The petition for the prelates briefly examined. : VVherein you have these pleas for praelacy, discussed, and answered. 1. The pretended antiquitie of prelacy. 2. The qualitie of some men who have been prelates, as martyrs, and champions for the truth. 3. The pretended peaceable and prosperous times we have had, under prelaticall government. 4. The offence that many are said, will take, at the abolishing of it. 5. The pretended universall practise of the Christian world. 6. The pretended sutablenesse of it to the policy of this state. 7. The pretended disagreeing of such, who desire another government. 8. The continuance of it for many ages without any alteration. 9. Severall arguments to shew the unlawfullnesse of prelacy.

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Book

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England.

Episcopacy--Early works to 1800.

Episcopacy.

Church of England--Government--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5 unnumbered pages, 39 pages)

Place of Publication:

[London : publisher not identified], printed in the yeare, 1641.

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text file

Notes:

Place of publication suggested by Wing (2nd edition).

P. 3 missing in number only; text is continuous.

Imperfect: print show-through.

Reproduction of original in: The National Library of Scotland.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 3023:3) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition, 1994), P1749

OCLC:

767620092

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