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A94297 Of the government of churches; a discourse pointing at the primitive form. Thorndike, Herbert, 1598-1672. 1641 (1641) Wing T1055; Thomason E1102_1; ESTC R203782 63,264 216

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straight_o from_o bishop_n to_o deacon_n because_o say_v he_o every_o bishop_n be_v a_o presbyter_n though_o every_o presbyter_n be_v not_o a_o bishop_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o presbyter_n and_o the_o true_a s._n ambrose_n offic._n i_o 20._o viduarum_fw-la &_o virginum_fw-la domos_fw-la nisi_fw-la visitandi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la juniores_fw-la adire_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la cum_fw-la senioribus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopo_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la with_o the_o elder_n say_v he_o that_o be_v with_o the_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n justine_n martyr_n in_o his_o second_o apology_n relate_v the_o order_n of_o christian_n in_o their_o assembly_n have_v speak_v of_o read_v the_o scripture_n then_o say_v he_o the_o reader_n have_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ruler_n make_v a_o speech_n of_o instruction_n to_o the_o people_n exhort_v they_o to_o imitate_v what_o be_v read_v and_o again_o of_o the_o eucharist_n then_o say_v he_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v it_o the_o bishop_n alone_o or_o the_o presbyter_n alone_o that_o preach_v and_o celebrate_v the_o eucharist_n sure_o both_o do_v it_o and_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v choose_v on_o purpose_n by_o justine_n to_o comprise_v both_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n hom._n ult_n ex_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la cap._n 11._o veniat_fw-la peccator_fw-la ad_fw-la antistites_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la clave_n ministrantur_fw-la &_o à_fw-la praepositis_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la accipiat_fw-la satisfactionis_fw-la suae_fw-la modum_fw-la antistites_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la be_v not_o the_o bishop_n alone_o but_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbyter_n hegesippus_n in_o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o iii._o 20._o relate_v how_o some_o of_o our_o lord_n kindred_n be_v bring_v afore_o domitian_n upon_o suspicion_n of_o danger_n to_o the_o state_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o dismiss_v by_o he_o upon_o notice_n of_o their_o profession_n of_o life_n in_o till_v their_o ground_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n try_v by_o the_o hardness_n of_o they_o which_o it_o have_v wrought_v these_o say_v hegesippus_n be_v hereupon_o choose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v leader_n of_o church_n as_o both_o cousin_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o his_o witness_n comprehend_v both_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o one_o title_n as_o in_o ignatius_n ad_fw-la trall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v in_o one_o word_n to_o express_v bishop_n and_o presbyter_n both_o as_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n will_v evidence_n to_o this_o we_o must_v add_v the_o word_n of_o ireneus_fw-la four_o 43._o wherefore_o say_v he_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o obey_v the_o elder_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n which_o have_v receive_v according_a to_o the_o father_n pleasure_n the_o certain_a grace_n of_o truth_n with_o
the_o succession_n of_o their_o bishopric_n and_o again_o three_o 3._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o tradition_n come_v from_o the_o apostle_n which_o have_v be_v preserve_v in_o the_o church_n through_o the_o succession_n of_o presbyter_n ireneus_fw-la that_o be_v wont_a to_o appeal_v to_o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n to_o evidence_n that_o which_o the_o church_n then_o believe_v to_o have_v come_v from_o the_o apostle_n here_o refer_v himself_o to_o the_o presbyter_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n affirm_v that_o they_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n without_o doubt_n call_v the_o bishop_n by_o the_o name_n of_o presbyter_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o office_n common_a to_o both_o thus_o be_v both_o rank_n comprise_v in_o one_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o first_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n at_o antiochia_n where_o we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o we_o be_v not_o to_o conceive_v that_o deacon_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o have_v be_v mistake_v but_o the_o sense_n be_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o distinguish_v the_o word_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reckon_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o presbyter_n as_o bishop_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o antistites_fw-la in_o latin_a which_o we_o have_v in_o s._n augustine_n before_o and_o thus_o you_o have_v both_o rank_n comprise_v in_o the_o same_o style_n of_o praepositi_fw-la in_o s._n cyprian_n and_o of_o praesidentes_fw-la in_o tertullian_n the_o first_o epist_n 62._o et_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la tenere_fw-la oporteat_fw-la multò_fw-la magis_fw-la praepositos_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la curare_fw-la hoc_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la the_o other_o de_fw-fr cor._n mil._n c._n 