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Christian
Communion
Christs
Church
Faithful
Pastors
Sinful
Offices
In
three
Parts
Anno
Dom.
Civil
Duties
not
to
call
Evil
Good
sew
Pillows
If
I
keep
not
Charity
,
though
I
give
my
Body
to
be
Burned
,
it
Profiteth
me
nothing
whilst
he
hung
upon
the
Cross
,
Father
forgive
them
,
for
they
know
not
what
they
do
,
King
in
Fact
.
Greek
Patriarchs
Popish
Bishops
Athanasius
.
2.
Anti-Bishops
.
2.
opposite
Metropolitane
African
Councils
Schismatick
Meletius
.
Ecclesiastical
Laws
THis
wants
the
Malignity
of
Schism
.
The
Excusableness
thereof
shewn
,
From
the
Nature
and
Importance
of
the
things
themselves
.
Where
of
the
great
Importance
of
Publick
Worship
,
or
of
Communion
in
Ministerial
Offices
.
From
the
Abatements
himself
has
been
willing
to
make
on
such
Necessity
,
in
other
like
Duties
.
From
the
Practice
of
People
under
the
greatest
Schisms
:
This
Necessity
being
thought
to
Legitimate
it
.
Among
the
whose
Ministrations
were
all
in
a
Shism
.
With
the
Schismatical
in
the
height
of
the
In
the
Schismatical
Extirpation
of
Episcopacy
among
us
,
in
the
great
Rebellion
.
Under
the
Schism
of
Forreign
Churches
,
where
the
Protestants
have
no
Bishops
.
Of
the
Abatements
the
Church
has
made
,
where
it
had
great
Reason
,
in
the
Point
of
Shunning
the
Communion
of
Schismaticks
,
and
Excommunicate
Persons
,
especially
before
they
were
Sentenced
by
the
Church
.
The
same
Equitably
Applicable
to
this
Case
.
How
both
a
due
Sence
of
the
Criminallness
of
Schism
,
and
Exercise
of
publick
Worship
,
is
provided
for
by
this
Means
.
To
concur
or
go
along
in
any
unrighteous
Petition
or
Thanksgiving
,
is
most
Unrighteous
and
Prophane
.
Of
mixt
Prayers
,
where
the
Mixtures
are
Idolatrous
,
Or
where
some
Immoral
Petitions
are
added
to
a
Service
not
exceptionable
on
any
other
Accounts
.
Of
Bearing
such
Immoral
Mixtures
,
whilst
they
do
not
particularly
concur
therein
,
but
express
Dissent
from
the
same
,
and
resorting
still
to
the
Assemblyes
where
they
are
used
,
in
Care
of
●●eping
Peace
and
Union
.
Of
Bearing
the
same
,
for
the
Necessity
of
having
some
Ministerial
Offices
in
want
of
other
Opportunityes
.
Mere
Presence
at
such
Immoral
Add●tions
,
no
interpretative
Profession
of
Concurrence
there●n
.
Chiefly
if
Dissent
be
shewn
by
some
external
Sign
.
Of
these
Concessions
of
favour
and
ease
.
All
highly
concern'd
to
take
the
Right
way
in
the
Points
here
Debated
.
Unsofe
,
should
they
take
the
wrong
,
to
trust
to
the
Plea
of
mistake
and
Ignorance
.
Of
Zeal
against
Popery
alledg'd
therein
.
The
Con
〈…〉
.
New
Oaths
of
Allegiance
New
Possessors
Publick
Prayers
Civil
Offices
New
Oaths
Ordering
of
the
Publick
Worship
Acts
of
State
Deprivation
of
those
Bishops
and
Clergy
,
Stand
off
from
the
same
Substituting
opposite
or
Anti-Bishops
One
Side
,
The
Sufferers
will
be
press'd
to
Submit
,
in
Regard
to
the
Deprivation
of
the
State
.
Good
Pastors
To
lay
down
even
their
Lines
for
the
Sheep
,
Great
Shepheard
Other
hand
State
Deprivation
Synodical
Deprivation
to
keep
off
Damage
and
Danger
to
Religion
,
to
the
Souls
of
Men
preventing
their
being
nursed
up
in
immoral
Practices
and
Devotions
.
not
withstanding
their
Deprivation
,
they
are
Bound
still
to
go
on
in
the
Exercise
of
their
Ministry
?
content
themselves
to
keep
United
the
Anti-Bishops
,
and
to
their
Adberents
,
as
Lay
Communicants
.
Flagr
an●
Schism
New
Heads
Incorporate
Church
Persecuted
Church
Ecolesiastical
Courts
Lords
of
Gods
Heretage
Great
Master
given
them
for
Edification
not
for
Destruction
Naturally
caring
for
the
Churches
Seeking
not
their
own
things
,
but
the
things
which
are
Iesus
Christs
.
not
seeking
their
own
Profit
,
but
the
Profit
of
many
,
that
they
may
be
saved
.
making
themselves
Servants
to
all
becoming
all
things
to
all
Men
,
that
by
all
means
they
may
save
some
.
Cle●a
.
Ro.
Ep.
ad
Cor.
c.
ed.
Ox.
p.
If
this
Schism
be
for
my
Sake
,
send
me
away
,
or
I
will
depart
whither
you
please
,
and
do
what
the
People
would
have
me
,
that
the
Flock
of
Christ
,
with
the
Presbyters
over
it
,
may
be
kept
in
Peace
:
Clemens
Romanus
Fellow
Labourer
be
blotted
out
of
the
Book
of
Life
,
among
Heathens
,
devoted
themselves
to
Death
,
Preservation
of
their
own
Countries
.
We
ought
to
endure
any
thing
,
rather
than
hat
the
Church
of
Christ
should
be
divided
.
Yea
,
't
is
not
only
as
Glorious
,
but
more
Glorious
in
my
Judgment
,
to
suffer
Mantyrdom
,
for
keeping
out
Schism
in
the
Church
,
than
for
not
Sacrificing
to
Idols
:
Ap.
Euseb.
Eccl.
Hist.
l.
Dionysius
of
Alexandria
&c.
Gregor.
Presbyt.
vita
Gregor.
Nazianz
p.
praefix.
op.
Nazianz.
&
Nazianz.
d●vita
suaCarm
.
p.
If
I
am
any
way
the
cause
of
your
Division
,
I
am
not
better
than
the
Prophet
Throw
me
into
the
Sea
,
so
that
thereby
the
Tempest
of
those
Troubles
may
cease
from
you
.
Whatever
you
see
needful
to
that
end
,
I
chuse
to
suffer
.
Tho'
I
am
blameless
,
&c.
Greg.
Naz.
Carm.
p.
and
have
been
no
cause
of
these
Troubles
;
yet
,
for
your
Unanimity
and
Peace-sake
,
I
am
content
to
be
thrust
out
of
the
Throne
,
and
to
be
expell'd
the
City
:
Gregory
Nazianzen
Maximus
Cynicus
See
of
Constantinople
we
are
ready
to
leave
this
Prelacy
to
whom
you
will
;
provided
that
way
the
Church
may
continue
one
,
in
Ep.
ad
Eph.
Sub
fin
.
Constantinople
,
others
had
unlawfully
ascended
the
Episcopal
Throne
,
Seperation
was
made
from
him
this
Obligation
to
exercise
their
Ministries
,
still
retain
their
Episcopal
and
Sac●rd●tal
Powers
.
but
of
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
Iesus
Christ
Spiritual
King
Power
of
the
Sword
his
Kingdom
was
not
of
this
World
,
his
Servants
Fighting
with
the
Sword
.
bearing
Christ's
Cross
forbid
them
to
Preach
any
more
i●
the
Name
of
Jesus
.
Title
of
St.
's
Proscription
Cyp.
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
Christian
Bishop
Vindicat.
of
the
unrcaso
nab
.
of
the
new
Separation
,
p.
And
a
Vindication
of
their
Majesties
Authority
to
still
the
Sees
of
the
deprived
Bishops
,
p.
no
Degradation
exercise
thereof
in
their
Dominions
under
State
Encouragements
they
stand
bound
to
exercise
and
make
use
thereof
?
Worldly
Arguments
any
regard
to
the
wants
of
the
Place
,
the
needs
of
the
Church
Necessity
is
laid
upon
me
,
and
woe
be
to
me
,
if
I
preach
not
the
Gospel
,
the
Harvest
was
Great
,
but
the
Labourers
were
Few
.
the
Spirits
of
the
Prophets
are
subject
to
the
Prophets
,
Peace
of
the
Church
If
there
is
a
need
of
their
Ministrations
then
,
to
provide
for
Religion
and
the
Souls
of
Men
to
prevent
Men
from
being
nursed
up
in
destructive
Ways
,
Immoral
Practices
Immoral
Worship
and
Devotions
What
Immoralities
come
in
,
by
a
wrong
,
payment
of
Allegiance
,
to
corrupt
Religion
,
and
to
endanger
Souls
.
What
Provision
good
and
faithful
Pastors
ought
to
make
against
such
Dangers
and
Corruptions
,
by
the
exercise
of
their
Ministry
.
what
Immoralities
come
in
by
a
wrong
Payment
of
Allegiance
,
to
corrupt
Religion
,
and
to
endanger
Souls
.
New
Governors
viz.
about
the
Right
to
the
Crown
contested
betwixt
the
two
Competitors
in
those
Countries
,
Unlawfulness
of
the
New
Oaths
of
Allegiance
,
Oaths
of
Allegiance
King
in
Fact
King
de
jure
Legal
Right
Legal
Right
Rightful
King
Resisting
of
Gods
Ordinance
,
to
take
up
Arms
against
him
:
Rightful
King
bear
Allegiance
to
him
to
defend
him
therewith
,
against
all
Attempts
made
against
his
Person
,
or
Crown
.
New
Allegiance
Rightful
Kings
Legal
Right
The
Duty
of
Allegiance
settled
upon
its
true
Grounds
,
according
to
Scripture
,
Reason
Legal
Right
the
Prosperity
,
and
continuance
of
their
Administrations
,
their
overcoming
all
their
Enemies
Gods
confounding
all
their
Devices
against
them
,
King
de
jure
delivered
of
their
former
King
present
Governors
to
Reign
over
them
,
Prosperity
of
their
Arms
,
both
by
Sea
and
Land
Rebelliously
adhere
to
him
Legal
Rightful
King
Lawful
King
King
de
Lawful
King
Immoral
God
There
is
no
God
.
&c.
Plut.
de
Superstitione
Op.
Tom.
had
rather
have
it
said
,
and
should
think
he
wronged
me
less
,
who
should
say
,
there
never
was
,
nor
is
,
such
a
Man
as
Than
have
another
affirm
,
yes
,
there
is
such
a
Person
:
But
he
is
a
Man
of
no
Steadiness
,
Mutable
,
Angry
,
Greedy
of
Revenge
for
every
light
Cause
,
that
will
fall
out
with
you
for
Trifles
,
and
if
you
are
wanting
in
any
Ceremony
,
would
be
ready
to
grew
your
Flesh
,
or
stay
your
Son
,
or
turn
in
Cattle
to
trample
down
and
devour
your
Corn.
not
less
Impious
Practice
of
those
Immoralities
Daily
Prayers
what
Provision
,
good
and
Faithful
Pastors
ought
to
make
against
such
Dangers
and
Corruptions
,
by
the
Exercise
of
their
Ministry
,
which
shall
be
treated
of
in
the
Ensuing
Chapters
.
reality
and
obligation
of
things
Men
of
their
apprehensions
de
jure
;
they
ought
to
expect
no
other
from
them
,
Translation
of
the
Legal
Right
Inhibition
and
Deprivation
of
the
New
State
,
rending
the
Church
thereby
making
of
a
Schism
In
what
Cases
,
the
good
and
faithful
Bishops
and
Ministers
of
Christ
,
are
Bound
to
stick
to
their
Spiritual
Powers
and
Pastoral
Ministrations
,
and
what
Obligations
they
have
to
do
so
.
Of
what
force
a
Deprivation
of
Estate
,
or
the
Preservation
of
external
Communion
and
Peace
in
the
Church
,
ought
to
be
,
in
debarring
them
thereof
.
in
what
Cases
,
the
good
and
faithful
Bishops
and
Ministers
of
Christ
,
are
Bound
to
stick
to
their
Spiritual
Powers
and
Pastoral
Ministrations
,
and
what
Obligations
they
have
to
do
so
.
the
Cases
,
wherein
they
are
Bound
to
stick
to
their
Spiritual
Powers
and
Pastoral
Ministrations
,
and
are
to
go
on
acting
as
Bishops
and
Pastors
.
when
there
is
need
of
it
in
the
Cause
of
Religion
,
and
for
the
safety
of
the
Souls
of
Men.
to
provide
such
Ministrations
in
Feeding
of
the
Churches
.
This
Feeding
of
Ministers
,
is
Feeding
them
with
Religious
Offices
and
Ministrations
.
With
an
Holy
,
or
Sinless
,
and
Unpolluted
Worship
,
and
such
as
may
recommend
the
Worshippers
to
God
,
and
is
fit
to
be
accepted
,
that
the
Souls
of
Men
may
seem
to
need
more
,
than
such
an
Holy
Worship
.
Ministrations
of
the
Spirit
Religion
lies
more
in
Jealous
God
Second
Commandement
Holy
God
Holiness
becomes
his
House
Theft
;
Venus
Whoredom
;
Bacchus
See
Dr.
Annot.
in
Idolatrous
Sacrifices
Lasciviousness
and
Excess
of
Wine
Abominable
Idolatries
Judgment
and
Righteousness
,
he
should
hate
and
despise
their
Feast
Days
,
and
not
Smell
in
their
Solomn
Assemblies
,
nor
accept
their
Burnt
.
Offerings
or
Peace-Offerings
,
nor
hear
their
Hymns
and
Songs
of
Praise
,
Isaiah
,
Is.
Ieremiah
,
Jer.
Ministers
of
Prayers
is
Jealous
of
his
Honour
Representatives
,
be
Iealous
for
him
,
To
forhear
the
Service
of
God
,
and
to
abhor
the
Offering
of
the
Lord
,
free
from
the
Company
of
Immoral
Practisers
.
Mixture
of
Persons
Tares
will
grow
mixt
with
the
Wheat
,
Harvest
,
they
come
to
be
seperated
and
Weeded
out
by
the
Angels
,
mixt
Communions
Mixture
of
Persons
Regenerate
Souls
With
the
Ministration
of
all
that
Truth
,
which
is
necessary
to
be
believed
,
or
Practised
.
Preaching
of
these
Truths
Ministry
of
this
Word
all
Necessary
Truth
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
to
Teach
them
to
observe
all
things
whatsoever
I
have
commanded
:
all
things
Cure
of
Souls
pure
of
the
Blood
of
all
Men
,
deolared
to
them
the
whole
Counsel
of
God
,
kept
back
nothing
that
was
Profitable
to
them
,
Watch-Mans
being
Dumb
want
of
his
giving
warning
are
taken
away
in
their
Iniquity
,
but
their
Blood
will
God
require
at
the
Watch-Mans
Hand
,
whether
in
Faith
,
or
Practice
.
Blood
of
Souls
Despised
,
Blasphemed
evil
Spoken
of
When
Dangerous
and
Immoral
Practices
are
setting
up
.
the
Watchmen
If
thou
givest
him
not
Warning
,
nor
speakest
to
warn
the
Wicked
from
his
wicked
Way
,
to
save
his
Life
;
his
Blood
will
I
require
at
thine
Hand
,
Ezekiel
,
to
Heal
that
which
they
find
to
be
Sick
,
by
applying
proper
Remedies
to
Strengthen
that
which
is
Diseased
,
Proper
Aliment
to
bring
again
that
which
was
Driven
away
,
and
to
Seek
that
which
was
lost
,
Feeding
of
themselves
to
Feed
the
Flocks
he
will
require
his
Flock
at
their
Hand
,
Seperate
Communions
Mixture
of
Persons
to
Minister
the
Word
,
to
put
a
stop
to
them
.
ill
,
or
immoral
Practides
,
are
not
only
set
up
,
but
Justified
.
ill
Practices
ill
Principles
ill
Watch-Men
ill
Shepheards
the
Speakers
of
Perverse
Things
Unfaithful
Stewards
Dispensers
of
the
Word
some
particular
Cases
general
Concern
long
Continuance
He
will
require
their
Blood
at
his
Hands
.
Watch-Men
of
Israel
Dumb
Dogs
that
cannot
Bark
the
Office
of
Priests
and
Prophets
,
Vices
,
as
it
is
of
Dogs
and
Bark
against
approaching
Thieves
Rulers
of
the
House
what
Portion
of
Food
Feeding
of
their
Flocks
Feeding
of
their
Flocks
Strengthning
them
Healing
them
Seeking
after
them
bringing
them
back
gone
Astray
are
Driven
away
Shepheards
of
Israel
Flock
is
without
a
Shepheard
Feed
not
his
Flock
,
but
Feed
themselves
,
Ministers
of
the
Word
watch
and
mark
Seasons
Preach
the
Word
,
and
to
be
instant
in
it
,
in
Season
,
out
of
Season
go
astray
Portion
of
it
they
need
,
in
due
Season
,
Pastors
and
Teachers
,
to
Minister
the
Word
,
for
perfecting
the
Saints
,
and
for
Edifying
the
Body
of
Christ
:
Guides
of
Souls
must
give
an
Account
of
Souls
:
call
Evil
,
Good
ill
Ministers
of
the
Word
ill
Watch-Men
ill
Stewards
of
the
House-Hold
ill
Shepheards
of
the
Flocks
ill
Guides
of
Souls
The
eluding
,
or
vacating
of
Moral
Duties
,
and
Precepts
opposite
thereto
,
by
Doctrinal
Salvo's
.
Mental
Reservation
Resisting
the
Higher
Power
Raising
Rebellion
Fifth
Commandement
Deposing
Princes
Absolving
Subjects
from
their
Allegiance
Damnable
Doctrines
for
the
Sake
of
Publick
Good
only
on
Account
of
Actual
Administration
,
King
in
Fact
Obligations
of
Oaths
Oath
of
Allegiance
to
Princes
Feigned
Softning
and
lower
Senses
in
Subordination
to
the
Antecedent
Superior
Obligation
of
Publick
Good
Tenth
Commandment
Providential
Right
lawfully
maintain
him
,
in
his
Violent
Possession
;
and
may
Innocently
keep
the
other
,
whom
themselves
own
still
to
have
the
Legal
Right
,
out
of
the
Possession
of
his
Right
,
the
ordinary
Wickedness
Destructiveness
,
of
such
Breach
of
Oaths
,
the
Maintainance
and
Preservation
of
some
other
Duties
thereby
,
which
are
of
more
worth
,
Orthodox
Faith
Purity
of
Gospel-Worship
Divine
Service
.
Thus
the
Jews
,
who
Sware
by
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
but
not
in
Truth
,
viz.
nor
in
Righteousness
,
viz.
would
stay
themselves
upon
the
God
of
Israel
,
calling
themselves
of
the
Holy
City
,
Mental
Reservations
Damnableness
of
Resistance
Legal
Actings
and
Administrations
of
Princes
Peoples
Power
to
Depose
Kings
Discharge
their
Subjects
of
their
Obedience
Allegiance
being
Due
,
only
to
a
King
in
Fact
for
the
Publick
Good
Obligation
of
Oaths
of
Allegiance
own
Arbitrary
Senses
Antecedent
Obligations
of
Publick
Good
Providential
Right
Vow
Corban
Honouring
and
supporting
Parents
a
making
void
the
Commandments
of
God
through
their
Doctrinal
Traditions
,
Men
have
made
no
Change
of
Moral
Doctrines
.
general
Doctrines
,
viz.
to
keep
Faith
Obedient
and
Passive
under
Governors
to
do
Justice
to
Proprietors
the
Duty
of
Supporting
Parents
for
making
void
God's
Laws
The
glorious
Gospel
was
committed
to
my
Trust
we
are
allow'd
of
God
,
to
be
put
in
Trust
with
the
Gospel
,
hold
fast
.
O!
keep
that
which
was
committed
to
thy
Trust
,
Hold
it
fast
in
the
Form
of
found
Words
,
I
am
set
for
the
Defence
of
the
Gospel
,
The
things
,
that
thou
hast
heard
of
me
,
the
same
commit
thou
to
Faithful
Men
,
who
shall
be
able
to
Teach
others
therein
,
Timothy
,
to
commit
them
to
Faithful
Men
,
Christ
committed
the
Gospel
to
his
Trust
,
put
him
into
the
Ministry
counting
him
Faithful
Fidelity
of
Ministers
Ministerial
Keeping
transmitting
of
them
down
Sacred
Depositum
True
Prophets
Faithful
Shepheards
False
Prophets
Arias
Montanus
because
of
which
The
Land
Mourns
a
Course
of
Evil
Unrighteous
Force
They
commit
Adultery
,
and
walk
in
Lies
,
Gods
Worship
and
Temple
in
ver.
and
ver.
strengthen
the
Hands
of
Evil
Doers
that
none
of
them
doth
return
from
his
Wickedness
,
causing
the
People
to
err
,
as
by
their
Lyes
,
so
by
their
See
Zeph.
False
Prophets
unfaithful
Shepheards
They
should
have
stood
in
his
Council
,
and
have
caused
his
People
to
hear
his
Word
,
to
turn
them
from
those
evil
ways
,
Prophets
had
his
Word
speak
it
Faithfully
his
Word
should
be
in
them
like
a
Fire
,
and
like
an
Hammer
,
that
breaks
the
Rock
in
Pieces
,
False
Prophets
with
untemper'd
Mortar
Visions
of
Peace
making
Kerchiefs
they
fitted
them
to
every
Stature
,
by
these
Lies
strengthned
the
Hands
of
the
Wicked
,
that
he
should
not
return
from
his
wicked
Way
,
by
promising
him
Life
being
like
Foxes
in
the
Desert
,
for
not
having
gone
up
into
the
Gaps
for
not
having
made
up
the
Hedge
for
the
House
of
he
will
require
his
Flock
at
their
Hands
,
Feeding
only
themselves
good
Shepheards
,
Feed
their
Flocks
Strengthning
the
Diseased
Healing
the
Sick
Reducing
the
Scatter'd
,
or
Recovering
the
Lost
,
The
Priests
Zephaniah
,
have
done
Violence
to
the
Law
,
They
have
violated
my
Law
Hebrew
,
offered
Violence
to
it
,
Shepheards
that
Feed
not
the
Flock
,
but
themselves
Blind
Watch-Men
,
and
Dumb
Dogs
Saviour
Christ
from
his
Disciples
Breach
of
Oaths
Obligation
of
them
Mens
becoming
Debtors
Denial
of
Relief
,
or
Help
to
Parents
See
Dr.
