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A91955	Episcopal government instituted by Christ, and confirmed by cleere evidence of Scripture, and invincible reason. / Collected by the pains of R.R. Preacher of the Gospell.	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.	1641 (1641)	Wing R1885; Thomason E238_6; ESTC R4045	29,352	39

manner He took the Cup saying this Cup is the new Testament and Covenant in my bloud drinke yee all hereof and as oft as you eat of this Bread and drink of this Cup you shew the Lords death till he come saith the Apostle Paul 1 Cor. 11. Moreover Christ chose twelve Apostles in Analogie to the twelve Patriarchs that like as the whole people of God under the Law did proceed out of the loynes of the twelve Patriarchs so also Gods children under the Gospel should be begotten by the Ministery of the twelve Apostles and their Successors Hee chose also seventy Disciples in Analogie to the seventy Elders of the Iews whom Moses elected to govern the people of Israel under himselfe so our Saviour would have those seventy Disciples and their Successours to be spirituall Governours of the people of God under the Gospell Moreover Christ fasted forty days in the wildernesse in reference to Moses fasting forty days upon Mount Sinai Christ entred into his Ministery in the thirtieth yeare of his age in similitude of the Priests and Levits entring in their severall Functions So that there is nothing more probable in the Scriptures then that as Christ by way of Analogie did imitate the Iews in many things so also would hee have as many degrees of Church Governours under the Gospell as there was under the Law and that he would be chief Governour himself of both Churches But that ye may believe the truth of these things the better I will let you see that the Apostles also followed the example of their Master in the imitation of the Iews in many things As in the use of Lots conforme to the ancient custome of the Iews Matthias is chosen to be an Apostle so also they continued the use of an holy Kisse at their meetings yet if they had been as precise as many people now adays they would have abolished that Ceremony because Judas betrayed his Master with a Kisse and gave it in Commandement Greet one another with an holy Kisse saith the Apostle Paul so also the use of Love-feasts proceeded from the Jews for as after their Sacrifices they feasted one another so after the celebration of the Lords Supper they had their Agapae and Love-feasts which the Apostle Paul did not discharge but forbad them in publike and licentiates them in their own private families Have yee not Houses to eat and drinke in or despise yee the Church of God saith he The day of Celebration of the Sacrament of the Supper was ever a Festivall day to them but not a day of fasting as it is with many now So also the Custome of laying on of Hands was borrowed from the Jews Numb 8. in these and some other formes and Ceremonies the Apostle did imitate the Nation of the Iews but let these serve for an example The Primitive Church also followed the example of Christ and his Apostles in this Analogizing and in particular as in the Consecration of Priests some pieces of the Sacrifices were put in the Priests hands Exod. 29.9 Even so they put the Bible in the hands of the Minister at his Ordination this was done both by the Jewish Church and the Christian to teach both That no man taketh this honour unto himselfe but hee that is called of God so also they erected a Mother-church wherever there was a Bishop even as the Iews had but one mother-Mother-church the Temple of Ierusalem because they had but one High Priest and therefore in respect that Bishops succeeded in the room of the High Priest in the government of the Church where ever there was a Bishop there they built a mother-Mother-church and all the rest of the Churches of the Diocesse were but pendicles of her as the Jewish Synagogues were to the Temple of Ierusalem yea these Mother-churches they built them according to the similitude of the Temple of Jerusalem for as the Temple had the Most holy Place Holy place and atrium called the Court of the Temple or Sal. porch this for the people the Holy place for the Priests and the Most holy place for the Lord of Hosts to be as it were the place of his habitation to dwell between the wings of the two Cherubims there to give his Oracle even so in the Christian Churches there was a place appointed for the people another for Churchmen the third as the most holy place where the Sacrament of the Supper was celebrated as the onely memoriall of his presence left by himselfe under the new Testament as the Arke of the Covenant was under the Old So then since both the Apostles and the Churches of Christ in the Primitive Times did imitate the Iewish formes by way of Analogie it seemes to mee that in so doing they followed the example of Christ who kept an Analogie himselfe with the Iewish Church in many things but in speciall in the number and degrees of Church Governours Now I would ask my Authour by what reason hee thinks Christ should have diminished the number of Church Governours was the number of three Typicall or was the Church Government Typicall truly neither the number of three is mysticall indeed but not Typicall neither was the Government Typicall but as necessary now under the Gospel as it was under the Law for as Christ did not governe his Church immediatly by his spirit under the Law so no more doth he governe his Church immediatly by his spirit under the Gospel but as he committed the government to certain Governours under the Law so hath he committed it to certain Governours under the Gospel But it may be answered that he hath not committed it to so many degrees of Church Governours now under the Gospel as he did under the Law I perswade my self that my opponent shall never be able to prove that Christ behoved to doe this de jure or shew mee a reason why it behoved to be so yes hee will say of necessity the first degree behoved to be taken away because the High Priest was a type and figure of Christ and all types and figures were abolished by Christs comming Reply I grant all types and figures were abolished by Christs comming but I deny that the High Priest was a type and figure of Christ as he was chiefe Governour of the Church and that for these reasons First because then all Church Government should have beene abrogated by Christs comming for if Aarons Government was a type and figure of Christs Government then it will follow that Christ now under the Gospel should governe his Church immediately by himself without any subordinate Governours for if Church Government under the Law was typicall and all types abrogate it follows necessarily that there should be no Church Government now but Christs only Secondly If Aaron as hee was chiefe Governour under the Law was a type and figure of Christ then it will follow that Christ was not Supreame Governour of his Church under the Law for Types are of things to come

