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The
dife-rence
between Ladependency
and
PresGytery,
are
mil-led to
thofe things
that were
they rightly informed
they could
not
be mif-
led
unro
;
for
I
make no aef
}ion,
but
many whole
fpirits
are
very
hot
this way,
yet
are
very godly,
holy, gracious men,
and
goe according to their
Confcience,
and think they
doe God good fervice
in
a
very
irong
oppofi-
tion
of them ,
and
were
is
nor
for that they would
not doe
as
they doe. Therefore
but
in
a
word, to
give
you
the
thing that
is
'called
Independency, and
that
that
is
called
Prcf--
hytery,
that
hinders
fo
much
the peace
among
us.
The great
thing
is
this,
Ihofe
that
they
call
Independents,
they
are
perfvaded,
Firft,
that there
can
be
no kind
of
power
and
Authority in the Church
,
but
that'that
is
fet
in
it
by
Chrift,
no
Officers at all but
them-
that
are fet in
it
by
Chriff,
(fame
of the other
judgement
goe
thus
farre)but here it
may
be
it
May
weigh
a
little
further
;
That
as
every
Office
in
the
Church
and Officer muff be
appinred
by
Christ
;
fo
the
ex-
tent
of
that-Office,-how-farre
it
iiaouid goe
muff be
appointee}
by
Chriff
;
For
as
it's
in
the
Common wealth, (
though this
Jrove
not, yet it
may
illuPuate')`as
there
can
be
no
Court
and
udicature
to
a:Cómmoth
-weahh
but'by the
Authority of
the
Supreame Judicature
;
'So, no jurifdi&ion
in
the
Church,but
by
the Authority
of
the
Supreame, Jefus
Chrif:
as
it
ap-
points
the
Office
,
fo
it
appoints
the extent
of
the Office, how
faire
it
flour('
goe. But this
to -fake
way.
Now
for
the
Controverfie
:.Say
thofe
they
call Independents,
for
our
part
we think
this, that the Ruling
power of Miniflers,
that Chriff
bath
appointed to
feed
people
by
Word
and Sacra-
ments, extends
no
ftirther then' where Chrtft
bath-
.appointed
them
for
to
feed
by
Word
and Sacraments,
in
their
Paftorall
power
;
look
how
farre Chriff
bath
given
them power
and
Au-
thority to feed
a
people
by
Word"
and
Sacraments,
to
take
charge
of the
foules
of
a
people,
fo
farre
Chuff
fiarh
given
them power
to Rule'
oven
them
-in
-his
Name
and no fur
-
rher.
Now
thole that they
call'
I'resbyers,they
think they
may
goe
fir,
th r,
ti
at
thocght foch
and
fuch Mn
titers
have
cnely
a
Pa-
fie: all
charge
but
in
one'Congrega,ions-
he cannot challenge
in