A27060:59
Two papers of proposals concerning the discipline and ceremonies of the Church of England…
Two papers of proposals concerning the discipline and ceremonies of the Church of England humbly presented to His Majesty by the Reverend ministers of the Presbyterian persuasion.Two papers of proposals concerning the discipline and ceremonies of the Church of England humbly presented to His Majesty by the Reverend ministers of the Presbyterian perswasion.
London : s.n., 1661
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2. That an able faithful Ministry may be kept up, and the insufficient, negligent, and non-resident and scandalous cast out.
3. That a credible profession of Faith and Obedience be prerequired of Communicants.
4. That the Lords day may be appropriated to holy Exercises, without unnecessary divertisements.
4. That the Lords day may be appropriated to holy Exercises, without unnecessary devertisements.
I. For Church-Government: In this your Majesties Declaration, Parish-Discipline is not sufficiently granted us; Inferior Synod: with their Presidents are passed by: and the Bishop, which your Majesty here declareth for, is not Episcopus praeses, but Episcopus princeps; endued with sole Power both of Ordination and Jurisdiction: For though it be said, The Bishop shall do nothing without the Advise of the Presbyters, yet their Consent is not made necessary, but he may go contrary to the Counsel of them all. And this Advice is not to be given by the Diocesan Synod, or any other Representatives of the Clergy, but by the Dean and Chapter, and so many, and such others as he please to call. In all which there being nothing yielded us, which is sufficient to the desired Accommodation and Union; we humbly prosecute our Petition to your Majesty, That the Primitive presidency, with their respective Synods, described by the late Reverend Primate of Ireland, may be the Form of Church-Government established among us, at least in these three needful Points.