Whether the Givers of the Sacrament ought not to be §XVqualified as well as the Receivers? And whether they be fit Givers thereof, who apparently to the whole World are swollen up ready to burst with avarice, pride, uncharitableness; Who make it a light matter to wrest GOD's Holy Word, and (when they please) to deny it; Who reject the testimony, practice, power and authority of the Holy Catholic Church, & by consequence have renounced their very Creed; Who, if ancient, are notoriously perjured in the manifold breach of their Ministerial Oaths; and if Novices, they preach before they be sent, unless without President of Scripture and contrary to the Practice of all Apostolic Churches, the Ministers of six or eight Parishes, met together of their own heads, may lay on hands and devoutly Ordain, whom and as many as their Wisdoms think fit? And by the same reason, why may not the Constables of six Parishes meet together, and there gravely elect a Constable for the seventh Parish, or for as many Parishes as their Wisdoms please? Are Constables so elected Lawful Constables? And are such Ministers as these Lawful Ministers? Whether are such Ministers as these fit Givers of Christs most Holy Sacrament? Let Conscience, let Reason, let even Turks and Indians speak.
Whether the Givers of the Sacrament ought not to be §XVqualified as well as the Receivers? And whether they be fit Givers thereof, who apparently to the whole World are swollen up ready to burst with avarice, pride, uncharitablenesse; Who make it a light matter to wrest GOD's Holy Word, and (when they please) to deny it; Who reject the testimony, practice, power and authority of the Holy Catholick Church, & by consequence have renounced their very Creed; Who, if antient, are notoriously perjur'd in the manifold breach of their Ministerial Oathes; and if Novices, they preach before they be sent, unlesse without President of Scripture and contrary to the Practice of all Apostolick Churches, the Ministers of six or eight Parishes, met together of their own heads, may lay on hands and devoutly Ordain, whom and as many as their Wisdomes think fit? And by the same reason, why may not the Constables of six Parishes meet together, and there gravely elect a Constable for the seventh Parish, or for as many Parishes as their Wisdomes please? Are Constables so elected Lawfull Constables? And are such Ministers as these Lawfull Ministers? Whether are such Ministers as these fit Givers of Christs most Holy Sacrament? Let Conscience, let Reason, let even Turks and Indians speak.
