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

Too many falsely persuade the world that the ORDAINERS are the efficient Causes of the Power or Office: ¹yea that their Intention can alter the species instituted by Christ, in the conveyance of it to this or that person: As if when Christ and his Apostles have described the office in its parts, and commanded that a Bishop or Presbyter be chosen and ordained to such particular work and ends, an Ordainer might now give him half this power without the rest: And when he maketh Bishops or Presbyters they shall have no more power than the Ordainer was willing, or intended, or did particularly express: Than which nothing is more false. For it is Gods Law, that is the specifier and donation, and the Ordainer doth but ministerially invest and deliver possession of what the Law gave, and commanded him to deliver.

Too many falsly perswade the world that the ORDAINERS are the efficient Causes of the Power or Office: ¹yea that their Intention can alter the species instituted by Christ, in the conveyance of it to this or that person: As if when Christ and his Apostles have described the office in its parts, and commanded that a Bishop or Presbyter be chosen and ordained to such particular work and ends, an Ordainer might now give him half this power without the rest: And when he maketh Bishops or Presbyters they shall have no more power than the Ordainer was willing, or intended, or did particularly express: Than which nothing is more false. For it is Gods Law, that is the specifier and donation, and the Ordainer doth but ministerially invest and deliver possession of what the Law gave, and commanded him to deliver.

1. 1See Mr. D•dwill.

The Kings Law or Charter giveth power to the Citizens to choose a Major, and describeth all his power and work, and ordereth the Recorder to Swear him and deliver him the insignia. Here now, 1. The Electors do but determine of the person to receive the power, but do not at all give it. 2. The