A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the vvay of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the vvord, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered : whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice. / By Tho. Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hartford upon Connecticott in N.E.

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Title: A survey of the summe of church-discipline. Wherein the vvay of the churches of New-England is warranted out of the vvord, and all exceptions of weight, which are made against it, answered : whereby also it will appear to the judicious reader, that something more must be said, then yet hath been, before their principles can be shaken, or they should be unsetled in their practice. / By Tho. Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hartford upon Connecticott in N.E.
Author: Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M. for John Bellamy at the three Golden Lions in Cornhill, near the Royall Exchange,; M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]
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1. Conclus.

There is some first and most supreme Tribunall in the exercise of Church-power, unto which appeales juridicè are last made; and from which no appeal can be granted or exspected.

Otherwise the wisedome of Christ would be blemished, if there should be an endlesse maze and circle in seeking reformation, which could never be found nor attained.

Beside, the peace of the wronged and complaining party would be exceedingly prejudiced, if he should never come to a periode in the pursuit of his case, and so never to a remedy of his wrong; and the seeking for a cure would prove far worse then the suffering of the trouble of the disease.

Standum in aliquo primo; God, and Reason, and Nature determine this: And this I suppose must be an OEcumenicall Councell in the apprehension and approbation of our most lear∣ned and reverend Brethren.