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A78077 By the appointment of the Committee of the Lords and Commons for the safety of the Kingdom, it is desired as followeth that to morrow morning each parish shall goe about eight a clock to church. ... 1642 (1642) Wing B6357; ESTC R232655 529 1 View Text
A81630 Two speeches spoken in the house of the Lords, by the Lord Viscount Newarke. The first concerning the right of bishops to sit in Parliament, May 21, 1641. The second about the lawfulnes and conveniency of their intermedling in temporall affaires, May the 24th. following. Dorchester, Henry Pierrepont, Marquis of, 1606-1680. 1641 (1641) Wing D1921; Thomason E198_13; Thomason E198_14; ESTC R212663 1,636 6 View Text
A41029 Articles of visitation & enquiry exhibited to the ministers, church wardens, and sidemen of every parish in the primary episcopal visitation of ... John, by divine permission Lord Bishop of Oxford Church of England. Diocese of Oxford. Bishop (1676-1686 : Fell); Fell, John, 1625-1686. 1679 (1679) Wing F606; ESTC R24323 2,178 8 View Text
A32969 Articles of visitation & enquiry exhibited to the ministers, churchwardens, and sidemen of every parish in the primary episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God John by divine permission lord bishop of Oxford; Visitation articles Church of England. Diocese of Oxford. Bishop (1676-1686 : Fell); Fell, John, 1625-1686. 1674 (1674) Wing C4076; ESTC R214893 2,185 8 View Text
A74143 By the Lord Protector. A proclamation declaring His Highness pleasure and command for putting in execution the laws, statutes and ordinances made against Jesuits and priests, and for the speedy conviction of Popish recusants. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1655 (1655) Thomason 669.f.19[74]; ESTC R212275 2,230 1 View Text
A89367 A most lamentable information of part of the the grievances of Mugleswick, Lordship in the Bishoprick of Durham, sent up by Master George Lilburne, Major of Sunderland to be communicated to the House of Commons. 1642 (1642) Wing M2902; Thomason 669.f.4[69]; ESTC R210295 2,938 1 View Text
A58715 A proclamation anent the beggars England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694. 1692 (1692) Wing S1656; ESTC R6957 3,792 1 View Text
A42129 The grievances of the Church of England which are not in the power of the governours of it to remedy by a member of the Church of England. Member of the Church of England. 1689 (1689) Wing G1978; ESTC R17333 5,260 2 View Text
A50212 The judgment of several eminent divines of the congregational vvay concerning a pastors power occasionally to exert ministerial acts in another church besides that which is his own particular flock. Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. 1692 (1692) Wing M1223; ESTC R41439 6,067 16 View Text
A32972 Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiasticall according to the laws and canons of the Church of England, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the diocese of Worcester / by the right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Worcester. Church of England. Diocese of Worcester. Bishop (1662 : Gauden); Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1662 (1662) Wing C4090; ESTC R38740 6,493 15 View Text
A46355 The strange and wonderfull visions and predictions of William Juniper of Gosfield in Essex relating to the troubles of England, as they were by him delivered to Dr. John Gauden then at Bocking, and now Lord Bishop of Exon. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1662 (1662) Wing J1191; ESTC R10908 8,698 20 View Text
A91058 The profession of the church of [blank] in cheerful conjuction with many other neighbour churches who in order to further reformation and exercise of Christ's discipline, have all agreed in the same profession. Underhill, Thomas, attributed name. 1653 (1653) Wing P3644; Thomason 669.f.17[10]; ESTC R211386 9,349 2 View Text
A52590 A case of great and present use whether we may lawfully hear the now conforming ministers who are re-ordained and have renounced the Covenant and some of them supposed to be scandalous in their lives considered and affirmatively resolved / by a late eminent Congregational divine. Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1677 (1677) Wing N1485; ESTC R469781 10,042 29 View Text
A64125 Rules and advices to the clergy of the diocesse of [blank] for their deportment in their personal and publick capacities. Given by the Bishop at the visitation. Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1661 (1661) Wing T387; ESTC R222418 12,560 52 View Text
A64556 The charge of schism renewed against the separatists in answer to the renewer of that pretended peaceable design, which is falsly call'd, An answer to Dr. Stillingfleet's late sermon. S. T. (Samuel Thomas), 1627-1693. 1680 (1680) Wing T972; ESTC R23566 12,847 24 View Text
