'· [ !86 ] 1 hitherto held, and ne~t tell you wherein I defire SatisfaCtion. i I. I have hitherto thought, '1. That only Chrifl: was a Conll:i~utive Head of the Church Univer– fal, and had appointed no Vicarious Head or Sove– raign, ei,ther Perfonal or Collective, Monarchical; Arifiocratical, or Democratical. 2. Therefore ' none but CbriH had now an Univerfat Legiflative ' Power ? nor yet an Univerfal Judicial and Exe– cutive. j. And that this is the firfi and funda– mental difference between us and the Church of Rome. 4· But I doubt not but that all the Pafiors in the \Vorld may be intelleetually thought on -in an Univerfal Notion , and we may fay with Cypri;n, EpifcopatPU eH unus, &c. as all the Judges and Jullices and other Officers are Univerfally All the Governing Power of the Kingdom under the King; and as all the Individuals are the whole People as SubjeCts. 5. A~ I doubt not but each Pafior is in his place to be obeyed iq a:ll things which he is authorized to Command. 6. And thefe Pafiors muft endeavour to maintain Concord as extenfive as is poffible; to which end 'Councils and Communicatory Letters are to be u.fed : And that the individual Pallors .and People are obliged by the General Law of endeavouring to maintain Love and Concord, to obf~rve the Agreements of of fuch ConcordantCouncils in all thingsLawful belonging to their Determination. 7· And I doubt not but while there were but nvelve Apofiles, thofe twelve had under Chrift , the Guidance of the whole Chrifiian Church on Earth (which for a while might all hear them in one place;) and were to do their work in Cencord: and bad fhe Unity. ofthe Spirit thereto, by which·the~ in.: · • · .. - fallrbly I'
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