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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. ON THE PROPHECIES.-NO. XXIV. THIRD TRI'IkIPET.—PART 11. § V. Of the step: Mat more dire'ctly led to the establish ment of Ecclesiastical dominion. The Presiding Elders, in the different congrega tions, having assumed a superiority over their col leagues, and made themselves bishops, to the exclusion of the rest, in such a manner as at last tcemake their own office different in point of order • ; having esta blished a territorial dominion over their respective parishes, and, by this means, their own authority over every new congregation within their original bounds, all of which new congregations, contrary to the ori ginal institution, were dependent t ; and having, in process of time, excluded all those who were not office-bearers from any share in the management of the affairs of the licitly to which they belonged t --A different kind of warfare followed. The bishops having secured their own supremacy in their respec tive dioceses, the mere ambitious among them, not content with the share of wealth and power, which they lid thus acquired, having now become " Lords of the Gentiles," began to prosecute means for sub jugating their neighbouring bishops and extending j their own dominion. Nor was the accomplishment of this attended with so much difficulty as might at first view be imagined. Men's minds were in some measure prepared for it by - the changes that had al ready been effected. The authority of the bishop having► superseded that of the scriptures, nothing could he more natural than that the great bishops slay ild lord it over the little.—But who were the great bi ;Lops ?—Those who had the richest congregations : thatis the bishops of the large cities. Other circumstances also concurred to give them this superiority. The churches, as has already been noticed, maintained a correspondence with each other, and sometimes met, by deputies, in synods, to consult together on matters of great and general concern. It was ge,nerally more convenient that the smaller in number should go to the place where the greatest re sided than the contrary.; hence the metropolis of any province became the usual place of meeting ; " and the bishops of that place, from a sort of natural title to preside in the convention, were, by the gradual but sure operation of custom, regarded as the head of the body. Hence the bishop of the metropolis was, very naturally, denominated the metropolitan ; and this term was, by co,psequence, understood to denote his presidency over the bishops of the province (a)."ln some of the African provinces, however, and in Nu midia and Mauritania, " the honour of presidency was determined by seniority. The senior bishop was president of the synod, and head of the province. Accordingly with them he was denominatedfirimus, primate, and not metropolitan (b)." A struggle for power was now the order of the day. In proportion as the bishops of other cities found their dignity eclipsed by that of the metropolitans, they sought con solation by exercising lordship over the country bishops. It is not necessary that the various steps they pursued should be traced in this place : suffice it to observe, that at length thty suppressed the country bishops by canon, and annexed their bishoprics to those of the next city bishops ! As all the provinces within the same prefecture had closer connexion with one than those which happened to have different civil governors, and to be more disjoined, this communion, in respect to ecclesiastical polity, was enlarged, and councils were sometimes convened from all the churches within the prefecture, or at least the civil diocese, which gra dually gave the bishop of the capital, where the pre fect had his residence, and kept his court, the like ascendant over the metropolitans,, within the bounds of that jurisdiction, which the latter had obtßined from similar causes, over the bishops within their re spec4ive provinces (,), and hence had patriarchs their origin §. To be in ief : the very same powers which the bishops had usurped over their colleagues, the presbyters, was thus claimed and acquired by the metropolitans over the bishops, and soon after by the patriarchs over the metropolitans—usurpations which were afterwards ce7:fit rued by canon, when Constan tine professed the Christian religion. Only one step more Was wanting to complete the climax of subjugation and dependance. From mere local circumstances, first the presiding bishop, then the metropolitan, and lastly the patriarchal bishops, :ad established their sovereignty over those who pri- Aarily were their equals in ever) thing that respected apostolic order—Nothing could be more natural than that the bishop of the Imperial city should claim and acquire a similar sovereignty over those who had no ether right to their usurped authority, than what had • Till about the middle of the third