The churches resurrection, or, The creating of the new heavens written by an unworthy gospel-minister, John Bryan.

Dionisius Eccles. Hierar. cap 5. par. prima.

Nunc jam Sacerdotalis perfunctio suo est loco, exponenda, in pur∣gantem at{que} illuminantem Consummantem{que} ordinem distributa, which he calls cap. 6. Minister, Sacerdos, Pontifex.

Now, saith he, the Sacerdotal Calling is to be expounded in its place, and is distributed into the Purging Order, which is the Teach∣ers, the illuminating the Pastors, and the Perfecting Order, which is the Evangelists.

And after idem ibid. he clears it thus, Rudes hactenus purgat, Me∣dia{que} purgatos ratione Sacratioris eruditionis illuminat, ultima quae

& priores concludet & complet quod ineruditos Suarum instructio∣num scientia perfecit.

Which plainly proves the Ministery then exercised in the Church, to be threefold, and distinguished by the operations of them, pur∣ging, illuminating, perfecting, and by the Order they are placed in the Church; as, the first Ministery, the middle Ministery, the last Ministery.

In the Ep. Decretal of Lucius it is said, That a Bishop should have two Priests and three Deacons following him, which was in∣tended for the constituting of a Church according to the Gospel, and not for pompous pride, as Papists understand for Popes.