A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

Though I confess that the Pastors in Council are still the Guides of the people, as well as singly at home, and by their Consent lay a stronger governing obligation on them; And that the General Law of Unity and Concord doth consequently bind the several Pastors, to concur in all things Lawful, (Consideratis considerandis) with the Consenting Churches.

Though I confess that the Pastors in Council are still the Guides of the people, as well as singly at home, and by their Consent lay a stronger governing obligation on them; And that the General Law of Unity and Concord doth consequently bind the several Pastors, to concurr in all things Lawful, (Consideratis considerandis) with the Confenting Churches.

And even Dr. Hammond is for Independency ⟨p. 153⟩so far as to say, that [every such regular assembly of Christians under a Bishop, (such as Timothy was) an Oeconomus set over them by Christ, was the Church of the Living God.] Though he add [such again every larger circuit under the Metropolitan, &c.] Yet he confesseth, [And such all the particular Churches of the whole World, considered together under the supreme head, Christ Jesus, dispensing them all by himself, and administering them severally, not by any one Oeconomus; but by the several Bishops, as inferior heads of unity to the several bodies, so constituted by the several Apostles in their plantations each of them having an [Greek or Hebrew], a several distinct commission from Christ immediately and subordinate to none but the supreme Donor or plenipotentiary.] So far he; on 1 Tim. 3. 1•. e.

And even Dr. Hammond is for Independency ⟨p. 153⟩so far as to say, that [every such regular assembly of Christians under a Bishop, (such as Timothy was) an Oeconomus set over them by Christ, was the Church of the Living God.] Though he adde [such again every larger circuit under the Metropolitane, &c.] Yet he confesseth, [And such all the particular Churches of the whole World, considered together under the supream head, Christ Iesus, dispensing them all by himself, and administring them severally, not by any one Oeconomus; but by the several Bishops, as inferiour heads of unity to the several bodies, so constituted by the several Apostles in their plantatis each of them having an , a several distinct commission from Christ immediately and subordinate to none but the supream Donor or plenepotentiary.] So far he; on