·r 49 1 1 themfelves, fo as to make any Univerfal Law ~s their own; But only to be Teachers of rbe ·Laws of Chrift, even fuch only a~ tbey received fi·om him. / · . . ' · Accordingly they never made any Univerfal taw as their own ; But only told theWorJq what· Chrifi Commande;d by his Word and Spirit. , 3. They were not made an Arifiocrarical Col– lege to do this by the authority of a Major Vor.e: For as the fame Spirit of Truth was given to eve– ry one of them fingly, fo fingly they \v~re herein as Infallible as altogether. · 4· Accordingly they Preached abroad the World the fame Gofpel by the fame Infallible Spi– :rit. Paul did not fo much as fpeak or confult with any Apofiles before be Preached, as rec~iv~ ing his Gofpel not fi·om Man but from God, G~!. ·I. and 2. · · · · 5. The Univerfal Laws Promulgate by them, are the matter of the feveral Books of.the New T!=fiament: And there is not one of all thefe, writt.en in the Name of the College or Senate of the Apofrles, bur every one of then1 by that fingle perfon whofe name they bear, or itnply. If Cfirift:s Law had been to have been made. or delivered by the aurhoriry ofaCollege as {uch, ,feme one of the Gofpels or Epiftles would have been f6 written. . 6. Yet while they abode together at Jerufalem n;) doubt they lived in Concord ~ and held the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace, and be– lieved imd ·{pake the fame things ; And fo they did whe·n they weredifperfed abroad the World. And no doubt but their confent was more ufeful to convince others that they fpake Truth, than f~1~mfelves who othe~wife knew it• · · '~ .. . - , . .. .-. ,, ,.. '7· Iq
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