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Author: Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616.
Title: The perpetual gouernement of Christes Church Wherein are handled; the fatherly superioritie which God first established in the patriarkes for the guiding of his Church, and after continued in the tribe of Leui and the prophetes; and lastlie confirmed in the New Testament to the Apostles and their successours: as also the points in question at this day; touching the Iewish Synedrion: the true kingdome of Christ: the Apostles commission: the laie presbyterie: the distinction of bishops from presbyters, and their succcssion [sic] from the Apostles times and hands: the calling and moderating of prouinciall synodes by primates and metropolitanes: the alloting of diœceses, and the popular electing of such as must feed and watch the flocke: and diuers other points concerning the pastorall regiment of the house of God; by Tho. Bilson Warden of Winchester Colledge. Perused and allowed publike authoritie.
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Print source: The perpetual gouernement of Christes Church Wherein are handled; the fatherly superioritie which God first established in the patriarkes for the guiding of his Church, and after continued in the tribe of Leui and the prophetes; and lastlie confirmed in the New Testament to the Apostles and their successours: as also the points in question at this day; touching the Iewish Synedrion: the true kingdome of Christ: the Apostles commission: the laie presbyterie: the distinction of bishops from presbyters, and their succcssion [sic] from the Apostles times and hands: the calling and moderating of prouinciall synodes by primates and metropolitanes: the alloting of diœceses, and the popular electing of such as must feed and watch the flocke: and diuers other points concerning the pastorall regiment of the house of God; by Tho. Bilson Warden of Winchester Colledge. Perused and allowed publike authoritie.
Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616.
Imprinted at London: By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, An. Dom. 1593.
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Church polity -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16145.0001.001
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TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
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Chap. I. The originall and domesticall Discipline of the Church before the Lawe.
CHAP. II. The Leuiticall and Nationall regiment of the Church vnder the Lawe.
CHAP. III. The personall and perpetuall kingdom of Christ after he tooke flesh.
CHAP. III. The Synedricall iurisdiction, which some men thinke our Sauiour in the Gospell restored and recommended to his Church.
CHAP. V. The Apostolicall preheminence and authoritie before and after Christes ascention.
CHAP. VI. What dominion and titles Christ interdicted his Apostles.
CHAP. VII. Who ioyned with the Apostles in election of Presbyters and im∣position of hands.
CHAP. VIII. The Apostolike power in determining doubts of faith, and deli∣vering vnto Satan.
CHAP. IX. What parts of the Apostles power and charge were to remaine in the Church after their decease, and to whom they were committed.
CHAP. X. What the Presbyterie was, which the Apostles mention in their wri∣tings, and whether any Lay Elders were of that number or no.
CHAP. XI. What Presbyterie the primitiue Churches and Catholike fathers did acknowledge and whether Lay Elders were any part thereof, or no.
CHAP. XII. To whom the Apostles departing or dying, left the gouernement of the Church; whether equally to all Presbyters, or chief∣lie to some; and how farre the conceites of late writers here∣in, varie from the auncient Fathers, whose wordes they pre∣tend to follow.
CHAP. XIII. That some chiefe Pastours, in, and euer since the Apostles times haue bene distinguished from the rest of the Presbyters by the power of ordination and right of succession, and placed in euerie Citie, to preserue the externall vnitie and perpetuitie of the Church, whom the auncient Fathers did, and we after them doe call by the name of Bishops.
CHAP. XIIII. The fatherly power and Pastor all care of Bishops ouer Presbyters and others in their Churches and Dioeceses.
CHAP. XV. To whom the election of Bishops and Presbyters doeth rightlie be∣long, and whether by Gods lawe the people must elect their Pastours, or no.
CHAP. XVI. The meeting of Bishops in Synodes, and who did call and moderate those assemblies in the Primitiue Church.
Errata.