A67016 A sermon preached on the 18th of April, 1692 at the funeral of the reverend Dr. Anthony Walker, late rector of Fyfield in the county of Essex, deceased by Josiah Woodward ... Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712. 1692 (1692) Wing W3519; ESTC R22706 13,496 28 View Text
A11166 A remembraunce for the maintenaunce of the liuynge of ministers and preachers nowe notablye decayed exhibited vnto the right reuerend father in God Thomas Bishop of Elye ... Ruddoke, Thomas. 1551 (1551) STC 21435.5; ESTC S2306 13,537 53 View Text
A59876 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Benj. Calamy, D.D. and late minister of St. Lawrence Jewry, London, Jan. 7th, 1686 by William Sherlock ... Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. 1686 (1686) Wing S3347; ESTC R21708 14,846 42 View Text
A86477 Mr. Hollis his speech to the Lords in Parliament concerning peace. With a motion for some course to be taken for repairing of trade, that so poore tradesmen may be preserved to hold out during these troublesome times. Whereunto is added a relation of a vision of blood in the skie, that appeared about Redding on Tuesday night last. Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680. 1643 (1643) Wing H2478; Thomason E90_18; ESTC R19938 15,536 34 View Text
A29247 Apostolick charity, its nature and excellence consider'd in a discourse upon Dan. 12. 3, preached at St. Pauls, Decemb. 19, 1697 at the ordination of some Protestant missionaries to be sent into the plantations : to which is prefixt, A general view of the English colonies in America, with respect to religion : in order to shew what provision is wanting for the propagation of Christianity in those parts / by Thomas Bray, D. D. Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730. 1698 (1698) Wing B4285; ESTC R6508 16,290 44 View Text
A75227 A New-Years gift: or, Advice to a god-son. By P.A. Gent. P. A., Gent. 1696 (1696) Wing A25A; ESTC R203728 16,553 78 View Text
A36362 A Briefe and exact relation of the most materiall and remarkeable passages that hapned in the late well-formed (and as valiently defended) seige laid before the city of Glocester collected by John Dorney, Esquire, towne-clarke of the said city, who was there resident the whole siege and appled himselfe wholy to this businesse. Dorney, John, b. 1604 or 5. 1643 (1643) Wing D1931; ESTC R5248 16,950 20 View Text
A02881 An exposition of the whole eight chapiter to the Romaines, expounded by Ihon Hedlambe, preacher and minister to the congregation at Braughin, and student of Diuinitie in Peterhouse at Cambridge, before Maister Doctour Squire, and the whole ministerie assembled at the laste synode, holden at Ware in Lent laste past 1579. Wherein is perfectly proued our iustification to bee by faithe onely, to the beatyng doune and ouerthrowyng of all erronious and false opinions to the contrarie. Seen and allowed Hedlambe, John. 1579 (1579) STC 13020; ESTC S112579 16,960 48 View Text
A03639 A sermon preached before the Kinges Maiestie, by I. Hopkins, one of his highnesse chaplaines Hopkins, John, fl. 1604-1609. 1604 (1604) STC 13767; ESTC S116562 17,384 47 View Text
A43384 Select hymns, taken out of Mr. Herbert's Temple, and turn'd into the common metre To be sung in the tunes ordinarily us'd in churches.; Temple. Selections Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Woodford, Samuel, 1636-1700. 1697 (1697) Wing H1515A; ESTC R221290 17,526 49 View Text
A57906 A remedie against dissention, or, A help to settle mens mindes in these unsetled times, and to make up the rents made, and likely to be made through the late lamentable increase of opinions and practices as it was delivered in a sermon of Rom. 16,17 / by I.R. ... I. R., Minister of the Gospell. 1644 (1644) Wing R22A; ESTC R13056 17,577 24 View Text
A45122 An answer to Dr. Stillingfleet's book of The unreasonableness of separation so far as it concerns The peaceable designe : with some animadversions upon the debate between him and Mr. Baxter concerning the national church and the head of it. Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.; Humfrey, John, 1621-1719. Peaceable design.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Of national churches.; Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. Unreasonableness of separation. 1682 (1682) Wing H3667; ESTC R28713 17,588 40 View Text
A58210 A sermon delivered at Maidston in Kent, at the assizes there held, August 23, 1641 Reading, John, 1588-1667. 1642 (1642) Wing R451; ESTC R14322 18,070 30 View Text
A45161 The two steps of a nonconformist minister made by him, in order to the obtaining his liberty of preaching in publick : together with an appendix about coming to church in respect to the people / published for a testimony in his generation by a lover of sincerity and peace. Humfrey, John, 1621-1719. 1684 (1684) Wing H3714; ESTC R32356 18,526 38 View Text
