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Leitourgia theiotera ergia, or, Liturgie a most divine service in answer to a late pamphlet stiled, Common-prayer-book no divine service : wherein that authors XXVII reasons against liturgies are wholly and clean taken away, his LXIX objections against our most venerable service-book are fully satisfied : as also his XII arguments against bishops are clearly answered ... so that this tract may well passe for a replie to the most of the great and little exceptions any where made to our liturgie and politie ... / by John Barbon ...
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Barbon, John.
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c. a See Grot Annot in Cassandr de Potestate Ecclesiastied Potestas Ecclesiae Praepositis ut quaedam constituant pacis ordin is majoris utiliâ—atis causa quae nos obligent negari non debet Id Animadv iâ— Animadv c. p. 62. 6. The XX. Article of the Ch of Eng saith expressely That the Church hath power to decree Rites and Ceremonies and authoritie in Controversies of Faith 7 Paul commands Bishops to take care for the ordering of God's Publick Service 1 S. Tim 2. 1. where the words refer not to the private Devotions of particular persons but to the Divine publick Service of the Church as S. Chrysostome Theophylact Oecumenius among the Antients Estius the Romanist for the Church of Rome and also Calvin for the Protestants have interpreted 8. For what he adds about exercising dominion or as he puts it in marg lordship over the faith of Christians which saies he Paul an Apostle and Timothie a Bishop would not do we have considered the place b 2 Cor 1. 24. as also the matter here charged alreadie and shewed that our Bishops lie not under that guilt to be sure they are not necessitated by their Function so to do To his Twelfth and last Argument fetch'd from a Comparison instituted between them and the Bishops mentioned in Scripture particularly Timothie and Titus whereupon we are presented with XV. positive Characters of those holy Bishops together with XXIV disparallels 'twixt them and our Bishops Answ 1. To argue from the personal abuse of the Office to the non-use Vnwarrantablenesse Un-Scripturalnesse or Necessity of the Abolition of the Office is a most irrational processe 2. The faults possibly of some few men of an Order or Function ought not to be diffused upon all of that Calling even by congruitie of pure-natural Reason Parcito paucorum diffundere crimen in omnes 3. In his several heads of Description of Bishop Timothie and Titus we shall shew some particulars to be either falslie assigned or peculiar and restrained to those first times and then demonstrate the other Characterisms to belong to our Bishops also 1 The Choice of the persons was never in the People as appears by Cl Romanus's Testimonie above-cited which exhibits that the Bishops were made before there were any believers to choose So that 't is not imaginable how the examination and approbation could belong to the people or the whole Church when those over whom they were constituted were not yet come-in but they were made Bishops 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of those which should after come into the Faith a See Doctor Hammond's Answer to Owen's Animedversions c. p. 88. The people's choice therefore was nor is no way required to nor constitutive of the being or constitution of Bishops which was compleat and stood valid without it though 't was most happy when the People's acceptation followed And for the choice of the Episcopi gregis as some will call them as contradistinct to Episcopi Pastorum they are indeed chosen by the consent of the People but that for the avoiding of factions and tumults b Adde and out of respect to those Lords of such Countrey towns where were Titles or Churches endowed with maintenance out of their own Lands c. who 't was thought fit should therefore have great interest in the choosing of Clerks in such places which purpose is Justinian's Decree to Novel Constit 123. c. 18. Canon Conc. Toletan Yet were they not called Lords of such places after dedication to God but Patrons c. The like is said of Emperours and Kings in reference to both Bishops and Presbyters See Dr Field of the Church l. 5. â— 54. p. 695. ib. c. 55. p. 701 c. incident to Popular Elections transfer'd upon the King and the respective Patrons 2 Of his Texts refer'd unto the first Act 6. 3. imports 't is true that the Nomination or Choice of the persons of the Deacons there was committed to the Communitie or Societie of Christians but that 1 by the Appointment of the Apostles declared to them v. 2 3. 