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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n god_n do_v not_o mingle_v himself_o with_o man_n but_o all_o the_o converse_n and_o intercourse_n between_o he_o and_o we_o be_v transact_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o demon_n and_o if_o it_o be_v think_v so_o great_a a_o instance_n of_o god_n majesty_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v approach_v by_o we_o without_o the_o mediation_n of_o angel_n to_o what_o a_o infinite_a height_n must_v he_o be_v exalt_v above_o we_o when_o no_o less_o a_o person_n than_o he_o who_o be_v god-man_n can_v so_o much_o as_o give_v we_o access_n to_o he_o or_o present_v our_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n at_o his_o foot_n o_o what_o a_o awful_a sense_n therefore_o of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n shall_v this_o consideration_n beget_v in_o our_o mind_n for_o how_o can_v we_o think_v of_o he_o without_o dread_n and_o reverence_n when_o we_o consider_v how_o he_o be_v seclude_v by_o the_o infinite_a sacredness_n of_o his_o own_o majesty_n from_o all_o immediate_a 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he_o the_o most_o effectual_a course_n he_o can_v take_v next_o to_o that_o of_o banish_v we_o from_o his_o presence_n for_o ever_o be_v to_o exclude_v we_o from_o all_o immediate_a intercourse_n with_o he_o and_o not_o to_o admit_v of_o any_o more_o address_n or_o supplication_n from_o we_o but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o mediator_n hereby_o he_o plain_o demonstrate_v how_o infinite_o pure_a and_o abhorrent_n to_o sin_v his_o nature_n be_v that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o sinful_a creature_n to_o come_v near_o he_o but_o by_o proxy_n nor_o accept_v of_o a_o service_n from_o a_o guilty_a hand_n nor_o listen_v to_o a_o prayer_n from_o a_o sinful_a mouth_n till_o it_o be_v first_o hallow_v and_o present_v to_o he_o by_o a_o pure_a and_o holy_a mediator_n if_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o infinite_o conceit_v of_o ourselves_o this_o procedure_n of_o he_o can_v but_o lay_v we_o low_o in_o our_o own_o eye_n and_o make_v we_o deep_o sensible_a of_o our_o own_o vileness_n and_o 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ministry_n common_a to_o the_o bishop_n with_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n be_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o evangelical_n sacrament_n for_o it_o be_v to_o his_o apostle_n and_o in_o they_o to_o their_o successor_n that_o our_o saviour_n give_v the_o commission_n of_o baptizâ—ing_v all_o nation_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o do_v this_o i._o e._n of_o consecrate_v and_o administer_a the_o holy_a eucharist_n in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o ministry_n be_v not_o so_o confine_v to_o the_o apostolic_a order_n as_o that_o none_o but_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o exercise_v it_o for_o even_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n philip_n and_o ananias_n who_o be_v no_o apostle_n baptise_a and_o s._n peter_n command_v the_o brethren_n with_o he_o who_o be_v no_o apostle_n neither_o to_o baptise_v those_o gentile_a convert_v upon_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v act_v 10.48_o and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n 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this_o sacrament_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o apostle_n can_v be_v present_a in_o all_o place_n where_o it_o be_v administer_v nor_o consequent_o that_o they_o can_v consecrate_v it_o in_o every_o particular_a congregation_n for_o though_o it_o be_v a_o very_a early_a custom_n for_o the_o bishop_n to_o consecrate_v the_o element_n in_o one_o congregation_n and_o then_o send_v they_o abroad_o to_o be_v administer_v in_o several_a other_o yet_o this_o be_v only_o upon_o special_a occasion_n but_o ordinary_o they_o be_v consecrate_v in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o be_v administer_v in_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v impossible_a either_o for_o the_o apostle_n at_o first_o or_o after_o they_o for_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o consecration_n as_o well_o as_o the_o administration_n be_v ordinary_o perform_v by_o the_o inferior_a presbyter_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o bishop_n but_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o none_o be_v ever_o allow_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o consecrate_v the_o eucharist_n but_o either_o a_o bishop_n or_o a_o presbyter_n and_o as_o for_o baptism_n because_o it_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n more_o necessary_a than_o the_o eucharist_n as_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o admission_n into_o the_o new_a covenant_n by_o which_o we_o be_v first_o entitle_v to_o it_o not_o only_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n but_o in_o their_o absence_n or_o by_o their_o allowance_n deacon_n also_o be_v authorize_v to_o administer_v it_o for_o so_o even_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n philip_n the_o deacon_n baptize_v at_o samaria_n act_v 8.12_o and_o afterward_o not_o only_a deacon_n but_o layman_n too_o be_v allow_v to_o administer_v it_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o neither_o a_o deacon_n nor_o presbyter_n nor_o bishop_n can_v be_v procure_v that_o so_o none_o may_v be_v debar_v of_o