A68255 A sermon preacht at the funerall of the Lady Mary Villiers, eldest daughter of the Right Hon[ora]ble Christopher Earle of Anglesey who dyed the xxi. of Ianuary 1625. at Horningold in Leicester shire, and was buried the xxiiij. at Goadeby in the Sepulchres of her ancestors / preacht by George Iay ... Jay, George. 1626 (1626) STC 14479; ESTC S1252 18,945 56 View Text
A57934 A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-Le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, June 28, 1697 / by John Russell. Russell, John, fl. 1660. 1697 (1697) Wing R2346; ESTC R26224 19,860 54 View Text
A41591 An amicable accommodation of the difference between the representer and the answerer in return to his last reply against the papist protesting against Protestant popery. Gother, John, d. 1704. 1686 (1686) Wing G1325A; ESTC R201691 19,896 44 View Text
A10151 The right of Kings conteyning a defence of their supremacy, over all persons and in all causes, as well ecclesiasticall as civill, within their severall dominions : herewithall is proved by testimony of Holy Scripture, that Christian Kinges are to haue such dignity, and execute such office in the Christian church, as Gods kinges had exercised in the church under the lawe : which part of the mysterie of Gods will, as it hath been wickedly under poperie shut up from men, so it is in our tymes right needfull that the same be opened to all Christian nations. Procter, Thomas. 1621 (1621) STC 20410; ESTC S1281 21,909 36 View Text
A68984 A murmurer Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1607 (1607) STC 3671; ESTC S104771 22,871 102 View Text
A40374 Scotland's present duty, or, A call to the nobility, gentry, ministry and commonalty of this land to be duely affected with, and vigorously to act for, our common concern in Caledonia, as a mean to enlarge Christ's kingdom, to benefit our selves, and do good to all Protestant churches. Philo-Caledon.; Foyer, Archibald.; Ridpath, George, d. 1726.; Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716. 1700 (1700) Wing F2048; ESTC R13808 23,400 30 View Text
A42358 A treatise of ruling elders and deacons In which, these things which belong to the understanding of their office and duty, are clearly and shortly set down. By a Minister of the Church of Scotland. Guthrie, James, 1612?-1661. 1690 (1690) Wing G2265A; ESTC R215845 24,270 96 View Text
B20783 A sermon preached at the ordinatoin [sic] of an elder and deacons in a baptized congregation in London by N.C. Coxe, Nehemiah. 1681 (1681) Wing C6718 25,157 47 View Text
A64128 A sermon preached at the consecration of two archbishops and ten bishops, in the Cathedral Church of S. Patrick in Dublin, January 27, 1660 by Jeremie Taylor ... Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1661 (1661) Wing T391; ESTC R23465 25,378 54 View Text
A47522 The glory of a true church, and its discipline display'd wherein a true gospel-church is described : together with the power of the keys, and who are to be let in, and who to be shut out / by Benjamin Keach. Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704. 1697 (1697) Wing K66; ESTC R19810 25,670 74 View Text
A16895 The preachers charge, and peoples duty about preaching and hearing of the Word : opened in a sermon, being the first fruits of a publike exercise, begun in the parish church of Lownd, for the benefit of the island of Louingland in Suffolke / by Iohn Brinsley ... Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1631 (1631) STC 3790.5; ESTC S1527 26,069 42 View Text
A60395 A short treatise of altars, altar-furniture, altar-cringing, and musick of all the quire, singing-men and choristers, when the holy Communion was administered in the cathedrall church of Durham by prebendaries and petty-canons, in glorious copes embroidered with images, 1629 / written at the same time by Peter Smart ... Smart, Peter, 1569-1652? 1643 (1643) Wing S4014; ESTC R20243 26,828 32 View Text
A01657 A godly inuectiue in the defence of the Gospell against such as murmure and woorke what thei can that the Bible shoulde not haue free passage, veray necessary to be red of euery faythfull Christian. Gerrard, Philip. 1547 (1547) STC 11797; ESTC S103091 27,823 80 View Text
A04208 A Christian and modest offer of a most indifferent conference, or disputation, about the maine and principall controversies betwixt the prelats, and the late silenced and deprived ministers in England tendered by some of the said ministers to the archbishops, and bishops, and all their adherents. Jacob, Henry, 1563-1624. 1606 (1606) STC 14329; ESTC S120767 28,632 54 View Text
A42933 Gods government of his church, and the deputation thereof to men both for the civill and ecclesiastical estate : especially for the ecclesiasticall, concerning which many doubts and debates are now moved. 1641 (1641) Wing G958; ESTC R21789 29,179 52 View Text
