( 307 ) things may beLawfully granted that are unlawfully and upon miftake defired, §. 37. Laflly underfland alto, that when I (peak of yielding o this Negative voice in Ordination to the Prefident offuck an Affociation, I intend not to exclude the Presbyterie of a particular Church ( where it is fufhcient) from the faid Pow- er and exercife of Ordination; ofwhich I am to (peak, in the the following Chapter , which is of the Trefident of fr.ch ao Presbyterie. r2 i rx. g.: CHAP. IV. it is Lawfulfor thePresbyters of par- ticular Church , tohave axedPre- dent, during lfe. Come now to the molt Ancient fixed Bifhop that the Church was acquainted with, except the meer EpifcopusGregu, the Overfeer of the flock and that is, A Prefidentof many Elders inone parti- cHlar Cbsrch. The Dlocefan Bithop was long after this: The firíl Bifhops ( if youwill call them fo) in the Church were the firft menti- oned Itinerant Bifhops that were fent abroad to&convert fouls andgather Churches,and afterwardtook care to water and con- firm them. The next fort of Bifhops ( and the firft fo called) were the fixed Pallors of particular Churches, that cannot be proved to have any fuperiority over Presbyters. The third Rr z fort
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