3._o eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la aliorum_fw-la manu_fw-la quàm_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la sumimus_fw-la chap._n viii_o what_o pattern_n this_o government_n may_v have_v in_o the_o synagogue_n aaron_z and_o his_o son_n correspondence_n of_o the_o sanedrin_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n before_o we_o leave_v this_o point_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n what_o pattern_n the_o apostle_n may_v have_v for_o this_o form_n of_o government_n in_o the_o synagogue_n for_o when_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n matth._n xviii_o 17._o give_v his_o disciple_n in_o the_o case_n of_o private_a offence_n the_o rule_n dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v he_o reflect_v upon_o some_o bench_n to_o which_o that_o people_n be_v wont_a to_o resort_v with_o their_o cause_n otherwise_o what_o can_v the_o hearer_n understand_v by_o these_o word_n intimate_v that_o his_o will_n be_v the_o church_n which_o he_o be_v now_o sound_v to_o be_v provide_v of_o the_o like_a nevertheless_o in_o regard_n this_o church_n be_v intend_v a_o mere_a spiritual_a state_n to_o be_v cherish_v and_o nourish_v in_o the_o bosom_n and_o entrail_n as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o commonwealth_n there_o must_v no_o comparison_n be_v make_v in_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o temporal_a state_n of_o that_o people_n let_v we_o see_v then_o moses_n his_o charge_n deut._n xvii_o 8_o 9_o thus_o we_o read_v if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n between_o blood_n and_o blood_n between_o plea_n and_o plea_n between_o stroke_n and_o stroke_n be_v matter_n of_o controversy_n within_o thy_o gate_n then_o shall_v thou_o arise_v and_o get_v thou_o up_o into_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o thou_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n and_o inquire_v and_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n he_o that_o read_v here_o on_o the_o one_o side_n two_o sort_n of_o person_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n for_o one_o and_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n on_o the_o other_o side_n two_o sort_n of_o cause_n one_o concern_v ceremony_n of_o the_o religion_n in_o force_n the_o other_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o that_o people_n have_v cause_n to_o think_v that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v resort_v to_o several_a person_n according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o cause_n especial_o be_v indifferent_a in_o the_o word_n to_o translate_v it_o thus_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n or_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n as_o after_o verse_n 12._o it_o be_v read_v have_v it_o be_v thus_o the_o correspondence_n have_v be_v clear_a between_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o inferior_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o presbyter_n in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o nation_n bear_v it_o otherwise_o in_o which_o we_o must_v believe_v their_o doctor_n when_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a passage_n as_o well_o that_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o that_o of_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o day_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o sanedrin_n whereof_o r._n isaac_n abartincell_n give_v his_o reason_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o that_o place_n because_o that_o court_n for_o a_o great_a part_n consist_v of_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o hear_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o cause_n and_o though_o they_o be_v bring_v hither_o from_o low_a court_n whereof_o there_o be_v one_o of_o three_o and_o twenty_o person_n in_o every_o place_n which_o contain_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o family_n one_o of_o three_o in_o less_o place_n by_o the_o judge_n themselves_o as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n will_v have_v it_o argue_v from_o the_o word_n thou_o shall_v arise_v thou_o that_o find_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n shall_v arise_v yet_o can_v we_o compare_v the_o consistory_n of_o the_o church_n with_o no_o court_n but_o this_o first_o because_o all_o mother-churche_n in_o mother-city_n be_v absolute_a in_o their_o rule_n so_o far_o as_o the_o scripture_n have_v appoint_v it_o otherwise_o then_o as_o the_o law_n of_o love_n ti_v christian_n to_o assist_v one_o another_o necessity_n our_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v institute_v no_o other_o judicatory_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n but_o one_o of_o these_o presbytery_n in_o each_o church_n and_o many_o of_o they_o in_o several_a church_n when_o the_o matter_n require_v common_a advice_n and_o again_o because_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o only_a seat_n of_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o religion_n and_o justice_n both_o in_o that_o people_n sacrifice_n be_v do_v no_o where_o else_o well_o then_o as_o ignatius_n in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n distinguish_v two_o part_n of_o the_o bishop_n office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v the_o church_n and_o to_o perform_v divine_a service_n so_o must_v we_o inquire_v the_o correspondency_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o synagogue_n in_o both_o respect_n reflect_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n in_o regard_n of_o divine_a