Hor.
Heb.
in
loc.
Fifth
Commandment
Vow
Corban
Frustrating
the
Commandments
of
God
and
making
them
of
none
effect
,
through
their
undermining
Salvo's
and
Traditions
,
Ministers
of
Christ
beware
of
the
Leaven
of
the
Pharisees
,
the
Lawyers
had
taken
away
the
Key
of
Knowledge
,
vid.
Chrysost.
in
loc.
&
Comment.
incerti
Authori●
ap
Chrysost.
in
loc.
shut
up
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
against
Men
,
Great
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
and
teach
others
to
observe
,
even
the
least
of
Christs
Commandments
,
teach
Men
to
transgress
them
False
Apostles
,
who
corrupted
the
Word
of
God
.
Vintners
do
their
Wines
,
by
corrupt
Mixtures
,
Mixing
their
own
Doctrines
with
Gods
,
handled
the
Word
of
God
deceitfully
.
spoke
Lies
in
Hypocrisie
perverted
the
Gospel
of
Christ
make
full
Proof
of
their
Ministry
in
Preaching
the
Word
those
that
would
heap
to
themselves
Teachers
according
to
their
own
Lusts
to
speak
Lies
in
Hypocrisie
not
to
neglect
the
Gift
that
was
in
them
,
stir
it
up
,
and
put
the
Brethren
in
Remembrance
Good
Ministers
of
Iesus
Christ
Vain
T●lkers
and
Deceivers
started
up
,
Teaching
Things
they
ought
not
,
for
Filt
by
Lucres
sake
hold
fast
the
Faithful
Word
,
as
they
had
been
taught
,
by
Sound
Doctrine
,
to
exhort
and
teach
others
,
and
to
convince
,
and
stop
the
Mouths
of
Gain-Sayers
,
Doctrines
of
the
Pastors
and
Teachers
,
False
Prophets
Jews
;
Synodical
Confession
When
Speakers
of
perverse
things
shall
arise
from
among
themselves
,
the
Pastors
are
bid
to
take
heed
to
their
Flocks
,
and
to
feed
them
with
the
Word
of
Truth
and
Righteousness
,
Faithful
Ministers
of
Christ
So
Faithful
Ministers
of
their
own
Church
,
in
standing
up
for
its
Doctrines
.
of
separation
from
the
Church
to
call
Evil
Good
to
put
Darkness
for
Light
and
C.
&
C.
Speaking
Peace
to
the
wicked
who
should
have
no
Peace
Sewing
Pillows
Strengthning
the
Hands
of
the
Wicked
,
Repentance
and
Return
from
their
Wickedness
,
False
Prophets
Devouring
Wolves
Save
Souls
Preachers
of
Peace
Strengthners
of
Evil
Doers
,
God
Prophets
of
Israel
ought
to
have
gone
up
into
the
Gaps
,
and
have
made
up
the
Hedges
.
to
stand
in
his
Counsel
,
and
to
have
caused
his
People
to
hear
his
Words
,
and
thereby
to
have
turned
them
from
the
Evil
of
their
Doings
.
calling
Evil
Good
Perish
for
want
of
Knowledge
the
Priests
Lips
must
keep
up
Knowledge
the
People
have
the
Knowledge
of
the
Law
at
his
Mouth
,
And
if
my
People
are
destrayed
,
for
lack
of
Knowledge
;
because
thou
hast
rejected
Knowledge
,
I
will
also
reject
thee
,
that
thou
shalt
be
no
Priest
to
me
,
In
immoralities
of
Great
,
and
general
ill
Fame
,
and
in
things
extreamly
Scandalous
to
Religion
.
Solemn
Oaths
Let
Servants
count
their
own
Masters
worthy
of
all
Honour
Let
Wives
be
keepers
at
Home
,
and
obedient
to
their
own
Husbands
,
that
the
Word
of
God
,
and
his
Doctrine
,
be
not
Blasphemed
,
If
they
are
generally
Preached
up
by
Seducers
,
and
Men
are
every
where
Taught
,
and
perswaded
to
them
.
being
ready
with
all
Faithful
Diligence
,
to
drive
away
all
such
erroneous
Doctrine
,
taking
beed
to
all
their
Flocks
,
when
the
Speakers
of
Perverse
things
arise
,
to
draw
away
Disciples
after
them
,
Deceivers
,
that
Teach
things
which
they
ought
not
,
and
of
Exhorting
,
and
Covincing
,
and
Stopping
the
Mouths
of
Gain-Sayers
,
Of
making
full
Proof
of
their
Ministry
,
when
People
have
Teachers
after
their
own
Lusts
will
not
bear
sound
Doctrine
,
but
heap
up
such
to
themselves
,
having
Itching
Ears
,
If
they
come
recommended
by
Suitableness
,
to
Wordly
and
Carnal
Passions
and
Interests
,
if
the
Serupulous
and
Unwilling
are
driven
into
them
,
by
a
sore
and
general
Persecution
.
First
Persecutions
,
the
Disciples
assembled
in
the
Evening
,
the
Doors
shut
,
for
Fear
of
the
on
the
First
Day
of
the
Week
at
in
an
upper
Chamber
his
Speech
being
continued
until
Mid-Night
,
Epist.
l.
on
their
set
times
,
their
manner
was
to
Meet
together
before
Day
,
for
their
Solemn
Worship
and
Sacraments
.
the
Shepheards
of
when
the
Flocks
were
Scatter'd
,
none
did
search
or
seek
after
them
were
driven
away
to
bring
them
back
again
to
Strengthen
what
was
Diseased
to
bind
up
what
was
broken
among
them
,
And
when
the
Woolf
is
coming
,
the
Sheep
scatter
them
an
Hireling
Timothy
,
to
stir
up
the
Gift
that
was
in
him
,
by
the
Laying
on
of
his
Hands
,
Holy
Ghost
,
conferr'd
by
is
not
the
Spirit
of
Fear
,
of
Power
of
Love
Seeing
we
have
this
Ministry
,
though
Troubled
,
Perplexed
,
and
Persecuted
on
every
side
,
we
faint
not
But
approve
our selves
the
Ministers
of
by
the
Word
of
Truth
,
and
by
the
Armor
of
Righteousness
on
the
Right-Hand
,
and
on
the
Left
,
in
all
Patience
,
and
Afflictions
,
Jesus
Christ
Ministration
of
Prayers
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
Not
to
Neglect
the
Gift
that
is
in
them
,
by
the
laying
on
of
Hanas
,
to
stir
it
up
Spirit
of
Love
and
of
Power
waiting
on
their
Ministry
Preaching
the
Word
,
and
being
instant
,
in
Season
,
and
out
of
Season
.
To
give
themselves
wholly
to
these
things
,
continue
in
in
so
doing
,
they
may
both
save
themselves
,
and
those
that
hear
them
,
to
the
Cases
wherein
they
stand
bound
,
To
Note
,
what
Obligations
of
Actual
Ministration
,
do
lie
upon
them
in
such
Cases
.
the
Nature
of
the
Pastoral
Function
,
the
several
Characters
which
they
sustain
,
the
Post
or
Station
which
they
are
placed
in
.
Threefold
Respect
the
Souls
of
Men.
they
relate
to
God
.
Of
his
Messengers
.
The
Priest
is
the
Messenger
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
The
Galatians
received
him
,
as
an
Angel
or
Messenger
of
God
the
Bishops
of
the
Churches
As
the
Messenger
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
his
Lips
ought
to
keep
up
Knowledge
and
they
are
to
seek
the
Law
,
i.
e.
at
his
Mouth
his
Ministers
and
Ambassadors
Ministers
of
his
Kingdom
Let
a
Man
so
account
of
us
,
Paul
,
as
of
the
Officers
of
Christ
Ministers
by
whom
ye
believed
as
of
the
Ambassadors
as
of
the
Publick
Agents
of
Jesus
Christ
,
such
Ambassadors
the
Administration
of
Reconciliation
such
Publick
Agents
to
Minister
the
Gospel
of
God
,
Ministers
,
Publick
Agents
visible
Representatives
Ambassadors
,
God
bespeaks
you
,
and
beseeches
you
by
us
Paul
to
the
Corinthians
received
him
as
Christ
Jesus
Ministerial
Actings
he
Acted
in
the
Person
of
Christ
,
Ambassadors
in
Ordinary
Gods
Ministers
and
Officers
Gods
publick
Agents
Ordinary
Ambassadors
to
preserve
the
things
of
his
Ambassadors
Ambassadors
for
Peace
the
Word
of
Reconciliation
Ambassage
of
Peace
Administration
of
it
Sustaining
his
Person
and
Place
Minister
to
his
Church
.
Representing
him
,
to
supply
the
want
of
his
Presence
Minister
of
God
Bishops
of
our
Souls
in
his
Name
he
that
hears
them
,
hears
him
,
Gods
Ordinary
Standing
Ministers
Publick
Agents
actual
Administrations
He
hath
committed
to
us
the
Administration
of
this
Reconciliation
,
fulfilling
their
Ministry
Pauls
Caution
to
received
a
Ministry
to
wait
on
their
Administration
every
Man
,
as
he
hath
received
the
Gift
of
Preaching
,
even
so
to
Minister
the
same
one
to
another
,
as
good
Stewards
of
the
Manifold
Grace
of
Preach
the
Word
Teachers
Preaching
to
please
Mens
Lusts
,
heaping
up
such
Teachers
to
themselves
,
make
full
Proof
of
their
Ministry
,
not
to
neglect
the
Gift
that
is
in
them
,
by
Imposition
of
Hands
,
the
Speakers
of
Lies
in
Hypocrisie
,
good
Ministers
of
And
to
approve
themselves
,
as
the
Ministers
of
by
the
Word
of
Truth
,
and
by
the
Armor
of
Righteousness
,
They
shall
Teach
my
People
the
Difference
,
between
the
Holy
and
Prophane
;
and
shall
cause
them
to
discern
,
between
the
Unclean
and
the
Clean.
And
they
shall
keep
my
Laws
,
and
my
Statutes
,
in
all
mine
Assemblies
see
that
all
things
be
done
in
those
Assemblies
,
according
to
them
,
Of
his
Fellow-workers
,
or
Co-adjutors
.
We
,
as
Workers
together
with
beseech
you
We
are
Labourers
together
with
the
chief
Worker
ye
are
Ye
are
Co-workers
with
him
of
the
Peoples
Joy
or
Consolation
,
they
relate
to
Religion
Ministers
of
the
Word
.
We
will
give
our Selves
,
to
the
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
Now
Covenant
.
The
Gospel
,
whereof
I
am
made
a
Minister
,
hath
made
us
able
Ministers
of
the
New
Testament
,
Stewards
of
the
Mysteries
.
Let
a
Man
so
account
of
us
,
as
of
Stewards
of
the
Misteries
of
Word
of
its
Mysteries
Stewards
,
of
Religion
its
Mysteries
To
keep
,
and
preserve
them
.
That
good
Thing
,
which
was
committed
to
thee
,
keep
,
O!
Timothy
,
keep
that
,
which
was
committed
to
thy
Trust
,
Hold
it
fast
,
and
in
the
Form
of
Sound
Words
,
wherein
thou
hast
received
it
,
And
Remember
how
thou
hast
received
,
and
heard
,
and
hold
fast
,
good
Depositum
Fidelity
of
good
Keepers
In
Keeping
them
up
,
so
pure
,
and
perfect
,
among
others
.
as
good
Stewards
of
the
Manifold
Grace
of
Minister
the
same
one
to
another
,
Ministring
the
Gospel
To
be
Ministers
of
the
New
Covenant
,
Ministration
of
the
Spirit
the
Ministration
of
Righteousness
Administration
of
the
Sacraments
Administration
of
the
Word
Ministers
of
the
Word
Testifying
it
.
To
make
thee
a
Minister
,
and
a
Witness
,
the
Ministry
,
which
I
have
received
of
the
to
Testific
the
Gospel
of
the
Grace
of
fulfill'd
this
Ministry
of
the
Word
,
Preach'd
it
all
about
Faithful
Keepers
Faithful
Stewards
Faithful
Keepers
regular
and
standing
Church
as
a
Light
set
on
a
Candle-Stick
,
as
a
City
set
on
an
Hill
,
vid.
Part
the
Church
,
is
Pillar
and
Bas●s
Stay
of
Truth
commit
the
same
to
Faithful
Men
,
who
,
Teach
others
Sacred
Depositum
as
they
relate
to
the
Souls
of
Men
,
to
the
Church
Watchmen
.
I
have
set
thee
as
a
Watchman
to
the
House
of
Israel
,
they
watch
for
your
Souls
,
as
they
that
must
give
an
Account
thereof
,
in
Ministring
the
Word
of
Warning
.
Being
set
as
their
Watchman
,
thou
shalt
warn
them
from
me
,
Warning
every
Man
and
teaching
every
Man
that
we
may
present
every
Man
perfect
Christ
Jesus
their
Blood
God
will
require
at
the
Watchman's
Hands
,
Blowing
the
Trumpet
As
Overseers
Inspectors
.
Take
heed
to
the
Flock
,
over
which
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Overseers
,
Taking
the
Oversight
thereof
,
willingly
and
of
a
ready
Mind
,
Overseer
of
Souls
being
an
Over-Sight
of
Care
and
Kindness
,
to
take
Heed
to
their
Flocks
,
to
Feed
them
therewith
to
minister
it
to
them
.
Feed
the
Flock
of
Christ
,
whereof
you
have
taken
the
Oversight
,
take
heed
to
all
the
Flocks
,
to
Feed
the
Church
,
over
which
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Overseers
.
Churh
of
God
a
Church
which
he
hath
purchased
with
his
own
Blood
,
Faithful
Overseers
Leaders
.
Remember
your
Guides
those
that
have
the
Guidance
or
Rule
over
you
,
Guides
of
Souls
Blind
Guides
speak
to
their
People
the
Word
of
the
Lord
,
Watch
for
Souls
must
give
an
Account
thereof
Guides
of
Souls
Shepheards
.
The
Evangelical
Ministers
the
Chief
Shepheard
Pastors
after
his
own
Heart
Priests
of
Israel
,
God
calls
the
Pastors
and
Shepheards
of
Israel
,
Pastors
is
,
to
Feed
their
Sheep
.
Should
not
the
Shepheards
Feed
their
Flocks
?
Feed
the
Flock
of
which
is
among
you
The
Food
of
Souls
Divine
Offices
the
Word
of
Knowledge
the
Milk
the
Bread
of
Life
as
the
Meat
,
which
perisheth
not
,
but
endureth
to
Eternal
Life
,
Shepheards
of
Souls
Spriitual
Food
Ministry
of
the
Word
Divine
Offices
:
Feeding
them
with
Knowledge
and
Understanding
,
to
keep
them
together
Keeping
them
together
He
that
Scatter'd
will
gather
him
,
as
a
Shepheard
doth
his
Flock
,
he
calls
to
all
his
Sheep
,
that
will
know
,
hear
his
Voice
Run
after
strange
Voices
leads
them
out
,
and
goes
before
them
,
and
Psal.
and
Ps.
to
be
driven
before
their
Keepers
,
)
as
one
Flock
any
Woolf
Flee
away
as
the
Hireling
the
Wolf
He
takes
heed
to
Feed
Arm
all
the
Flock
grevious
Wolves
he
seeks
after
that
which
was
Lost
,
were
driven
away
to
bring
it
back
.
He
Strengthens
,
what
was
Diseased
;
and
Heals
,
what
was
Sick
;
and
Binds
up
,
what
was
Broken
they
are
not
Shepheards
that
Feed
his
Flock
,
but
that
Feed
themselves
he
is
against
them
,
and
will
require
his
Flock
at
their
Hands
,
Shepheards
of
the
Flock
lead
out
all
that
will
know
their
Voice
,
shew
Care
of
the
Flocks
Faithful
Pastors
As
Doctors
standing
Teachers
of
the
Church
.
He
has
given
them
to
the
Church
,
as
Pastors
and
Teachers
,
able
to
Teach
others
apt
to
Teach
of
the
Things
that
thou
hast
heard
of
me
,
of
the
Depositum
of
that
good
Thing
,
which
was
committed
to
●●ee
,
in
the
Work
of
the
Ministry
,
for
the
Edifying
of
the
Church
,
and
for
the
Perfecting
of
the
Saints
,
in
the
Unity
of
the
Faith
,
and
in
the
Knowledge
of
the
Son
of
unto
a
perfect
Man
in
Holding
fast
the
Faithful
Word
,
as
they
have
been
Taught
it
,
that
their
Exhortation
may
be
by
Sound
Doctrine
,
Let
him
that
Teacheth
,
wait
on
Teaching
;
and
him
that
Exhorteth
,
on
Exhortation
,
Give
Attendance
to
Exhortation
,
to
Doctrine
,
Instructing
others
They
are
to
Labour
,
in
Administring
this
Word
and
Doctrine
,
To
give
themselves
wholly
to
these
Things
,
and
to
continue
in
them
,
that
by
so
doing
,
they
may
both
save
themselves
,
and
those
that
hear
them
,
Preach
the
Word
,
and
to
be
instant
in
it
,
in
Season
,
and
out
of
Season
,
Good
and
Faithful
Rulers
and
Stewards
of
the
House-Hold
,
to
give
them
their
proper
Portion
of
Meat
in
due
Season
,
by
Sound
Doctrine
,
they
are
to
stop
the
Mouths
of
vain
Talkers
and
Deceivers
,
who
for
filthy
Lucres
Sake
,
Teach
things
which
they
ought
not
;
and
to
convince
Gain
Sayers
,
to
be
ready
with
all
faithful
Diligence
,
to
banish
and
drive
away
all
erroneous
and
strange
Doctrine
,
contrary
to
Word
,
and
to
call
upon
others
to
do
the
same
:
Form
of
Consecration
to
attend
on
it
,
to
Labour
,
give
themselves
wholly
to
it
out
of
Season
against
Deceivers
,
and
Gain-Sayers
Saviour
,
as
the
Light
of
the
World
,
as
the
Salt
of
the
Earth
,
as
the
Light
of
the
World
,
Men
not
Lighting
a
Candle
,
to
put
it
under
a
Bushel
,
but
put
it
on
a
Candle-Stick
,
Salt
of
the
Earth
Faithful
Messengers
Ministers
,
Ambassadors
Publick
Agents
Publick
Agents
Faithful
Ministers
Faithful
Keepers
Faithful
Dispensers
Good
Watchmen
Faithful
Guides
Good
Shepheards
Lights
of
the
World
Salt
of
the
Earth
Salt
without
Savour
Insipid
Salt
.
Good
for
nothing
,
but
to
be
cast
out
,
and
troden
under
Foot
,
by
Ordination
of
Presbyrers
:
without
Episcopal
Imposition
of
Hands
,
in
some
Foreign
Churches
.
General
Commissions
to
all
Nations
See
Part
The
Spirit
of
Love
Lovest
thou
me
Three
Times
of
Feeding
his
Sheep
,
and
his
Lambs
,
By
the
putting
on
of
Hands
in
Orders
,
the
Spirit
,
which
God
hath
given
us
,
is
the
Spirit
of
Love
to
Christ
and
his
Church
,
of
Power
of
Feeding
the
Flock
Over-Sight
which
they
take
a
Willing
and
a
Ready
Mind
,
of
Love
it's
working
in
him
mightily
,
he
laboured
and
strove
Earnestly
that
he
might
present
every
Man
perfect
in
Christ
,
If
I
do
this
thing
willingly
,
I
have
a
Special
Reward
for
so
doing
,
Greek
Manuscript
in
the
Publick
Library
at
Oxford
Author
of
the
Manuscript
of
the
English
Translation
King
de
facto
Stubborn
Hereticks
convict
of
their
own
Consciences
Clearing
of
the
Legal
Right
their
Obligations
to
these
Ministrations
last
Place
his
Faithful
People
will
in
the
same
Cases
stand
bound
to
adhere
to
them
,
and
to
attend
on
them
for
Participation
thereof
.
From
that
Adherence
they
owe
to
the
things
themselves
.
a
Communion
of
Saints
From
the
Duty
on
their
Part
,
in
all
the
foresaid
Relations
.
Christs
True
Shepheards
his
Sheep
his
Shepheards
know
and
hear
their
Voice
not
give
Ear
to
the
Call
Voice
of
Strangers
the
Faithful
Guides
of
Souls
Trusty
Watchmen
the
true
Teachers
Faithful
Ministers
From
the
〈…〉
which
they
towards
●●
,
who
call
them
makers
of
Divisions
that
cause
Divisions
the
Makers
of
Schism
.
Bid
him
not
speed
,
nor
receive
the
Bri●g●●
of
False
Doctrine
into
your
Houses
,
Beware
of
False-Prophets
,
as
of
Ravening
Wolves
,
Keep
not
Company
with
Disorderly
Walkers
,
who
●dhere
not
to
the
Tradition
they
received
of
us
,
Mark
●●●m
,
which
Cause
Divisions
and
Offences
▪
in
breaking
off
,
going
Contrary
to
the
Doctrin●
which
ye
have
learned
,
and
avoid
them
,
their
Obligations
the
Restraints
are
most
pleadable
in
these
cases
,
what
force
a
deprivation
of
state
,
or
the
Preservation
of
External
Communion
and
Peace
in
the
Church
,
ought
to
be
in
D●barring
them
thereof
.
Deprivation
of
state
not
among
their
Subjects
in
any
of
their
Dominions
civil
suit
civil
courts
Wills
,
Marriages
,
Benefices
Secular
Benefices
,
Honours
Jesus
Christ
.
Nomination
of
Bishops
and
Metropolitanes
Rules
agreed
on
in
Synods
,
shall
be
no
Canons
,
till
they
be
approved
and
ratified
by
the
Prince
:
no
Admission
,
or
Refusal
of
Clerks
to
Cures
,
use
of
Discipline
consistence
with
Regulation
of
the
Kings
P●erogative
Laws
of
the
Land
under
a
supposed
Legal
and
Rightful
State
.
deprived
Jehojadah
Re●ellious
Parliament
the
Bishops
King
Charles
King
de
Facto
unrighteous
usurpation
Legal
Right
Publick
Acts
Deprivation
of
a
Lawful
state
would
be
no
conscionable
discharge
from
keepeng
on
their
spiritual
Ministrations
,
against
such
immoralities
as
are
set
down
in
the
aforesaid
cases
.
