The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

What Jerusalem was to the whole Church, and Nation of the Jews, whilst the name of God was fixed there, we know; But what was the primitive estate of the Churches of Jesus Christ made of Jews and Gentiles, tied neither to City, or Mountain, I must be pardoned, if I cannot find the Doctor making any tender of manifesting or declaring. The reasons of referring this controversy unto a determination at Jerusalem, the Holy Ghost acquaints us with, Acts 15: 2. That we have no need of this Metro-political figment, to inform us in it. And now; if we will not, not only submit to Diocesan Bishops: but also reverence the grave Metro-Politans, standing upon such clear Apostolical institution; It is fit that all the world should count us the arrantest Schismatics that ever lived since Pope Boniface his time. The sum then of this doubty Argument for the Apostolical institution of Metropolitans (that none might ever more dare to call Diocesans into question hereafter) Is this; Paul who was converted about the 3 or 4th year of Caligula, 5, or 6 years after the Ascension of Christ, having with great success for 3 years preached the Gospel, went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, upon the Persecution raised against him at Damascus Act: 9 22: whence returning to his work, he went first to Tarsus, Act. 9. 30: thence to Antioch: where he abode one whole year. Act: 11. 25. 26: & was then sent to Jerusalem with the collections for the Saints about the 4th year of Claudius, Ver. 30: thence returning again to Antioch, he was sent out by the command of the Holy Ghost more eminently, & peculiarly, then formerly, for the conversion of the gentiles, Act: 13. 1, 2, 3: in this undertaking in the space of a year, or two, he preached, & gathered Churches (whereof express mention is made) at Salamis Act 13. 5: in the Isle of Paphosv. 6: at Perga in Pamphilia 13: at Antioch in Pisidia. 14: at Iconium chap: 14. 1: at Lystra and Derbe. v: 6: and at Perga, 26: in all these places gathering some Believers to Christ, whom before they returned to Antioch he visited all over, the second time, and settled Elders in the several congregations, chap: 14. 21, 22, 23:

What Jerusalem was to the whole Church, and Nation of the Jewes, whilest the name of God was fixed there, we know; But what was the primitive estate of the Churches of Jesus Christ made of Jewes and Gentiles, tyed neither to City, or Mountaine, I must be pardoned, if I cannot find the Doctour making any tender of manifesting or declaring. The reasons of referring this controversy unto a determination at Jerusalem, the Holy Ghost acquaints us with,