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The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker, Containing Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, and Several Other Treatises
Excerpt from The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker, Containing Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, and Several Other Treatises
4. Of the redress cf Superstition in God's Church, and concerning the Question of this Book.
5. Four general Propositions demanding that which may reasonably he granted, concerning matters of outward Form in the Exercise of true Religion. And fifthly Of a Rule not safe nor reasonable in these cases.
6. The first proposition touching Judgments, what things are convenient in the outward publick ordering of Church affairs.
7. The second Proposition.
8.The third Proposition.
9.The fourth Proposition.
10.The Rule of Men's private Spirits, not safe in thee cafes to be followed.11. Places for the publick Service of God.
12. The Solemnity of erecting Churches condemned-, the hallowing and dedicating of them scorned by the Adversary.
13.Of the names whereby we distinguish our Churches.
14. Of the Fashion of our Churches.
15. The Sumptuousness of Churches.
16. What Holiness and Virtue we ascribe to the Church, more than other places.
17. Their pretence that would have Churches utterly razed.
18. Of publick Teaching or Preaching, and the first kind thereof. Catechizing.
19. Of Preaching, by reading publickly the Books of holy Scripture, and concerning supposed Untruths in those Translations of Scripture which we allow to he read; as also of the choice which we make in reading.
20. of Preaching by the publick reading of other profitable Instructions; and concerning Books Apocryphal.
21. Of Preaching by Sermons, and whether Sermons be the only ordinary way of teaching, whereby Men are brought to the saving knowledge of Gods Truth.
22. What they attribute, to Sermons only and what me to reading also.
23. Of Prayer.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
4. Of the redress cf Superstition in God's Church, and concerning the Question of this Book.
5. Four general Propositions demanding that which may reasonably he granted, concerning matters of outward Form in the Exercise of true Religion. And fifthly Of a Rule not safe nor reasonable in these cases.
6. The first proposition touching Judgments, what things are convenient in the outward publick ordering of Church affairs.
7. The second Proposition.
8.The third Proposition.
9.The fourth Proposition.
10.The Rule of Men's private Spirits, not safe in thee cafes to be followed.11. Places for the publick Service of God.
12. The Solemnity of erecting Churches condemned-, the hallowing and dedicating of them scorned by the Adversary.
13.Of the names whereby we distinguish our Churches.
14. Of the Fashion of our Churches.
15. The Sumptuousness of Churches.
16. What Holiness and Virtue we ascribe to the Church, more than other places.
17. Their pretence that would have Churches utterly razed.
18. Of publick Teaching or Preaching, and the first kind thereof. Catechizing.
19. Of Preaching, by reading publickly the Books of holy Scripture, and concerning supposed Untruths in those Translations of Scripture which we allow to he read; as also of the choice which we make in reading.
20. of Preaching by the publick reading of other profitable Instructions; and concerning Books Apocryphal.
21. Of Preaching by Sermons, and whether Sermons be the only ordinary way of teaching, whereby Men are brought to the saving knowledge of Gods Truth.
22. What they attribute, to Sermons only and what me to reading also.
23. Of Prayer.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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507 pages, Paperback
First published October 20, 2010
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Richard Hooker
206 books16 followersRichard Hooker (March 1554 – 3 November 1600) was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian. Hooker's emphases on reason, tolerance and the value of tradition considerably influenced the development of Anglicanism. He was the co-founder (with Thomas Cranmer and Matthew Parker) of Anglican theological thought. Hooker's great Elizabethan guide to Church Government and Discipline is both a masterpiece of English prose and one of the bulwarks of the Established Church in England. Hooker projected eight books for the great work. The first four books of Ecclesiastical Polity appeared in 1593, Book V in 1597. Hooker died in 1600 at the age of forty-six and the remaining three books were completed, though not revised, before his death. The manuscripts fell into careless or unscrupulous hands and were not published until long afterwards (1648 to 1662), and then only in mutilated form. Samuel Pepys makes mention of Hooker's Polity three times in his Diary, first in 1661, "Mr. Chetwind fell commending of 'Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity,' as the best book, and the only one that made him a Christian, which puts me upon the buying of it, which I will do shortly." In 1667 Pepys bought the new edition that had been printed in 1666, the first to include the life of Hooker by Izaak Walton.
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April 1, 2023
Not as dry as it sounds by a long chalk. Beautifully written work on political philosophy and a cry for moderation in an age of religious and intolerance. The best argument for the Anglican via media of Elizabeth I. 'Think ye are men, deem it not impossible for you to err'. A thought we should all keep in our minds.
March 8, 2012
The landmark body of Anglican doctrine
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