service_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o their_o hand_n upon_z aaron_z and_o his_o son_n or_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o rest_n as_o s._n hierome_n have_v do_v before_o we_o write_v in_o these_o term_n epist_n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la quod_fw-la aaron_n &_o silij_fw-la ejus_fw-la atque_fw-la levitae_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la sibi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la &_o diaconi_fw-la vendicent_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la but_o in_o respect_n of_o government_n and_o discipline_n whereof_o our_o lord_n speak_v in_o the_o gospel_n aforesaid_a we_o must_v reflect_v upon_o the_o sanedrin_n as_o the_o same_o s._n hierome_n have_v do_v in_o another_o place_n upon_o the_o first_o to_o titus_n say_v of_o bishop_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o presbyter_n imitantes_fw-la moysen_n qui_fw-la cùm_fw-la haberet_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la solus_fw-la praeesse_fw-la populo_fw-la israel_n septuaginta_fw-la elegit_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la populum_fw-la judicaret_fw-la so_o then_o moses_n his_o spirit_n be_v take_v and_o divide_v upon_o seventie_o elder_n to_o help_v he_o to_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o people_n num._n xi_o 25._o the_o same_o thing_n be_v do_v when_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v presbytery_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n therefore_o we_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n rest_n upon_o the_o presbytery_n by_o which_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v as_o well_o as_o upon_o that_o of_o antiochia_n no_o otherwise_o than_o it_o do_v upon_o moses_n his_o sanedrin_n num._n xi_o 26._o to_o continue_v and_o procure_v the_o continuance_n whereof_o upon_o their_o successor_n it_o be_v that_o this_o court_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n as_o the_o old_a hebrew_n doctor_n observe_v it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o the_o place_n which_o i_o shall_v choose_v signify_v that_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dwell_v occasion_v the_o influence_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o court_n that_o
but_o under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n they_o that_o sin_n rebuke_n before_o all_o that_o other_o also_o may_v have_v fear_n but_o have_v hitherto_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o gospel_n have_v appoint_v matter_n of_o particular_a offence_n to_o come_v before_o the_o consistory_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n that_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o in_o divers_a matter_n belong_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n use_v their_o assistance_n that_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o church_n even_o under_o the_o apostle_n matter_n of_o censure_n and_o ordination_n both_o be_v wont_a to_o pass_v by_o the_o presbyter_n but_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o christian_a people_n let_v i_o refer_v this_o to_o all_o indifferent_a person_n to_o judge_v whether_o the_o same_o course_n of_o proceed_v be_v in_o likelihood_n observe_v in_o the_o censure_n of_o presbyter_n the_o apostle_n direction_n regulate_v what_o information_n to_o admit_v be_v direct_v to_o timothy_n alone_o for_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o two_o or_o three_o shall_v be_v present_a when_o it_o be_v put_v in_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v but_o as_o the_o syriack_n translate_v it_o upon_o the_o mouth_n that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n but_o the_o censure_n of_o reproof_n be_v prescribe_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o congregation_n when_o he_o say_v they_o that_o sin_n that_o be_v they_o that_o be_v find_v in_o fault_n rebuke_v before_o all_o that_o other_o may_v have_v fear_n no_o otherwise_o then_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v and_o be_v prescribe_v to_o do_v 1._o cor._n v._n 4._o 2._o cor._n two_o 6._o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o the_o examination_n of_o such_o cause_n must_v pass_v as_o other_o of_o like_a nature_n by_o he_o with_o the_o presbyter_n to_o who_o the_o apostle_n have_v assign_v a_o charge_n of_o govern_v the_o church_n there_o act_v xx_o 28_o 35._o so_o the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n give_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o to_o the_o apostle_n be_v nevertheless_o intend_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o church_n as_o have_v be_v say_v so_o the_o charge_n of_o excommunicate_v heretic_n be_v direct_v to_o titus_n alone_o titus_n three_o 10._o but_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n therefore_o to_o imagine_v that_o titus_n be_v direct_v to_o proceed_v otherwise_o in_o it_o than_o we_o know_v the_o church_n be_v wont_a to_o proceed_v in_o censure_n of_o that_o nature_n according_a to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n that_o follow_v a_o little_a after_o verse_n 22._o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n neither_o be_v partaker_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n where_o the_o rule_n of_o ordination_n be_v direct_v to_o timothy_n alone_o yet_o have_v we_o no_o cause_n to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o he_o otherwise_o then_o according_a to_o the_o form_n aforesaid_a join_v with_o he_o the_o ptesbyter_n in_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o be_v 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