A85313:302
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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3. If not, what is the Reason so many eminent Servants of God, holy worshippers of God, have been silenced, mouths stopped, that they must not worship God at all in public, and other troubles and Persecutions befallen them, and that because of those Ceremonies? If the Worship was not the better, nor more accepted with God for the Ceremonies, What should cause this?
3. If not, what is the Reason so many eminent Servants of God, holy worshippers of God, have been silenced, mouths stopped, that they must not worship God at all in publick, and other troubles and Persecutions befallen them, and that because of those Ceremonies? If the Worship was not the better, nor more accepted with God for the Ceremonies, What should cause this?
Objection, No, they would not be obedient.
Answer, No men in the world so obedient to their Superiors, [such as God had made Superiors] for conscience sake. But that was not the end of the injunction to try obedience, that came in accidentally. I never yet heard that our Civil Power did command Ceremonies in the worship of God, merely to try the obedience of the Subject: No nor those who took that power upon them, which God never gave them in the Church; it is not said in their Books, We enjoin these to try your obedience to us. So that there is an other End; of which before.
Answer, No men in the world so obedient to their Superiours, [such as God had made Superiours] for conscience sake. But that was not the end of the injunction to try obedience, that came in accidentally. I never yet heard that our Civil Power did command Ceremonies in the worship of God, meerly to try the obedience of the Subject: No nor those who took that power upon them, which God never gave them in the Church; it is not said in their Books, We enjoyn these to try your obedience to us. So that there is an other End; of which before.