The diocesans tryall
Subtitle: wherein the maine controversies about the forme or governement of the churches of Christ are judiciously stated, and learnedly discussed in the opening and thorough debating of these three questions following : 1. whether Christ did institute, or the apostles frame any diocesan forme of churches or whether parishionall only? : 2. whether Christ ordained by himselse or by his apostles any ordinary pastours having both precedencie of order and majority of power over others? : 3. whether Christ did immediately commit ordinary power ecclesiasticall and the exercise of it to any one singular person or to an united multitude of presbyters? : a worke seasonable and usefull for these times being very helpefull to the deciding of the differences now in question upon this subject
By: written long since by that famous and learned divine Mr Paul Bayne ; and now published by authority
Publisher: Printed for John Bellamie, and are to be sould at his shop at the signe of the three Golden-Lyons in Cornehill neare the Royall-Exchange
Published: 1644
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Church of England; Episcopacy; Government
Other titles: Diocesans triall; Thomas F. Torrance Collection.
Notes: BiP.

Originally published in 1621 (See STC 1640), in answer to: Downame, George. A defence of the sermon preached at the consecration of the L. Bishop of Bath and Welles, against a confutation thereof by a namelesse author.

Caption title on p. 1: The first qvestion is, whether Christ did institute or the apostles frame any diocesan forme of churches, or parishionall onely.

No. 4 in a group of pamphlets.