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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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To the second question.
Councils are necessary in the Church for many causes, both to the retaining of agreement, and also to the seeking of remedies by common advise for the dangers which fall out. And last of all, to take order for those that rest not in the judgement of particular seignories, if they think they have any injury done them. And these Councils are either of a whole nation, or of some one Region or Province (or Diocese as they have begun to speak after the description of the Provinces of Rome) divided into many Seigniories.
Councels are necessarye in the Church for many causes, both to the retayning of agreement, and also to the seeking of remedies by common aduise for the daungers which fall out. And last of all, to take order for those that rest not in the iudgement of perticular seignories, if they thinke they haue any iniurie done them. And these Councels are eyther of a whole nation, or of some one Region or Prouince (or Diocesse as they haue begun to speake after the description of the Prouinces of Rome) deuided into many Seigniories.
It is necessary that the Councils of the provinces be divided for many causes, & except there be other urgent causes, they would be appointed rather every half year then quarterly, least in discoursing of matters, they spend the time in vain. And it will be best for the avoiding of ambition, that the Council be not always assembled in the same place of every province: but as soon as one half years Synod is discussed, it may be determined by common consent, where shall be the place of the next following. It will be very well that two of every seigniory of the province, chosen by common voices, and sent with some commission, be present at these councils: one a pastor, and the other an Elder or a Deacon. Neither would we have any strife about sitting, who should sit first or last, but every one to sit, as it shall fall out without any contention, and the judgement to be given as any one shall sit.