A Treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: In Two Parts. Containing an Historical Account of Ecclesiastical Revenues, Churches, Church-yards, Church-offices, Benefices, Glebes, Manses, Patronage, Monachism, Religious, and Some Military-orders, with a Particular History of Tithes; and a Clear and Full Discusion of Points of Right and Controversy, Relating to These Matters; and Shewing how Far the Scots and Canon Laws Do Agree and Differ. ...

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heirs and successors of A. Anderson, and to be sold at J. Vallange's shop, 1705 - 450 páginas
 

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Página 182 - That Prelacy and the superiority of any office in the Church above Presbyters is, and hath been, a great and unsupportable grievance and trouble to this nation, and contrary to the inclination of the generality of the people, ever since the Reformation (they having reformed from Popery by Presbyters) and therefore ought to be abolished.
Página 423 - is a power given by the law of disposing of things, or exacting from persons that which they are due," 4 and " an action is a prosecution by any party of their right in order to a judicial determination thereof.
Página 83 - Peter a Church, where he landed at the mouth of a little Water betwixt the...
Página 205 - VI. The church-yard is fenced with dikes, partly for ornament, and partly as a preservative to the dead bodies from being digged up or torn by beasts.
Página 39 - If the church refused to admit a qualified " minister presented by the patron, he might retain the fruits " of the benefice in his hands.
Página 269 - Ecclesiasticum is, and where or when made, they little enough know. For what hath a provincial council of one nation to do with another? What hath the Imperials of the old French empire to do with England 1 Nay what hath the Pope.s decrees to do here?
Página 99 - Bifhops and Abbots of the ignorant children of Noblemen. The clergy by little and little withdrew from their Obedience to the civil Magiftrate, and appealed on all occa(ions to the See of Rome.
Página 105 - Whereof there was yearly a Book made, which altered, and was more or lefs, according to the...
Página 82 - Tills entertain'd them nobiy, and at their defire erefted a Church, which to this day bears the Name of S.

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