CERTAINE
ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR
THE
GOOD
OF
THE
CHVRCH
and
Common
wealth
,
well
worthy
the
serious
consideration
of
the
most
Honourable
High
Court
of
Parliament
late
assembled
and
hereafter
to
be
assembled
againe
.
RIght
Honourable
,
and
most
renowmed
worthies
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
the
Lords
Annointed
(
our
gracious
and
dread
Soueraigne
King
James
)
I
am
the
bolder
to
present
these
my
few
Obseruations
following
to
your
most
Honourable
and
Christian
consideration
,
because
his
most
excellent
Maiestie
in
his
late
gracious
Speech
vnto
you
in
your
Vpper
House
on
March
the
six
&
twentieth
last
past
,
hath
plainely
in
Princely
and
Christian
manner
testified
,
the
publike
good
of
this
his
Kingdome
to
be
so
precious
vnto
him
,
that
no
priuate
person
whatsoeuer
(
were
he
neuer
so
deare
vnto
him
)
should
be
so
respected
by
him
by
many
degrees
,
as
the
publike
good
,
not
onely
of
the
whole
Common
wealth
,
but
euen
of
any
particular
Corporation
that
is
a
Member
of
it
.
For
by
this
his
most
Princely
care
of
the
Common
wealth
,
we
cannot
but
in
all
dutie
assure
our selues
of
his
like
most
Christian
regard
of
,
and
affection
vnto
the
Church
of
God
:
both
generally
within
these
his
Maiesties
Dominions
,
and
also
as
the
same
is
particularly
distributed
into
particular
Congregations
in
euerie
Shiere
,
and
Citie
,
and
Towne
.
And
as
his
Maiestie
in
his
said
Speech
speaketh
of
the
gouernement
of
the
Common
wealth
by
comparison
thereof
with
his
Coppices
,
so
if
it
shall
please
him
to
take
a
vew
of
the
Churches
,
wherein
some
haue
perswaded
him
esse
omnia
bene
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
he
shall
finde
the
same
in
the
like
state
that
he
found
his
Coppices
,
and
by
his
Coppices
the
Common
wealth
.
As
therefore
by
your
helpe
he
hath
receiued
further
light
then
before
he
had
,
touching
the
corruptions
of
the
Common
wealth
,
so
I
doe
humbly
craue
your
most
Honourable
and
Christian
ayd
for
his
Royall
information
of
the
state
and
corruptions
of
the
Church
with
their
causes
,
that
here
I
present
to
your
most
Christian
Senate
,
and
by
other
that
your
own
Christian
wisedomes
can
better
shew
then
any
one
so
simple
as
I
am
.
May
it
therefore
please
your
Honourable
Court
to
consider
,
The
free
passage
of
the
Gospel
.
first
and
principally
the
free
passage
and
preaching
of
the
Gospel
without
such
heauie
burthens
as
for
a
long
time
haue
beene
imposed
vpon
the
Ministers
thereof
;
the
which
notwithstanding
may
as
well
be
spared
without
preiudice
to
any
saue
onely
to
the
Episcopall
Courts
,
as
the
paring
of
a
mans
nayles
.
Mat.
6.33
Mat.
22.38
Luke
1.75
Tit.
2.12
1
Tim.
2.2
We
are
commanded
,
first
to
seeke
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
And
the
first
and
the
great
Commandement
is
the
loue
of
God
.
There
can
be
no
righteousnesse
towards
man
,
without
holinesse
and
godlinesse
towards
God
:
and
both
these
are
the
grounds
of
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
.
This
one
thing
is
needfull
:
Luk.
10.41
the
which
he
that
chooseth
,
chooseth
the
good
part
,
which
shall
not
be
taken
away
.
Secondly
,
That
the
Ministers
silenced
by
reason
of
the
before
intimated
vnnecessarie
burdens
,
Ministers
silenced
to
be
well
considered
.
be
well
considered
,
in
respect
of
the
innocencie
,
and
integritie
of
their
life
in
all
things
:
the
matters
of
subscription
and
conformitie
only
excepted
:
as
also
in
respect
of
their
great
paines
and
diligence
in
their
Ministerie
:
and
of
the
fruites
thereof
apparant
vnto
all
men
in
their
seuerall
charges
.
They
haue
beene
indeed
and
daily
are
charged
with
disloyaltie
,
Ezra
4.15
Ester
3.8
Acts
24.16
as
the
Iewes
sometimes
were
:
yet
they
may
truly
with
Paul
say
they
endeauour
themselues
to
haue
a
cleare
conscience
towards
God
and
towards
men
.
And
all
that
they
doe
in
not
subscribing
and
conforming
they
doe
onely
of
conscience
towards
God
,
and
may
therefore
vse
the
same
protestation
that
the
Reubenites
,
Gadites
,
Iosh.
22.22
and
halfe
Tribe
of
Manasses
vsed
:
yea
they
haue
also
manifested
the
same
and
made
it
fully
knowne
by
their
Doctrine
,
2
Tim.
●
.
10
manner
of
liuing
,
purpose
,
faith
,
long
suffering
,
patience
,
persecution
(
by
the
Prelates
)
and
other
afflictions
.
Some
likewise
being
as
well
borne
,
as
most
of
their
Aduersaries
,
and
hauing
in
their
youth
refused
great
Temporalties
offered
,
if
they
would
haue
diuerted
their
Studies
to
the
Law
,
haue
now
submitted
themselues
to
want
and
pouertie
in
their
age
,
when
they
haue
most
need
of
plentie
.
And
in
all
that
they
doe
in
the
promises
,
they
plead
conscience
farre
otherwise
then
Papists
that
haue
alwaies
shewed
themselues
most
rebellious
and
traiterous
.
Those
that
are
contumeliously
called
Puritans
are
the
best
Protestants
,
Puritans
the
best
Protestants
in
respect
of
the
greater
opposition
betwixt
them
and
their
assertions
,
and
betwixt
the
Papists
and
their
assertions
,
and
also
of
the
greater
hatred
of
Papists
against
them
,
then
against
the
common
Protestants
.
And
as
for
the
Ministers
silenced
for
not
subscribing
and
conforming
;
they
are
as
good
Subiects
as
any
his
Maiestie
hath
:
yea
they
doe
not
subscribe
and
conforme
,
euen
in
loyaltie
and
of
conscience
towards
his
Maiestie
:
as
also
in
feare
of
Gods
displeasure
as
well
against
his
Maiestie
,
as
against
themselues
;
the
sinnes
of
Subiects
prouoking
Gods
displeasure
against
Princes
as
well
as
against
themselues
:
as
it
is
plentifully
shewed
by
Doctor
Hall
in
his
Sermon
vpon
1
Sam.
12.24
,
25.
1
Sam.
12.14
,
15
,
24
,
25.
Prou.
28.2
Isa
3.1
preached
on
the
24
of
March
,
1613.
The
same
is
also
further
euident
by
other
Scriptures
,
as
likewise
by
many
examples
of
diuers
that
in
matters
apparantly
of
no
great
moment
hauing
conformed
themselues
to
the
commandement
of
their
Princes
haue
prouoked
the
Lords
wrath
against
such
Princes
themselues
.
To
omit
that
of
Doeg
,
1
Sam.
22.18
.
2
Chro.
24
21.
2
Sam.
11.15
.
and
that
of
some
to
Ioash
(
as
being
in
deed
in
great
matters
)
worthy
of
most
due
consideration
,
is
both
the
first
obedience
of
Ioah
against
Vriah
before
he
knew
the
reason
of
Dauids
commandement
,
in
respect
of
the
manifold
euill
consequences
thereof
:
and
also
his
second
obedience
afterward
in
numbring
of
the
people
,
2
Sam.
24
in
respect
of
the
great
Plague
that
followed
.
Obiections
5
If
the
smalnesse
of
the
things
imposed
be
obiected
,
First
,
This
is
but
a
meere
petitio
principi●
,
Mat.
23.23
it
hauing
beene
often
plentifully
proued
otherwise
.
Secondly
,
As
small
duties
are
as
well
to
be
performed
as
great
,
so
small
sinnes
are
as
well
to
be
refrained
as
great
:
the
rather
because
as
God
blessed
with
good
successe
Mordecai
in
not
bowing
to
Haman
vpon
the
Kings
command
,
Est.
3.3
,
4
the
doing
whereof
seemeth
a
small
matter
,
and
such
as
might
haue
admitted
a
good
excuse
,
so
he
dealt
seuerely
with
Vzza
for
an
act
in
shew
of
small
account
.
2
Sam.
6.4
It
is
sometime
better
loyaltie
not
to
yeald
then
to
yeald
obedience
to
the
command
of
Princes
,
though
good
and
religious
:
as
appeareth
by
the
example
of
Ioah
before
mentioned
,
2
Sam.
18.3
and
by
them
that
would
not
suffer
Dauid
to
goe
out
with
them
to
battell
against
Absolom
,
Cap.
21.17
and
by
the
answer
of
other
vnto
him
after
a
great
danger
:
Especially
by
them
that
would
not
obey
Saul's
commandement
for
putting
Ionathan
to
death
,
1
Sam.
14.44
.
euen
before
Saul
had
euer
bewraied
so
great
wickednesse
as
afterward
he
did
,
1
Sam.
22.17
.
as
well
as
they
that
afterward
refused
his
like
command
for
killing
the
Lords
Priests
.
If
any
shall
obiect
such
examples
to
disgrace
our
Christian
King
,
as
making
him
like
to
Saul
:
Theodor.
Hist.
Eccl.
L.
2.
C.
16.
he
may
well
be
answered
,
as
Liberius
sometime
a
good
Bishop
of
Rome
(
now
the
Seat
of
Antichrist
)
answered
a
flattering
Courtier
Eusebius
,
that
charged
the
said
Liberius
for
alleadging
the
example
of
the
three
Children
in
Daniel
to
purge
himselfe
of
singularitie
in
defending
boldly
Athanasius
against
the
Emperour
Constantius
,
and
many
Bishops
,
that
he
compared
the
said
Emperour
to
Nebuchadnezzer
:
No
said
Liberius
:
But
thou
without
reason
dost
condemne
a
man
that
hath
not
beene
brought
into
Iudgement
.
Euen
so
(
I
say
)
may
all
such
Flatterers
and
pickthankes
be
answered
,
that
snatch
at
euerie
aduantage
against
such
as
plead
for
the
Innocent
,
whereby
to
bring
them
into
displeasure
with
their
Soueraignes
:
Neither
also
can
it
be
iustly
charged
to
be
seditiously
spoken
to
the
encouragement
of
other
(
Papists
or
Atheists
)
not
to
obey
iust
and
lawfull
commands
:
Forasmuch
as
by
many
Bookes
,
to
subscribe
and
conforme
are
shewed
not
to
be
lawfull
by
diuers
arguments
not
answered
,
nor
answerable
:
and
also
because
the
parties
not
subscribing
and
conforming
doe
in
all
other
things
shew
all
alleageance
,
and
teach
all
other
so
to
doe
whereas
the
contrarie
is
daily
seene
in
Papists
and
Atheists
as
they
dare
,
and
haue
any
opportunitie
and
meanes
according
to
their
mindes
.
Do
not
also
the
parties
pleaded
for
submit
themselues
to
suffer
any
thing
for
their
not
subscribing
and
conforming
?
That
of
Samuel
,
Obedience
is
better
then
sacrifice
,
1
Sam.
15.22
.
is
spoken
of
obedience
to
God
,
and
not
of
obedience
vnto
men
,
as
the
Text
plainly
sheweth
;
and
it
being
sayd
to
the
king
himselfe
,
euen
to
Saul
,
for
his
transgressing
the
expresse
commandement
of
God
,
and
not
for
transgressing
any
commandement
of
man
.
For
he
being
the
king
was
not
subiect
to
any
man
.
