The divine right of church-government by bishops, its universal reception, even in the first ages of the church, asserted and proved. D. Blondel's and others arguments against it considered. The challenge renewed, To shew any Church, till lately, that hath not been Governed by Episcopal Government. And a Perswasive to Dissenters to return to the Communion of the Church of England. Being a Preliminary Discourse to an History of the Government of the Church, for the Three First Centuries and the beginning of the Fourth. By Francis Brokesby, B. D. sometime Fellow of Trinity-College in Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brokesby, Francis, 1637-1714.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England--Bishops--Temporal power--Early works to 1800.

Church of England.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],xlivp. )

Other Title:

Divine right of church-government by bishops,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for James Holland and Henry Clements, in St. Paul's Church - Yard, W. Taylor in Pater - noster Row, and R. Gosling in Fleet-Street: and sold by John Morphew near Stationers-Hall, MDCCXIV. [1714]

Notes:

A reprint, with some alterations and additions, of the preface to 'An history of the government of the primitive church, ..', 1712.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N8917.

OCLC:

642232751