The Claims Of Episcopacy Refuted

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Excerpt from The Claims of Episcopacy Refuted: In a Review of the Essays of the Right Reverend Bishop Hobart, and Other Advocates of Diocesan Episcopacy The public have recently been presented with a reprint of "An Apology for Apostolic order and its advocates - in a series of letters addressed to the Rev. John M. Mason, D.D., by the Rev. John Henry Hobart, an assistant minister of Trinity Church." Had the original title been retained, it would have obviated the necessity of stating, that this "Apology" was "occasioned by the strictures and denunciations of the 'Christian Magazine.'" The Christian Magazine was a periodical, in which certain newspaper "Essays on Episcopacy," collected and published by Mr. Hobart, in a separate volume, were reviewed. These Essays had been called forth by previous writings of Mr. Hobart, and were written by one Presbyterian and four Episcopalians, of which Mr. Hobart was one, The first number of the Review produced such floundering among the admirers of "Apostolic order," that forthwith Mr. Hobart, like a bold leader, rushed to the rescue; and to cover his discomfiture, and rally his force, he occupied a very considerable portion of his Apology, with an attack, not upon the "Review of the Essays," but upon all the original articles of the "Magazine" itself; which subserved his purpose of diversion; and upon some subjects, which had no more to do with the question of "Apostolic order" than a mitred Bishop has to do with an uncovenanted, unauthorized non-Episcopally-ordained preacher of the gospel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.