century the -churches had a mixed aristocratical and democratical Government ; the fernier, consisting-of the bishops or presbyters, gradually gaining the as ceudancy : from that time the power of the bishops over_the other presbyters pined ground, and in a short time the goverb went became purely monarchical, all powerbeing usurped by the bishops. t These &parrs congregations were provided with presbyters by the bishop, and from this time the term pariah, which origi tiallv expressed the extent of the bishop's charge, was applied to ' the bounds of the subordinate cures, and difccece became the name of the bishop'.. dominions : ecclecia, which by popular use had been applied to the pace in which the bishop's ectlelia met, was gra dually and at length universally given to these meeting-houses, and then the mother-church obtained the name of cathedra!, from (loshdra) a mat or chair, because there the bishop's throne wa,s erected. Thu bishops having thus divested themselves of much trouble without parting with any of their emoluments, for they still received the same proportion from the public contributions of the whole diocese, endeavoured to bring this division into a kind of regular system, dividing the diocese into Deaneries, so called because they included at first ten parishes. The deaneries did not long continue to consist of ten presbyters, but the name was preserved, as was that of the president or chief of the ten, who was called &canes, the dean—and the deanery of the cathe dral, being as it were the head of the clergy of the diocese, ob tained the name catitrlanos, the chapter. Other divisions, changes and te w titles followed not necessary to be here enumerated. 'The only vestige that remained of the rights formerly be longing to the whole body was, that in some places the people continued to assemble at the election of a bishop—an event that was generally conducted with tumult, and often accompanied with bloodshed. Those who have witnessed a contested election of a Member of Parliament for Middlesex or Westminster, may form an opin:on,but very inadequately, of the outrage and riot that attend( d the election of the bishop of a large diocese. In the contest betwixt Dainasus and Ilrsinus for the episcopal chair Of Rome, about the middle of the fourth century, 137 people were d! TO THE EDITOR OF THE ON THE PROPHECIES.—NO. THIRD TRI'MPETe--PART • § V. Of the steps Mat more directly & menu of Ecclesiastical domin The Presiding Elders, in the diff tions, having assumed a superiority leagues, and made themselves bishops, of the rest, in such a manner as at las own office different in point of order Wished a territorial dominion over • parishes, and, by this means, their ow' every new congregation within their c all of which new congregations,. cont ginal institution, were dependent t ; a process •of time, excluded all those office-bearers from any share in the the affairs of the bOdy to which they different kind of warfare followed. having secured their own supremacy tive dioceses, the more ambitious am content with the share of wealth an( they had thus acquired, having now b of the Gentiles," began to prosecute jugating their neighbouring bishops their own dominion. Nor was the a of this attended with so much difficul first view be imagined. Men's mind measure prepared for it by* the chanE ready been effected. The authority having superseded that of the seri' could he more natural than that chi sho ild lord it over the little.—But wht bi;Lops?—Those who had the richest thatis• the bishops of the large cities. Other circumstances also concurret this superiority. The churches, as h noticed, maintained a correspondence • and sometimes met, by deputies, in sy together on matters of great and gene was ge,nerally more convenient that number should go to the place where sided than the contrary.; hence the mt province became the Usual place of the bishops of that place, from a sort to preside in the convention, were, but sure operation of custom, regarde the body. Hence the bishop of the very naturally, denominated the me this term was, by ceDsequence, uncle] his presidency over the bishops of the p some of the African provinces, howel midia and Mauritania, the honou was determined by seniority. The se. president of the synod, and head a Accordingly with them he was deno: • primate, and not metropolitan (b)." power was now the order of the day. as the bishops of other cities fount eclipsed by that of the metropolitans, t: solation by exercising lordship ovt bishops. It is not necessary that tl they pursued should be traced in this to observe, that at length they suppres bishops by canon, and annexed their bis of the next city bishops ! As all the provinces within the s: haft a closer connexion with one anotl which happened to have different civil to be more disjoined, this communio: ecclesiastical polity, was enlarged, an, sometimes convened front all the char prefecture, or at