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A Treatise of the Church

by John Darrell · b. ca. 1562

Published: 1617
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A treatise of the Church VVritten against them of the separation, commonly called Brownists. Wherein the true doctrine of a visible Church is taught, and the Church of England, proued to be a true Church. The Brownists false doctrine of the visible Church is conuinced; their shamefull peruerting of the holy Scriptures discouered, their arguments to proue the Church of England a false Church answered.

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1599

London Printed by William Iones, dwelling in Red-crosse streete 1617.

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DedicationTO THE CHVRCH OF ENGLAND GRACE AND peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Ieſus Chriſt.
To the readerTO ALL SVCH AS PROFESSING THE FAITH AND OBEDIENCE of Chriſt haue ſeparated themſelues from the Churches of…
Table of contentsA SVMMARIE OF THE CHAPTERS.
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Book 1THE FIRST BOOKE.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the Church Triumphant and Militant, and of the ſundry titles in holy Scripture giuen to the ſame.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. The vſe of the former Doctrine.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of the viſible Church, and diuers acceptation of the word Church.

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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. The viſible Church is a mixt company, compounded of Chriſtians, true and falſe: the greateſt part…
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of Religion, what it is, and how diſtinguiſhed.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. That the profeſsion of true Religion, maketh one a member of the viſible Church.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. That the Church of England, is a true Church, and our Pariſh aſſemblies, true viſible Churches.
Book 2THE SECOND BOOKE.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. A confutation of H. BARROW his deſcription of a true viſible Church.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. A confutation of another deſcription of the true viſible Church, giuen by the Browniſts. Where…
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of the matter and forme of the viſible Church.
Chapter 4CHAP. IIII. Whether the couenant of life and ſaluation which God made with Abraham and his ſeede, were made…

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Author: John Darrell (b. ca. 1562)
Imprint: London Printed by William Iones, dwelling in Red-crosse streete 1617.
Extent: [16], 266 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 6286 · ESTC S117495
Source: TCP A19858
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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1600

Chapter 5CHAP. V. The titles which the Separiſts aſcribe to the viſible Church, are to be vnderſtood of the…

Chapter 6CHAP. VI. The Churches of the Browniſts, are by their owne doctrine falſe Churches: and therefore men ought…

Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The controuerſie betweene vs and the Browniſts concerning religious communion, is here debated,…

Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The arguments of the Browniſts, whereby they would proue our Church to bee a falſe Church, and…

Chapter 9CHAP. IX. How the Separiſts to iuſtifie their ſeparation from the Church of England, doe ſhamefully peruert…

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