( [ 44 1 ] that mofl: of the- Churches and Clergy in the Wodd are very ignorant and erroneous ': The .Abajfines, Copthies, Syrians, Armenians, Georgians~ (:ircajfi{ms, Mengreliars,' .Greek!, Mofcovites, gene;. r4lly unlearned Ignorant m·~n ~ T!;ie multitude of the Pari{h Priells among the Papifis are 'fo ; And too many among the Protefiam?· IfKing '1ap;es nad not . chofen Six extraordinary' men . forth~ Synod ofDort, there had been·wqrfe work there than .was. ' . · · ·· · · ·And ·mol1: we condemn .God~s Law of Infuffi– t;iency to be the Univerfal Law', that we may come 'under the Univerfal I:.egiflation of fuch men as thefe ? Should we -n.ot ,rather pity and pray for the Ignorant erroneous Majority of \ Churches, and fiudy how the few that are wifer, m~y help them into a.clearer light? · · ; ' 'And hO\v tbould it be othenvife ? vvho choo– fe th the Clergy ? In a great Part of rhe Churches theTurk who is their Enerpy choofeth them, or as bad : He receivetli into the Patriarchates of– Conftaminople, .,Alexandria, .Antioch and ']erufalem~ unlearned Fellows ,that give· mo!l: Money, and they dare not difp.leafe him : And all the Bilhops · ofhis Dom'inions in the entr:ance and exercifeof tpeir Office accordingly are liable tO co·rruption by fervile'dependance on the Infidek · . In Mofcovy · and othe~ Countries ignora,nt arid barbarous or tyrannical Rulers choofe thei11. Among Papifis" 2nd Protefiants, the Pope 'and Princes choofe the Bifhops,' ·aqd Lay~ Patrons choofe the Priell:s, for the mo!l: part. ·· · . ' · , ·, § I I. ToUnite in Siri. (as the neaeifary terms ofUniverfal Concord) is foolilh and finfui. But t?. ~1?~t: .i?~~ l t~1~t ~s held ·by ~h~ ~re~~~ ~a~f - i ....
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