The Minor is notorious de facto in' the·common :Hillory of the Church : By the National Orders of the -Roman En;pire, Councils . had a chief Power ·in cafe of difference to determine of the live Patriarchs; but not neceif9-rily ~o chufe them, nor did they confecrate them ~ nor was this with- . out the Empire ; nor did thefe Patriarchs mak-e ' the other Bifi1ops. The Papi11s dare not deter– ·mine whether Election or Confecration necef– farily make a B!fhop, or whether it mufi be both: For which ever be neceifary, (diflinguiilied from invalid acts) their Popes and Biiliops are nulled ; much more if ,both. But neither of them was "appropriate to General Councils. · . , · Arg. 8. The Soveraign Government of the Univerfal Church, is fuppofed neceffary tO ' its Unity, and to avoiding of Schifm, and deciding . Concroverfies, and therefore its Laws are necef· fary to be Preached to all the Flocks. But none of this is true as to the Soveraignty ofa Council : For the Church had Unity' mofily without it, and fublifis without it at this day.; and few SubjeCts know its Laws, and few Preachers preach .them, · {)r People think they are bound to learn them. Arg. 9· Chrifi hath appropriated the Sove• .raignty arid Univerfa.l Legi!lation and Judgment .to himfelfalone: Therefore it is not committed to a Council:· - · The Antecedent is proved fully.by'· yCm·. I ·3· I ·Cor. 12. 2.7, &c. Col. 1. 18. & 2. 10, 17, T9· Eph. x.- 22, 23. Eph. 4· 3, 4, 5,6.. to 16. I Cor.6.16,17• Gal. 3· 28. I. Cor. 3· 3,4, ;. & 4. 6. I Cor.io.I6,I7· Matth. 22. 25)2.6. L1-ek_e 22. 26. , Arg._ Io. · They that will claim fo great a Power as to be . th~ Soveraigns of th~ Chrifiian · , . Dd 3 World,
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