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A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort…
A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiors, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.A treatise of episcopacy confuting by Scripture, reason, and the churches testimony that sort of diocesan churches, prelacy and government, which casteth out the primitive church-species, episcopacy, ministry and discipline and confoundeth the Christian world by corruption, usurpation, schism and persecution : meditated in the year 1640, when the et cætera oath was imposed : written 1671 and cast by : published 1680 by the importunity of our superiours, who demand the reasons of our nonconformity / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1681
Part 2 › Chapter 5: The same proved by the full Testimony of Antiquity.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here it is evident, 1. That by [Greek or Hebrew], the Multitude,] is meant the assembling multitude, and not distant people many miles off.
Here it is evident, 1. That by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Multitude,] is meant the assembling multitude, and not distant people many miles off.
2. That by [Greek or Hebrew] apparet, is meant the personal visible appearing presence of the Bishop. And so that every Church-Assembly had a present Bishop ordinarily.
2. That by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 apparet, is meant the personal visible appearing presence of the Bishop. And so that every Church-Assembly had a present Bishop ordinarily.
3. That by [Greek or Hebrew], is meant the Churches joyful laudatory Communion, of which the Lords Supper was a chief part. And so that the Eucharist was usually celebrated with and by the Bishop, and never but by his particular allowance to the Presbyters; not only a general allowance to do it commonly as Parish Priests do without him, but to do it in his Assembly either in case of his absence, or need, or as assisting him.
3. That by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is meant the Churches joyful laudatory Communion, of which the Lords Supper was a chief part. And so that the Eucharist was usually celebrated with and by the Bishop, and never but by his particular allowance to the Presbyters; not only a general allowance to do it commonly as Parish Priests do without him, but to do it in his Assembly either in case of his absence, or need, or as assisting him.