An ansvvere to a sermon preached the 17 of April anno D. 1608, by George Downame Doctour of Divinitie and intituled, A sermon defendinge the honorable function of bishops; : wherein; all his reasons, brought to prove the honorable function of our L. Bishops, to be of divine institution; are answered and refuted..
Rainolds, John,1549-1607.
[Amsterdam] : Imprinted [by Jodocus Hondius and Giles Thorp],
anno 1609.
STC enters this work under John Rainolds, but he died the year before the sermon was preached. MS note by James Kennedy on copy in New College, Edinburgh, ascribes to a "Sheerwood", which, says S. B. Burbage (1962) may be Richard Sherwood--Cf. Halkett & Laing, 3rd ed. (1980).
A reply to Downame's "A sermon defending the honourable function of bishops" (part 2 of his "Two sermons").
Hondius printed the first part; Thorp printed part 2 (STC).
"Mr Downames sermon preached at Lambith, Aprill 17. 1608. Answered and refuted" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.
Signatures: *-7*⁴ 8*² A-V⁴ X⁴(-X4).
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Downame, George, -1634.
Church of England
Episcopacy