Five disputations of church-government, and worship. I. Whether it be necessary or profitable to the right order or peace of the churches of England, that we restore the extruded episcopy? Neg. II. Assert. Those who nullifie our present ministry and churches, which have not the prelatical ordination, and teach the people to do the like, do incur the guilt of grievous sin. III. An episcopacy desirable for the reformation, preservation and peace of the churches. IV. Whether a stinted liturgie or form of worship be a desirable means for the peace of these churches? V. Whether humane ceremonies be necessary or profitable to the church? By Richard Baxter.

People / Organizations

• Richard Baxter (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by R[obert]. W[hite]. for Nevil Simmons, bookseller in Kederminster, and are to be sold by him there, and by Thomas Johnson at the Golden Key in St. Pauls Church-yard, [London], 1659.

Publication year

1659-1659

ESTC No.

R13446

Grub Street ID

61547

Description

[10], 38, [10], 24, 492 p. ; 4⁰

Note

"An advertisement to prevent misunderstanding" (caption title) and "Whether it be necessary of profitable to the right order of the peace of the Churches of England that we restore the extruded episcopacy?" (caption title) each begin new pagination; register is continuous. "The second [third- , fourth- , fifth-] disputation" each have separate title page with "printed by Robert White, for Nevil Simmons .. 1658" in imprint; register and pagination are continuous.

At foot of title: At 4.s. 6.d. bound.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "march 2d".Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B1267

Thomason, E.970[1]