A64661:175
The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of…
The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of the extent of Christs death and satisfaction &c, 2. Of the Sabbath, and observation of the Lords day, 3. Of the ordination in other reformed churches : with a vindication of him from a pretended change of opinion in the first, some advertisements upon the latter, and in prevention of further injuries, a declaration of his judgement in several other subjects / by N. Bernard.
London: printed for John Crook, 1658
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The Reduction of Episcopacy unto the form of Synodical Government,… › Section 4: IV.
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IV.
The Provincial Synod might consist of all the Bishops and Suffragans, and such other of the Clergy as should be elected out of every Diocese within the Province, the Arch-Bishop of either Province, might be the Moderator of this meeting, (or in his room some one of the Bishops appointed by him) and all matters be ordered therein by common consent as in the former Assemblies.
This Synod might be held every third year, and if the Parliament do then sit (according to the Act ⟨p. 160⟩of a Triennial Parliament) both the Arch-Bishops and Provincial Synods of the Land might join together, and make up a National Council: wherein all Appeals from inferior Synods might be received, all their Acts examined, and all Ecclesiastical Constitutions which concern the state of the Church of the whole Nation established.
This Synod might be held every third year, and if the Parliament do then sit (according to the Act ⟨p. 160⟩of a Triennial Parliament) both the Arch-Bishops and Provincial Synods of the Land might joyn together, and make up a National Councel: wherein all Appeals from infer••ur Synods might be received, all their Acts examined, and all Ecclesiastical Constitutions which concerne the state of the Church of the whole Nation established.