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A44156	Adam's condition in paradise discovered wherein is proved that Adam had right to eternall life, in innocency, and forfeited it, for him and his : also, a treatise of the lawful ministry, and the manner of Sion's redemption opened, in answer to a book of George Hammond ... / by Hezekiah Holland ...	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1656 (1656)	Wing H2424; ESTC R20188	38,977	52

Titus and so the same word is used Act. 7.10 The King of Egypt did appoint Joseph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same word Governour of Egypt where I hope the power was conceived to be in the King not People Which passage Philo Judens renders by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 As Dr. Hammond quotes him intimating the power as the Greek words used for Imposition of hands or Setting apart Concerning Ordination pag. 314. imply to be in Titus and the Presbytery not People though I should consent to the Peoples approbation could it well be obtained You 'l say our Ministry came from Rome I answer Suppose once Popery crept into England have we not separated from all their Ceremonies and keep close to the word and shall we not be accepted Or could their Ceremony spoyl the substance But I deny that we are of Rome onely were in Rome or came through it And came not Christ from Adam through sinfull Loyns and yet the true Christ Did not Aarons Priesthood successively come to our Saviours time sed quare through sinful men and yet owned by our Saviour the Priesthood not the Persons who crucified him And may not a Priesthood come undefiled through Rome for matter of substance But I 'le prove we were Christians in England and had Ministers before Romes Apostacies many years Our Histories make manifest The Brittish Church Independent from Rome that Augustine the Monk was so far from being the first Planter of Christianity here that he found Brit. Bishops who did deny obedience to the Chu of Rome as appears by the B. of Bangors Letter to Aug. the Monk desiring his subjection to the Romane Church Notum sit vobis c. Nos esse sub gubernatione Episcopt Caerlegionis super Osca c. And before Sir Hen. Spelman out of the Annals of Gisburn cites thus Concil Anglic. p. 188. and p. 26. Aburbe legionum Meneviam translata sedes Metropolitana tempore S. David Episcopiper Arthurum from Caerlyon upon Oske the Metropolitan Seat was translated to St. Davids by King Arihur in the time when St. David was Bishop where there stood 13 chief Bishops where Consecration was without making any subjection to any other Church And Lanfrank Bishop of Canterbury under William the Conquerour refused to be subject to Gregory the 7. of Festivals of the Church pag. 419. of Rome Of which read Dr. Hammond who pag. 412. proves That Christianity was planted in England in the Apostles time Oregine confesseth That Christianity was in England in his time on Ezek. Hom. 4. And Tertullian affirms here it before his time Some gather som ground from 2 Tim. 4.10 where Crescens is sent to Galatia conceived to be France from whence the Gospel came to us Mr. Cambden tells us from antient Authors that Joseph of Arimathea planted it here but enough to prove that our Original was not from Rome though in after-time the Superstition of Rome crept in amongst us which we have now forsaken and are ordained according to the Gospel-Rules Who desires more satisfaction about Ministers Ordination let him read the learned Treatise of Mr. John Collins Vindiciae Ministerii Evangelici proving That gifted-men should take the Seal of the Church by Ordination as Barnabas and Paul did Act. 13. where the Ministry and not People set them apart as Christ did his Disciples Act. 10.41 And the Greek word when applyed to Ecclesiastical business requires not the peoples consent Read Mr. Vines on 2 Pet. 2. 1. pag. 20 proving 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that the Apostles ordain Elders without the peoples consenting or giving in Suffrages Act. 14.23 Read Leigh on the Word Yet I am not against peoples choice also where to be had conveniently Read the Diatribé printed 1647. proving that many of our godly Reformers had onely inward Call and Peoples Suffrages now as Election makes a King more then his Coronation so peoples Consent more then Ordination But I forbear knowing that the approbation of the Ministry by reason of their abilities is far beyond that of the people Well! we have Ministers both ways set apart yet the Baptizers own them not But so much in general about Ministers which your Characters caused me to say yet you find fault rather with the personall faults of the Ministry than with their Office The Office is good though a Cataphas or a Judas miscarry in it He amongst you that 's without fault let him throw the first stone The manner of Sions Redemption discovered NOw I come to examine your Sion's Redemption How Sion redeemed in which you plead for the Jews return to their own Countrey Brightman was of that Opinion and that Euphrates therefore is to be miraculously dryed up Rev. 16. In Rev. 16. that the Jews beyond Euphrates may not be hindred in their return This Opinion Paraeus calls godly and probable but not solid Read my Exposition of that Chapter how Euphrates shall be dryed up The Jews promise themselves an happy enjoyment of their Countrey Rab. Men. Ben. Spes Israel The learned Rabbi in his Book dedicated to our longliv'd-Parliament tells us The Rabbi is his book called Israelis that the Ten Tribes live together beyond the Cordiller Hills and the River Maragnon differing in Religion from the Indians in whose Countrey they are Sed parvas spes habet Troja si tales habet For the Readers sake Chap. 9.15 16 17. I shall enlarge my self a little on this pleasant subject The ten Tribes are threatned never to be a people more in Isaiah 7.8 Pray what hope of their return And Hosea tells us of the Ten Tribes God will love them no more as to return them God will cast them away and they shall be wanderers amongst the Nations The Jews return to Judae disproved Yet I believe there is hope of their Call because Rom. 11. and that passage of Tamars Children prove in Gen. 38.28 Sarah might represent the Jew with the scarlet Thred or Sacrifices who first made proffer to serve God as first-born but drew back like a stiff-necked people Pharez in the mean time steps forth Behold the Gentiles call but Zarah was born at last Zach. 10.10 the Jew then shall be a people belonging to God Nay I believe the dispersing the Ten Tribes will be a means to gain others to God upon their Call Hence God is said to sow them among the people good seed shall not perish and they shall remember me in far Countries Now though their return to Gilead and to Lebanon be there it must be spiritual to wit to the Church or Spiritual Hierusalem and that Spiritual Land of Promise Read Annotat of Assembly on the place Book Ch 35. pag. 5. Hence Mr. Fuller sayes of Israel converted Any Mountain shall be their Oliver River their Jordan Field their Carmel Forest their Lebanus Fort their Sion and City their Jerusalem I am the rather induced to believe this because Canaan