prelatic

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That the administration of the Church shall be, to some extent, according to the Prelatic form.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.

He began his ministry in the Prelatic Church.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.

Prelatic ministers were sent to fill the 400 vacant pulpits, but the people refused to hear them.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.

There were many of the old Church-of-England Rectors and Vicars, still Prelatic in sentiment, and, though obliged to disuse the Book of Common Prayer, maintaining some sweet remnant of Anglicanism.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

In his early life he accepted the Prelatic creed and entered the ministry in favor with the party.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.