For the better understanding whereof, we will distinguish with the School-men, a two-fold power, the power of Order, and the power of Jurisdiction; which are different in sundry respects. 1. The power of Order comprehendeth such things as a Minister by virtue of his ordination, may do without a commission from any Presbytery, or Assembly of the Church, as to preach the Word, to minister the Sacraments, to celebrate marriage, to visit the sick, to ⟨p. 13⟩catechise, to admonish, &c. The power of Jurisdiction comprehendeth such things as a Minister cannot do by himself, nor by virtue of his ordination; but they are done by a Session, Presbytery, or Synod; and sometimes by a Minister, or Ministers, having Commission, and authority from the same, such as ordination and admission, suspension, deprivation and communication, and receiving again into the Church, and making of Laws and Constitutions Ecclesiastical and such like; whereof we boldly maintain, that there is no part of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, in the power of one man, but of many met together in the name of Christ. 2. The power of Order is the radical and fundamental power, and maketh a Minister susceptive, and capable of the power of Jurisdiction. 3. The power of Order goeth no further then the Court of Conscience; the power of Jurisdiction is exercised in External and Ecclesiastical Courts. Fourthly, the power of Order is sometime unlawful in the use, yet not void in it self. The power of Jurisdiction when it is unlawful in the use, it is also void in it self. If a Minister do any act of Jurisdiction, as to excommunicate, or absolve without his own parish, wanting also the consent ⟨p. 14⟩of the Ministry and Elders of the bounds where he doth the same, such acts are void in themselves, and of no effect. But if without his own charge, and without the consent aforesaid, he baptise an infant, or do any such thing belonging to the power of Order, though his act be unlawful, yet is the thing it self of force, and the Sacrament remaineth a true Sacrament.
For the better understanding whereof, we will distinguish with the Schoole-men, a two-fold power, the power of Order, and the power of Jurisdiction; which are different in sundry respects. 1. The power of Order comprehendeth such things as a Minister by vertue of his ordination, may doe without a commission from any Presbyterie, or Assembly of the Church, as to preach the Word, to minister the Sacraments, to celebrate marriage, to visite the sicke, to ⟨p. 13⟩catechise, to admonish, &c. The power of Jurisdiction comprehendeth such things as a Minister cannot doe by himselfe, nor by vertue of his ordination; but they are done by a Session, Presbytery, or Synod; and sometimes by a Minister, or Ministers, having Commission, and authority from the same, such as ordination and admission, suspension, deprivation and communication, and receiving againe into the Church, and making of Lawes and Constitutions Ecclesiasticall and such like; whereof we boldly maintaine, that there is no part of Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction, in the power of one man, but of many met together in the name of Christ. 2. The power of Order is the radicall and fundamentall power, and maketh a Minister susceptive, and capable of the power of Jurisdiction. 3. The power of Order goeth no further then the Court of Conscience; the power of Jurisdiction is exercised in Externall and Ecclesiasticall Courts. Fourthly, the power of Order is sometime unlawfull in the use, yet not voide in it selfe. The power of Jurisdiction when it is unlawfull in the use, it is also voide in it selfe. If a Minister doe any act of Jurisdiction, as to excommunicate, or absolve without his owne parish, wanting also the consent ⟨p. 14⟩of the Ministery and Elders of the bounds where he doth the same, such acts are voide in themselves, and of no effect. But if without his owne charge, and without the consent aforesaid, hee baptise an infant, or doe any such thing belonging to the power of Order, though his act be unlawfull, yet is the thing it selfe of force, and the Sacrament remaineth a true Sacrament.
