11. Thir offices ar ordinarie, and aucht to continow perpetuallie in the kirk, as necessarie for the gouernament and policie of the same, and na ma offices aucht to be resauit or be sufferit in the trew kirk of God, establishit according to his word.
12. Tharfore, all the ambitious titles invented in the kingdome of antichryst, and in his usurpit hierarchie, quhilkis ar not ane of thais four sortis, togidder with the offices dependand thairupone, in ane word, aucht all utterlie to be reiected.
How the Personis that bear Ecclesiasticall Functionis ar admittit to thair Offices.
[CAP. 3.]
1. Vocatioun or calling, is commoun to all that sould bear office within the kirk, quhilk is ane lauchfull way, be the quhilk, qualifeit personis is promotit to ane spirituall office within the kirk of God.
2. Without this lauchfull calling it was neuer leisum to ony persone to middle with ony function ecclesiasticall.
3. Thair ar two sortis of calling; ane extraordinar, be God immediatlie, as wer the prophets and apostles, quhilk in kirkis established and weill alreddy reformit, hes na place.
4. The uther calling is ordinar, quhilk besyd the calling of God, and inward testimony of guid conscience, hes the lauchfull approbatioun and outward jugement of men, according to Goddis word, and ordour establishit in his kirk.
5. Nane aucht to presume to enter in ony office ecclesiasticall, without he haue this guid testimony of conscience befoir God, wha onlie knawis the hartis of men.
6. This ordinarie outward calling hes twa partis; electioun and ordinatioun.