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Show Bung. OF A CHRISTIAN C/Mp42; Parl. 3. C0 MM 0 N-WE A 1. TH. cit/1f. 42:; 297 his Subjects is committed, and confequently that it is byhis au- flip off the Collar of their Civill Subjeé‘tiomcontrary to the thority,that all other Paftors are made, and have power to teach, and performe all other Paflorall of'tices-7 it followeth alfo, that unity and defence of the Common-wealth. it is from the Civill Soveraign, that all other Pailoi‘s derive own Subjec‘ts, it feemeth that he hath alfo the Authority, not only Kjilfilizu their right of Teaching, Preaching, and other f'iint‘tions pertai- to P1"€£lCiii\\'iliCil perhaps no man will deny-,) but alfo to Baptizc, unfit.) :xt- ning to that Office-,and that they are but his Miniflers, in the fame manner as the Magifirates of Towns, Judges in Courts of jiiiticc, andto Adniinifler the Sacrament of the Lords Supper; and to cram)! man- Coni‘ecrate both Temples, and l'aitors to Gods fei‘vice; which mroft'aflaml and Commanders of Armies , are all but 1‘ "waters of him that is the Magifirate of the whole Common-wealth, Judge of all Caules, and Commander of the whole Militia, whiciiis alwziies the Civill Soveraign. Andthe reafon hereof, is not becauie they caiiie the Adminifiration of Sacraments, and Confecration ofPer- fons, and Placesto holy ufcs, requireth the Impofition offuch mens that Teach, but becaufetheythat are to Learn, are his Subjefts. For let it be fuppofed, that a Chriitian Icing commit the Au- mofl men deny 3 partly becaufe they ufe not to do ittand partly be' WWW" hands, as by thelilte Impoiitionfucceifively from the time of the Apoflles have been ordained tothe like Miniftery. For proof there- fore that( hrif'tian Kings have power to Baptize, and to Confecrate, 1am to render a reafon , both why they me not to doe it, and how, without the ordinary ceremony of Impoiition thority of Ordaining Pafiors in his Dominions to another King, (as divers Chriftian Kings allow that power to the Pope, ) he doth not thereby conflitute aPaftor over himfelf, nora Soveraign Pailor over his People; for that were to deprive himfelf ofthe will. Civill Power-7 which depending on the opinion men have of their Duty to him, and the fear they have of Punifliment in ano- Sciences, might by the fame Right of his Office, read Lectures or hands, they are made capable of doing it , when they There is no doubt but any King, in cafe hewere shiltiill in the who are no leffe fubjeét, not only to Ambition, but alfo to lgnorance, than any other fort of men. Sothat where a (hanger hath authority to appoint Teachers , it is given him by the ho- of them himielf, by which he authorizeth others to read them in ihc Linii'crlitics. NeverthelelTe, became the care of the liimme oi the biilineile of the Coiniiion-ii'ealth taketh up his whole time, it were not convenient for him to apply hiiiilclfin Pei-{on veraign in whofe Dominionslie teacheth. Chriftian Doctors are to that particular. our Schoolmafiers to Chriftianity; But Kings are Fathers of iiitiit, to hear and determine all manner of Caufes, as well as gm others authority to doe it in his name; but that the charm: ther world, would depend alfo onthe skill, and loyalty ofDoctors, Families, and may receive Sclioolmai‘ters for their bubjeéts't‘rom the recommendation ofa flrangcr,but not from the command-,elpr cially when the ill teaching them ihall redound to the great and manifeit profit of him that recommends them :nor canthev be ob- 7 he Butifcvei‘y Chrii‘tian Soveraign be the [Supreme Paflorof his CI , - liged to retain them , longer than it is {or the l'iiblique good; the care of which they hand fo long charged withall , as they retain any other eifentiallRight ofthc Soreraignty. Pnfi‘orail . If a man therefore iliould ask a Paf'tor, in the (.XchUOI‘i of his ffii‘ggfl Office, as the chief Prieits and Elders ofthe thPlCtN'JLZI. :3.) onbgdc lu‘ asked our Sayiour, By‘W/Jfltdfll/Jflr/ly dofl z/mi the/c [knight/1.11 w '5 "Div-1m; , gave theetlm authority: he can make no other Juit Anlwer , but ilmiof other that he doth it by the Authority of the Common "\\‘C;1lfli,gl\cnhjiil Pflflovfrvlu' by the King, or Aifembly that reprefenteth it. All l'aitoz's, LX‘ "C‘V‘h' cept the Supreme,execute theircharvesin the Right, that is b; the Authority of the Cirill Soveraign, t rat is, II/rc Czrw/z. But the hing, and every other Soveraign,executeth his Oflice ofSupreine Parlor, by immediate Atitliority from God, that is to fay, :72 (Judy Rightmf Iurc Divim. And therefore none but Kings can put into {lILZl' Titles(a mark of their {ubmii‘fion to God onely) De; gm; it‘m‘, A King may alfo if he pleafe, fit in judg- that l)cth upon him of Command and Government, conitratin him to bee continually at the Helm, and to commit the Miningi'iall Oilicts to others under him. lnthelihe manner our Saviour (who iiiiclf. had power to liaptizc) Baptized none ' himlelte, but ‘~ lznt his \poillcs .uid l)iiciples to liaptize. the motility of Preaching in divers and far diilant places, Bapti- zcdiew: :‘iinonglt allthe Corinthians he Baptized only * Uri/pm, ‘i(;ur.i.rit, (gum, and it'lgyi/mmu, and the i'eaioii was, became his priiicipall l5. ‘ (,harge was to l'reach. \Vhereby it isminifelt , that the greater M C M'P' Charge, 'iiich .is is the (joi'crniiient of the Church,)-is .tdiipcn. Litzoii tor the leili‘. 'l'herealon therefore why Chriitian limos 11ch no: to liaptize, is evident, and the fame, for which at: this day there are few liiptiZed by Biihops , and by the l'opc fewer. And as concerningI Impolition of Hands, whether it be ncediiill, for the authorizing of a King to liaptrzgand Conlecrate, We may confider thits. Impoiitionof Hands , was a mod ancient piiblique ceremony (five. Billiops ought to fayin the beginning of their Mandates , M amongit thejews, by whichwasdeligned, lllltillltltit: certain , the The fJ'L'our of the King; Miijqu, who}; of (iii/,1 .4 1)/J[tjjc‘; or as pulpit, or othetthing intended in;i mans prayer, bleiling, facrifiCe, Clvill Minifters, I71 111'; Majcflrei Name. For in iii} iiig,_/).'ew:xi [2th 1‘ dcmzi, which is the fame with Dad gran}? , though dilgiiiied . If‘f)' de'ny to have received their authority from [he (jii ill State-) and hwy 7/1}: P 2. ho alii) 55.11.1111, by conitcration, condemnation, or other lpeech. 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