A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the way of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the Word, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered: Whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice (1648)
Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647 · London : Printed by A. M. for John Bellamy, at the Three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall exchange · leaf 476
Synod ? Synod is an Ecclefiafticall meeting, con-fifting of fit perfons, called by the Churches,and fent as their meflfenges, to difcover, anddetermine of doubtfnU cafes , either in Do-ftrinc or praftife, according to the truth. Three things are maine.i . Its a meeting Ecckjiafticall. Meeting] When… … 1. ^«a^»^tf*00,when,by letter or meflengers.oneChurchfeeks and craves for fome common help by counfell and u&-vlft) what may be moft fuitable to the truth, and ading and ordering of their prefent difficulties , which concerne the peaceable managing of occafions prefented; Thus we find one…
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