least the civil dioce dually gave the bishop of the capital, feet had his residence, and kept his ascendant over the metropolitans,, wit of that jurisdiction, which the latter from similar causes, over the bishops spec4ive provinces (,), and hence had origin §. To be bi ief : the very SaMI the bishops had usurped over their presbyters, was thus claimed and a metropolitans over the bishops, and so patriarchs over the metropolitans—ust were afterwards ce7:fiinied by canon, tine professed the Christian religion. Only one step more wanting 1 climax of subjugation and dependanci local circumstances, first the presidin the metropolitan, and lastly the patri :ad established their sovereignty over rarily were their equals in every thini apostolic order—Nothing could be me that the bishop of the Imperial city sh acquire a similar sovereignty over tlu ether right to their usurped authority, • Till about th,. middle of the third center) a mix (A aristocratical aud democratical Goverr _ massacred! cred! Campbell's I,.ectures, vol. 1, p. 284. d ke ir (b) p. 2ry. (c) Ibid. fol 'rinse patriarchs were also called archbishops, es were also Ti ,the Primates. In those government' which -the,. Creeks called eparcbles, the head bishops were called ranche s a title internat. Lll4 diste by= thait of patriarch and metropolitan. as arisen from the accidental cirentnetence of being' bishops of metropolitan Or pretectur,al cities principle being once admitted and acted.Axini,lhat i any particular bishop (whether in it sin), ,con gregation, a civil diocese, a metropolitan col t or any other of the divisions of the country made byahe civil government,) had a superiority over qtr bishops, it followed as a matter of course, especially after the Christian religion received (in the fourth century) a legal establishment in the Roman empire, that the bishop a the seat of empire should, in con sequence of the superior power of his city, enjoy over metropolitans, an authority similar to that which, from local circumstances of the same kind,*they had acquired over the bishops of more insieant cities. In the principle there could be no di fferen ce —but it is easy to be -seen that the consequences resulting from it would be as much more fatal to the profession' of genuine Christianity, as the power of the Imperial head was greater than that of any of the subordinate jurisdictions of the Empire. Hpw far the pretensions of the See of Rome might have been carried, had the seat of empire not been re moved, it is impossible to say ; but the probability is, that it never would have acquired the power which it afterwards did. But Constantinople becoming the Imperial residence, it was easy to be seen that that Bishopric would, by the operation of the same causes which had given the first place to the Roman See, if not, counteracted, become its superior. Hitherto it had not been necessary for the Bishop of Rome to have recourse to any other artifices, fie the establish ment and maintenance of his power, than what were common to his brethren in the antichristiass race; but possessing local advantages, he obtained, without ex traordinary exertions, higher honours. • Now, how ever, it became necessary, in his eyes, in order to avoid comparative degradation, to employ every method that could be devised, to keep down a rival, and to improve every circumstance that might pre sent itself for the elevation of his own authority.— The Great Star was not to be eclipsed kiy a lesser lu minary. Many circumstances conspired to favour the pre tensions of the Roman See. The distinctions of which I have been speaking, and which, at first, were more of an honorary than judicial nature, gradually ac quired all that importance which naturally attaches to legal superiority. Primarily, as we have seen, presbyters were set apart, or ordained to their office by .. the laying on of the hands of the presbytery"— (1 Tim. iv. 14.) : now the Bishop claimed an ex clusive title to ordain hie presbyters—the Metropo litan challenged the same right in regard to the•con seeration of the Bishops in his province, and the Pa triarch in the instalment of the Metropolitans. The Bishop was umpire in all differences that arose among his presbyters, the Metropolitan settled the disputes among the Bishops under him, and the Patriarchs exercised a similar authority ever the Metropolitans. But in the exercise of an authority, originating in circumstances, such as have been pointed out, it was just as natural that an aggrieved Patriarch should appeal to a higher Bishop, as‘that a Metropolitan should appeal to a Patriarch, or a subordinate Bishop to a Metropolitan. _ . . It walla be a waste of time to enter here into an argument to spew the advantages, which-an old and admitted authority possesses over a similar one of a recent establishment, when the two become rivals.