Jesus
Christ
Jewish
Rulers
whether
it
be
lawful
in
the
sight
of
God
,
to
hearken
unto
you
more
than
unto
God
,
judge
ye
.
a
Doctrine
of
the
Cross
First
Ministers
spirtual
Powers
,
and
Ministrations
Christ
Jesus
Christ
,
by
imposition
of
Hands
Apostolical
imposition
of
Hands
Temporal
accessions
enforcements
of
these
mere
spiritual
Ministrations
,
These
Accessions
are
borrowed
Powers
,
and
the
Gift
of
Princes
;
and
under
the
deposition
of
a
Lawful
state
,
the
Bishops
and
Ministers
of
Christ
must
not
challenge
or
pretend
to
them
.
That
the
civil
state
hath
Power
over
these
Temporal
Accessions
&
secular
endowments
,
because
it
confer'd
them
.
they
come
not
in
only
as
members
,
to
partake
in
these
mere
spiritual
Ministrations
;
but
as
Patrons
,
by
their
secular
power
,
to
back
and
Promote
them
.
serve
the
Lord
as
Kings
by
employing
their
Kingly
Power
to
encourage
and
advance
his
service
,
Ad
Benifacium
virum
militarem
doing
him
those
services
,
which
none
can
do
but
themselves
,
Kings
Approbation
Civil
strengthing
Spiritual
censures
Ministers
of
Religion
His
Kingdom
,
is
not
of
this
world
:
Nursing
Fathers
Nursing
Mothers
Over
some
other
Powers
,
which
belong'd
to
the
Church
,
whilst
it
kept
separate
,
but
which
it
gives
up
to
the
Civil
State
during
the
benefit
of
incorporation
with
it
.
Provided
,
That
such
Canons
,
Constitutions
,
Ordinances
,
and
Synods
Provincial
,
being
already
made
,
which
be
not
contrariant
nor
repugnant
to
the
Laws
,
Statutes
and
Customs
of
this
Realm
,
nor
to
the
Dammage
or
Hurt
of
the
Kings
Prerogative
Royal
,
shall
now
still
be
used
and
executed
,
as
they
were
afore
the
making
of
this
Act
,
till
such
time
as
they
be
view'd
,
search'd
,
or
otherwise
order'd
or
determined
,
according
to
the
Tener
and
effect
of
this
present
Act.
Statute
of
submission
of
the
Clergy
,
the
submission
of
our
Church
King
Henry
exercise
no
Canons
already
made
Kings
Prerogative
Laws
of
the
Land
secular
Prohibitions
not
meet
Assemble
in
Synod
summon'd
thither
by
the
Kings
writ
:
Grant
a
Dispensation
Rights
of
Patronage
Since
the
Emperors
became
Christians
,
the
Affairs
of
the
Church
have
Depended
upon
them
,
and
the
greatest
Councils
have
been
held
,
and
still
are
held
at
their
pleasure
,
History
of
the
Church
Papal
Usurpations
Western
Church
investitures
,
Appeals
a
Power
of
standing
by
all
Necessary
Points
of
worship
and
Doctrine
,
doing
what
is
necessary
for
the
Souls
of
Men
what
is
needful
in
Point
of
Discipline
.
Ecclesiastical
Supremacy
denounce
Excommunication
to
those
Deny
any
part
of
our
King
's
Legal
Supremacy
in
Ecclesiastical
Causes
,
or
his
having
the
same
Authority
therein
,
as
the
Godly
Kings
had
among
the
or
Christian
Emperors
had
in
the
Primitive
Church
.
Form
of
Ordaining
Bishops
call'd
to
this
Ministration
,
according
to
the
Will
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
Order
of
this
Realm
:
censure
and
punish
the
unquiet
and
disobedient
within
their
Diocesses
,
according
to
such
Authority
,
as
they
have
by
God's
Word
,
and
as
to
them
shall
be
committed
by
the
Ordinance
of
this
Realm
.
With
a
to
the
Interests
of
Religion
,
and
of
the
Souls
of
Men.
Sacred
Depositum
Herods
Oath
Baptists
Death
Jews
Conspiracy
Oath
to
kill
In
Stewards
,
it
is
required
that
they
be
found
faithful
,
Necessity
is
laid
upon
me
,
and
woe
be
to
me
,
if
they
preach
not
the
Gospel
,
Christs
Ministers
Nursing
Fathers
devouring
Wolves
Whether
they
are
not
bound
to
obey
God
,
rather
than
men
,
Arian
Emperors
Popish
Princes
Faithful
Prophets
Jewish
Church
Alexandria
,
Paulus
Arian
Persecution
Great
Athanasius
Contumacy
against
the
Emperour
,
in
refusing
to
appear
upon
his
Edict
at
the
Synod
of
Treasonable
Design
,
to
stop
the
yearly
Transport
of
Corn
from
on
which
suggestion
,
he
was
banish'd
to
having
impos'd
on
the
a
Tribute
of
Linnen
Cloath
having
conspired
with
one
against
the
Emperour
having
Treasonably
corresponded
with
the
Traytor
usurped
the
Imperial
Prerogative
,
by
holding
the
Festival
Dedication
of
the
great
Church
of
without
the
Emperours
Warrant
Justification
of
the
Emperors
Assistance
of
Prefects
Imperial
Letters
Secondly
,
what
is
so
given
up
by
the
Church
,
is
only
whilst
it
keeps
united
to
the
state
,
and
receives
protection
,
not
when
it
is
separated
from
it
again
,
or
falls
under
persecution
.
Ecclesiastical
Supremacy
conformable
to
the
Godly
Kings
among
the
Jews
,
and
the
Godly
Emperors
in
the
Primitive
Church
.
Ecclesiastical
Soveraignty
,
lyes
not
in
their
being
invested
with
,
in
their
having
a
Soveraign
Disposal
of
the
Powers
of
Orders
.
in
retaining
their
Civil
Soveraignty
over
all
persons
,
in
the
subordination
of
Ecclesiastical
courts
and
causes
,
of
their
secular
mixtures
beneficiary
matters
,
censures
in
barring
all
Foreign
Appeals
First
,
It
lyes
not
,
I
say
,
in
their
being
invested
with
,
or
having
a
Soveraign
Disposal
of
the
powers
of
orders
.
King
Henry
Regal
Supremacy
statute
for
restraint
of
Appeals
the
spiritualty
sufficient
and
meet
,
to
declare
and
determine
all
such
doubts
,
and
to
administer
all
such
offices
and
dutys
,
as
to
their
Rooms
Spiritual
doth
appertain
.
Elizabeths
injunctions
all
challenging
of
any
Authority
and
Power
,
of
Ministry
of
Divine
Service
in
the
Church
,
we
give
not
our
Princes
the
ministring
,
either
of
God's
Word
,
or
of
the
Sacraments
.
Statute
of
Queen
Elizabeth
The
Oath
of
Supremacy
shall
be
taken
,
and
expounded
,
in
such
form
,
as
is
set
forth
in
the
Queens
.
Admonition
annexed
to
her
Injunctions
.
the
Ministers
of
God
the
Kings
Supremacy
in
Ecclesiastical
Matters
,
doth
not
imply
the
Power
of
the
Keys
,
which
the
King
has
not
,
Tortura
Torti
by
the
Supremacy
,
we
do
not
attribute
to
the
King
the
power
of
the
Keys
,
or
Ecclesiastical
Bishop
Andrews
We
never
gave
our
Kings
the
power
of
the
Keys
,
or
any
part
of
either
the
Key
of
Order
,
or
the
Key
of
Jurisdiction
,
purely
spiritual
,
Godly
Jewish
Kings
Christian
Emperors
Canons
,
about
Supremacy
Jews
,
it
appertaineth
not
unto
thee
,
O
to
burn
incense
unto
the
Lord
,
but
to
the
Priests
that
are
consecrated
thereto
,
Priests
to
King
Uzziah
smote
him
with
a
Leprosie
the
Lord
hath
chosen
you
to
stand
before
him
,
to
serve
,
and
minister
unto
him
,
and
to
burn
incense
,
King
Hezekiah
the
godly
Christian
Emperors
That
they
were
no
Priests
,
and
that
their
power
of
Empire
did
not
swallow
up
the
Sacerdotal
powers
.
God
hath
intrusted
the
Affairs
of
the
Kingdom
,
in
your
hands
;
but
those
of
the
Church
,
in
ours
.
And
,
as
we
may
not
lawfully
take
upon
us
,
to
act
as
Kings
;
so
neither
have
you
Authority
,
O
Emperor
!
to
burn
incense
,
or
usurp
the
Priests
Office
,
Epistle
to
the
Emperor
To
you
it
appertains
externally
to
punish
;
but
to
us
to
judge
and
determine
what
is
Heretical
and
impious
,
the
other
Bishops
The
Royal
Purple
makes
men
Emperors
,
but
it
doth
not
make
them
Priests
,
about
Church-Matters
Count
Candidianus
Great
Council
of
Ephesus
Emperors
Theodosius
in
their
Letter
to
the
Council
to
keep
good
Order
,
and
to
see
fair
Debates
;
but
with
Orders
not
to
intermeddle
in
determining
Questions
of
Faith
,
and
Ecclesiastical
Matters
,
which
,
is
lawful
only
for
the
Bishops
.
the
Great
Council
of
it
was
not
Speech
to
the
Council
,
to
make
Demonstration
of
his
own
Power
therein
,
but
to
give
greater
firmness
to
what
they
had
done
in
the
Exercise
of
theirs
.
by
secular
Penalties
by
Banishment
of
Citizens
,
Disbanding
of
Souldiers
,
and
Deposition
of
Clery
,
by
other
Punishments
Determinations
of
the
Council
had
been
read
,
Bishops
had
owned
,
and
subscribed
the
same
,
Confirmation
of
the
Episcopal
Sentence
having
a
validity
from
it self
,
or
Authenticalness
of
its
own
,
the
Crown
makes
yet
more
valid
,
or
of
more
Authority
,
by
adding
to
it
a
secular
Penalty
.
Coming
in
,
by
their
Secular
Authority
,
to
help
and
back
the
Church
in
those
things
,
wherein
men
would
otherwise
contemn
the
Authority
of
the
Bishops
,
Council
of
Carthage
in
their
being
vested
with
,
or
having
a
soveraign
Disposal
of
the
Powers
of
Orders
.
In
retaining
their
civil
Power
over
all
Persons
,
whether
Lay-men
or
Ecclesiasticks
.
Optat.
l.
Ed.
Par.
The
Church
is
in
the
Common-wealth
,
not
the
Common-wealth
in
the
Church
,
Let
every
Soul
be
subject
unto
the
Higher
Power
,
It
takes
in
all
tho'
an
Apostle
,
tho'
an
Evangelist
,
tho'
a
Prophet
,
or
whosoever
else
,
Claudius
did
the
Jews
from
Rome
,
John
into
where
he
wrote
his
Revelations
Arian
Persecutions
Cyp.
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
if
any
under
sentence
of
Banishment
,
return
into
his
own
Country
without
Leave
of
the
civil
Power
,
if
being
caught
,
he
suffer
for
it
,
he
dies
not
as
a
Christian
,
but
as
a
Malefactor
,
civil
Subjection
of
Ecclesiastical
Persons
Papal
Exemptions
thereof
Ecclesiastical
Supremacy
Injunctions
of
Queen
Canons
of
King
the
highest
Power
under
God
,
whereto
all
Men
within
the
same
Realms
,
by
God's
Law
,
owe
most
Loyalty
and
Obedience
,
afore
and
above
all
other
Powers
and
Potentates
in
Earth
.
Her
Majesty
,
neither
doth
,
nor
ever
will
challenge
any
Authority
,
than
was
lately
used
,
and
was
of
antient
time
due
to
the
Imperial
Crown
of
this
Realm
;
that
is
,
under
God
to
have
the
soveraignty
and
rule
over
all
manner
of
Persons
born
within
her
Dominions
,
of
what
Estate
,
either
Ecclesiastical
or
Temporal
,
soever
they
be
,
so
as
no
other
Foreign
Power
,
shall
,
or
ought
to
have
any
superiority
over
them
.
By
Supremacy
,
chief
Government
Article
of
Religion
,
we
give
only
that
prerogative
,
which
we
see
to
have
been
always
given
to
all
godly
Princes
in
Holy
Scriptures
by
God
himself
;
that
is
,
that
they
should
rule
all
States
and
Degrees
committed
to
their
Charge
by
God
,
whether
they
be
Ecclesiastical
or
Temporal
,
and
restrain
with
the
civil
Sword
,
the
Stubborn
and
Evil-doers
.
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
only
extended
to
the
Kings
Power
of
Judicature
over
all
Persons
,
as
well
Civil
as
Ecclesiastical
;
excluding
all
foreign
Powers
and
Potentates
,
to
be
Iudges
within
his
Dominions
.
Ecclesiastical
Supremacy
having
Bishops
and
Ministers
Ecclesiastical
State
Papal
Exemption
,
under
the
same
common
Obligation
to
the
civil
Soveraign
with
other
Subjects
,
or
under
the
Tye
of
civil
Subjection
.
civil
Matters
divine
Offices
civil
Soveraign
the
Keeper
of
both
Tables
in
Godliness
in
Honesty
Christian
Kings
Supremacy
,
the
King
with
the
civil
Sword
may
restrain
the
stubborn
and
evil-doers
,
whether
Laicks
or
Ecclesiasticks
.
himself
the
Minister
of
God
,
for
the
Coercion
and
Punishment
of
wicked
Bishops
.
at
his
Entertainment
of
the
Bishops
,
That
God
has
appointed
them
the
Bishops
of
things
within
the
Church
,
and
him
the
Bishop
of
things
without
it
:
belongs
to
him
,
as
Bishop
of
Bishops
,
to
see
they
discharge
their
duties
,
and
be
pious
.
God
,
by
setting
them
to
reign
;
had
made
them
the
Bond
,
both
of
the
piety
,
and
of
the
external
welfare
and
security
of
those
,
who
are
subject
to
them
,
the
connexion
betwixt
which
two
,
their
study
was
to
preserve
inviolable
.
Aug.
contra
Crescon
.
Grammat
.
l.
Ed.
Col.
in
this
,
Kings
Austin
,
according
as
God
commands
them
,
do
serve
the
Lord
as
they
are
Kings
,
when
they
enjoyn
good
things
,
and
prohibit
evil
things
in
their
Kingdoms
:
And
that
,
not
only
in
Matters
pertaining
to
humane
society
,
but
also
in
Matters
pertaining
to
our
Holy
Religion
.
Godly
Jewish
Kings
Primitive
Emperors
Our
Laws
,
do
not
disdain
to
follow
the
Sacred
and
Divine
Canons
Emperor
Justinian
Civil
Law
Restraint
of
Excommunications
,
we
forbid
our
Bishops
to
Excommunicate
any
,
without
a
just
Cause
be
shewn
for
it
.
We
forbid
all
Bishops
and
Presbyters
,
to
exclude
any
from
the
Communion
,
before
Proof
of
such
a
Cause
,
for
which
this
is
commanded
to
be
done
by
the
Ecclesiastical
Canons
.
Jewish
Kings
Primitive
Emperors
as
in
his
Dominions
,
they
are
all
to
be
sped
and
administer'd
,
not
by
independant
Forreigners
,
but
by
his
own
Subjects
Final
Justice
Restraint
of
Appeals
one
supream
Head
with
plenary
Power
and
Authority
,
to
render
Final
Justice
in
all
Causes
the
spirituality
can
administer
and
determine
all
that
belongs
to
their
spiritual
Offices
the
Judges
and
other
his
temporal
Ministers
,
Tryal
of
Property
,
and
Conservation
of
civil
Peace
.
The
Kings
Supremacy
in
Ecclesiastical
Matters
,
doth
not
imply
the
power
of
the
Keys
,
which
he
has
not
but
he
may
command
those
who
have
them
,
to
use
them
rightly
,
Mason
.
This
Supremacy
is
preserved
,
if
he
take
care
,
that
those
,
who
have
the
power
of
Ecclesiastical
Censures
,
do
exercise
them
,
Burhil
.
He
has
plenary
power
to
render
final
Justice
;
that
is
,
to
receive
the
last
Appeal
of
his
own
Subjects
,
without
any
fear
of
any
Review
from
or
at
for
all
Matters
Ecclesiastical
and
Temporal
;
Ecclesiastical
,
by
his
Bishops
;
Temporal
,
by
his
Judges
,
Legal
Supremacy
of
our
Kings
in
their
power
of
doing
them
all
,
by
their
own
Bishops
and
Clergy
,
whom
they
can
command
and
compel
to
do
their
duties
therein
,
as
their
civil
Soveraigns
.
In
the
Subordination
of
Ecclesiastical
Courts
and
Causes
,
Ecclesiasticks
are
content
to
act
subordinately
,
on
the
score
of
their
secular
mixtures
and
jurisdictions
,
Beneficiary
Matters
,
Censures
Causes
Testamentary
Causes
of
Matrimony
and
Divorces
Right
of
Tythes
,
Oblations
,
and
Obventions
the
Knowledge
whereof
,
by
the
goodness
of
Princes
of
this
Realm
,
Statute
for
Restraint
of
Appeals
,
and
by
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
the
same
,
appertaineth
to
the
spiritual
Jurisdiction
of
this
Realm
.
Prescriptions
of
Bishops
and
Priests
civil
Injunctions
Antient
Canons
Primitive
Emperors
We
decree
,
that
the
holy
Ecclesiastical
Canons
,
either
those
passed
in
the
four
General
Councils
,
or
those
confirmed
by
them
,
be
in
place
of
Laws
,
Emperor
Justinian
Our
own
Laws
,
will
have
the
Divine
Canons
,
not
to
be
of
less
force
or
effect
,
than
Laws
,
—
and
what
the
sacred
Canons
forbid
;
that
also
do
our
Laws
coerce
and
abolish
,
Antient
Canons
Writ
of
Imprisonment
uncapable
to
commence
or
carry
on
a
Suit
at
Law
,
act
in
subordination
no
Synod
of
Ecclesiasticks
to
meet
making
Canons
his
Writ
;
he
convenes
Kings
prerogative
Royal
Laws
,
Customs
Statutes
of
the
Realm
Statute
of
Submission
Royal
Dispensation
making
Canons
granting
Dispensations
elected
Bishops
the
Kings
Letters
missive
to
judge
in
their
Courts
Kings
Prohibition
Commission
of
Review
subordination
of
the
Bishops
and
Clergy
,
spiritual
Jurisdictions
Civil
Soveraigns
addition
of
such
Temporal
State
Concurrence
supream
in
all
these
Causes
Kings
supremacy
Review
of
the
Institution
of
a
Christian
Man
,
supream
Head
of
the
Church
of
he
call'd
the
Convocation
together
,
to
frame
and
publish
●●
by
his
Consent
.
His
Majesties
Declaration
before
the
Articles
of
Religion
Articles
of
Religion
supremacy
over
the
Church
subordination
of
the
Church-men
his
License
for
their
Assembling
Orders
and
Agreements
confirmed
by
his
Approbation
,
with
subordination
,
to
the
Laws
and
Customs
of
the
Land
,
civil
power
civil
command
of
spiritual
persons
civil
power
over
spiritual
causes
opposition
and
bar
of
all
other
earthly
dependance
,
Foreign
jurisdiction
and
appeals
.
He
is
the
one
Supream
Head
Temporal
,
next
under
God
Restraint
of
Appeals
Queens
injunctions
so
as
no
other
Foreign
Power
,
shall
,
or
ought
to
have
any
Superiority
over
them
.
Article
of
Religion
Firsts
Canons
Oath
of
Supremacy
Foreign
jurisdiction
extending
of
the
Kings
Power
of
Judicature
over
all
Persons
,
for
excluding
all
Foreign
Powers
from
being
Judges
in
our
Kings
Dominions
,
Apology
for
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
.
Popes
of
Rome
Ecclesiastical
Persons
Ecclesiastical
Persons
Ecclesiastical
Ministrations
investitures
into
benefices
and
preferments
calling
our
convecations
passing
,
and
ratifying
,
all
our
Decrees
,
Canons
,
and
Constitutions
granting
dispensations
having
their
decrees
take
place
,
of
the
Prerogatives
of
the
Crown
or
of
the
Customs
of
the
Realm
holding
courts
receiving
Appeals
from
any
of
our
spiritual
courts
,
and
judicatures
,
statutes
,
Articles
,
injunctions
Supremacy
,
abolish
in
the
Popes
,
assert
to
the
Crown
Soveraign
Civil
Power
,
over
all
Ecclesiastical
Persons
,
Subordination
of
all
Ecclesiastical
Causes
to
it
,
Concurrence
and
intermixture
,
of
the
foresaid
civil
priviledges
and
juridictions
therewith
in
opposition
to
the
papal
pretences
in
these
points
Ecclesiastical
supremacy
vested
in
the
King
,
spiritual
Usurpation
upon
this
Church
the
Arch-bishop
of
Canterbury
the
Brittish
Churches
Ancient
,
and
independant
Primacy
.
Civil
Usurpation
on
the
Crown
Ecclesiastical
Persons
by
asserting
of
the
Kings
Supremacy
.
civil
power
over
the
persons
of
Ecclesiasticks
,
subordination
of
Ecclesiastical
causes
thereto
meer
spiritual
powers
to
the
Soveraign
Disposal
of
the
Powers
of
Orders
.
state
deprivations
state
deposition
of
a
Bishop
,
is
not
by
way
of
Degradation
,
from
his
orders
,
as
if
he
had
them
not
;
but
of
exclusion
,
from
the
exercise
thereof
.
And
that
not
absolutely
,
exercise
his
office
but
after
a
sort
,
that
he
should
not
do
it
,
as
to
their
subjects
,
nor
in
their
dominions
.
a
state
deprivation
doth
not
concern
the
Character
,
or
Ecclesiastical
Communion
,
as
an
Ecclesiastical
Deprivation
doth
;
but
only
concerns
the
exercise
of
his
Episcopal
Authority
,
in
any
Diocess
within
the
Dominions
of
that
State
,
or
enjoying
any
Ecclesiastical
Benefice
in
it
.
state
deprivation
concerns
the
Character
Communion
of
the
Church
his
exercise
of
Episcopal
Powers
from
the
Dioceses
and
subjects
of
their
dominions
incorporate
way
in
injoyment
of
any
Ecclesiastical
Benefice
.
