A69533:935

Five disputations of church-government and worship

Name: Five disputations of church-government and worship
Author: Richard Baxter

Five disputations of church-government and worship by Richard Baxter.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1659

[10], 38, [10], 24, 492 p. · 215k words · Wing B1267 · ESTC R13446

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

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The Third DISPUTATION: FOR Such sorts of Episcopacy, or Disparity in Exercise of the Ministry, as is Desirable or Conducible to the Peace and Reformation of the Churches. By Richard Baxter.

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LONDON, Printed by Robert White, for Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in Kidderminster, Anno Dom. 1658.

LONDON, Printed by Robert White, for Nevil Simmons, Bookseller in Kederminster, Anno Dom. 1658.

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AN Episcopacy Desirable for the Reformation, Preservation, and Peace of the Churches.

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CHAP. I. Of General unfixed Bishops or Ministers.

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§. 1. IT is but delusory dealing of them that make the world believe that the question between the Prelatical Divines and the rest of the Reformed Churches, is, Whether the Church should be Governed by Bishops? This is a thing that is commonly granted: But the controversy is about the Species of Episcopacy: Not whether Bishops,

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AN Episcopacy Desirable for the Reformation, Preservation, and Peace of the Churches.

CHAP. I. Of General unfixed Bishops or Ministers.