A short vievv of the prælaticall Church of England
Subtitle: wherein is set forth the horrible abuses in discipline and government, layd open in tenne sections by way of quære and petition, the severall heads whereof are set downe in the next page : whereunto is added a short draught of church-government.
Contributors: Bernard, John.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 858:6.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1641
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Church of England -- Government.; Church of England -- Discipline.; Church of England.
Other titles: Short view of the prælaticall Church of England; Short view of the prælaticall Church of England.
Notes: Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Attributed by George Thomason and in most bibliographies to Richard Bernard, minister of Batcombe. In a 1661 edition, with a somewhat different title, the authorship is ascribed to John Barnard, minister of Batcombe. Since Richard Bernard was minister at Batcombe 1613-1641, and was succeeded by Richard Alleine, it is evident that the publisher either incorrectly attributes the work to Bernard or gives him the wrong Christian name. It is not clear whether Richard Bernard, a Puritan, held such views upon episcopacy in 1641. This work may have been by John Bernard, a Presbyterian, author of the Independents catechisme, 1645. cf. Emanuel Green, Bibliotheca Somersetensis. 1902. v. 2, p. 165.

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Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 858:6)