The main points of church-government and discipline

Answ. Yes; but 1. it is acknowledged by Mr Burroughs^f, and (as he saith) by other Congregational men also, not only that Synods are the Ordinances of God, but also that the Elders thereof are to be looked upon as the Officers of Jesus Christ, when they do such Synodical acts as they may do in relation to many Congregations. 2. A Minister may administer the Sacrament, as a Minister (for as a gifted man he cannot administer it,) to a Member of another Church; and if to one, then to two, three, six, twelve, twenty, &c. which (it may be) are the whole Congregation, and that by virtue of Communion of Churches, and therefore they are still considered as of distinct Churches, for Communion must be betwixt two at the least, as Congregational men assert; and if it be lawful to do it ⟨p. 49⟩once, it is not unlawful to do it twice, thrice, or as often as the same call and occasion requires it; and if he may do it when Members of other Churches come to him, he may as well do it when he goes to them, unless the place, or his, or their going or coming to the place do alter the case, which is no whit probable; and if a Minister may act ministerially to the Members of one other Church, why not of two, three, or more Churches; when they are together may not the Minister of any of those Churches administer the Sacrament to all of them? If he may, why may not all the Ministers of the said Churches join together in that Administration? If no, which Elders are to be suspended? And if Elders may join together in acting ministerially in point of the Sacrament to divers Congregations, why not in point of censures? Where doth the Scripture require the one and not the other? how comes the one to overthrow the relation of Elders and people, and not the other. 3 Tichicus of Asia is commended to the several Churches of Ephesus and Coloss, not only as a beloved brother, a gifted brother, but as a faithful Minister^g, and sent to them; why ⟨p. 50⟩did Paul send a Minister, and commend him to them as a faithful Minister, if he might not exercise ministerial acts in either or both those Churches▪ 4. If an Elder, in no case, have authority in another Church; then, if he preach there by virtue of office, baptize, ordain, administer the Supper, or the like, those acts are altogether null and void, as if they had never bin, and persons so baptized or ordained ought to be re-baptized and re-ordained;