Regard
to
state
Authority
civil
obedience
neither
the
Faith
,
nor
the
Communion
of
the
Church
is
the
Authority
of
the
State
is
,
which
obliges
both
the
Clergy
,
and
Laity
,
in
these
Cases
.
these
Ministrations
peoples
communion
Communion
of
the
Church
only
the
Authority
of
state
,
as
is
said
,
but
not
Church
Communion
foregoing
Chapters
power
of
the
Civil
State
,
and
the
effect
of
its
Deprivations
,
the
Bishops
and
Ministers
of
Christ
continue
still
invested
with
their
Ministerial
Powers
,
and
can
receive
no
discharge
from
the
exercise
thereof
,
in
the
formention'd
Cases
,
by
any
State
Deprivations
.
First
,
That
this
is
not
to
deny
the
Civil
Power
,
the
Cognizance
of
Bishops
and
Ministers
,
in
Civil
matters
.
is
not
to
deny
the
Rightful
Civil
Soveraign
,
any
part
of
his
just
power
over
Ecclesiasticks
.
Christian
Kings
to
set
the
Church
above
the
State
,
Jesus
Christ
not
resisting
by
Arms
abolished
Papal
Usurpations
Jesus
Christ
Queen
Marys
Thirdly
,
Nor
is
this
to
mistake
,
or
to
over-look
the
condition
of
an
incorporate
Church
:
Vindication
of
their
Majesties-Authority
it
is
as
certain
a●d
evident
,
as
that
the
Church
is
,
and
must
be
incorporated
into
the
State
.
certain
,
and
evident
it
must
,
certain
and
evident
the
Church
must
not
Faithfully
exercising
their
pure
spiritual
Minstrations
in
the
foresaid
Cases
,
state
of
incorporation
the
same
in
all
points
at
this
day
in
an
incorporate
Church
,
as
they
were
by
the
Ancient
Canons
,
whilst
the
Church
was
separate
from
the
state
,
under
the
Gentile
Persecutions
.
Naming
of
Bishops
,
Conveneing
them
in
Synods
,
Ratifying
of
Can●ns
,
Dispensing
with
them
,
Supremacy
of
Princes
incorporation
of
the
Church
those
instances
state-deprivations
without
the
concurrence
of
Ecclesiastical
Synods
,
Deposition
of
Annual
depositions
of
their
High-Priests
by
the
Romans
,
depositions
of
the
of
the
Church
,
by
the
deprivation
of
Queen
Popish
Bishops
commission
of
State
Act
of
Parliament
,
without
a
Synod
,
Reformation
under
Queen
conspiring
with
thrust
out
from
being
Priest
unto
the
Lord
,
the
dignity
and
office
of
High
Priest
,
the
exercise
thereof
suffer'd
death
Partner
with
Zadock
Benajah
the
Son
of
was
over
the
Host
were
the
Priests
Exercise
of
his
High-Priests
Office
his
Banishment
from
for
his
Life
Holy
of
Holies
whereinto
once
a
year
he
alone
,
was
to
enter
,
and
offer
the
Blood
of
Expiation
:
the
Mercy
Seat
Urim
and
Thummim
his
Fact
deserved
New
Creation
Partner
,
Vicar
High-Priests
.
Office
Davids
time
Davids
Officers
was
Scribe
,
and
were
the
Priests
hast
thou
not
there
with
thee
,
the
Priests
to
defeat
the
Council
of
carrying
back
the
Ark
into
the
City
,
David
Zadock
the
Priest
Zadock
therefore
and
carryed
the
Ark
of
God
again
to
Zadock
the
Priest
proclamation
of
Solomon
was
first
created
High-priest
,
in
the
Reign
of
David
:
Abiathars
exclusion
by
Solomon
to
have
the
High-priesthood
Jewish
High-priests
Roman
Procurators
Jewish
High-priests
there
was
only
a
change
of
Persons
Matters
of
Religion
,
went
on
in
every
thing
the
same
,
submission
of
the
Greeks
,
on
the
frequent
deprivations
of
their
Patriarks
,
by
the
Turkish
Governours
.
George
Wheelers
making
the
new
Advancements
for
Money
,
New
Patriark
Popish
Bishops
Queens
Council
refusing
the
Oath
of
Supremacy
Queen
Elizabeth
Reformed
Bishops
coming
into
their
Sees
,
Marian
Bishops
Popish
Bishops
Edward
the
sixth
,
Two
Act
of
Parliament
Proceedings
of
the
Council
Commission
of
the
lawful
State
Temporal
Free-holds
spiritual
adherence
and
dependance
of
the
People
upon
them
,
as
on
Heads
of
Church-Unity
and
Communion
,
for
Religious
Ministrations
.
Though
we
,
or
an
Angel
from
Heaven
,
preach
any
other
Gospel
unto
you
,
than
that
which
we
have
Preached
unto
you
,
let
him
be
or
accursed
Paul
,
Gal.
Ecclesiastical
Style
one
excommunicate
,
for
so
we
Christians
are
wont
to
call
a
Sentence
against
the
speakers
of
impious
things
,
Popish
Bishops
Popish
Bishops
they
were
not
Orthodox
without
a
Synod
Synod
of
Bishops
Synods
of
Bishops
and
●lergy
this
Deprivation
by
Synods
,
is
not
sufficient
to
bar
or
discharge
Bishops
or
Ministers
,
from
the
foresaid
Exercise
of
their
Spiritual
Ministrations
,
in
the
above
mention'd
Cases
.
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Apostles
,
Ecclesiastical
Canons
Decreeing
Rites
Determining
Controversies
of
Faith
Church
has
Authority
as
our
Church
to
ordain
any
thing
contrary
to
Gods
word
.
general
Councils
things
ordained
by
them
as
necessary
to
Salvation
,
have
neither
strength
,
nor
Authority
,
unless
it
may
be
declared
that
are
taken
out
of
Holy
Scriptures
.
Matter
of
Censures
can
do
nothing
against
the
Truth
,
for
the
Truth
not
sparing
the
Church
we
must
hear
it
when
it
sha
Excommunicate
any
,
for
adhereing
to
any
necessary
Christian
Doctrines
,
Worship
,
or
Practices
.
validity
to
Church
Censures
they
shall
be
bound
in
Heaven
,
will
not
hear
the
Church
,
as
Heath●ns
and
Publicans
:
If
thy
Brother
Trespass
against
thee
,
and
will
not
hear
thee
,
tell
it
unto
the
Church
:
not
hearing
the
Church
Erring
Key
bound
or
loosed
on
earth
Ratifyed
in
Heaven
The
unjust
Excommunications
of
the
Jewish
Sinhedrim
,
only
estranged
or
cut
off
themselves
,
says
brought
those
Disciples
so
much
nearer
to
their
Lord
and
Master
.
And
so
now
,
when
the
imitators
of
the
Excommunicate
the
Followers
of
the
Apostles
,
they
Conjoyn
and
Unite
them
the
more
to
those
Divine
Apostles
,
to
whom
they
are
more
closely
and
exactly
knit
,
both
in
Faith
and
Life
,
by
the
Communion
of
sufferings
.
But
they
miserably
cut
off
themselves
,
both
from
their
Doctrine
,
and
from
our
Orthodox
Faith
.
They
shall
put
you
out
●
the
〈◊〉
ues
,
not
be
offended
When
they
shall
seperate
you
from
their
company
,
Anathema's
,
and
shall
reproach
you
,
and
cast
out
your
name
as
evil
for
the
Son
of
Mans
sake
;
rejoyce
ye
in
that
day
,
and
leap
for
joy
;
for
,
behold
!
Great
is
your
Reward
in
Heaven
;
for
in
the
like
manner
did
their
Fathers
unto
the
Prophets
.
Excommunication
of
Churches
discharge
any
Faithful
Bishops
by
their
Ministrations
their
Fathers
had
Separated
and
cast
out
the
Old
Prophets
,
in
their
Company
Preaching
any
more
in
Christs
Name
to
Ovey
God
rather
than
men
.
Orthodox
Bishops
Divinity
of
our
Lord
Synod
of
Tyre
Synod
of
Antioch
Deprivations
of
Athanasius
Orthodox
Bishops
Nicene
Faith
Book
of
Ecclesiastical
Canons
for
the
Cause
of
the
Faith
,
Consubstantiality
of
Christ
with
the
Father
.
That
their
Depositions
were
not
for
any
other
Cause
,
but
for
the
subversion
of
Emperor
Constans
not
for
the
Crimes
or
ill
Lives
they
were
accused
of
,
as
the
sentence
of
Deposition
did
contain
,
but
for
their
thinking
,
and
teaching
differently
from
the
Synods
their
D●posers
,
about
the
Faith
.
Faithful
Aegyptians
Faithful
Constantinopolitanes
Bishop
of
received
them
to
Communion
.
Hearing
the
Cause
of
each
,
Sozomen
,
and
finding
them
all
to
agree
in
the
Nicene
Faith
,
struck
at
he
received
them
to
Communion
,
as
being
of
the
same
Belief
with
himself
.
Synods
of
Tyre
Synod
of
Rome
Cause
of
Athanasius
;
Pope
Julius
,
Eastern
Bishops
Deposing
Athanasius
at
Antioch
to
send
some
of
their
number
,
to
clear
the
justice
of
their
sentence
it
was
held
after
the
Letters
sent
by
and
after
both
the
and
he
himself
had
been
cited
to
appear
at
it
.
on
the
Request
,
and
at
the
Conclusion
,
of
the
Roman
Synod
,
return
of
his
Presbyters
sent
with
the
former
Letter
the
answer
they
had
brought
him
from
and
the
Orential
Bishops
Roman
Synod
Orentials
;
Julius
the
Communion
of
other
Deposed
Bishops
on
his
receiving
them
to
Communion
,
he
writ
that
Letter
to
the
Orientals
,
their
unjust
sentences
and
attempts
upon
the
Nicene
Faith
,
calling
them
to
the
Synod
to
be
held
at
Rome
,
to
justifie
their
proceedings
against
them
.
Roman
Synod
read
to
the
Bishops
complain
of
his
having
Communicated
with
and
his
Adherents
,
which
was
a
Reproach
cast
on
their
Synods
,
and
an
Abrogation
of
their
sentence
.
Synodical
Deprivations
Orthodox
Bishops
Synod
at
Rome
Synod
at
Rome
Number
of
Bishops
of
about
Fifty
Bishops
sixty
Bishops
met
there
from
divers
places
Synod
of
Antioch
Deposed
him
other
Orthodox
Bishops
Ninty
seven
Synod
of
Rome
viz.
Constans
Synods
which
deprived
them
viz.
Constantius
Roman
Synod
Nicene
aith
Faithful
Aegyptians
Pope
Julius
in
his
Letter
to
the
Church
of
Alexandria
,
the
Synod
of
Sardica
Restitution
of
Athanasius
for
their
firm
and
constant
adherence
to
the
right
Faith
,
and
to
him
their
Bishop
,
glorious
a
Confessor
for
the
Cause
of
the
necessary
Truths
,
or
Worship
of
Jesus
Christ
.
Regular
Appeals
Antient
Canons
.
If
a
Bishop
,
Presbyter
,
or
Deacon
,
Councils
of
the
same
Determinations
Balsamon
,
are
to
be
taken
as
meant
of
Lay-men
too
,
)
be
deposed
,
on
pretence
of
his
Idleness
and
Neglects
;
let
him
not
dare
,
to
go
on
,
or
to
assert
his
former
Right
of
Communion
,
during
the
time
of
his
Excommunication
,
till
his
Cause
has
had
a
new
Cognizance
and
Examination
,
or
been
heard
over
again
.
if
,
before
such
re-hearing
,
he
presume
to
do
otherwise
;
he
shall
be
judged
,
Cartharge
,
thereby
to
have
given
sentence
of
Condemnation
against
himself
.
Council
of
Constantinople
Heretical
Prelates
promoting
or
pushing
on
any
Heresies
,
requires
Inferiors
to
stay
for
a
synodical
Cognizance
,
before
they
break
off
dependance
from
their
Prelates
,
in
all
other
Cases
.
no
Effect
against
the
Truth
synodical
Anathema
depositions
of
Synods
the
faithful
Ministers
of
Christ
are
not
disabled
,
from
the
exercise
of
their
spiritual
Ministrations
,
deprivation
of
State
maintenance
of
Unity
in
the
Church
,
That
the
preservation
of
external
Communion
and
Peace
in
the
Church
,
ought
not
to
debar
,
or
put
by
their
due
discharge
thereof
.
first
,
who
makes
it
next
,
who
else
can
cure
it
?
lastly
,
how
they
are
to
carry
themselves
towards
the
Makers
of
it
,
with
whom
they
are
to
hold
Communion
.
the
Nature
of
Schism
,
to
shew
when
a
Schism
is
made
,
and
by
whom
.
To
those
things
,
which
may
be
a
just
ground
to
disunite
and
break
off
,
either
from
any
Persons
,
or
Churches
,
without
blame
of
Schism
;
some
things
not
being
to
be
born
,
nor
others
to
be
parted
with
,
for
the
love
of
external
Pea●e
and
Union
.
To
the
Communion
of
good
Christians
under
a
Schism
,
and
how
they
are
to
carry
it
towards
Schismaticks
.
the
Nature
of
Schism
,
to
shew
when
a
Schism
is
made
,
and
by
whom
.
Breach
of
Union
Making
two
,
or
many
,
out
of
one
.
Cyp.
de
unit
.
Eccl.
p.
id
.
Ep.
Cyprian
,
which
cut
or
break
the
Unity
,
or
tear
and
divide
that
,
which
should
be
kept
together
as
one
Body
.
By
Schism
,
One
Church
is
broken
into
many
Churches
,
and
the
Unity
thereof
is
abolish'd
,
be
joyn'd
together
in
the
same
mind
,
in
speaking
the
same
things
,
that
there
be
no
with
mutual
dependance
conjunction
,
that
there
be
no
schism
in
the
body
union
of
a
society
society
of
men
,
Associated
and
incorporated
together
,
for
the
work
and
purposes
of
Religion
.
the
City
of
the
living
God
,
Fellow-Citizens
with
the
Saints
one
Body
Church
of
one
place
Rome
,
Alexandria
collection
of
all
particular
Christian
Societys
,
one
Society
Spiritual
Body
all
that
do
shall
believe
on
him
prays
to
his
Father
,
that
they
all
may
be
one
,
by
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
they
are
all
reconciled
to
God
in
one
Body
.
by
one
spirit
,
we
are
all
baptized
into
one
body
,
whether
we
be
Jews
or
Gentiles
,
in
Heaven
in
Earth
one
whole
Family
one
House-hold
one
City
have
their
Corporation
in
Heaven
F●llow-Citizens
with
the
Saints
What
is
the
one
Body
Paul
,
there
is
one
Body
?
'T
is
all
believers
,
of
every
place
,
both
those
who
now
are
,
and
who
formerly
have
been
,
and
who
hereafter
shall
be
.
due
dependance
and
subjection
Fraternal
Communion
the
Communion
of
Saints
in
the
Holy
Catholick
Church
fraternal
communion
keeping
under
the
same
visible
Governors
by
due
dependance
and
subjection
,
one
Body
fraternal
communion
Unity
of
Doctrine
same
sect
unity
,
as
of
internal
external
society
fellow
citizens
receiving
mutually
each
others
Member
as
their
own
free
denizens
admitting
of
their
baptismal
claims
Church
Priviledges
Ratifying
of
their
Church-Acts
Church
services
standing
together
one
body
common
Tenets
Religious
interests
External
Heads
spiritual
society
communion
in
spiritual
acts
Uniting
in
the
same
Sacraments
one
body
corporation
.
We
being
many
,
are
one
body
,
by
being
all
partakers
of
that
one
bread
.
we
are
all
baptized
into
one
body
,
one
common
Father
one
Lord
one
Charter
same
Laws
same
Hopes
same
Church-rights
and
Priviledges
common
Form
of
Incorporation
One
Baptism
one
society
keeping
up
one
fraternal
Communion
among
themselves
.
Union
of
subjection
fraternal
communion
fixing
unlawful
Terms
of
Communion
Tyrannical
Usupation
on
their
Brethrens
Libertys
,
keeping
Unity
a
sinful
breach
of
this
union
of
Church
Society
.
the
Members
of
any
particular
Church
,
break
off
their
subjection
and
dependance
upon
their
own
Church
.
Particular
Churches
break
off
Fraternal
Communion
with
other
Churches
,
denying
to
Assemble
with
them
,
or
Communicating
with
such
,
as
stand
Excommunicated
by
,
or
have
made
a
Schism
from
them
.
Particular
Members
throw
off
their
subjection
and
dependance
upon
their
own
Bishops
,
and
break
off
from
the
Unity
of
their
own
Church
.
by
uniteing
them
under
the
same
Heads
.
one
Body
same
Head
and
Governor
Man
and
Wife
they
two
are
one
the
Husband
is
the
Head
of
the
Wife
,
Christ
and
his
Church
they
are
one
he
is
the
Head
of
his
Church
,
Uniting
of
his
Sheep
,
as
one
Flock
Cyp.
E●
the
one
Shepherd
Union
of
many
Persons
one
Church
Politick
Society
many
Members
one
Natural
Body
Natural
Head
As
to
the
Unity
,
we
take
a
Body
,
when
the
Apostle
says
there
is
one
Body
,
for
that
which
is
under
one
Head
.
So
that
,
if
there
be
but
one
Head
,
there
is
but
one
Body
,
Union
of
the
Church
one
particular
S●ciety
in
keeping
united
to
Church-Heads
and
Governours
.
Joynts
and
Ligaments
The
whole
Body
Paul
,
is
fitly
joyned
together
,
and
compacted
by
that
,
which
every
Joynt
,
i.
e.
And
we
are
all
the
Body
of
Christ
,
and
Members
in
particular
,
under
the
same
Governours
in
the
Church
first
Apostles
Governments
,
viz.
Heads
of
Union
BISHOPS
in
their
respective
Churches
They
are
the
Head
of
the
Body
of
the
Church
;
as
Presbyters
and
Deacons
are
as
the
Hands
thereof
,
Canons
of
the
Apostles
Holy
Apostles
to
remember
and
obey
Angels
of
the
Churches
Letters
to
the
Churches
the
chief
Bishop
in
the
Person
of
Christ
Paul
;
or
vice
Christi
,
in
his
place
or
stead
,
as
the
Lord
himself
to
keep
the
Union
of
any
Church
,
is
to
keep
subject
and
dependant
on
him
,
who
is
the
lawful
Bishop
thereof
.
mens
return
from
Schism
to
the
Unity
of
God
,
to
lye
in
their
return
to
the
subjection
and
consistory
of
their
lawful
Bishop
.
The
Church
Cyp.
Ep.
Id.
Ep.
Cyprian
,
is
a
People
united
to
their
Bishop
,
or
a
Flock
adhering
to
their
Shepherd
.
Whence
you
may
know
,
the
Bishop
always
to
be
in
the
Church
,
and
the
Church
to
go
along
with
the
Bishop
.
Cyp.
ubi
supra
Ep
If
any
are
no
longer
with
the
Bishop
,
Cyprian
,
they
are
no
longer
of
the
Church
.
Cyp.
Ep.
So
,
of
setting
up
his
in
other
Churches
,
he
says
,
viz.
After
those
Ordain'd
in
the
Churches
by
Apostolical
Succession
,
consent
to
the
setting
up
of
another
Bishop
,
is
the
same
,
as
to
consent
to
the
setting
up
of
another
Church
,
Confessors
at
Rome
Christian
Church
one
Altar
Jewish
Church
one
Altar
of
Burnt-offering
all
were
to
come
for
Sacrifice
forbid
to
set
up
an
Altar
unum
Altare
one
Altar
aliud
Altare
,
another
Altar
Take
care
all
of
you
to
follow
the
Bishop
;
—
wheresoever
the
Bishop
appears
to
be
,
there
let
the
Multitude
be
with
him
:
Like
as
wheresoever
Christ
goes
,
the
Catholick
Church
goes
too
.
Let
my
part
be
with
those
,
who
keep
subject
to
the
Bishop
;
yea
,
let
my
Soul
be
pawn'd
for
theirs
.
As
many
as
are
God's
and
Jesus
Christ's
,
keep
with
the
Bishop
,
Ecclesiastical
Rule
there
ought
to
be
but
one
Bishop
in
a
Catholick
Church
:
by
the
Great
Council
of
Nice
.
Union
of
any
Churches
keeping
united
to
the
Bishops
in
breaking
off
unduly
and
dividing
from
them
.
setting
up
of
opposite
Bishops
second
Bishop
former
Orthod
x
Rightful
Bishop
yet
living
and
cla●ming
,
breaking
off
from
Rightful
Bishops
setting
up
others
in
the
same
Church
against
them
.
Apostolical
Canous
Schism
of
Presbyters
,
of
other
Clergy
,
or
Laicks
,
is
express'd
by
their
setting
up
another
Altar
,
and
assembling
separately
,
in
contempt
of
the
Bishop
.
Council
of
Carthage
do
the
same
,
after
they
had
been
sentenced
segregrated
by
their
Bishops
Makers
of
Schisms
second
General
Council
tho'
they
give
out
that
they
confess
the
Right
Faith
,
if
they
assemble
and
hold
Congregations
,
in
opposition
to
their
Canonical
Bishops
.
Cyp.
de
Zelo
&
Livore
p
c.
Id.
Ep.
Cyprian
,
come
Schisms
and
Heresies
,
because
Men
envy
and
contemn
their
Bishops
Cyp.
Ep.
They
have
risen
,
and
do
rise
from
this
,
from
some
proud
Persons
presumptuous
contempt
of
the
Bishop
,
who
is
one
,
and
presides
over
the
Church
.
three
Italian
Bishops
Bishop
of
Rome
against
Cornelius
Adulterous
Head
Id.
Ep.
adulterate
Chair
Cyp.
Ep.
after
once
a
Bishop
is
lawfully
made
,
and
Ordained
in
any
Church
,
they
can
no
ways
set
up
another
Bishop
against
him
in
the
same
place
.
unlawful
Priesthoods
True
Altar
Holy
Sacrifice
Profane
Altar
,
&
Sacrilegious
Sacrifices
Novatian
Schism
not
only
broke
off
from
the
Bishop
and
Church
,
had
proceeded
against
the
Ordinance
of
God
,
and
Catholick
Unity
,
to
set
up
against
him
another
Bishop
,
an
adulterous
and
contrary
Head
.
setting
up
of
Anti-Bishops
,
after
others
were
first
in
place
,
Optat.
l.
Ed.
Par.
Albasp●
the
Donatists
with
Schism
afterwards
in
Episcopo
goes
along
with
the
Bishop
Cyp.
