. Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight books. r, the fame they vfe to thevtter fcorne and difgrace of vs all, This wee haue gained by ourmutuall home diffentions. This wee are worthily rewardedwith, which ? re more forward to ftriue, then becommeth menoi vertuous and mild difpofition. %it our trufl in the Almightieu, that with l>s contentions are now at their highefl flote, and that theday Will come (for lob at caufe of defy aire is there ?) ls>hen the paftions offormer enmitie being allayed, Toe (hall loith ten times redoubted tokens ofcur ^nfainedly reconciled lone, [hen? our


. Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight books. r, the fame they vfe to thevtter fcorne and difgrace of vs all, This wee haue gained by ourmutuall home diffentions. This wee are worthily rewardedwith, which ? re more forward to ftriue, then becommeth menoi vertuous and mild difpofition. %it our trufl in the Almightieu, that with l>s contentions are now at their highefl flote, and that theday Will come (for lob at caufe of defy aire is there ?) ls>hen the paftions offormer enmitie being allayed, Toe (hall loith ten times redoubted tokens ofcur ^nfainedly reconciled lone, [hen? our felues each towards other the^fame ^ Inch lofephdw^ the brethren of Iofeph 19ere at the time oftheir enter-leiew in Egypt. Our comfortable expectation andmefi thir-flie defire thereof ftbat manfoeuer amongst you Jhall any leay helpe tofltisfie 9(asipe truely hope there is no one amongH you butfomemay er other Tvill) the bkftings of the Gcd of Peace bothin this World and in the World to come, be yponhim more then the ftars of the Firma-ment in THINGS ARE HANDLED I THE BOO K E S pollomng. Gift f I^H^ firII Booke, concerning Lawes in gene-bo: rail. Thcjecond, Of the vfeof diume Law containedin Scripture, whether that bee the onely Lawwhich Qught to ferue for our direction in allthings without exception. The third, Of Lawes concerning EcclefiafticallPohcie- whether the forme thereof bee in Scrip-ture fo let downe, that no addition or change islawfull. The fourth, Of generall exceptions taken againftthe Lawes of our Politie, as being Popifhandbanilhedoutofcertame Reformed Churches. Ih? fifth, Ofour L awes that concerne the publikc religious duties of the Church} and the manner of bellowing thatpower of order,which inableth D men The Contents* men in fundne degrees and callings to executethe fame. The/xtf, Of the power of Iunf3i<5hon, which thereformed platforme claymeth vnto Lay-Elders,with others. Thefeuenth, Ofthe power of Iurifdiclion, and thehonor which is annexed t


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