240 .publickly Maintained, anti tl a Duly Licenfed ago United untier one Chriftian ,Reformed Sovereign, am "Renouncing all Foreign JurifdiEtion. anti 3 do ba- nour, tnttb tbankfultieff3 to Coti9 the 3efozmation anti concom of OW QLijUrc», in Doctrine, 1oxtbíp anti Difcípline, anti Will labour topxeferbe itg Mitt) anti peace, renouncing all Zreafonci, §bebítiono, popery, jyoxeign .Iuríobíctton, iperefp, ano J ofane- neto : 4 nb 3 do Konit c to . C erctfe tmp 'r tníf rp 1113 bílígence fob the eDificatíon oftieCbureb, anti -the failing of mengi eotdo. The Minifiers being ofthree forts. r. TheMaintained or Pro- ;noted. 2. The Licenfed to Preach as. Candidates, or Ledfirers without the,publickmaintenance, or`Helpers to.lncumbents who delire them, or occafionally (fuck as found Proteftants continu- ingNon- conforinifts Ihouldbe.) 3. The Tolerated that'have only . a Grant of ,Prote6bion.and Peace, without either Maintenance, or Approving, Licence. I leave it to.Superiours how much of the aforefaidProfeffion fhallbe requiredof4he two latter. This would much reduce the Kingdom to a.Holy, and Happy 'l.Inity and Peace, which yet containeth nothing that Proteftants have any juft caufe to rejeEt : And we are not forward tamed- dle with more publick Church.matrers without our Superiors invitationor confent ; but we may fay that it is our judgment that thefeadditions following would greatly ftrengthen the Inte- rea of Religion, Church and Concord. I. That the Parini Churches be acknowledged True Churches, and<their Mini1ers f sch Overfeers as are necef nary to Eífentiate True Churches ; that is, That all Presbyters be Epifcopi Gregis,, Overfeers of the Flock, and the Incumbent the Prefident among bis Curate Presbyters, :where there be f ;ch ::that the . Diocefan is ;.ot the foie -Effentiating .Church
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