63 results filtered with: Church polity - Early works to 1800
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Resolutions of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1790, respecting the Test Act. With a memorial on the same subject, by the committee appointed by that assembly.
Church of Scotland. General Assembly.Date: 1790]- Books
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An apology for the foreign Protestant churches having no episcopacy: and an answer to the unchristian and uncharitable principles of Mr. Henry Cantrel, M. A. Vicar of St. Alkmund's, Derby; denying the Validity of their Ministers Orders. Together with a short account of the ancient churches of the Valdences and Albigences. By a priest of the Church of England.
Grongnet, Stephen.Date: 1717- Books
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A renewal of the Covenants, national and solemn league; a confession of sins, and engagement to duties; and a testimony: as they were carried on at Middle Octarara in Pensylvania, November 11. 1743. Together with an introductory preface.
Date: 1748- Books
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Acts and proceedings of the ministers and elders associate together for the exercise of Church-Government and discipline in Presbyterial capacity, met at Edinburgh, May 16th, 1739. Containing declinature. Read in presence of the General Assembly, and given in to the moderator thereof, May 17. 1739.
Associate Presbytery (Scotland : 1733-1744)Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The females advocate: or, an essay, to prove that the sisters in every church of Christ, have a right to church-government as well as the bretheren. Design'd chiefly for the use of those of the Congregational, and Antipedobaptist persuasion; (who Professedly own, That Church-Government is wholly committed to every Particular Church of Christ) and may be of Use to all others, that own the Word of God to be the only Rule, and Directory for the Right Order, Life pline, and Government of the Church of God. Humbly presented, by N. E. a lover of the just liberty and purity of the churches of Christ, of every denomination among us this Day.
N. E.Date: [1718]- Books
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Warning and admonition to the people of Scotland, by the Commission of the General Assembly, met at Edinburgh, March 1. 1798.
Church of Scotland. General Assembly.Date: 1798]- Books
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Institutes of ecclesiastical and civil polity. By the Reverend John Wood, B.D. Rector of Cadleigh, in Devonshire, and formerly of Sidney-Sussex College, Cambridge.
Wood, John, Rector of Cadleigh.Date: M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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An answer to a pamphlet lately published, intitled, "A treatise on church government." Wherein, first, the errors of this anonymous author's narrative, of the troubles and transactions in the Church in Bolton are corrected, and a faithful one presented to the public. Secondly ... By Zabdiel Adams, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Lunenburg. [Three lines from John]
Adams, Zabdiel, 1739-1801.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A short historical essay touching general councils, synods, convocations, creeds, and imposition in religion. By Andrew Marvel Esq;
Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678.Date: 1703- Books
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Acts and proceedings of the ministers and elders associate together for the exercise of church-government and discipline in a presbyterial capacity met at Edinburgh, May 16th, 1739. Containing their declinature read in presence of the general assembly, and given in to the moderator thereof, May 17. 1739.
Associate Presbytery (Scotland : 1733-1744)Date: 1762- Books
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Imparity among pastors, the government of the church by divine institution; as maintain'd in an extemporary debate, by an episcopal divine, against one of the Presbyterian perswasion.
Hay, John, active 1673-1709.Date: 1703- Books
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How will the B----p get off now.
Date: 1718- Books
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A second treatise on church-government, in three parts: being, I. A continuation of the narrative of the late troubles and transactions in a church in Boston ... II. A reply to Mr. Adams's answer to my former treatise ... III. Shewing from the word of God the sole right people have to call and dismiss their officers. ... With an appendix, being some remarks on a pamphlet said to be offered to the churches by the convention of ministers. To which is added, --the testimonies of many persons in Bolton, to certain facts in answer or contradiction to Mr. Goss's narrative. By a neighbour. [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Chaplin, Ebenezer, 1733-1822.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A stone returning upon him that roll'd it: or, an answer unto self-condemnation, holding forth both the weakness and wickedness of that Episcopal author; and confirming the second edition of the debate in the shop. By the Presbyterian concern'd.
Brown, James, -1714.Date: 1703- Books
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Proposals of some things to be done in church government; wherein it may more effectually reach it's [sic] end, humbly offered to consideration. By the Reverend and learned William Homes, Minister in Chilmark. First printed Anno Domini 1732, and now dedicated to the churches.
Homes, William, 1663-1746.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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A platform of church-discipline: gathered out of the word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court, for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the 8th month, anno 1648. [Six lines from Psalms]
Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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Injunctions given by the Honourable Henry Finch, Dean of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York. And the Right Worshipful the Chapter of the same Church, in their General Visitation, held and Celebrated in the year of our Lord, 1705.
Church of England. Diocese of York. Dean (1702-1728 : Finch)Date: [1705]- Books
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An apology for the liberties of the churches in New England: to which is prefix'd, a discourse concerning congregational churches. By Samuel Mather, M.A. Pastor of a church in Boston, New England. [Nineteen lines of quotations]
Mather, Samuel, 1706-1785.Date: 1738- Books
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A letter to a gentleman in the country, Containing the representation of the Commission of the G. Assembly, To their Excellencies the Lords Justices. With some Remarks upon it, concerning the shutting up the Episcopal Meeting-Houses.
Smith, J., active 1724.Date: printed in the year 1724- Books
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The substance of a speech, Delivered by A Right Honourable Member of the Venerable Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in the debate upon an application to Parliament for an augmentation of ministers stipends.
Right Honourable Member of the Venerable Assembly of the Church of Scotland.Date: 1749]- Books
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Memorial for George Moncrief of Reidie, Esquire, against Mr. Patrick Maxton, pretended minister of Auchtermuchty.
Moncrief, George.Date: 1735]- Books
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Avis à l'archippe; ou lettre à Mons. J----, ministre d'une église françoise à Londres, Au sujet de son Sermon sur le Dimanche 49e du Catechisme; Dans laquelle on lui remontre tres humblement l'absolue impossibilité d'une Equivalence entre Aspersion et L'Immersion: par un de ses auditeurs.
Un de ses auditeurs.Date: [1724]- Books
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Causa [e]piscopatus hierarchici lucifuga: or, A confutation of J. S's vindication of the (pretended) principles of the Cyprianic age;
Forrester, Thomas, 1635?-1706.Date: Anno Dom. 1706- Books
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Acts and proceedings of the ministers and elders associate together for the exercise of church-government and discipline in a presbyterial capacity, met at Edinburgh, May 16th, 1739. Containing their declinature. Read in presence of the general assembly, and given in to the moderator thereof, May 17. 1739.
Associate Presbytery (Scotland : 1733-1744)Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Primitive christianity reviv'd: in four volumes. Vol. I. Containing the Epistles of Ignatius, ... Vol. II. The Apostolical constitutions, ... Vol. III. An essay on those Apostolical constitutions. Vol. IV. An account of the primitive faith, ... By William Whiston, M.A.
Whiston, William, 1667-1752.Date: 1711