An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of…An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of…

The third Text is Act. 14, where it is said of Paul,¹ and Barnabas, that, when they had, by the suffrage of the people, chosen Elders in every Church &c. In which place some translators, (in stead of chosen by consent) read ordained, 1. contrary to the use of the same word, in another Scripture, where themselves translate the same word, in the passive particle chosen of the Churches. 2. contrary to the consent of expositors upon that place,² as Calvin, Beza, Bullinger, Musculus, Brentius, Arias Montanus, Erasmus, &c. 3. contrary to the civill custom, whence that word & practise was brought into the Church: it being taken from the custom of the Athenians, in choice of their Magistrates, which they performed two ways. 1. By lots, whence they were called [Greek or Hebrew] 2. By holding up of hands, whence they were called [Greek or Hebrew] 4. contrary to the nature of the thing:³ for, there election is spoken of, which was done with [Greek or Hebrew] the holding up of hands, not ordination, which was afterwards done with [Greek or Hebrew] laying on of hands, as if election and ordination were one and the same thing, whereas there is as much difference between them, as is between the Election and Coronation of a King, or the choice & instalment of a Magistrate in his office. This being granted, that the people chose their Elders by consent, hence I argue.

The third Text is Act. 14, where it is sayd of Paul,¹ and Barnabas, that, when they had, by the suffrage of the people, chosen Elders in every Church &c. In which place some translatours, (in stead of chosen by consent) read ordained, 1. contrary to the use of the same word, in another Scripture, where themselves translate the same word, in the passive particle chosen of the Churches. 2. contrary to the consent of expositours upon that place,² as Calvin, Beza, Bullinger, Musculus, Brentius, Arias Montanus, Erasmus, &c. 3. contrary to the civill custom, whence that word & practise was brought into the Church: it being taken from the custom of the Athenians, in choyse of their Magistrates, which they performed two wayes. 1. By lots, whence they were called 2. By holding up of hands, whence they were called 4. contrary to the nature of the thing: