Which words are worthy of a note or two: For he 1. acknowledgeth our Hierarchy of Archbishops, B• Deans, Archdeacons, &c. to be creatures of mans making, not divine: Now of these principally consist, our convocated mother church, as its well known, a few ministers being added to her, for fashion sake, so that this church is a church of man, not of God, by his own confession, and this church is said to be devised by the church, now it soundeth strangely, A church of the churches devising: Nor know I well, what the devising church of England can be. The Rej. telleth us, that there be, but two ways of considering, the Church of England, as one, either in the convocation house, or in that combination, which must needs (saith he) include the orders and officers, pertaining thereunto: Now in both of these ways Hierarchical orders and officers are supposed and included, so that the Church of England, neither of these ways could possibly devise these orders and officers. 3. The distinction used betwixt the essentials of discipline, and the accidental forms thereof, is obscure: And if these terms, may be interpreted, by that sense, which is given by the Rej. of Doctrinal and Ritual, substantial, circumstantial worship, that must be essential, which is commanded in the word, that is accidental, which is not commanded, but permitted. Then the Rej. in affirming essentials to be determined, and accidentals not, saith nothing else, but that which is determined, is determined, and that which is not determined, ⟨p. 93⟩is not determined. 4. If he mean by accidental forms, circumstances of •yme, number, place and occasional course of proceeding, then he accuseth unjustly, not only us, but the Anabaptists themselves of opposing so manifest a truth, by all men confessed. 5. It would be worth a little pains of his to declare, how, and in what sense our Hierarchy is accidental, to the church, and discipline of England? The Bishops are efficient causes, even in a high rank, of our Discipline, they are principal members, of our Diocesan churches, they have an Ecclesiastical rule, and command over the particular congregations within their Dominion, by them and in their name, the essentials of ordination, institution, introduction, suspension, deprivation, excommunication, &c. are dispensed and disposed of:
Which words are worthy of a note or two: For he 1. acknowledgeth our Hierarchye of Archbishops, B• Deanes, Archdeacons, &c. to be creatures of mans making, not divine: Now of these principally consist, our convocated mother church, as its well knowen, a few ministers being added to her, for fashion sake, so that this church is a church of man, not of God, by his owne confession, and this church is sayd to be devised by the church, now it soundeth strangly, A church of the churches devising: Nor know I well, what the devising church of England can be. The Rej. telleth us, that there be, but two wayes of considering, the Church of England, as one, either in the convocation house, or in that combination, which must needs (sayth he) include the orders and officers, pertaining therunto: Now in both of these wayes Hierarchicall orders and officers are supposed and included, so that the Church of England, neither of these wayes could possibly devise these orders and officers. 3. The distinction used betwixt the essentialls of discipline, and the accidentall formes thereof, is o•scure: And if these termes, may be interpreted, by that sense, which is given by the Rej. of Doctrinall and Rituall, substantiall, circumstantiall worship, that must be essentiall, which is commaunded in the word, that is accidentall, which is not commaunded, but permitted. Then the Rej. in affirming essentialls to be determined, and accidentalls not, sayth nothing else, but that which is determined, is determined, and that which is not determined, ⟨p. 93⟩is not determined. 4. If he meane by accidentall formes, circumstances of •yme, number, place and occasionall course of proceeding, then he accuseth unjustly, not only us, but the Anabaptists themselves of opposing so manifest a truth, by all men confessed. 5. It would be worth a little paines of his to declare, how, and in what sense our Hierarchye is accidentall, to the church, and discipline of England? The Bishops are efficient causes, even in a high ranke, of our Discipline, they are principall members, of our Diocesan churches, they have an Ecclesiasticall rule, and commaund over the par•icular congregations within their Dominion, by them and in their name, the essentialls of ordination, institution, introduction, suspension, deprivation, excommunication, &c. are dispensed and disposed of:
