The regiment of the Church as it is agreable with Scriptures, all antiquities of the Fathers, and moderne writers, from the Apostles themselues, vnto this present age.

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Title: The regiment of the Church as it is agreable with Scriptures, all antiquities of the Fathers, and moderne writers, from the Apostles themselues, vnto this present age.
Author: Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
Publication: London :: Printed by T[homas] C[reede] for William Welby, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Grayhound,; 1606.
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Subject terms: Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800.; Church of England -- Customs and practices -- Early works to 1800.
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The second Section, containing an answere vnto the former.

There is but one onely kind of publique church-disci∣pline, which is called in the new testament, by the name of excommunication. I say (publique,) because I grant priuate admonition and reprehension, to be a certaine kind of pri∣uate discipline. I say (church-discipline,) because I acknow∣ledge also ciuill discipline. Discipline consisteth intrinsecal∣ly, in the punishing and correcting of vice. It is one part of the churches pollicie, farre different, from the election of ministers, and decision of controuersies.