The sword of Christian magistracy supported: or A full vindication of Christian kings and magistrates authority under the Gospell, to punish idolatry, apostacy, heresie, blasphemy, and obstinate schism, with pecuniary, corporall, and in some cases with banishment, and capitall punishments. Wherein this their jurisdiction is cleared, asserted, by arguments, proofs, from the Old and New Testament; by the laws, and practise of godly Christian emperors, kings, states, magistrates; the common and statute laws of England; the consent of the best ancient and modern authors of all sorts; and the most materiall objections to the contrary, made by Donatists, Anabaptists, Independents, and Mr William Dell in his late fast-sermon, fully answered and refuted. By William Prynne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.

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• The sword of Christian magistracy supported: or A full vindication of Christian kings and magistrates authority under the Gospell, to punish idolatry, apostacy, heresie, blasphemy, and obstinate schism, with pecuniary, corporall, and in some cases with banishment, and capitall punishments. Wherein this their jurisdiction is cleared, asserted, by arguments, proofs, from the Old and New Testament; by the laws, and practise of godly Christian emperors, kings, states, magistrates; the common and statute laws of England; the consent of the best ancient and modern authors of all sorts; and the most materiall objections to the contrary, made by Donatists, Anabaptists, Independents, and Mr William Dell in his late fast-sermon, fully answered and refuted. By William Prynne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.
• Sword of Christian magistracy supported Full vindication of Christian kings and magistrates authority under the Gospell, to punish idolatry, apostacy, heresie, blasphemy, and obstinate schism, with pecuniary, corporall, and in some cases with banishment, and capitall punishments

People / Organizations

• William Prynne (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by John Macock for John Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the three Golden Lyons in Cornhill, neer the Royall Exchange, 1647.

Publication year

1647-1647

ESTC No.

R203300

Grub Street ID

80419

Description

[18], 112, 105-174, [2] p. ; 4⁰

Note

In part a reply to: Dell, William. Right reformation.

With a final errata leaf.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 9th"; "1646"; the 5 in imprint date crossed out.Citation/references Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P4098

Thomason, E.514[1]