[6- eon f ituted by thefveral Apofles in their p!antet Lions, each ofthem :having an Au:Tovel,ud, a feveral dif?ind- Commiffion from Chrift immediately and fubordinate to none, but the fupreme Donor or Ple- nipotentiary. He here fuppofeth ( as he elfe« where fheweth) that de fado, EppfcopalChurches were zn Scripture - -times but Engle Congregations; but that after it was otherwife And whethef then the New Form ofCongregations were jure divino, when they became but Parts ofa Byhops Church, we leave to the Readers conjefture ; «s allo ofthe New Formofa Diocefan Church. SeL..i VII. 6. Solicit hold that 1Vational Churches, that is,Chriftian Kingdoms, as govern- ed by theSoverazgn,Secular Power, are inftituted by God, and that ail Church -Forms elfe within that Kingdom, are jure humano, at the pleafure of the King, fv be it that worfhiping-Affemblies be kept up, and Biíhops and Priefts placed as it ílrall pleas the King. Sod. V III. 7. Some think that Diocefans (or Bifhops whether over one Congregat'ion or many) are instituted by God (and fòme fay allo ..drehefhops;) and that thefe have power by confent or contraH among themfelves, to make Patriarchal and National Churches : And íô that thefe National and Patriarchal Churches are jure divino mediato, but jure human(' immediato, and are rather -made by the confent of Bifhops, than by Kings : And fò under Heathen Kings the Churches may be National. Sept. IX.. 8. Some think that Parochial Churches(coh1ìftirig ofChriftiars diftinguifhed by the circ o-at ofgroused) and combinations of thefe into Synods lefts and greater, Clajfcal, Natio- nal,
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