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 Project Gutenberg 2014-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 69 Ministers and Elders of the London Provinciall Assembly A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry Produced by Jordan, Chris Pinfield, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Vindication of the Presbyteriall-Government and Ministry" is a theological treatise examining the structure of church governance, likely written in the mid-17th century. The work aims to defend the Presbyterian form of church governance against criticisms and misconceptions, asserting its divine right and necessity for the well-being of the church. It argues against the notion that the Christian magistrate serves as the ultimate authority in church matters, instead emphasizing the roles of ministers and elders. The opening of the work presents a thorough response to accusations leveled against the Presbyterian government and its ministers. It begins with a historical context, highlighting past slanders against the church and its leaders that have resurfaced in contemporary debates. The authors emphasize the importance of establishing a well-ordered church governance based on divine instruction, outlining the key arguments for the necessity of a structured leadership within the church. They set the stage for further examination of scriptural and historical foundations supporting the Presbyterian model, aiming to unify believers in the face of division and skepticism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44787/44787-h/images/cover.jpg en Presbyterian Church -- Government Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800 Congregationalism -- Early works to 1800 Separatists -- England -- Early works to 1800 Presbyterianism -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800 BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 396391 396400 2024-09-18T18:22:31.426789 2023-09-19T13:40:20.204935 text/html text/html 397512 2014-01-28T20:00:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 357047 2014-01-28T20:05:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 394771 2024-09-18T18:22:38.472720 application/epub+zip 397222 2024-09-18T18:22:32.706748 application/epub+zip 212466 2024-09-18T18:22:31.970745 application/epub+zip 495751 2024-09-18T18:22:42.376712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426197 2024-09-18T18:22:37.834709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301208 2022-09-20T12:47:05.090736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325858 2024-09-18T18:22:30.227793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325983 2014-01-28T20:00:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119324 2014-01-28T20:05:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 325668 2014-01-28T20:03:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118837 2014-01-28T20:05:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 325715 2014-01-28T20:03:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118728 2014-01-28T20:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22066 2024-09-18T18:22:42.520700 application/rdf+xml 32300 2024-09-18T18:22:32.102729 image/jpeg 3941 2024-09-18T18:22:32.035750 image/jpeg 361406 2024-09-18T18:22:31.473755 application/octet-stream application/zip