Of the lavves of ecclesiasticall politie eight bookes. By Richard Hooker.
- Title
- Of the lavves of ecclesiasticall politie eight bookes. By Richard Hooker.
- Author
- Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600.
- Publication
- Printed at London :: By Iohn Windet, dwelling at the signe of the Crosse-keyes neare Paules wharffe, and are there to be solde,
- 1604.
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- Subject terms
- Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
- Ecclesiastical law -- Early works to 1800.
- Church polity -- Early works to 1800.
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- Cite this Item
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"Of the lavves of ecclesiasticall politie eight bookes. By Richard Hooker." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03590.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- TO THE READER.
- A Preface. To them that seeke (as they tearme it) the reformation of Lawes and orders Ecclesiasticall, in the Church of ENGLAND.
- VVhat things are handled in the Bookes following.
- The first Booke: Concerning Lawes, and their seuerall kindes in generall.
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The second Booke: Concerning their first position who vrge refor∣mation in the Church of England; Namely
That Scripture is the onely rule of all things which in this life may be done by men. - The third Booke: Concerning their second assertion, that in Scripture there must be of necessitie contained a forme of Church-politie, the lawes whereof may in no wise be altered.
- The fourth Booke: Concerning their third assertion, that our forme of Church-politie is corrupted with popish orders, rites and ceremo∣nies, banished out of certaine reformed Churches, whose example therein we ought to haue followed.
- An Aduertisement to the Reader▪