ministration of his Apostles and their Succeffors,
foas that none can Administer True Baptism but

they, and such only as they Small Authorize, 90

II. This Dotrine confines the Eficacy of the Sacra-

ments to the Divine Authority of the Admini-

Arator; insomuch, that if an Uncommision'd

Person Minifters, he Administers no Sacraments

at all,

92

III. Who has this Divine Authority is in Dif
pute, and consequently the Foundation of Bap-

tism is very precarious and uncertain, ୨୪
The Diligent and Industrious, who live in Confcien-

tious Communion with the True Church, need not

be in Suspense about this Dispute; and why, ib.
This Divine Right of Administring, is in Episcopa-
cy only,

08

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

ferr'd to,

IV. 'Tis uncharitable to deny the Validity of the

Baptism of Foreign Churches, and some among
our selves,

ibid.

The Author's Charity for some who are invincibly

Ignorant,

102, 103

V. The Example of Zipporah, Moses's Wife, wha

Circumcis'd her son,

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

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

lid,

IOS

VII. The Council of Eliberis, Anno 305. and the
Church of England at the Beginning of the Re-

formation,

103

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

of Necesity; as the Church of Rome does to

this Day,

107

The Church of England saw Reasons afterwards

not to give Liberty for such Baptisms; and
therefore now in her Liturgy, requires Baptism
(even in Cafes of Neceflity to be Administred

by a Lawful Minister,
St. Cyprian, and Bishop Taylor's Opinion, if the

Custom of such Lay-Baptism had continued, ib.

VIII. Of the Censers that were Hallowed by the

Two Hundred and Fifty Princes finful Offering

of Incense,

The Subject of this Essay, the Author believes to

be a First Principle of Christianity, IIS
The great Danger of not Asserting and Vindicating
it,

ibid.

His short Address and Request to the Clergy, 116

And Caution to those who endeavour to ufurp, the

Sacred Office,

ibid.

His Prayer for the Church and Clergy, 117

APPENDIX.

The Reason for making this Addition in Answer to

Further OBJECTIONS.

IX. Of Unchurching the Foreign Reform'd Church-

es, who are without Episcopal Ordination, this

the Objector says is contrary to the Concellions

of many Episcopal Divines of the Church of

England,

118

I 21

I 22

The Author's charitable Thoughts of many Foreign-

ers,

The Episcopal Divines spoken of, have by their

Concessions, contradicted the Doctrine and avow-

ed Practice of the Church of England,

A Comparison of a True Priest of the Tribe of

Aaron, undertaking to defend the Validity of

the Priesthood which Jeroboam had set up, 123

No Case of Necessity can of it self Authorize usta,

assume the great Office of mediating between

God and Man,

125

Episcopacy cannot be utterly extinet,

I 26:
But if it were, 'tis safer for us to wait and hope

for some new Revelation of God's Will, to ap-
point Ministers, than take it upon our selves,

127

X. Of the Nullity of their Orders and Ministra-

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

been Episcopally Ordain's to the Ministry, 128

An Efay towards an Answer to this Objection,

I 29

But with Submiffion to the better Reasons of the

Clergy,

139

The Author's final and determinate Answer to the

Objection,

ibid.

XI. Of the Powers of the Hierarchy, to relax

Stated Rules in cases of Neceffity, and of Con-

firming and Ratifying by Chrism or Imposition

of Hands, such Heretical, Schismatical, or Mi-

mical Baptisms, as are done without, nay and

against the consent of the Hierarchy,

140

Our Hierarchical Powers have provided no Aet of

Confirmation of such Baptisms,

142

The

The Powers of the Hierarchy are for ever limited

(in things fundamental) to the Canon of the

Holy Scriptures,

142

Their Hazard in dispensing with things fundamen-

tal, and our Insecurity in such Dispensations,

143

If the external Rite of such Baptisms does not con-

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

poses, then no after Akt of the Bishop, can con-

firm those Baptisms; but the external Rite muff

be perform'd by a Lawful Minister, 144

Why some Churches allow'd of Antient Heretical

and Schismatical Baptisms,

147

The ill Use that Hereticks and Schismaticks may

make of the Church's supposed Power to License

Lay-men to Baptize in cases of Extremity, 148

The Benefit of Asserting the Ministration of the

Priesthood to be Esential to the Administration
of Christian Sacraments,

ISI

XII. Of the Church of the Jews changing the

First Posture of Standing to eat the Paschal

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.

IS3
None of these Scripture Instances åt all parallel to

the Administration of Christian Baptism prov’d

at large.

ist, The Posture of Eating the Paschal Lamb, 154

2d, The Shew-bread,

IS7

3d, I will have Mercy and not Sacrifice, 163

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

Swerable Objection, concerning the Usurpation

of

of the Jewish High Priesthood and Atonement,

173

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

bid the Man who cast out Devils,

when the

Apostle would have him forbid because he fol-

lowed not Christ and his Apostles, 193..

XV. Of the Scriptures calling All Christians,

Priests, 36.

195

The Conclusion, in a Serious and Humble Address

to the Most Reverend, the Right Reverend, and

the Reverend, The Governors and Ministers of

Chrift over bis Flock in all parts of the Univer-

sal Church,

203

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