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A69054	The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May; Institutio Christianae religionis. English. Abridgments	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; May, Edward, b. 1546 or 7.; Bunny, Edmund, 1540-1619.	1580 (1580)	STC 4426.8; ESTC S115884	203,289	560

be called 13 As touching the third that the Apostles were called by the Lorde but herein is some peculiar thing 14 Our Ministers Pastors and Bishops must be appointed of men Gal. 1. ● Act. 13. ● many also of the Apostles although they were called of the Lorde yet were they appointed by men 15 To whom then may this election apperteine not to any one truely Act. 14 2● but that by Elders by the peoples consent and allowance they might be created which might be thought méete that which Paule saide to Titus and Timothie is ment that they went only before the people in doctrine and holesome counselles not that they onely excludyng all other Leui. 8.6 Nu. 20.26 and shoulde doe what they listed which was perfourmed in the Leuites that the people should haue their consent and in Matthias and the seuen Deacons Gen. 49.14 Mat. 19.15 16 As touching the last the fourme of ordering was no other then Imposition of handes but for the same there is no commaundement but it séemeth to come from the Hebrews which would present to God by laying on of handes that which they would haue blessed and halowed which our Lord folowed whē he prayed ouer Infants Cap. 4. Of the state of the Church the manner of gouerning that was in vse before papacie FIrst he sheweth what they shoulde be from the 1. to the 9. Moreouer he intreateth of the calling of Ministers Bishops from the 10. to the 15. 1 All the Ministers that the old Church had are diuided into thrée orders Priests Elders and Deacons 2 In euery Citie there was one company of Priestes which had charge of doctrine and Sacramentes they chose one of their company whom they called Bishoppe that dissentions shoulde not grow of equalitie as it is wōt to come to passe to them sometymes were appointed countrey Bishoppes Tit. 1.9 all which notwithstanding were occupied in the worde and Sacramentes and in teaching youth 3 This last hée prosecuteth more at large by Hierome and Gregories authoritie The Priest Epis 4. Han. in Eze. sayeth Gregorie doteth if there be no sound heard of him because he asketh against him selfe the wrath of the secret Iudge Act. 20.16 if he go without sound of preaching and in an other place when Paule testifieth that hée is cleane from the bloud of all in this saying we be conuinced we be bound wée be shewed to be guiltie which are called Priestes which besides the euilles wée haue of our owne adde also the deathes of other because we kil so many as we being luke warme and silent doe daily sée to goe to death 4 There haue bene Archbishops and Patriarches but their vse was rare which were appointed to discusse matters in prouincical synodes which could not be ended by a fewe 5 The Deacons vnder the appoyntment of the Bishops did distribute the goods of the Church partly to the Ministers partly to féede the poore the Subdeacons and Archdeacons had place in the Church 6 There was suche distribution of the Churche goods that neyther the Ministers wanted nourishment nor the poore were neglected 7 When Fayth and vprightnesse of the Deacons began to waxe cold in ministring the goods of the Church it was decreed by Canons that they should be diuided into foure partes 8 Albeit one parte shoulde be bestowed vppon the garnishing of holie thinges 1. Tim. 3. ● yet the same remayned for the poore when and as ofte as they stood in néed thereof 9 Besides these orders some are called Clerks to shut and open the doores some Ostiarij doorekéepers and other some Acoluthi followers which are the offices they are appoynted vnto These offices are not so much functiōs which are kindled by true Ministers of the Church as certaine exercises and as it were the Rudimentes of younglinges 10 As concerning their solemne calling out of those foure which before hée hath put to be cōsidered of in the Cap. 3. sect 11. The two first must faythfully be obserued from the olde Churche Contrary to Paule 1. Tit. 3.2 vnlesse because by successe of time with vnmoderate seueritie they required single lyfe in those that were chosen but in the third they differed much 11 In choosing Bishoppes the people had their libertie long preserued them wherevppon came this saying Let him that shall beare rule ouer all bée chosen of all 12 But afterwarde it was included in certayne Councels least the matter shoulde be permitted to the vnaduised multitude 13 This order of choosing continued afterward the decrées coulde not repugne against it which Gratian gathered together to an other ende 14 As concerning the fourth that is by what fourme the Ministers were admitted into their office after election the Bishoppes were wont to assemble together 15 After by little and little a diuerse manner grewe that they which were chosen shoulde resort to the Metropolitane Citie to fetch their ordering but there was no custome but imposition of hands but that the Bishops had some decking in a solemne company Cap. 5. That the old fourme of gouernment is vtterly ouerthrowne by the tyranny of the Papasie THe Chapters being diuided into partes first he thinketh to discusse both who and what men and in what order they shoulde be called vnder the papasie to this ministery that he doth from the first to the seuenth Moreouer howe faithfully they may execute their office from the 8. to the 19. 1 As concerning the first where hée graunteth the first to the Bishops in this disputation for honors sake first he sheweth who and what men must bée chosen that is the vnlearned dissolute boies Sodomites 2 Moreouer as concerning the thirde member that is to say the order of chosing al that right of the * That he complaineth the peoples right to be abridged it is doubtfull whether it were but for a time and tied to certaine circumstances I truely cannot be perswaded to graunt such right to the people as our churches are nowe gouerned people in chosing is takē away against Leo Cyprian and many decrees of Synodes neither can they bée excused with that coller they alledge 3 They haue violently gotten to thē selues those turnes not as they faine to remedy miserable things but to establish their owne tyranny at length the * Notwithstanding since that Papasiie preuailed certaine Emperours haue withstoode the Popes concerning such rites and reasons as apperteining to them only as Henry the 4. and the 5. and Edward the 3. King of England in an Epistle to the Pope prooueth that the Bishops election did appertaine to his Progenitors Princes obteined of them to name the Bishops an example no lesse filthie then the other and that which ought to be farre from a good Prince 4 When he hath spoken of election of Bishops comming to the election of Priestes and Deacons hée reprooueth the same for two causes first for that they are ordeined to an other ende Moreouer because none