L 63 wholly upon Mr. N. His Friends are of a different Opinion : The Objet/ions ofthe Puritans to thefe Forms of Ordi- nations are as follow. Under the Ar- ticle of Defeas in the publick Service alledged by them, this is one Particu- lar. " 4. The PrieJl receiveth in iliS A Short Table cc Ordination no Authority to govern of f°"dty Ex- « ceptions, &c the Flock, and exercife the Difci- p, vs " pline of Chrift, but only to preach " the Word, and adminifter the Sa- c` craments. " Under another Article, which bears the fevere Title manifefl Untruths, this ftands as the firft Parti- cular. " i. When it is faid, that it is " evident unto all Men, diligently. " reading the Holy Scriptures and an- cc cient Writers, that from the Apoiles Times there have been thefe Orders " of Minifters in Chrift's Church, viz.ibid,, " Bithops, Priefts and Deacons." Un- der another Title call'd Popifli Errors and Superftitions, the 2d Particular runs thus : " That Deacons, Priefts, Bi-Ibid. p. r t os " Chops, and Archbithops, are made.. " feveral Orders and Degrees of Mi- " nority. 5, Nothing, fore, but the Impolïibility of fupporting his Scheme, and proving the Parity of Presbyters and Bifhops: any other Way, could have put Mr, N. upon this Method of attempting it He
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