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High Commission, Court of
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a court established in England in 1559 to take cognizance of spiritual or ecclesiastical offences, and to inflict penalties for the same. The Puritans complaining loudly of the jurisdiction of this court, a bill passed for putting down both it and the Star-Chamber in the year 1641. — Neal, Hist. of Puritans, 1, 89 sq.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'High Commission, Court of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/h/high-commission-court-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'High Commission, Court of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/h/high-commission-court-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
