The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the…

First, the assumption is false; for if the Church receive the same Commission Math. 28. The Apostles received Joh. 20. and you must add Math. 28. 19. for the same Commission is given to the Apostles, Math. 28. 19. which is given Joh. 20. 23. But the Disciples received Commission, Joh. 20. and Math. 28. of Pastoral binding and loosing, and preaching, by virtue of their Office; and to administer the Sacraments in their own persons, as you grant: therefore the Church of believers received commission from Christ (where Presbyters are not) to preach by virtue of an Office, and administer the Sacraments in their own persons. Ergo, the Church of believers may, where there is no Presbytery, preach by verve of an Office, and administer the Sacraments. You will happily say, there is no such necessity of baptizing as of ordination of Ministers, and baptizing is incommunicable, because we read not that any in the Apostolic Church baptized, but Pastors. I answer, there is, in an extraordinary necessity where there are no Presbyters at all, as little necessity of ordination if there be Presbyters in other Congregations to ordain▪ And since you never read that any in the Apostolic Church ordained Pastors, but Pastors only; why, but we may have recourse to a Presbytery of other Congregations for ordination, as well as for baptizing; for it is petitio principii, a begging of the question, to say that baptizing is proper to Pastors, but ordination is not so. yea but ordination by precept & practice ⟨p. 196⟩is never given but to Pastors, and Elders in consociation 1 Tin. 4 14 1 Tim. 5. 22. 2 Tim. 1. 6