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But withal I must say that this our certain succession disproveth the Papists and Mr. Dodwells plea, for the necessity of their sort of Episcopal Canonical uninterrupted succession: For (as the Bishops of Denmark have their succession but from Bugenhagius Pomeranus a Presbyter his ordination, so) Aidan and Finan that came from Scotland out of Columbanus Monastery, were no Bishops as Bede and others fully testify: And after Bede and others, Mr. Jones hath cleared it, that it was not only the Northern Bishops that were ordained by Aidan ⟨image 10⟩and Finan and Dhuma, but that the Bishops of the whole land had their ordination derived from them and such as they, and those whom they ordained: so that the denying of the Validity of the Ordination by Presbyters, shaketh the succession of the Episcopal Church of England; and proveth it on that supposition, interrupted: And if they derive it from Rome, it will be as much shaken.

But withal I must say that this our certain succession disproveth the Papists and Mr. Dodwells plea, for the necessity of their sort of Episcopal Canonical uninterrupted succession: For (as the Bishops of Denmark have their succession but from Bugenhagius Pomeranus a Presbyter his ordination, so) Aidan and Finan that came from Scotland out of Columbanus Monastery, were no Bishops as Beda and others fully testifie: And after Beda and others, Mr. Jones hath cleared it, that it was not only the Northern Bishops that were ordained by Aidan ⟨image 10⟩and Finan and Dhuma, but that the Bishops of the whole land had their ordination derived from them and such as they, and those whom they ordained: so that the denying of the Validity of the Ordination by Presbyters, shaketh the succession of the Episcopal Church of England; and proveth it on that supposition, interrupted: And if they derive it from Rome, it will be as much shaken.

III. In perusal I find that I have more than once mentioned some things in this treatise, and the repetition may be an offence to some. To which I say, 1. That this is usual in controversies, where several objections and occasions call for the same material answer. 2. But I confess it is the effect of my hast and weakness: And it is my judgement while I think that I write no needless books, that I should rather write any one that is truly useful with such imperfections of manner and style as only so far disgrace the author, than for want of time, to leave it undone, to the loss of others: But if it be needless, it is a greater fault to write it, than to write it no more accurately.