A19142:1685
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D.…A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D.…
A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's worship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgess his rejoinder for D. Morton The first partA fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part
Amsterdam: printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, 1633
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4. The charge which he saith our Bishops have of appointing Ministers, I wonder from whence they have it, or by what conveyance. They say that they themselves are the proper pastors of all the parishes in their Diocese. It is well, if they have an ubiquitary faculty, and will, to perform the office of pastors to so great a people: but who made them such? Christ & his Apostles never knew of ordinary pastors, having charge of so many Churches. But suppose they did, by whom doth Christ call one of our Bishops? By the Kings congedelier, the Chapters nominal election, or by the Archbishops consecration? There is none of these that can bear the trial of Scripture, nor of the Primitive Churches example?
4. The charge which he sayth our Bishops have of appointing Ministers, I wonder from whence they have it, or by what conveyance. They say that they themselves are the proper pastors of all the parishes in their Diocesse. It is well, if they have an ubiquitary faculty, and will, to performe the office of pastors to so great a people: but who made them such? Christ & his Apostles never knew of ordinary pastors, having charge of so many Churches. But suppose they did, by whom doth Christ call one of our Bishops? By the Kings congedelier, the Chapiters nominall election, or by the Archbishops consecration? There is none of these that can beare the triall of Scripture, nor of the Primitive Churches example?
5. Is the Bishops power of appointing a minister no ways determinate to this or that minister? then it seemeth his mere will determineth of the particular person, without any just reason. For if there be certain causes or reasons which the Bishop is bound to follow in designing of this or that minister, rather then another, then is the Bishop determinate. The Council of Nice it self determined the authority even of Patriarchs in this case: viz. that the Elders should first nominate fit men [Greek or Hebrew]: secondly, that the people should elect or choose out of that number, per [Greek or Hebrew]: & thirdly, that the Bishop should confirm ⟨p. 21⟩