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A04388	One of the foure sermons preached before the Kings Maiestie, at Hampton Court in September last This concerning the antiquitie and superioritie of bishops. Sept. 21. 1606. By the Reuerend Father in God William Lord Bishop of Rochester.	Barlow, William, d. 1613.	1606 (1606)	STC 1451; ESTC S100875	24,815	48

Leuiticall seruice a weekely monethly or annuall course but posuit setled in their persons during life Thirdly their Diocesan Iurisdiction In quo vniuerso for a Parochian assemblie a petty parish came not within S. Pauls cognisance for a Bishop Fourthly the author of these all spiritus sanctus this calling beeing no humane inuention for euery plant which my heauenly Father hath nat 〈◊〉 shall bee rooted out Fifthly the manner thereof that is also in the word posuit First posuit actu he acted it by the hands of the Apostles and so the Episcopall function is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an ordināce Apostolical Secōdly posuit iure he hath enacted it for succeeding posteritie and so it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Canon or cōstitutiō of the whole Trinity These are the partes many in number easy for proofe and yet hard in the taske onely in this respect because of whatsoeuer shal be vttered by me in this discourse that of Solomon is verified Non valet quisquam dicere ecce hoc recens est so many treatises there haue bene compiled conferences had bookes stuffed with proofes in this argument to which nothing can bee added and lesse hath beene answered for an answere worse then silence is lesse then nothing Notwithstanding though Quintiliā Seneca do both of them repute it to be tardi ingenii to set a mans wit working no further then his reading I had rather in such a case which stands vpō authority Sapere excōmentario to be wise by other mens labors then sapere prae commentario as some in this very point do who like vnto him Ezec. 28. 3. taking themselues to be wiser then Daniel for he grounded his wisdom vpon books reading prefer their owne fancie before al antiquity My humble request vnto you is it might please you to cast off all preiudice either to the question in hand or the party that handles it and before I enter it to ioyne with mee in humble and hearty praiers vnto almighty God that what shal be vttered by me his vnworthy minister may turne to his glory and to your instruction in Christ Iesu. In which praier c. The first thing I am to handle is the prioritie and superioritie of Bishops ouer their cleargie in this word Episcopos IT is Saint Pauls rule that all things be done decently and in order for where there is no order there can bee no decency the best means for order is when S. Pauls 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 commandement with authoritie is followed with S. Peters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a subordinate obedience No place doth order become better then the Church of Christ which himselfe in the Canticles calleth Aciem ordinatam an armie well marshalled wherein euery company hath a Captaine both Captaines and companies are vnder one General For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 equalitie in government is the entertainer of confusion saith the Philosopher that is so fit guest for the Churches of the saints saith the Apostle Wherefore as the great shepheard of Israel professed of himself that he led his people gouernd his flock with two staues which Zachary the eleuenth he called the one bandes and the other beautie so the great clauiger of heauen which hath the key of Dauid that shutteth and no man openeth openeth and no man shutteth for his Church gouernment hath left two keyes in the 16. of Matth. the one clauem scientiae the key of knowledge the preaching of the gospell which as the more essentiall part are the bandes of our function for that necessitie is laid vpon vs and wo vnto vs saith Saint Paul if we preach not the Gospel if wee turne not that key The other of power and iurisdiction which by distinguishing of functions causeth as Saint Paul describes it 1. Cor. 12. a singular decency in the Church of Christ the one imposeth a duty haec oportet f●cere there is Zach. his first staffe B●ndes the other maketh for the comlines of the regiment hac decet fieri there is Zach. his second staffe Beauti And as the Father and the Sonne so the holy Ghost also would make it knowne that as in his dedit Ephes. 4. the guifts which he hath conferred vpon Church-men there is an imparitie and some better then other couet after the best guiftes 1. Cor. 12. so in this posuit the functions and offices of the Church hee hath appointed an inequalitie and some to be higher then others not onely that there be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Cor. 12. 28. some to gouerne some to obay but that among the gouernours there should be a disparitie of honour in the 1. Tim. 5. some to bee aduanced with double honour in respect of others This is the proiect of the whole Trinitie for Church gouernement and their practise was semblable For God himselfe in the olde Testament in the paritie of priesthood allotteth an imparitie of gouernement one Leuit aboue an other Priestes aboue them and the high-priest chiefe of them all So Christ while he liued on earth of 84. whom hee appointed for the generall seruice which Saint Luke Act● 6. 4. calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the ministration of the word he selected 12. to be the principall and superior to the other which appeareth manifestly Act. 1. For as an Apostles room became void one of the 72. was chosen into his place yea euen of those 12. there were as S. Paule intitles them Summi Aposto●● the chiefe Apostles by good coniecture those 3. Peter Iames and Iohn whom in the 2. to the Gal. he calleth Columnas Pillers For those 3. alone did our Sauiour make pertakers of his transfiguratiō on the mount Mat. 17. and of his agony in Geths●many Mat. 26. Which Selection did not so much expresse his loue to them more then the rest as which Nazian well obserueth argue their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prerogatiue preheminence aboue the rest An euident argument or probable at the least Epip maketh therof in that our Sauiour dignified them and not the rest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with names stiles of Honour calling Simon Peter Iames and Iohn Boan●rges the sonnes of thunder So the holy ghost after Christes ascention first Symb●lically 1. Cor. ●● distinguisheth persons ecclesiastical placing some as the head others as the eyes others as the feete all together like members of the body with equal concord but vnequal dignitie conspiring together for the safety of the whole Secondly directly in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Tim. 3. 13. which the Geneua hath not well translated They which haue ministred well For the words are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Those which haue discharged the office of a Deacon 〈◊〉 prepare vnto themsel●es 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 to ascend to a higher degree as first