[36] XI_.I. It feemeth by the phrafe of His Ma ierties Declaration about Ecclefiaftical affairs 166o, in which ( after confultation with his Reverend Bifhops ) thePafloral way of Perjva- f an, reproofs and admexitions are granted to the Presbyters that a diulinaion is intended between this Pall-oral and the Prel4tical Government, And we m.taft, with very great concern, profifs that ix. the Churches o fthe lowefl' fort (Parochial) be but indeed made true Churches, filch as Chrrf by bis Apof ies inflituted, and not only Parts of a Diocefzan Church as if that were the loweft rank; And if theft particular Churches have but .Palors i bat have the power of the Keys in thole Churches, and a'l that the fcripture mal eth ef'ential to the Officer which was thenPet over every fech particular Church; And if the Difci plane islitated by Chrifb himfelf, be but made po11 ble and fe ji`ie in fife") Parochial! Churches, yea ifwe that were truf ted 1y our calling With the myjieries of God, may not be forced our {elves, to adminifler the Sacraments agaisrf our own nowlèdge F cor<faiences,andagainft' our confciences and knowledge of merrs c es to pronounce men Gbfolved,or excommunicate upon other mens decrees, or topronounce the notorioufty wicked t7 be Paved, and to deny worthy Chrsf inns the Peal of Chrijis Covenant, nor their infants their vifble Chri- fianity by hapeif ; the fay, arrig t we but have this witch, wefhould befl farfrom ufing the Controverfe about the Divine Fight of EiElcopacy as a dillinCt Orderfrom Presbyters, to any jhipe, or injury to the Church, that we frouid thankfully contribute our bc encLlvoatrs to the concord, , f a fet y,peace and projperity thereof; might we but ailo befreed from
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