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: On March 31, 1717, Hoadly preached a sermon before the King titled "The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church, of Christ" . Based on John 18:36 ("My kingdom is not of this world"), he argued that Christ had not delegated any temporal authority to his representatives.

The controversy was sparked by , the newly appointed Bishop of Bangor. The Church of England and the Bangorian Controv...

The dispute revolved around the fundamental nature of the Christian Church and its relationship to the state: : On March 31, 1717, Hoadly preached a

: Hoadly's radical Erastian views—denying the spiritual authority of the church—faced immediate backlash from figures like William Law , Thomas Sherlock , and Andrew Snape . Core Theological Arguments The dispute revolved around the fundamental nature of

: Hoadly rejected the doctrine of apostolic succession , claiming it encouraged a "spiritual power" that wrongly sought to control human conscience.