The
premises
are
the
more
to
be
respected
in
regard
of
the
tendernesse
of
conscience
,
The
tendernesse
of
conscience
.
apparant
by
Dauids
heart
smiting
him
for
cutting
only
of
a
Lap
of
Saul's
garment
:
and
by
the
great
griefe
of
Iohn
Hus
in
remembrance
of
his
finenesse
in
apparell
whiles
he
was
young
,
and
of
his
playing
at
Chesse
;
1
Sam.
24
6
Acts
and
Mon.
printed
1596.
p.
580.
Gen.
42
.
2●
and
also
by
the
accusation
of
the
consciences
of
the
brethren
of
Ioseph
,
for
things
done
against
Ioseph
,
long
after
the
doing
of
them
.
(
Oh
that
the
Prelats
would
seriously
consider
this
in
time
towards
their
brethren
:
)
yea
,
also
because
to
oppresse
the
conscience
(
being
well
considered
)
is
worse
then
the
demand
of
Nahash
the
Ammonite
for
thrusting
out
all
the
right
eyes
of
the
Inhabitants
of
Iabesh
Gilead
.
1
Sam.
11.2
For
if
the
conscience
be
wounded
,
the
whole
mind
is
blinded
:
And
if
Ministers
be
blinde
,
how
shall
they
giue
light
to
their
people
:
If
the
light
that
is
in
them
be
darkenesse
,
Matt.
6.23
.
how
great
is
their
darkenesse
?
And
if
Ministers
be
so
wounded
in
their
consciences
that
themselues
haue
no
comfort
;
Pro.
18.14
.
(
for
a
wounded
spirit
who
can
beare
?
)
how
can
they
comfort
other
?
Oh
that
his
excellent
Maiestie
in
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
would
be
pleased
and
moued
to
relieue
such
Ministers
vpon
consideration
hereof
,
as
Saul
in
the
same
spirit
was
moued
to
relieue
Iabesh
Gilead
.
1
Sam.
11.6
That
fayling
sometime
in
greater
matters
is
not
sufficient
to
proue
smaller
things
not
to
be
refrained
of
conscience
,
A
good
conscience
may
fayle
in
greater
matters
and
yet
stick
at
small
.
appeareth
by
David
,
who
notwithstanding
he
were
in
his
minde
troubled
for
that
small
matter
before
mentioned
,
yet
afterward
many
wayes
sinned
most
grieuously
against
Vriah
,
both
in
his
adulterie
and
also
afterward
.
The
greater
also
and
heauier
the
burden
of
other
sinnes
is
,
the
more
such
as
so
feele
the
same
haue
neede
to
take
heed
of
increasing
their
burden
by
any
other
thing
:
1
Thess.
5.22
.
yea
,
to
abstaine
from
all
appearance
of
euill
.
They
also
that
do
obiect
the
former
do
most
offend
in
greater
matters
themselues
:
as
against
Gods
Word
,
so
also
against
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
:
vsing
all
meanes
daily
to
hinder
the
proceeding
of
the
Law
against
themselues
:
and
denying
the
benefit
of
the
Law
vnto
others
:
thereby
bewraying
that
themselues
would
rule
and
raigne
as
Lords
and
Kings
,
subiect
to
no
Law
,
and
seeking
to
haue
all
other
subiect
to
themselues
:
like
to
that
king
that
Daniel
said
should
do
according
to
his
owne
will
.
Dan.
11.36
.
Neyther
also
do
the
Ministers
molested
,
plead
conscience
in
respect
of
themselues
only
,
Ministers
refraine
conformitie
in
conscience
to
their
Rulers
.
but
also
in
respect
of
their
Rulers
,
and
molesters
,
and
that
because
to
molest
such
is
a
thing
more
dangerous
,
then
to
be
molested
.
In
such
things
it
is
worse
to
be
agents
then
patients
:
Though
Dauid
at
the
first
would
not
be
disswaded
from
numbring
the
people
,
yet
how
wofully
and
dolefully
afterward
did
he
cry
out
,
as
a
child
beaten
laying
it
wholly
vpon
himselfe
,
2.
Sam.
24.10.17
.
without
imputation
thereof
to
any
other
:
Oh
that
such
Rulers
of
their
brethren
would
not
be
deceiued
herein
.
That
which
seemeth
now
a
small
thing
,
may
herafter
be
great
and
heauie
.
A
Gnat
is
but
a
small
thing
:
a
flea
lesse
:
yet
eyther
of
both
doth
trouble
the
greatest
as
well
as
the
least
;
the
highest
as
well
as
the
lowest
.
Great
persons
haue
great
meanes
for
solacing
themselues
;
but
alas
who
(
as
I
sayd
before
)
can
beare
a
wounded
spirit
?
Pro.
18.14
.
spirit
?
I
doe
further
in
all
humilitie
beseech
your
most
Honorable
Senate
,
The
innocencie
of
Ministers
to
be
tryed
euen
by
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
.
that
the
innocencie
of
the
Ministers
before
mentioned
may
be
tryed
,
not
only
by
the
Word
of
God
;
but
also
by
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
:
and
that
the
learned
Iudges
and
other
Lawyers
may
freely
and
at
large
argue
their
cause
before
his
Maiestie
and
your
Honorable
Court
,
being
by
an
oath
of
the
Lord
first
charged
vpon
their
alleageance
,
truly
,
plainly
,
and
fully
to
deliuer
their
iudgements
touching
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
in
that
behalfe
:
as
also
by
his
excellent
Maiestie
being
enboldned
so
to
speake
without
feare
of
any
danger
to
themselues
by
such
speaking
,
eyther
for
the
present
,
or
for
the
time
to
come
.
If
his
Maiesties
Prerogatiue
Royall
shall
be
obiected
for
iustifying
of
all
his
Officers
in
their
proceedings
against
such
Ministers
,
may
it
please
his
Maiestie
to
consider
,
The
Prerogatiue
Royall
.
not
only
what
he
may
do
by
humane
Iustice
as
he
is
a
Prince
,
but
also
what
he
may
doe
and
must
do
by
the
Word
of
the
King
of
Kings
,
and
as
himselfe
is
subiect
to
that
Word
,
and
is
a
Christian
,
and
in
Christ
a
spirituall
King
,
and
heyre
of
a
kingdome
euerlasting
in
Heauen
:
thereby
hauing
greater
priuiledges
and
prerogatiues
,
then
as
according
to
flesh
and
blood
,
hee
is
Royally
descended
,
and
an
earthly
King
of
many
Dominions
:
This
I
could
largely
demonstrate
,
but
that
I
would
also
haue
other
matters
to
be
considered
.
The
indignities
done
to
the
foresayd
Ministers
are
great
and
greiuous
.
First
,
their
often
callings
to
diuers
Courts
,
The
indignities
done
to
Ministers
.
as
well
farre
of
as
neere
at
hand
:
at
all
tymes
and
seasons
of
the
yeare
:
whether
they
be
young
or
old
,
strong
or
weake
,
of
good
abilitie
to
beare
the
charges
of
such
iournies
,
or
poore
and
in
want
:
Secondly
,
the
restreynt
of
their
ministerie
;
Thirdly
,
Depriuation
of
their
liuings
in
their
old
age
,
when
they
haue
most
need
of
maintenance
:
hauing
especially
liued
plentifully
all
their
dayes
before
:
and
then
also
hauing
greater
charges
:
and
hauing
before
beene
distributers
to
other
,
then
forced
with
griefe
of
heart
to
take
reliefe
of
other
:
hauing
before
giuen
the
Bread
of
Life
to
other
:
and
in
old
age
wanting
themselues
bread
for
this
life
:
and
not
being
able
to
giue
their
children
such
education
as
whereby
to
fit
them
for
Church
or
Common
wealth
:
neyther
hauing
wherewith
to
preferre
their
children
in
mariage
:
how
well
soeuer
borne
,
educated
,
or
qualified
.
A
thing
whereby
the
miserable
state
of
the
Israelites
is
sometyme
amplified
.
viz.
Psal.
78.63
Iob
30.26.31
.
Psa.
137.2
.
that
their
maides
were
not
giuen
in
mariage
.
By
all
which
they
that
before
haue
beene
meanes
to
make
many
glad
,
are
now
themselues
made
to
weepe
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
to
hang
vp
their
harps
,
&c.
and
euen
when
they
looked
for
good
,
then
to
haue
euill
come
vpon
them
:
and
when
they
looked
for
light
,
then
to
haue
darkenesse
:
Iere.
8.15
.
and
14.19
.
and
when
they
looked
for
peace
,
then
to
haue
no
good
:
and
for
a
tyme
of
health
,
then
to
haue
trouble
.
Hereto
also
may
be
referred
the
dolefull
complaint
of
Ierusalem
,
My
Priests
and
my
Elders
perished
in
the
citie
,
whiles
they
sought
for
meat
to
refresh
their
soules
.
Lament.
1.19
.
Is
not
this
the
more
,
because
it
is
not
by
any
siege
of
foreine
enimies
,
but
by
the
rigour
of
them
that
professe
themselues
freinds
,
pillers
,
and
chiefe
Patrons
of
the
Church
?
To
the
premises
may
be
added
,
that
,
that
which
the
dead
gaue
vnto
such
Ministers
in
their
godly
deuotion
,
hath
beene
restreyned
from
them
by
their
aduersaries
,
contrary
to
that
of
Tullie
against
Antonie
Philippi
the
2.
and
of
Vlpianus
a
Ciuill
Lawyer
in
his
description
of
a
Testament
Tit.
20.
So
are
such
Ministers
made
more
vile
then
notorious
malefactors
in
common
gaoles
,
that
without
any
contradiction
enioy
whatsoeuer
is
giuen
vnto
them
by
the
last
Will
and
Testament
of
any
deceased
.
By
the
foresayd
indignities
against
such
Ministers
,
and
by
supply
of
their
places
with
men
eyther
altogether
vnsufficient
,
The
effects
of
indignities
done
to
Ministers
.
or
nothing
so
sufficient
as
they
that
were
depriued
,
God
himselfe
is
shortened
of
many
excellent
duties
before
performed
in
such
places
,
and
highly
dishonored
by
many
great
sinnes
and
outrages
before
restreyned
:
and
that
publikely
and
on
those
dayes
that
should
be
most
religiously
sanctified
,
no
man
saying
to
any
that
do
so
dishonor
the
Lord
,
why
do
ye
so
?
If
his
Maiestie
be
informed
that
the
Ministers
before
mentioned
are
now
as
plentifully
prouided
for
,
His
Maiestie
falsly
informed
of
silenced
Ministers
sufficient
maintenance
.
as
when
they
enioyed
their
places
,
this
might
be
easily
and
plentifully
answered
if
this
place
permitted
the
same
;
and
too
lamentable
experience
teacheth
the
contrarie
.
Howsoeuer
also
at
the
first
some
perhaps
were
somewhat
regarded
,
yet
as
light
burdens
farre
caryed
are
heauie
;
so
by
that
charge
long
continued
men
are
wearied
.
Are
not
diuers
also
gathered
to
their
fathers
,
that
whiles
they
liued
were
bountifull
?
Are
not
also
the
states
of
men
changeable
,
and
their
mindes
mutable
?
And
what
comfort
is
in
such
vncerteynties
?
Lastly
this
obiection
seemeth
to
be
of
such
as
neuer
thinke
any
thing
enough
for
themselues
,
but
euery
thing
too
much
for
other
.
Besides
all
the
premises
,
the
foresayd
Ministers
are
greatly
iniuryed
in
their
names
,
which
are
better
then
great
riches
,
Ministers
wronged
in
their
names
.
&c.
and
that
not
only
by
most
reprochefull
and
contumelious
words
cast
vpon
them
euery
where
priuatly
and
in
Episcopall
Courts
publikely
,
but
also
by
most
false
,
wicked
,
and
vniust
termes
in
their
sentences
of
suspension
,
excommunication
,
Prou.
22.1
.
Eccles.
