The Works Of Mr Richard Hooker Containing Eight Books Of The Laws Of Ecclesiastical Polity

Author : Richard Hooker
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ISBN 13 : 9781331866671
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Download or read book The Works of That Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker, Containing Eight Books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, and Several Other Treatises (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Hooker and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.