A vindication of the government of New-England churches : Drawn from antiquity; the light of nature; Holy Scripture; its noble nature; and from the dignity Divine Providence has put upon it. / By John Wise, A.M. Pastor to a church in Ipswich. ; [Four lines of Scripture texts].

Author/creator Wise, John
Other author Higginson, John, 1616-1708.
Other author Hubbard, William, 1621 or 1622-1704.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by John Boyles, in Marlborough-Street, MDCCLXXII. [1772]
Description80, 96, 68 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (4to)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 12625. ^A478749
General note"'Tis proposed ... to reprint another edition of this much esteemed book"--p. [69], last count; signed: John Boyles. Boston, Feb. 25, 1772. The second edition (Evans 12626) appeared the same year.
General note"A testimony to the order of the Gospel, in the churches of New-England: left in the hands of the churches, by the two most aged ministers of the Gospel, yet surviving in the country."--p. 73-80, 1st count; signed: John Higginson. William Hubbard.
General note"The churches quarrel espoused: or, A reply in satyre, to certain proposals made, in answer to this question,--What further steps are to be taken, that the councils may have due constitution and efficacy in supporting, preserving, and well-ordering the interest of the churches in the country? By John Wise ..."--96 p., 2nd count, with separate title page.
General note"A platform of church-discipline: gathered out of the word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the churches assembled in the synod at Cambridge in New-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court, for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord, the 8th month, anno 1648. ..."--68 p., 3rd count, with separate title page.
References Evans 12625
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 12625).
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