7.2
depriuation
,
and
degradation
remayning
vpon
publike
Record
for
all
posteritie
,
and
to
the
great
preiudice
of
the
posteritie
of
such
Ministers
:
the
rather
because
such
sentences
are
begun
after
the
Romane
,
and
Papall
manner
,
In
Dei
nomine
,
Amen
.
And
this
indignitie
touching
the
names
of
such
Ministers
,
is
yet
the
greater
,
because
of
the
disgracefull
termes
giuen
vnto
them
in
the
preface
to
the
new
translation
of
the
English
Bibles
prefixed
before
the
sayd
Bibles
,
and
therefore
to
be
read
by
euerie
one
that
hath
or
shall
haue
the
said
Bibles
:
by
all
the
which
meanes
,
all
other
doe
the
more
contumeliously
vse
them
,
Swaggerers
,
Blasphemers
,
contemners
of
the
Word
,
Drunkards
,
&c.
None
go
in
more
personall
danger
.
Moreouer
,
none
go
in
more
personall
danger
of
bodily
hurt
then
such
Ministers
.
No
not
the
most
vile
persons
that
are
,
because
all
see
authoritie
so
bent
against
them
:
yea
more
against
such
,
then
against
Recusant
Papists
,
Blasphemers
,
Drunkards
,
1
Cor.
15.31
.
Lam.
4.9
.
&c.
So
that
such
Ministers
may
truly
say
,
They
dye
daily
:
as
also
complaine
with
the
Prophet
that
they
that
are
slaine
by
the
Sword
,
are
better
then
they
,
that
dye
so
daily
,
and
by
so
many
meanes
.
These
afflictions
of
such
Ministers
are
also
the
heauier
,
in
respect
of
the
ioy
and
gaine
of
the
Papists
and
other
Sonnes
of
Belial
in
that
behalfe
.
Yea
,
all
the
premises
are
the
more
worthy
the
graue
and
wise
consideration
of
your
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
because
if
the
Lord
threatened
them
that
with
their
lyes
made
the
hearts
of
the
righteous
sad
,
Ezek.
13.22
.
whom
he
had
not
made
sad
,
how
heinous
is
it
to
make
the
hearts
of
them
sad
,
whom
the
Lord
hath
not
onely
not
made
sad
,
but
whom
he
hath
also
vsed
as
Instruments
for
much
ioy
and
comfort
in
the
Lord
to
many
other
?
Do
not
the
former
iniuries
also
of
0536
0203
V
2
such
Ministers
redound
to
many
other
that
make
conscience
of
their
wayes
,
The
wrongs
of
Ministers
redound
to
other
.
who
are
the
more
reproached
with
Puritanisme
?
Euerie
one
almost
that
refraineth
from
euill
maketh
himselfe
a
prey
,
and
so
both
the
name
of
Puritans
,
and
also
puritie
it selfe
is
in
detestation
.
Yea
,
by
the
former
seueritie
against
such
Ministers
for
not
conforming
,
Religion
it selfe
is
euerie
where
in
the
more
contempt
,
If.
59.16
.
Mark
.
7.12
.
and
by
mens
traditions
the
Word
of
God
is
made
of
none
effect
:
and
all
swearing
,
profaning
of
the
Lords
day
,
whoring
,
and
drunkennesse
,
&c.
doe
the
more
abound
:
and
pride
is
to
many
as
a
Chaine
,
and
violence
couereth
them
as
a
Robe
.
Ps.
73
6
How
also
haue
Poperie
and
Papists
,
both
Iesuites
&
other
Priests
,
The
encrease
of
Poperie
by
the
premises
.
with
their
Disciples
encreased
by
the
late
and
long
restraint
of
preaching
the
Word
?
Yea
how
hath
it
encreased
in
all
places
(
oh
that
I
could
except
the
Court
it selfe
)
so
likewise
in
all
States
?
Amongst
the
Common
people
:
in
the
Gentry
:
in
the
Nobilitie
?
Yea
are
not
some
of
the
greatest
Nobilitie
deepely
dyed
therewith
?
And
whatsoeuer
profession
or
shew
they
make
by
going
to
Church
,
&c.
Doe
they
not
smell
rankly
thereof
?
Oh
it
is
well
if
they
doe
not
:
euen
well
for
all
,
but
especially
for
the
Throne
of
Royall
Maiestie
:
Yea
are
not
some
of
the
Nobilitie
,
or
their
Heires
Apparant
,
of
that
stampe
,
that
descended
of
Religious
and
Protestant
Parents
;
some
also
,
and
diuers
that
haue
lately
been
Nobilitati
?
Yea
how
doe
the
foresaid
Iesuites
and
Seminaries
,
and
otherlike
Priests
euerie
where
swarme
,
and
walke
their
Circuits
,
with
the
great
walker
and
Peripatecian
euen
the
Compasser
of
the
Earth
Satan
,
to
deceiue
,
seduce
,
Iob
1.7
.
and
make
Proselytes
to
Rome
,
Mat.
23.13
and
two-fold
more
the
Children
of
the
Deuil
then
themselues
?
Yea
herein
some
Peripatecian
Iesuites
haue
beene
thought
to
haue
had
some
Ladyes
for
their
Curates
.
I
will
not
say
that
such
Iesuites
haue
beene
,
or
are
Vicars
to
such
Ladyes
husbands
:
But
whether
they
haue
their
deputations
vnder
such
Husbands
Hands
and
Seales
,
that
I
leaue
to
such
Husbands
themselues
to
enquire
.
I
haue
no
Commission
so
to
doe
.
In
consideration
of
the
former
encrease
of
Poperie
and
Papists
,
it
is
the
more
high
time
for
the
Gospel
to
be
inlarged
,
and
the
Ministers
thereof
to
be
incouraged
.
So
much
the
more
,
because
the
state
of
the
Ministerie
is
yet
verie
weake
,
verie
lamentable
:
both
in
respect
of
ignorant
Ministers
,
and
also
because
such
as
are
able
to
teach
,
are
some
exceeding
lazie
and
idle
,
and
some
for
their
life
and
conuersation
verie
scandalous
.
Many
Congregations
likewise
that
haue
such
Ministers
are
rather
content
with
them
,
then
desirous
of
better
;
neither
so
only
,
but
by
the
meanes
of
such
Ministers
,
they
are
altogether
carelesse
of
the
meanes
of
their
Saluation
,
not
knowing
what
things
do
belong
to
their
peace
,
and
therefore
well
content
to
sit
still
in
darkenesse
and
in
the
shadow
of
death
,
Luke
1
.
7●
as
being
ignorant
of
their
danger
thereby
.
So
also
they
are
apt
to
be
drawne
both
into
any
Errour
,
and
likewise
into
Rebellion
against
his
Maiestie
,
against
his
Posteritie
,
and
the
whole
Land
.
Though
therefore
there
were
twise
as
many
able
&
good
Ministers
,
as
there
are
,
yet
all
were
litle
enough
.
For
all
the
foresaid
causes
,
both
euerie
one
of
the
former
Ministers
,
and
also
all
Congregations
in
the
former
miserable
condition
,
and
euerie
Member
of
the
same
,
may
say
to
your
most
Honourable
High
Court
of
Parliament
,
as
Job
said
to
his
Friends
,
Iob
19.21
.
Have
pittie
vpon
vs
,
haue
pittie
vpon
vs
,
oh
ye
our
Honourable
,
and
Worthy
,
and
Christian
Friends
,
for
the
Hand
of
God
hath
touched
vs
,
in
suffering
our
Ministers
to
be
taken
from
vs
,
or
withholding
such
from
vs
as
we
haue
great
need
of
.
Ps.
69.20
.
Reproach
hath
broken
our
Hearts
;
we
are
full
of
heauinesse
.
We
looked
for
some
to
haue
had
pittie
on
vs
,
but
there
was
none
.
We
are
exceedingly
filled
with
contempt
.
Ps.
123.3
,
4
Our
Soule
is
exceedingly
filled
with
the
scorning
of
those
that
are
at
ease
:
with
the
contempt
of
the
proud
.
Yea
,
God
hath
deliuered
vs
to
the
vniust
:
Iob
16.11
.
euen
to
them
that
are
vniust
by
the
Law
of
God
and
man
.
Act
20.26
.
Iob
30.28
.
Our
Soules
are
starued
by
keeping
backe
our
Spirituall
food
,
We
goe
mourning
without
the
Sunne
:
by
meanes
whereof
,
we
stand
vp
in
the
Congregation
,
as
it
were
in
the
middest
of
your
most
Honourable
Assembly
,
and
cry
vnto
you
for
helpe
and
reliefe
.
Lam.
4.4
.
The
Tongue
also
of
the
sucking
Children
(
new
borne
in
Christ
)
cleaueth
to
the
Roofe
of
their
Mouth
for
(
Spirituall
)
thirst
.
Our
(
such
)
young
Children
aske
Bread
(
for
their
Soules
)
and
there
is
no
man
(
in
many
places
)
that
breaketh
it
vnto
them
,
yea
many
are
readie
daily
to
take
it
from
them
.
Lam.
1.16
.
For
these
things
we
weepe
:
our
Eyes
,
our
Eyes
,
runne
downe
with
water
:
because
the
comforters
that
should
refresh
our
soules
are
farre
from
vs
:
Our
children
are
desolate
,
because
our
enimies
(
of
our
saluation
)
do
preuayle
.
Therefore
also
as
in
this
respect
,
many
of
vs
may
thus
present
our
dolefull
supplication
generally
to
your
most
Honorable
Senat
,
so
why
may
wee
not
euery
one
with
the
woman
of
Samaria
,
in
this
our
Famine
of
the
Word
cry
out
to
his
most
excellent
Maiestie
and
say
,
2
Kings
6.26
.
Iudg.
18.24
.
Helpe
my
Lord
oh
King
?
If
Michah
made
such
a
wofull
out-cry
vnto
the
Children
of
Dan
,
as
though
he
had
lost
all
that
he
had
,
because
they
had
taken
away
his
Jdols
,
and
Idolatrous
Priests
,
oh
how
much
more
may
we
cry
out
against
such
as
haue
taken
away
our
faithfull
Pastors
,
or
that
will
not
set
such
ouer
vs
,
and
say
,
What
haue
we
else
?
For
(
alas
)
what
haue
we
,
if
we
haue
none
to
breake
the
Bread
of
Life
vnto
vs
?
As
I
doe
most
humbly
beseech
his
excellent
Maiestie
principally
,
so
secondly
,
I
doe
in
all
due
submission
intreat
your
Religious
Assembly
to
take
no
offence
at
this
my
mournefull
complaint
in
the
person
of
all
other
,
sith
a
chiefe
Piller
and
Patron
of
the
present
Hierarchy
(
Hadrianus
Sarauia
)
hath
written
,
Praestaret
nullos
in
Ecclesia
esse
Episcopos
,
In
prolog.
de
triplici
Episcopo
.
quam
pro
Episcopis
habere
lupos
:
such
as
most
Ministers
with
vs
in
these
daies
are
,
partly
in
respect
of
their
ignorance
,
partly
in
respect
of
their
idlenesse
:
partly
in
respect
of
their
extreame
auarice
,
alwayes
crying
,
Giue
,
giue
,
and
neuer
saying
,
It
is
enough
:
Pro.
30.15
and
partly
in
respect
of
their
pride
,
intemperance
,
luxurie
,
and
other
their
inordinate
,
loose
,
and
lasciuious
conuersation
.
And
with
these
things
,
it
is
not
vnworthy
your
wisedomes
to
consider
a
little
the
state
of
the
Vniuersities
;
as
being
the
Seminaries
of
the
Ministerie
.
First
,
In
that
by
subscription
vrged
to
all
sorts
in
taking
degrees
,
and
euen
to
young
ones
that
know
not
whereto
they
doe
subscribe
,
neither
are
able
to
iudge
of
the
matters
,
as
also
that
neuer
are
like
to
enter
into
the
Ministerie
,
many
of
great
hope
are
discouraged
,
and
doe
rather
leaue
their
present
preferments
,
and
betake
themselues
to
some
other
state
of
life
in
the
Countrey
,
then
they
will
so
burthen
their
consciences
.
