Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…

And though I determine not the case either way, yet I shall leave two considerations to help you in your thoughts about it.

First, the extent of power of Jurisdiction must be by institution §1as well as the power it self; all juridical power whatsoever, either in State or Church receives limits or extent from the same authority it first had its rise, this is impossible to be denied: If a man by a Charter be made a Mayor of a Town, he cannot therefore challenge the power of a Mayor wheresoever he comes, except the authority that first gave him his power shall also extend it. Now the Charter by which any Church-Officer is invested with power, is the Word, therefore we cannot straiten or enlarge the power of a Minister otherwise then we find it in the Word; for Civill power it may be straitened or enlarged, as the Governors of State shall see cause, because their Charter is from man, it is [Greek or Hebrew].

First, the extent of power of Jurisdiction must be by institution §1as well as the power it selfe; all juridicall power whatsoever, either in State or Church receives limits or extent from the same authority it first had its rise, this is impossible to be denyed: If a man by a Charter be made a Mayor of a Towne, he cannot therefore challenge the power of a Mayor wheresoever he comes, except the authority that first gave him his powver shall also extend it. Now the Charter by which any Church-Officer is invested with power, is the Word, therefore we cannot streighten or enlarge the power of a Minister otherwise then we find it in the Word; for Civill power it may be streightned or enlarged, as the Governours of State shall see cause, because their Charter is from man, it is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.