An enquiry into the constitution, discipline, unity & worship of the primitive Church, by an impartial hand [P. King]. 2 pt. [separately dated 1691]. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1712 Excerpt: ...say, that a caufless Separation from their Bishop was Schism, it will be necessary to know how many Causes could justifie the Peoples Desertion of their Pastour, and these I think were two, or at most three; the first was Apostacy from the Faith, or when a Bishop renounced the Christian Faith, and through fear of Persecution embraced the Heathenish Idolatries, as was done in the cafe of ' Martialis and Safilides two Spanish Bishops, and was justified by an African Synod, as is to be seen throughout their whole SynodicalEpistle,stillextant amongst those of Cyprian's. The second Cause was Hertfte, as Irenaus faith, We must fly far off from all Hereticks. And Origin allows the People to separate from their Bishop, if they could accuse him of false and Heretical Doffrine. 'Basilidem & Martialem libellis Idololatriae commaculatos--Episcopatum gerere, & Sacerciotiura Dei administrate non oportere. Epifi. Sxnod. apud Cjprian. Epifi, 68. §. i. p. 200. 164. W)t ConOftutioti, Discipline, &c. A third Cause was a scandalous and wicked Life, as is asserted by an African Synod held jinnoifi. whose Exhortations and Arguments to this purpose may be seen at large in their Synodical Epistle, still extant in Cyprian, Epist.63. p. 100. outNof which several Passages pertinent to this occasion, have been already cited in the sixth Chapter of this Treatise, to which I must refer the Reader. Of this mind also was Ire naus before them, who writes,4 That as for those Presbyters, who serve their Pleasures, and have not the fear of God before their Eyes, who contumelioufly use others, are lifted up with Pride, and secretly commit wickedness, from all such Presbyters we ought to separate. Origen indeed seems to be of a/ nother mind, and rhinks that the Bistiops Immoral...

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