A34543 A second discourse of the religion of England further asserting, that reformed Christianity, setled [sic] in its due latitude, is the stability and advancement of this kingdom : wherein is included, an answer to a late book, entitled, A discourse of toleration. Corbet, John, 1620-1680. 1668 (1668) Wing C6263; ESTC R23042 29,774 53 View Text
A71022 Some notes or heads of a preface and of a lecture Preached at Distinckorn--Hill, in the parish of Gaastoun. April 15. 1688. By master Alexander Shields preacher of the gospel. Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700. 1688 (1688) Wing S3435B; ESTC R184108 30,397 24 View Text
A60758 Some additional remarks on the late book of the Reverend Dean of St. Pauls by a conformable clergy-man. Conformable clergy-man. 1681 (1681) Wing S4471; ESTC R37573 30,505 38 View Text
A36143 A Disputation proving that it is not convenient to grant unto ministers secular jurisdiction, and to make them lords & statesmen in Parliament 1679 (1679) Wing D1677; ESTC R15032 30,674 38 View Text
A67457 An abstract of a treatise concerning the payment of tythes and oblations in London shewing the antiquitie of those payments according to the rents of houses : that they were payed by positive constitutions, according to the true value of the houses, ever since the yeare 1230 and by antient costome long before : till the quantitie, not the name or nature was altred in time of Henry 8 from 3.s. 6.d. in the pound, to 2. s. 9. d. in the pound as it is now : the liberall maintenance of the clergie of London in former times : the award and Proclamation 25. Henry 8 confirmed by Act of Parliament 27, Hen. 8 : the matters now controverted about double leases, annuall fines, &c. and concerning the jurisdiction ecclesiasticall for tythes of London : a generall survey of the value of the London benefices both as they are now, and also what they might arise unto if tythes were truly payed according to the value of houses : the moderate demands of the clergie, with other matters pertinent to this subject. Walton, Brian, 1600-1661. 1641 (1641) Wing W653; ESTC R7934 31,078 78 View Text
A42391 A sermon preached at the visitation held at High Wickham in the county of Bucks. May 16. 1671 Wherein the ministers duty is remembred. Their dignity asserted. Man's reconciliation with God, urged. By Samuel Gardner M.A. and chaplain to His Majesty. Gardner, Samuel, chaplain in Ordinary. 1672 (1672) Wing G248A; ESTC R202272 31,540 43 View Text
A60614 The unjust mans doom as examined by the several kinds of Christian justice, and their obligation : with a particular representation of the injustice & danger of partial conformity / by William Smyth. Smith, William, b. 1615 or 16. 1670 (1670) Wing S4285; ESTC R10096 31,702 132 View Text
A66485 Reflexions upon a pamphlet intituled, An account of the growth of deism in England together with some considerations about the Christian religion. Willis, Richard, 1664-1734. 1696 (1696) Wing W2816; ESTC R38311 32,108 81 View Text
A47043 A sermon at the funeral of James Margetson, D.D. late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland preached at Christ Church, Dublin, Aug. 30, 1678 / by the R.R. Father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of Meath ; whereunto is added a funeral oration on that occasion, in the name of the University of Dublin, at the herse of him their Vice Chancellor. Jones, Henry, 1605-1682. 1679 (1679) Wing J947; ESTC R2425 32,409 51 View Text
A61568 The mischief of separation a sermon preached at Guild-Hall Chappel, May 11. MDCLXXX. being the first Sunday in Easter-term, before the Lord Mayor, &c. / by Edw. Stillingfleet ... Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1680 (1680) Wing S5604_VARIANT; ESTC R35206 32,588 67 View Text
A56271 A defence of the Ansvver to a paper intituled The case of the dissenting Protestants of Ireland in reference to a bill of indulgence, from the exceptions lately made against it. Pullen, Tobias, 1648-1713. 1695 (1695) Wing P4194; ESTC R220583 32,654 30 View Text
A96707 Spicilegium, or, A glean of mixtling by John Winter, minister of East Dearham in Norfolke. Winter, John, 1621?-1698? 1664 (1664) Wing W3083B; ESTC R42990 32,830 47 View Text
A62281 The necessity of adhering to the Church of England as by law established, or, The duty of a good Christian, and particularly parents and masters of families under the present toleration by William Saywell ... Saywell, William, 1643-1701. 1692 (1692) Wing S801; ESTC R40636 34,235 49 View Text
A65764 The pastors charge and cure, or, A sermon first preached in Latine at Oxford and afterwards translated by the author the preaching of which created the author much trouble, and in the winding up of all, suspension from his ministery, and thereupon inforcement to leave his native countrey / by Nath. White, pastor of a congregation at summer islands. White, Nathaniel, 17th cent. 1645 (1645) Wing W1798; ESTC R33619 34,854 42 View Text
