Five disputations of church-government and worship

10▪ They that are for Presbyterial Churches of many Congregations, do not say, that There must be many, to make the first political Church, but only that, There may be many? If then there be no Necessity of it, 1. Should it not be forborne when it appeareth to prudence most inconvenient (as frequently it will no doubt.) 2. And when it is Necessary for a peaceable Accommodation, because others think it a sin, should not a May be give place to a Must not be, in pacificatory consultations, caeteris paribus? 11. It is granted also by them, that the Pastors of one Congregation have not a charge of Governing other neighbour Congregation in Consistory, (one rather then another, which they govern not, though perhaps as near them) but b• con•ent. And therefore as there is but a licet, not an oportet ▪ of such consent pleaded for: so while no such consent is given, we have no such ch••ge of Governing neighbour Congregations; and none may force us to such consent. 12. And Lastly, that if a single Congregation ⟨p. 83⟩with it own Officer, or Officers, be not a true particular Political Church; then our ordinary Parish assemblies are none; and where the Presbyterian Government is not set up (which is up but in few places of England) it would then follow that we have no true Political Churches left among us (& perhaps never had:) which I meet yet with few so uncharitable as to affirm, except the Papists and the Separatists and a few of the new sort of Episcopal Divines, who think we have no Churches for want of bishops, (except where Bishops yet are retained and acknowledged.)

10▪ They that are for Presby•erial Churches of many Congregations, do not say, that There must be many, to make the first political Church, but only that, There may be many? If then there be no Necessit• of it, 1. Should it not be forborn when it appeare•h to prudence most inconvenient (as frequently it will no doubt.) 2. And when it is Necessary for a peaceable Accommodation, beause others think it a sin, should not a May be give place to a Must not be, in pacificatory consultations, caeteris paribus? 11. It is granted also by them, that the Pastors of one Congregation have not a charge of Governing other neighbour Congregation in Consistory, (one rather then another, which they gvern not, though perhaps as neer them) but b conent. And therefore as there is but a licet, not an oportet of such consent pleaded for: so while no such consent is given, we have no such chge of Governing neighbour Congregations; and none may force us to such consent. 12. And Lastly, that if a sigle Congregation