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A discourse shewing who they are that are now qualify'd to administer baptism and the Lord's-Supper wherein the cause of episcopacy is briefly treated / by the author of A discourse proving the divine institution of water-baptism.
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Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.
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and_o to_o the_o deacon_n without_o the_o bishop_n do_v nothing_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o smyrnean_n he_o say_v flee_v division_n as_o the_o begin_n of_o evil_n all_o of_o they_o follow_v their_o bishop_n as_o jesus_n christ_n the_o father_n and_o the_o presbyter_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o reverence_n the_o deacon_n as_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n let_v no_o man_n do_v any_o thing_n of_o what_o appertain_v to_o the_o church_n without_o the_o bishop_n let_v that_o sacrament_n be_v judge_v effectual_a and_o firm_a which_o be_v dispense_v by_o the_o bishop_n or_o he_o to_o who_o the_o bishop_n have_v commit_v it_o wherever_o the_o bishop_n be_v there_o let_v the_o people_n be_v as_o where_o christ_n be_v there_o the_o heavenly_a host_n be_v gather_v together_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a without_o the_o bishop_n either_o to_o baptise_v or_o celebrate_v the_o office_n but_o what_o he_o approve_v of_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o be_v firm_a and_o safe_a and_o so_o we_o do_v every_o thing_n secure_o i_o salute_v your_o most_o worthy_a bishop_n your_o venerable_a presbytery_n and_o the_o deacon_n my_o fellow_n servant_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 70._o st._n clement_n bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o martyr_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v phil._n four_o 3._o in_o his_o one_a epist_n to_o the_o corinthian_n n._n 42._o p._n 89._o of_o the_o edition_n at_o oxford_n 1677._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o epistle_n to_o st._n policarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n and_o martyr_n who_o together_o with_o himself_o be_v disciple_n to_o st._n john_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n he_o give_v these_o direction_n if_o any_o can_v remain_v in_o chastity_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o remain_v without_o boast_v if_o he_o boast_v he_o perish_v and_o if_o he_o pretend_v to_o know_v more_o than_o the_o bishop_n he_o be_v corrupt_v it_o be_v theduty_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o marry_v to_o be_v join_v together_o by_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o bish_n that_o the_o muriage_n may_v be_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o according_a to_o our_o own_o lust_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n give_v heed_n to_o your_o bishop_n that_o god_n may_v harken_v unto_o you_o my_o soul_n for_o they_o who_o subject_n themselves_o under_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n and_o let_v i_o take_v my_o lot_n with_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o say_v to_o bishop_n policarp_n let_v nothing_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o sentence_n and_o approbation_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o st._n policarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n and_o martyr_n who_o together_o with_o himself_o be_v disciple_n to_o st._n john_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n he_o give_v these_o direction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a.d._n 180._o st._n irenaeus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n in_o france_n who_o be_v disciple_n of_o st._n polycarp_n he_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 180._o we_o can_v reckon_v those_o bishop_n who_o have_v be_v constitute_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n all_o the_o way_n to_o our_o time_n and_o if_o the_o apostle_n know_v hide_v mystery_n they_o will_v certain_o deliver_v they_o chief_o to_o those_o to_o who_o they_o commit_v the_o church_n themselves_o and_o who_o they_o leave_v their_o own_o successor_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o government_n as_o themselves_o we_o have_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o the_o apostolic_a church_n in_o every_o place_n be_v commit_v all_o these_o heretic_n be_v much_o late_a than_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o the_o apostle_n do_v deliver_v the_o church_n the_o true_a knowledge_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o ancient_a state_n of_o the_o church_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o character_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o who_o they_o commit_v the_o church_n that_o be_v in_o every_o place_n and_o which_o have_v descend_v even_o unto_o we_o a.d._n 180._o st._n irenaeus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n in_o france_n who_o be_v disciple_n of_o st._n polycarp_n he_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 