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A39998	The hierarchical bishops claim to a divine right, tried at the scripture-bar, or, A consideration of the pleadings for prelacy from pretended Scriptural arguments, presented and offered by Dr. Scott, in his book intituled, The Christian life, part II, A.M., D.D. in his Enquiry into the New Opinions, &c., and by the author of the second part of the Survey of Naphtali ... / by Thomas Forrester ...	Forrester, Thomas, 1635?-1706.; Scott, John, 1639-1695. Christian life.; Monro, Alexander, d. 1715? Enquiry into the new opinions.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1596; ESTC R4954	340,417	360

Gifts of the Spirit by the laying on of their Hands they add quae omnia fuerant c. All which were necessary in the Apostolick Office for laying the first Foundation of the Christian Church through the World Here again the Apostles Extraordinary Office is asserted by the Saumer University and that with the same Ingredients upon the like grounds as we do hold So here are more of the Socinian Principles if we may believe this Dr. and this University as well as that of Leyden found ignorant of and going cross to all Antiquity in this Matter The ordinary succeeding Officers and of the highest Function in that capacity they hold to be the Pastors and Doctors whom they assert to derive down what was ordinary in the Apostolick Office to whom the Authority Consequently and Power of Teaching and Governing the Church is committed citing Act. 13. where mention is made of this Authority in the Pastors and Teachers of Antioch and their joint collegiat Power in Imposition of Hands also 1 Cor. 14.29 30 31 32. where the Prophets Authoritative judging of every Member of the Colledge and Society and the due Subjection of every Prophet to their decision is asserted joining therewith Chap. 12.29 Are all Apostles are all Prophets are all Teachers c. Well shall we offer to the Dr yet more Scots Presbyterian Novelists and of the Socinian Stamp in this Matter Piscat de Minist Eccles. Aphorism 9 Apostoli immediate a Christo vocati fuerunt c. The Apostles were immediatly called by Christ and sent through the whole World to es●ablish every where the Kingdom of God by the Preaching of the Gospel In his Explication he shews that in this Aphorism the Ministry of the Apostles is explained in four Heads 1. Ex causa sine qua non c. From the Cause and Ground without which they could not discharge their Apostolical Office and this was their immediat Vocation and Calling 2. e subjectis Locis c. From the Places where they Exercised their Apostolick Function viz. the various Kingdoms of the World 3. Ex Fine ad quem c. From the Scope and End to which they were to Direct their Ministry and Labours viz. the Planting and Founding Churches c. 4. Ex Causa Instrumentali c. From the Instrumental Cause they were to make use of viz. their Unfixt Preaching of the Gospel Here I Appeal to all Men of Judgment whether this Account of the Apostolick Office is not the same with that which this Man rejects as Socinian Aphorism 12. Sequuntur Pastores c. He proceeds to Describe Pastors and Doctors whom the Church can never want in the Explication he tells us that a praecedentibus differunt Duratione They differ from Apostles Prophets and Evangelists in Continuance as being of constant Necessity to the Church Thus Denying in Contradiction to our Dr the Permanency of the Apostolick Office Afterwards he adds Officia Pastorum indicantur c. That there are four Branches of the Pastors work and Office The Interpretation of Scripture the Ordering of Government and Discipline the Administration of the Sacraments together with Authoritative Admonitions and Exhortations Shewing thereafter that the Pastors do Succeed to what is Ordinary in the Apostolick and Evangelistick Office And their Episcopal Pastoral Authority he proves from these notable known Passages improven by the Presbyterians Act. 20.28 1 Pet. 5.1 2. Philip. 1.1 1 Tim. 3.1 2. Tit. 1.5 7. Now I dare refer it to all Men of Sense whether this Man is not in this Point of the New Opinion of Scots Presbyterians and stands Antipode to our Dr's Uniform Testimony of all Antiquity Shall we Consult yet another Turret Part. 3. Loc. 18. Quest. 