Tydings Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
A REFUTATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF UNINTERRUPTED APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION, WITH CORRECTION OF ERRORS CONCERNING REV. JOHN WESLEY AND DR. COKE, IN ANSWER TO THE REV. G. T. CHA.PMAN, D. D., AND OTHERS.
BY RICHARD TYDINGS,
1844.
In this book of 17 chapters Tydings (Methodist) attacks the accusation of various Catholics about the formation of the Methodist church, specifically attacking the apostolic succession angle of the Catholic church. Note that this work has a lot of OCR errors in it, but it is still readable.
CONTENT of Tydings Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
GENERAL INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
1. Work under review — Tendencies of the Doctrine of Succession — General Introductory Remarks.
2. Question at Issue
3. On the ministry, apostles, evangelists, bishops or elders, and deacons.
4. Schism.
5. Misrepresentations refuted.
6. Wesley and Coke had a right to organize the Methodist Church.
7. Quotations of Chapman and Cooke.
8. Cramner and Latimer were never Catholic Bishops.
9. True foundation of the Church of England.
10. The reproaches of Catholics upon the Reformers.
11. The Church of Rome has no just claim upon Apostolic Succession.
12. The Corruptions of the Church of Rome – Popes, Priests, and Members.
13. The True Church — true ministry — and True Succession.
14. False Ministers, True Call, and qualification for the Ministry.
15. The Wesleys, Whitfield, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptist, etc.
16. Effects of the Doctrine of Succession. Results of the Reformation.
17. Ordination of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Tydings Doctrine of Apostolic Succession