dination_ ;; As,Betfil rn another cafe writes to the Bifhops ofthe Weft, that ifone ofthem ( theEaftern Bifhops) fhould but leave their Churches for a very fmali time, much more for a journey into the Weft, they muff give up their Churches to the Wolves to be undone before they return ; And this cafe is ordinary abroad. Sea. 5. And 3. That in cafe by Civil wars or enmity among Princes, men be unable to travail from one of their Countries into the other for an Ordination ( which elfe ofttimes cannot be had) fo the Turks and Perfians, and the Indian Mogol, and. theTartarians and many otherPrinces, by fuch wars may make fuch pafage an impoffible thing : Nor is it like they would fuffer their fubjeâs to go into theenemies country. Seâ. 6. And 4. in cafe that Princes ( Infidels or others) Should perfecute Ordination to the Death : I donot find that it werea Duty to be ordained, if it would colt all men that leek it their lives , and fo made them uncapable oftheEnds ofOrdi- nation : ( For the dead preachnot) Ifwe were all forbid to preach on pain of death, I know we should not forbear, unlefs our places were fo fupplied, that mens fouls were not apparent. ly endangered byour otnifíion. But he that may preach with- out Ordination, can fcarce prove it aduty to leek Ordination when it would colt him his life. Or ifhe will plead it in Paper,he would loon be fatisfied in tryal. Seâ. 7. And 5. In cafe that the Generality ofBifhops with. in our reach turn Hereticks (as in many partsof the Eaft in the Arrian revolt, when fcarce leven ;Shops remainedOr- thodox) Or in cafe of a National Apoftacie, as in the King- domes of Nubia, Tenduc, and many more that by the conqùefc of Infidels have revolted. Seâ. 8. And 6. Ordination is no duty in cafe that Whops confederate to impole any unlaw full oaths or other Conditions or. all that they will ordain.'As theOathof the Roman Prelates containing divers' falfl oods and unlawful paffages loth make all Roman Ordination.utterly impious and unlawfull to be re- ceived; and therefore not neceffary. Sect. 9. And 7. In cafe that &Shops themfelves ( whom thofe that we now fpeak to do fuppofe to have the whole Power of Ordination) Should either have a defgn tocorrupt the Church, and
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=