To come therefore to the examination off this dealing: first in that he saith / that it had been a dangerous error, if S. Peter had ⟨p. CXXXVI⟩done any thing off his own authority, without the assistance of other the Apostles: in that he saith / that Timothy had not, not only not the election off the ministers, but not the ordination in his power, but that which he did / he did in the name off the rest off the eldership: and in that he saith / it belongeth chiefly to the office of the elders, to choose the offices of the church, as oft as they be void: and addeth / that he never found in any Christian church established, that kind off election which is in the power one: it is clear / that he utterly condemneth 1as altogether unwonted / as usurped / as tyrannical / that election which is made by the bishop alone: and that this is one of the substantial points / off a lawful Ecclesiastical election / that it be done by the Eldership. Secondly / in that he saith / it was the unchangeable purpose off the Apostles, to provide that the governors off the church, should not be thrust upon the church, against her vvill: that Paul, and Barnabas, to then-tent they would bring in no tyranny into the church, permitted the election off the elders unto the voices thereof: that they bring tyranny unto the church, which without the consent of the multitude, at their one pleasure, call any unto a public function in the church: it is most manifest / that master Beza holdeth this / for an other substantial point off a lawful Ecclesiastical election in a church established / that it be made with the peoples consent. So that it appeareth / that the election made by the Bishop alone / receiveth off Master Beza two deadly wounds / as it were in the heart / and in the head: one / for that it is not as well done by the authority off the Eldership / as by the bishop / or pastor: an other / because it is not done by the consent off the church. Now what do we require / in the election off Ecclesiastical officers / which Master Beza doth not? we require / that it be not permitted to one, he detesteth it as tyranny: we say / that it ought to be done by the elder ship, and by consent, at the lest off the people, he saith / the same.
To come therfore to the examination off this dealinge: fyrste in that he saith / that it had bene a dangerous error, if S. Peter had ⟨p. CXXXVI⟩done any thinge off his ovvne authoritie, withowt the assistance of other the Apostels: in that he saithe / that Timothie had not, not onely not the election off the ministers, but not the ordination in his povvre, but that whiche he did / he did in the name off the reste off the eldershipe: and in that he saithe / yt belongethe chefly to the office of the elders, to chuse the offices of the churche, as ofte as they be voide: and addethe / that he neuer founde in any Christian churche established, that kinde off election vvhiche is in the povvre one: yt is cleare / that he vtterly condemnethe 1as altogether vnwonted / as vsurped / as tiran̄icall / that election whiche is made by the bishope alone: and that this is one of the substantiall poinctes / off a lawfull Ecclesiasticall election / that it be donne by the Eldership. Secondly / in that he saithe / yt vvas the vnchangable pourpose off the Apostels, to prouide that the gouernours off the churche, shoulde not be thruste vppon the churche, againste her vvill: that Paule, and Barnabas, to then-tente they vvoulde bringe in no tyrannie into the churche, permitted the election off the elders vnto the voices theroff: that they bringe tyranny vnto the churche, vvhiche vvithovvte the cōsent of the multitude, at their one pleasure, call any vnto a publike function in the churche: yt is moste manifeste / that maister Beza holdethe this / for an other substantiall poincte off a lawfull Ecclesiasticall electiō in a church established / that yt be made with the peoples cōsente. So that yt appearethe / that the election made by the Bishope alone / receiueth off Maister Beza twoo deadly woundes / as yt were in the harte / and in the heade: one / for that it is not as well done by the authorite off the Eldershipe / as by the bishoppe / or pastor: an other / bicause yt is not done by the consente off the churche. Nowe what doe wee require / in the election off Ecclesiasticall officers / which Maister Beza dothe not? wee require / that yt be not permitted to one, he detestethe it as tyrannie: we saie / that yt oughte to be done by the elder shipe, and by consente, at the leste off the people, he saithe / the same.
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