(102) r. They that had the Authority and Obligation to exercife the Church keys in the Scripture fence, had the authority and obligation to Guide their flocks byDoátrine, Worfhip, and Difcipline. But the Presbytersofthe-Holy Ghófts inflitution had the authority and obligation to exercife the Church keys, in the Scripture fence: Ergo they had authority and obligation to Guide their flocks by Dotrine, Worfhip, and Difcipline. 2. Again : The officewhich contained an Auhority and Obligation to Teach, Exhort, Rebuke, publickly and privately, to judgeofperConsbaptizable and to baptize them, to Pray, Praife God, and adminifter the Lords Supper to the Church, and to judge Hof them that are to receive it towatch overthem privately, and publickly to Excommunicate the obftinately impenitent, and abfolve the penitent , doth contain authority andobligation to Guide thatflock by Doctrine, Worfhip, and Difcipline. But fuch is the Office ofPresbyters as inflituted by theHoly Ghoft. Ergo e c. Here note r;. That I am not now medling with theQueflions, Whether Each Presbyters hold this power in Cubordination to any fuperiour Bilhops nor whether there lie any appeal from them to a higher power in the Church ? 2. Nor am I now queftioning , Whether in Scripturefence Bithops and Pres- bytersare all one in Name or thing. 3. But that which I maintain is, r. That there is no proof in Scripture that God ever inititutedany order of Presbyters which had not the foremen- tioned power of the keys. 2. And that God did inflitutefuch an Order of Presbyters as bad that power, denomine & de re. And 3. That the Diocefane Office deftroyeth fuch, and fetteth up others in their flead. What God in- Ilituted I will prove r. Out of theScripture records, 2. Out of the Hiftory vthithurchwhich long retained them, in fomedegree. CHA
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