Secondly
,
In
regard
of
the
contempt
that
all
sober
well
minded
and
well
disposed
young
Students
are
in
:
of
what
towardnesse
soeuer
and
hope
they
be
for
Learning
:
yea
how
learned
soeuer
alreadie
.
Thirdly
,
In
respect
of
the
excessiue
pride
and
brauerie
of
the
most
,
though
neuer
so
soberly
brought
vp
before
,
and
neuer
so
vnable
to
maintaine
the
same
.
Fourthly
,
For
their
great
excesse
in
drinking
and
tobaccoing
,
in
chambring
and
wantonnesse
:
and
in
gaming
,
carding
,
and
dising
,
and
in
all
manner
of
luxurie
,
and
lasciuiousnesse
:
yea
also
for
their
common
swearing
,
swaggering
,
and
almost
all
manner
of
prophannesse
:
hauing
sometimes
the
Masters
of
the
Colledges
to
be
presidents
vnto
them
,
in
some
of
those
things
.
To
dwell
a
little
longer
vpon
the
effects
of
the
former
seueritie
against
Ministers
,
Many
discouraged
from
the
Ministery
.
and
the
restraint
of
the
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
as
though
there
were
no
need
thereof
,
how
many
worthy
men
are
thereby
discouraged
from
the
Ministerie
?
How
many
haue
no
vse
of
their
gifts
?
How
many
are
turned
Lawyers
and
Phisicians
?
or
at
least
are
such
that
otherwise
would
haue
beene
Ministers
?
They
cannot
be
charged
to
hide
their
gifts
in
a
Napkin
,
Mat.
25.18
and
5.15
.
neither
to
put
their
light
vnder
a
Bushell
,
for
who
may
enter
into
the
Church
without
a
calling
?
or
who
may
buy
an
Ecclesiasticall
calling
with
the
least
sinne
?
Or
who
for
any
such
calling
may
giue
the
least
wound
to
his
conscience
?
Rom.
3.8
.
Who
also
doe
most
obiect
the
hiding
of
their
gifts
to
other
?
Euen
such
as
either
haue
no
gifts
at
all
themselues
,
or
that
doe
neuer
or
seldome
imploy
them
.
To
proceed
yet
further
,
Great
contention
by
conformitie
may
it
please
your
most
Honourable
Court
to
consider
of
the
great
diuision
and
contention
made
by
them
,
that
haue
so
much
striuen
and
contended
for
subscription
and
conformitie
,
with
them
that
only
of
conscience
haue
not
subscribed
and
conformed
,
and
that
haue
sufficiently
testified
their
conscience
in
that
behalfe
,
so
as
before
hath
beene
shewed
.
Touching
this
diuision
and
contention
,
where
is
it
not
?
Betwixt
whom
is
it
not
?
The
opposition
of
them
that
haue
done
the
former
wrongs
vnto
such
Ministers
,
is
still
such
,
that
although
they
had
what
they
would
from
the
said
Ministers
(
to
their
skin
in
a
manner
)
yet
still
they
enuie
them
,
and
as
some
haue
accounted
them
as
gangrens
,
and
therefore
to
be
cut
off
,
neuer
hauing
written
such
bitter
things
against
the
bloodie
brood
of
the
Papists
,
so
some
other
are
of
the
same
minde
,
and
would
doe
accordingly
,
did
not
the
Princely
grace
and
clemencie
of
his
Maiestie
restraine
them
.
This
their
minde
they
daily
bewray
by
their
continuall
most
bitter
inuectiues
against
them
.
This
contention
is
so
hot
,
that
young
striplings
(
in
a
manner
)
hauing
gotten
orders
(
as
they
speake
)
feare
not
to
disgrace
and
contumeliously
to
vse
graue
Diuines
that
were
Preachers
of
the
Word
before
their
Fathers
were
borne
:
and
that
not
only
publikely
in
Preaching
,
thinking
they
neuer
preach
well
without
railing
:
but
also
priuately
in
all
meetings
wrangling
with
them
,
and
audaciously
vpbraiding
them
with
want
of
Learning
,
so
sometime
also
tanting
them
,
as
if
they
were
not
worthy
to
hold
Booke
vnto
them
:
and
that
because
themselues
may
say
any
thing
without
controlment
,
but
the
other
nothing
without
danger
.
The
foresaid
contention
likewise
is
such
that
the
Minister
is
against
the
People
,
the
People
against
the
Minister
,
and
one
of
the
People
against
another
,
Kinsman
against
Kinsman
,
Brother
against
Brother
,
Father
against
Sonne
,
Sonne
against
Father
,
in
word
and
practice
:
Husband
also
and
Wife
somtime
fall
out
one
with
another
,
about
Ministers
subscribing
and
conforming
,
and
not
subscribing
and
conforming
:
What
a
rent
likewise
by
subscription
and
conformitie
,
and
by
stiffe
maintaining
of
the
Hierarchy
hath
beene
made
from
our
whole
Church
by
some
that
therefore
vtterly
disclaime
the
same
,
and
denie
it
to
be
a
true
Church
,
&c.
affirming
our
Ministers
to
be
no
Ministers
,
our
Sacraments
no
Sacraments
,
&c.
How
easily
might
an
happie
reconciliation
be
made
by
a
wise
and
gracious
reformation
?
Or
at
least
how
iustly
might
they
be
punished
that
after
such
a
reformation
,
and
causes
of
contention
remoued
,
should
still
remaine
obstinate
?
Neither
is
the
former
contention
only
betwixt
our selues
,
but
also
betwixt
vs
and
other
Churches
,
euen
by
our
great
difference
from
them
.
Est.
3.9
.
Some
with
Haman
thinking
it
not
enough
to
lay
hands
on
Mordecai
at
home
,
except
they
doe
also
by
word
and
writing
strike
through
the
sides
of
worthy
Diuines
in
other
Countreys
.
As
the
Papists
also
searched
the
verie
Graues
for
the
bones
of
the
Protestants
long
before
dead
,
so
it
were
to
be
wished
that
some
of
our
great
Masters
and
Patrons
of
our
Hierarchy
and
Ceremonies
had
not
disgracefully
traduced
the
honorable
names
of
Caluin
and
Beza
,
and
in
them
of
diuers
other
,
long
since
at
rest
with
the
Lord
,
and
that
for
their
Iudgements
in
their
Bookes
against
the
said
Hierarchy
and
Ceremonies
.
It
is
easie
to
be
shewed
,
The
former
contention
not
iustly
to
be
imputed
to
ministers
not
conforming
,
but
to
the
vrgers
of
conformitie
.
by
the
Iudgement
of
our
best
new
Writers
,
our
owne
and
other
,
that
the
foresaid
contentions
are
not
to
be
charged
vpon
the
foresaid
Ministers
,
but
vpon
them
that
vrge
subscription
&
conformitie
:
namely
,
out
of
Doctor
Morton
in
the
first
part
of
his
Catholike
Apologie
,
Lib.
2.
of
the
Notes
of
the
Church
,
chap.
5.
note
7.
pag.
37.
and
that
out
of
a
Papist
euen
Cassander
,
a
kind
of
Mediator
betwixt
Papists
and
Protestants
,
pleading
for
a
kind
of
reformation
of
some
things
in
the
Romish
Church
,
Lib.
Consult
.
Articl
.
7
as
also
of
diuers
other
,
euen
maintaining
the
said
Hierarchy
and
Ceremonies
.
The
same
is
the
Iudgement
of
Peter
Martyr
,
as
elsewhere
,
so
also
in
his
Booke
against
Richard
Smith
de
calibatu
&
votis
,
in
his
answer
to
the
fourth
Obiection
of
the
said
Smith
for
the
single
life
and
vowes
of
Priests
.
The
same
is
the
Iudgement
of
honorable
Philip
Mornaeus
,
lib.
de
Ecclesia
,
cap.
2.
The
like
say
many
other
,
that
affirme
them
to
be
contentious
and
Schismatikes
,
which
are
the
occasions
of
such
contentions
and
Schismes
,
by
imposing
things
that
they
ought
not
to
impose
,
and
that
cannot
be
yeelded
vnto
with
peace
of
conscience
.
And
that
such
Ministers
,
as
subscribe
not
and
conforme
,
cannot
be
iustly
charged
as
Schismatikes
,
and
causers
of
contention
.
Master
Parker
one
of
the
said
Ministers
hath
learnedly
,
soundly
,
and
plentifully
shewed
and
proued
this
in
his
Booke
of
Symbolizing
Ceremonies
,
part.
2.
cap.
9.
sect.
3.
pag.
116.
As
the
Lord
shewed
his
displeasure
against
Abimelech
for
a
small
iniurie
to
Abraham
ignorantly
committed
by
Abimelech
,
Euill
to
be
feared
.
Gen.
20
3.
1
Sam.
15.3
2
King
.
1.9
in
respect
that
Abraham
was
a
Prophet
:
and
against
the
Amalekits
for
stopping
the
way
,
or
withstanding
the
entrance
of
the
Israelites
into
the
earthly
Canaan
,
and
that
400
yeeres
after
they
had
so
done
:
and
against
the
two
Captaines
and
their
Fifties
for
comming
only
by
the
Kings
commandement
to
fetch
Elijah
vnto
the
King
;
2
Chr.
24.23
,
24.
2
Chr.
36.16
.
and
against
Ioash
King
of
Iuda
for
putting
Zechariah
the
Sonne
of
Iehoiadah
to
death
:
and
vpon
all
the
Iewes
for
their
manifold
contumelies
,
and
other
great
iniuries
against
the
Prophets
from
time
to
time
,
so
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
being
greater
then
the
Prophets
,
may
we
not
feare
some
great
Iudgement
of
God
against
vs
for
all
the
former
hard
dealing
against
them
?
Mat.
23.37
Mat.
11.9
.
Doubtlesse
we
may
feare
the
more
,
because
God
spared
not
good
King
Asa
for
imprisoning
Hanani
the
Seer
,
for
the
word
of
the
Lord
deliuered
by
him
against
Asa
,
2.
Chron.
16.7
.
&c.
for
his
relying
vpon
the
king
of
Syria
.
Your
most
Honorable
Court
may
likewise
be
pleased
to
remember
the
great
earthquake
that
followed
the
vniust
depriuation
of
Athanasius
by
the
first
Synod
of
Antiochia
:
Socra
.
hist.
Eccles.
lib.
2.
cap.
7.
compared
with
Sozomen
Lib.
3.
cap.
5.
Theodor.
lib.
5.
C.
34
Sozomen
lib.
8.
C.
27
Socrat.
lib.
6.
cap.
17.
as
also
the
like
after
for
the
like
iniurie
done
vnto
Chrysostom
.
And
although
vpon
the
same
he
were
recalled
home
and
restored
to
his
place
,
yet
not
long
after
for
the
like
cause
,
being
againe
bannished
,
the
Lord
pleaded
his
cause
by
a
very
extraordinarie
hayle
,
and
by
the
speedy
death
of
the
Empresse
Eudoxia
,
who
had
much
exasperated
the
Emperour
Honorius
against
him
,
and
finally
that
that
is
written
of
diuers
strange
accidents
after
the
death
and
martyrdom
of
William
Gardiner
(
though
but
a
marchant
)
mentioned
in
our
owne
booke
of
Acts
and
Monuments
.
In
all
which
,
so
honourable
,
wise
,
and
iudicious
a
Court
need
not
any
admonition
to
take
heed
of
such
flatterers
as
shall
say
no
such
thing
is
now
to
be
feared
.
For
yee
all
know
them
that
heretofore
in
like
cases
were
wont
to
crye
peace
,
peace
,
Iere
6.14
and
8.11
Ezek.
13.18
.
and
to
heale
the
Lords
people
with
sweet
words
,
to
haue
beene
accounted
false
Prophets
,
as
also
woe
was
denounced
against
all
them
that
did
sowe
pillowes
to
the
armeholes
,
and
that
did
sing
a
requiem
to
their
owne
soules
,
Amos
6.3
.
