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The judgement of a most reverend and learned man from beyond the seas concerning…The iudgement of a most reuerend and learned man from beyond the seas concerning…
The judgement of a most reverend and learned man from beyond the seas concerning a threefold order of bishops, with a declaration of certain other weighty points, concerning the discipline and government of the Church.The iudgement of a most reuerend and learned man from beyond the seas concerning a threefold order of bishops, with a declaration of certaine other waightie points, concerning the discipline and gouernement of the Church.
London: printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1585
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The second question.
After that religion is reformed, it hath been a received custom that the bishops, and of the ministers, pastors & elders, so many as should be sent of the bishops, should assemble themselves, that they together with the chief Barons and nobles which profess the true religion, might make enquiry after the doctrine and manners of every one. But seeing the prince himself is a lover of the true religion, it is a question whether ⟨image 16⟩there may be such an assembly with out the consent or commandment of the prince. Whether the ministers alone may meet as often as they will. Last of all, whether the nobles and other godly men & elders, (which are yearly chosen with us out of the people and nobility together) may lawfully or expediently come without the commandment of the king to such assemblies. Which assembly of the nobles and people, seemeth to some altogether needles under a godly prince, either because it hath not long since ben received by a mere custom without any law, and that under a prince, who then resisted the religion, whereby such assemblies might have the greater authority: or else because it may seem dangerous, if so many nobles assemble so often, without the consent of the king, they may sometimes consult of some thing else besides religion.
After that religion is reformed, it hath bene a receiued custome that the bishops, and of the ministers, pastors & elders, so many as should be sent of the bishops, should assemble themselues, that they together with the chiefe Barons and nobles which professe the true religion, might make enquirie after the doctrine and maners of euery one. But seeyng the prince himselfe is a louer of the true religion, it is a question whether