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2. Ascendendo, which is the way of the Presbyterians.

For the first,¹ to constitute a National Church by descent; it must be supposed that all Church power is vested in National Officers viz. Arch-Bishops, and from them derived to several Diocesians by a distribution of power limited in its exercise to a certain portion of the Nation, and by them communicated by several engines to Parochial Priests in their several places. A man with half an eye may see that here are many things to be proved.

For the first,¹ to constitute a Nationall Church by descent; it must be supposed that all Church power is vested in Nationall Officers viz. Arch-Bishops, and from them derived to severall Diocesians by a distribution of power limited in its exercise to a certaine portion of the Nation, and by them communicated by severall engines to Parochiall Priests in their severall places. A man with halfe an eye may see that here are many things to be proved.

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Thus their first Church is National, ¹which is distributed into several greater portions termed Provinces, those again into others, now called Dioceses, and those again subdivided into Parochial or particular Congregations. Now the Union of this Church consisteth in the due observance of the same worship specifically by all the members of it, and subjection according to Rules of their own appointment (which were called