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A79937	Clement, the blessed Paul's fellow-labourer in the Gospel, his first epistle to the Corinthians: being an effectuall suasory to peace, and brotherly condescension, after an unhappy schism and separation in that Church. From whence the understanding reader may receive satisfaction concerning the businesse of episcopacy, or presbytery, as it stood in the age of the Apostles, and some time after. The ancient'st writing the Church hath, and the onely extant to that purpose, next to the divinely-inspired Scriptures. And being made good use of, may prove a remedy against the breaches and sad divisions of these distracted churches and times.; First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians	Clement I, Pope.; Burton, William, 1609-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing C4629; Thomason E396_24; Thomason E396_25; ESTC R201660	59,432	63

better then those Irish Bishops which was no more then three milch Cowes and in case any of them became dry the Parishioners supplyed them again as their own relation was to Adam of Breme in Germany whom they took in their way from Italy homeward I may fit both with that excellent character of those poor countrey-bishops of Italy in Ammianus Marcellinus h Lib. 27. an Hethen Historian Quos tenuitas edendi potandique parcissimè vilitas etiam indumentorum superc lia humum spectantia perpetuo Numini verisque ejus cultoribus ut puros commendabant verecundos Not but that then there were swaggering Bishops and far unlike these for in the same place he tels us that the competition and contention about the Papacy between Damasus and Vrsicinus was so violent that the carcases of 137. men slain in the quarrell were drawn out of one i Basilicâ Sicinini Church and Viventius the Lieutenant to the Emperour was forc't to make his retreit into the suburbs till the rage of the peeple and their strife was ended And the impartiall Historian makes the reason and grounds of these contentions to be their immoderate wealth ease and honour after they were thus settled being then enricht with the gifts and presents of great Ladies they rode in Coaches through the streets they were choicely suited in their apparell their diet dainty in so much that their feasts outwent the ordinary provision at Kings Tables And that Marcellinus doth them no wrong heerin the studious Reader may see by the Constitution k L. 20. C. Theod de Episc Eccl. Clericis of Valent. Valens and Gratian directed to the same Damasus forbidding all Ecclesiasticall persons or such as belonged to them to visit widows houses c. to receive any thing from such kind of weemen either by donation or Legacy If they did that it should be forfeited to the Exchequer c. And Damasus was fain though full sore against his will to give order for publishing of it in all the Churches of Rome But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 enough of this Now the contention about the name or power of Episcopacy was never so great but the acceptions of the word before the Apostles time were as various l In 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eustathius tels us that it was sometimes taken for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 m 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a spy or scout Elsewhere in Homer I finde it for a protector or defender and in this sense Hector is call'd by his wife n 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Episcopus Trojae The defender of the Trojans their wives and children It was an office or Magistracy rather among the Athenians of which Suidas and o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aristophanes Scholiast besides p De Rep. Athen ca. 35. v. Guid. Pancirol de Magistr Municipal c. 13. Postel or rather Possardus but especially see Meursius in his Attic Antiquities Cicero tels us that Pompey would have him to be q Ad Attic. l. 7. Epist 10. quem tota Campana maritima ora habeat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad quem delectus summa negotii referatur by which words you see what power he had And in the Pandects Arcadius calls them Episcopos r F. de muner honor l. fin § item qui praesunt pani caeteris venalibus rebus quae Civitatum populis ad quotidianum victum usui sunt which is just as much as Clarks of the Market XXXII The forenamed officers Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That is Bishops and Deacons The Apostles appointed Overseërs and Ministers unto them that should beleeve as well in the Churches of Rome and Corinth as elsewhere Where by the way take notice that Peter's parts and authority in that businesse were no more then any ones else beside for Clement speaks generally 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Apostles and Our Apostles Secondly we may gather from Clement that not onely the Apostles themselves but ſ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others also taken notice of for their prudence did constitute Bishops and Deacons but it was with the generall consent and agreement of the whole Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 otherwise they were not thought lawfully called or chosen to their office and so might not challenge any subjection or respect from the peeple Now in defining what kind of Bishops these were which the Apostles constituted and in assigning every first Bishop his particular place or seat I conceive Antiquity did not a little mistake not to say they dealt too peremptorily and presumptuously therein That I may not be thought to take too much upon me in so high and seemingly arrogant a censure I shall as-well for the Readers satisfaction as for mine owne excuse and defence alledge a very notable place out of Eusebius esteemed generally the Father and fountain of Church History who directly acknowledgeth it a thing of great difficulty to set down who were left by the Apostles the Bishops of severall Churches confessing all the light he had heerin to come from the Acts of the Apostles and Paul's Epistles The place is Eccl. Hist. lib. III. cap. IV. whither the Reader may have his recourse at pleasure Now for us to make our boasts of Antiquity and to ground our discourse in the point we have in hand upon the testimony and traditions of the antients when as Eusebius himself one so antient and that made such diligent search and enquiry into this business freely confesseth that all the certainty of his knowledge thereabout was from meere Scripture is a thing in my conceit of extreme lightness and vanity Not to adde heer what I formerly took notice of how great a flaw and breach there is in the history of the first times of the Church next the Acts which indeed did set the invention of after ages on work to write a Supplement in place of those true Records which most likely perished at what time the flame of persecution devoured the Christians themselves not more then their particular Acta and Memorials For the future gave them moreover in command The Gr. XXXIII 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I translated it as you see having then in my mind what Plato's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signified and being now in hast I let it passe so Perhaps upon advice with some to advertise me better I shall alter it Mr Yong had turned it ac descriptas deinceps ministrorum officiorumque vices reliquerunt reading by conjecture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Copy Dr Vsher Eumque ordinem deinceps praescripserunt Salmasius Et interim etiam praeceptum dederunt Dr Hall and gave thereupon a designed order or list of Offices coming neerest Mr Yong. Dr Turner of Merton Colledge would have it read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 t Vide Dn. Armachan de Ignat. script ca. 18. p. 137. ut continuatio