power of ordination Timothy and Titus are commanded to Ordaine Elders And therefore Tim. and Tit. had the power of Ordination The Proposition cannot in reason be denied for Paul would never have commanded them to do that which they had not power to doe yea the same power of ordination is a part of that Commandement which he is bidden commit to faithfull men to be kept and propagated untill the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ The Assumption is manifest 1. Tim. 5.22 and Tit. 1.5 That they had the power of jurisdiction is proved thus They who are commanded to rebuke censure and correct with all authority and not suffer themselves to be despised to stay foolish questions and vain bablings to excommunicate the obstinate to try and prove those who desire the office of a Bishop and either to admit or reject them according to their weakenesse or ability have the power of jurisdiction spirituall But Timothy and Titus are commanded to do all these things 1 Timothy 4.11 12. 1 Tim. 3.9.17.19.20 1 Tim. 6.17 Tit. 1.11.13 and Tit. 3.10 And therefore Timothy and Titus have the power of jurisdiction spirituall The strength of this Argument I refer to the consideration of the learned for I hope no wise man will say that these priviledges can bee divided from the power of jurisdiction Now I will use one Argument yet to prove that Timothy and Titus had the power of ordination and jurisdiction jointly If those Bishops of whom the Apostle Paul speaks in his Epistles to Timothy and Titus received the power of ordination and jurisdiction by those instructions and precepts which the Apostle Paul sets downe in those Epistles then Timothy and Titus much more received the power of ordination and jurisdiction by those instructions of the Apostle Paul set downe in those Epistles But the first is true and therefore the second is true also The connexion of the proposition is valid enough for if inferiour Bishops whom the Apostle calleth also Elders in that place received the power of ordination and jurisdiction as is asserted by all the opposers of Episcopacie by the Apostles injunctions in those Epistles much more have superiour Bishops as Timothy and Titus were this twofold power by those injunctions this is an argument strong enough ad hominem although I confesse That properly Timothy and Titus have not this twofold power here by the Apostle Paul but only are commanded to put that power in execution which the Apostle Paul before had conferr'd upon them at their ordination which also they are commanded to propagate and transmit unto others for the preservation of the calling and propagation of the Gospell of Christ vntill his second comming to judgement Now for the better cleering of this Doctrine I will prove That Presbyters or inferior Bishops have no ways the power of Ordination and Jurisdiction I desire any Opponent to shew mee the place where it is recorded in the Scripture in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus they find it not Tim. and Tit. are commanded to put all the parts of the Apostolicall power in execution but not those Elders and Deacons of whom the Apostle speakes there they get no Commandement to use that power for it is more then evident That all the injunctions set down in those Epistles are given to Timothy and Titus and all those who were to succeed them in that same order and degree yea to them as they are singular men and as Superiour in Order and Degree to all those towards whom they are to exercise that power and the reason is this because one man in that same Order and Degree cannot have power over an other in that same rank and order one Bishop cannot have power over an other one Presbyter cannot have power over another That man that hath power over an other must be superior unto him in degree or he can have no authority over him that is his own properly delegate he may have but that is not his it is his in whose name he exercises that power But it will be replied That this power is given to a company of Presbyters and not to one in particular Answer This power is given here to Timothy and Titus as singular persons and therefore I will make the matter manifest by a formall argument That power which is committed to certain particular and singular men in the Ministery is not committed to a representative body of Ministers But the power of Ordination and Jurisdiction is committed to certain particular and singular men in the Ministery And therefore it is not committed to a representative body of Ministers The proposition cannot be denied for that which is committed to one singular man in a calling cannot bee said to bee committed to the whole company and trade indefinitely for example that power which is committed to one Alderman in the Citie to wit the Master or Lord Major is not committed to the whole councell of Aldermen he hath a different and superiour power to all the rest As to the assumption That this power was committed to certain singular men as to Timothy and Titus and all those who were to succeed them in the same ranke and order it is more then evident Now to note this by the way since Presbyters doe not succeed to Timothy and Titus in that same order and degree the power of Ordination cannot be committed unto them Furthermore If the power of Ordination and Jurisdiction be committed to Presbyters as they are singular men then every Presbyter hath alike power and authoritie within his own Charge every one is Pope in his own Parish and may command rule and governe as hee thinks good for who can controll him none of his brethren have any more power over him then hee hath over them for every one hath equall power and authoritie transinitted unto them and this is downright Brownisme But it may be replyed That the Presbytery hath power over all particular Ministers Answ Who hath given them this power It is not given them by Christ nor his Apostles If you reply it is agreed upon by common consent I Answer Then at least Presbyteriall Government is not of divine Ordination But I would ask this question what if I should refuse to give my consent to such a government or to subject my self to it how can I be forced to obey their Canons and Laws by whose authoritie the representative Church such as the Presbytery is cannot compell me before I subject my selfe to her authoritie the civill Magistrate cannot do it neither by the doctrine of all my opposites and some would say if any should usurpe authoritie and compell by violence it should be the destroying of our Christian Libertie and tying us whom Christ hath made free and in a word the demolishing of that platforme of government which Christ himselfe did establish any defender of Parochiall government may reason in this kind But it will be againe replyed That this authoritie is given to a