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Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Vol. 2 (Book V)
Hooker's extended treatment of Book Five provides comprehensive defense of Anglican ceremonies, vestments, and liturgical practices against Puritan criticism.
The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker, with an Account of His Life and Death by Izaak Walton; arranged by the Rev. John Keble; 7th edition revised by R.W. Church and F. Paget (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888), 3 vols., vol. 2. Digital text from the Online Library of Liberty (Liberty Fund), PDF, PLL v6.0, generated September 2011.
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