Ep.
ceasing
to
be
any
longer
of
the
Body
,
who
are
separated
from
the
Head
.
opposite
Altars
blessed
Martyr
are
not
within
without
the
Church
the
Anti-Bishop
,
and
they
who
set
him
up
and
adhere
to
him
,
make
the
Schism
.
are
gone
out
from
them
Ed.
Par.
Albaspin
the
Schism
lay
at
their
doors
.
Cyp.
Ep.
Consenting
to
set
up
another
Bishop
,
they
consented
therein
to
set
up
another
Church
,
rightful
Bishop
of
that
Church
voluntarily
quits
his
Right
he
has
thrown
it
finishing
of
a
Regular
Process
Synodical
Sentence
A
Bishop
can
by
no
means
be
constituted
in
that
Church
,
whose
own
Bishop
is
yet
alive
,
and
stands
vested
with
his
proper
Honour
,
unless
of
his
own
accord
he
renounce
his
Bishoprick
.
it
behoves
first
,
that
the
cause
of
him
,
who
is
to
be
cast
out
of
his
Bishoprick
,
be
canonically
examined
,
and
the
Process
against
him
be
fully
brought
to
an
end
.
And
then
,
after
he
is
canonically
deposed
,
another
may
be
promoted
to
his
Bishoprick
,
Council
of
Constantinople
vice
Christi
Vindication
of
Their
Majesties
Authority
in
filling
the
vacant
Sees
,
George
the
Cappadocean
an
Usurpation
and
Breach
of
Catholick
Communion
.
Deprivation
of
State
.
Constantius
took
away
the
Churches
from
Athanasius
George
the
Anti-Bishop
Senate
and
People
of
Alexandria
on
their
Allegiance
united
Force
,
to
persecute
Athanasius
.
made
it
criminal
in
any
Persons
,
to
harbour
or
conceal
him
Imperial
Ministers
Deprivation
of
Synods
Sardican
Synod
Synod
of
Arles
Synod
of
Milan
East
,
above
three
hundred
Bishops
of
the
West
and
condemned
him
Synod
of
Antioch
declared
the
Uncanonicalness
of
his
Restitution
,
and
Ordained
George
,
to
be
Bishop
of
Alexandria
in
his
Room
.
the
Vindication
Heretical
Synods
Dionysius
of
Alba
,
Eusebius
of
Vercelles
,
Paulinus
of
Tryers
,
and
Rhodanus
,
Milan
protested
against
their
Proceedings
Athanasius
,
the
Emperor
and
the
Arians
his
Enemies
,
were
striking
at
the
Catholick
Faith
;
which
the
event
of
things
,
the
Proceedings
Synods
of
Ariminum
and
Seleucia
,
verified
,
Heretical
Synods
no
Synods
usurping
Invader
,
a
breaker
of
Catholick
Communion
,
Schism
in
the
Catholick
Church
Nicene
Faith
.
other
States
those
Branches
be
most
Numerous
Cyp.
de
Unit.
Eccl.
p.
still
grow
to
the
Tree
those
Streams
still
communicate
with
the
Fountain
those
Rays
keep
connected
to
the
Sun
Unity
of
the
Church
to
the
same
Head
and
Origine
.
Secondly
,
The
Unity
of
any
Church
doth
not
go
with
the
greatest
Antient
Author
of
the
Mother
of
sedition
,
and
of
contumacy
and
incureableness
therein
;
whereas
Paucity
,
is
the
Mistress
of
Discipline
in
the
Unity
of
the
Church
,
who
officiates
therein
according
to
their
own
Bishops
approbation
and
allowance
.
Unity
of
the
Body
keeping
one
with
him
celebrating
all
Publick
Offices
and
Divine
Service
,
with
their
allowance
and
approbation
.
a
schismatical
Assembly
The
Canon
counts
it
a
Conventicle
,
when
any
Minister
in
a
private
Oratory
,
against
the
allowance
and
approbation
of
him
,
who
is
chief
Priest
in
the
Country
,
Canon
forbidding
Ministrations
contrary
to
the
Bishops
mind
and
approbation
.
to
see
Schismaticks
from
the
Body
make
a
more
Numerous
Party
,
than
those
,
who
keep
united
to
it
.
One
Altar
at
Jerusalem
other
Altars
of
their
own
erecting
,
two
Tribes
Patriarchate
of
Alexandria
Hieron
.
Comment.
in
Ep.
ad
Tit.
c.
Schism
,
to
maintain
it self
Jerom
,
takes
up
with
,
and
ends
in
Heresie
.
the
whole
World
at
one
time
gro●ning
,
and
admiring
to
see
it self
turn'd
Arian
.
African
Churches
Branches
,
&c.
Unity
of
the
Church
one
Church
Cyp.
Ep.
And
speaking
of
Head
a
Body
of
Clergy
and
People
professing
Christianity
,
which
,
is
a
Christian
Church
were
taken
out
of
the
first
Converts
,
to
be
Bishops
of
those
who
should
afterwards
believe
one
Body
one
Church
give
ear
to
them
but
two
or
three
gathered
together
in
his
Name
,
Promise
of
his
Presence
two
or
three
our
Lord
premises
two
or
three
the
Concord
of
Peace
Ib.
p.
And
shews
himself
thereby
,
to
be
more
with
two
or
three
such
Petitioners
,
than
with
a
great
Number
of
Schismatical
Dividers
.
Number
of
Adherents
Places
of
Assemblies
one
Church
Unity
of
the
Body
in
upper
Rooms
Pressing
of
Ecclesiastical
Unity
the
Preachers
of
Peace
and
Unity
must
press
them
to
keep
united
to
their
own
Orthodox
and
Rightful
Bishop
,
not
to
unite
themselves
to
any
other
Bishop
set
up
against
him
.
New
Testament
Brotherly
Charity
live
Stones
one
Holy
Temple
many
Members
one
Body
call'd
to
Charity
and
Peace
in
one
Body
,
the
care
of
Charity
,
there
will
be
no
Schism
in
the
Body
,
joyn
together
the
Members
,
the
Body
●difying
it self
in
Love
,
with
them
Politick
Body
Members
to
the
Head
Subjects
to
the
Governors
Brotherly
Charity
never
be
pleaded
to
draw
men
off
from
their
own
Orthodox
Rightful
Bishop
,
but
to
make
them
cleave
fast
to
him
.
the
Contemners
of
their
own
Bishops
,
Adherers
to
Opposite
Bishops
no
Profit
by
dying
Martyrs
De
Unitate
Eccl.
p.
they
have
not
kept
to
the
Unity
of
the
Church
.
Setters
up
profane
Altars
they
rebel
against
the
Peace
of
Christ
,
and
against
the
Ordinance
and
Unity
of
God
.
they
thereby
&c.
Cyp.
de
Zelo
&
Livore
,
p.
break
the
bond
of
the
Lords
peace
,
and
violate
Brotherly
Charity
,
and
rend
Christian
Unity
.
Confessors
at
Rome
Cyp.
Ep.
therein
they
had
separated
themselves
from
the
Flock
of
Christ
,
and
from
his
Concord
and
Peace
.
Fraternal
Charity
,
Peace
first
way
of
Schism
viz.
in
particular
Members
breaking
off
unduely
from
the
Unity
of
their
own
Church
,
due
Subjection
and
Dependance
on
their
own
Bishops
,
when
Bishop
is
set
up
against
Bishop
in
the
same
Church
.
his
Adh●rents
unlawful
Terms
throwing
up
of
Rights
Uncanonical
Usurpations
ten
Tribes
English
Schismaticks
the
Great
Rebellion
Anti-Episcopal
Church
of
Scotland
Charity
,
Peace
by
giving
up
their
Claims
in
separate
Bodyes
who
make
it
who
can
mend
it
particular
Members
breaking
off
unjustly
from
the
Unity
of
their
own
Church
,
by
throwing
off
their
due
Subordination
and
Subjection
to
their
own
Bishops
:
particular
Churches
breaking
off
unjustly
from
the
Communion
of
other
Sister-Churches
.
by
rejecting
Fraternal
Communion
with
them
,
denying
to
worship
God
in
their
Assemblies
,
or
to
admit
their
Members
to
worship
in
ours
,
or
communicating
with
those
who
stand
Excommunicated
by
them
,
or
have
made
a
Schism
from
them
.
Christians
of
every
Place
keep
Unity
with
their
own
particular
Church
:
all
particular
Churches
,
to
keep
up
the
Unity
of
one
Body
among
themselves
.
All
his
Sheep
he
has
gathered
into
one
Fl●ck
,
Joh.
reconciled
to
God
in
one
Body
,
in
one
Body
we
being
all
baptised
into
one
Body
,
Holy
Eucharist
we
being
all
made
in
to
drink
into
one
Spirit
tho'
many
,
being
one
Body
,
partaking
therein
of
one
Bread
Jesus
Christ
Body
the
Church
he
is
the
Head
one
Temple
spiritual
House
one
Family
and
Houshold
one
Holy
Catholick
Church
Communion
of
Saints
as
one
Body
by
all
the
Members
thereof
the
Union
and
Accord
of
the
Bishops
and
Pastors
,
one
Body
one
Spirit
the
Unity
of
the
Spirit
Pastors
and
Teachers
,
which
he
gave
as
Gifts
,
the
edifying
this
Body
of
Christ
different
Offices
different
Administrations
setting
some
in
the
Church
Apostles
;
some
Teachers
;
some
of
Governments
according
to
the
measure
of
that
Grace
Ministerial
Powers
different
Offices
in
one
Body
Diversity
of
Ministries
the
Body
of
Christ
the
Members
are
many
one
Body
variety
of
Gifts
(
i.
e.
this
Body
Head
of
this
Body
Jesus
Christ
Christ
the
Head
all
the
Body
is
knit
together
,
Paul
;
by
those
joynts
and
bands
which
minister
neurishment
,
i.
e.
From
Christ
the
Head
the
whole
Body
is
fitly
joyn'd
and
compacted
together
,
by
those
joynts
which
make
supplies
according
to
their
measure
,
the
work
of
the
Ministry
Natural
Body
Ancient
Church
Cyp.
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
The
Catholick
Church
,
which
is
one
,
Cyprian
,
is
cemented
or
coupled
together
,
by
the
glue
or
joynt
accord
of
its
Bishops
adhering
mutually
to
one
another
.
Id.
de
unit
.
Eccl.
p.
All
faithful
People
,
are
joyn'd
together
into
the
solid
Unity
of
one
Body
,
by
the
glue
of
this
Concord
.
—
Id.
Ep.
fall
from
this
Concord
,
and
separate
from
the
College
of
Bishops
,
is
to
separate
from
the
Bond
of
the
Church
,
Cyp.
de
unit
.
Eccl.
p.
Ed.
Ox.
Bishops
,
who
preside
in
the
Church
,
ought
above
all
Men
to
keep
firmly
united
,
that
we
may
maintain
the
Episcopate
it self
,
one
and
undivided
.
the
Bishops
of
all
the
several
independant
Churches
,
so
many
Members
of
one
great
Fraternity
or
College
.
&c.
Optat.
l.
Ed.
Par.
Albaspin
the
College
of
Bishops
&c.
Cyp.
Ep.
&c.
Id.
Ep
Ed
Ox.
the
College
and
Corporation
of
Priests
all
other
Bishops
,
his
Collegues
.
Cyp.
Ep.
all
together
are
to
make
but
one
Episcopate
.
as
there
is
but
one
Church
,
so
there
is
but
one
Chair
.
And
Symmachus
Papa
Ep.
Concil.
Ed.
Bin.
as
three
Persons
in
the
sacred
Trinity
,
make
up
but
one
God
,
wherein
the
power
of
all
three
is
one
,
and
undivided
:
So
doth
all
the
great
Diversity
of
Prelates
,
make
up
but
one
Priesthood
,
by
the
Subjection
of
all
other
Bishops
,
to
some
one
,
more
,
set
up
above
all
the
rest
.
Bishop
of
Rome
by
maintaining
Fraternal
Concord
Communion
among
themselves
one
Episcopate
,
concordi
m●merositate
,
by
their
Concord
under
this
Numerosity
,
Cyp.
Ep.
They
are
bound
or
coupled
into
one
body
,
by
the
glue
of
mutual
Concord
,
Ecclesiastical
Concord
Fraternal
Communion
in
owning
each
other
,
and
all
the
Christians
of
their
several
Churches
,
as
Brethren
and
Members
ratifying
the
great
Acts
of
Society
profess
the
same
true
Faith
and
Christian
Worship
.
one
Body
one
Faith
That
all
Orthodox
Bishops
and
Churches
,
receive
each
others
Members
,
as
if
they
were
their
own
Members
.
We
are
all
baptized
,
whether
we
be
Jews
or
Gentiles
,
into
one
Body
,
their
Orders
spiritual
Powers
the
Work
of
the
Ministry
Unity
of
the
Body
Catholick
Church
refuse
each
others
Schismaticks
,
and
Excommunicates
;
as
if
they
were
their
own
Schismaticks
or
Excommunicates
.
Re-union
to
their
own
Churches
;
to
let
them
in
,
and
receive
them
again
,
as
if
they
had
been
immediately
reconciled
,
and
re-united
to
themselves
.
Unity
of
Discipline
one
Body
the
Unity
of
Christs
Church
Tert.
Apol.
c.
All
we
Christians
,
are
incorporated
or
made
one
Body
,
Tertullian
,
as
by
the
Belief
of
the
same
Religion
,
and
the
Covenant
of
Hope
,
by
the
Unity
of
Discipline
Cler.
Ro.
ap.
Cyp.
Ep.
We
are
all
thought
to
have
done
the
same
,
by
appearing
associated
and
united
in
the
same
consent
of
consure
and
discipline
,
Clergy
of
Rome
to
refuse
each
others
Schismaticks
,
as
if
they
were
their
own
Schismaticks
.
civil
Communion
with
Traytors
judged
Treason
spiritual
Communion
with
Schismaticks
avoiding
those
that
cause
Divisions
if
any
avoided
,
or
broke
off
from
his
Communion
,
they
would
be
broke
off
withal
from
the
Universal
Church
,
which
held
Communion
with
him
.
We
ought
not
to
have
Communion
in
Prayers
,
with
any
Heretick
,
or
Schismatick
,
Council
of
Laodicea
Nor
ought
they
,
who
are
not
of
the
Assemblies
of
one
Church
,
to
be
received
or
allowed
to
assemble
in
another
Church
,
Council
of
Antioch
If
he
,
who
is
not
to
be
received
in
one
Church
,
be
received
without
commendatory
Letters
in
another
,
let
both
him
who
is
Received
,
and
his
Receivers
,
be
excommunicated
,
Apostolical
Canons
Cyp.
Ep.
Schism
of
Felicissimus
shall
joyn
himself
to
his
Conspiracy
and
Faction
,
may
know
that
he
can
no
longer
communicate
with
us
in
the
Church
,
since
he
thereby
voluntarily
chuses
rather
to
separate
himself
from
the
Church
.
to
refuse
each
others
Excommunicates
,
as
if
they
were
their
own
Excommunicates
.
bound
in
Earth
shall
be
ratified
bound
in
Heaven
disorderly
walking
not
hearing
of
the
Church
Heathens
and
Publicans
Andronicus
,
and
Thoas
,
and
their
Complices
,
Let
no
Temple
of
God
be
open
to
them
,
but
let
every
Religious
Place
or
Chappel
,
be
shut
against
them
.
Neocaesareans
take
heed
break
communion
with
him
because
,
after
once
he
should
exclude
them
,
no
other
Catholick
Churches
,
which
all
owned
him
,
and
held
communion
with
him
,
would
any
longer
own
,
or
communicate
with
them
.
shun
the
communion
of
and
their
Adherents
't
is
not
lawful
to
communicate
with
Persons
out
of
communion
,
Council
of
Antioch
If
any
;
either
of
Clergy
,
or
Laity
,
is
excommunicated
by
his
own
Bishop
,
let
none
else
receive
him
to
communion
,
till
his
own
Bishop
has
received
him
again
,
or
a
Synod
has
cleared
him
,
concerning
those
,
either
of
the
Clergy
,
or
Laity
,
who
are
excluded
from
communion
by
the
Bishops
which
are
in
every
Province
,
let
the
Sentence
be
valid
according
to
the
Canon
,
which
decrees
,
That
they
,
who
are
cast
out
by
some
,
shall
not
be
admitted
by
others
,
Great
Council
of
Nice
If
any
Excommunicatory
Sentence
of
Andronicus
shall
contemn
our
Church
,
as
being
the
Church
of
a
small
City
,
receiving
those
whom
it
has
cast
out
,
as
if
Observance
were
not
due
to
it
,
by
reason
of
its
Poverty
:
Let
him
know
,
that
he
thereby
makes
a
Schism
in
the
Church
,
which
Christ
is
for
having
kept
one
.
And
whether
he
be
Bishop
,
Priest
,
he
shall
be
the
same
to
us
,
as
himself
is
If
any
shall
communicate
wîth
one
out
of
communion
,
he
himself
shall
be
shut
out
of
communion
,
Apostolical
Canons
If
any
Bishop
,
or
Presbyter
,
receive
to
communion
,
those
who
are
deservedly
cast
out
of
the
Church
for
their
crimes
,
he
shall
be
lyable
to
like
Punishments
,
Council
of
Carthage
And
if
any
Bishop
,
Priest
,
or
other
of
the
Clergy
,
appear
to
communicate
with
Persons
out
of
communion
,
the
shall
also
stand
excommunicate
himself
,
as
one
who
confounds
the
Canons
and
Order
of
the
Church
Synod
of
Antioch
African
Fathers
dispersed
over
the
most
distant
Places
and
Countries
,
one
Society
greatest
Number
of
Assemblies
We
ought
to
signifie
to
each
other
what
is
acted
in
any
of
our
Churches
,
Synodical
Epistle
to
all
Churches
Deposition
of
and
his
Adherents
,
that
whether
one
Member
or
Church
suffer
,
or
rejoyce
;
all
the
other
Members
or
Churches
,
may
suffer
or
rejoyce
with
it
,
because
the
Catholick
Church
is
but
one
Body
,
and
we
are
commanded
in
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
to
keep
up
therein
the
bond
of
Uaanimity
and
Peace
.
for
making
a
Schism
in
the
Church
,
which
Christ
is
for
having
kept
one
.
The
Canon
Council
of
Antioch
communicating
of
other
Churches
communicate
not
with
their
own
Church
,
)
says
all
Temples
and
Oratories
,
wheresoever
they
are
make
but
one
Church
.
Reconciliation
and
Re-union
of
Members
Whatsoever
you
shall
loose
or
remit
on
Earth
,
the
same
shall
be
loosed
or
remitted
in
Heaven
,
remitting
censures
act
in
the
Person
of
Christ
,
Judices
vice
Christi
,
Judges
that
sit
in
Christs
place
,
Till
their
own
Bishop
has
received
them
,
or
a
Synod
has
cleared
them
,
no
other
Bishop
must
receive
them
to
communion
,
Canon
of
Antioch
Communion
of
Saints
Unity
of
one
Body
who
unduly
receive
and
associate
,
with
any
other
Orthodox
and
Lawful
Churches
Schismaticks
,
or
Excommunicates
.
one
Communion
Ancient
Rule
to
keep
up
an
Intercourse
by
communicatory
Letters
.
Since
the
Catholick
Church
is
but
one
Body
,
and
we
are
commanded
in
Scripture
to
keep
up
the
Bond
of
Unanimity
and
Peace
therein
,
the
consequence
hereof
is
,
that
we
write
or
signifie
to
each
other
what
is
transacted
in
any
of
our
Churches
,
that
all
the
rest
,
as
Members
,
may
bear
their
part
in
the
same
Synodical
Epistle
Optat.
l.
Ed.
Par.
Albaspin
Siricius
of
Rome
,
and
together
with
him
,
the
whole
World
is
united
in
one
Communion
and
Society
with
us
,
by
the
Intercourse
of
communicatory
Letters
,
Church
of
Africk
any
Bishops
Advancement
own
Faith
Communion
of
Saints
communicatory
Letters
no
Strangers
or
Forreigners
,
should
be
admitted
to
the
Communion
of
any
Church
,
without
them
.
commendatory
Letters
Laity
,
pacifical
No
Stranger
or
Forreigner
,
shall
be
received
without
pacifical
Letters
,
Council
of
Antioch
no
foreign
Bishops
,
Priests
,
or
Deacons
,
shall
be
received
without
commendatory
Letters
,
Canons
of
the
Apostles
If
there
come
any
strange
,
or
unknown
Clergy
,
let
them
not
by
any
means
,
be
any
where
received
to
officiate
in
another
City
,
without
their
own
Bishops
Letters
commendatory
,
Great
Council
of
Chalcedon
Granting
of
these
Letters
,
was
reserved
to
the
Bishops
.
Without
their
own
Bishops
Letters
commendatory
,
Canon
of
Chalcedon
others
under
the
Episcopal
Order
,
are
restrained
from
granting
them
:
C●untry
Presbyters
being
in
the
Country
,
where
the
Bishops
were
not
usually
at
hand
to
write
them
,
Cyp.
Ep.
since
the
Church
stands
fixed
upon
the
Bishops
Lapsi
,
it
is
not
for
any
without
the
Bishop
to
write
Letters
,
in
the
Name
of
the
Church
.
Synodical
Letters
Churches
of
several
Provinces
his
Communion
with
all
Churches
by
all
Churches
sending
communicatory
Letters
to
him
,
and
receiving
the
same
from
him
.
Marcianus
at
Arles
Cyp.
Ep.
Stephen
Bishop
of
to
signifie
to
him
who
was
substituted
in
his
place
,
that
he
might
know
to
whom
he
should
send
the
Brethren
,
and
direct
his
communicatory
Letters
.
Synod
of
Antioch
Dyonisius
of
Rome
Maximus
of
Alexandria
,
and
to
all
other
Bishops
,
See
of
Antioch
Deposition
of
Paulus
Samosatenus
:
Which
,
We
therefore
signifie
to
you
,
that
you
may
write
your
communicatory
Letters
to
him
,
and
receive
the
like
from
him
.
what
Schism
is
who
the
Persons
are
that
may
justly
be
charged
therewith
:
breaking
off
from
their
own
Church
,
breaking
off
from
other
Churches
just
Ground
to
breako
ff
Some
things
not
being
to
be
born
,
nor
otqers
to
be
parted
with
,
for
the
Love
of
external
Peace
and
Union
.
against
the
Terms
of
their
Communion
,
against
their
Persons
and
Doctrines
they
make
impious
and
unlawful
things
,
unrighteous
Usurpations
and
Incroachments
,
the
Terms
of
their
Communion
.
if
Heresie
can
be
justly
objected
to
their
Persons
.
just
Grounds
give
a
Liberty
to
break
off
from
the
Communion
of
any
Persons
or
Churches
.
giving
them
a
Liberty
imposing
on
them
a
conscionable
Necessity
,
Unrighteous
Usurpations
Communion
of
Saints
they
make
impious
or
unlawful
things
,
the
Terms
or
Conditions
,
of
their
own
Members
,
or
of
others
,
keeping
on
communion
with
them
.
put
impi●us
,
or
unlawful
things
,
into
their
saecred
Offices
,
and
mix
sinful
Matters
in
that
Body
of
Prayers
,
or
Administration
of
Sacraments
,
which
they
call
others
to
communicate
with
.
