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Jesus Christ commanded his Servant John the Apostle, to write a Book, and send it to the seven Churches in Asia, Rev. 1.11. He directed his seven several Epistles to the seven several Angels of the seven Churches beginning thus, Unto the Angel of the Church of Ephesus, and so the rest, Chap. 2.1.8.12.18. and Chap. 3, 1, 7, 14. And those seven Epistles were by those seven Angels to be communicated to all the Asian Churches, and every one was called upon (in that Epiphonema, at the End of every several Epistle) He that hath an Ear, let him hear, &c. Rev. 2.7, 11, 17, 29. & chap. 3.6, 13, 22. that is, to hearken, attend, and observe what the Lord Jesus Christ by his Spirit saith utno the Churches, not to this or that particular Church only, Rev. 2.1, 7. nor to these seven Churches exclusively, but unto all the Churches of Saints in all other Countries, Cities and Places in all the future Ages of the World. Dr. Scultetus saith,^(a) All the most ⟨p. 63⟩Learned Interpreters by Angels expound the Bishops of the Churches, nor can it be otherwise interpreted without Violence to the Text. As punctually and pertinently speaks Marlorat, ^(b)Some things (saith he) were to be corrected, as well in the People, as in the Clergy; yet, doth not Saint John write unto the People, nor yet to the Clergy, but to the Chief of them, which is the Bishop. Dr. Reynolds in his Conference with Hart. cap. 2. divisio 3. saith, Although in the Church of Ephesus, there were sundry Elders and Pastors to guide it; yet among these sundry Pastors was there one Chief, whom our Saviour calleth the Angel of that Church,