( 95 ) felves. And Multitudes of them quickly manifefted how meet and worthy they were to have this Right reftored unto them, in laying down their Lives for the Truth, fuffering as e7klartyrs under the Power of their B:(hops. This Principle of the Reformation in like manner, is in no fmall degree weakened by many, and Co the Caufe of it. Dr. still. himfelf, pag. 122. denies unto the People all Liberty or ,Ability to choofe their own `Pafiors, to judge what is meet for their own Edification, what is Herefie or a pernitious Error, and what is not, or any thing of the like nature. This is almoft the fame with that ofthe Pharfes concerning them who admired and followed the Doctrine of our Saviour, t 1;xA.`g ,7T& ó thi) vreS(n av r vbuov. Yoh. 7. 49. This gabble which knows not the Law. Yet was it this People whom the Apoftles di- reded to choofe out from among themflves Perrons meet for an Ecclefiaftical Office ; ,AV. 6. The fame 'People who joyned with the Apoftles and Elders in the confide ration ofthe grand Cafe concerning the continuationof the legal Ceremonies, and were affociated with them in theDetermination ofit ; .41.15. The fame towhom all the Apoftolical Epiftles, excepting Tome to particu lar Perrons, were written, anduntowhom fuck Direti- ons were given, and Duties enjoyned in them, as fup pore not only a Liberty and ,Ability to judge for them felves in all Matters of Faith and Obedience; but alto an efpecial íntereft in the Order and Difcipline of the. Church ; Thole who were tofay unto Arch.ippus; (their. Rifhop) take heed unto the e%Wìniflry thou haft received in the Lord,. that thou fulfil it ; Col. 4. unto whom, of all forts, it is commanded that they ïhould examine and try. astir
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