wrestle against principalities against powers against the Rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places Ch. 6. v. 12. And the bold