o! 94 ?firorder ofthe carafes . E1ä.62.6. Ihamfët watchmenvpon tbywades,0Hierufalem,n'bicb"alltheday andall the night continually;hallnot ceafe :yeethew -0 rsindfull of the Lords beepnot ttlence,andgiue himno retail he repaire,andzntrllhe Jet vp lerufalem thepraifeofthe world. Aft. 2o.28.29.30,3i. Takeheed therefore vntoyour fflues,an.d to411theflocken'beroftbeholygghofl'hath madeyou onerfeers,tofeed theChurch ofGod,whicb hebathpurchafedwith his owns blood. For I ott e this,:hat after mydeparting, fhalgrieuouswoluesenterin amongyou,notfparing theflocke. Moreouer, sfyourfelues fhallmenarife, f eak.,ngperuerfe thinges to drawedifciples afterthem. Therefore watchandrerrember, that by the"pace ofthree yaares , I ceafed not to warn euery one night and day with teares. I.Pet. 5. 2.3 . FeedthePekeofGod ,whichdependeth vponyou , caringfor it,. not by conf1retint but willtnglte : not forfilthy lucre,but ofa ready mind: : not as thoughyee wereLordsoffer Gods heritage,but thatye may be enfamples to the flocke. Ezech. 34.4. and 3 3.The CouncellofAntioch, the 17. Can. Ifany Bi- ¡hopby impofitionofhandes induct edintoacharge , and appointed togouerne a people, andhee negle& to take vpon bins that office , but delayeth togoe vn- to thecongregation allotted unto him :fuch anone"hall beeprohibitedfrom the Lords table,tillhe beinforced to abtendupon that charge,or at the leafl fume. what bee determined bya complete aimbly of theMiners ofthatprotsince. TheCouncell ofSardice,the i 4. Canon. Weremember that our brethren ina formerofembydecrced,that ifany lay man remaining three Sabbaths or Lords dayes,that is, threeweeks in citie,didnotin thefameciticfrequent theChurch ofmblies, hefhouldbe excommunicated: Ifthenfuch thinges arenot allowable in laymenamuch lefjeinminiffers,forwhom it is neither lawfullnorconvenient, without urgent neceftie,to beab f ntfromhisparifh f bureh longer théthe time aboue mentioned . To thisdecree there was not one non placet,but everyonePaid, It liketh vswel. The Councelheld atConí .in the 24 .Canon decreed that mi- niffers ought not toham theirfabftitutes,or vicars,but in theiropetiperfons,with flare andcbeerfulneff,performeall"itch duties, as are required ofthemMahe feraticeof God.TheCanonlawdoth conclude the fame thing.dil}.36.Canon.0 quisult. debent indéfinenter,&c. The Tifbops (faith the Canon)ought tobe continually refident ingods tabernacle,that they may learne fomewhat ofGod, and thepeople ofthem,whil they readeoftenand meditate vpon Gods word. A- gainè,in theCanons intituledPontifces,and fquis in clero.Epifcopos,qui do- ainci gregis fufcipiuntcuram,&c. TheB ifhopswhich take vpon them tofeede Godsflocks , ought motto departfrom theirdartie , frail they loofa that excellent talent whichGodbathbeflowed vpon themAnt ratherflawwith that oneta- lent; toget threemore talantes. And in the 80. Canonofthofe which are tear- taied the Canonsofthe Apoales , there is an expreffemandate thatfach,whe. ther Bifhop orSenior, whoattendethnot vpon their office in the Church ,fhall foorthwithbe remoouedfrom thatplace. The Chalcedon Councell,Canon.io Let,nomanbe ordayned Minifler oftwoChurches intwofeueral1citìcs, butlet him remaisie in:hat v:to :hickhe n'asfar"called. ,Andiffor vaineglorie tae
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