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

Of Kneeling at Sacrament.

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CHAP. V. Of Kneeling at Sacrament.

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FOR Kneeling at the Sacrament, it being but of later date, I thought, ¹those men who glory so much in Antiquity would not have hept such a stir about it, knowing that the gesture of the Christians in the Primitive times on the Lords day was quite opposite; for they stood, and must not kneel on that day; for not bowing of the knee on that day did signify their Resurrection: and thus Basil holds it forth, as one of the necessary Traditions, and saith, it was given us in secret charge by the Apostles of Christ, That it is not lawful for any man to kneel in the Church upon the Sunday, but every man is bound by the same Tradition, at Sermon, at Prayer, ²and at the Communion to stand upright. Gentlemen, How is it, that you who tell us so much of Antiquity, for the proof of your Episcopacy, do you now make so light of your own Bible?

FOR Kneeling at the Sacrament, it being but of later date, I thought, ¹those men who glory so much in Antiquity would not have hept such a stirr about it, knowing that the gesture of the Christians in the Primitive times on the Lords day was quite opposite; for they stood, and must not kneel on that day; for not bowing of the knee on that day did signifie their Resurrection: and thus Basil holds it forth, as one of the necessary Traditions, and saith, it was given us in secret charge by the Apostles of Christ, That it is not lawfull for any man to kneel in the Church upon the Sunday, but every man is bound by the same Tradition, at Sermon, at Prayer, ²and at the Communion to stand upright. Gentlemen, How is it, that you who tell us so much of Antiquity, for the proof of your Episcopacy, do you now make so light of your own Bible?

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