Psal.
10.14
.
putting
farre
away
the
day
of
the
Lord
:
as
likewise
that
the
Lord
is
now
the
same
God
in
iustice
against
the
same
sinnes
that
euer
he
hath
beene
,
and
the
same
beholder
of
mischiefes
and
wrongs
,
and
the
same
reuenger
of
iniuries
done
vnto
his
Ambassadors
that
euer
he
was
.
Yea
,
yee
also
know
,
that
although
the
Ministers
hitherto
mentioned
,
by
their
aduersaries
haue
beene
accounted
no
better
then
Asses
,
yet
as
the
Angell
of
the
Lord
rebuked
Balaam
,
Balaam
and
his
Asse
.
Num.
22.23
.
&c.
for
smiting
his
Asse
when
she
turned
first
out
of
the
waye
,
wherein
he
would
haue
had
her
to
goe
,
and
then
for
lying
downe
vnder
him
,
so
the
tyme
may
come
,
when
the
Lord
will
take
their
cause
into
his
hands
,
and
rebuke
their
riders
the
more
for
all
the
blowes
they
haue
giuen
them
,
because
euer
since
they
haue
beene
called
to
the
Ministerie
,
they
haue
done
as
good
seruice
to
the
Church
as
euer
Balaams
Asse
had
done
vnto
him
.
In
the
meane
tyme
they
thinke
they
may
as
well
complaine
of
the
manifold
blowes
wherewith
they
haue
been
often
smitten
,
as
Balaams
Asse
hauing
her
mouth
opened
by
the
Lord
complayned
of
the
stripes
that
Balaam
had
giuen
her
.
Yea
it
seemeth
they
may
the
more
complayne
in
that
behalfe
,
because
they
haue
neuer
so
crusht
the
foot
of
their
riders
,
as
Balaams
Asse
had
crushed
his
foot
.
If
they
haue
,
it
hath
beene
because
their
riders
haue
gone
that
waye
,
for
going
wherein
the
Lord
was
angrie
with
them
:
or
because
the
sayd
Ministers
being
ridden
in
such
a
waye
as
where
they
could
not
turne
,
haue
,
(
as
it
were
)
lyen
downe
,
and
not
gone
so
farre
as
their
riders
would
haue
had
them
:
as
also
because
they
haue
smitten
such
Ministers
with
their
staffe
,
and
threatned
to
haue
killed
them
,
if
they
had
had
a
sword
.
In
all
which
notwithstanding
they
haue
pleaded
the
sight
of
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
standing
in
the
waye
with
a
sword
readie
drawen
in
his
hand
,
which
they
haue
more
feared
then
the
staffe
or
sword
of
their
riders
.
The
wrath
of
God
seemeth
the
more
to
be
feared
for
the
former
hard
dealing
with
such
Ministers
,
because
of
the
iudgments
threatned
against
the
Princes
of
Iudah
for
their
hard
dealings
with
their
seruants
.
Ier.
34.16
.
Euen
so
much
the
more
seemeth
such
wrath
to
be
feared
,
because
the
Lord
hath
not
only
dignified
his
sayd
Ministers
with
many
great
titles
,
and
with
the
preaching
of
the
best
libertie
,
but
also
with
the
instrumentall
effecting
of
such
libertie
,
Galat.
5.1
.
wherewith
Christ
hath
made
men
free
,
and
charged
them
not
againe
to
be
intangled
with
that
yoake
of
bondage
,
that
sometime
God
himselfe
had
made
,
much
lesse
with
the
yoake
of
bondage
made
only
by
men
,
yea
,
at
the
first
by
the
man
of
sinne
,
and
aduersarie
of
Christ
himselfe
.
The
chiefe
Captaine
feared
to
proceed
against
Paul
because
he
was
free
of
Rome
.
Acts
22.24
Is
nothing
then
to
be
feared
for
proceeding
so
farre
and
so
long
against
so
many
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
that
are
free
of
Heauen
it selfe
,
and
haue
(
as
I
sayd
)
beene
the
meanes
to
make
other
also
free
thereof
?
How
many
fearfull
things
also
followed
all
the
Iewes
for
the
hard
dealing
of
their
Clergie
against
Ieremiah
,
notwithstanding
the
Princes
of
Iudah
tooke
his
part
and
pleaded
for
him
(
as
many
Nobles
of
this
kingdome
haue
done
for
such
Ministers
)
as
well
as
for
other
common
sinnes
of
that
tyme
?
Not
here
to
trouble
you
with
repetition
of
that
before
touched
,
viz.
which
the
Lord
commanded
both
to
be
written
,
Exo.
17.14
1
Sam.
15.2
Ierem.
4.19
2
Kings
22.11
.
and
also
to
be
executed
without
any
compassion
against
Amalek
,
neyther
to
speake
of
the
bitter
complaynt
of
Ieremiah
in
the
fore-sight
of
iudgements
comming
,
my
bowels
,
my
bowels
,
2.
Chron.
34.19.24
.
Amos
6.1
.
&c.
&c.
neyther
also
of
his
dolefull
lamentation
in
that
behalfe
afterward
in
his
Booke
of
Lamentations
,
nor
of
the
teares
and
sackcloth
of
Iosiah
at
finding
the
Booke
of
the
Lawe
discouering
such
future
euills
for
the
transgressions
thereof
,
and
to
omit
the
woe
threatned
to
them
that
were
at
ease
in
Zion
and
that
liued
in
pleasures
,
without
remorse
of
the
afflictions
of
Ioseph
,
as
both
generally
wee
doe
now
in
England
,
and
particularly
many
of
the
Prelats
,
not
regarding
eyther
the
heauie
distresses
of
the
Churches
in
France
,
or
the
hard
state
of
the
most
Noble
and
renowned
Prince
,
and
Princes
Palatine
though
by
nature
as
well
as
by
religion
wee
are
bound
vnto
them
,
and
as
we
loue
the
kingdome
of
Christ
Iesus
,
ought
to
helpe
them
against
their
enimies
least
wee
incurre
the
curse
,
Iudg.
5.23
.
Iudgements
already
executed
.
euen
the
bitter
curse
of
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
against
Meroz
,
and
the
inhabitants
thereof
for
the
very
like
cause
.
To
omit
(
I
say
)
all
the
former
things
,
Oh
that
your
most
Honorable
,
and
Christian
Senat
would
be
pleased
to
remember
and
consider
the
manifolde
iudgements
of
God
already
executed
since
the
restreint
of
the
Word
:
the
arming
of
all
the
foure
elements
against
vs
:
of
the
fire
not
only
often
on
some
few
houses
,
but
also
on
many
great
townes
,
to
almost
the
vtter
consuming
of
them
,
of
the
aier
,
by
great
death
of
manie
thousands
,
almost
in
all
parts
of
the
Kingdome
through
the
contagious
pestilence
from
the
infection
therof
:
of
the
water
by
many
inundations
to
the
drowning
of
many
whole
Parishes
,
especially
in
the
West
country
:
of
the
winds
being
of
a
fierie
and
aierie
complexion
and
efficacie
,
and
exercising
their
force
(
as
before
so
in
this
)
by
many
late
tempests
both
vpon
the
land
,
and
also
vpon
the
seas
to
the
breaking
downe
of
come
,
the
scorching
and
casting
downe
of
trees
,
the
ouerthrowing
of
buildings
,
the
losse
of
many
great
shipps
,
to
the
great
hindrance
(
if
not
vndoing
)
of
many
marchants
and
other
,
and
that
according
to
the
Lords
like
displeasure
against
most
worthy
King
Iehoshaphat
for
his
too
much
communion
with
Ahaziah
king
of
Israel
:
1
Kings
22
48.
2
Chron.
20.37
.
Zeph.
1.3
.
lastly
of
the
earth
with
the
waters
,
by
extreame
frosts
,
and
snow
to
the
destruction
as
of
some
men
,
so
also
of
many
beasts
,
and
foules
of
heauen
,
and
fish
of
the
sea
,
and
other
waters
;
with
all
which
may
be
considered
many
vnseasonable
tymes
in
other
respects
,
and
the
extreame
heat
of
some
summers
,
such
as
in
some
countries
,
men
haue
fallen
downe
starke
dead
,
as
they
haue
followed
their
cattell
,
and
as
they
haue
laboured
in
hay
time
,
and
haruest
.
Oh
will
some
man
say
,
these
are
old
things
,
now
past
and
gone
,
yea
and
forgotten
also
,
as
though
they
neuer
had
been
.
But
alas
,
should
they
so
be
?
Wherefore
then
doth
the
Holy
Ghost
remember
vs
of
the
drowning
of
the
whole
world
;
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrha
consumed
by
fire
from
heauen
,
and
many
other
the
like
?
Yea
,
of
the
Lords
not
sparing
the
Angels
that
kept
not
their
standing
,
but
casting
them
downe
to
hell
,
and
binding
them
there
with
chaines
,
which
was
a
thing
much
more
ancient
then
all
the
former
?
And
for
reuiuing
the
memorie
of
those
iudgements
aboue
mentioned
,
Hath
not
the
Lord
this
present
yeare
,
and
these
last
yeares
1621
and
1622
,
done
great
things
vpon
the
seas
and
vpon
the
Land
,
by
the
seas
and
other
waters
.
Oh
how
many
marchants
ships
haue
beene
taken
by
the
Turkish
pyrats
,
and
otherwise
lost
vpon
the
seas
,
to
the
vndoing
of
many
thousands
,
and
the
great
impouerishing
of
the
whole
Land
?
How
much
cattell
also
hath
been
lost
in
diuers
quarters
by
great
and
extraordinarie
tydes
of
the
seas
and
like
floods
of
other
waters
?
Finally
how
many
houses
also
haue
by
the
same
meanes
been
cleane
caried
away
?
But
are
the
premises
all
?
Not
so
.
For
hath
not
the
Lord
in
the
tyme
of
pestilence
come
neere
to
the
Court
it selfe
,
in
taking
away
some
therewith
that
belonged
thereunto
.
Hath
he
not
cut
of
some
great
counsellers
of
state
extraordinarily
,
when
neyther
themselues
,
nor
any
other
any
whit
looked
for
any
such
sodayne
hand
of
God
vpon
them
?
Hath
not
the
Lord
euer
since
the
restreynt
of
the
Word
,
whereby
his
owne
Royall
seed
vpon
earth
should
haue
beene
dayly
propagated
,
restreyned
his
blessing
from
our
Kings
most
excellent
Maiestie
for
farther
increase
of
his
Royall
posteritie
?
Hath
he
not
taken
away
his
Royall
issue
borne
a
little
before
,
and
some
since
his
comming
hither
?
What
cause
also
hath
the
Land
to
mourne
for
the
death
of
most
Noble
Prince
Henrie
?
Much
more
,
much
more
then
Dauid
&
all
Israel
had
so
to
mourne
for
the
death
of
Abner
as
they
did
:
2
Sam.
3
.
3●
yea
many
may
say
Prince
Henrie
,
Prince
Henrie
,
would
God
wee
had
dyed
for
thee
,
Prince
Henrie
,
Prince
Henrie
;
Had
not
the
Lord
remembred
mercie
in
iudgement
,
by
leauing
vs
most
hopefull
Prince
Charles
,
we
might
yet
mourne
for
the
death
of
Prince
Henrie
.
The
greater
the
graces
were
of
the
late
yong
Lord
Harrington
(
as
Master
Stock
hath
noted
them
in
his
Sermon
at
his
Funerall
,
and
as
many
other
could
and
can
yet
testifie
)
the
greater
was
the
losse
of
the
whole
Kingdome
,
by
his
death
also
:
yet
this
was
nothing
to
the
former
.
May
not
also
the
death
of
our
late
Queene
be
reckoned
amongst
other
iudgements
?
