SECT. VII. One word in the Canon more explained.
THere is one word more in the Canon which may abide a mis∣interpretation and is somewhat insisted upon by Doctor
A treatise of the nature of a minister in all its offices to which is annexed an answer to Doctor Forbes concerning the necessity of bishops to ordain, which is an answer to a question, proposed in these late unhappy times, to the author, What is a minister?
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- A treatise of the nature of a minister in all its offices to which is annexed an answer to Doctor Forbes concerning the necessity of bishops to ordain, which is an answer to a question, proposed in these late unhappy times, to the author, What is a minister?
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- Lucy, William, 1594-1677.
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- Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647. -- Survey of the summe of church-discipline.
- Forbes, John, 1593-1648. -- Irenicum.
- Church of England -- Clergy.
- Clergy -- Office.
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Forbes; that is in the latter end of the Canon, it is said that he the Chori-Episcopus must be Ordained by the Bishop to whom he and his possession are subject; Now if he be Ordained by one Bishop only, certainly he is but a Presbyter, for although as I have said in a case of necessity, one Bishop hath been allowed to Consecrate, and the power Apostolical was to them Separa∣tive to every one to Ordain, yet when Laws were substituted by Ecclesiastique authority, for the well government of the Church and severe punishments inflicted upon the violation of them (as are in this case) it is not reasonable to think that men living in obedience to that Church, should dare ••o break them in publique, and that constantly as it seems, this is for answer to this, I say that this makes it evident, that this Canon is deli∣vered concerning a double sort of Chori-Episcopi, some that were made by the imposition of Hands of divers Bishops, and others that were ordained by one only, which is all is required, and so I will pass to my last proposal to shew what these Chori-Episcopi were,