A85313:289
Presbyterial ordination vindicated. In a brief and sober discourse concerning episcopacy, as claiming greater…
Presbyterial ordination vindicated. In a brief and sober discourse concerning episcopacy, as claiming greater power, and more eminent offices by divine right, then presbytery. The arguments of the Reverend Bishop Dr Davenant in his determination for such episcopacy are modestly examined. And arguments for the validity of presbyterial ordination added. With a brief discourse concerning imposed forms of prayer, and ceremonies. Written by G.F. minister of the gospel in defence of his own ordination, being questioned, because it was performed by Presbyters.Presbyterial ordination vindicated. In a brief and sober discourse concerning episcopacy, as claiming greater power, and more eminent offices by divine right, then presbyterie. The arguments of the Reverend Bishop Dr Davenant in his determination for such episcopacy are modestly examined. And arguments for the validity of presbyterial ordination added. With a brief discourse concerning imposed forms of prayer, and ceremonies. Written by G.F. minister of the gospel in defence of his own ordination, being questioned, because it was performed by Presbyters.
London: printed for Nathanael Webb, 1660
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6. If from hence we may appoint Ceremonies, where shall we stand, 1may we not go in infinitum? What hinders? B. Davenant ⟨p. 41⟩saith of these Ceremonies, Si nimis excreverint, in hoc graviter peccant, and quotes Austin in his 119. Epist. Complaining of the burden of Ceremonies, preferring the Jews Ceremonies, being Gods own Institutions, before theirs: But what saith the Ceremony-maker, all these make the worship to be performed decently? So this month he invents these, the next month he invents others: for so we are taught if we will believe, the Church may alter and change the Ceremonies, if she see cause; yea, and cast them out also, if she be so true to her husband as she should be.
- 1Determ. 20.
As for Apparel, I think people commonly come decently enough, some else will not come at all: And I see not but if a Ministers civil Garments, with his gown, be cleanly, as commonly they are; in these his Civil Garments he is decent enough, as to apparel. Such Decency and Order, as whose contrary is undecency and disorder, I think is there meant, and nothing more; but I hope that is not want of a Surplice, which I thus prove:
I. If different Garments, appropriated to the worship of God, Arg. 1 [as a Surplice] be requisite to the decent performance of it, then neither the Apostles, nor the Primitive Churches did worship God decently.