The
greater
Gods
mercie
hath
beene
to
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
the
whole
Land
,
in
giuing
and
yet
leauing
such
a
remnant
of
Royall
seed
by
her
,
Prince
Charles
at
home
,
and
most
vertuous
Princesse
Elizabeth
abroad
(
in
many
things
resembling
our
late
most
blessed
Queene
Elizabeth
,
whose
renowne
will
neuer
die
)
as
also
in
giuing
so
gracious
and
rich
a
seed
vnto
her
,
the
greater
iudgement
(
doubtlesse
)
wee
may
account
the
death
of
Queene
Anne
her selfe
to
haue
beene
.
Neither
are
we
here
altogether
to
forget
the
deadnesse
of
all
Trades
,
and
also
the
great
pouertie
of
most
sorts
of
People
daily
encreasing
thereby
.
In
respect
whereof
though
there
haue
beene
such
a
glut
and
plentie
of
Corne
as
hath
not
been
knowne
this
many
yeeres
,
yet
the
same
is
not
to
be
accounted
so
great
a
mercie
,
because
it
hath
beene
more
hard
for
most
House-keepers
to
maintaine
their
charges
then
when
Wheat
was
at
a
Noble
a
Bushell
,
and
all
other
Graine
of
price
according
.
The
former
iudgements
to
be
principally
imputed
to
the
restraint
of
the
Gospel
.
As
the
former
Iudgements
cannot
be
denied
to
be
for
many
great
sinnes
,
euerie
where
abounding
;
so
also
the
restraint
of
the
Word
,
and
the
hard
vsage
of
the
Ministers
thereof
,
whereby
themselues
and
their
Doctrine
are
in
the
more
contempt
and
disgrace
with
all
sorts
of
men
,
being
a
principall
and
maine
cause
of
all
other
sins
,
must
be
acknowledged
,
to
haue
had
a
great
attractiue
vertue
in
drawing
down
the
said
Iudgements
vpon
vs
.
In
all
former
Ages
vpon
which
the
Lord
inflicted
his
Iudgements
,
there
were
many
other
sinnes
prouoking
the
same
:
yet
were
such
Iudgements
chiefly
ascribed
,
2
Chr.
36.16
.
Mat.
23.37
to
the
mocking
of
his
Ministers
,
despising
of
his
Word
,
and
misusing
his
Prophets
:
and
to
the
killing
his
Prophets
and
stoning
them
that
were
sent
vnto
them
.
There
alwaies
also
haue
been
many
great
and
heinous
sinnes
in
the
Land
;
but
there
were
neuer
so
vnknowne
and
new
sinnes
,
and
so
outragious
abominations
before
,
as
haue
beene
since
this
master
and
capitall
sinne
of
suppressing
the
Word
,
and
contempt
of
the
Ministers
thereof
.
Moreouer
though
other
sins
were
also
before
,
yet
who
can
shew
so
many
Iudgements
to
haue
beene
in
so
short
a
time
as
haue
beene
since
this
mother
sinne
of
the
restraint
of
the
Word
?
A
mother
sinne
also
it
may
well
be
called
,
in
respect
of
many
great
Errours
hatched
thereby
,
that
either
were
not
broached
before
,
or
that
by
all
sound
Diuines
,
Bishops
,
publique
Diuinitie
Readers
in
the
Vniuersitie
,
and
other
were
condemned
.
These
new
Errours
to
be
still
maintained
by
some
great
Prelates
(
euen
Bishops
)
is
the
greater
sinne
,
because
we
haue
sent
some
Diuines
to
the
last
Synod
at
Dort
for
suppressing
the
same
.
By
these
,
how
may
future
Ages
be
feared
to
be
corrupted
?
And
how
shall
such
actuall
and
mentall
sinnes
be
restrained
?
How
shall
all
vertue
and
righteousnesse
flourish
?
Pro.
14.16
and
22.3
.
Pro.
29.18
.
How
shall
men
be
prudent
to
hide
themselues
from
euils
to
come
,
but
by
the
preaching
of
the
word
?
Doe
not
the
People
perish
where
there
is
no
Vision
?
Though
humaine
policie
and
carnall
wisedome
,
by
carnall
and
Machiuilian
men
for
State
matters
and
preuenting
of
euils
to
come
,
be
as
much
magnified
,
&
(
as
it
were
)
adored
,
Act.
8.11
.
and
19.28
.
Rom.
8.6
,
7
Ierem.
8.9
.
Eph.
5.17
.
as
Simon
Magus
in
Samaria
,
and
Diana
in
Ephesus
,
yet
all
true
Christians
know
,
such
wisedome
to
be
death
to
men
,
and
enmitie
to
God
,
and
no
wisedome
at
all
:
yea
,
meere
foolishnesse
,
and
no
better
then
madnesse
.
Yea
,
it
is
the
best
policie
to
maintaine
and
support
such
Ministers
as
being
not
onely
faithfull
and
loyall
Subiects
themselues
,
but
also
the
teachers
of
all
other
to
be
:
and
the
Chariots
and
Horsemen
of
the
Kingdome
.
2
Kin.
2.12
and
13.14
.
For
certainly
howsoeuer
they
be
lightly
esteemed
by
their
aduersaries
,
yet
they
cannot
be
denied
to
haue
done
much
good
by
their
Ministerie
:
yea
many
of
their
aduersaries
(
I
doubt
not
)
will
acknowledge
it
.
The
Congregations
ouer
which
they
haue
beene
set
,
and
many
other
cannot
but
confesse
it
.
I
dare
also
boldly
say
,
that
many
of
your
Christian
Court
to
which
I
direct
these
my
Aduertisements
,
will
testifie
it
for
themseues
,
for
their
Children
,
for
their
Seruants
.
I
thinke
also
I
may
safely
say
,
that
his
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
will
grant
those
Princely
graces
wherewith
God
hath
enriched
&
beautified
his
Royall
heart
to
haue
beene
especially
wrought
by
such
Ministers
in
his
Kingdome
of
Scotland
as
now
are
pleaded
for
,
rather
then
by
such
as
doe
most
oppugne
them
.
Laban
and
Nabal
were
both
Birds
of
a
Feather
,
and
Brethren
(
as
it
were
)
in
euill
,
of
the
same
conditions
,
Laban
and
Nabal
.
like
to
two
Raine-bowes
representing
one
another
in
colour
,
the
one
by
reflection
hauing
the
same
that
the
other
,
as
the
Letters
of
the
one
backward
make
the
name
of
the
other
forward
:
yet
the
example
of
the
one
himselfe
,
and
of
the
Seruants
of
the
other
may
prouoke
all
true
hearted
Christians
to
respect
the
slate
of
the
Ministers
before
mentioned
,
and
to
doe
what
may
be
for
them
,
especially
for
the
better
libertie
of
their
Ministerie
.
Laban
seeing
the
Iewels
,
Earings
,
and
Bracelets
which
the
Seruant
of
Abraham
had
giuen
to
Rebecca
,
in
behalfe
of
his
Masters
Sonne
Isaack
,
the
better
to
win
her
loue
to
be
wife
vnto
him
,
Gen.
24.31
spake
thus
to
the
said
Seruant
,
Come
in
thou
blessed
of
the
Lord
:
Wherefore
standest
thou
without
?
For
I
haue
prepared
the
house
:
and
roome
for
the
Camels
.
How
much
more
then
should
any
in
any
place
of
authoritie
,
and
that
haue
both
seene
and
also
receiued
the
heauenly
Earings
and
Bracelets
that
those
Ministers
as
the
Lords
Seruants
haue
bestowed
vpon
them
and
theirs
to
win
them
to
Christ
,
and
to
make
them
fit
for
Christ
,
labour
to
bring
such
Ministers
in
againe
whom
others
haue
cast
out
with
their
Wiues
and
Children
?
And
that
,
as
those
whom
the
Lord
hath
blessed
,
and
made
Instruments
likewise
to
make
others
blessed
.
The
Seruants
likewise
of
Nabal
hauing
heard
the
churlish
,
currish
,
and
clownish
words
of
their
Master
to
Dauids
Seruants
sent
for
some
reliefe
vnto
him
,
reporting
the
same
to
their
Mistresse
,
pleaded
also
for
Dauid
,
1
Sam.
25.
●5
,
16.
and
for
his
Seruants
,
saying
,
they
had
beene
verie
good
vnto
them
,
so
long
as
they
had
been
conuersant
with
them
when
they
were
in
the
Fields
:
yea
,
that
they
had
been
a
wall
vnto
them
by
day
and
by
night
to
defend
them
all
the
while
they
had
beene
with
them
keeping
Sheepe
.
How
much
more
then
may
the
Ministers
hitherto
spoken
of
be
pleaded
for
,
in
respect
that
they
haue
neuer
in
truth
done
any
hurt
vnto
any
with
whom
they
haue
beene
conuersant
,
but
haue
beene
a
wall
vnto
them
for
their
defence
against
principallities
and
powers
,
putting
into
their
hands
(
yea
into
their
hearts
)
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
;
Eph.
6.17
.
the
Word
of
God
:
and
furnishing
them
(
instrumentally
)
with
all
other
parts
of
the
Christian
Armour
?
Yea
touching
Nabal
himselfe
,
though
he
were
so
hard
and
vngratefull
towards
Dauid
,
yet
to
his
owne
Sheepe-shearers
he
made
a
great
Feast
,
a
royall
Feast
,
1
Sam.
25.36
.
a
feast
like
a
King
.
Is
it
not
therefore
the
more
lamentable
,
that
they
should
be
so
hardly
dealt
with
,
and
brought
to
a
morsell
of
Bread
,
Ioh.
6.27
that
haue
ministred
vnto
men
the
meat
that
perisheth
not
,
but
abideth
to
eternall
Life
?
And
that
haue
made
a
Feast
to
the
Princes
of
the
great
King
of
Heauen
and
Earth
,
not
of
an
hundreth
and
foure
skore
dayes
only
like
to
the
most
royall
Feast
of
Ahashuerosh
,
or
of
Belshazzar
,
Est.
1.3
Dan.
5.3
or
of
any
other
such
Monarch
,
but
an
euerlasting
Feast
,
according
to
the
nature
of
himselfe
whose
Feast
it
was
?
With
the
former
may
be
considered
the
great
kindnesse
that
Pharao
shewed
to
Ioseph
,
and
his
Father
and
Brethren
,
Gen
41
.
3●
and
47.5
for
the
Interpretation
of
his
Dreames
:
For
haue
not
the
Ministers
restrained
,
depriued
,
&c.
Interpreted
as
great
Mysteries
concerning
eternall
Saluation
,
as
Pharaoh's
Dreames
were
for
the
preuenting
of
the
bodily
Famine
?
The
like
may
be
said
of
Dauid's
princely
grace
to
Barzillai
for
his
small
kindnesse
towards
him
when
he
fled
from
Absalon
(
which
notwithstandind
as
a
Subiect
he
was
bound
in
dutie
to
haue
performed
)
and
vpon
his
death
bed
giuen
in
charge
to
be
remembred
by
Salomon
to
the
Sonnes
of
the
said
Barzillai
after
the
death
of
Dauid
.
2
Sam.
19.31.33
1
Kin.
2.17
2
Kin.
3.15
The
great
bountie
also
offered
by
Naaman
the
Syrian
vnto
Elisha
for
directing
him
to
doe
that
whereby
he
was
cured
of
his
bobily
Leprosie
may
here
be
well
remembred
.
The
particular
application
of
both
which
examples
,
I
leaue
to
your
wise
considerations
.
It
is
not
also
vnworthy
your
most
Honourable
and
Christian
Court
to
consider
,
Many
conformable
Ministers
wish
the
remoue
of
the
Ceremonies
.
that
many
conformable
Ministers
submitting
themselues
to
subscription
and
conformitie
by
the
seueritie
of
other
,
because
otherwise
they
can
haue
neither
imploiment
of
their
gifts
,
nor
maintenance
,
would
be
as
glad
of
the
remouing
the
things
now
hindring
the
free
passage
of
the
Gospel
,
as
the
Ministers
silenced
,
and
otherwise
molested
.
