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The sixtenth. In that the Lord Bishops, their Suffraganes, Archdeacons, Chauncelors,* 1.2 Officials, Proctors, Doctors, Sumners, and such rauening rablers, take vppon them, whiche is most horrible, the rule of Gods Churche, spoyling the Pastor (t) 1.3 of his lawfull iurisdiction, ouer* 1.4 his owne flocke, giuen by the worde, thrusting away most sacrilegiously that order whiche Christ hath left to his Church, and which the primitiue Church hath vsed.* 1.5
And first you shewe yourselfe greatly offended, that the Pastor is spoy∣led of his lawfull iurisdiction ouer his flocke: & therfore you brust out into these wordes of heat, rauening rablers, horrible, sacrllegiously, and such like. It had bene well if you had tolde vs, what that lawfull iurisdiction of the Pastor ouer his flocke giuen by the worde had beene: For the places of Scripture which you quote for that purpose, do not plainly enough set out that matter. In the. 18. of Mathew vers. 17. after certaine admonitions in priuate offences, Christ sayth: Dir Ecclesiae: tell the Church. In whiche place (as I tolde you before) the Church doth signifie such as haue authority in the Church, or else publike reprehension in the open con∣gregation by such as be called thereunto. It giueth not any peculiar iurisdiction to the Pastor, for any thing that I can learne. And in the same Chapter. 18. verse, where Christ sayth: vvhat soeuer ye binde on earth, shall be bounde in heauen, &c. according to your iudgement vttered before, it is ment of the whole Church, and not of the Pastor onely. You haue before denied that one man can excommunicate, and therefore this place maketh nothing for your assertion.
Act. 11. 30. Act. 15. 2. 4▪ 6. &c.
Ro. 12. 7. 8 Phil. 1. 1.
Mat. 18. 17. 18.
1. Co. 12. 28 1. Thes. 5. 12 13.
1. Tim. 4. 14▪ 1. Tim. 5. 17