180._o advers._fw-la haereses_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 3._o habemus_fw-la muncrare_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la aposolis_n instituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la corum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la recondita_fw-la mysteria_fw-la scissent_fw-la apostoli_fw-la vel_fw-la his_o maxim_n traderent_fw-la ea_fw-la quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la committebant_fw-la quos_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la relinquebant_fw-la suum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la locum_fw-la magisterii_fw-la tradentes_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 63._o habemus_fw-la successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quibus_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o unoquoque_fw-la loco_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 20._o omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la two_o haeretici_fw-la valde_fw-la posteriores_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la episcopi_fw-la quibus_fw-la apostoli_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 6._o agnitio_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la apastolorum_fw-mi doctrina_fw-la &_o antiquus_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la status_fw-la in_fw-la universo_fw-it mundo_fw-la &_o character_n corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la secundam_fw-la successiones_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quibús_fw-la illi_fw-la eam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o unoquoque_fw-la lico_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la quae_fw-la pervenit_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la tertullian_n a.d._n 203._o of_o the_o prescription_n of_o heretic_n 203._o a.d._n 203._o c._n 32._o let_v they_o produce_v the_o original_a of_o their_o church_n let_v they_o show_v the_o order_n of_o their_o bishop_n that_o by_o their_o succession_n deduce_v from_o the_o beginning_n we_o may_v see_v whether_o their_o first_o bishop_n have_v any_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o apostolical_a man_n who_o do_v likewise_o persevere_v with_o the_o apostle_n for_o his_o founder_n and_o predecessor_n for_o thus_o the_o apostolical_a church_n do_v derive_v their_o succession_n as_o the_o church_n of_o smyrna_n from_o polycarp_n who_o john_n the_o apostle_n place_v there_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o clement_n who_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n ordain_v by_o peter_n and_o so_o the_o other_o church_n can_v produce_v those_o constitute_v in_o their_o bishopric_n by_o the_o aposile_n c._n 36._o reckon_v over_o the_o apostolical_a church_n where_o the_o very_a chair_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v yet_o preside_v in_o their_o own_o place_n at_o corinth_n philippi_n ephesus_n thessalonica_n etc._n etc._n of_o baptism_n c._n 17._o the_o highpriest_n who_o be_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o power_n of_o confer_v baptism_n and_o under_o he_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n but_o not_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n origen_n name_n the_o distinct_a order_n of_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n such_o a_o bishop_n say_v he_o speak_v of_o one_o who_o seek_v vain_a glory_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o desire_v a_o good_a work_n and_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n who_o have_v the_o chief_a place_n among_o the_o people_n the_o bishop_n be_v call_v prince_n in_o the_o church_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o irreligious_a clergy_n he_o direct_v it_o to_o they_o whether_o bishop_n presbyter_n or_o deacon_n tertullian_n a.d._n 203._o of_o the_o prescription_n of_o heretic_n edant_fw-la ergo_fw-la origines_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la evolvant_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la suâ—rum_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la successiones_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la decurrentem_fw-la ut_fw-la primus_fw-la ille_fw-la episcopus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ex_fw-la apostolis_n vel_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la viris_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolis_n perseveraverit_fw-la habuerit_fw-la auctorem_fw-la &_o antecessorem_fw-la hoc_fw-la emm_n modo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aposlolicae_fw-la census_fw-la suos_fw-la deferunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la smyrneorum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la polycarpum_fw-la ab_fw-la johanne_n conlocatum_fw-la refert_fw-la sicut_fw-la romanorum_fw-la clementem_fw-la à _fw-la petro_n ordinatum_fw-la itidem_fw-la perinde_v utique_fw-la &_o ceterae_fw-la exhibent_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n in_o episcopatum_n conslitute_n apostolici_fw-la
