A counter-essay, or, A vindication and assertion of Calvin and Beza's presbyterian judgment and principles drawn from their writings, in answer to the imputations of a late pamphlet, entituled, An essay concerning church-government ... attempting to fasten upon them an episcopal perswasion ... / by a minister of the true Presbyterian Church of Scotland, established by law.

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A counter-essay, or, A vindication and assertion of Calvin and Beza's presbyterian judgment and principles drawn from their writings, in answer to the imputations of a late pamphlet, entituled, An essay concerning church-government ... attempting to fasten upon them an episcopal perswasion ... / by a minister of the true Presbyterian Church of Scotland, established by law.
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Forrester, Thomas, 1635?-1706.
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Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ...,
1692.
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Cunningham, Alexander. -- An essay concerning church government, out of the excellent writings of Calvin and Beza.
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.
Reformed churches -- Government.
Presbyterianism.
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"A counter-essay, or, A vindication and assertion of Calvin and Beza's presbyterian judgment and principles drawn from their writings, in answer to the imputations of a late pamphlet, entituled, An essay concerning church-government ... attempting to fasten upon them an episcopal perswasion ... / by a minister of the true Presbyterian Church of Scotland, established by law." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39997.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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Answer.

Upon the Proposition it self, I shall only here again animadvert, and remind the Reader of this man's pitiful palpable orgery and abu∣sive Sophilirie in covering himself, and his design all alone g••••der the Cloud, and playing with the general terms of President Epis••••pcie, to give some semblance of truth unto his proofs, as knowing that Calvin and Beza do express themselves modestly, of the first Proestotes, or

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Fixed Moderators, who first took place, but his Mediums and Me∣thods of arguing, do sufficiently unmask his pitiful folly, for they do make these Divines plead for a Hierarchial Diocesian, or Patriarchal Prelat of the highest degree, with a fixed sole Power of Ordination and Jurisdiction; yea, shape out after the measures of Apostolick Authority. The first Proposition of his Demonstration, whereby the premised assertion, is fastned upon Beza, is thus. Demonstration.

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