admission_n into_o the_o new_a covenant_n that_o be_v dispose_v and_o qualify_v to_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o church_n allow_v this_o to_o layman_n only_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n be_v a_o plain_a argument_n that_o none_o have_v a_o stand_a authority_n to_o administer_v it_o but_o only_a person_n in_o holy_a order_n for_o that_o authority_n which_o a_o present_a necessity_n create_v be_v only_o present_a and_o cease_v with_o the_o necessity_n that_o create_v it_o iii_o and_o last_o another_o of_o the_o ministry_n common_a to_o the_o bishop_n with_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n be_v to_o offer_v up_o the_o public_a prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o christian_a assembly_n for_o to_o be_v sure_a none_o can_v be_v authorize_v to_o perform_v the_o public_a office_n of_o the_o church_n but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v set_v apart_o and_o ordain_v to_o be_v the_o public_a officer_n of_o it_o now_o prayer_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o solemn_a office_n of_o christian_a assembly_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o jewish_a church_n none_o but_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v the_o only_a public_a minister_n of_o religion_n be_v authorize_v to_o offer_v up_o the_o public_a prayer_n of_o the_o congregation_n vid._n 2_o chron._n 39.27_o so_o in_o the_o christian_a none_o but_o bishop_n priest_n and_o deacon_n who_o alone_o be_v the_o public_a minister_n of_o christianity_n be_v authorize_v to_o offer_v up_o the_o public_a address_n of_o christian_a assembly_n it_o be_v their_o peculiar_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n to_o perform_v the_o public_a office_n to_o the_o lord_n act_n 13.2_o for_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v public_a service_n and_o be_v use_v to_o denote_v those_o public_a service_n of_o which_o one_o be_v offer_v up_o the_o common_a prayer_n of_o the_o people_n which_o the_o priest_n in_o their_o turn_n perform_v in_o the_o temple_n vid._n luk._n 1.23_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o christian_a religion_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 15.16_o because_o it_o be_v their_o proper_a business_n to_o officiate_v the_o public_a service_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o according_o in_o rev._n 5.10_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n that_o be_v the_o holy_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o have_a crown_n of_o gold_n or_o mitre_n on_o their_o head_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n mitre_n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 4._o be_v say_v to_o have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o harp_n and_o golden_a vial_n full_a of_o odour_n which_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o saint_n refer_v to_o the_o incense_n which_o the_o priest_n be_v wont_a to_o offer_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o oblation_n be_v a_o mystical_a offer_v up_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o people_n vid._n luk._n 1.10_o which_o plain_o intimate_v that_o as_o it_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o office_n of_o those_o jewish_a priest_n to_o offer_v the_o incense_n and_o therewithal_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o people_n so_o be_v it_o also_o of_o the_o public_a minister_n of_o christianity_n to_o offer_v up_o the_o prayer_n of_o christian_a assembly_n and_o as_o in_o the_o jewish_a church_n not_o only_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o levite_n also_o communicate_v with_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o this_o ministry_n of_o offer_v up_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o congregation_n so_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n not_o only_o the_o presbyter_n but_o the_o deacon_n also_o always_o communicate_v in_o it_o with_o their_o bishop_n have_v thus_o give_v a_o account_n of_o those_o religious_a ministries_n which_o be_v common_a to_o the_o bishop_n with_o the_o inferior_a officer_n of_o the_o church_n i_o proceed_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o show_v what_o those_o ministry_n be_v which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o bishop_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n all_o which_o be_v reducible_a to_o four_o particular_n 1._o to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o peace_n and_o good_a order_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o to_o ordain_v to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n 3._o to_o execute_v that_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n which_o christ_n have_v establish_v in_o his_o church_n 4._o to_o confirm_v such_o as_o have_v be_v instruct_v in_o christianity_n i._o one_o peculiar_a ministry_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o make_v law_n and_o canon_n for_o the_o security_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o good_a order_n and_o this_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o government_n which_o necessary_o suppose_v a_o legislative_a power_n within_o itself_o to_o command_v and_o oblige_v the_o subject_a to_o do_v or_o forbear_v such_o thing_n as_o it_o shall_v judge_v conducive_a to_o the_o preservation_n or_o disturbance_n of_o their_o common-weal_n without_o which_o power_n no_o government_n can_v be_v enable_v to_o obtain_v its_o end_n