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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
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.
Justin Martyr's Apolog. We had rather die for the confession of one Faith, then either lie or deceive them that examine us: Otherwise we might readily use that Common saying, my Tongue is sworn, my mind is unsworn (vid. Rob. Abbot: old way p. 51.)
Thorndike of forbearance of Penalties. It is to no purpose to talk of reformation in the Church unto regular Government, without restoring the Liberty of choosing Bishops, and the Privilege of Enjoying them, to the Synods, Clergy and people of each Diocese. So evident is the right of Synods, Clergy and people in the making of this of whom they consist, and by whom they are to be governed, that I need make no other reason of the neglect of Episcopacy, than the neglect of it.
Thorndike of forbearance of Penalties. It is to no purpose to talk of reformation in the Church unto regular Government, without restoring the Liberty of choosing Bishops, and the Priviledge of Injoying them, to the Synods, Clergy and people of each Diocess. So evident is the right of Synods, Clergy and people in the making of this of whom they consist, and by whom they are to be governed, that I need make no other reason of the neglect of Episcopacy, than the neglect of it.