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Author: Champney, Anthony, 1569?-1643?
Title: A treatise of the vocation of bishops, and other ecclesiasticall ministers proving the ministers of the pretended reformed churches in generall, to have no calling against Monsieur Du Plessis, and Mr. Doctour Feild : and in particular the pretended bishops in England, to be no true bishops against Mr. Mason / by Anth. Champ. ...
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Print source: A treatise of the vocation of bishops, and other ecclesiasticall ministers proving the ministers of the pretended reformed churches in generall, to have no calling against Monsieur Du Plessis, and Mr. Doctour Feild : and in particular the pretended bishops in England, to be no true bishops against Mr. Mason / by Anth. Champ. ...
Champney, Anthony, 1569?-1643?
At Douay: By Iohn Heigham ..., 1616.
Subject terms:
Mason, Francis, 1566?-1621. -- Of the consecration of the bishops in the Church of England.
Mornay, Philippe de, -- seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623. -- Traité de l'eglise.
Field, Richard, 1561-1616.
Clergy.
Bishops -- England.
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TO Mr. GORGE ABBAT, CALLED ARCH-BISHOP OF CANTERBVRY.
The Preface to the Reader.
THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOKE.
APPROBATIO DOCTORVM.
approbation
THE APPROBATION OF DOCTORS.
THE BISHOP OF PARIS HIS PERMISSION for the printing of the same Booke.
A TREATISE OF THE VOCATION OF BISHOPS AND other Ecclesiasticall Ministers.
The first Chapter. The true reason why so many in these daies doe erre in faith, and that many moe haue difficulty to finde the true faith.
The second Chapter. Certaine principles of this present controuersy touching the vocation of Ecclesiasticall ministers or magistrates confessed and agreed vpon as well by Protestants as by Catholiques.
The third Chapter. It is no sufficient proofe of lawfull calling to the ministers of Gods word and sacraments, that any one be iudged either by himself, or other, or both, fit and able to exercise that charge and function.
The fourth Chapter. That one iudged by himself or other fit for the ministring of Gods word and Sacraments; though such as are in office are supposed, not to discharge rightly their duties, cannot lawfully take vpon him that office, as sufficiently called therunto: neither is such a iudgment and opinion any sufficient calling.
The fifth Chapter. That the truth of doctrine is not a sufficient proofe of true and lawfull calling, to the ministery of Gods word, and sacra∣ments. Nor is it any assured meanes for a Preacher and Pa∣stor, to prooue himselfe authentically called to that charge, for him to alleage that the doctrine which he teacheth is good and true.
The sixth Chapter. That the sole election of the people is not a sufficient warrant, and calling, to the lawfull ministerie of Gods word & Sa∣craments.
The seuenth Chapter. Not all ordination, consecration, or imposition of hands is a sufficient calling to the administration of Gods word and Sacraments.
The eight Chapter. The defects found in the callings to the Ministery hitherto refu∣ted cannot be supplied by any extraordinary calling, nor is there now in the Church of Christ, any extraordinary calling to the ministery of Gods word and Sacraments.
The mith Chapter. Not all externall ordination, or consecration by such as beare the name, and pretend to be Bishops is a sufficient and true calling to the ministerie of Gods word and sacraments.
The tenth Chapter. The calling of the now English superintendents cannot be law∣full, supposing, that of the Bishops of the Romane church, from which it is taken, to be vnlawfull.
The eleuenth Chapter. Cranmer continued not lawfull Bishop till his death.
The twelueth Chapter. That the Bishops made in King Edwards daies were no true, or lawfull Bishops.
The thirteenth Chapter. The whole essentiall matter, and forme of Episcopall order consist not in imposition of hands, and these wordes, receiue thou the holie ghost.
The fourteenth Chapter. That M. Parker bearing some time the name of Archbishops of Canterburie, was not true and lawfull Bishops.
The fifteenth Chapter. That M. Grindall, M. Horne with the rest preferred to Bishopricks in the beginning of Q. Elizabeths raigne were not true, and lawfull Bishops
The sixteenth Chapter. Of the oath of the Princes supremacie, for denying wherof the old Bishops were depriued.
The seauenteenth Chapter. Those that succeeded M. Parker, and the rest in the places of Bishops, downe to this present daie, neither were nor are true, and lawfull Bishops.
The eightteenth Chapter. That neither the present superintendets in England haue, nor their Protestant predecessours euer had anie lawfull Episcopall Iurisdiction.
THE CONCLVSION TO THE CAREFVLL READER.
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