The Petition For The Prelates Briefly Examined. VVherein you have these pleas for Praelacy, discussed, and answered. I. The pretended Antiquity of Prelacy. 2. The quality of some men who have bin Prelates, as Mar- tyrs and Champions for the Truth. 3, The pretended peaceable and prosperous times we haue had vnder Praelaticall 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 Go- vernment. 8. The continuance of it for many Ages without any alteration. 9. Severall arguments to shew the vnlawfulnesse of Prelacy. ... (5 lines)
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1641
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Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Notes: First edition.