St&. t 9. If any doubt of this (as I perceive by many Wrâr_ rings, they do) I (hall, to fpare the labour of aDigreffion,re- fer them to the copious unanfwerable labours of - abundance of Proteflants that have written in Englandfor the Royal Power: But infteadof more, let thembut read Spalatenfis, and Saraviu and B Ifon,and reft fatisfied, or confute them before they expert any more from mer Sert, zo. As in themaking of Bayliffs for our Corporations, either the people,or the Burgeffes,have the power of choofing, and the Steward or Recorder bath the power of (wearing hitrt, and performing the Ceremonies : andyet none of thefe confer the power, but only defign the perfon, who receives the power from thePrince alone, by theCharter of theCities or Towns,as his Inftrumentlfo is it in the ordainingofMinifters. The People may choofe, and the Paftorsmay inveft,but its Godonly by the Gofpel Charter that confers the power from himfelf. Se&. z t . Hence it isplain that the Argument is 'vain chats commonly ufed by the Prelates, fromNenudafquoit nonhabeto For it falfly fuppoleth that the Ordainers, are the givers of Power ( the malter-error in their frame. ) Chrift bath it, and Chrifi giveth ic. Men give it not, though fomeof them have it : For theyhave it only to ufe and not to give. When the People choofe a King, they give him not the Power, but Godgiverh it to the man whom the peoplechoofe. Whenour Corporations choofe their Bayliff, the choofers give him not the Power ; for they had it not themfelves; but they determine of the matithat immediately from the Princes Charter [hall re- ceive it : Nor Both the Recorder orSteward give it Primarily, but only lnffrHmentaliterc ' perfettive byaCeremonial inaugura- tion. So the People givenot Paftors the Power : Nor theOrdain ers, but only complementally. Se&. 22. Fromwhat isaforefaid alfo it appeareth, that the work of the Miniftry isfounded fiat in the Lawofnature it Pelf, which upon fuppoficion of' mans mifery and his recovery by Chrift, and the Promife and means appointed for application, requirech every man that hath Ability and Opportunity , to do his belt in the Order appointed him by God , to [aye mens fouls by proclaiming the Gofpel, and ufing Gods appoint- ed means , for the great and bleffed Ends that are before um. U z, Sella
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