prelacy

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Prelacy had been employed as the cure for Church divisions, but the remedy had proved worse than the disease.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

Now observe his answer: “I answer ingenuously, as he desires, and fully, as I conceive, These materials of Prelacy are ordination.”

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

Such was the “scandalous inscription” which the peevish spleen, yet bitter malice of Scottish Prelacy, found gratification in attempting to destroy.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

It may be well to remark here that the Prelacy which was so detested by the people of Scotland was not English Episcopacy, but Scotch Prelacy.

From Hunted and Harried by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Containing the Testimony for the last Reformation from Prelacy, in all its steps, from the year 1638. to 1660.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander