The reasons of the Dissenting Brethren against the third proposition, concerning presbyterial government· Humbly…

First, We find a deep silence about it: For we read but only of two Churches between whom it was transacted, they of Antioch sending to Jerusalem, and their Elders there, Chap. 14. 27, 28. compared with chap. 15. 2, 3. and the Messengers which were sent from this Assembly going only to Antioch, ver. 30. 31. as those who were chiefly troubled; only the benefit redounded to all they wrote to, yea, although Paul came through Phenice and Samaria, ver. 3. yet we read not a word of any of the Churches of those parts, their sending of any Commissioners unto this Synod, as had it been intended such certainly they would, and there was this special reason, why those of this Church were thus electively sent unto, because they were the Mother Church from whom the Word of God came, and from whom those men that troubled them had gone forth, and had ⟨p. 32⟩pretended to teach what they had received from them; and besides they were in an especial manner versed in this question, it being about the observation of their law; and there also some of the Apostles were present, (how many we know not, for dispersed they had been long before) and if any number of others out of those other parts of Judea, had come up hither, it would have been said, as Act. 11. ult. The Elders of Judea, not only of Jerusalem; yea, it is not so much as said, that they that were sent from Antioch were of the Elders of that Church, but that they sent Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them.

First, Wee finde a deepe silence about it: For wee read but onely of two Churches between whom it was transacted, they of Antioch sending to Jerusalem, and their Elders there, Chap. 14. 27, 28. compared with chap. 15. 2, 3. and the Messengers which were sent from this Assembly going onely to Antioch, ver. 30. 31. as those who were chiefely troubled; onely the benefit redounded to all they wrote to, yea, although Paul came through Phenice and Samaria, ver. 3. yet wee read not a word of any of the Churches of those parts, their sending of any Commissioners unto this Synod, as had it been intended such certainly they would, and there was this speciall reason, why those of this Church were thus electively sent unto, because they were the Mother Church from whom the Word of God came, and from whom those men that troubled them had gone forth, and had ⟨p. 32⟩