A27045:142
The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members…
The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members I. defended against the opposition of Mr. William Johnson, II. proved by many arguments / by Richard Baxter ; whereunto is added 1. an account of my judgement to Mr. J. how far heretics are or are not in the church, 2. Mr. Js. explication of the most used terms, with my queries thereupon, and his answer and my reply, 3. an appendix about successive ordination, 4. letters between me and T.S., a papist, with a narrative of the success.The successive visibility of the church of which the Protestants are the soundest members I. defended against the opposition of Mr. William Johnson, II. proved by many arguments / by Richard Baxter ; whereunto is added 1. an account of my judgement to Mr. J. how far hereticks are or are not in the church, 2. Mr. Js. explication of the most used terms, with my queries thereupon, and his answer and my reply, 3. an appendix about successive ordination, 4. letters between me and T.S., a papist, with a narrative of the success.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1660
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Your Answer to the confirmation of my Major seems strange. For I speak of visible Pastors, and you say tis true of an Invisible Pastor, that is, Christ our Saviour, who is now in heaven, invisible to men on earth. The rest is a repetition of what is immediately before answered.
Ephes. 4. proves not only that some particular Churches, or parts of the whole Church, must always have Pastors, but that the whole Church it self must have ⟨p. 35⟩Pastors, and every particular Church in it; for it speaks of that Church which is the Body of Christ; which can be no less then the whole Church. For no particular Church alone is his mystical Body, but only a part of it.
Ephes. 4. proves not only that some particular Churches, or parts of the whole Church, must alwaies have Pastors, but that the whole Church it self must have ⟨p. 35⟩Pastors, and every particular Church in it; for it speaks of that Church which is the Body of Christ; which can be no less then the whole Church. For no particular Church alone is his mystical Body, but only a part of it.
Ephes. 4. is not directly alleged to prove an universal Monarch, (as you say) but to prove an uninterrupted continuance of visible Pastors; that being only affirmed in the proposition, which I prove by it. 2. This is already Answered.