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Five disputations of church-government and worship
Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659
Whether it be Necessary or Profitable to the right order or the Pea… › Argument 4
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If they that think it uncertain whether Presbyters be mentioned in the New Testament,1 and that think they began about Ignatius his time, do mean that yet they were of Divine Apostolical Institution, then they strike in with the Papists in making the Scriptures to be out part of Gods word, and insufficient to reveal all Divine institutions about his Church-Government, and Worship, and so we must look for the rest in uncertain Tradition. Nay I know not of any Papist to my best remembrance that ever reckoned up the Office of Presbyters under their mere unwritten Traditions.
If they that think it uncertain whether Presbyters be mentioned in the New Testament,1 and that think they began about Ignatius his time, do mean that yet they were of Divine Apostolical Institution, then they strike in with the Papists in making the Scriptures to be out part of Gods word, and insufficient to reveal all Divine institutions about his Church-Government, and Worship, and so we must look for the rest in uncertain Tradition. Nay I know not of any Papist to my best remembrance that ever reckoned up the Office of Presbyters under their meer unwritten Traditions.
- 1Communi Presbyterorum Concilio gubernabantur, saith Hier. See Grotius ubi sup. p. 354, 355, 356, 357. proving that Prelacy is not of Divine precept, and that of old many Cites had many Churches and Bishops in each: and that Presbyters, except ordination (as Hier. and Chrysost.) may do all that a Bishop; and he addeth, Quid obstat quo minus id ita •nterp••temur ut Presbyteri neminem potu•rint ordinare contempto Episcopo? And pag. 359. He shows that where Bishops are not, Presbyters do rightly ordain. See the beginning of Bishop Ushers Reduction of Episcopal Government.Communi Presbyterorum Concilio gubernabantur, saith Hier. See Grotius ubi sup. p. 354, 355, 356, 357. proving that Prelacy is not of Divine precept, and that of old many Cites had many Churches and Bishops in each: and that Presbyters, except ordination (as Hier. and Chrysost.) may do all that a Bishop; and he addeth, Quid obstat quo minus id ita nterptemur ut Presbyteri neminem poturint ordinare contempto Episcopo? And pag. 359. He shews that where Bishops are not, Presbyters do rightly ordain. See the beginning of Bishop Ushers Reduction of Episcopal Government.