'· [ '242 ] ofthy Mother] Anfw. 1. Youmay poflibly believe . that. Solomon by [Mother] rne,ant an univerfally Governing College of Billiops] but whenwill you prove it? 2. You cannot name one Text that I know of that calleth the Church [our Mother] ex– o~pt Gal. 4· z.6. And ·there I. You fuppofe that by· [ 1-Jierufalem which is above ] !s meant the Church which is on Ear~h : which I know many others think : But it is uncertain. z, And when will you prove that by Hierufalem, is meant your -,Ruling College. 3· Or that it fpeaketh of any one Univerfal Government. The word [Mo,ther J is a Metaphor : And Similitudes prove nothing but the Point of Affimilation. The Text exprefly · faith that It is called our Mother, becaufe {he hath many Childr.en. But thefe Children are not begotten by All the Biihops in One Voting Col· lege, as Univerfal Rulers, but by particular Pa– ftours. And fo that one Church of Chrifi bath many begotten and ruled per partes·. , · X. You Hill lay :much on [The Nation that will , not {erpe thee, (hall ferijh.] And you bring three or four Fathers to prove that fpoken of the Chri1lian Churth. .{\ nd you fay fl:ill the Church is no' where taken for Chrift. I anfwer, I.- As the King_dom includeth the King and Magiflrates as the only Governours, fo doth the Church include Chrifr and his Minifiers~ 2. I believe that it is meant of the Univerfal Church : But three Fathers Interpretation or threefcore is a Private one compared to your College. 3· All Power is given to Chrifi: Princes are his Minifiers. Infidels that are Converted to ferve the Church~ muft ferve Chrifiian Magi- , ~rates. as wel~ as ~iihops~ Ami ~t's_, as likely b~ , '
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