A52594 A discourse of ecclesiastical lawes and supremacy of the kings of England, in dispensing with the penalties thereof by Mr. Philip Nye. Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1687 (1687) Wing N1490A; ESTC R41353 35,351 41 View Text
A58653 Jerubbaal justified: or, A plain rebuke of the high (pretended humble) remonstrance and plea against Mr. Crofton his reformation not separation or, a plea for communion with the church under those corruptions, and by that disorderly ministration, to which he cannot conform, nor by it administer. Demonstrating, T.P. (alias D.) his grosse mistakes of Mr. Crofton his principle and argument: as also the fallacie and vanity of his pleaded necessity for his (confessed) separation from publique assemblies, which is found insufficient to acquit him of schisme. To which is added a position, disputing the lawfulnesse of ministers receiving an imposed liturgy. R. S.; Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672. Reformation not separation. 1663 (1663) Wing S130 35,735 54 View Text
A52597 The king's authority in dispensing with ecclesiastical laws, asserted and vindicated by the late Reverend Philip Nye ...; Lawfulnes of the oath of supremacy and power of the King in ecclesiastical affairs Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1687 (1687) Wing N1495; ESTC R17198 36,268 70 View Text
A30038 Quakerism withering and Christianity reviving, or, A brief reply to the Quakers pretended vindication in answer to a printed sheet deliver'd to the Parliament wherein their errors, both in fundamentals and circumstantials are further detected, and G. Whitehead further unmask'd / by an earnest contender for the Christian faith, Francis Bugg. Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724? 1694 (1694) Wing B5386; ESTC R23819 36,756 82 View Text
B04528 The lavvfulnes of hearing the publick ministers of the Church of England proved, by Mr. Philip Nye and Mr. John Robinson, two eminent Congregational divines. Together with the judgment of Dr. Goodwin, Dr. Owen, and other independents, as well ancient as modern, concerning forms of prayer, parish-churches, and communion with them: and the judgment of other nonconformists about kneeling at the sacrament. Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Robinson, John, 1575?-1625. 1683 (1683) Wing N1496; ESTC R203023 37,350 46 View Text
A42092 The compleat conformist, or, Seasonable advice concerning strict conformity, and frequent celebration of the holy Communion in a sermon preached (on the seventh of January, being the first Sunday after the Epiphany, in the year 1682) at the Cathedral, and in a letter written to the clergy of the archdeaconry of Durham / by Denis Grenville. Grenville, Denis, 1637-1703. 1684 (1684) Wing G1938; ESTC R8783 37,668 65 View Text
A26895 The Christian religion expressed I, briefly in the ancient creeds, the Ten commandments, and the Lords prayer, and, II, more largely in a profession taken out of the Holy Scriptures, containing 1, the articles of the Christian belief, 2, our consent to the gospel covenant, 3, the sum of Christian duty, according to the primitive simplicity, purity, and practice, fitted to the right instruction of the ignorant, the promoting of holiness, and the charitable concord of all true believers ... / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1660 (1660) Wing B1221; ESTC R25270 38,730 88 View Text
A80847 The peoples need of a living pastor: asserted and explained in a sermon, preached Novemb. 4. 1656. At the sad and solemn funerals of that late, learned, pious and eminently hopeful minister of the gospel, Mr. John Frost, batchelor in divinity, late fellow of St. Johns Colledge in Cambridge, and pastor of St. Olaves Hart-steeet [sic], London. Together with a narrative of his life and death. By Z. C. minister of the Word at Botolph-Aldgate, London. Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672. 1657 (1657) Wing C6997; Thomason E909_1; ESTC R207455 39,189 68 View Text
A26939 How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life directions and motives to it, intended for an auditory of London citizens, and published for them, for want of leave to preach them / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1682 (1682) Wing B1283; ESTC R5487 40,184 56 View Text
A89196 The nationall covenant. Or, A discourse on the covenant. Wherein also the severall parts of the late protestation are proved to be grounded on religion and reason: with sundry motives and directions, tending to further our keeping covenant with God. Which may be of speciall use in these times. By Tho. Mocket, M. of Arts, and preacher of the word of God. Mocket, Thomas, 1602-1670? 1642 (1642) Wing M2307; Thomason E113_3; ESTC R23139 40,201 58 View Text