For
though
they
yeeld
for
the
reasons
premised
,
and
in
a
desire
to
doe
good
,
yet
they
are
of
the
same
mind
that
other
are
of
,
and
would
testifie
the
same
vpon
assurance
they
might
so
doe
without
preiudice
to
themselues
.
Ioh.
12.42
As
many
among
the
chiefe
Rulers
of
the
Iewes
beleeued
in
Christ
,
but
because
of
the
Pharisees
they
did
not
confesse
him
,
least
they
should
be
put
out
of
the
Syndgogue
(
or
rather
)
the
Congregation
;
that
is
,
least
they
should
be
excommunicated
,
Ioh.
9.22
.
because
the
Iewes
had
made
such
a
generall
Canon
against
any
man
that
should
confesse
Iesus
to
be
Christ
,
so
doe
many
worthy
men
consent
with
the
Ministers
silenced
,
but
feare
of
some
Bishops
(
vnmercifull
indeed
,
as
some
are
in
signification
of
their
name
)
they
dare
not
bewray
their
Iudgements
for
feare
of
the
said
danger
.
Yea
,
I
am
perswaded
that
some
of
the
most
reuerend
Bishops
themselues
,
doe
vnfeignedly
desire
the
reformation
of
some
things
that
are
the
causes
of
the
former
troubles
.
Yea
,
I
say
more
,
that
I
knew
a
verie
learned
,
reuerend
,
and
renowmed
Bishop
(
not
long
since
deceassed
)
that
said
to
a
silenced
and
depriued
Minister
of
his
Diocesse
suing
vnto
him
for
some
enlargement
of
his
Ministerie
that
he
would
willingly
grant
his
request
,
but
he
durst
not
,
because
he
was
a
man
vnder
authoritie
and
must
obey
.
But
said
he
,
I
will
pray
for
you
,
that
those
things
may
be
remooued
that
doe
hinder
you
,
that
we
may
all
ioyne
together
against
the
common
Aduersarie
,
for
it
is
high
time
.
May
it
please
also
your
most
Honourable
Court
to
consider
that
your
grace
craued
to
further
the
free
passage
of
the
Gospel
,
The
remoue
of
Ceremonies
concerneth
the
whole
Land
.
Can.
27.
Est.
3.2
.
and
to
remoue
the
hindrances
thereof
,
doth
concerne
your selues
and
yours
,
and
the
whole
Land
,
and
not
such
Ministers
onely
,
and
that
in
respect
of
diuers
Canons
.
Such
is
the
Canon
of
kneeling
at
the
celebration
of
the
Lords
Supper
(
in
the
verie
act
of
receiuing
the
Bread
and
Wine
)
not
much
vnlike
the
commandement
of
Ahashuerosh
for
bowing
the
knee
to
Haman
whereunto
Mordecai
would
not
yeeld
,
though
thereby
he
hazarded
his
owne
state
and
the
state
of
all
the
Iewes
:
and
though
for
his
yeelding
he
might
haue
pleaded
that
he
neither
did
it
religiously
according
to
the
manner
of
the
People
,
Exod.
17.14
.
Deut.
25.17
.
Est.
3.1
.
&
10.
&
9.24
Can.
98.
nor
in
contempt
of
Gods
Commandement
for
warre
and
hatred
on
the
part
of
the
Iewes
against
the
Amalekits
,
whereof
Haman
was
one
(
euen
an
Agagite
,
of
the
Kings
Stocke
)
but
only
ciuilly
in
respect
of
the
Kings
command
,
still
keeping
hatred
against
the
Amalekits
,
though
he
gaue
that
ciuill
outward
reuerence
vnto
Haman
.
The
like
is
the
Canon
against
Appeales
to
any
Iudge
ad
quem
,
in
any
case
whatsoeuer
,
if
the
Aduersarie
may
with
any
colour
plead
the
other
partie
to
be
a
Schismatike
.
Such
is
the
Canon
touching
Diuorcement
.
Can.
4.6.7.8
.
Such
is
the
Canon
for
Excommunication
ipso
facto
,
of
euerie
one
that
shall
speake
any
thing
against
any
of
the
Canons
,
or
against
any
rights
and
ceremonies
established
wherby
men
may
be
disabled
from
making
their
Will
,
or
their
Wills
may
be
frustrated
,
or
at
least
their
Executors
much
molested
.
Such
is
the
Canon
or
seueritie
vsed
for
restraining
the
People
from
seeking
the
Word
else-where
,
though
they
haue
no
preaching
at
all
in
their
owne
Parishes
,
or
such
only
as
would
grieue
any
Christian
heart
to
heare
it
.
Can.
18.
Such
is
the
Canon
for
the
superstitious
&
ridiculous
bowing
of
the
knee
at
the
name
of
Iesus
,
to
the
disturbance
of
the
whole
Congregation
,
and
the
hinderance
,
both
of
the
Speaker
or
Reader
,
&
also
of
the
hearer
:
whereas
no
such
thing
is
inioined
at
the
name
of
God
the
Father
,
or
of
Christ
,
or
of
the
Lord
,
or
of
our
Sauiour
,
thogh
this
be
all
one
with
the
name
of
Iesus
,
&
the
very
meaning
therof
.
The
like
may
be
said
of
diuers
other
canons
:
Many
Canons
contrarie
to
our
Lawes
.
and
although
such
Canons
may
be
said
,
euen
iure
humano
not
to
be
lawfull
,
and
therefore
cannot
be
pleaded
in
any
of
his
Maiesties
Temporall
Courts
,
yet
herein
euerie
man
is
not
able
to
wage
Law
against
their
Aduersaries
.
Although
also
some
of
the
said
Canons
were
not
perhaps
agreed
vpon
by
the
greater
part
of
the
Conuocation
,
but
onely
hatched
by
some
few
great
Prelats
and
caried
out
by
strong
&
boisterous
hand
,
yet
who
may
make
question
of
these
things
?
Much
trouble
hath
been
and
daily
is
by
such
Canons
,
and
more
will
be
,
if
by
your
worthy
Senat
it
be
not
preuented
.
Many
wicked
men
haue
more
libertie
then
ministers
of
the
Gospel
.
Of
the
restraint
also
of
the
before
pleaded
for
Ministers
from
all
benefit
of
the
Law
may
not
vnfitly
be
said
that
of
Ioel
,
touching
the
Famine
of
his
time
,
Heare
ye
this
ô
Elders
,
and
hearken
all
ye
Inhabitants
of
the
Land
,
whether
such
a
thing
hath
been
in
your
daies
or
yet
in
the
daies
of
your
forefathers
,
&c.
Shall
all
blasphemers
,
contemners
of
all
goodnesse
,
drunkards
,
&c.
haue
the
benefit
of
the
Law
,
and
shall
such
Ministers
onely
be
so
vile
,
as
to
be
debarred
from
it
?
The
lewdest
man
that
is
cannot
be
so
easily
dispossessed
of
a
poore
Cottage
of
twentie
shillings
a
yeere
,
as
many
worthy
Ministers
haue
beene
ciected
with
their
Wiues
and
Children
from
a
Liuing
of
more
then
an
hundred
pound
by
the
yeere
:
and
that
sometimes
for
not
obseruing
a
Booke
,
neither
established
by
Law
,
nor
inioyned
by
Canon
,
neither
euer
tendred
vnto
them
;
yea
also
without
any
presentment
in
that
behalfe
.
The
old
saying
,
viuat
Rex
,
currat
Lex
,
importeth
the
safetie
of
Kings
and
Kingdomes
to
consist
much
in
the
execution
of
Iustice
;
Pro.
20.28
.
and
29.14.39
the
which
also
agreeth
with
the
wisedome
of
Salomon
.
Is
it
not
likewise
strange
,
that
common
Players
,
by
diuers
Acts
of
Parliament
condemned
to
be
Rogues
,
and
that
are
indeed
the
Lords
of
much
misrule
,
and
great
wickednesse
,
that
these
(
I
say
)
should
haue
libertie
to
exercise
their
abominable
trade
condemned
in
all
well
ordered
Commonwealths
:
yea
with
especiall
Command
to
all
Officers
for
their
ayd
,
yea
further
,
that
such
base
persons
should
so
debacchari
against
all
sorts
,
and
disgrace
the
greatest
Peeres
in
the
Land
:
yea
sometimes
also
being
bold
with
his
high
Maiestie
,
vpon
their
Stages
,
much
more
with
any
Ministers
that
they
shall
heare
to
speake
against
their
roguerie
:
and
that
such
learned
and
godly
Ministers
,
no
way
scandalous
in
their
life
,
should
haue
their
mouthes
stopped
?
Most
strange
especially
is
it
,
that
his
excellent
Maiestie
,
should
enlarge
all
Papists
,
and
discharge
them
from
Imprisonment
and
other
penalties
for
any
former
offences
,
and
that
without
any
submission
to
our
Religion
,
and
that
yet
the
hearts
of
the
Prelats
should
be
so
hardned
against
their
Brethren
,
as
not
to
enlarge
them
,
and
discharge
them
from
all
punishments
for
their
supposed
offences
:
but
still
to
continue
their
seueritie
against
them
.
Moreouer
,
Examples
to
moue
the
Parliament
Ier.
26.16
Ier.
38.9
your
said
most
Honourable
Court
,
may
the
more
boldly
do
the
more
for
the
enlargement
of
the
Gospel
,
and
such
Ministers
thereof
,
because
of
many
other
examples
doing
the
like
:
Of
the
Princes
and
People
of
Juda
pleading
for
Ieremiah
against
the
Clergie
of
Ierusalem
:
Of
Ebedmelech
petitioning
earnestly
for
him
to
the
King
,
and
preuailing
with
the
King
,
though
a
wicked
King
,
Ier.
39.26
.
and
therefore
gratiously
rewarded
by
the
Lord
with
grace
for
his
deliuerance
from
the
Babylonians
,
otherwise
to
all
other
mercilesse
:
Of
Nehemiah
,
Neh.
2.
Est.
5.2
.
Ioseph
.
de
Ant.
Iud.
li.
12.
cap.
2
Acts
and
Monum
.
printed
1596.
pag.
554.
Ibid.
p.
38●
.
of
Ester
with
great
danger
of
her
life
,
of
Aristaeus
petitioning
vnto
,
and
preuailing
with
Ptolomeus
Philadelphus
King
of
Egypt
for
setting
at
libertie
an
hundred
and
twentie
thousand
Captiue
Iewes
,
of
the
Nobles
of
Bohemia
supplicating
both
twise
to
the
Councell
of
Constance
,
and
also
to
the
Emperour
Sigismund
for
Iohn
Hus
,
as
also
of
the
foure
and
fiftie
Nobles
of
Morauia
after
the
death
of
the
said
Iohn
Hus
and
Ierome
of
Prage
,
writing
an
excellent
Letter
to
the
said
Councell
of
Constance
in
defence
of
the
said
two
Martyrs
:
so
likewise
of
the
foure
and
twentie
Nobles
of
Austria
to
Ferdinando
King
of
Bohemia
,
Sleidan
lib.
14.
humbly
supplicating
for
the
free
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
and
in
their
said
Supplication
pleading
many
excellent
things
,
well
worthy
the
obseruation
of
all
other
of
like
place
and
state
:
Sleidan
li.
25.
&
26
the
like
may
be
said
of
their
further
importunitie
twelue
or
thirteene
yeeres
after
for
about
two
hundred
banished
Ministers
.
Aboue
all
,
most
worthy
obseruation
is
the
example
of
our
owne
most
Noble
King
himselfe
,
both
in
writing
his
royall
and
gratious
Letters
while
he
was
King
only
of
Scotland
to
our
late
renowmed
Queene
,
Queene
Elizabeth
of
blessed
memorie
,
for
Master
Cartwright
,
and
Master
Vdal
,
in
the
same
cause
for
which
the
Ministers
hitherto
mentioned
haue
beene
restrained
,
&c.
