4. ( 145) in a Golden age or another world, where good men arenot hated and calm- prated , and where badmen ifGreat are not extolled, and where falfe reports be not eatìly believed and reported ; where a vile p_rfon is contemned, and thofe that fear the Lord are honoured ; Where the faithfulleft Pafiors are not theobje6 of Great mens jealoufie, ofbad innsmalice, ofdiffenters and con- tentiousrnens backbitings and reproch, and are not made the drunkards Fong, nor the fcorn and off-fcouring of all things, and where he that reprovethor departeth-from evil, dot!?not make himfelf a prey ; or at leali where malig- nity, worldÍinefs, and lying are not the- predominant humours of the Age. When you have fecured us ofa true fame, we will make the example ofa (hanger ofanother land or Diocefe,Cas foonasone of this Diocefe as firange to us) the exemplar ofour lives. 4. Another part of the Bithops work is to preach to thofe without thatare uncalled, as hehath opportunity: To labour in the word and DoEtrine, r Tim. 5. r7 . faith Dr. H. To preach the Gofpel to whom it was news : which made Dr. Downam and other Prelatifts fayThat the City and .Territories are their Diocefe even when few of rhea-, arc converted, that they may firft convert themand then govern them; and Dr. H. to Note out ofClew.BLorn. that they are made Bithops over the Infidels that thould after believe. And doubtlefs they mull do their bell to call the unbelievingand impenitent toChrifl. And how muchof this will a Bifhop have time to do, that bath the workof a DiocefeofChri(lians on his hands? 5. It is the workofa Bithop toBaptize, or at leafs to judge of thofe that are to be Baptized, Math. 28. r y. Go anddijciplemeall nations baptizing them. And Dr. H. thinketh that no Presbyter,but Bithops baptized in Scripture time, be- caufe there were then no other exiftent. And it is too evident in Antiquity ( by what I before cited ) that no child or aged perfon-was ufually baptized without a Bifhop(when Bithops cameup,) at leali they ufed to anoint their no- flrils,&c.with holyoyl.Anddoubtlefsthey that Baptized or admitted to baptifm, did examine them of their faith, and refolutions,beforethey took them into the Covenantand Vow of God. And howmany hundreds in a year can the Bilhop do thisfor, befides all his other work ? 6. It is by the Englith Canons and Rubrickthe Bithopsduty to confirm all that were baptized : many think it is meant in Heb. 6.1 2. Our Bithops take it for a proper part of their work. And they that mull conrm them according to our Liturgy, mutt know their underfianding, and receive their profeffon of their faith, and (landing to their Baptifmal Covenant, which requirethTome time and labour with each one, for him that will not make a mockery of it. Look into the Bills ofLondon, which tell you how many are born every week ; and thence conjeElure how manyhundreds in a year the Bithop bath inthat Diocefe to Confirm, and confequently inother Diocefes proportionably? Or if that will not inform you, try over England where youcome, how many are ( though butcurforily as a batty ceremony ) confirmed-at all? Whether it be one ofmany hundreds ? And letthis to thered ofthe Bithops work. 7. It is the Bithops workto defend the truth againfi gainfayers, to confute T and
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