A52008 The church-catechism enlarg'd and explain'd in an easie and familiar method, with the scripture-proofs annexed thereunto. R. M. 1697 (1697) Wing M70A; ESTC R221785 40,396 65 View Text
A51048 The covenanters looking-glasse discovering his duty and dignity with sundry motives and directions tending to further our keeping covenant with God : also an epistle containing an exact relation of all the most principall things done in the Parliament of England since their first sitting to this present day : with divers other materiall things very usefull for all sorts both for the present and future times / by Thomas Mocket ... Mocket, Thomas, 1602-1670? 1644 (1644) Wing M2305A; ESTC R43458 41,433 51 View Text
A82010 A persuasive to full communion, with the churches of Christ in all Gospel-ordinances and priviledges Containing an essay for the conviction and reformation of such adult, or grown persons who live in the sinful neglect of baptism and the supper of the Lord. Together with an account of the manner of the transition of church-members from their infant to their adult-state, and regular admission to full communion. Written, for the help of such as need instruction in these spiritual concerns, 1 Cor. 12. 13. For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be jews or gentiles, whether we be bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one spirit. By the late reverend Mr. George Day, minister of the gospel in London-street in Ratcliff / 1697. Day, George, d. 1697. 1698 (1698) Wing D461; ESTC R232085 42,081 116 View Text
A91199 Jus patronatus, or A briefe legal and rational plea for advowsons, or patrons ancient, lawfull, just and equitable rights, and titles to present incumbents to parish churches or vicaridges, upon vacancies. Wherein the true original of advowsons and patronages, together with their justice, legality, equity, are demonstrated; and a full jury of legal writs and remedies (provided by our municipal lawes for defence and recovery of patrons rights, against all usurpations or encroachments on them) produced; as a seasonable antidote, against the late anomolus vote passed to their prejudice, without any hearing of patrons by their councel, or lawful tryal by their peers. Whose duty is here declared; and our fundamental laws defended. Compiled for the present and future benefit of our churches, ministers, and all true patrons of them. By William Prynne of Swainswick Esq; Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1654 (1654) Wing P3988; Thomason E735_1; ESTC R203240 44,857 56 View Text
A32767 Ecclesia enucleata: The temple opened: Or, A clear demonstration of the true gospel-church in its nature and consitution, according to the true doctrine and practice of Christ and his apostles. By I.C. Chauncy, Isaac, 1632-1712. 1684 (1684) Wing C3750; ESTC R215133 47,294 178 View Text
A45376 A discourse concerning zeal against immorality and prophaness deliver'd in two sermons in St. Michaels Church Dublin, October 29, and November 26. 1699. Hamilton, William, d. 1729. 1700 (1700) Wing H488; ESTC R216947 47,580 69 View Text
A95963 The authours, nature, and danger of hæresie. Laid open in a sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, upon Wednesday the tenth of March, 1646. being set apart as a solemne day of publike humiliation to seeke Gods assistance for the suppressing and preventing of the growth and spreading of errours, heresies, and blasphemies. / By Richard Vines. Printed by order of the House of Commons. Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656. 1647 (1647) Wing V545; Thomason E378_29; ESTC R3304 47,605 81 View Text
A70046 Reason and judgement, or, Special remarques of the life of the renowned Dr. Sanderson, late Lord Bishop of Lincoln together with his Judgement for setling the church, in exact resolutions of sundry grand cases very seasonable at this time. D. F.; Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. Judgment in one view for the settlement of the church. 1663 (1663) Wing F10; ESTC R224352 48,079 100 View Text
A47561 The gospel minister's maintenance vindicated Wherein, a regular ministry in the churches, is first asserted, and the objections against a Gospel maintenance for ministers, answered. Also, the dignity, necessity, difficulty, use and excellency of the ministry of Christ is opened. Likewise, the nature and vveghtiness of that sacred vvork and office clearly evinc'd. Recommended to the baptized congregations, by several elders in and about the City of London. Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691. 1689 (1689) Wing K711A; ESTC R213604 49,141 150 View Text
A70394 Lacrymæ ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, or, A serious and passionate address of the Church of England, to her sons especially those of the clergy. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.; Kerr, Thomas. 1689 (1689) Wing K264C; ESTC R1553 49,273 65 View Text
