The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…

§. 14. And here three things are to be noted, 1. That what was done by the Holy Spirit as given extraordinarily to the Apostles as founders or Architects of the Church, to lead them into all truth, was truly done by Christ himself; the Holy Ghost so extraordinarily given being his promised Agent.

2. That yet this work of Instituting Baptism as the terms of Church-union, he would not leave to the Spirit in the Apostles, but was the immediate author of it himself.

3. But yet two things hereabout he left to the Apostles, 1. To explain to the baptized the true sense of the general words in the baptismal Covenant: 2. And to institute part of the terms of Particular Church Order and Unity: who accordingly settled (or ordained) Elders, Bishops or Pastors, in every particular Church, which at first was for the most part in every City (or great Town) where the Gospel was received by any competent number; and after they added Deacons and Deaconesses or Widows ad melius esse only, and they taught them by word and writing to observe all that Christ commanded.

3. But yet two things hereabout he left to the Apostles, 1. To explain to the baptized the true sense of the general words in the baptismal Covenant: 2. And to institute part of the terms of Particular Church Order and Vnity: who accordingly setled (or ordained) Elders, Bishops or Pastors, in every particular Church, which at first was for the most part in every City (or great Town) where the Gospel was received by any competent number; and after they added Deacons and Deaconesses or Widows ad melius esse only, and they taught them by word and writing to observe all that Christ commanded.