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A87575	The angel of the Church of Ephesus no bishop of Ephesus, distinguished in order from, and superior in power to a presbyter. As it was lately delivered in a collation before the Reverend Assembly of divines. By Constant Jessop Minister of the Word at Fifeild in Essex. Imprimatur Charles Herle.	Jessop, Constantine, 1601 or 2-1658.	1644 (1644)	Wing J699; Thomason E42_22; ESTC R11787	72,800	73

accusation is to acquaint the Church with the crime and to bring the offender into judgement openly to reprove which not onely superiours but equals also yea and inferiours may doe The Knights of Rome did not only judge the people but the Senatours and Noble-men also if they were delinquents Certainly Timothy had no such Consistory or Court as was afterwards attributed to the Bishops What this authority was may be understood from that which followeth Them that sin rebuke before all which equals also may doe Thus of old the Bishops if a Bishop or Presbyter were accused did referre the matter to the Ecclesiasticall Senate or Synod and did condemne him if he were found worthy i. e. they did suspend excommunicate or remove him according to the nature of his offence Thus that Divinitie Professour of Cambridge in his dayes And that this was the manner of proceeding in administration of Church censures appeares by our Saviours precept concerning other Offenders though private persons z Matth. 18. Dic Ecclesiae Tell the Church and the sentence of Excommunication pronounced and executed on the incestuous person at Corinth It was not the act of a Bishop alone or of his Officiall or Chancellour these are Apocryphall names and offices unknowne for some Centuries of yeares in the Church of Christ but it was a 2 Cor. 2.6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Punishment inflicted by many 2. I may adde the answer of Gonlartius unto Pamelius objecting this place of the Apostle to Timothy for the proofe of Episcopall Preeminence over Presbyters b Annot. in Cypr. Epist 65. An accusation is two wayes received either privately or in the Ecclesiasticall assembly which doth judge of those crimes This though it be taken as spoken to Timothy alone yet implieth as he there shewes onely a preheminence of Order in Timothy not of power and authority Which he thus makes good if a Bishop were accused the Presbyters did receive the accusation and judge of it as he proves out of Cyprian who c Epist 65. old 3 Ep. 9. writes to Epictetus and the people of Assura commanding them not to admit to the Episcopacie againe Eortunatianus who sometimes was their Bishop but had denyed the faith of Christ Other Bishops saith Gonlartius are not called together nor is there any appeale to the Bishop of Rome but the Assuritan Church in a convenient order judgeth their own Bishop In the Presbyterie one of the Presbyters or Ministers of the Church did fit for orders-sake onely untill those degrees did arise of which we have elsewhere spoken Therefore to receive an accusation against one is not only a note of preheminence but of order also and that preheminence doth not confirme those degrees which afterwards introduced tyranny into the Church but manifesteth an eutaxie in the house of God This shall suffice to be spoken touching that branch of Episcopall Jurisdiction I come to another and that concernes the Commission given to Timothy concerning the Doctrine of the Teachers d Episc by di● right p. 106. Timothy is charged to charge the Preachers of Ephesus that they teach no other doctrine that they doe not give heed to Fables and Genealogies and e Pag. 116. Titus is commanded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to stop the mouths of those false teachers who broach doctrines they ought not for filthy lucres sake and to passe sharp censures upon them what can doe this but Episcopall authority saith the Bishop Pag. 107. I may truly say saith he that both St Paul and Timothy his Disciple doe as truly Lord it here in their Episcopall power as those Bishops which they the Scots have abdicated I will not here Camerinam movere rake into the sinke of the Lordly tyrannicall exorbitancies of our later Prelates they stinke bad enough already I will not cause the Reader to stop his nose at those putrid steemes which would arise if that puddle were stirred Onely I would desire the Reader by the way to consider that St Paul hath professedly disclaimed all Lording it over the consciences of the Corinthians f 2 Cor. 1.14 Not that we have dominion over your faith saith he but are helpers of your joy for by faith ye stand g In locum Cajetan hath well observed that this is here added by the Apostle to exclude a calumnie which might have been cast on him because the words of Paul which he spake immediately before viz. to spare you might seeme to imply some dominion he presently subjoynes this Not that we have dominion over your faith which words are fitly and fully paraphrased by Beza thus h Ineund locum Not as if I might doe any thing amongst you in matter of Religion What I pleased by my power in binding and loosing of your consciences but I am the Minister of God to comfort you and to cheere your hearts we are helpers of your joy wherein he doth secretly oppose the joy and peace of Conscience Where of he makes God the authour but himselfe and his colleagues the Ministers unto that tyrannicall terrour which is caused by those who carry themselves as if they were Lords over the consciences of both Ministers and people We doe not say that either Timothy or Titus were meere Presbyters and so compeeres or Equals to the Presbyters of Ephesus or Crete nor were they Bishops such as you fancy them and in that superiority of degree above them but Evangelists of an higher Orbe then either Bishops for which you plead or Presbyters Looke on them in that degree wherein they were and they might on better grounds with more authority charge false teachers that they should not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 teach any other doctrine then what the Apostles had taught for unto that the i Gal. ● 8 ● Apostle himselfe doth limit it doubling his Anathema on the heads of them whosoever they were that should doe it then any ordinary Bishop whatsoever if there had been then any such distinct from Presbyters The case is cleare concerning them both they had been the Apostles companions in his travailes had been fully instructed in the doctrine which he preached and in respect of their familiar conversing with him they could avouch what truth he had delivered That of Paul to Timothy the pretended Bishop of Ephesus is clear for him k 2 Tim. 3.10 Thou hast fully knowne my doctrine manner of life l Ib. ver 14. Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them As for Titus touching whom Bishop m Pag. 117. Hall is pleased to tell us there is no colour to say he was an Evangelist not to insist on the frequent use which the Apostle made of him in sending him from one Church to another consider what false teachers they are whose mouths the Apostle would have in an especiall manner to be stopped they are n Tit. 1.10 those of the

