A27050:284
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
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.
And page 12. He thus expoundeth Hierome, as holding Episcopacy alterable1 [The Church hath power by Universal consent upon urgent cause to take it away; if thereunto she be constrained through the proud tyrannical and unreformable dealing of her Bishop—Wherefore lest Bishops forget themselves, as if none on earth had authority to touch their states, let them continually bear in mind, that it is rather the force of custom than any such true heavenly law can be showed, by the evidence whereof it may of a truth appear, that the Lord himself hath appointed Presbyters for ever to be under the Regiment of Bishops in what sort soever they behave themselves. Let this consideration be a bridle to them; Let it teach them not to disdain the advice of their Presbyters, but to use their Authority with so much the greater humility and moderation, as a Sword which the Church hath power to take from them.] This is Mr. Hooker.
And page 12. He thus expoundeth Hierome, as holding Episcopacy alterable1 [The Church hath power by Universal consent upon urgent cause to take it away; if thereunto she be constrained through the proud tyrannical and unreformable dealing of her Bishop—Wherefore lest Bishops forget themselves, as if none on earth had authority to touch their states, let them continually bear in mind, that it is rather the force of custome than any such true heavenly law can be shewed, by the evidence whereof it may of a truth appear, that the Lord himself hath appointed Presbyters for ever to be under the Regiment of Bishops in what sort soever they behave themselves. Let this consideration be a bridle to them; Let it teach them not to disdain the advice of their Presbyters, but to use their Authority with so much the greater humility and moderation, as a Sword which the Church hath power to take from them.] This is Mr. Hooker.
- 1☞ And yet must I sweat never to consent to any alteration.