The works of ..vindicating the church of England, as truly christian, and duly reformed: in eight books of ecclesiastical polityNow compleated, as with the sixth and eighth, so with the seventh, (touching episcopacy, as the primitive, catholick and apostolick government of the church) out of his own manuscripts, never before publishedWith an account of his holy life, and happy death . TO THE ^ K I N G S Moft Excellent Majestie C H A R L S the II. By the Grace of God, King of Qreat Brttany, France and Ireland^Defender of the Faith, Oc. Moft Gracions Sovcraign, Lthough J^mnf how link leifureGrea
The works of ..vindicating the church of England, as truly christian, and duly reformed: in eight books of ecclesiastical polityNow compleated, as with the sixth and eighth, so with the seventh, (touching episcopacy, as the primitive, catholick and apostolick government of the church) out of his own manuscripts, never before publishedWith an account of his holy life, and happy death . TO THE ^ K I N G S Moft Excellent Majestie C H A R L S the II. By the Grace of God, King of Qreat Brttany, France and Ireland^Defender of the Faith, Oc. Moft Gracions Sovcraign, Lthough J^mnf how link leifureGreat K.^shave to react LargeBooks, or indeed anj, /ave one--ly (jods (^the Jludy^ belief andobedience of iUfhich, is Precilely-^ commanded^ e^en to K^^gs^ Deut^,1 p. Mdfromwbkb, whatever wholly divertsthem^ will hazard to damn them; there being no af-fairs of fo great importance, as tbeirferVmg (jod^andlaving their own fouls- nor any Treceptsfo Wtfe,juH,hol^ and/afcy as thofe of thc^ !Divine Orades; norany ^m^ivQ fogloriouSy as that by wbich K^ngs beingfubje^ to Gods L aw, halc^ Dominion over theEQ>. , ^ (o Kv An Epiftle to the K^ng, iclvcs, andfo beft deferve and exercife^ it oyer theirSubjedls.) Jet haying liyedtofee the wonderful and happy Re-ftauration ^your Majcfty to your %ightful King-doms^andoftbis reformed Church to its juft rights,primitiye order,and priflinec0nftitucion,^>j^«/M4-jeflies prudent care, and unparalleld bounty, / l^otpnotn>hat toprefent more mrthy of your Majeflies ac-ceptance, and my duty, then ^^^/^ elaborate and fea-fonable Works of the Famous and Truaent sfM^r.^{c\i2ixA}:lo6kQrnort>augmented, and 1 hope com^pleated vpith the three la/l Books, fo muchdejired, andfo long concealed, . ^1^ he publtjhmgof M)hich Volume Aintire, aftdthtnprcfentmg it /o^owrMajefty, feems to be a blefsmgand honor refervei by Cjodi Troyidenee^ to add^ afurther Lw^mt to your Majefties^onovis Name,4«^ happy Km^iti^hofe traiScGndtntfayourJuJlicefmerit and mum^ccn
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