17. Thes. 3. Reasoning against Bellarmin in Point of Peters pretended Primacy he draws his Argument a Natura Apostolici Muneris and tells the Iesuited Cardinal and our Dr. with him that the Apostles had an immediat Power and Jurisdiction which they received from Christ immediatly And Thes. 4. in Answer to Bellarmin holding much to our Reverend Dr's Sense and Pleading that Peter had the Pontificat as an ordinary Pastor to be therein succeeded He Answers that gratis supponitur c. it is without Ground presumed that Peter was an ordinary Pastor to whom any could succeed Adding in the end denique cum Apostolatus c. since the Apostolat as such was an Extraordinary Temporal Transient Function which was to expire and cease in the Church it could have no Successors Herein flatly giving the Lie to our Dr's Grand Topick and Principle anent the permanent Function of Apostolat as necessary in the Church till the End of Time As for his Judgment of the Pastoral Office as the Highest Ordinary Function of the Church and the same with that of the Scripture Bishop and Presbyter and by Consequence the Succession thereof to what was Ordinary in the Apostolick Office we have already made it appear Musculus if I may Name him again without Angring our Dr. is full and clear to this Purpose de Offic. Minist P. 358 359. Apostolus est qui c. That the Apostles were not set over any one particular Church but the Lords Command to them was that they should Preach the Gospel through the World and the Command Go Teach all Nations was peculiar to them And P. 360. he shews that Pastors were the same with Bishops and were in this distinguished from Apostles that they were sent to Teach and Feed particular Churches and fixed to them Amand. Polan Syntag. Theol. Lib. 7. Cap. 11. de Minist Ecclesiae describes thus the Apostolick Office Apostoli Christi fuerunt Christi Discipuli immediate ab ipso edocti c. That the Apostles were the Disciples of Christ immediatly Instructed by him sent to Preach the Exhibiting of the Messiah before his Ascension and thereafter to Preach to the whole World and thus to Found the Gospel Church having this Testimony from God that they could not err in Doctrine c. Afterward he tells us what were the Privilegia Apostolorum and the Prerogative Praeordinari●s Novi-Testamenti Ministris their Prerogatives above the ordinary Ministers of the New Testament Instancing 1. Their immediat Institution by Christ. 2. Their immediat Mission by him to Teach 3. Their General Legation to the whole World with Authority of Founding Churches every where not in one place only Citing 2 Cor. 11.28 where Paul shews that the Care of all the Churches was upon him 4. The Visible Symbol and Badge of this Legation viz. the conferring of the Visible Gifts of the Spirit by Imposition of Hands 5. Their Immunity from all Error after their Receiving the Holy Spirit in the Day of Pentecost 6. Their Extraordinary Authority against the Rebellious Citing 2 Cor. 10.6 8. where Paul mentions his Readiness to Revenge all Disobedience and the Authority hereanent for the Edification of the Church whereof he might Boast 7. Their Prophetical Gift in shewing things to

to all their Successors the Bishops in this Apostolick extent For he affirms that this Power of the Apostles is perpetual and necessary in the Church and that the Bishops are their proper Successors therein And here the Dr. would do well to inform us of what Character and Mould in Point of Power these Bishops are whom he owns to succeed to this Apostolick Office For that de facto there is a great variety in the extent of their Power he will not deny Whether doth he hold that every ordinary Bishop is such a Successor or the Arch Bishop or only Primats If every Bishop does thus succeed which the Series of his Arguing seems to import then I would know how a Bishop with a derived subaltern subordinat Power limit to a certain and may be not a very great Precinct or district can be said to succeed the Apostles in a Supreme Iurisdiction over all Believers and Ecclesiasticks Let him make Sense of this if he can If he say that the Bishops Succession relates to their Power within their own district Then 1. They no more succeed the Apostles in the Power by him described than Successors to a Sheriff in a Kingdom can be said to succeed to the Regal Throne 2. If he once break square thus and infringe his own Rule his measures and description he must consequently acknowledge that a Government in the smallest precinct yea even of a Pastor over his Flock is eaten us a Succesion to the Apostles If he say the Pastor has no Rule over Ecclesiasticks and consequently no Apostolick Succession in his Sense I Answer neither has the Bishops over all Ecclesiasticks which is also his Sense and description of the Apostolick Succession If he own that only Arch Bishops are such Successors Then 1. How comes he to owne the Bishops in universum as succeeding the Apostles in a Rectoral Power 2. Since the Bishops can give Rules to subordinat Ecclesiasticks Preach if their Lordships please give Rules of Disciplin hear complaints decide Controversies c. wherein he makes this Apostolick Succession to consist how can he deny even to Diocesan Bishops this Succession 3. Suppose but one