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A Disquisition Concerning Ecclesiastical Councils
Treatise arguing that both pastors and delegated church members possess equal voting rights in ecclesiastical councils, with proposals for church consociation and defense of Congregational polity.
TCP N01544. EEBO . STC/Wing Evans 1836. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uwgraphics/VEP2_TCP_SimpleText/main/N0/N01544.txt
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