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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64412	Terms of accomodation, between those of the Episcopall, and their brethren of the Presbyterian perswasions supposed to be consistent with the declared principles of the most moderate of both parties, and humbly presented to the consideration of His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament / by a countrey minister, a friend to Bath ...	Countrey minister.	1661 (1661)	Wing T756; ESTC R5	12,818	24

of his Majesties declaration concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs seeing it is demonstrable that wherein that modell varies from the former Vsages of Episcopacy in this Nation it comes nearer to the practice of Pure Antiquity For 1. That the antient Bishops were constant Preachers appears by their Homilies yet extant 2. That they had their Chorepiscopi which in his Majesties modell are Suffragan Bishops is evident by many Testimonies produced in this case and allowed by the highest Episcoparians 3. That they had a Colledge of Presbyters who joined with them in all acts of Ordination and Jurisdiction is clear by the mention of πρεσβυτέριον in the Apostle Paul 1 Tim. 4.14 in the work of imposition of hands and the frequent conjunction of the Bishop and his πρεσβυτέριον in Ignatius the great Patron of Episcopacy in those clauses where he requires subjection from the people to Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of which many instances besides these might be produced 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Ephes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Magnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Philad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Trall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ad Smyrn c. 4. That they delegated their power to any other persons to act in their names seems most improbable Nay there is a passage in Ignatius which not obscurely intimates that even in the necessary abscence of the Bishop his seat was void or supplyed which is most probable by none or the Presbyterie alone For he sends commendations to his Church in Smyrna when he was upon his Journey to Rome with this clause 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That he had left them under the only Episcopal inspection of Jesus Christ Ign. ep ad Romanos 5. That if such delegation be supposed agreeable to the Primitive pattern yet to be sure there is not one footstep of a Lay-Chancellor or Commissary exercising Ecclesiastical jurisdiction in all Antiquity 6. That confirmation admission to and suspention from the Lords Supper Catechising and composing of Parochial differences are works in which the Pastors of particular Churches are most directly concerned and therefore are most rationally to be joyned with the Bishop and Presbyterie in all such acts as concern them may be concluded not repugnant to best Antiquity till the person that questions it shew sufficient evidence from it for a Contrary practice then we have yet seen 7. And Lastly that Bishops did not in the Primitive times act arbitrarily but according to rule the acknowleged antient Canons among the Patrons of Episcopacy at least whom we have now to do withall evidence All which are the substance of the plat-form laid by his Majesty and much consonant to the model contrived by his Royal Father whose knowledge in the nature of Primitive Episcopacy no man can doubt who hath read his learned discourses upon that subject and those approved by most Episcopal men then in being so that I account my assertion firm thus farr at least But 2. The Episcopal party may salvâ conscientiâ condescend in these farther particulars upon their own Principles 1. To the reformation of Deans Chapters and Cathedral dependants in this manner or the like as shall seem most adviseable to his Majesty and the Parliament 1. By annexing to every Cathedral dignity a Cure of souls in or near the Metropolis of the Diocess where the Cathedral is especially where the Legal maintenance of a Church is most inconsiderable and most of all where it is impropriate to the Cathedral use and this Cure to be discharged by the Dignitary in person except in case of necessary hinderance It being apparent that whatever footsteps of such a Collegiate Society of Deans and Chapters are to be found in Antiquity inform us that the original of them was from the convenient situation of the Neighbouring Pastors to the Episcopal seat to assist the Bishop upon all occasions without damage to their flocks when those that lived at remoter distance could not be called in as often as he needed them without inconvenience 2. By erecting a standing Presbytery consisting of such Ministers having Cure of Souls within or near the place of the Bishops residence at the choice of the generality of the Ministry of the Diocess the Dignitaries of the Cathedral not being included in the number except so chosen for the Constant asistance of the Bishop in ordinary acts of jurisdiction which require not or in such extraordinary as will not permit the delay requisite to the orderly summoning of remoter Presbyters There being no clear footstep in Antiquity for the constitution of a select society of Presbyters to assist the Bishop exclusively to the rest of their brethen who are barely entituled to that Dignity by being entituled to a revenue annexed to the Mother Church a relation which till about Constantines time at least had no being 3. By levelling all such priviledges and immunities as hinder the reformation of Cathedral dependants and rendring them obnoxious to the same inspection with the officers and members of Parochial Churches 4. By taking away pluralities of such Ecclesiastical dignities which hinder the Dignitaries from attending the Services which their original foundation had respect unto 5. By reducing the vast revenues of some Bishopricks to a more moderate proportion and assigning the surplussage of them as an addition to the maintenance of Suffragan Bishops and for the bearing of the incidental charges of such as are fain to attend the affairs of the Church upon occasionall calls far from their homes to Synods or other Church Conventions and other such uses It being apparent that till Cathedral Churches were built they could not be endowed or priviledged and by consequence that in the three last particulars to plead Primitive Antiquity against what is propounded involves a self-contradiction 2. They may also upon their own Principles condescend to a Law for the ratifying of Ordination in these late years conferred by Presbyters without exacting a Submission to re-ordination in those who Scruple it For 1. That the Bishops hands are necessary to Ordination See Cades Justification of the Church of England p. 311. otherwise then upon the account of Ecclesiastical constitution for orders sake will be hard to evidence from Scripture or pure Antiquity 2. That Ordaining of Presbyters by Presbyters by the Bishops licence as in the case of the antient Chorepiscopi and in the necessary absence or want of Bishops as Augustine and Ambrose testifie concerning the practice in Egypt and particularly at Alexandria hath been of great Antiquity in the Church and certainly if leave or absence of the Bishop render it lawful for Presbyters alone to ordain it will follow that there is a radical and fundamental power of Ordination in Presbyters for else a Bishops leave or absence might as well impower a meer Laick to give orders which was only restrained for Orders sake as was said before 3. That Arch. B. Bancroft and the rest of his Brethren who admitted the