— The bare circumstance .of Constantinople becoming the seat of Empire, would hive infallibly operated to make its Bishop the head of the church, had not the previous operation of similar causes already given that place to another. The Bishop of Rome had no rival in his first advances to the supremacy : on the contrary, every thing concurred to thrust the power upon him—but the Bishop of Constantinople had a rival to displace before he could arrive at the enjoy ment of that dignity—a rival who, with whatever comparative ease he had acquired his situation, knew its sweets too well to give it up without a struggle. Besides, the dignities conferred on the Bishop of Con stantitople, though his fellow Patriarchs in the east could not prevent them, any more than they could the removal of ►he seat of Empire, could not fail, to excite their jealousy, and the consequences that might be expected followed. Ecclesiastical usurpation had made considerable progress long before Constantine became the patron of churchmen. Many of the clergy had already, as far as circumstances would allow, made a property of their flocks, and given sufficient evidence that no consideration of duty, but merely the restraints im posed upon them by the reigning poWer, prevented them from carrying their usurpations to the utmost. What was tti be expected, when the pastors, in place of being persecuted, were loaded with llnours -- when, in addition to the spiritual authority, pretended to have deen derived from the apostles, they could hold out imperial edicts, enjoining the submission of the people ? Nothing could be hoped for from such men but what actually followed—a struggle for power, and the most relentless and rapacious tyranny. BIBLICUS. • There were prefectures at Rove, which piesided over the suburbiary provinces; Alexandria, over Egypt, Lybia and Pen tapolis ; Antioch, which governed Syria and other Oriental pro vinces. Some time after those distinctions, arising from local im portance, had been established, the See of Jerusalem was made a patriarchate in honour of the holy city where Christ consummated his ministry—the only instar.ce that can be produced of any city being honoured yith pre-eminence from other than secular con siderations. The patriarch of Jerusalem had un&r him Palestine and . Arabia Petrea--originally a part of the civil diocese of An tioch. The last established patriarchate was that of Constantino ple, which becoming the Royal residence, attained extensive do minion • though before that period it was a place of no impor tance—There were no patriarchs in the western dioceses of Gaul, Spain and Britain, but as many metropolitans as provinces. Monday as is Gentleman was taking an airing on horseback, in Hyde-Park, his horse took fright, and threw him with such violence,as to break both his legs. On- Monday morning early, as the patrole of St. Georges's in the East, was going up Church-lane, he perceived something- over a gateway that led to the back of Britain's burial ground, which he supposed was a man, but on going up befell ever a sack, which contained a corpse, and saw 'another swinging over the gate, which proved to be that of J. Conner, a youth of seventeen, that had been buried the prece ding evening, which• was recognized by the underta ter who buried him ; and at day-light two more were 'iund in a field belonging to Mr. Jackson, in sacks. 'hey were conveyed to St. George's bone-house, and ►ence to Britain's burial-ground, where they were gain interred. JOHN KELLEY, of the WORTLEY ARMS, WORTLEY, begs leave to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public in general, that he has taken the RED LION INN, ROTHERHAM, occupied by Joka Batty, and hopes, by paying the strictest attention to their accommodation, to merit a share of public patronage. —Wortley, Feb. 24, 1809. 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George Oration, timer in Diyheity, to ; elitism ints.diiridateaDdatvelklitredd Cathedral Choral, the , mgae being void by the ticatirlPf the Kee. Wilibou'Leilibt kite .Dean thereof. CROWN otititity MARCH it. • MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN Tins PRESENT • PARS.IAM ENT. Borough of King'f Lynn. The Honourable Horatio W'ilpole, commonly called Lord Wal pole, in the room of Lord Nifalpole oow Earl of Orford, a Peet of the United Kingdom of Great &italu and Ireland.- Boiough of Dungannon. Claud Scott, Esq. in the room Of the Right Honourgble Claude Hamilton, commonly called Lord Claude Hamilton, deceased. City of „Peterborough. The Honourable Prancis Russell, commonly called Marquis of Tavistork, in the room of 'French Lawrence, Esq. deceased; PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED• John Nightingale, Richard Smith, and William Southworth, of Sharpies, CaticasJaire, bleachers, Mara 17, 1809. Henry Child and Anthony 'l'atlow, of Prumbey,Carmartbenshire, coal-merthants, Sept. 29, 1808. John Webster and James Rushton, of Liverpool, cotton-mer- chants, March 15, 1809. Cairns, Frail, Kirmichael, and Halliday, iitercharits, June 2, _ . . . 