(93) where it canbe had, by the Ordahers ( as to the_Paflors relatión ) who are Gods minifers to invell them in the office , 5. And byhis moving the hearts tithePeople to content (which beloogeth to the giving ofopportunity.) The Relationofall thefe to God, is fecondarily founded in their own con- tent ( that itmay be a Csntraíl ) The Pafors expreE theirs, in their Ordi- nation ingeneral, and in their Indtdtion or fixing in that particular Church, tct the Ordainers, and to the people. The members exprefstbeir cónfent, either plainly in a Contract,' or'impliedly by à&ual convention and fubtnillion, and' performing of their duties. 2. The Relation of the members to each other, is foundedin their faid Explicite or Implicite confent_among themfelves, joyned- to their forefaid cotr- Pent to -God; 3. TheRelation of the Members to their Paflors; is founded Remotely the laid Ggnification ofGods will, byhis Word-and Providence, and by the Or- dainorr, ( for theyare but Miu.ifters, and operate but by lignifying Gods will. ) And neatly, by the mutual content ofthe People and the PaItors. TheRelation of the Paflors to the flock is accordingly founded; r. Re= motely in the faid lignificationof Gods will by his Word, Gifts, Difpofition, Opportunity, andby the Miniflery of the OYdainers : 2. And nextly by the con- tent of Patton, and People. Thus- is -a particularChurch-relation founded; and all thefe parts arenecelï'arythereunto. But as for our Diocefane Churches, which have no particular Churches un- der them, nór Bithops, but only Congregations with feveral Curates,beingnot politicallyand properlyChurches, (For I- meddle not with filch A. Bilhops cefess as confiftof many true Churches with their proper Bithops) let us fee from what foundation they refult a. As to their Relation to God,' he never expreffed'his Confine, nor otvhetl} them ( that ever I could hear proved ) And therefore the Fundamental Con. trae is wanting. Thole that go Dr. StillingJleet's andBithop`Heymold's way, and fay, No Form of Government is ofGods appointment, do grant that the Diocefane form is not': But that the Congregational forth is I have fully pro ved. Therefore they have not the fame Foundation. .2.. Andas to the Relation ofthe Members of a'Diocefe tooneanother, there- is-no mutual content truly nor feemingly-fignified by them what ever fome fewmaydo, who are not the Diocefe, itis'certain that the Diocefe as fuchdo neither Explicitey. nor Impliedly by ward or deed exprefs any -fuch Church content, but rather the clean contrary. For r. Their Dwelling in the Dioeete is nomore a profeitsion ofcontent, than the Chrillians dwelling in Conlantinopli theweththem to be Mahometans : For their Anceflors-there lived,and they-have. no other dwelling. 2i Their chootìng a Parliament who conlent is no proof-of their- content: rc Becaufe irisnot palla fixth or tenth or twentieth part ofthe Members that choole Parliauaentmen.2.Becaufe they never intend to choofethem for any tech n(e as to be the choofers of their Religion, or Church, and- to difpofe oftheir Souls Rut only, to regulate Churchmaltera- according to Gods word; which. when
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