Project Gutenberg 2008-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 178 Gillespie, George 1613 1648 Hetherington, W. M. (William Maxwell) 1803 1865 Hetherington, William Maxwell The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) "The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)" by George Gillespie is a collection of theological writings and controversial discourses written in the mid-17th century. This work encapsulates Gillespie's staunch defense of Presbyterian governance over Episcopal practices in the Church of Scotland, focusing on the arguments against the imposition of what he terms "English Popish Ceremonies." The opening of the text introduces readers to Georges Gillespie's significant role in ecclesiastical debates of his time. It details his early life, education, and his determined fight against prelacy within the Church, which culminated in the publication of his influential work "A Dispute Against the English Popish Ceremonies" in 1637. It highlights his trajectory through the Westminster Assembly, where he emerged as a key figure in theological discussions, advocating for a distinct form of church government that championed spiritual liberty and the supremacy of scripture. The initial chapters promise a rigorous examination of church ceremonies' necessity, expediency, lawfulness, and indifferency, setting the stage for an insightful exploration of the tensions between competing theological ideologies of the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gillespie, George, 1613-1648 Church of Scotland -- History BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 2566713 2566722 2024-09-11T10:57:39.289024 2023-09-12T05:01:33.880911 text/html text/html 2549239 2008-10-08T18:08:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 716347 2008-10-08T18:08:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 794664 2024-09-11T10:58:12.206347 application/epub+zip 839361 2024-09-11T10:57:44.235009 application/epub+zip 4985863 2008-10-08T18:09:46 application/pdf 1466644 2008-10-08T18:09:47 application/pdf application/zip 839361 2024-09-11T10:57:41.447003 application/epub+zip 1521667 2024-09-11T10:58:33.355237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1285120 2024-09-11T10:58:09.943357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164326 2022-09-12T11:37:07.237017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1774540 2024-09-11T10:57:33.958063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1743681 2020-06-20T20:30:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 619362 2020-06-20T20:30:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1776039 2008-10-08T18:09:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 621680 2008-10-08T18:09:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1776213 2008-10-08T18:09:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621409 2008-10-08T18:09:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25605 2024-09-11T10:58:33.554219 application/rdf+xml 1860128 2008-10-08T18:09:49 application/prs.tei 643321 2008-10-08T18:09:50 application/prs.tei application/zip 15237 2024-09-11T10:57:42.065993 image/jpeg 3543 2024-09-11T10:57:41.757991 image/jpeg 770129 2024-09-11T10:57:39.446032 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog