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Episcopalian or Presbyterian?
Cornelius Burgess (1589?ā1665) on Church Government
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eBook - PDF
Episcopalian or Presbyterian?
Cornelius Burgess (1589?ā1665) on Church Government
About this book
While many studies have labeled Cornelius Burgess either an Episcopalian or a Presbyterian depending on the period of his life, Hakryang Seo challenges that binary. By using his early sermon note manuscripts never before analyzed by scholars, the author reveals a more consistent and principled view of church government. Burgess believed that no single form ā whether Episcopacy or Presbyterianism ā was divinely required. Instead, he held that bishops and presbyters shared the same ministerial order, especially in preaching and spiritual authority. This view allowed him to move between systems without abandoning his core convictions. Drawing from archival sources, this work repositions Burgess as a key voice in seventeenth-century debates on how the church should be governed.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Son of the Church of England: The Canons, Reformed Conformists, and Cornelius Burgessās Thoughts on Church Government
- 3. The Laudian Reform and the Need for Reform
- 4. Cornelius Burgessās Public Business and His Thoughts on Church Government
- 5. Cornelius Burgessās Presbyterial Form at the Westminster Assembly
- 6. The Final Stage of Cornelius Burgessās Life and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index