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The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 3. Such as the choosers are, such ordinarily the chosen are like to be: God and the ancient Churches set three locks to this door, for the safety of the Church; that so great a matter should not be disposed of without a manifold consent:
1. The person to be Ordained and the Ordainers were made the Judges who should be a Minister of Christ in the Church-Universal, as being qualified by God thereto.
II. The People and the Ordainers were to choose or consent who should be their Pastors in particular. The people and the Presbyters chose the Bishop: and the Bishop and people consenting, chose the Presbyters.
III. The Magistrate was judge whom he would countenance or tolerate. But Gods Law was the Rule which all these were to observe in judging.