The judgement of Doctor Reignolds concerning episcopacy, whether it be Gods ordinance. Expressed in…The iudgement of Doctor Reignolds concerning episcopacy, whether it be Gods ordinance. Expressed in…

Oecumenius the Greek Scholiast treading in the steps of the old greek Fathers, and the two Anselmes, with Gregory and Gratian, expressing St ▪ Jeromes sentence word by word. Besides that, perhaps it is not very likely that Anselmus of Canterbury should have been canonized by the Pope of Rome, and worshipped for a Saint; that the other Anselmus and Gregory should have such place in the Popes Library, and be esteemed of as they are; that Gratians works should be allowed so long time by so many Popes for the golden foundation of the Canon law, if they had taught that for catholic, and sound, which by the general consent of the whole Church, in the most flourishing time that ever happened since the Apostles days, was condemned for heresy: chiefly in a matter of such weight and moment, to the Popes supremacy; which as they do claim over all Bishops by the ordinance of God, so must they allow to Bishops over Priests by the same ordinance as they saw at length: and there▪ ore have not only decreed it now in the ^eCouncil of Trent, but also in ^fthe new edition of their Canon law have set down this note, that on Hughes Gloss allowed by the Archdeacon (saying, that Bishops have differed from Priests always as they do now in Government, and Prelatship and Offices, and Sacraments but n•t in the name and title of Bishop, which was common to them both) must be held hereafter for St Jeromes meaning: at least for the meaning of the Canon taken out of St Jerome though his words be flat and plain against this gloss, as Bellarmine ^ghimself confesseth. Whereto may be added, that they also who have laboured about the reforming of the Church these 500 years, have taught that all Pastors, be they entitled Bishops, or Priests, have equal authority and power by Gods word. First the ^hWaldenses, next ⁱMarsilius Patavinus▪ then ^k