Diocesan Church in a Countrey gathered the Dr. will not deny an Apostolick Succession and Government there according to his Pattern and Principles But to proceed if the Dr. hold that only the great Arch Bishops or Metrapolitans have this Supremacy and Apostolick Succession I would know upon what ground he can defend this in his Principles I know none except that of the extent of their Power be alledged But here the Dr. is still at odds with himself For the Apostolick Power which he holds to be Succeeded unto and Permanent extended to all Churches to all Ecclesiasticks and Believers And besides suppose an Oecumenick Council Assembled the Dr. will not assert that he has an Authority paramount to it by his Office and that there may not be a greater Metropolitan than he existent whose Power may be paramount to his in the Council or otherwise Thus we see how our Dr. in his Phantastick Description of the Apostolat and Pleadings for the Bishops Succession thereunto has involved himself and is Rolling Sisiphus Stone which still returns upon him and renews his Labour But in the next place the Dr. P. 97.98 tells us That extraordinary Gifts of the Holy Ghost Power of Miracles Languages other Spiritual Furniture were temporary extrinsick advantages necessary for first forming the Christian Church and when this Fabrick is erected Scaffoldings are removed But I should think if the Apostolick work and necessary duties required these extraordinary Gifts as necessary advantages and furniture for the same then they were intrinsick not extrinsick to the Office it self Which I will prove to the Dr by a paralel Argument the Topick whereof he must needs owne To be apt to Teach to have Spiritual knowledge and the Gift of utterance in a competent Measure prudence a competent knowledge of the Scriptures and Languages thereof he will acknowledg are needful for the Pastoral work of Feeding by the word and Doctrin Therefore say I they are essential and intrinsick to the Pastoral Office For 1. Else there were no need of a previous trial of these Gifts in order to admission to that Office And 2. God conjoins the call to the Office with the Gifts for it and the one in an ordinary way must be made Appear by the other I hope the Dr and I are agreed as to the Soundness of this Reasoning Now let me subsum upon this Conclusion In like manner the Apostolick Office required these works or duties whereunto were necessarly annexed the forementioned Gifts and Eurniture for the fame 1. They were to teach all Nations this they could not do without the Gift of Tongues wherefore on the day of Penticost they were thus sealled Yea were Commanded to stay and wait at Ierusalem for this Seal 2. Another piece of their work was to Confirm their Doctrin by Miracles then new and unknown thus to seal their Commission to an Infidel world as also to the Iews as Moses and Aaron were to Pharaoh and Israel before whom the Signs were shown of the Rod and Leprous hand This Work required the Gift of Miracles 3. They were to form the Christian Church and lay the ground plott of its Government and deliver the Rules and plat-form of its Doctrine and Worship This required an infallible directive Power and Authority in reference to all the Ordinances and Officers thereof 4. Their Work and Office required an immediat Relation in actu secundo to all Churches so that they were while alive solely such Officers thereof Hence their very Office being of this Nature and supposing the Christian Church a forming erecting it is certain that taken in a proper formal Sense with these its Ingredients i● is the Scaffolding which is removed when this Fabrick is erected since now no Mortal can pretend to such a Mission Commission and Authority Further The Command Go teach all Nations he must hold still vigent as essentially included in the Apostolick Office for he distinguishes this part of their Permanent Power from their extraordinary expired Priviledges P. 96. so that he must needs acknowledge that this requiring the Gift of Tongues it was essential thereunto Again he holds there is a Supreme Power of Government constant and transmitted to the Church And this Supreme Power necessarly requires 1. Infallibility in all the Methods and Measures of Government For that upon the ground of such a Supremacy the Apostles had an Infallibility in all their Measures and Ordinances of Government delivered to the Churches the Dr. will not deny 2. He cannot deny this necessary Consequence That therefore they were priviledged with unaccountableness and uncontrolable Power And this in his Principles he must needs hold to be transmitted For if Supremacy and Infallibility will not infer these two surely nothing will And the Dr. will not say that Supremacy over all Church