miniftration of his Apoftles and their Succeffors,

fo as that none can Adminifter True Baptifm but

they, and fuch only as they fhall Authorize, 90

II. This Doctrine confines the Efficacy of the Sacra-
ments to the Divine Authority of the Admini-
Arator; infomuch, that if an Uncommission'd
Perfon Minifters, he Adminifters no Sacraments

Fat all,

92

III. Who has this Divine Authority is in Dif
pute, and confequently the Foundation of Bap-
tifm is very precarious and uncertain,

The Diligent and Industrious, who live in Confcien-
Ous Communion with the True Church, need not
be in Sufpenfe about this Difpute; and why, ib.

This Divine Right of Adminiftring, is in Epifcopa-

cy only,

The Authors who have abundantly prov'd this, re-

ferr'd to,

98

100

ibid.

IV. 'Tis uncharitable to deny the Validity of the

Baptifm of Foreign Churches, and fome among

our felves,

The Author's Charity for fome who are invincibly

Ignorant,

102, 103

V. The Example of Zipporah, Mofes's Wife, who

Circumcis'd her Son,

103

VI. Fieri non debet; factum valet: i. e. It is

not Lawful to be done; yet being done, 'tis Va-

lid,

VII. The Council of Eliberis, Anno 305. and the

Church of England at the Beginning of the Re-

formation,

formation, allow'd of Lay-Baptism in a Cafe

of Neceffity; as the Church of Rome does to

this Day,
107

The Church of England faw Reafons afterwards

not to give Liberty for fuch Baptifms; and

therefore now in her Liturgy, requires Baptifm

(even in Cafes of Neceffity) to be Adminiftred

by a Lawful Minifter,

St. Cyprian, and Bishop Taylor's Opinion, if the
Cuftom of fuch Lay-Baptifm had continued, ib.

112

VIII. Of the Cenfers that were Hallowed by the

Two Hundred and Fifty Princes finful Offering

of Incenfe,

The Subject of this Effay, the Author believes to

be a First Principle of Chriftianity,

The great Danger of not Alerting and Vindicating
it,

His fhort Addrefs and Requeft to the Clergy, 116

And Caution to thofe whe endeavour to ufurp the
Sacred Office,

His Prayer for the Church and Clergy,

APPENDIX.

ibid.

ibid.

117

The Reafon for making this Addition in Answer to

Further OBJECTIONS.

IX. Of Unchurching the Foreign Reform'd Church-

es, who are without Epifcopal Ordination, this

the Objector fays is contrary to the Conceffions

of many Epifcopal Divines of the Church of

England,
118

The Author's charitable Thoughts of many Foreign-

ers,

121

122

The Epifcopal Divines fpoken of, have by their

Conceffions, contradicted the Doctrine and avow-

ed Practice of the Church of England,

A Comparison of a True Prieft of the Tribe of

Aaron, undertaking to defend the Validity of

the Priesthood which Jeroboam had fet up, 123

No Cafe of Neceffity can of it felf Authorize us to

affume the great Office of mediating between

God and Man,

125

126

Epifcopacy cannot be utterly extinct,

But if it were, 'tis fafer for us to wait and hope

for fome new Revelation of God's Will, to ap-

point Minifters, than take it upon our felves,

127

X. Of the Nullity of their Orders and Miniftra-

tions who have not been Baptiz'd, and yet have

been Epifcopally Ordain'd to the Ministry, 128

An Effay towards an Anfwer to this Objection,

129

But with Submiffion to the better Reasons of the

Clergy,

139

The Author's final and determinate Anfwer to the
Objection,

ibid.

XI. Of the Powers of the Hierarchy, to relax

Stated Rules in Cafes of Neceffity, and of Con-

firming and Ratifying by Chrism or Impofition

of Hands, fuch Heretical, Schifmatical, or Mi-

mical Baptifms, as are done without, nay and

against the Confent of the Hierarchy,

Our Hierarchical Powers have provided no A&t of

Confirmation of fuch Baptifms,

140

142

The

The Powers of the Hierarchy are for ever limited

(in things fundamental) to the Canon of the

Holy Scriptures,

Their Hazard in difpenfing with things fundamen-

tal, and our Infecurity in fuch Difpenfations,

142

144

143

If the external Rite of fuch Baptifms does not con-

fer Spiritual Graces, &c. as the Objection fup-

pofes, then no after Act of the Bishop, can con-

firm thofe Baptifms; but the external Rite muft

be perform'd by a Lawful Minifter,

Why fome Churches allow'd of Antient Heretical

and Schifmatical Baptifms,

The ill Ufe that Hereticks and Schifmaticks may

make of the Church's fuppofed Power to License

Lay-men to Baptize in Cafes of Extremity, 148

The Benefit of Afferting the Miniftration of the

Priesthood to be Effential to the Adminiftration

of Chriftian Sacraments,

147

XII. Of the Church of the Jews changing the

Firft Pofture of Standing to eat the Pafchal

Lamb, into that of Leaning or Lying along,

Of David and his Mens eating the Shew-Bread,

which was not lawful but for the Priests alone

and of our Saviour's telling the Jews that God

will have Mercy and not Sacrifice.

None of thefe Scripture Inftances at all parallel to
the Adminiftration of Chriftian Baptifm prov'd
at large.

153

ft, The Pofture of Eating the Pafchal Lamb, 154

2d, The Shew-bread,

3d, I will have Mercy and not Sacrifice,

157

163

XIII. The late Bishop of Sarum's boafted unan-

fwerable Objection, concerning the Ufurpation

of

of the Jewish High Priesthood and Atonement,

173

XIV. Of our Saviour's commanding not to for-

bid the Man who caft out Devils, when the

Apoftle would have him forbid because he fol-

lowed not Chrift and his Apoftles,

192

XV. Of the Scriptures calling All Chriftians,

Priefts, &c.

195

The Conclufion, in a Serious and Humble Addrefs

to the Moft Reverend, the Right Reverend, and

the Reverend, The Governors and Minifters of

Chrift over bis Flock in all Parts of the Univer-

fal Church,

203

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