Catholick
Church
Communion
of
Saints
profest
Saints
profess'd
Saintship
Corruptions
of
Worship
Assemblies
for
Worship
.
We
live
Stones
built
into
a
Spiritual
House
,
to
offer
up
Spiritual
Sacrifices
,
purely
for
Worship
Worship
and
Service
there
performed
JESUS
CHRIST
Great
Ligaments
confessions
of
Faith
one
Body
spiritual
House
one
spiritual
House
spiritual
Sacrifices
we
are
all
baptized
into
one
Body
,
we
are
one
Body
partaking
all
of
one
Bread
having
been
made
all
to
drink
into
one
Spirit
,
Holy
Eucharist
truly
Christian
and
Holy
Worship
in
Spirit
in
Truth
the
true
Worshippers
worship
God
in
Spirit
and
in
Truth
,
the
Father
seeketh
such
to
worship
him
,
one
spiritual
House
spiritual
Sacrifices
acceptable
to
God
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
,
Unity
in
Worship
and
Prayers
Holy
Prayers
live
stories
spiritual
House
offer
up
such
Sacrifices
fit
to
find
acceptance
with
those
,
who
call
upon
the
Lord
out
of
a
pure
heart
the
bond
of
keep
the
unity
of
the
spirit
following
after
the
things
which
make
for
Peace
,
wherewith
we
may
edifie
Ministers
of
Prayers
pure
Christian
Administrations
mere
Defects
more
edifying
Pretence
of
Anti-Episcopal
Dissenters
wicked
Mixtures
sinful
Prayers
sinful
Sacrifice
Oblations
of
blemished
,
of
blind
,
and
lame
,
and
sick
for
Sacrifice
,
Jews
,
Mal.
if
any
man
hath
in
his
Flock
a
Male
,
cursed
be
he
that
voweth
,
and
sacrificeth
to
the
Lord
a
corrupt
thing
,
impious
,
and
unlawful
things
,
into
their
sacred
Offices
or
Confessions
;
but
admit
none
to
communion
,
in
any
of
the
good
parts
,
unless
they
particularly
concur
in
these
corrupt
ones
too
.
must
not
this
ever
carry
them
,
to
unite
,
or
to
go
along
with
them
,
in
ill
things
?
Communion
of
Saints
Infidel
Churches
infernal
Spirits
united
Polities
Satans
Kingdom
could
not
stand
I
came
not
to
send
Peace
,
but
rather
Divisi●n
,
they
make
unrighteous
usurpations
and
incroachments
,
the
Terms
and
condition
of
their
Communion
.
Commuuion
of
Brethren
Brotherly
terms
any
terms
Church
of
Rome
false
brethren
Circumcision
of
Titus
,
to
whom
he
gave
place
by
subjection
,
no
not
for
an
hour
,
to
bring
them
into
bondage
Terms
of
their
Communion
Thirdly
,
Heresy
can
be
justly
objected
to
their
persons
,
and
Doctrines
.
Christian
Society
Body
of
Men
one
Society
to
publish
a
Religion
.
I
am
come
a
light
into
the
world
,
I
must
Preach
the
Gospel
,
for
therefore
am
I
sent
.
the
Way
,
the
Truth
,
and
the
Life
.
for
this
end
was
he
born
,
and
for
this
cause
came
he
into
the
world
,
that
he
should
bear
witness
unto
the
Truth
.
is
a
Pillar
,
and
Ground
,
Patriarchical
Age
a
Light
set
upon
a
candl●stick
,
as
a
City
placed
on
a
hill
in
one
body
as
many
,
as
are
baptized
into
Christ
,
are
all
one
in
Christ
Jesus
.
Holy
Catholick
Church
all
of
this
Religion
profess
and
perform
it
in
the
Unity
and
Communion
of
this
Church
.
Foundation
of
that
Society
and
Unity
,
Peters
Confession
he
would
build
his
Church
Uniteing
of
Christians
into
one
Temple
.
being
built
on
the
Apostles
and
prophets
,
that
they
may
be
kept
one
in
Gods
Name
he
will
be
in
the
midst
of
them
,
gathering
together
in
his
Name
In
his
Name
to
bear
my
Name
before
the
Gentiles
,
bear
my
Doctrine
teaching
in
Christs
Name
filling
Jerusalem
with
his
Doctrine
Rulers
forbidding
the
Apostles
to
speak
to
any
Man
in
his
Name
forbidding
them
any
more
to
preach
his
Doctrine
,
Disciples
may
be
kept
in
his
Name
,
may
be
one
that
they
may
be
one
,
as
we
are
,
he
teaching
them
what
he
had
from
his
Father
,
after
his
departure
in
his
Word
he
gave
unto
them
they
had
received
giving
of
Pastors
Teachers
,
to
Ed●fie
Body
of
Christ
in
the
Unity
of
the
Faith
,
and
of
the
Acknowledgment
of
the
Son
of
God
,
Eph.
Church
is
to
be
one
Body
,
o●e
Faith
The
Vertue
,
which
keeps
the
Church
together
,
is
Faith
,
saith
Pastor
Hermes
Clemens
of
Alexandria
We
are
constituted
one
Body
of
Christ
,
and
Members
●re
of
another
,
by
having
the
same
Faith
with
him
,
and
with
one
another
,
sixth
general
Council
Greg.
Mag.
Ep.
l.
By
the
joyning
of
Charity
,
and
Faith
,
Christ
binds
us
up
●●to
one
Body
in
himself
,
Gregory
the
Great
&c.
Tert.
Apol.
c.
we
Christians
are
a
Society
Tertullian
,
incorporated
on
a
Belief
of
the
same
Religion
:
[
Ecclesias
[
Apostolicis
Adv.
Mar●
.
l.
confederated
in
the
F●llowship
of
the
same
Profession
.
Apostles
Creed
this
Faith
one
necessary
Bond
of
Union
Chrian
Worship
and
Doctrine
Spiritual
Teachers
obedient
Disciples
Christs
Ministers
he
is
turned
aside
I
have
laid
the
Foundation
planted
the
Faith
Bishops
chosen
out
of
the
first-Fruits
of
the
Converts
,
Doctrine
of
the
Apostles
Articles
of
the
Creed
Apostolical
Declarations
,
of
what
they
had
heard
,
or
seen
,
Fellowship
of
the
Apostles
the
Apostles
Doctrine
breaking
of
Bread
and
Prayers
If
we
an
Angel
from
Heaven
preach
any
other
Gospel
unto
you
,
than
that
which
we
have
preached
unto
you
let
him
be
A●athema
,
or
Accursed
:
this
he
says
not
only
against
those
,
who
subvert
the
whole
Gospel
,
but
against
those
who
go
a
little
beside
it
,
or
overthrow
any
Parts
thereof
.
Unity
of
Faith
Clergy
of
Rome
Answer
to
Telling
him
,
they
could
not
receive
him
to
communion
in
their
Church
,
without
his
Fathers
consent
and
allowance
,
because
his
Father
the
Bishop
of
who
had
cast
him
out
of
communion
,
was
of
the
same
Faith
with
themselves
.
conversation
of
Bishops
judicial
sentence
If
any
Presbyter
,
or
Deacon
,
Council
of
Constantinople
,
on
pretence
of
Crimes
,
such
personal
Crimes
,
)
shall
dare
to
withdraw
themselves
from
〈◊〉
Communion
of
their
Bishop
;
or
Bishops
,
from
their
Metropolitane
;
or
Presbyters
,
Bishops
,
or
Metropolitanes
from
their
Patriack
,
before
Synodical
cognizance
and
perfect
condemnation
past
upon
him
:
He
makes
a
Schism
,
and
shall
incu●
the
penalty
of
deposition
.
any
damnable
corruptions
of
Doctrine
or
Ministrations
,
notoriously
guilty
of
them
,
before
any
Synod
an
Heretick
is
condemned
of
himself
Hieron
.
Comment.
in
loc
is
therefore
said
of
Hereticks
,
because
when
other
Offenders
,
as
Fornicators
,
Adulterers
,
Murderers
,
are
not
cast
out
,
but
by
the
Sentence
of
the
Bishop
or
Church
censures
:
Hereticks
,
on
the
other
hand
,
pass
sentence
upon
themselves
,
on
their
own
accord
receding
from
the
Church
,
which
recession
seems
to
be
a
condemnation
of
their
own
conscience
.
As
many
as
attempt
any
t●in●
against
those
Constitutions
of
the
Fathers
,
which
concern
the
Faith
,
thereby
incur
,
and
bring
on
themselves
the
Censures
co●tained
in
the
Canons
,
Great
Council
of
Chalcedon
the
Canons
of
the
Church
the
Desence
of
the
Divine
Canons
we
know
is
proper
only
to
the
Bishops
;
but
the
Desence
of
the
right
Faith
,
belongs
not
only
to
them
,
but
to
every
Orthodox
Christian
,
Holy
Monks
Patriark
Anthimus
their
Lib●l
Council
of
Constantinople
Gelasius
Ep.
ad
Euphemianuns
,
ap.
sin
Tom.
Conc
p.
Though
no
Synod
has
before
condemned
him
;
yet
he
that
has
prevaricated
and
deserted
the
Orthodox
Faith
,
communicating
with
the
has
enough
for
which
he
ought
to
be
deny'd
communion
.
As
also
any
one
,
who
before
being
a
Catholick
,
shall
fall
to
communicate
with
any
Heresie
,
is
justly
thought
to
be
thereby
removed
from
our
Society
,
Pope
Gelasius
other
Crimes
Synodical
Sentence
of
any
Heresie
condemn'd
by
the
Holy
Synods
,
or
Fathers
,
they
may
depart
and
separate
from
the
Communion
of
their
Prelate
,
Canons
of
when
once
he
comes
to
preach
it
publickly
,
and
to
teach
it
bare-fac'd
in
the
Church
.
And
then
to
withdraw
from
him
before
Synodical
cognizance
,
is
not
to
incur
the
foresaid
Canonical
pains
,
but
to
shew
themselves
worthy
of
that
Honour
,
which
belongs
to
the
Orthodox
.
'T
is
not
to
condemn
Bishops
,
but
Pseudo-Bishops
their
Teachers
;
not
to
rend
the
Unity
of
〈◊〉
Church
by
a
Schism
,
but
to
study
to
free
it
from
Schisms
and
Divisions
.
bringer
of
false
Doctrine
,
contrary
to
what
they
had
delivered
,
not
to
bid
him
God
speed
,
People
to
break
off
from
their
own
Local
Guides
,
or
for
People
and
Clergy
to
break
off
from
their
own
Bishops
.
Apostles
,
or
Angels
from
Heaven
,
cause
Divisions
from
the
Doctrines
we
have
learned
,
mark
and
avoid
them
following
them
be
followers
of
Christ
False
Prophets
beware
of
them
avoid
them
bringers
of
False
Doctrine
,
bid
them
not
God
speed
,
nor
receive
them
into
your
Houses
,
John
of
Jerusalem
Epiphanius
writ
to
the
Monks
Hieron
.
Ep.
vers.
fin
that
till
he
gave
satisfaction
in
Point
of
Faith
,
none
of
them
should
communicate
with
him
.
where
it
is
required
that
they
should
come
under
his
Communion
,
before
such
satisfaction
were
given
.
of
their
difference
in
point
of
Faith
,
that
they
may
not
communicate
with
him
.
Cyp.
Ep.
A
People
God
,
and
obey
his
Precepts
,
ought
to
separate
it self
from
an
erring
Prelate
.
Metropolitanes
,
are
no
longer
to
have
neither
any
Authority
over
the
Bishops
of
their
Provinces
,
nor
the
Communion
of
the
Church
,
approve
themselves
not
be
toss'd
too
and
fro
,
by
the
slight
of
subtle
men
,
with
every
wind
of
Doctrine
,
nor
carryed
about
with
divers
,
and
strange
Doctrines
:
Strange
,
For
the
Bishops
and
Pastors
of
one
Church
,
to
break
off
from
the
Bishops
and
Pastors
of
another
.
A
Bishop
,
must
hold
fast
the
faithful
Word
,
An
Heretick
,
after
the
first
and
second
Admonition
,
when
any
teach
otherwise
,
contrary
to
wholsome
Words
,
and
the
Doctrine
which
is
according
to
Godliness
,
from
such
withdraw
thy self
,
If
any
teach
contrary
Tenets
,
it
is
not
fit
to
mingle
with
them
If
any
foreign
Bishop
,
or
other
Clergy
,
come
,
and
bring
along
with
them
commendatory
Letters
let
them
not
be
received
,
or
admitted
to
Communion
,
unless
,
on
Examination
,
they
be
found
Preachers
of
Piety
,
and
teach
sound
and
pure
Doctrine
,
Apostolical
Canons
necessary
Doctrines
of
Faith
grand
and
necessary
Doctrines
of
Practice
.
Ministers
of
Prayers
feed
us
with
understanding
Servants
Duties
Honour
,
Obedience
Fidelity
towards
their
Masters
Christian
Doctrines
being
evil
spoken
of
,
Timothy
,
if
any
teach
otherwise
,
and
consent
not
to
the
Doctrine
which
is
according
to
Godliness
,
from
such
to
withdraw
himself
,
turn
away
from
the
later
days
Practical
Points
denyal
of
the
power
of
Godliness
,
retain'd
the
form
thereof
Lovers
of
themselves
,
or
of
Pleasure
more
than
of
God
,
disobedient
to
Parents
among
the
People
Gnostick
Infusions
communicate
in
Idol-fcasts
mixt
Communions
they
are
Errors
Pastors
abetting
them
to
teach
them
publickly
and
bare-faced
in
the
Church
,
Council
of
Constantinople
Heresie
,
for
which
the
Church
is
to
break
off
from
them
.
Pastors
at
incestuous
Marriages
communicating
in
Idol-Feasts
derogatory
Doxology
,
of
Glory
be
to
the
Father
,
by
the
Son
,
in
the
Holy
Ghost
to
the
Father
,
and
to
the
Son
,
and
to
the
Holy
Ghost
:
repeating
the
Doxology
at
the
end
of
the
Psalms
,
he
repeated
all
the
first
Part
,
privatelhy
to
himself
then
only
repeated
aloud
world
without
end
do
it
generally
Erroneous
Teachers
at
our
Saviours
coming
the
Priests
made
void
Gods
Commandments
corrupt
state
of
the
Church
beware
of
the
Leaven
of
their
Doctrines
:
to
follow
their
Doctrines
,
not
their
Practices
,
Plea
of
necessity
that
good
thing
,
which
has
been
committed
to
their
Trust
,
Head
of
Unity
Queen
Elizabeth
Popish
Bishops
Reformed
Bishops
Popish
Bishops
&c.
Cyp.
Ep.
As
well
as
the
Mariners
,
when
their
own
Port
is
sanded
,
or
otherwise
insecure
,
may
pass
it
by
,
and
put
in
at
another
.
Or
,
as
well
as
the
Travellers
,
when
their
own
Inn
is
beset
with
Thieves
,
may
take
up
their
Lodging
at
another
,
which
is
more
safe
.
may
seek
out
for
all
necessary
Ministrations
Orthodox
Bishops
be
free
to
receive
and
supply
them
.
Catholick
Church
Catholick
Church
Communion
of
Saints
Communion
of
Saints
Church
,
they
seek
a
more
safe
harbour
in
theirs
,
Cyp.
Ep.
to
receive
them
with
a
prompt
humanity
,
and
to
give
them
such
reception
,
as
was
given
to
him
who
had
faln
among
Thieves
in
the
The
Administration
he
has
received
for
the
Church
in
common
Bishop
of
Philadelphia
&c.
Eleutherius
Papa
,
Epist.
Conc.
p.
Ed.
Bin.
Christ
has
committed
Universal
Church
Gallicane
Bishops
Ap.
Cyp.
Ep.
It
behoves
us
all
to
extend
our
Care
,
and
watch
over
the
Body
of
the
whole
Church
,
whose
Members
are
disposed
through
each
of
the
varicus
Provinces
,
Deacons
of
Rome
Privatus
Lambesitanus
unum
Gregem
pascimus
,
though
we
be
many
Pastors
,
yet
we
are
to
look
upon
all
as
one
Flock
,
one
Church
&c.
Cyp.
de
Unit.
Eccles.
pag.
vid.
&
Ep.
but
one
Episcopate
whereof
every
particular
Bishop
holds
a
part
holds
it
so
,
as
to
stand
obliged
and
answerable
,
for
his
own
particular
proportion
Partners
in
a
Bond
,
each
of
them
pro
Solido
,
for
the
whole
Sum.
Gallicane
Bishops
Eleuth
.
Papa
ubi
supra
for
this
very
Cause
Christ
had
committed
to
them
the
Universal
Church
,
that
they
should
labour
for
all
,
and
not
neglect
to
afford
Help
to
any
,
Simplicius
of
Rome
Acacius
of
Constantinople
Simplicius
Papa
ad
Aca●ium
Con●iantinop
.
Ep.
Concil.
Ed.
Bin.
to
approve
himself
faithful
in
his
Episcopate
,
he
must
strive
for
Catholick
Unity
and
the
Decrees
of
the
Fathers
,
not
only
in
that
Church
where
he
presided
,
but
wheresoever
he
could
.
Eustathius
Bishop
of
Antioch
,
had
well
learned
by
the
Grace
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
that
a
Bishop
of
the
Church
ought
to
take
care
,
not
of
that
Church
alone
,
over
which
he
is
specially
appointed
:
but
of
the
Universal
Church
through
the
World
.
Cyprian
,
Alexander
Cyril
of
Alexandria
,
Eustathius
of
Antioch
,
Great
Athanasius
who
took
as
much
care
of
all
other
Churches
,
as
he
did
of
his
own
,
any
Canonical
Rules
for
Unity
in
the
Church
.
i.
e.
of
Clergy
and
People
doing
nothing
in
Church-communion
without
the
Allowance
of
their
Bishop
:
and
of
i.
e.
of
ones
not
officiating
,
or
ordaining
anothers
Subjects
,
or
interm●dling
in
anothers
Diocess
That
they
might
no
longer
be
left
a
Prey
for
Wolves
,
without
all
hopes
of
the
Churches
Peace
and
Communion
after
once
they
had
faln
.
Arian
Hereticks
Great
Athanasius
held
Ordinations
in
other
Churches
,
as
he
passed
through
them
,
Great
Council
Bishops
to
intermeddle
,
either
in
Ordinations
,
or
in
other
Ecclesiastical
Administrations
,
without
their
own
Precincts
:
of
those
Churches
,
that
are
in
Barbarous
Nations
,
Eminent
Preachers
might
still
confirm
those
they
had
gained
to
the
Faith
in
other
Provinces
,
according
to
their
Custom
:
Which
,
though
against
the
Canons
,
the
Council
still
allow'd
,
Canon
;
for
the
necessity
of
the
thing
.
Presbyters
and
People
hold
Assemblies
independant
on
their
own
Defecting
Bishops
,
Apostolical
Canons
Meetings
separate
from
their
Bishops
as
condemning
them
of
Impiety
Doctrine
]
or
of
Injustice
Council
of
Constantinople
Criminal
Causes
Fornication
,
Symony
,
or
Transgression
of
the
Canons
,
case
of
Heresie
condemn'd
by
former
Synods
,
or
by
the
Holy
Fathers
,
so
soon
as
he
begins
bare-faced
to
teach
it
in
the
Church
.
Council
of
Carthage
setting
up
separate
Altars
from
their
Bishops
,
unless
they
have
against
him
a
just
Expostulation
.
Allegation
of
False
Doctrine
Charity
,
which
is
the
end
of
the
Commandment
,
out
of
a
pure
heart
,
and
a
good
conscience
,
and
faith
unfeigned
,
out
of
a
pure
heart
,
and
a
good
conscience
:
Love
of
Thieves
,
and
Murderers
,
binds
them
together
in
the
practice
of
ill
things
,
out
of
faith
unfeigned
Dividers
from
the
Doctrine
them
.
Mark
those
causing
the
Divisions
contrary
to
the
Doctrine
which
ye
have
learned
,
All
true
Christians
,
which
now
are
,
or
formerly
have
been
,
or
hereafter
shall
be
,
viz.
the
Catholick
Church
of
all
Times
and
Places
.
Council
of
Constantinople
who
break
off
Communion
with
their
Bishops
,
yea
,
before
Synodical
Sentence
,
when
once
they
openly
teach
any
Heresie
condemn'd
by
the
Holy-Fathers
or
Councils
they
do
not
rend
the
Unity
of
the
Church
by
Schism
,
but
study
to
free
,
or
defend
it
,
against
Schisms
or
Divisions
.
Cyp.
Ep.
Because
we
can
not
leave
the
Church
,
and
come
over
to
you
,
would
be
to
break
and
divide
the
Churches
Concord
and
Unanimity
:
We
beseech
you
,
by
all
the
ways
we
can
,
that
you
would
return
and
come
back
again
to
your
Mother
the
Church
,
an̄d
to
our
Fraternity
.
the
Communion
of
good
Christians
under
a
Schism
,
how
they
are
to
carry
themselves
towards
Schismaticks
.
Rightful
Bishops
being
one
one
Body
keeping
the
Bond
of
Peace
of
the
Members
above
all
things
they
may
edifie
the
Bond
one
common
Body
true
Shepherds
trusty
Watch-men
faithful
Guides
uncorrupt
Teachers
faithful
Ministers
glorifying
God
have
one
mind
and
mouth
perfectly
joyn'd
together
in
the
same
mind
and
judgment
,
and
speak
the
same
things
speaking
the
same
Union
of
minds
to
the
next
safe
Port
,
when
their
own
is
sanded
Travellers
to
the
next
secure
Inn
,
when
their
old
one
is
beset
with
Thieves
,
hold
Communion
those
rightful
Bishops
,
who
keep
to
pure
Worship
and
Doctrine
:
stand
off
from
those
,
who
make
the
Schism
,
to
maintain
a
sinful
Worship
,
or
corrupt
Doctrine
.
