Presbyterial Ordination VINDICATED. In a Brief and Sober DISCOURSE CONCERNING EPISCOPACY, As claiming greater Power, and more eminent Offices by DIVINE RIGHT, then Presbytery.The Arguments of the Reverend Bishop Dr Davenant in his Determination for such EPISCOPACY are modestly Examined. And Arguments for the Validity of Presbyterial Ordination added.With a brief DISCOURSE concerning Imposed Forms of Prayer, and CEREMONIES.Written by G.F. Minister of the Gospel in Defence of his own Ordination, being questioned, because it was performed by PRESBYTERS.Isa. 8.20. To the Law and to the Testimony, If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.Patrum scriptanon sunt regulae, nee habent auctotitatem obligandi Bell. de Conc. l.• c. 12.Is it so horrible an heresy as he [Harding] makes it, to say, that by the Scriptures of God, a Bishop and a Priest are all one? All these, S. Chrysostom S. Hierom, S. Augustine, S. Ambrose, and other more holy Fathers, together with S. Paul the Apostle, for thus saying, by Mr. Hardings advice, must be holden for Heretics. Bishop Jewell Defen. Apol. p. 202.London, Printed for Nathanael Webb at the Kings head in S. Pauls Church yard. 1660.Presbyterial Ordination VINDICATED. In a Brief and Sober DISCOURSE CONCERNING EPISCOPACY, As claiming greater Power, and more eminent Offices by DIVINE RIGHT, then Presbyterie.The Arguments of the Reverend Bishop Dr Davenant in his Determination for such EPISCOPACY are modestly Examined. And Arguments for the Validity of Presbyterial Ordination added.With a brief DISCOURSE concerning Imposed Forms of Prayer, and CEREMONIES.Written by G.F. Minister of the Gospel in Defence of his own Ordination, being questioned, because it was performed by PRESBYTERS.Isa. 8.20. To the Law and to the Testimony, If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.Patrum scriptanon sunt regulae, nee habent auctotitatem obligandi Bell. de Conc. l.• c. 12.Is it so horrible an heresie as he [Harding] makes it, to say, that by the Scriptures of God, a Bishop and a Priest are all one? All these, S. Chrysostom S. Hierom, S. Augustine, S. Ambrose, and other more holy Fathers, together with S. Paul the Apostle, for thus saying, by Mr. Hardings advice, must be holden for Hereticks. Bishop Jewell Defen. Apol. p. 202.London, Printed for Nathanael Webb at the Kings head in S. Pauls Church yard. 1660.Title page of Presbyterial ordination vindicated. In a brief and sober discourse concerning episcopacy, as claiming greater…, London, 1660Presbyterial ordination vindicated. In a brief and sober discourse concerning episcopacy, as claiming greater…Giles Firmin, 1660

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CHAP. II. Of Presbyterial Ordination.

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Whether that which made the greatest Argument against our Presbyterial Ordination be not taken away, I leave to the Christian Reader, who makes the Holy Scriptures his Rule to judge by. Now then for a few Arguments to prove, The validity of Presbyterial Ordination.

VVHether that which made the greatest Argument against our Presbyterial Ordination be not taken away, I leave to the Christian Reader, who makes the Holy Scriptures his Rule to judge by. Now then for a few Arguments to prove, The validity of Presbyterial Ordination.

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These two Propositions, however denied by some, yet I presume they will be granted by these scorners of our Presbyterial Ordination.

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1. That Ordination is still an Ordinance of God, in force in the Church; and so shall be while there is a Ministry. 2. That it is an Act of Authority, and can be performed by none but by those who are in Authority in the Church.

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Hence then I thus argue, Scripture Ordination is valid Ordination: Arg. 1 But Presbyterial ⟨p. 24⟩Ordination is Scriptural Ordination; Ergo. Deny the major who dare: The minor I thus prove;

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