99) For thofe that we have'todeal with dogrant, that fuch Bifhops as are mentioned, AEIs zo. I Tim. 3. Tit. t. Phil. r. r. and in other paffages of Scripture, had the power ofOrdination,and that is belonged not only to the Apoftles and Evangellts, and fuch as they call ) Archbishops ; but that the fixed Bishops of particular Churches had ir. Se& 3. The Minor I prove thus ( that our Ordination is by ScriptureBishops. ) The Scripture Bifhops were the Paftors of Particular Churches, having no Presbyters fobje& to them.- Moil of our Ordainers are fuch Pa%ors : therefore molt of our Ordainers are Scripture Bifhops. Se&.4.The Major is 5fferted at large by the forefaid Reverend. Dr.H.11, Annot:in Art.r 1.b.p4o`7.Where heihews that lAl- though this title of fle`oiJrV s Elders have been alfo extended to a° fecond order in theCburch,& is now only in lifefor them,arder the arame of Presbyters ,yet in the Sc. ipture clones, it blonged princi- pally ifnot only to Bishops, there being no evidence that any of that fecend order were then irfiituted ] So that the : cr pture Bishops were the Pallors of ( ingle Churches having no Presby- ters under them ; for there were no inferiour Presbyters ( that+ had not the Power of Ordination) instituted in thofe times. This therefore may be taken as a granted truth. Ser`t.5. And that our Ordainers are fuch,is commonly known: 3. They are Pafort : (it is but fewof the Prelates that denyed this :) They are *'ReElors.of the People , and have the Paiio 4r, ral charge of fouls. 2. They are Paflors of Particular Chutches. calls ñimfci 3. They have ( for the molt part at least) no fubjeti or infers- our Presbyters under them : therefore they are. Scripture. Bi- (hops. Se&. 6. Obje&. The difference lyeth in another point : The Scripture Bifhops had the Power of Ordination : Tour Pafltors have not the Power of Ordination : thereefore they are not the- fame. Aofw. T hat is the thing in Qteftion. I am proving that they have the power of Ordination, thus in Scripture times ali' (iinglePal-tors of Tingle Churches had the Power of Ordination, there being no other instituted : But our Ordainers are the En- gle Pattors of Gng'e Churches , ( and ofChriits inPtitution; ) therefore they have the Power ofOrdìnat on.If the Pallors now are denyed to be fuch as were inftituced- in Scripture ernes, 1; Let
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