A Short View of the Prelatical Church of England 2, Dedication 1 – Table of contents

A Short View of the Prelatical Church of England 2 · Dedication 1 – Table of contents

A SHORT VIEW OF THE Prelatical Church OF ENGLAND.

Laid open in Ten Sections, by way of Quere and Petition to the High and Honourable Court of Parliament, the ſeveral Heads whereof are ſet down in the next two pages.

Written a little before the fall of that Hierarchie, about the year 1641. by Iohn Barnard, ſometimes Miniſter of Batcomb in Somerſet ſhire.

Whereunto is added, THE ANATOMY OF THE COMMON-PRAYER.

Printed in the year, 1661.

TO THE HONORABLE AND High Court of Parliament.

HIgh and Mighty Power (under Soveraigne Authority) Aſſembled for God, for your King and Countrey, We diſtreſſed throughout the Land do earneſtly begge commiſeration and pitie at your helpfull hands: behold, ſee, and conſider, how it is with us, and receive graciouſly our humble Petitions.

The wiſdom of our God guide you make you alſo valiant for Truth and Right, and give you Magnanimitie of Heart, Unanimity of ſpirit to finiſh the Lords Work, for Gods glory, for the Churches peace, the Kings ſafety, the welfare of our Kingdom and Countrey.

SECTION. I. OF the title of the Church, and why it is called Prelatical.

SECTION. II. Of the Principal perſons in this Prelatical Church and their Dependents.

SECTION. III. Of the meanes to ſupport their Prelatical greatneſs.

SECTION. IV. Of the Prelatical rule and Government, and the ends th…y ai…e at.

SECTION. V. Of the Prelatical viſitations.

SECTION. VI. Of the Prelatical Churches, and the dependents on them.

SECTION. VII. Of the Prelatical Service.

SECTION. VIII. Of the Prelatical Miniſtry.

SECTION. IX. Of the Prelatical Convocation.

SECTION. X. Of the great and manifold evils of theſe Prelatical governments.