[ ' 2 49 ] . and while rnofr of the Bifhops declared againfl: any of them as they oft did, and when Heraclim, Philippicm or other Emperors were Monothelites, ahd the Major part of the. Bithops followed them, how common Chrifiians lhould know whom to Obey. , · XV. I remember 'that you alfo pleaded Clirifi's words, Hear the Church] But he faith alfo, [Tell the Church] even the ·fame Church which we mull: Hear. And verily here I am utterly at a lofs. Chrifi I know and Paul I know lhould be_heard, but who are this one Univerfally ruling College . for me to to hear ? yea, the Pope may be told _and heard ; but how to tell or hear a\College . that dwell all over the Earth, I know not , I cannot hope to live long enough to fend to , .or hear from Aba!Jia, Armenia, Syria, Mengrelia , (]eorgia, CircajJia, and all the Greek Churches, and to Mexico, and perhaps the Antipodes; nor do I think our .Salvation lyeth fo much on our Skill in Geography, that we rnuft know that there are any fuch Countries in theWorld, ilor a J!..ome or .a Conftantinople, &c. And I cannot thi'nk that moll: of the World, will ever hear that there is fuch a Man as I in being ; nor that one of a· tho_ufand of the Biibops e\\'er hear the Names, or know the Opinions of all the reft , or of the one half of them : And if I were rich, enough to hire a Meffenger to go all over th~ Earth , and were fo looliib as to hope to Jive till he returned , I mull: take their Votes on the Credit of the Melfengers Vvord, which is afandy Ground for Church-c;:ommunion and Salvation. Nay 3 I cannot hope to live to fee ~ ~el!~~al ~~uncil, .mgc~ lefs to f~~ ~ge ~nq of ird, .. . ,, ~n •
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