( 21 I J ·3: And the bonum Commune, or all the 'Church as the End of Government~ And how can we feign another fence ? • . §. 2. To your fecond Proof I anfwer, 1. The 70 Difciples were Chrilrs conUant Attendants as his Family, with whom he '_was to Eat. the Paffover. · - 2. We all grant that none have Power to Ce– lebrate the Eucharill:; or Govern the Church but the Apoftles, and thofe to whom the Spirit of Chrill in them did Communicate it. But we fay that they CommJJnicated it to the-Order of Pres– byters, as I thought all had Confeffed (as fome Councils do.) 3· The Apoflles were not appoioted ' as one Supream ruling College .td give th€ Sa– crament by tijeir Votes to all the World, but . each one had ~wer to do it in his place : Nor .did they Ordain only as a College by fuch Vote (as , Vna perfona Politica) but each one had Power to do it alone : 'Nor did they write the Scriptures as one Colleilive Pe'rfon by Vote, but each one had the Spirit and Power to do it, (as Paul did, &c.) nor did they fit on one Throne, or had the promife fo to do, to Judge the Tribes of Ifrael; as one College by Vote, but to fit on twelve Thrones, Judging the twelve Tribes, as under Chrifi: the only Univerfal Head and Governour.. · §. 3· To your third I anfwer, r. I anfwered td that Ail. I 5. in my lafi to you. 2. Pttul and Bar– nabai had the fame Infallible Spirit; and had be..o fore faid the fame againH: the keeping of Mofes Law t But 1. Recipitur ad modum recipientu i No wonder if among thofe that quarrelled with Pt;tul 1 ' the Confenc of thofe that had received Chrifi's Mind from his own Mouth and Spirit, did b€t£er · · P /~ •atisfi~ •
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