Chap. 6. the. 18. Diuision.
But I maruel yt he could not also see that which M. Caluine writeth in ye next sentence almost, where he sayth, yt Christ is only the head of the church, & that the church doth cleaue vnto another vnder his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but by what meanes? According (saith he) to ye order & forme of policie, which he hath prescribed, but he hath prescribed no such forme of policie, yt one Bishop should be ouer all ye ministers & Churches in a whole dioces, or one Archbishop ouer al the ministers and churches in a whole prouince, therfore this form of policie which is by Archbishops & such Bishops as we haue is not ye meanes to knit vs one to an other in vnitie vnder the dominion of Christ. Touching ye ti∣tles & names of honor which are giuen to the Ecclesiastical persons with vs, & how that princes & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Magistrates may and ought to haue the title which cannot be giuen to the ministers, I haue spoken before, & therfore of Archbishops, Archdeaco〈1 line〉〈1 line〉s, and the Lord bishops thus farre.
M. Caluine in the nexte section after that he hath answered to other arguments of* 1.1 the Papists saith thus: But let it be as they would haue it, that it is good & profitable that the whole world should be conteined in one monarchie, which notwithstanding is most ab∣surd, but let it be so: yet I wil not therfore graunt, that it doth likewise hold in the gouernmēt of the churche. For the church hath Christ her only head, vnder whose gouernment we are knit together acording to that order and forme of policie which he himself hath prescribed. VVherfore they do Christ notable 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which vnder this pretence will haue one man to rule ouer the whole church, bicause she can not want a head, for Christ is the head, wherby the whole bodie being compacted and coupled by euery ioynt of gouernment, dothe accor∣ding to the operation in the measure of euery member, iucrease to a perfect bodie. Al whi∣che I agrée vnto as moste true, but nothing at all perteyniug to youre purpose. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sayth, that vnder the gouernment of Christe we cleaue together among our selues, accor∣ding to that order and that forme of pollicie, whiche he hath himselfe prescribed: And who denyeth this? But Quorsùm? This he speaketh of the spiritual regiment and policie, not of the externall: and yet that externall regiment and policie is also 〈◊〉〈◊〉