_, [ 3) ] peeted than that all the World fail under one , Monarch, or that all Chrifiians fave one King– dom Apofiatize; which·God prevent. 3. That Patriarchs with fuch Metropolitans as they will call, be taken for the Governing Re– prefenters of all the Bi{hops and Churches on . Earth. But there is no poffibiliry left us of this way: Fur it mufl: be either by the five old Patri– archs or by newones. r. If the old ones, Gods Judgments have made that way uopradicabie. I. The Cities of Amior:h and Alexandria are de– firoyed, where two of the Patriarchs fhould be Bifhops. 2. The Turk is Lord of four of the old Patriarchal Seats; and none can be chofen, rule, or come to Councils without his Confenr. And he can get almofl: whom he will Chofeo, and fo cl1e Turk a1ould be our Chief Church Governour. And the Places are bought with Money, and the Folfeifors anfwerable. Ludolphus tells us that the Patriarch of Alexandria is fome unlearned igno– rant Perfon that fcarce knoweth I...ecrers, and that Men are made Clergy-men there againfl: their wills, all Men fhunning the Ofiice becaufe of the Sufferings from the Turk which they mufl: under– go. They have no jufl: Qyalification, Election or Power : Thereare ·rhree nominal Patriarchs of Amioch chofen by three feveral Parties, be.Gdes the Popes. They are utterly uncertain which of them is right, or rather certain that none ofthem are or can be fuch. All the four Nominal Pntri– archs are again(} the Romans, and feveral againfi each other: · And many of the chief Chriflian Churches own none of them as their Governours, and n_one own them all as fuch. And mufi our Kings andKingdoms be Subjetl:s D 2 of •
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