@article{669674,
      note = {In reply to the second part of John Hartley's 'A defence  of the Vindication of Presbyterian ordination' published in  1716, which is in turn in reply to Samuel Sturges's 'The  divine right of episcopacy asserted in three sermons'  published in 1715.},
      author = {Hartley, John,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/669674},
      title = {Observations on Mr. H's reply to the Reverend Mr.  Sturges's sermons concerning episcopacy. This singularity  of one pastor in each place, descended form the apostles  and their scholars in all the famous churches in the world  by a perpetual chain of succession, and doth to this day  continue; but where abomination or desolation, imean,  heresie of violence interrup it. This right by imposing  hands to ordain presbyters and bishops in the Church of  Christ was at first derived from the apostles unto bishops,  and not unto presbyters; and hath of these fifteen hundred  years, without example or instance to the contrary till  this our age, remain'd in bishops, and not in presbyters.  It importeth the universal consent of the primitive church  to have been this, that no presbyter could ordain a  presbyter; but those that receiv'd imposition of hands from  any such, were throughout the Church of Christ esteemed and  reputed mere laymen. Bilson's perpetual government of  Christ's Church, C. 14. P. 247, 248, 254. Printed in Queen  Elizabeth's Reign, 1593. Perused, and allowed by publick  authority. [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Printed for George Mortlock, at the Phnix in St. Paul's  Church-yard; and John Hodges, bookseller in Derby,},
      recid = {669674},
      pages = {71, [1] p. ;},
      address = {London :},
      year = {1716},
}