Title
of
Brethren
Christian
Brotherhood
Have
no
Company
Paul
;
yet
count
him
not
as
an
Enemy
,
but
admonish
him
as
a
Brother
,
Schismatical
Donatists
,
Brethren
;
tho'
they
would
not
call
the
Catholicks
so
,
or
be
call'd
so
by
them
.
&c.
Optat.
Milev
.
de
Schism
.
Donat.
l.
ld.
l.
Ed.
Par.
Albaspin
Augustin
.
in
Collat.
Carth.
they
can
not
but
be
our
Brethren
,
though
they
are
no
good
Brethren
;
because
we
and
they
have
one
spiritual
Nativity
:
Catholick
Church
Augustin
.
de
Bapt.
Cont.
Do●●●
.
lib.
thereby
generating
Sons
u●to
God
spiritual
society
spiritual
Nativity
spiritual
society
communion
of
Brethren
Christian
Brethren
Associates
or
Adherents
of
Anti-Bishops
makers
of
a
Schism
mark
those
,
which
cause
Divisions
and
Offences
,
and
to
avoid
them
,
if
any
man
is
disobedient
note
that
man
,
and
to
have
no
company
with
him
,
Works
of
the
Flesh
exclude
from
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
:
deadly
Works
of
the
Flesh
bringer
of
false
Doctrines
,
bid
him
not
God
speed
,
nor
receive
him
into
your
houses
,
which
were
to
be
partakers
of
his
evil
Deeds
,
look
to
the
Judaizers
,
and
avoid
them
,
John
,
when
he
went
to
bath
himself
at
leaped
out
of
the
Bath
unwash'd
when
he
espyed
the
Heretick
Cerinthus
,
he
would
not
stay
with
such
an
Enemy
of
the
Truth
,
any
friendly
commerce
or
fraternal
salutation
.
So
studiously
cautious
,
were
the
Apostles
and
their
Disciples
,
of
entring
into
any
communion
,
so
much
as
of
discourse
,
with
those
who
adulterated
the
Truth
.
to
shun
the
communion
of
Schismaticks
and
corrupt
Teachers
,
blessed
Martyr
and
Contemporary
of
the
Apostles
,
the
Sheep
to
follow
the
Shepherd
,
they
who
are
Gods
and
Jesus
Christs
,
will
go
with
their
Bishop
:
if
any
will
turn
follower
of
him
,
who
makes
a
Schism
,
he
has
no
inheritance
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
Speaking
of
the
and
of
the
Cyp.
Ep.
'T
is
adulterous
't
is
impious
,
't
is
sacrilegious
,
whatsoever
is
so
set
up
by
the
madness
of
men
,
in
violation
of
the
Ordinance
of
God
.
De
Unit.
Eccl.
p.
He
,
who
leaving
the
true
Bishop
,
sets
up
another
Altar
,
and
presumes
to
celebrate
another
Prayer
bears
Arms
against
the
Church
,
and
resists
Gods
Ordinance
:
he
is
an
Enemy
of
the
Altar
,
and
a
Rebel
against
Christs
Sacrifice
,
for
the
Faith
he
is
persidious
,
for
Religion
he
is
sacrilegious
,
he
is
an
undutiful
Servant
,
an
impious
Son
,
an
Enemy
instead
of
a
Brother
.
A
People
,
that
would
fear
God
,
and
keep
his
Commandments
,
must
not
mix
it self
,
or
joyn
in
the
Sacrifices
of
such
sacrilegious
Dividers
.
Avoid
those
Wolves
who
seek
to
separate
the
Sheep
from
their
Shepherd
,
five
Presbyters
viz.
Fortunatus
Carthage
.
If
they
will
perish
in
their
Schism
,
let
them
be
alone
in
perishing
.
Let
them
remain
alone
without
the
Church
,
who
have
broke
off
from
it
.
Let
them
alone
be
without
the
Bishops
,
who
have
rebell'd
against
the
Bishops
.
But
depart
you
from
such
Men
,
and
be
not
ye
Partakers
with
them
therein
.
De
Unit.
Eccl.
p.
The
Lord
admonishes
us
to
depart
from
such
Men.
Cyp.
Ep.
If
they
are
to
be
held
as
Heathens
and
Publicanes
,
who
only
contemn
the
Church
,
according
to
the
Words
of
our
Lord
,
much
more
are
the
setters
up
of
false
Altars
,
and
unlawful
Priesthoods
,
to
be
held
as
such
,
because
they
are
plain
Rebels
,
and
profest
Enemies
thereof
.
to
give
them
the
benefit
of
Christian
Communion
.
(
the
Assemblies
or
being
call'd
Cyp.
Ep.
whosoever
assembleth
otherwise
than
under
the
rightful
Bishop
,
doth
not
get
,
but
scatter
abroad
.
Cyp.
Ep.
If
any
are
not
with
the
Bishop
,
they
are
not
in
the
Church
.
And
't
is
a
vain
flattery
and
self-deceit
,
for
any
,
who
have
not
Peace
and
Communion
with
their
Bishop
,
to
fancy
it
is
the
same
thing
,
and
that
they
may
still
have
the
Benefit
of
Ecclesiastical
Communion
,
by
creeping
in
privately
,
and
being
admitted
by
others
set
up
against
him
.
strict
Obligations
,
to
keep
united
to
their
own
Orthodox
rightful
Bishops
,
to
shun
the
Communion
of
all
Schismatical
Opposers
of
them
,
or
of
Heretical
Teachers
.
Ignatius
,
Irenaeus
keep
company
eat
with
them
God
speed
receive
them
into
their
Houses
stay
in
the
Bath
with
Cerinthus
,
Salutation
to
the
Heretick
Marcion
must
needs
go
out
of
the
World
,
Primitive
Charity
first
Love
Persons
whom
this
will
affect
set
up
and
make
the
Anti-Bishops
,
who
side
and
take
part
with
them
.
affects
the
Electors
,
who
chose
the
Men
their
Ordainers
and
Consecrators
,
who
laid
hands
on
them
.
those
,
who
own
subjection
and
dependance
on
these
Anti-Bishops
,
in
opposition
to
their
Old
Ones
Members
,
unite
and
incorporate
under
them
.
among
the
Pastors
,
by
whom
their
Authority
is
received
,
to
do
all
Publick
Ministrations
according
to
his
Allowance
and
Consent
.
Let
the
Presbyters
or
Deacons
do
nothing
without
the
Consent
of
the
Bishop
,
Apostolical
Canons
for
't
is
the
Bishop
,
to
whose
Trust
the
Lords
People
is
committed
,
and
from
whom
an
Account
of
their
Souls
will
be
required
.
If
any
will
be
for
having
the
Offices
of
the
Church
without
the
Concurrence
of
a
fitting
Presbyter
,
who
officiates
according
to
the
Bishops
approbation
and
allowance
,
let
him
be
Anathema
,
Council
of
Gangra
If
any
Clergy
celebrate
Divine
Offices
in
private
Oratories
,
or
baptize
,
not
according
to
the
Mind
and
Allowance
of
the
Bishop
,
but
besides
,
or
contrariant
to
it
,
let
them
incur
Deposition
,
Council
in
Trullo
Council
of
Constantinople
Cyp.
Ep.
The
Church
is
settled
upon
the
Bishops
,
and
every
Act
of
the
Church
●ught
to
be
governed
by
them
,
Let
none
do
any
of
those
things
,
which
concern
the
Church
or
publick
Service
,
without
the
Bishop
,
Holy
Martyr
Contemporary
of
the
Apostles
.
But
let
that
he
reputed
a
valid
Eucharist
,
which
is
celebrated
by
those
who
keep
under
him
,
or
which
is
administer'd
with
his
Leave
.
And
that
a
due
Baptism
,
which
is
with
his
consent
or
approbation
.
'T
is
necessary
that
ye
should
do
nothing
without
the
Bishop
,
like
as
also
ye
do
.
The
Spirit
hath
preached
this
Do
nothing
without
the
Bishop
,
—
Love
Unity
,
fly
Divisions
.
they
who
continue
to
call
him
Bishop
,
but
yet
do
all
things
without
him
,
I
think
are
not
men
of
good
Conscience
,
because
they
do
not
celebrate
their
solemn
Assemblies
according
to
Christs
Precept
.
administring
all
Offices
with
his
approbation
and
allowance
,
to
keep
Unity
with
their
Bishops
.
For
,
as
our
Lord
doth
nothing
without
his
Father
,
being
united
to
him
,
not
acting
without
him
,
either
by
himself
,
or
by
his
Apostles
:
So
neither
do
you
any
thing
without
your
Bishop
,
and
his
Presbyters
.
turn
over
from
their
rightful
Bishop
to
the
Anti-Bishop
,
in
the
Assemblies
,
over
which
those
Rightful
Bishops
ought
to
Preside
,
the
Churches
of
their
own
D●oceses
.
the
Clergy
Where
their
Bishop
appears
,
there
let
the
multitude
be
with
them
:
Like
as
where
Jesus
Christ
goes
,
there
the
Catholick
Church
goes
too
,
affect
other
Bishops
and
Churches
,
who
will
take
their
Part
,
and
Communicate
with
them
.
Catholick
Unity
is
to
be
preserved
in
the
Church
,
Unity
and
Communion
is
to
be
kept
up
among
all
Churches
.
Catholick
Unity
Communion
of
Saints
Communicating
with
men
out
of
Communion
,
he
himself
would
be
put
out
of
Communion
,
Marcianus
Bishop
of
Arles
Rome
.
Thereby
Cyprian
,
he
himself
became
separate
from
our
Marcianus
Novitiano
—
Novatiano
Cyp.
Ep.
Communion
,
and
from
the
Fraternity
of
Catholick
Bishops
,
because
was
so
,
to
whom
he
joyned
himself
.
The
Bishops
met
in
Council
in
answering
him
,
when
he
sought
their
Communion
,
that
not
one
of
them
could
communicate
with
him
,
since
he
had
set
up
Altar
against
Altar
at
and
made
a
Schism
from
who
before
was
Legally
Ordained
the
Bishop
of
that
Church
.
Heads
of
Union
among
the
Bishops
themselves
.
Metropolitanes
,
and
Primates
ordain
Elders
or
Bishops
in
every
City
exercise
jurisdiction
receive
accusations
against
Bishops
one
Province
one
National
Church
Head
of
Union
Arch-Bishop
of
Canterbury
English
Church
National
Union
Homilies
,
Liturgy
Diocesan
Churches
National
Church
Homilies
,
Liturgy
National
Acts
Convocations
of
both
Provinces
respective
Metropolitanes
Bishops
of
each
Province
dependant
and
united
to
their
Metropolitanes
.
So
also
The
Bishops
of
every
Nation
,
ought
to
know
him
,
who
is
their
Primate
,
and
to
account
him
as
their
Head
,
Apostolical
Canons
It
behoves
every
Man
to
know
his
own
proper
Council
of
Constantinople
,
and
that
neither
a
Presbyter
contemn
his
own
Bishop
,
nor
a
Bishop
contemn
his
own
Metropolitane
.
bating
the
case
of
Heresie
,
if
any
Bishop
,
on
pretence
of
other
personal
Crimes
,
shall
depart
from
the
Communion
of
his
Metropolitane
,
before
Synodical
Sentence
pass'd
upon
him
,
he
is
guilty
of
Schism
,
and
,
though
there
is
nothing
else
against
him
,
the
Holy
Synod
decrees
him
to
incur
a
Deposition
.
Alexandrian
Patriark
Metropolitane
of
Egypt
in
all
things
to
wait
for
his
Sentence
,
to
do
nothing
without
him
,
nor
beside
or
against
his
Approbation
Metropolitane
Dioscorus
Council
of
Chaliedon
Egyptian
Bishops
pray
,
they
may
not
be
compell'd
to
subscribe
Pope
's
Epistles
,
before
they
had
a
New
Metropolitane
to
head
them
:
their
subscription
was
respitted
by
the
Council
,
till
they
should
have
got
one
.
none
shall
be
made
a
Bishop
of
the
Province
without
him
.
In
Consecration
of
Bishops
,
the
validity
of
all
that
is
done
shall
be
reserved
to
the
Metropolitane
,
great
Council
of
Nice
if
any
one
is
Ordained
a
Bishop
without
his
consent
,
thing
altogether
manifest
,
)
that
he
ought
to
be
no
Bishop
.
another
Rule
no
Synods
be
held
without
them
The
Metropolitanes
being
to
summon
the
Bishops
of
the
Province
,
and
it
not
being
lawful
for
any
to
make
Synods
of
themselves
,
without
them
who
have
the
Metropoles
committed
to
them
,
Council
of
Antioch
no
matters
of
common
concern
to
the
Church
,
transacted
without
him
The
Bishops
of
every
Country
and
Nation
,
being
in
duty
bound
to
own
him
,
who
is
the
chief
among
them
,
and
to
do
nothing
that
looks
beyond
their
own
Precincts
or
Diocesses
,
without
his
sentence
Apostolical
Canons
Council
of
Antioch
all
due
Riverence
and
Obedience
to
him
,
Office
of
Consecration
Provincial
Schisms
their
Head
Apostolical
Canons
the
Head
of
a
Schism
bear
Canonical
Obedience
and
Subjection
,
or
adhere
to
him
.
opposite
Heads
in
opposition
to
pure
worship
and
Doctrine
,
the
way
of
worship
and
Tenets
themselves
,
are
Formed
into
Parties
.
Communion
with
Anti-Bishops
then
Adherents
their
Orders
Cornelius
,
viz.
the
Anti-Bishop
is
no
Bishop
Cyp.
Ep.
55.
p.
104.
Ed.
Ox.
Since
after
the
first
,
there
cannot
be
a
second
Bishop
,
or
two
Bishops
at
once
in
the
same
Church
,
whosoever
is
Ordain'd
after
one
is
already
in
,
who
ought
to
preside
alone
,
he
is
not
really
a
second
Bishop
,
but
no
Bishop
at
all
.
Baptisms
made
by
Schismaticks
their
Ordination
being
null
New
Ordination
viz.
Imposition
of
hands
,
by
impowered
Persons
.
Holy
Eucharist
mere
Allowance
after-Ratification
of
Synods
Valid
Imposition
of
hands
I
allow
thee
to
be
a
Bishop
or
a
Priest
,
Power
of
Orders
Priests
Office
.
Divine
Institutions
Imposition
of
Episcopal
Hands
nulling
of
all
Ordinations
of
Opposite
or
Anti-Bishops
,
making
them
null
in
themselves
no
Catholick
Doctrine
Schism
of
the
Novatians
none
at
all
[
Novatianus
Cyp.
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
Competition
of
opposite
Heads
Council
of
Nice
such
of
them
as
should
be
found
in
the
Clergy
,
should
be
in
the
same
Order
and
Degree
,
having
received
imposition
of
Hands
being
Ordained
before
:
So
,
according
to
their
Degree
,
they
should
remain
in
the
Rank
of
the
Clergy
.
in
any
City
,
or
Town
,
if
there
were
none
else
in
Orders
,
they
still
should
be
the
Bishops
and
Priests
thereof
.
there
should
be
a
Catholick
Bishop
,
or
Priest
,
living
there
,
the
Catholick
should
have
Preference
,
and
the
Novatian
should
be
content
with
the
Title
of
a
Bishop
,
Place
,
that
there
may
not
be
two
Bishops
in
a
City
at
once
.
the
Catholicks
resorted
to
their
Churches
,
to
partake
of
Ministerial
Offices
from
them
,
Arian
Persecution
Synod
under
Melchiades
Melchiades
and
the
Synod
August
,
Ep.
Donatist
.
Episcopis
Glorio
,
Eleusio
,
quae
est
Ep
,
162.
Tom.
Op.
2.
p.
732.
Ed.
Froben
.
Anno
declared
their
readiness
to
send
Communicatory
Letters
to
them
;
even
to
those
,
that
appeared
to
be
of
's
Ordination
that
wherescever
,
by
reason
of
the
Breach
,
there
were
two
Bishops
,
he
should
be
confirmed
,
who
was
first
Ordained
;
and
that
for
the
other
,
another
Church
or
Bishoprick
should
be
provided
.
an
innocent
,
and
perfect
,
a
provident
,
and
pacifick
Judgment
.
Council
of
Carthage
Reception
of
the
Donatists
into
the
That
the
Donatist
Clergy
,
on
their
return
to
the
Church
,
shall
be
received
in
their
proper
Honours
,
like
as
't
is
manifest
,
they
have
been
received
in
in
Times
foregoing
any
People
,
or
Diocess
,
are
converted
from
Donatism
,
if
,
they
have
Donatist
Bishops
without
Controversie
they
may
have
them
still
Agreement
with
his
Competitor
sworn
to
by
hold
it
alone
without
any
New
Opposition
,
after
's
Death
owned
for
the
Bishop
of
Antioch
,
Bishops
of
Egypt
Bishop
of
Rome
directed
their
Synodical
Epistles
to
him
,
and
none
to
Priests
Orders
from
him
the
People
of
Antioch
admitted
to
Communion
rejected
him
Church
of
Rome
In
his
defence
of
the
Protest
.
Ordination
,
Arian
Persecution
Orthodox
Faith
Orthodox
Bishops
Alexandria
,
Paulus
Constantinople
,
Liberius
Rome
,
Asclepas
Gaza
,
Lucius
communicated
with
received
as
such
Western
Synods
Eusebins
of
Niconiedia
Hen
●●ul
Powers
of
others
the
Church
was
divided
into
Two
Parts
,
〈◊〉
for
the
cause
of
the
Faith
,
but
of
the
Bishops
admirable
Counsel
the
death
of
either
,
the
survivor
should
hold
the
See
alone
for
his
Life
,
by
the
Ordination
of
any
other
Person
.
an
Oath
was
exacted
,
of
all
in
that
Church
,
who
seemed
to
stand
fairest
for
the
Episcopate
,
that
on
the
death
of
either
of
the
Bishops
,
they
would
not
be
Ordain'd
Bishop
of
Antioch
,
whilst
the
other
survived
.
Egypt
,
Arabia
Western
Bishops
null
in
themselves
really
conferred
the
powers
of
Orders
,
had
Orders
Ministerial
Exercise
of
their
Orders
Communion
of
the
Church
exercise
their
Orders
to
exercise
their
Orders
in
its
Communion
,
not
Ordaining
a
Bishop
into
a
full
Church
:
Ordination
into
a
Church
already
vacant
,
without
the
Metropolitanes
consent
the
Church
shall
not
receive
such
an
one
for
a
Bishop
.
Ordinations
at
large
,
without
declaring
the
appropriate
Church
is
to
officiate
that
they
shall
be
invalid
Anti-bishops
Ordained
by
the
Schismatick
till
they
were
confirmed
by
a
more
holy
imposition
of
hands
,
next
in
dignity
and
power
set
up
a
Schism
,
separating
from
Peter
assembling
for
Prayers
,
and
other
Divine
Offices
by
themselves
Ordaining
opposite
Bishops
,
Priests
,
and
Deacons
,
for
the
erection
of
opposite
Churches
,
in
several
places
,
Eleutheropolis
,
Gaza
after
he
had
been
justly
deposed
by
in
a
Synod
among
other
Crimes
,
for
his
having
faln
in
the
Persecution
,
to
deny
the
Faith
,
and
to
sacrifice
to
Idols
.
to
be
received
only
to
Lay-Communion
.
Cyprian
,
't
is
in
vain
for
any
to
seek
to
usurp
the
Episcopacy
;
since
't
is
manifest
such
Men
can
neither
preside
in
the
Church
of
Christ
,
nor
ought
to
offer
Sacrifice
to
God
.
Chiefly
,
since
it
has
been
Decreed
by
and
by
Us
,
and
by
all
the
Bishops
of
the
whole
World
,
concerning
them
,
that
after
such
Offence
,
they
may
be
Cyp.
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
admitted
to
Penance
,
and
the
Peace
of
the
Church
,
but
must
stand
removed
from
the
Honour
of
the
Priesthood
and
Clerical
Orders
.
denyed
and
cursed
Christ
very
thankful
Id.
Ep.
looked
upon
it
as
a
great
Favour
to
him
,
that
he
could
be
received
to
communicate
as
a
Lay-man
.
sacrificed
to
Idols
,
was
Cyp.
Ep.
ad
Antonian
.
p.
Ed.
Ox.
only
to
communicate
as
a
Lay-man
,
not
to
usurp
the
Priests
Office
any
more
,
as
some
malicious
persons
had
inform'd
him
,
Ordination
of
Caecilian
Caecilians
Ordainers
Faelix
of
Aptisng
Council
of
Nice
Egyptian
Anti-bishops
not
after
he
had
sacrificed
to
Idols
,
Synodically
condemned
Confessor
for
the
Faith
in
his
Zeal
for
the
Discipline
of
the
Church
,
Peters
easiness
in
admitting
the
Lapsers
,
whilst
they
were
together
in
Prison
,
peace
of
the
Church
false
Acts
Catholicks
in
Egypt
Catholicks
in
Africk
being
Traditors
free
Election
of
Bishops
to
the
Bishops
of
the
Province
:
for
bid
the
Translation
of
Bishops
,
from
poorer
to
richer
Sees
:
the
Attendance
of
Bishops
,
about
Courts
of
Princes
,
Trullo
,
forbidding
them
to
go
to
the
Emperor
,
without
the
approbation
and
Letters
of
the
Metropolitane
.
excluded
both
Bishops
and
Clergy
,
from
intermealing
,
and
incumbring
themselves
,
with
Secular
Trusts
and
Administrations
.
African
Fathers
Synod
of
Carthage
admit
of
the
Ordinations
of
the
Donatists
,
which
the
Transmarine
or
Italian
Synod
had
rejected
:
Pope
Anastasius
this
Reception
of
them
to
the
same
Orders
,
for
the
great
necessity
of
Africk
,
—
for
a
better
provision
for
Catholick
Unity
the
benefit
and
peace
of
the
Church
.
August
.
cont.
Ep.
Parmen.
l.
Tom.
Op.
by
breaking
off
from
the
Church
,
though
men
did
not
lose
the
Baptism
which
they
had
received
before
,
yet
they
lost
their
Orders
,
or
the
Authority
and
Power
of
Baptizing
.
They
do
not
do
right
in
giving
Baptism
to
others
,
whilst
they
themselves
are
broken
off
from
the
Church
.
