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A35428 The divine right of episcopacy demonstrated from Calvin and Beza together with a letter to a Presbyterian minister. Cunningham, Alexander.; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605. 1690 (1690) Wing C7589; ESTC R24900 6,007 13

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THE DIVINE RIGHT OF EPISCOPACY Demonstrated from Calvin and Beza Together with a LETTER TO A Presbyterian Minister For UNION Licens'd March the 10 th 1689 90. LONDON Printed for Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall 1690. DEFINITIONS I. THE Power of ORDINATION is that Right which the Governours of the CHVRCH have to separate Persons whom they find duely Qualified unto the Holy Ministry of the Gospel II. The power of Iurisdiction is that Right which the Governours of the Church have to make Canons which are wanting or to Execute those already made for the Regulation of Church-Members III. The President Bishop is he who from his Pre-eminence to other Ministers is invested with a sixed Power of Ordination Regulated by Canons and of Jurisdiction ballanced by assisting Ministers IV. The Angel of any Church Representative is the Bishop presiding over the other Ministers within the Respective Diocess Province or Patriarchate POSTULATUMS THat the 70 Disciples from among whom Matthias was called to be ordained one of the 12 Apostles were Persons in holy Orders in the Ministry II. That b Timothy in the Church of Ephesus and Titus in the Church of Crete were pre-eminent to other Ministers invested with a fixed Power of Ordination and Jurisdiction regulated by Canons and ballanced by assisting Ministers III. That for the avoiding of Schism the Primitive Church retained the Government of one single person pre-eminent unto other Ministers IV. That the 7 Angels of the 7 Churches written unto in the Book of Revelation are incouraged against all the devices of the ungodly upon condition of their continuing faithful in their Administrations AXIOMS I. THE Regular Call of any Minister already ordained is from an Office of an inferiour to that of a Superior Station II. The Pre-eminence in any Office includes a proportioned Jurisdiction over the Officers who are under them III. The Divine Right is manifest in that Ecclesiastical Government which was instituted by Christ continued by his Apostles retained in the Primitive Church and approved from Heaven by Revelation in subserviency to any end wherein the well-being of Christianity is concerned IV. The want of that Government in the Church which is of Divine Right is pernicious to the Gospel and to the Christian Religion PROPOSITION I. The twelve Apostles were President Bishops over the 70 Disciples Demonstration THE President Bishop is he who being Pre-eminent to other Ministers is invested with a fixed Power of Ordination Regulated by Canons and of Iurisdiction ballanced by assisting Ministers by Definition III. But in respect to the 70 Disciples who were all in the holy Ministry by Postulatum I. and from among whom Matthias was called to be of the 12. by Postulatum I. The sacred College of the Apostles had a fixed Pre-eminence by Axiom I invested with the power of Ordination regulated by Canons by Postulatum I. and Definition I. And of Iurisdiction ballanced by Assisting Ministers by Axiom II. Therefore the 12 Apostles were President Bishops over the 70 Disciples which was the thing to be Demonstrated PROPOSITION II. Timothy was a President Bishop over the Church of the Ephesians and Titus over the Church of the Cretians Demonstration These are President Bishops who are Pre-eminent to other Ministers invested with a fixed power of Ordination Regulated by Canons and of Iurisdiction ballanced by assisting Ministers by Definition III. But Timothy in the Church of Ephesus and Titus in the Church of Crete from their Offices had a pre-eminence over other Ministers invested with a fixed power of Ordination and Iurisdiction Regulated by Canons and Ballanced by assisting Ministers by Postulatum II. Therefore Timothy was a president Bishop over the Church of the Ephesians and Titus over the Church of the Cretians Which was to be Demonstrated PROPOSITION III. The Fathers of the Primitive Church were President Bishops Demonstration The Primitive Church retained the Government of one single person pre-eminent unto other Ministers by Postulatum III. But the pre-eminence in any Office includes a proportioned Iurisdiction over the Officers who are under them by Axiom II. And the power of Iurisdiction is fixed in the president Bishop by Definition III. Therefore the Fathers of the Primitive Church were president Bishops Which was to be Demonstrated PROPOSITION IV. The President Episcopacy is approved by Christ in the Book of the Revelation Demonstration The 7 Angels of the 7 Churches written unto by St. John in the Book of the Revelation are incouraged against all the devices of the ungodly upon condition of their continuing faithful in their Administrations by Postulatum IV. But these Angels were president Bishops over other Ministers within their respective Churches by Definition IV. Therefore the president Episcopacy is approved by Christ in the Book of the Revelation Which was to be Demonstrated COROLLARY I. The President Episcopacy is of Divine Right Demonstration The Divine Right is manifest in that Ecclesiastical Government which is instituted by CHRIST and continued by his Apostles retained in the Primitive Church and approved by CHRIST by a Revelation from Heaven for subserviency to any end wherein the well-being of Christianity is concerned by Axiom III. But the President Episcopacy was instituted by CHRIST by Proposition I. Continued by His Apostles by Proposition II. Retained in the Primitive Church by Proposition III. And approved by CHRIST by a Revelation from Heaven by Proposition IV. For avoiding of Schism wherein the well-being of Christianity is concerned by Postulatum III. Therefore the President Episcopacy is of Divine Right Which was to be demonstrated COROLLARY II. The want of the President Episcopacy is prejudicial to the Christian Church Demonstration The want of that Government in the Church which is of Divine Right is pernicious to the Christian Religion by Axiom IV. But the President Episcopacy is that Government in the Church which is of Divine Right by the preceeding Corollarie Therefore the want of the President Episcopacy is prejudicial to the Christian Church Which was to be demonstrated FINIS A LETTER TO A Reverend Minister OF THE GOSPEL OF THE Presbyterian Perswasion REVEREND SIR WHEN in the doctrinal Truths of the Reformed Religion and in the substantial parts of Divine Worship all sober Pretestants of Episcopal and Presbyterian Perswasion are firmly united together our sad Divisions about Ecclesiastical Government which have these many years mischief'd us are certainly incosistent with the Gospel of peace and love subservient to Popery which would swallow us up quick and scandalous to all thinking Men. Let me therefore conjure you by the bleeding Wounds of our Holy Mother who received us by one Baptism unto the profession of one Lord and one Faith that when the Episcopal Clergy are of so reconciling inclinations you neglect not this opportunity of shewing your abhorrence of wilful separation And that my fervent persuance after Peace may have the honour to contribute in any way for so happy an