1808. • - Thomas Brown and John Cooper, of Newport, Salop, grocers, &c. March 17,1809. . Mathew Turner and Wm. Aiusworth,of Scarbrough, York.hire, stutioners, June 24,1808. Jonathan Deely Frosst and John Jennings, of Summer Row, Bir mingham, factors, Jan. 2, . 1809. . Joseph lesson, Richard lesson, and Richard Wright. of Breseley, Salop, iron-founderr, IV arch 10, 1809. Susannah Phitheon and loots Metcalf, of Cock-lane, Snowhill e Jan. 14, 1819. Robert Gummer, jun. and Wm. Pugsley Gummer, of Bridport, twine-manufacturers. Feb. 28, 1809. James Tindall and Francis Parker, of Ripon, wine and spirit merchants, August 22, 1808. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. April 18. William Brown, of Wormwood-street, London-Wall, victualler, at ten, at Guildhall. April *. Michael Taylor, John Latham, and Elijah Belcher, all late of Liverpool, merchants and c‘partners, at ten, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Bold street e Liverpool. _ BANKRUPTS.' John Nevett, of Broseley, Salop, dealer in coals, dealer and chap man, to surrender April 12, 13, and May 2, at twelve, at the Tontine Inn, parish of Madeley, Salop. Attorney, r. Prit chard, Broseley , Shropshii e. William Prigs, late of Ipswich, Suffolk, victualler, dealer and chapman, April 2, 4, and May 2, at eleven, at the White Horse in Ipswich. AttOrnies, Mesirs. v Bromley and Bell, Holborn court, Cray's-Inn, London; or Mr. Jackbman Ipswich. Henry Ho ll and, of Davalish, Devonshire, brickn;akpr, dealer and chapntan, March 28, April 6, and May 2, at eleven, at the King's Arms, Chudleigh. Attornks , Mr. John Chappell Tozer, of West 'Ttignmouth, Devon ; or Mr. J. Williams, Red Lion- square, London. lohn Philcox, late of Brighthelrustone, Sussex, dealer and chap. 1 , man, April 8,7, and May 2 , at ten, at the White Horse Inn, Brighthelmstone Anoraks, Mr. Thomas Hill, Brightheini stone ; or Messrs.Toarle anti Painter, Doughty-street, London., Pexall Forster, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,' bookseller, April 3, at four, April 4, at ten, and May 2, at four, at the Star, Great 1 1 Yarmouth. Attornies, Mr. Robert Cory, jun. Great Yarmouth, or Messrs. Hanrotte sad Metcalfe, Lincoln's Inn New-square,' London. James Nightim ale Rayner, of Ely, Cambridgeshire, linen-draper, dealer and chapman March 25, April 4, and May 2 at eleven, at Guildha ll , London. Attornieft, . Messrs. Bourdilion and Hewitt, Little Friday-street, Cheapside. George Blakey the elder, now or late of Stepney, Middlesex, ship-owner, master-mariner, dealer and chapman, March 28, April 6 . and May 2, at eleveu, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. I.eigh and Mitsou, New Bridge -street. John Payne Brothers, of Aldermanbury, I.ondon, jeweller, March 22, April 15, and M ay 2, at twelve, at G1111(11{4111. Attornies, Messrs. Frowd and Blandford, Temple, or Nu. 7, Cateatun-street. [This Gazette also contains as Order in Council,.autborizing the Governor of Malta to grant licences to vessels belonging to British subjects, or to any friendly or neutral country, or not ex ceeding 100 tons bur then, belonging to any Country within the Streights, to export front Malta direct to any port within the Streights, articles, the produce or manufacture of the British dn minions, or which have been imported into Malta from this coun try, or from any port within the Streights (except naval or mili tary stores), and to import into Malta, from any port within the Streights any articles whatsoever.l BIRTHS. _ The Lady of Major.Generat C:roahie,•of a daughter. At Doune Lodge, on the 6th instant, the Lady of Lord Doune, of a daughter. MARRIED. Atl.,args, on the 13th instant, Archibald Douglas, Eag. Advo cate, to Jane, daughter of Francis Brown; Esq. At Mary-la-Bonne Church, Captain Woodley Losack, of the. Royal Navy, to Miss Gordon, only daughter of the late G. Gor don, Esq. Captain Gosselin, of the Royal Navy, to Miss Nadiley, daugh ter of the late J. R. Hadsley, Esq. of Ware Priory, Herts. . Lately;the Rev. W. Elstob, Rector of"Sltelton ' Bedfordshire, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of thelete Mr. J. Maydwell, of Fo „theringbay, near Stamford. Di ED. At her !louse Upper Wimpole-street, Lady Dorothy Fitzwilliam. At Spott House, Lady Seton, relict of Sir Henry Soon, Bart. of Abeicorn. At his house at Windsor, the Rev. Dr. Hand, one of the Pre-. 1 bet daries of Wiudso.r. At Great Bradley, in Suffolk, the gm Mr. Creek, who has , tern schoolmaster there A 7 year., has been blind 20, and was in his 111th.year.. - Unfortunately, (drowned on his ' , image to Ireland), aged SS, W. H. Butler, Esq. of Clifton, a young mun whose-premature 'death will be long lamented by an amiable and accomplished fe- male to whom he was on the point of marriage, and a numerous circle of admiring relatives and friends. , ' HIGH WATER AT LOND6N BRIDGE 'PO-MORROW. ' Morning - 22 minutes after 6 Afternoon - - 46 minutes after 6 1 f