2 they had by the Apostles these bounds set them first to take seven the number not left arbitrarie secondlie to pitch on men generally known and well reputed of thirdly with these qualifications 1 Faith supposed in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some of you that is Believers Christians 2 fulnesse of the H. Ghost extrordinarie Gifts 3 fulnesse of Wisdom fitted by all these for this employment And when by the Apostles Appointment together with the observation of these prescribed Rules the multitude had sought-out the persons then still the Apostles reserve the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Ordination or Constitution of them to themselves v. 3. and so in other Churches the Testimonie concerning the qualifications of the persons was refer'd to the Church Now as this is all we can grant him so 't is not that he designs Of his other place though I discern not so easily the pertinencie of it to this matter yet I set for the summe of it That the whole Church indeed joyned in the choosing and sending Messengers to Antioch with the Apostles and Elders or Bishops of Judea but that with a discernable distinction The Apostles and Elders as they whose Decree or Appointment it was it pleased or seemed good to the Apostles and Elders to send chosen men the choice and mission belonging to them and the persons sent men of them Bishops of the Council but this with the knowledge and approbation of the whole Church joyned with them as those that were Accessories not Principals in the sending Neither v. 23. were the Brethren members of the Council nor had voices in it they onely joyned with the Apostles and Bishops shewing their consent and approbation and submission to the Decree of the Council * 'T is acknowledged that Timothie and Titus travelled about preaching and in that respect they may be styled itinerant preachers But then 1 it is one of the things that is yeelded and accounted extraordinarie in those first â—fficers of the Church viz. the Extent of their Precinct or Diocese which of the Evangelists also was the whole World or those special parts of it which the Apostles had allotted to one another whither when they could not go themselves the Evangelists were sent so that they then were to make great and often journeys and be much upon Removes in those times and 2 became resiant or fixâ— also at length as is or will be manifest * 'T is acknowledged that they were Attendants and Ministers to the Apostles and were Messengers of the Churches but this visibly was an Extraordinarie unlesse the Apostles should revive again upon Earth and the Bishops attend them and be sent by them c. Why therefore doth he not say also that S. Timothie was circumcised and then exact that our Bishops that they may be like Timothie c. be circumcised also for this
lawfulnesse of the titles of Master and Father given to Ministers is as dispurable from the Scripture as that of my Lord. Terms of accommodation by a Presbyterian Country Minister p. 14. Lords It receives Answer from the VIIth and VIIIth Rules 5. Did not swear Canonical Obedience to any Arch-bishop Answ 1. How knows he that 2. Neither did he swear that we read Allegeance to the secular Magistrate 3. Besides it admits satisfaction from sundry of the Rules or Considerations above 6. Did not require any whom they ordained to swear Can Obedience to them Answ as before 7. Did not ask the Ministers they Ordained at their Ordination Will you reverentlie obey your Ordinarie c Answ as before 8. When they ordained c. did not say Receive the H. Ghost and take authoritie to Preach c. Answ 1. Receive c. S. John 20. 22. signifies not 1 sanctifying Graces had before nor 2 extraordinarie Gifts given at Pentecost fifty daies after but 3 sacerdotal Power of Officiating and dispensing those sacred Ministrations whereto the promise of the spirit is annex't and wherethrough as thorough a Canale this Divine Water is conveighed for the good and benefit of others by them as Stewards Accipite Potestatem Spiritualem saies a L. 5. â— 77. p. 112 113 c. See also Bishop Andrew's IXth Serm of the Sending of the H. Ghost p. 695. where he reckons the Apostleship or the very Office to be a Grace one of the Graces without doubt of the H. S. See likewise Dr Heylyn's Theol. Vet. l. 3. p. 356 396 369. and on the verbâ— solennia 369. Hooker 2. It may signifie also a Prayer Take the Gift of the Spirit for an infused Gift so the words are used by way of Impetration Take it for Office so they are used by way of Collation as was Arch-Bishop Vsher's Judgment And sure our Bishops are capable of this and this Oyle poured on the heads of Apostles descended farther and lower even to the skirts of their garments that is to the Bishops their Successours in these daies Ps 133. 