A47283 Ichabod: or, Five groans of the church: Prudently foreseeing, and passionately bewailing her second fall: Threatened by these five dangerous, though undiscerned, miscarriages that caused her first: Viz. [bracket] 1. Undue ordination, 2. Loose prophaness, 3. Unconscionable symony, 4. Careless non-residence, 5. Encroaching pluralities. Humbly presented to her supreme head and governour, the kings most excellent majesty, and his great council, the Parliament of England.; Ichabod. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711. 1663 (1663) Wing K264A; ESTC R22531 49,473 66 View Text
A42479 A discourse concerning publick oaths, and the lawfulness of swearing in judicial proceedings written by Dr. Gauden ..., in order to answer the scruples of the Quakers. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1662 (1662) Wing G352; ESTC R542 50,247 68 View Text
A48069 The life and death of Monsieur Claude, the famous minister of Charenton in France done out of French by G.P.; Abrégé de la vie de Mr. Claude. English Ladevèze, Abel-Rodolphe de.; G. P. 1688 (1688) Wing L149; ESTC R3073 50,310 77 View Text
A91916 Divisions cut in pieces by the svvord of the Lord: or, A discourse on a text of Scripture, of the unlawfulness of divisions in the Church of God, upon the highest pretences whatsoever. By John Rocket, minister of the Word at Hickling in Nottingham-shire. Rocket, John. 1650 (1650) Wing R1764; Thomason E593_18; ESTC R206903 50,803 87 View Text
B02463 A modest apology occasioned by the importunity of the Bishop of Derrie, who presseth for an answer to a query, stated by himself, in his second admonition: concerning joyning in the publick worship established by law. In answer to the query, the pondering of some weighty exceptions is first desired: and then such a resolution is given to the query, as the word of God, and thereby the safety of our consciences will allow. / By a minister of the gospel, at the desire of some Presbyterian dissenters. Craghead, Robert.; King, William, 1650-1729. 1696 (1696) Wing C6794; ESTC R171586 54,814 122 View Text
A90725 The duty & honour of church-restorers: set forth in a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, Septemb. 30. 1646. Being the day of the monethly solemne fast, at Margarets Westminster. / By Herbert Palmer, B.D. minister of Gods Word at Ashwell in Hertfordshire, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. 1646 (1646) Wing P230; Thomason E355_22; ESTC R201122 56,005 70 View Text
A57068 The tabernacle of God with men, or, The visible church reformed a discourse of the matter and discipline of the visible church, tending to reformation / by Richard Resbury ... Resbury, Richard, 1607-1674. 1649 (1649) Wing R1136A; ESTC R32282 56,135 82 View Text
A69197 The white wolfe, or, A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Feb. 11 being the last Sonday in Hillarie tearme, anno 1627, and printed somewhat more largely then the time would permit at that present to deliuer wherein faction is vnmasked, and iustly taxed without malice, for the safetie of weake Christians : especially, the Hetheringtonian faction growne very impudent in this citie of late yeeres, is here confuted / by Stephen Denison... Denison, Stephen, d. 1649 or 50. 1627 (1627) STC 6607.5; ESTC S109591 56,251 87 View Text
A29077 Vindiciæ Calvinisticæ: or, some impartial reflections on the Dean of Londondereys considerations that obliged him to come over to the communion of the Church of Rome And Mr. Chancellor King's answer thereto. He no less unjustly than impertinently reflects, on the protestant dissenters. In a letter to friend. By W.B. D.D.; Vindiciæ Calvinisticæ. Boyse, J. (Joseph), 1660-1728. 1688 (1688) Wing B4083; ESTC R216614 58,227 78 View Text
A51043 The banders disbanded, or, An accurat discourse solidly and plainly demonstrating how inconvenient, scandalous & sinfull it is, in the present circumstances of the Church of Scotland, for ministers of Christ there that they may obtain a pretended liberty to preach and administer the Sacraments ... to give bond to their present rulers, that they shall live peaceably ... and so discovering clearly the great unfaithfulness of the affirmative vote of the late meeting of ministers at Edinburgh (anno 1679), concerning the lawfullness of giving the bond then presented by the councill ... McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687. 1681 (1681) Wing M230; ESTC R5172 58,793 54 View Text
