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A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.

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A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.
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Du Pin, Louis Ellies, 1657-1719.
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London :: Printed for Abel Swalle and Tim. Thilbe ...,
MDCXCIII [1693]
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Church history.
Fathers of the church -- Bio-bibliography.
Christian literature, Early -- Bio-bibliography.
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"A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69887.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.

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The Council of Oxford, in the Year 1408.

The Council held at Oxford, in 1408. by Thomas Arundel Archbishop of Canterbury, made * 1.1 Thirteen Regulations, to put a stop to the Progress of Wicklef's Errors.

The First is, That no Ecclesiastick Secular or Regular, shall be admitted to Preach the Word of God, until he has been examin'd and approv'd by the Bishop of the Diocese.

The Second, That no Person shall be permitted to Preach in the Church, or in the Church-yard, unless he be approv'd.

The Third, That the Preachers shall Preach after a manner suitable to their Auditory, with∣out inveying against the Disorders of the Clergy.

The Fourth, That nothing shall be Taught about the Sacraments, or the Faith, but what is agreeable to the Doctrine of the Church.

The Fifth, That Masters of Arts shall not Treat of Divinity, nor suffer their Scholars to Treat of it.

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The Sixth, That no Books shall be publish'd, which are not approv'd by the Universities of * 1.2 Oxford, or Cambridge, or by Twelve Doctors Chosen by the University, with the consent of the Bishops.

The Seventh, That no Translation shall be made of the Scripture into the vulgar Tongue, which is not approv'd by the Ordinary.

The Eighth, That no Proposition shall be advanc'd which has a bad sense, under pretence that 'tis capable of a good sense.

The Ninth, That the Points of Doctrine decided by the Church shall not be disputed, and the Authority of the Decretals and Synodal Constitutions shall not be oppos'd.

The Tenth, That a Priest shall not be admitted to Celebrate Divine Service out of his own Diocese, without a Testimonial from his Bishop.

The Eleventh, That the Heads of Colleges shall take care to inform themselves of the Life and Manners of their Scholars, and to punish those who are Convicted of Heresie.

The Twelfth, That those who do not observe these Constitutions shall be thrust out of their Benefices.

The Thirteenth, That the Process shall be drawn up Summarily and Extraordinarily in Mat∣ters of Heresie, as in Cases of High-Treason.

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