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
Subtitle: wherein; all his reasons, brought to prove the honorable function of our L. Bishops, to be of divine institution; are answered and refuted
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Imprinted [by Jodocus Hondius and Giles Thorp
Published: 1609
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: Controversial literature; Early works to 1800; Bishops; Episcopacy; Church of England
Other titles: Answere to a sermon preached the 17 of April anno D. 1608, by George Downame; Mr Downames sermon preached at Lambith, Aprill 17. 1608. Answered and refuted.; Answere to a sermon preached the 17 of April anno D. 1608, by George Downame.
Notes: Misattributed to John Rainolds. 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.

STC (2nd ed.) 20605.

No. 5 in a volume of tracts from the Mather family library.

Imperfect: some side-notes cropped.