• ~iterce format.t from all the Bilhops on Earth for another fence, the reverence of their Concordwill ·domuch to make me forfake this. · Jufr fo the Papifis, and too1nany others difiort that 1 Tim. 3· 15. twhich I wonder.that I heard not from you) when the Text plainly calleth the Church, The Houfe ·of the living God, and telleth Timothy how to behave himfelfin it, as a Pillar and JJajis of the Truth; it is but putting [The Pillar] for [a. .fillar] and th~n faying, that it is not the title of Timothy, but of the Church, and f9 it be– cometh ufeful to fome mens Opinions. j Therefore Hill that whichIa'm more confirmed in by your failing to prove your Affirmative, is ['' That there never was t'nftituted, and never WM "exiftent, and is not now exiftent in the World any ' ' one Ecclefiaftical Ruling Perfona Colleetiva Civilis ." or GotJernour authoriud by Chri.ft to R11ie under ''him all the Chrift.ian World,( that is, allthe Church) ''by Legijlation and Judgment; or either of them, and "to Conftiture the Vniverfal Church vijible~ as one by " relation to that One Governour ; Efpecially that all the.Bilbops on Earth 9overning per literas forma– t M never were, nor are fuch a Power, nor yet as , Congregate in an Univerfal Council.] If fuch a · College of all Bit'hops on Earth , ruling all the . Chrifiians on Earth by Confent , be the .Church which you mean that all 'mufi obey that ~ill have Concord , I fay , There· is no fuch Church on Earth, nor ever ·will be before the Day of Judg– ment. After all this fure you cannotmifiake the QQe· ·fiion , 1. It is only of an Ecclefiafiical Power by the Word and Keys. 2. It is not whether all Br.:. !hops ruling by Parts in their feveral Provinc~s, and
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