A87512 The want of church-government no warrant for a totall omission of the Lords Supper. Or, A brief and scholastical debate of that question, which hath so wonderfully perplexed many, both ministers and people. Whether or no, the sacrament of the Lords Supper may (according to presbyterial principles) be lawfully administred in an un-presbyterated church, that is, a church destitute of ruling elders. Wherein the affirmative is confirmed by many arguments, and cleared from objections, especially such as are drawn from the unavoidablenesse of mixt communions without ecclesiastical discipline. / By Henry Jeanes, minister of Gods Word at Chedzoy in Sommerset-shire. Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. 1650 (1650) Wing J511; Thomason E618_6; ESTC R202652 58,879 80 View Text
A26909 The dangerous schismatick clearly detected and fully confuted for the saving of a distracted nation from that which would destroy Christian love and unity : occasioned by a resolver of three cases about church-communion / by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1683 (1683) Wing B1237; ESTC R22896 59,069 62 View Text
A47635 The transproser rehears'd, or, The fifth act of Mr. Bayes's play being a postscript to the animadversions on the preface to Bishop Bramhall's vindication, &c. : shewing what grounds there are of fears and jealousies of popery. Leigh, Richard 1649 or 50-1728. 1673 (1673) Wing L1020; ESTC R20370 60,432 152 View Text
A47777 The parasynagogue paragorized, or, A parenetical confutation of the epidemical error which asserteth, separation from parochial church-communion : demonstrating their practice, who on the Lords day neglect the publick exercises of divine worship in their parochial congregations, and frequent (cæteris paribus) other churches, to be anti-scriptural / by John Lesly ... Lesly, John, d. 1657. 1655 (1655) Wing L1171; ESTC R11754 60,778 214 View Text
A27014 Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsil to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1672 (1672) Wing B1380; ESTC R5946 61,174 146 View Text
A49137 Two discourses concerning the divinity of Our Saviour whereunto are added some articles subscribed by all the French divines in or about London, in opposition to the Socinians / translated out of French. La Mothe, Claude Grostête, sieur de, 1647-1713. 1693 (1693) Wing L299; ESTC R14659 61,471 74 View Text
A11457 Tvvo sermons: preached at tvvo severall visitations, at Boston, in the diocesse and country of Lincolne. By Robert Sanderson, Bachelour of Diuinitie, and late fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. 1622 (1622) STC 21708; ESTC S112208 62,742 104 View Text
A33543 A continuation of the historical relation of the late General Assembly in Scotland with an account of the commissions of that assembly, and other particulars concerning the present state of the church in that kingdom. Cockburn, John, 1652-1729. 1691 (1691) Wing C4805; ESTC R2774 64,454 78 View Text
A86501 The nevv world, or, the nevv reformed church. Discovered out of the second epistle of Peter the third chap verse 13. First opened briefly, and some points pourtrayed and propounded before some of the nobilitie and others in the country. Afterwards more fully delineated, and prosecuted before the Honorable House of Parliament; May 30. An. Dom. 1641. And upon the request of some of them, desiring coppies, was limbed up for the presse, according to the maine parts then, and there delivered. / By Nath. Homes Dr. in D. Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678. 1641 (1641) Wing H2570; Thomason E171_4; ESTC R8246 64,684 86 View Text
A42495 A sermon preached in St. Pauls Church London ... February 28, 1659 being a day of solemn thanksgiving unto God for restoring of the excluded members of Parliament to the House of Commons ... / by John Gauden. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing G370; ESTC R24048 65,030 124 View Text
A42487 Kakourgoi, sive Medicastri slight healings of publique hurts. Set forth in a sermon preached in St. Pauls Church, London, before the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor, Lord General, aldermen, Common Council, and companies of the honorable City of London. February 28. 1659. Being a day of solemn thanksgiving unto God, for restoring the secluded Members of Parliament to the House of Commons: (and for preserving the city) as a door of hope thereby opened to the fulness and freedom of future Parliaments: the most probable means under God for healing the hurts, and recovering the health of these three Brittish kingdomes. By John Gauden, D.D. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing G361A; ESTC R215531 65,440 132 View Text
B08365 A dialogue between a pastor and parishioner, touching the Lord's Supper. Wherein the most material doubts and scruples about receiving that holy sacrament, are removed, and the way thereto discovered to be both plain and pleasant. Very usefull for private christians in these scrupulous times. With some short prayers fitted for that occasion, and a morning and evening prayer for the use of private families / by Michael Altham, Vicar of Latton in Essex. Altham, Michael, 1633-1705. 1687 (1687) Wing A2933AB; ESTC R172247 65,705 236 View Text