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A64633	The true form of church government first instituted by Christ, novv used and practised in all the reformed churches of Germanie, France, and Scotland: humbly presented to the high and honourable court of Parliament, at this time most happily assembled. Plainly proved by Scripture, rectifide reason, and the testimonie of the Church, some hundreds of yeares after the Apostles time, and the generall consent of the Churches rightly reformed in these latter times, contrary to the Romish, and our archiepiscopall government.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592.	1642 (1642)	Wing U16; ESTC R218880	62,509	79

testimony unto the truth of it If thou be satisfied therewith give God the glory and promote the cause by prayer and all other good meanes that thy Calling may afford and pray for us that we may never shrinke nor be overthrowne by the strength of them that fight against it FINIS The true Government of the Church according to Christs first Institution and the present practices of the Reformed Churches CHAP. I. The generall Proposition THat the word of God describeth perfectly unto us tha● forme of Governing the Church which is lawfull and the Officers that are to execute the same from the which 〈◊〉 Christian Church ought to swerve Admonition in the Preface Ecclesiasticall Discip. fol. 5. Tho. Cartwrights first booke page 26. Discourse of Government page 1. c. The Assertion of the Bishops and their adherents THe Word of God describeth not any exact forme of Discipline neither are the Offices or Officers namely and particularly expressed in the Scriptures but in some points left to the discretion and libertie of the Church Whitgift in praeface and page ●4 answer to the Abstract page 33. The proofe of the former is the disproofe of the latter which is thus declared 1. These things write I unto thee c. out of which place I reason thus That end which Paul respected in writing unto Timothy doth the holy Ghost direct all ministers unto for ever for it must be kept 1. Ti● 6.14 But hee wrote to direct him in the establishing ●nd building of the Church Therefore that Word must direct Ministers for ever and consequently they neither may adde to nor take from it but Governe it onely by the rules that be there prescribed 2. Every house ought to be ruled by the orders of the skilfull wise and carefull housholders onely But the Church is the House of God and God is such a Housholder Therfore the Church ought to be ruled by the Orders of God onely which are no where to be had but in his Word 3. That which teacheth every good way teacheth also how the Church must be Governed But the Word of God teacheth every good way Pro. 2.9 Therefore it teacheth how the Church must be Governed 4. We cannot glorifie God but by obedience to his Word in all that we doe we m●st glorifie God 1 Cor. 10.31 Therefore in all that we doe there must bee obedience to the Word and consequently in governing his Church 5. If meat and drinke be not sanctified unto us but by the Word and Prayer then much lesse is any thing holy which is done in the Government of the Church besides the Word But the former is true by the testimonie of the Apostle 1 Tim 4.5 Therefore the latter must be true also 6. All lawfull things are of Faith Rom. 14.23 All lawfull things that are of Faith have a warrant from the Word for the Word is the foundation of Faith Therefore all things lawfull have their warrant from the Word and consequently every lawfull action in the Government of the Church 7. Either hath God left a prescript forme of Government for the Church under the New Testament or he is lesse carefull for it now then he was under the Law for his care is in Guiding it But he is as carefull now for his Church as he was then Therefore hath he left a prescript forme to Governe it 8. He that was as faithf●ll as Moses left as cleere instruction both for the building of Faith and Government of the Church as Moses did But Christ was as faithfull in Gods h●use Heb 3.2 Therefore he left as cleare instruction for them both as Moses but Moses gave direction even for every particula● ●s appeareth in the building of the Tabernacle and order of the Priesthood Therefore hath Christ also given particular direction for the Government of the Church 9. If the Word of God have described sufficient Ministers and ministeries for the building of the Church and keeping it in good order then is our assertion true But it hath set downe sufficient for Doctrine Exhortation Overseeing Distributing and ordering of every particular Church or generall Synode Therefore is our Assertion true 10. That Government which the Apostles taught and planted is expressed it the Word of God But the Apostles taught and planted Pastours and Teachers for Instruction Elders for Over-sight and Deacons to distribute and that uniformly in every Church as appeareth by their writings and practises Therefore a certaine forme of Government is expressed in the Word 11. Every lawfull offi●● and action in the building of the Church is from Heaven Matth. 21.25 26. Every thing that is in the ordinarie building from Heaven is revealed in the Word Therefore every lawfull office and action is revealed in the Word 12. If God continued in regard of the substance the Church administration as well as the things to bee administred then as the forme of Discipline described in the Word But the former is true as appeareth by the particular● for Priests Pastours for Teaching Levites or Doctors of the Law Teachers for Rulers of the Synagogue Elders for Leviticall lookers to the Treasurie Deacons for the Sanedrim the Eldership Therefore the forme of Government is prescribed in the Word 13. Every wise King that is carefull for his Subjects setteth down Lawes for the Government of the same and will have th●m tyed to no other But Christ is such a King unto his Ch●rch Therefore hath he prescribed Lawes unto hi● Church which none therein can alter or disobey and cons●quently the certaine forme of Government of the Church is described in the Word 14. That which the Ministers must teach the People to observe is set downe in the Word of God for they may teach nothing but that which is there Matth. 28.20 But they are to teach them to observe and be obedient unto the particular forme of the Church Government Therefore the particular forme is set downe in the Word 15. Every Government consisteth in the Governours matter whereabout they are to be imployed and ma●ner of doing it But in the Word are described all these particulars as it is sh●wed in the 9. reason Therefore the Word prescribeth a prescript forme of Government 16. The Christian Religion shall f●●d that out of this Scripture Rules of all Doctrine have sprung and that from hence doth sp●ing and hither doth returne whatsoever the Ecclesiasticall Discipline doth containe 17. We may not give ourselves the liberty to bring in any thing that other men bring of their will we have the Apostles for Authours which themselves brought nothing of their own will but the Discipline which they received of Christ they delivered faithfully to the people 18 It is Adulterous it is Sacrilegious whatsoever is ordained by Humane fury that the Divine disposition should bee violated Therefore if Timothie was written unto that he might be directed by the Word in disposing of the

