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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 › More Testimonies of Councils added to the former Chap. 5.
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.
19. Another at Orleans, Anno 545. saith, [No Citizen must celebrate Easter out of the City, because they must keep the principal Festivities in the presence of the Bishop, where the holy Assembly must be kept. But if any have a necessity to go ⟨p. 44⟩abroad, let him ask leave of the Bishop.] Here is but one City Assembly, and Individuals must be known to the Bishop, and ask his leave to go abroad.
19. Another at Orleance, Anno 545. saith, [No Citizen must celebrate Easter out of the City, because they must keep the principal Festivities in the presence of the Bishop, where the holy Assembly must be kept. But if any have a necessity to go ⟨p. 44⟩abroad, let him ask leave of the Bishop.] Here is but one City Assembly, and Individuals must be known to the Bishop, and ask his leave to go abroad.
And Can. 5. saith, [A Bishop must be ordained in his own Church which he is to oversee.] Which implieth that he had but one Church and Country Chapels.
And Can. 5. saith, [A Bishop must be ordained in his own Church which he is to oversee.] Which implieth that he had but one Church and Country Chappels.
20. Another Orleans Council hath the like, deposing all Bishops that come not in by common consent: And requiring them both in their Cities and Territories to relieve the Poor from the Church-House.] Let us have such Dioceses as the Bishop can do this for, and we consent.
20. Another Orleance Council hath the like, deposing all Bishops that come not in by common consent: And requiring them both in their Cities and Territories to relieve the Poor from the Church-House.] Let us have such Dioceses as the Bishop can do this for, and we consent.