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§. 14. Yea some would persuade men that the very office of Presbyters is of humane institution; As some Papists in the Council of Trent would have had it pass that Christ having made the Pope, the Pope maketh the office of Bishops, and they hold their power from him, so some Prelates would have it believed that Christ only instituted the Order of Bishops, and that Bishops made the Order of Subject Presbyters, and that after Scripture-times; there being none till then existent, but the word [Presbyter] in Scripture, everywhere signifying only a Bishop. Which those that are against the distinct order of Bishops thankfully accept, and say that indeed Subject Presbyters having no ordaining power are a humane invention since Scripture-times, and that God instituted no such order: But the difference, is that these say man had no authority to do it, and bid the other prove by what authority it was done, and where the Bishops had such power given them to make a new species, order or office of sacred Ministers; But the other say that it was well done: But proof is all.

§. 14. Yea some would perswade men that the very office of Presbyters is of humane institution; As some Papists in the Council of Trent would have had it pass that Christ having made the Pope, the Pope maketh the office of Bishops, and they hold their power from him, so some Prelates would have it believed that Christ only instituted the Order of Bishops, and that Bishops made the Order of Subject Presbyters, and that after Scripture-times; there being none till then existent, but the word [Presbyter] in Scripture, everywhere signifying only a Bishop. Which those that are against the distinct order of Bishops thankfully accept, and say that indeed Subject Presbyters having no ordaining power are a humane invention since Scripture-times, and that God instituted no such order: But the difference, is that these say man had no authority to do it, and bid the other prove by what authority it was done, and where the Bishops had such power given them to make a new species, order or office of sacred Ministers; But the other say that it was well done: But proof is all.

§. 15. And here come in many other Church-distracting contentions: As 1. Whether any Bishops Ordination be valid that holdeth not his Power from the Pope? 2. Whether he be a true Bishop that is not Canonically ordained by three Bishops? 3. Whether he be a true Bishop that is not chosen or consented to by the people and Presbyters of his