—
it
is
to
their
own
destruction
,
so
long
as
they
have
not
the
Charity
of
Union
.
—
The
having
Baptism
themselves
,
and
confering
it
on
others
,
are
both
pernicious
,
whilst
they
continue
out
of
the
Bond
of
Peace
.
There
is
no
Question
now
to
be
made
,
and
it
has
been
a
thing
discussed
,
considered
,
and
established
through
the
whole
World
,
that
they
,
who
are
broken
off
from
the
Unity
of
the
Church
,
do
for
all
that
retain
,
both
their
Baptism
,
and
their
Orders
or
Power
of
Baptizing
.
—
When
correcting
the
Error
of
their
Schism
,
they
are
received
to
the
Unity
and
Peace
of
the
Church
;
if
it
seem
needful
,
or
expedient
to
have
them
bear
their
former
Offices
,
their
Prelates
are
not
to
be
Ordain'd
again
,
but
as
their
former
Baptism
,
so
their
former
Ordination
remains
intire
in
them
,
For
their
Fault
lay
in
their
Schism
,
which
is
corrected
by
their
being
settled
anem
in
the
peace
of
U●ity
:
not
in
the
holy
institutions
,
which
wheresoever
they
are
really
,
are
of
validity
,
Aug.
●b
.
l.
cont.
Ep.
Parmen
when
on
such
reception
to
the
Communion
of
the
Church
,
it
seems
expedient
not
to
admit
them
,
to
the
administration
of
their
former
Orders
;
yet
even
there
,
is
not
the
power
of
Orders
withdrawn
from
them
,
but
remains
still
lodged
in
them
.
Which
also
may
appear
from
hence
,
because
,
they
are
not
made
to
stand
among
the
Penitents
,
as
other
Offenders
among
the
people
are
,
and
there
to
receive
penance
,
and
absolution
,
by
imposition
of
hands
:
Which
is
omitted
towards
them
,
not
because
it
would
be
an
injury
to
their
persons
,
but
because
it
would
be
an
injury
to
their
Orders
,
Conc.
Carth.
Concil.
p.
Ed.
Bi●
person
in
Holy
Orders
was
lyable
,
or
ever
made
to
do
penance
,
quite
to
set
asi
e
all
Ministerial
Acts
of
Schismaticks
.
powers
of
the
Holy
Ghost
by
Schism
Schismaticks
fell
from
the
Grace
of
the
Holy
Ghost
;
and
,
having
lost
it
themselves
,
were
no
longer
empowered
to
confer
it
on
others
,
either
in
Baptism
,
or
Ordination
,
being
thence
forward
,
as
to
these
powers
,
as
meer
,
Lay-men
,
straining
things
too
far
others
of
Asia
were
altogether
of
another
Opinion
sixth
Council
in
Trullo
they
will
not
break
Communion
with
them
,
on
account
thereof
.
Praeloqu
St.
Cyp.
in
Synod
.
Carthag
.
de
Rebapt
.
Haeret.
ap.
Cyp.
p.
Cyp.
all
:
Jubaianum
Ep.
Ed.
Ox.
We
judge
none
,
nor
will
exclude
any
from
our
Communion
,
who
shall
be
of
another
Opinion
,
Head
of
the
Council
of
Carthage
,
another
Council
Stephen
of
Rome
c.
Cyp.
&
caeteri
Stephano
Fratri
,
Ep.
not
only
the
Baptism
,
but
the
Ordination
of
Men
in
Heresie
or
Schism
,
in
receiving
them
,
when
they
returned
to
the
Church
,
only
to
Lay-communion
:
I●
.
p.
if
any
of
their
Brethren
,
who
have
imbihed
another
Opinion
,
are
still
for
sticking
to
their
former
Sentiments
,
they
are
not
forcing
any
,
nor
for
breaking
Communion
with
those
,
who
are
for
preserving
that
Bond
of
Concord
and
Peace
,
which
ought
to
be
upheld
in
the
College
of
Bishops
.
Communicatory
Letters
they
would
admit
them
to
all
Acts
,
whether
of
Lay
,
Clerical
Communion
admitted
to
at
home
break
Communion
with
other
Churches
Communion
of
Saints
there
it
to
be
but
one
Bishop
at
once
in
a
Church
,
&c.
Cypt.
Epist.
great
Council
of
Nice
the
Bishop
in
the
Church
,
is
the
Principle
of
Unity
.
Spiritual
Monarchy
two
at
once
the
principle
of
Unity
a
Bishop
their
Bishop
principle
of
Unity
essence
of
Episcopacy
means
of
Unity
We
being
all
baptized
into
one
Body
one
Body
partaking
all
of
one
Bread
State
Monarchy
Regal
Powers
principle
of
State-Unity
Elective
Kingdoms
Spiritual
Monarchy
Form
of
Ordination
,
by
receiving
of
the
Holy
Ghost
for
the
Office
of
a
Bishop
,
for
the
Church
of
God
.
first
Bishops
Ordain'd
Bishops
of
those
who
should
afterwards
believe
Holy
Apostles
great
Council
of
Chalcedon
Circuitors
;
so
called
because
they
were
to
go
about
hither
and
thither
,
to
keep
the
Faithful
in
their
Duty
,
not
having
any
fixt
Place
or
Chair
of
their
own
.
supply
the
want
of
Fixt
Bishops
,
Council
of
Chalcedon
Balentius
,
whom
,
being
a
scandalous
Liver
,
Iba●
to
have
Ordained
Presbyter
and
Periodeutes
.
the
most
Reverend
Presbyter
,
and
Periodeutes
.
great
Council
of
Chalcedon
forbids
any
Presbyter
,
or
Deacon
,
to
be
Ordain'd
absolutely
,
i.
e.
without
having
declaring
the
appropriate
place
,
or
seat
,
wherein
he
is
to
officiate
vacates
the
Ordinations
,
which
shall
be
made
otherwise
.
forbidding
any
to
be
Ordain'd
without
a
Title
,
to
some
certain
Place
,
or
Benefice
.
the
necessity
and
essence
of
Ordination
.
Chaplains
of
Colleges
Masters
of
Arts
,
who
have
been
able
to
live
five
years
of
themselves
in
the
Universities
,
own
Canon
Concil.
Lat.
Concil.
Ed.
Bin.
Paris
they
,
who
have
Patrimony
,
and
Provision
of
Maintenance
of
their
own
other
ways
,
Council
of
Lateran
Bishops
of
such
a
place
Cathalik
Bishops
Bishops
of
the
Church
at
large
,
Cyp.
Ep.
De
Unitate
Eccles.
p.
Ed.
Ox.
The
collection
of
all
Churches
is
but
one
Episcopate
;
and
those
many
People
,
who
are
fed
,
by
so
many
Pastors
,
make
all
but
one
Flock
.
particular
Dividends
single
Bishop
stand
obliged
proper
share
Partners
in
a
Bond
pro
solide
for
the
whole
sum
have
every
Bishop
the
Bishop
of
some
place
,
have
but
one
Bishop
at
a
time
in
a
City
Being
of
Episcopacy
Lawfulness
of
communicating
with
Gentiles
two
Churches
Paul
.
Epiphanius
at
Rome
,
they
were
both
the
first
Apostles
,
and
the
first
Bishops
.
Roman
Bishops
,
this
is
the
succession
,
Peter
and
Paul
,
Linus
and
Cletus
,
Clemens
,
Euirdstus
,
Alexander
,
Xystus
,
thing
extraordinary
Church
of
Alexandria
first
Church
Apostle
of
the
Jews
,
that
it
had
never
at
any
time
had
two
Bishops
in
the
same
City
at
once
,
like
other
Cities
.
having
of
two
Bishops
in
the
same
City
at
once
,
communion
with
Gentiles
,
Anti-bishops
Ordination
having
but
one
Bishop
in
a
Church
at
a
time
,
the
rightful
Bishops
being
the
Principle
of
Church-Union
.
their
Bishop
a
Bishop
Holy
Assembly
Christ
in
the
midst
of
them
,
in
places
where
they
can
have
them
from
others
have
recourse
to
them
as
a
Make-shift
,
give
out
where
they
can
have
none
else
,
rather
than
live
without
any
at
all
?
Beatitude
of
Meekness
they
may
necessity
of
having
publick
Worship
and
Ministerial
Offices
,
excuse
the
fa●iltiness
one
communicating
in
a
Schism
out
of
the
Unity
of
the
Church
.
Schism
is
breaking
the
one
Body
into
Parties
,
making
sedition
in
the
Church
an
owning
or
esp●usal
thereof
in
opposition
to
the
true
Body
.
refusing
all
communion
and
correspondence
Civil
State
publick
communion
Church
assemblies
Patriarchical
Age.
Communion
,
the
Communion
of
Saints
the
Creed
necessity
of
having
some
Ministerial
communion
,
will
excuse
in
such
case
for
the
faultiness
of
having
this
at
the
hands
of
one
ministring
in
a
Schism
,
when
it
can
not
be
had
from
others
the
Nature
and
Importance
of
things
the
abatements
God
himself
has
been
willing
to
make
on
such
necessity
,
with
other
like
Duties
held
and
practised
by
the
Church
and
People
of
God
,
when
they
could
have
no
Ministerial
Offices
but
from
Schismaticks
,
to
give
Relief
in
some
other
compassionable
cases
about
communion
,
like
plea
for
abatements
Nature
and
Importance
of
the
things
themselves
,
publick
worship
,
communion
in
Ministerial
Offices
essential
Obligation
important
in
it self
a
Light
,
to
shine
out
light
upon
a
candlestick
this
City
upon
an
Hill
Religious
Assemblies
forsaking
Not
forsaking
the
assembling
of
your selves
together
,
as
the
manner
of
some
is
,
persecuted
Hebrews
in
holding
fast
the
Christian
Profession
without
wavering
,
draw
back
framed
much
of
our
Holy
Religion
,
instituted
several
great
most
important
things
,
for
the
sake
of
it
.
solemn
Times
for
worship
our
Prayers
Acts
of
worship
plural
number
Our
Father
which
art
in
Heaven
,
give
us
this
day
Holy
Sacraments
Asts
of
society
We
are
all
baptized
into
one
body
.
We
,
being
many
,
are
one
bread
and
one
body
.
The
bread
which
we
break
,
is
the
communion
of
the
body
of
Christ
;
and
the
cup
of
blessing
which
we
bless
,
is
the
communion
of
the
blood
of
Christ
,
to
the
Sick
,
without
three
,
or
two
at
the
least
,
solitary
Masses
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
Priest
alone
natural
obligation
importance
of
publick
worship
Holy
Sacranients
things
of
positive
obligation
,
shall
give
way
to
things
of
natural
obligation
positives
of
less
importance
,
to
positives
of
more
importance
;
in
those
cases
,
and
times
,
where
we
can
not
do
both
.
keeping
up
Religion
Church-unity
and
Association
care
of
Church-unity
care
of
Religion
These
abatements
,
are
what
God
himself
has
been
willing
to
make
on
such
necessity
,
in
other
like
duties
.
duty
of
Church-union
important
duty
,
of
publick
Ministration
Sabbath
Rest
to
labour
in
Circumcision
eighth
Day
Sabbath
Day
the
Priests
in
the
Temple
continually
prophaned
the
Sabbath
,
and
were
blameless
,
I
will
have
Mercy
before
Sacrifice
:
Priests
should
kill
the
Sacrifice
to
lay
their
hands
upon
the
head
of
the
Sacrifice
.
it
was
left
to
the
Priests
to
kill
it
,
Cestius
Gallus
Jewish
Doctors
Father
Ahaz
,
the
Priests
,
who
had
sanctified
themselves
,
were
too
few
,
to
slay
all
the
burnt-offerings
Brethren
the
Levites
helped
the
Priests
therein
till
the
work
was
ended
,
and
till
the
other
Priests
had
Sanctified
themselves
they
who
had
touched
Dead
Bodies
,
Uncleanness
,
should
not
eat
of
the
Pass-over
,
or
other
Holy
things
,
Israel
,
to
the
keeping
of
his
Pass-over
,
at
the
House
of
the
Lord
at
Jerusalem
,
Pollution
of
Idols
service
of
the
true
God
his
Letters
Ephraim
,
Manasse
,
Issachar
and
Zebulon
,
since
the
dayes
of
Solomon
the
Pass-over
to
eat
it
otherwise
than
it
was
written
,
God
accepted
them
Christian
Pass-over
Holy
Eucharist
Doing
it
in
Wine
Blessed
Eucharist
Egyptian
Bishops
,
that
in
case
of
necessity
,
they
should
squeeze
a
cluster
of
Grapes
into
the
Chalice
,
and
mixing
some
Water
therewith
,
use
it
instead
Christians
of
Habassinia
have
good
Grapes
the
heat
of
their
Climate
can
make
no
Wine
thereof
Coptiles
in
Egypt
Christians
of
St.
who
,
for
want
of
true
Wine
,
all
use
Water
infused
on
Raisins
,
and
fqueezed
from
them
,
Thus
the
People
and
Church
of
God
have
held
,
and
practiced
,
under
the
greatest
Schismes
of
former
times
.
in
the
Schifm
of
the
Kingdom
of
Israel
,
or
of
the
Ten
Tribes
.
High
Places
Jeroboams
Calves
she
cut
off
the
Prophets
of
the
Lord
,
Hundred
Prophets
all
hid
in
two
Caves
all
his
Prophets
,
he
was
left
alone
,
Seaven
Thousand
Souls
had
not
bowed
the
Knee
to
Baal
,
the
Kingdoms
were
not
at
Wars
,
that
would
be
connived
at
Order
of
the
Kingdom
of
Israel
Jeroboams
wicked
policy
Temple
at
Jerusalem
he
did
at
the
Feasts
First-Fruits
and
Tenths
with
him
,
to
give
to
the
sons
of
Aaron
:
he
was
alone
all
the
Tribes
,
and
the
House
of
his
Father
,
sacrificed
to
Baal
,
led
away
Captive
Ten
Tribes
Ministrations
of
their
own
Kingdom
Ministerial
Offices
performed
among
themselves
own
Schools
place
of
Shepherds
administer
these
Feeding
their
Flocks
Feed
Themselves
minister
them
Resort
to
them
Jeroboams
Calves
High
Places
Communicateing
with
those
,
who
Minister'd
in
a
Schism
.
Altar
at
Jerusalem
only
Altar
offer
any
burnt
offering
Principle
of
Union
all
the
Tribes
of
the
Jewish
Church
and
Nation
.
New
Altars
one
Altar
at
Jerusalem
offer'd
sacrifice
burnt
incense
all
the
Children
of
Israel
every
Sabbath
Day
at
other
set-times
hold
holy
Convocations
in
all
their
Dwellings
.
Jeroboam
built
him
Houses
for
Worship
,
Golden
Calves
at
Dan
and
Bethel
,
Priests
for
them
of
the
lowest
of
the
people
which
Priests
of
High-places
to
be
Priests
at
his
Altar
at
Bethel
.
Heathen
Idols
to
offer
their
incense
and
oblations
,
days
of
Samuel
Solomon
before
the
building
of
the
Temple
.
ten
Tribes
of
Israel
the
peoples
burning
incense
offering
sacrifices
in
the
high-places
Restoration
to
his
Throne
nevertheless
the
people
did
sacrifice
still
in
the
high-places
,
yet
unto
the
Lord
their
God
only
.
ten
Tribes
opposite
altars
,
set
up
altar
against
altar
,
sent
Posts
and
Proclamations
thro'
all
Israel
,
to
come
and
keep
the
pass-over
at
Jerusalem
,
according
to
what
is
prevent
Gods
further
wrath
carrying
of
the
Remnant
away
to
Babylon
,
for
this
Schismatical
Ministers
going
up
to
worship
at
Jerusalem
.
in
Legitimating
Communion
with
the
Schismatical
Novatians
,
by
the
persecuting
Arians
at
a
loss
for
ministerial
offices
in
other
places
.
persecuting
Arians
not
only
the
Catholicks
the
Novatians
,
because
they
were
Orthodox
concerning
the
Nicene
Faith
.
against
the
Catholicks
they
left
no
Oratories
they
allowed
three
Churches
,
even
in
the
Royal
City
,
The
Catholicks
Sozomen
,
resorted
to
the
Novatian
Churches
,
and
joyned
in
their
Assemblies
and
Prayers
.
Novatians
were
Schismaticks
refusing
reconciliation
to
those
,
who
had
falln
in
persecution
,
Ancient
Precept
,
they
refused
to
come
to
a
perfect
Union
.
Communion
in
Prayers
Ancient
Precept
the
Novatians
denyed
the
Communion
of
Mysteries
who
had
fallen
,
they
would
reserve
,
to
God
himself
in
our
own
great
Rebellion
,
when
our
Bishops
were
all
driven
cut
,
and
Deposed
with
the
King
.
is
generally
thought
to
Legit●mate
Communion
in
those
Churches
,
which
have
no
Bishops
.
Forreign
Protestant
Churches
Great
Rebel●ion
.
in
Ministring
without
Episcopal
Powers
he
would
command
his
Children
,
and
his
House-hold
after
him
,
Patriarks
offering
Sacrifices
given
to
God
in
exchange
for
them
,
Numb
.
one
Tribe
Line
of
Aaron
Episcopally
called
and
Ordained
Gods
People
having
held
and
practised
thus
,
under
the
greatest
Schisms
of
former
times
to
give
Relief
in
some
other
compassionable
cases
,
about
communion
,
which
have
only
like
Plea
for
abatements
,
as
this
case
has
.
in
shunning
the
communion
of
Schismaticks
,
of
excommunicate
persons
keeping
off
from
their
communion
to
communicate
with
them
at
the
beginning
,
Heresie
it self
is
fully
formed
,
and
whilst
it
is
capable
of
being
prevented
.
second
Admonition
no
breach
of
communion
,
on
account
of
their
different
judgements
,
but
all
Assembling
together
,
and
joyning
in
the
fame
ministrations
,
it
has
allow'd
them
to
come
to
our
Assemblies
,
in
hopes
to
cure
them
.
Queen
Elizabeth
Bishops
Courts
sententia
lata
ab
ipso
jure
sentence
pass'd
by
the
Law
sententiam
latam
a
judi●e
,
another
sentence
pass'd
by
the
judge
,
On
the
Words
in
a
Constitution
,
his
Note
is
,
Lind.
in
Constit.
Joh.
Peccham
.
c.
on
the
Word
an
ipso
facto
excommunication
till
there
be
a
declaratory
sentence
,
fell
to
sacrifice
to
Idols
Primitive
Canons
Canons
of
the
Apostles
Gaius
Diddensis
his
Deacon
Suspended
from
Communion
themselves
,
for
Communicating
with
Lapsers
.
Egyptian
Martyrs
Communicate
with
them
at
their
Common
Tables
,
and
in
Prayers
,
as
‖
‖
In
things
,
that
will
not
bear
extremities
,
or
the
Rigor
of
Law
,
as
Fathers
in
the
Council
in
in
his
Canons
they
are
to
Relax
and
make
abatements
,
according
to
Custom
,
and
the
form
received
.
shunning
of
Communion
with
men
fall'n
into
Heresy
,
or
Schism
,
or
other
depriving
crime
,
Due
Conviction
Conscience
of
the
criminalness
of
Schism
,
Exercise
of
●ullick
Worship
and
Devotion
,
Conscionable
sense
of
Schism
worldly
Necessity
Necessity
for
Religion
Gods
Service
keeping
Unity
other
of
Gods
Commandments
happening
to
stand
in
competition
therewith
,
the
Assemblies
sinful
Matter
of
the
Prayers
what
they
pay
Society
where
they
pay
it
Unity
of
the
Spirit
Bond
of
Peace
Schismatical
Congregations
viz.
The
Schismaticalness
of
the
Assemblies
:
second
,
viz.
Unrighteous
Petitions
sinful
Matter
of
the
Prayers
taking
part
sinful
mixture
Idolatrous
Worship
or
Prayers
jealous
God
be
ye
separate
,
and
come
out
from
among
them
,
good
parts
of
the
worship
may
not
afford
them
all
that
is
necessary
in
Christian
Worship
not
in
such
a
way
,
as
it
is
necessary
they
should
have
it
.
half
Sacraments
unknown
Tongue
spiritual
worship
praying
with
understanding
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
Church
of
Rome
Assemblies
of
Jews
the
Communion
of
Saints
Professed
Unbelievers
Essentials
of
Faith
Articles
of
the
Creed
this
unlawfulness
keeping
Union
the
benefit
of
Communicateing
in
some
Ministerial
Offices
immoral
mixtures
breaking
the
Unity
of
the
Church
,
by
setting
up
of
Anti-Bishops
Elagrant
Schism
for
the
sake
of
peace
for
maintenance
of
Communion
with
them
.
before
the
Formation
of
the
Schism
Corruption
of
Worship
Corruption
in
Faith
.
reject
an
H●retick
second
Admonition
Orthodox
at
Antioch
kept
a
meeting
for
some
time
Arian
Assemblies
Derogatory
Doxologys
Diodorus
,
that
admirable
Pair
of
best
Men
,
who
first
brought
in
the
Doxology
at
the
end
of
the
Psalms
,
at
the
end
of
the
Hymns
,
Arians
Sung
,
Glory
be
to
the
Father
,
in
the
Son
,
Glory
be
to
the
Father
,
by
the
Son
,
in
the
Holy
Ghost
,
Sung
,
Glory
be
to
the
Father
,
and
to
the
Son
,
and
to
the
Holy
Ghost
,
Necessity
of
having
some
Ministerial
Offices
,
and
Publick
Devotion
,
Meeting
with
those
who
are
in
a
Schism
:
Beatitude
of
Meekness
Orthodox
Christians
at
Antioch
Derogatoriness
of
the
Arian
Doxologies
Necessary
Duty
attending
on
some
Ministerial
Offices
those
Orthodox
at
Antioch
refused
to
allow
them
so
much
as
one
Church
.
mere
presence
interpretative
Profession
of
his
concurrence
in
them
.
keep
up
publick
Communion
to
keep
all
persons
in
one
Communion
,
Private
Composures
in
Pulpit-Prayers
their
being
a
profession
of
concurrence
,
Of
Christian
Prudence
Arian
Heresie
met
in
the
Arian
Assemblies
under
Leontius
abatement
of
the
strict
Rules
against
Communion
with
Schismaticks
.
Zeal
against
Popery
Plea
of
Ignorance
united
to
the
Anti-Bishops
circumstantiate
,
which
give
but
to
put
that
they
aere
breaking
it
into
true
there
in
Eph.
with
him
we
may
do
not
tye
the.