A18078:986
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
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Touching Elders / the judgement of M. Calvin hath been before declared in the first of these propositions.
Touching Elders / the iudgement of M. Caluin hath bene before declared in the first of these propositions.
M. Beza in his book of divorces / page. 161. sayeth / that the Eldership of the church ought to be / where there is a Christian magistrate.
M. Beza in hys booke of diuorces / page. 161. sayeth / that the Eldershyp of the church ought to be / where there is a Christian magistrate.
Touching Deacons / M. Calvin. 4. book. 3. chap. 9. section / after that he had described what deacons the churches had in the Apostles times / sayeth that we / after their example ought to have the like.
Touching Deacons / M. Caluin. 4. boke. 3. chap. 9. section / after that hee had described what deacons the churches had in the Apostles tymes / sayeth that we / after their example ought to haue the lyke.
M. Beza in the. 5. cap. and. 23. section of his confessions / showeth that the office of the distribution of the goods of the church / is an ordinary function in a church lawfully constituted / which office in the. 30. he calleth the Deaconship.
M. Beza in the. 5. cap. and. 23. section of hys confessions / sheweth that the office of the distribution of the goodes of the church / is an ordinary function in a church lawfully constituted / which office in the. 30. he calleth the Deaconship.
P. Martyr upon the. 12. to the Rom. speaking of the Elders / which did assist the pastor in every Church / & of the Deacons / lamenteth that this order is so fallen out of the church / that the names of these functions do scarce remain.
P. Martyr vpon the. 12. to the Rom. speaking of the Elders / which did asist the pastor in euery Church / & of the Deacons / lamenteth that thys order is so fallen out of the church / that the names of these functions do skarce remayne.
M. Bucer in his first book of the kingdom of Christ / for the ancients of the Church sayeth / that the number of the Elders of every church / ought to be increased according to the multitude of the people / and in the. 14. chap. of the same book sayeth that this order of Deaconship / was religiously kept in the church / until it was driven out by Antichrist.
M. Bucer in hys first booke of the kingdome of Christ / for the auncientes of the Church sayeth / that the number of the Elders of euery church / ought to be encreased according to the multitude of the people / and in the. 14. chap. of the same booke sayeth that thys order of Deaconshyppe / was relygiously kept in the church / vntill it was driuen out by Antichrist.
M. Calvin in his Institutions. 4. book. and. 11. chap. and. 6. section teacheth that Excommunication pertaineth not to one man / & that it was too wicked a fact / that one man taking the authority which was common to other / to himself alone / opened a way to tyranny / took from the Church her right / and abrogated the church Senate / ordained by the spirit of Christ. And in the. 12. chap. and. 7. section / he sayeth further that it ought not to be done without the knowledge and approbation of the Church.
M. Caluin in hys Institutions. 4. booke. and. 11. chap. and. 6. section teacheth that Excommunication pertayneth not to one man / & that it was too wicked a fact / that one man taking the authoritie which was common to other / to himselfe alone / opened a way to tyranny / tooke from the Church her right / and abrogated the church Senate / ordayned by the spirite of Christ. And in the. 12. chap. and. 7. section / hee sayeth further that it ought not to be done without the knowledge and approbation of the Church.
M. Beza in his confessions. 5. chap. 43. section / sayeth that this power of excommunicating is given to no one man / except it please God to work extraordinarily.
M. Beza in hys confessions. 5. chap. 43. section / sayeth that thys power of excommunicating is geuen to no one man / except it please God to worke extraordinarily.
Peter Martyr upon the. 1. to the Corinthians / and. 5. chap. sayeth that it is very dangerous / to permit so weighty a matter as excommunication / to the discretion and will of any one man. And therefore / both that tyranny might be avoided ⟨p. 223⟩/ and this censure executed with greater fruit / and gravity / that the order which the Apostle there useth / is still to be observed.
Peter Martyr vpon the. 1. to the Corinthes / and. 5. chap. sayeth that it is very daungerous / to permit so waighty a matter as excommunication / to the discretion and will of any one man. And therfore / both that tyranny might be auoyded ⟨p. 223⟩/ and thys censure executed with greater frute / and grauitie / that the order which the Apostle there vseth / is still to be obserued.
M. Bucer of the kingdom of Christ / in the. 1. book. and. 9. chap. sayeth that S. Paul accuseth the Corinthians / for that the whole church / did not cast out of their company the incestuous person.
M. Bucer of the kingdome of Christ / in the. 1. booke. and. 9. chap. sayeth that S. Paule accuseth the Corinthians / for that the whole church / dyd not cast out of their company the incestuous person.
