,I [ 344] _down of the Holy Gpofi: And ,by ,his fpecial Miffion of Paul, Baniab.u and others to the Gen– tiles, difiinguifhing theirApofileihip from Peter,'s and the reil; to the Jews. 2.· When'Perfecution and the bll q£ the Jewiil1 fiate, Il)ade the Apofi1es-bffice more Bxtenfive, ~t was rather In<;i.efinice than ·Univerfal : They 'Were togo as far as they were fent, and wer~ able. ; 3· TheChurch was then in fo narrow Bounds as :made that Extent e4fie, -when' now an Univerfal Hurpane Regiment is of Natural Impo!fibility, anq fo .paft rational Controverfie. · / ' · 4· Their power was not any further Legifla– tive, than as they were Promulgators of. .Chri(ts . Laws, and Determiners ofmutable undetermined Circumfcances or Accidents. · · · . 5. They.have no Succelfors in thofe extraor– 'dinary parts oftheir Office, which looketh like a– ny part of Legi(lative power. Which parts . are, .J. Being Eye and Ear-wicneifes ·of what Chrifc ' did_crnd faid committed to their 'Teftifying and :Predicating Truft. • 2 •. · Having a fpecjal Commif– fion to teach all Nations his Laws~ or what he, {ommanded as the prime Promulgators. 3. As l1aving th~ promife of the Spirit. to Teach them all things;· and _bring all to their . remembrance. 4· And having th~ Miraculous Gifts of the Holy (;hoft to , acteft their. Wimefs: As. lt1ofes had Succdlors in Executive Regency, but not as a Mediatorial Deliverer of Gods Law, which .Aa~ · ron, ·s.am~tel, D'a7iid and Solomon muft obey and rule by; .but had no power to alter words or f~nce, nor add any thing but undetermi~~d Cir~ 'umftances . · · · , .. - ' Yec. · J . ~ ,· .
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