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Episcopal and Presbyterial government conjoined proposed as an expedient for the compromising of the…Episcopal and Presbyterial government conjoyned proposed as an expedient for the compremising of the…
Episcopal and Presbyterial government conjoined proposed as an expedient for the compromising of the differences, and preventing of those troubles about the matter of Church-Government / written in the late times by ... Ja. Usher ...Episcopal and Presbyterial government conjoyned proposed as an expedient for the compremising of the differences, and preventing of those troubles about the matter of Church-Government / written in the late times by ... Ja. Usher ...
London : s.n., 1679
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Would it be a good course of judging of Episcopal Government, to rake into the Records and Histories of 1600. Years, for the errors of all Bishops, whom worldly Interest, or Passion, or ⟨p. 7⟩other human frailties have carried beyond the gravity, austerity, humility and Apostolical Piety of their Primitive institution. And will this serve to level imparity, the principle of all Order and Government? and secure the modern Presbytery from the like irregularities or excesses? Certainly those accusations and calumnies, which Politicians say secure other States, subvert the foundations of the Churches peace: which are laid in Charity, the Characteristic note of a Christian. By this ye know if ye be my Disciples, (says Christ) If ye love one another. And 1in ancient times the common saying was, Ecce quam diligunt Christiani? That execrable delight and joy, which any one takes to accuse, or to find faults in others, he hath from the Devil, Who is the great accuser of the Brethren.2
Would it be a good course of judging of Episcopal Government, to rake into the Records and Histories of 1600. Years, for the errors of all Bishops, whòm worldly Interest, or Passion, or ⟨p. 7⟩other human frailties have carried beyond the gravity, austerity, humility and Apostolical Piety of their Primitive institution. And will this serve to level imparity, the principle of all Order and Government? and secure the modern Presbytery from the like irregularities or excesses? Certainly those accusations and calumnies, which Politicians say secure other States, subvert the foundations of the Churches peace: which are laid in Charity, the Characteristick note of a Christian. By this ye know if ye be my Disciples, (says Christ) If ye love one another. And 1in ancient times the common saying was, Ecce quam diligunt Christiani? That execrable delight and joy, which any one takes to accuse, or to find faults in others, he hath from the Devil, Who is the great accuser of the Brethren.2