of the Pastour The latter part of this proposition is the thing which especially they doe deny which is thus prooved to be true 1. Those which the Apostle in speaking of distinct officers doth distinguish one from another are severall and distinct one from another But the Apostle doth distinguish the Pastour and teacher one from another Rom. 12.7.8 and Ephes. 4.11 Even as he distinguisheth man and woman Gal. 3.28 See the Greek of them both Therefore the office of pastour and Doctor are distinct one from another 2. As are the gifts that adorne offices so are the officers themselves for the execution of the office consisteth in the employing of the gifts But the gifts of the pastour and Doctor are divers as appeareth 1. Cor. 12.8 And by experience for some hath an excellent gift in doctrine and not in application and others excell in application and exhortation that ●re very meane in delivering of doctrine Therefore the office of a pastour and teacher are distinct one from another 3. Those that are to take a divers course in teaching are divers and different in their functions for else why should they be enjoyned to take a divers course But the pastour is to take one course and the Doctor another for the one is to direct himselfe principally to exhort and the other to attend upon doctrine Rom. 12.7 8. Therefore the office of pastour and Doctor be distinct offices the one from the other 4. The Ecclesiasticall stories especially speaking of the Church of Alexandria doe usually make a difference betwixt the Bishop and the Doctor 5. Cathedrall Churches have yet some shew thereof left in them who besides the Bishop have also one that readeth a Lecture in divinity 6. If the distinguishing of them make more for the building of the Church then the uniting of them then are they to be distinguished not made all one But the form●● is true as appeareth by this that hardly is a people brought to asound knowledge of godlines by him that inst●ucteth in doctrine continually as hardly are we stir●ed up to a zealous care of our duetie th●ugh we be ex●orted contin●ally which both should be with lesse continuance if one man were to performe all Therefore they are to be esteemed distinct offices and not parts of one office which one is to performe Therefore if the Apostle Paul distinguisheth them one from another if God do● usually bestow doctrine and exhortation upon severall persons where in each is found to excell and to be no body in the other if the pastour be commanded to take one course in teaching and the Doctor another if Ecclesiasticall stories doe usually distinguish them if Cathedrall Churches have yet some steps left of the distinction if to distinguis● them maketh more to the building of the Church then to unite them then must it needs follow that the office of pastour and Doctor be distinct and different the one from the other CHAP. XII EVery congregation ought to have Elders to see into the manners of the people and to be assistant unto the ministers in the government Ecclesiasticall T. C. book 1. pag. 174. Disc. fol. 120. which they denie Whitg●ft p. 627. And their practise in keeping them out of the Church but it is proved to be true by these reasons following 1. That which the Apostles established in every congregation ought still to continue seeing the Church must be ruled by the same lawes that it was ruled by then and needeth as great furtherance now as it did then But the Apostles established Elders in every congregation Act 14.23 Which cannot be understood of preaching Elders onely considering that the scarcity of them was such as Paul was constrained to send Timothy and Titus to great cities which he could hardly spare as he often testifieth Therefore ther● ought to be such Elders as are onely to assist in government i● every congregation 2. Those which God hath ordained to help forward the building of the Church ought to be in every congregation unlesse it may appeare that some congregation needeth not so much helpe as Christ hath appointed But Christ hath ordeined Elders in the Church for the helping forward of the building of the Church 1 Cor. 12.28 Therefore such Elders ought to be in every congregation 3. That which being wanting the body cannot be entire that same must be in every congregation But the Elders cannot be wanting and the Church be an entire body Rom. 12.8 Which every congregation should be Rom. 12 4. Therefore there ought to be such Elders in every congregation 5. If the word of God doe describe such Elders in the Church then ought they to be in every congregation which is cleare by this that every congregation hath need of them as well as any and that every congregation must have all the other officers of the Church and that every congregation is of equall dignity in the body of Christ but the word of God describeth unto us such Elders 1. Tim. 5.17 Therefore they ought to be in every congregation 5. There is no Church that can stand without her Eldership or councell 6. It belongeth onely to the Bishop to baptize and the Elder and Deacon may not do it but upon the Bishops licence 7. Neither Elder nor Deacon have right but upon the Bishops commandement so much as to baptize 8. Elders fell away thorough the ambition of the teachers 9. Valerius the Bishop did contrary to the custome of the Apostolicall Churches in appointing Augustine to preach being but an Elder 10. After that Arrius was convicted of haeresie it was decreed that Elders should no more preach 11. The number of the Elders of every Church ought to be encreased according to the multitude of the people 12. Speaking of the Elders that were to assist the Minister he lamenteth that it is so fallen out of the Church that the name doth scarce remaine 13. Certaine of the people were joyned with the pastour in the governement of the Church because the pastour was not able to doe all himselfe 14. There were Elders that did assist the Minister in the government of the Church c. 15. Whitgift confesseth that in the Primitive Church they had in every Church certaine Seniors pag. 638. Let it then appeare out of the word to satisfie the conscience how it may be left out 16. If the platforme set downe to Timothy and Tit●s be for all Churches then must Elders be in all for these Elders are there described but it is a platforme for all Churches and that to the end of the world 1 Tim. 6.14 Therefore they ought to be in every congregation 17. That which is contained in every minsters commission to teach and practize must be in every congregation but the ordination and practize of that office is in every Ministers commission Mat. 28.20 Or else they ordained Elders without warrant from Christ which none dare affirme therefore