Circumcision Them Titus could more effectually convince and confound with greater authoritie then any other man whatsoever For he could in respect of his owne person declare what priviledge St Paul pleaded for to wit exemption from the yoke of Circumcision o Gal. 2. Titus was not cicumcised by reason of false brethren who creptin unawares to spie out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus that they might bring us again into bondage this was done by the interposition of Apostolike authority when others would have urged it Yea more then this when Paul himselfe with the chosen Elders from the Churches of Antioch went by revelation to conferre with the Apostles Elders and brethren concerning that vexatious question moved by some false teachers who pretended the consent of the Apostles with them in that which they obtruded on the Gentiles the necessity of Circumcision p Gal. 2.1 Titus was one of those who went up with the Apostle Paul to the Apostles at Jerusalem him and Barnabas did St Paul take along with him to be q Par. lect 14. in Ep. ad Gal. witnesses both before the Apostles of his doctrine preached among the Gentiles and also to the Churches of his action with the Apostles and their concurrence with him giving him the right hand of fellowship Now consider I pray you what was one speciall priviledge of the Apostles those whom our Saviour himselfe made choise of to whom he did renew and enlarge his commission after his Resurrection and you shall finde that Titus was a sharer in a priviledge next removed unto it but one degree below them They were eye and eare-witnesses of the doctrine miracles sufferings and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ as is cleare from that r Act. 1.21 22. speech of Peter at the election of Matthias in the roome of Judas and what elsewhere he writeth to the dispersed Jewes ſ ● Pet. 1.16 18. We were eye-witnesses of his Majesty and this voice we heard The priviledge of an Evangelist was this these things concerning Christ were ſ Luke 1.2 delivered unto them by those which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the Word As the Apostles were Christs Attendants and t Chap. 22.28 continued with him in all his temptations so the Evangelists were Apostolorum comites the Apostles companions in all their travailes and peregrinations fellow-workers and helpers in the Ministery Titus then being an eye-witnesse and an eare-witnesse not only of St Pauls preaching among the Gentiles but of the Apostles determination and conclusion in their Synodicall decree touching Circumcision might with farre more authoritie stop the mouthes of those false teachers of the Circumcision then any ordinary Bishop or Pastour whatsoever By this time I hope it is evident that the charge given to Timothy and Titus makes nothing for Episcopall authoritie and Jurisdiction 2. There is no necessitie to limit and restrain that phrase of the Apostles u Tit. 1. whose mouths must be stopped to an authoritative and judiciarie silencing of a false teacher Cajetan extends it unto a * Authoritate doctrina Cajet in loc Doctrinall as well as a Definitive silencing by a sentence against him m Sckol in loc Piscator hath observed that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the same with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which latter word is used sometimes to expresse such a stopping of the mouth and silencing as is the fruit of a doctrinall conviction and confutation by evidence of Scripture So the Evangelist St Matthew useth it * Matt 22.34 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When the Pharisees had heard that he Christ had put the Sadduces to silence which was done not by any definitive sentence pronounced in a judiciary manner against them authoritatively commanding them to hold their peace and preach such false doctrine no more but by testimonie of Scripture was their errour so fully discovered that they had not a word to reply for themselves in maintainance of their erroneous opinions x Ibid. Ye erre because ye know not the Scripture nor the power of God Have ye not read what God said unto Moses in the bush c. Of this kind of silencing or stopping the mouth the Apostle speakes in this place as is evident by what goes before and what followes Amongst the qualifications of a Bishop i. e. a Presbyter as you shall see anone this is one he must y Tit. 1.5 Hold fast the faithfull word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers Why is this required the words following shew the reason a Ver. 10 11. For there are many unruly and vaine talkers and deceivers specially they of the circumcision whose mouths must be stopped This stopping of the mouth here spoken of must be by a Conviction from sound doctrine Then consider what followes immediately b Ver. 13. This witnesse is true wherefore reprove them sharply that they may be sound in the faith You see still the silencing is by a conviction and a doctrinall confutation so is the noune used when the Apostle saith of the Scripture it is profitable c 2 Tim. 3.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for conviction or confutation so the compound of the Verbe in that phrase of the Evangelist concerning Apollos d Act. 18. last 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he mightily convinced the Jewes to wit by the clear evidence of Scripture which could not be gain-said or shifted off by any sophisticall evasions whatsoever But where the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is used to signifie the passing of sharp censures I shall not be ashamed to confesse my ignorance but am willing to be informed by my betters Bishop Hall or any of his brethren Seeing the Apostle here speakes of a doctrinall silencing and confutation I hope this is not a priviledge fastned to an Episcopall chaire but such as is communicable to a Presbyter Thus much shall suffice to be spoken concerning these charges given to Timothy and Titus by which the Doctor hath undertaken to prove them to be invested with Episcopall power and Jurisdiction but how well let others judge There is one thing more in these pages which will deserve a like animadversion it is a passage which had it fallen from the pen of any other then Doctor Hall I should have thought the man had certainly a Pope in his belly it is this c Pag. 108. That House of God which is the Church wherein Timothies behaviour is so required is not some one private congregation such an one were not fit for that stile the pillar and ground of truth but the famous Diocesan Church of Ephesus Me thinks the phrase here used and stile of some other of late amongst us comes somewhat neere to that of the Jesuites mentioned by Doctor Bilsin f Differ betw Christ subject and unchrist rebel p. 224. part 2. This is saith he the