in the book of ordaining Bishops and Ministers, there is granted unto the Minister authority to preach the Word, minister the Sacraments, exercise Discipline, which more at large appeareth in a learned discourse of Bucers, whence into that book they have translated that point. The 32. Commissioners in King Edwards days, appointed to set down orders for the redress of Ecclesiastical matters, set down this order, that the Minister with others according to Christs commandment should first deal by brotherly admonition, and so to proceed according to Christs rule in this case. Master Nowel, whose praise 1is great in the Gospel, hath written more fully and largely in his latin Catechism, that every Church well grounded ought to have a sufficient number of Elders, who together with their Pastors should exercise Church-discipline, and so avoid all those offences and faults which happen in the congregation. This catechism by authority from the Bishops in their convocations is authorized, as the only latin catechism to be read in all schools throughout the Realm, and appointed also to be translated into the vulgar tongue, to be read and understood of all: whereby we may perceive that the Queens Majesty her Brothers of blessed memory, Bishop Cranmer, Master Bucer, Peter Martyr, Master Nowel, the 32 Commissioners, eight Bishops, eight Divines, eight common Lawyers, eight Counsellors, with the Parliament have thought it time fit to build the house of the Lord with doctrine ⟨p. 18⟩and discipline; wherefore it is not Zerubbabel nor Jehoshua, but 2this people that say it is not time to build the Lords house though the people of God indeed, yet but of the people, who, if they entered into their own hearts should find, I doubt not, whatsoever excuse they allege, that it is but a mere pretence like to this which is here reproved; the truth is, there is some other fault in them which they would with this excuse cloak, which I will not now deal with, nor enter into a particular confutation of the pretences they allege. I leave it to your particular considerations, wishing, that as the fault hath been discovered, it might be amended, so it may be by every one of us, so far as it concerneth each particular mans person.
in the booke of ordeining Bishops and Ministers, there is granted unto the Minister authority to preach the Word, minister the Sacraments, excercise Discipline, which more at large appeareth in a learned discourse of Bucers, whence into that booke they have translated that point. The 32. Commissioners in King Edwards daies, appointed to set down orders for the redress of Ecclesiastical matters, set down this order, that the Minister with others according to Christs cōmandement should first deale by brotherly admonition, and so to proceed according to Christs rule in this case. Master Nowel, whose praise 1is great in the Gospell, hath written more fully and largely in his latine Catechisme, that every Church well grounded ought to have a sufficient number of Elders, who together with their Pastors should excercise Church-discipline, and so avoid all those offences and faults which happen in the congregation. This catechisme by authority from the Bishops in their convocations is authorized, as the only latine catechisme to be read in all schools throughout the Realme, and appointed also to be translated into the vulgar tongue, to be read and understood of all: whereby we may perceive that the Queens Majestie her Brothers of blessed memory, Bishop Cranmer, Master Bucer, Peter Martyr, Master Nowel, the 32 Commissioners, eight Bishops, eight Divines, eight common Lawyers, eight Counsellors, with the Parliament have thought it time fit to build the house of the Lord with doctrine ⟨p. 18⟩and discipline; wherefore it is not Zerubbabel nor Jehoshua, but 2this people that say it is not time to build the Lords house though the people of God indeed, yet but of the people, who, if they entred into their own hearts should find, I doubt not, whatsoever excuse they alledge, that it is but a meere pretence like to this which is here reproved; the truth is, there is some other fault in them which they would with this excuse cloake, which I will not now deale with, nor enter into a particular confutation of the pretences they alledge. I leave it to your particular considerations, wishing, that as the fault hath beene discovered, it might be amended, so it may be by every one of us, so farre as it concerneth each particular mans person.
- 1Matth. 18. 15. 16. 17. In ecclesiâ si probè instituta fuerit, certus gubernatio nis ordo, & modus, disciplinaeque Ecclesiasti. cae ea ratio observabitur. p. 92. Deligebantur Seniors. i. MagistratusMatth. 18. 15. 16. 17. In ecclesiâ si probè instituta fuerit, certus gubernatio nis ordo, & modus, disciplinaeque Ecclesiasti. cae ea ratio observabitur. p. 92. Deligebantur Seniores. i. Magistratus
- 2Ecclesiastici, qui Disciplinam Ecclesiasticam tenerent, &c, Hi ad h•bito pastore, &c p. 155. 1 Cor. 5. 1. 4. 5. Mat. 18 15 16. 17. Act. 14. 23 & 15. 4. 6. 22. 24. Act. 20. 17 28. 1 Tim. 5. 17. Tit. 1. 5.
