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The reduction of episcopacy unto the form of synodical government received in the ancient…The reduction of episcopacie unto the form of synodical government received in the ancient…
The reduction of episcopacy unto the form of synodical government received in the ancient Church: proposed in the year 1641. as an expedient for the prevention of those troubles, which afterwards did arise about the matter of church-government. / By the most reverend and learned father of our Church Dr. James Usher, late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. A true copy set forth by Nicolas Bernard, D.D. preacher to the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn occasioned by an imperfect copy lately printed.The reduction of episcopacie unto the form of synodical government received in the ancient Church: proposed in the year 1641. as an expedient for the prevention of those troubles, which afterwards did arise about the matter of church-government. / By the most reverend and learned father of our Church Dr. James Usher, late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. A true copy set forth by Nicolas Bernard, D.D. preacher to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne occasioned by an imperfect copy lately printed.
London: printed by E.C. for R. Royston, 1656
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To the Reader.
THE late publishing of this Treatise from some different Copy, hath compelled me thus to hasten out a more Perfect one, according to the Original given me of late years by this Most Reverend Person under his own hand, which I had a long time in my custody; These defects or mistakes following were in the former impression, and are amended in this.
1. The not mentioning the time of the Proposal, and intimating as if it had been lately composed by him for the compromising of the now differences, and the preventing of those troubles that may arise, &c. Whereas it was first proposed in the year 1641. by way of ⟨image 3⟩accommodation then, and as an Expedient for the prevention of what fell out afterwards about the matter of Church-Government.
1. The not mentioning the time of the Proposal, and intimating as if it had been lately composed by him for the compremising of the now differences, and the preventing of those troubles that may arise, &c. Whereas it was first proposed in the year 1641. by way of ⟨image 3⟩accommodation then, and as an Expedient for the prevention of what fell out afterwards about the matter of Church-Government.