are true Churches that have no Prelates. 1. There are so few of them that have Prelates, that he that will unchurch all the rest, I suppose (when he playes his game above board) would take it for an injury, to be accounted a Protestant himself. 2. If the Churches of the West called Papists, and the Churches of Africa, Asia, and America, be true Churches of Christ, and have true administrations, then (much more confidently may we affirm that) the Protestants are so too. But the Antecedent is maintained by those that we now dispute against, (except∣ing the Papists, who yet maintain it as of their own Church) therefore, &c.
Sect. 36. The reason of the Consequence is, because the Pa∣pists, Greeks, Armenians, Georgians, Syrians, Aegyptians, Aba∣sines, &c. have much more to be said against them then we have: And if the lesser (or supposed) imperfection of the Protestant Churches do unchurch them, (for wanting Prelates,) then the many great, and real defects of the other Churches will unchurch them much more. Especially this holds as to the Church of Rome, which yet is taken by the Dissenters to be a true Church, and by some of them, at least, denyed to be the seat of Anti∣christ. Their Vicechrist and usurping head, and all the Mini∣stry that hold by him, afford us other kind of Arguments against their Church, then want of Prelates can afford them or others against our Churches.
Sect 37. And if any will deny the Antecedent so far as to unchurch all the Churches in the world, that are more defective then the Protestants, he will blot out of his Creed the Article of the Catholick Church, and being a Seeker or next one to day, is like to be an Infidel ere long, as I shall further shew, when I speak of the sinfulness of such.
Sect. 38. Argument 14. If the Administrations of a Usur∣ping Presbyter to an innocent people are Valid (and not Nul∣lities,) then the Ordination of an Usurping Ordainer to an In∣nocent expectant, is Valid: (and consequently the Ordination of Presbyters is Valid, if they were Usurpers, as they are un∣justly said to be.) But the administrations of usurping Pres∣byters to an Innocent people are Valid: therefore, &c.
Sect. 39. The Antecedent is granted by Bellarmine himself (in the place before cited) who saith that no more is required to oblige the people to obey him, and submit, then that he be re∣puted