to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o inestimable_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o worthy_a receiver_n of_o they_o last_o let_v i_o observe_v that_o this_o error_n of_o the_o donatist_n and_o quaker_n border_n near_o upon_o popery_n nay_o rather_o seem_v to_o exceed_v it_o for_o the_o church_n of_o modern_a rome_n make_v the_o validity_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o his_o intention_n be_v much_o more_o in_o his_o own_o power_n and_o there_o be_v more_o evident_a sâ—â—â—s_n of_o it_o than_o of_o his_o holiness_n viii_o i_o will_v not_o have_v the_o quaker_n imagine_v that_o any_o thing_n i_o have_v say_v be_v mean_v in_o excuse_n for_o the_o ill_a life_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o if_o the_o dissenter_n be_v unblamable_a but_o our_o clergy_n whole_o prostitute_n to_o all_o wickedness_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o plead_v against_o the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o administrator_n as_o essential_a to_o the_o sacrament_n no_o that_o be_v far_o from_o the_o reason_n i_o do_v not_o love_v to_o make_v comparison_n or_o personal_a reflection_n if_o all_o man_n be_v not_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v pray_v god_n make_v they_o so_o but_o i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o modest_a dissenter_n will_v be_v offend_v if_o i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v of_o our_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n man_n not_o only_o of_o learning_n and_o moral_a honesty_n but_o of_o devotion_n and_o spiritual_a illumination_n and_o as_o much_o of_o the_o sobriety_n of_o religion_n and_o can_v give_v as_o many_o sign_n of_o it_o equal_o at_o least_o to_o speak_v modest_o as_o any_o of_o our_o dissenter_n of_o what_o denomination_n soever_o ix_o and_o i_o hope_v that_o what_o i_o have_v say_v will_n at_o least_o hinder_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o bishop_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v any_o objection_n against_o they_o and_o they_o be_v possess_v moreover_o of_o all_o the_o other_o pretence_n of_o our_o dissenter_n the_o balance_n must_v needs_o lie_v on_o their_o side_n and_o security_n can_v only_o be_v with_o they_o because_o there_o be_v doubt_n in_o all_o the_o other_o scheme_n of_o the_o dissenter_n if_o what_o i_o have_v say_v can_v amount_v but_o to_o a_o doubt_n if_o the_o want_n of_o succession_n and_o outward_a commission_n upon_o which_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o whole_a christian_a church_n in_o all_o age_n till_o the_o last_o century_n and_o in_o all_o place_n even_o at_o this_o day_n except_o some_o corner_n in_o the_o west_n and_o the_o moysaicall_a institution_n before_o they_o do_v by_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n lay_v so_o great_a a_o stress_n if_o all_o this_o make_v but_o a_o doubt_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o it_o shall_v at_o least_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o consider_a person_n then_o can_v they_o not_o with_o security_n communicate_v with_o any_o of_o our_o dissenter_n because_o if_o he_o that_o eat_v and_o doubt_v be_v damn_v 23._o rom._n fourteen_o 23._o much_o more_o he_o that_o shall_v do_v so_o in_o religious_a matter_n wherein_o chief_o this_o rule_n must_v stand_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n x._o but_o now_o to_o argue_v a_o little_a ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la suppose_v that_o the_o succession_n of_o our_o bishop_n be_v lose_v and_o suppose_v what_o the_o quaker_n and_o some_o other_o will_v have_v that_o the_o thread_n be_v break_v we_o must_v cast_v a_o new_a knot_n and_o begin_v again_o and_o make_v a_o establishment_n among_o ourselves_o the_o best_a we_o can_v well_o when_o this_o be_v do_v ought_v not_o that_o establishment_n to_o be_v preserve_v ought_v every_o one_o to_o break_v in_o upon_o it_o without_o just_a cause_n shall_v every_o one_o take_v upon_o he_o or_o her_z to_o preach_v or_o baptise_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_v establish_v this_o i_o think_v no_o society_n of_o man_n will_v allow_v for_o the_o member_n of_o a_o society_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o society_n otherwise_o it_o be_v no_o society_n and_o the_o quaker_n of_o grace-church-street_n communion_n have_v contend_v as_o zealous_o for_o this_o compliance_n as_o any_o now_o then_o suppose_v that_o the_o conscientious_a quaker_n to_o who_o i_o speak_v shall_v lay_v no_o stress_n at_o all_o upon_o the_o succession_n of_o our_o bishop_n and_o consider_v our_o constitution_n no_o otherwise_o than_o of_o a_o establishment_n by_o agreement_n among_o ourselves_o yet_o even_o so_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n while_o they_o can_v find_v no_o fault_n with_o our_o doctrine_n or_o worship_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o this_o constitution_n which_o they_o find_v establish_v and_o they_o ought_v to_o return_v to_o it_o and_o if_o a_o new_a knot_n be_v cast_v upon_o the_o break_a thread_n of_o 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