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A67119	Eleutherosis tēs aletheias, truth asserted by the doctrine and practice of the apostles, seconded by the testimony of synods, fathers, and doctors, from the apostles to this day viz. that episcopacie is jure divino / by Sir Francis Wortley ...	Wortley, Francis, Sir, 1591-1652.	1641 (1641)	Wing W3637; ESTC R34763	18,183	38

confirmed by other Preachers and Doctours here This is also witnessed both by Origen and Theodoret not to speake of those who some of them affirme that Paul some that Iames some that Peter were in this Island and visited the Church here established as Baronius a Romish Writer and of special note in that Church hath it T is further said that Insula glacialis which we now call Glastenbury was granted them by Arviragus King of the Britains This is witnessed unto by divers memorable Records alleaged by the studious and learned Searchers into the British and Saxon Antiquities As for that report of Lucius and Eleutherius mentioned by Beda and Marianus Scotus and so often alleaged by divers others I must either thinke that Rome had changed her customes and many of her Tenents or question the Truth of the relation My Reason for this is because when in the yeer 601. Austin the Monk first required obedience to the Roman Church in three things viz. 1. in Paschate celebrando 2. in Baptismo ministrando 3. in praedicando Anglis Saxonibus In celebrating Easter in administring Baptisme in preaching to the English His motion was refused and Austin utterly disliked Quia to use the words of another Augustini fastum spernebant they disliked Austins pride And well they might for he was haughty and harsh and did contrary to his directions from Gregory Bishop of Rome who sent him hither For he incensed Edlefred so against the poore Christians of Bangor that he put twelve hundred of them to the sword Of this the Reason is given Quia noluere obsequium Augustino praebere because they would not submit to Austins will For this was indeed the quarrell as our Writers say This their refusall to yield to Austin the Monke I produce as a proofe that the Christians which hee found here held in many things with the Eastern Churches as having their doctrine from Ierusalem and Sion whence the Gospel was to be sent Esay 2. 3. Mic. 4. 2. to the Nations And whence as Salvation went Psal. 14. 7. So likewise the Doctrine of salvation for Christ who gave the Apostles Commission to go to all Nations and preach to them the Gospel did bid them stay at Jerusalem till the Holy Ghost furnished them with guifts for the worke commanded This further appeares by that resolute answere which the Abbot of Bangor gave to Austin the Monk Anno 601. viz. That he and his acknowledged no Superioritie in the Bishop of Rome over them nor any Superiour but their own Archbishop Caer-leonis or as some have it Senovensis qui sub Deo solus positus fuit super illos ad supervidendum ad faciendum illos servare viam spiritualem Who alone under God was made an Over-seer or Bishop to them that hee might make them observe the spirituall way Seeing this stout Champion thus answered it is probable that they were of the Primitive institution And this I the rather give credit unto because if the Bishop of Rome had then held the present Tenet of that Church That their Citie is the spirituall Metropolis and that their Bishop is Caput Ecclesiae our Predecessours would have acknowledged the Pope and his See as they had been taught But Baronius saith that our British Bishops are as ancient as those of Rome And t is probable they were so For this we have good proof that at a Council at Arles held Anno Dom. 314. wee had three Bishops viz. 1. Eborius de Civitate Eboraci Episcopus 2. Restitutus de civitate Londini Episcopus 3. Aldelfius de civitate Coloniae Londinensium exinde Sacerdos Presbyter Arminius Diaconus Eborius Bishop of Yorke Restitutus Bishop of London Adelfius Bishop of Colchester and after them Sacerdos a Presbyter Arminius a Deacon These subscribed in this Synod Here therefore I observe that Anno 314. wee had Bishops Presbyters and Deacons the very Governours now in question And Romish they were not as I conceive because they then acknowledged not a Subordination to Rome and because Vrban the second called learned Anselme Patriarcha Britaniae the Patriarch of Britaine Therefore me thinks it should not now be questioned whether Episcopacy be a Romish Relicke but rather that it should be confirmed as an Evangelicall Ordinance and as ancient as the first institution of Churches and as a calling appointed by the Apostles What more have we for Baptisme of Infants What more for our Sunday or the Lords day but convincing deductions from the Scriptures or the practice of the Apostles and the observation of the same in the Churches of God successively to this very day yet wee hold both these to be sacred Ordinances and of divine institution though they both be questioned by some learned men of the reformed Churches as Episcopacie is among some of ours The case is alike and as cleere if not much more for Episcopacie that it had a divine institution If what is formerly said satisfie not I will only use this argument more to prove that Episcopacie is Iure Divino If the charge given 1 Tim. 6. 14. be to Timothy personally and be perpetuall then it is to one person namely to Timothy and to the successors in his place For Timothy was mortall so that the perpetuitie of the charge must reach to all his successors till the appearing of the Lord Christ Iesus But the charge is personall to Timothy and perpetuall even to the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ Therefore it is to one person viz. to Timothy and to his successors for ever If it be here objected that the charge there was given to Timothy as elswhere the Keyes to PETER and according to that which is said Quod dixit Petro dixit caeteris Apostolis What was spoken to Peter was spoken to the other Apostles also I Answer It is so For what was said to Timothy was said caeterisque Episcopis successoribus eorum both to other Bishops and their successors as Christs giving the keys to Peter were to him and the other Apostles But not to all the Disciples Deacons and widdowes To summe up all in a word since it appeares that Episcopacie Presbytery and Diaconatus are according to the practice of the Apostles analogicall and agreeable to the constitution of the Jewish Church appointed by God and established by Moses pointed at and in some kinde deciphered in the New Testament and strongly insinuated by the successors of the Apostles to have beene received and practised by them as commended to them from divine authority since these three orders in our Church are derived so high have continued so long even from the primitive times to this day we may well conclude that as Presbyters and Deacons so Bishops are Iure divino especially seeing Episcopacie is so generally confirmed and hath beene so constantly continued by the Apostles Apostolick men Councills Fathers and Doctors And much the rather am I induced thus as I have said to judge