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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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Take the Papists again, in their I. C. dist. 60. Sacres Ordines dicimus, Diaconatum & Presbyteratum, hos enimsolos primitiva legitur habuisse Ecclesia. According to these then, your Antiquity for Episcopacy must not go so high as the Primitive Church. One more Papist, and I have done with them: I find Greg. de Valen. 1quoting of Michael Medina (one of their own) affirming that Hierem, and all the Fathers he had named before, which were Angustin, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Primasius, Theophylact and Otcumenius, fuisse planè in error Acrii, but the Church did not condemn this error in them, but bare with them, because they were otherwise orthodox, but did condemn it in Acrius, being otherwise in multis nominibus hareticus. Then it seems Acrius, who was against this Superiority by divine right, had these worthy men in that point to agree with him, in Medina's judgment, ⟨p. 6⟩with whom Valentia is not pleased.
Take the Papists again, in their I. C. dist. 60. Sacres Ordines dicimus, Diaconatum & Presbyteratum, hos enimsolos primitiva legitur habuisse Ecclesia. According to these then, your Antiquity for Episcopacy must not go so high as the Primitive Church. One more Papist, and I have done with them: I find Greg. de Valen. 1quoting of Michael Medina (one of their own) affirming that Hierem, and all the Fathers he had named before, which were Angustin, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Primasius, Theophylact and Otcumenius, fuisse planè in errore Acrii, but the Church did not condemn this errour in them, but bare with them, because they were otherwise orthodox, but did condemn it in Acrius, being otherwise in multis nominibus hareticus. Then it seems Acrius, who was against this Superiority by divine right, had these worthy men in that point to agree with him, in Medina's judgment, ⟨p. 6⟩with whom Valentia is not pleased.
- 1De Sacr. Ord. disp. 9. q. 1. p. 2.