2. 3. Take thou authoritie signifies authoritie for Officiating and exercising Ministerial abilities and transfering it to others as this Commission to Officiate was transfer'd to S. Timothie 2 Ep 2. 2. called a Gift 1 Tim 4. 14. 2 Tim. 1. 16. 9. Tendred no Book b Arch-bishop Bancroft in Serm. at S. Paul's on 1 S. Joh 4. 1. tells us p. 40 c. that there is not a reformed Church in Christendome which doth not require subscription at the least of their Ministers instancing in Geneva Germanie as to the Augustane Confâ—iting Melancthon against heretical and in this matter licentious Osiander the practice of Emperours and Kings and generally of all Christians in times past together with the VIIIth Canon of the Counc of Nice of Articles Canons or Common-Prayer c. nor required any to swear such things Answ S. Paul gave Timothie a short Summarie of the chief things that were to be believed by all in opposition to all groâ—ing Heresies Of the nature to which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. short Form are our Articles for Credenda as our Book of Canons answers the Apostles Diataxes and our Common-Prayer-Book as 't is a venerable Formularie of Primitive Devotion so 't is an excellent Hedge to keep out Errours so to retain a Common profession of Catholick Verities 10. Did not lay hands upon any to ordain them before they were elected Answ The onely true and proper act of Ordination is to invest men with that Power which do'th make them Ministers by consecrating their persons to God and his Service in holy things whether they excercise that Power or no. a 11. Did not intermedle in civil and secular affairs c. Answ 1. 1. How should they under persecuting Heathen Emperours 2. Why may not Princes give honour to what Subjects they please And 3. why not Churchmen now as capable of Civil Honour and Power as under the old Law when what Religious King was there ever among the Jews who had not continually the High-Priest to second him in all his affairs See Deut. 17. 9. c. Gen 14. 18. Melchisedek King and Priest Consider Eli Priest and Judge fourty years Samuel thirty Maccabees after Capt. Rulers in both Civ and Eccl. Causes See Bishop Davâ—nant's Determination in this matter qu. 11 our Author may have it in English in Mr Jer. Stephens Apol. for Bishops See also A. B. Williams's Speech re-published by the same Author p. especially 93 94. See too Bishop Prid Fasc Contr. p. 217 c. Aaron next to Moses Eleazar to Joshua David with Zadâ—c and Abiathar Salomon and Azariah Joas and Johajada Josiah with Hilkiah Jehosaphat and Amariah It 's well with the Church when Godly Prophets hang as precious Ear-rings at the Prince's ears said a Diuine 4. See Rule VIIth and VIIIth above 12. Had no stately Palaces Answ 1. How should they in times and under Governments enemies to their Profession 2. By the Apostles Argument 1 Cor 9. 13 14. the Ministerie of the Gospel should be as well provided for as the Levitical But now 3. such and so many Allowances b See Trelenie The Vndeceiving of the People in point of Tythes p. 6 7 c. had the Priests and Levites that setting-by their Corn and Cattle and all manner of Increase their Maintenance had far exceeded that of the English Clergie and adding unto these the Tithes of all creatures tythable it doth more than double it They were possessed of fourtie eight Cities and the Territories round about them extending every way for the space of two thousand Cubits which in so smal a Country was a greater proproportion than the Rents received by the Clergie for all the Bishopricks and chapter-Chapter-lands in the Realm of England All that the Church Cathedral or Parochial hath falls short of the proportion which God allotted to the Tribe of Levi. 13. Had no High-Commission-Courts nor Country-Courts to convene People Answ 1. They had Jurisdiction though and exercised it with great severitie 2. Look Rules IVth Vth VIth c. 14. Had no such Officers under them as Deans c. Answ 1. I have sufficiently accounted for them alreadie View the Positions 15. Used no such Oaths as that ex Officio c or the c. Oath c. Answ 1. For the former Oath it is very lawful as appears 1 by our Saviour's practice S. Mat 26. 63 64. The High-Prtest said unto him I adjure thee by the living God c. which adjuration Christ obeyed and by the practice under Moses's Law in case of Loan or Trust Exod 22. 10 11. of Jealousie Numb 5. 19. of Trespasse 1 King 8. 31. of prohibited Mariages Ezr. 10. 5. 11. 2 In that it is such an Oath as may be taken in truth judgment and righteousnesse the Qualifications required in an Oath by Jeremie the Prophet c. 4. 2. as might be shewed distinctly and