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The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner,…
The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entitled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templars sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1681
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4ly. The first Government was not confined to a narrow Diocese, as Episcopacy was. In Augustine's time there were in one Province under Carthage of the Catholics and Donatists above nine hundred Bishops, but their first Governors had all Nations for their Diocese, and that made their Government Apostolical. I am sure there is none such now.
4ly. The first Government was not confined to a narrow Diocess, as Episcopacy was. In Augustine's time there were in one Province under Carthage of the Catholicks and Donatists above nine hundred Bishops, but their first Governours had all Nations for their Diocess, and that made their Government Apostolical. I am sure there is none such now.
Again, Presbyters were first before Bishops; witness your own Tribe, that tell the world, Episcopacy was set up to prevent Schism among Presbyters after the Schism in Corinth among the Presbyters.
According to this Author, there is no Government at all in the Church; for these three Terms are found in no form of Government now; therefore I leave him.