(
as
Master
Cartwright
himselfe
testifieth
in
his
Epistle
dedicatorie
to
his
Maiestie
before
his
Metaphrase
and
Homilies
vpon
Ecclesiastes
)
both
(
I
say
)
in
writing
his
said
Letter
,
and
also
in
writing
lately
to
the
prouoking
of
all
Christian
Princes
against
the
Pope
,
to
whom
and
to
whose
Superstitions
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
,
none
are
more
absolute
aduersaries
then
the
Ministers
whose
libertie
hitherto
hath
beene
shewed
to
be
so
necessarie
.
Hath
not
his
Maiestie
also
written
to
the
States
of
the
Low-Countrey
for
the
repressing
of
Vorstius
and
all
his
Errours
?
The
more
we
wish
and
desire
his
said
writings
to
preuaile
against
the
Pope
and
against
Vorstius
,
and
his
Disciples
yet
remaining
,
the
more
we
may
hope
his
Maiestie
will
enlarge
the
Gospel
it selfe
,
the
Word
of
Truth
,
Colos.
1.5
.
within
his
owne
Dominions
.
For
such
as
ones
hatred
is
to
Errour
,
such
is
his
loue
to
the
Truth
.
The
more
highly
also
that
God
hath
commended
the
praiers
of
the
righteous
,
Ministers
to
be
the
better
respected
for
their
praiers
sake
.
chiefly
of
Ministers
of
the
Word
:
tho
more
large
promises
he
hath
made
to
the
praiers
of
such
;
and
finally
the
more
he
hath
graced
and
magnisied
such
praiers
with
great
and
glorious
successe
for
priuate
persons
;
and
especially
for
Princes
&
Kingdomes
(
euen
somtimes
wicked
and
vngodly
.
)
The
more
is
the
Gospel
it selfe
to
be
enlarged
and
the
Ministers
thereof
regarded
for
such
praiers
sake
,
not
only
in
respect
of
the
praiers
of
such
Ministers
themselues
,
but
also
because
such
Ministers
with
other
,
by
the
Gospel
preached
teach
all
men
to
pray
for
all
men
,
especially
for
Kings
and
all
in
authoritie
,
1
Tim.
2.2
.
that
we
may
lead
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
in
all
godlinesse
and
honestie
.
And
albeit
such
Ministers
howsoeuer
molested
and
wronged
,
may
and
ought
notwithstanding
to
say
with
Samuel
,
God
forbid
that
we
should
sinne
against
the
Lord
and
cease
praying
,
1
Sam.
12.23
.
euen
for
them
that
doe
most
molest
vs
;
yet
alas
who
is
so
simple
,
as
not
to
know
,
that
the
more
kindly
any
are
dealt
with
,
the
more
they
will
be
encouraged
to
pray
with
all
alacritie
,
and
cheerfulnesse
:
and
so
the
more
gratious
blessing
is
to
be
hoped
for
by
such
praiers
?
For
not
only
in
liberalitie
,
but
also
in
all
other
duties
the
Lord
loueth
cheerfulnesse
.
2
Cor.
9.7
.
The
free
passage
of
the
Gospel
without
such
clogs
as
hitherto
it
hath
been
cloied
with
,
The
enlargment
of
Ministers
not
preiudiciall
to
his
Maiestie
.
and
the
enlargement
of
the
Ministers
restrained
by
the
authoritie
of
his
Maiestie
,
as
many
of
their
aduersaries
haue
pretended
,
will
no
waies
be
preiudiciall
to
the
Honour
of
his
Maiestie
himselfe
,
or
to
the
credit
of
the
chiefest
actors
,
in
restraining
either
of
the
Gospel
it selfe
,
or
the
Ministers
thereof
.
First
,
Because
them
that
honour
God
,
God
himselfe
will
honour
.
As
length
of
daies
is
in
the
right
hand
of
wisedome
,
1
Sam.
2.30
Prou.
3.16
Prou.
4.8
.
so
riches
and
glorie
are
in
her
left
hand
.
She
will
exalt
them
that
exalt
her
,
she
will
bring
them
to
honor
that
embrace
her
.
Was
not
glorie
departed
from
Israel
,
when
the
Arke
of
God
was
taken
;
wherein
were
kept
the
Tables
of
Gods
Testimonies
?
1
Sam.
4.21
Exo.
25.26
1
Sam.
25.32
.
Secondly
,
It
was
no
dishonour
but
a
great
honour
to
Dauid
to
reuoke
his
words
of
Indignation
against
Nabal
,
at
the
bare
counsell
of
a
Woman
(
Abigael
)
and
that
before
all
his
Souldiers
(
euen
foure
hundred
)
in
whose
hearing
he
had
before
with
great
vehemencie
spoken
his
said
words
:
Ps.
34
&
52
&
54
&
56
and
57.
though
Dauid
were
then
a
Prophet
&
had
before
that
written
diuers
Psalmes
,
and
were
a
worthy
Souldier
,
and
also
known
to
be
the
Heire
Apparant
to
Saul
,
as
annointed
by
the
commandement
of
God
,
and
therefore
assured
that
he
should
not
by
any
meanes
be
intercepted
of
the
Kingdome
.
Thirdly
,
2
Sam.
16.4
compared
with
19.19
Est.
3.8
.
Est.
8.5
.
&c
Was
it
any
dishonour
to
Dauid
,
yea
rather
was
it
not
a
great
honour
vnto
him
to
cancell
the
gift
he
had
made
of
all
the
goods
of
Mephibosheth
vnto
Ziba
,
and
to
returne
them
againe
vnto
Mephibosheth
?
Fourthly
,
Was
it
any
great
dishonor
to
the
great
Monarch
,
Ahashuerosh
,
to
reuerse
all
that
he
had
done
at
the
request
of
Haman
against
all
the
Iewes
,
and
to
giue
so
large
commission
to
the
Iewes
,
as
he
did
,
for
reuenge
vpon
all
their
enemies
?
I
speake
not
this
as
wishing
the
like
euill
to
the
aduersaries
of
the
said
Ministers
silenced
and
depriued
.
Farre
be
all
such
euill
with
from
me
,
from
them
,
and
from
all
other
true
Christians
:
yea
,
all
good
be
vnto
them
for
Soule
and
Bodie
:
onely
if
it
were
no
dishonour
to
that
mightie
Emperour
,
not
onely
to
reuoke
his
former
Decree
and
Letters
against
the
Iewes
,
granted
to
one
so
highly
in
his
grace
;
but
also
to
grant
the
like
Commission
against
their
aduersaries
,
much
lesse
will
the
enlargement
of
the
Ministerie
be
any
dishonour
to
our
Noble
King
,
or
any
disgrace
to
his
Officers
that
haue
silenced
and
depriued
them
:
sith
they
seeke
not
for
,
neither
desire
any
reuenge
vpon
any
of
their
aduersaries
,
but
pray
for
them
,
and
wish
all
good
vnto
them
.
The
like
may
be
said
of
Zedekia
,
hauing
before
giuen
power
to
his
Princes
against
Ieremiah
with
great
words
,
saying
,
Ier.
38.5
Behold
he
is
in
your
hands
for
the
King
can
deny
you
nothing
(
as
now
the
aduersaries
of
the
said
Minsters
pretend
they
haue
the
like
power
from
his
Maiestie
to
deale
as
they
haue
done
,
hauing
no
such
power
by
any
Law
)
and
yet
afterward
vpon
the
petition
of
one
only
(
and
he
no
naturall
subiect
)
giuing
a
counter-commission
for
the
sauing
of
Ieremiah
and
fetching
him
out
of
prison
.
Ier.
38.10
.
Exo.
32.10.12
.
Iudg.
10.13
Exo.
32.11
To
conclude
this
argument
;
hath
not
God
himselfe
oft
denyed
helpe
to
his
people
,
and
forbidden
men
to
pray
for
them
,
or
them
to
pray
for
themselues
,
and
yet
for
all
that
holpen
them
?
Was
this
any
dishonor
to
his
diuine
Maiestie
?
Yea
rather
,
As
Moses
pleaded
the
honor
of
God
therein
;
and
as
other
being
(
as
it
were
)
forsaken
of
the
Lord
,
Psal.
79.9
.
craued
his
helpe
,
and
to
be
deliuered
out
of
their
trouble
for
the
glorie
of
his
name
:
And
as
Samuel
assured
the
Israelits
,
being
in
great
distresse
and
feare
,
that
the
Lord
would
not
forsake
them
for
his
great
names
sake
,
&c.
so
the
Ministers
before
silenced
,
1
Sam.
12.22
.
and
still
in
great
distresse
doe
hope
they
may
now
plead
for
the
free
course
of
the
Gospel
,
and
for
comfort
,
and
to
be
made
glad
according
to
all
the
dayes
,
wherein
they
haue
beene
afflicted
,
Psal.
90.15
for
the
greater
honor
of
all
the
States
of
Parliament
:
and
for
the
greater
glory
of
his
gracious
Maiestie
it selfe
.
As
hitherto
in
the
same
priuiledge
whereby
other
subiects
preferre
their
complaints
and
causes
,
to
the
High
and
most
Honorable
Court
of
Parliament
,
I
haue
exhibited
the
former
arguments
for
the
enlargement
both
of
the
Gospel
it selfe
,
and
of
the
Ministers
thereof
hitherto
molested
,
and
like
daily
so
to
be
,
vnto
the
graue
and
wise
consideration
of
your
sayd
Court
,
so
now
I
will
be
bold
vpon
the
same
freedome
and
libertie
of
other
subiects
,
to
exhibit
also
some
other
things
to
your
sayd
Court
,
which
much
likewise
concerne
Gods
glory
,
and
the
common
good
,
both
of
Church
and
Common-wealth
within
his
Maiesties
Kingdomes
.
First
therefore
I
will
beginne
with
Papists
,
to
shew
some
reasons
for
the
better
suppressing
or
conuerting
of
them
,
Reasons
for
suppressing
or
conuerting
of
Papists
.
as
hauing
mentioned
them
before
.
Now
because
they
are
of
diuers
stamps
,
some
plaine
Recusants
and
some
Church
Papists
,
some
obstinat
,
some
ignorant
,
and
such
as
are
Papists
,
rather
to
please
some
other
,
then
of
any
conscience
.
May
is
please
your
Honorable
Court
to
consider
of
all
these
accordingly
.
Open
Recusants
,
and
Church
Papists
,
are
not
much
vnlike
one
to
another
.
Psal.
55.20
21.
Prou.
26.18
23.24.15
2
Sam.
3.27
and
20.10
.
Mat.
26
49
Luk.
22.47
48.
Ier.
41.2
Only
as
a
secret
enimie
is
more
dangerous
then
an
open
one
,
as
is
manifest
by
diuers
sentences
and
examples
of
the
Scripture
.
Abner
and
Amasa
,
being
both
vnawares
slaine
by
a
false
kisse
,
of
Ioab
:
as
also
our
Sauiour
by
the
like
of
Iudas
:
and
Gedaliah
with
all
his
companie
,
being
put
to
the
sword
by
the
pretended
friendship
of
Ishmael
;
As
(
I
say
)
secret
enemies
are
more
dangerous
then
open
,
so
are
Church
Papists
more
dangerous
then
open
Recusants
,
because
vnder
colour
of
comming
to
Church
they
are
more
hardly
discerned
.
Notwithstanding
they
that
are
wise
may
know
them
.
How
secret
Papists
may
be
knowne
.
First
by
being
from
Recusants
suddenly
conuerted
to
come
to
our
Churches
and
exercises
of
Religion
;
because
the
kingdome
of
God
is
not
like
to
Ionas
his
Gourd
,
but
to
a
graine
of
mustard
seed
:
Ionas
4.6
Matth.
13.31
.
and
hauing
beene
conuerted
only
by
some
priuat
persuasions
,
or
by
present
or
hoped
for
kindnesses
of
men
,
&c.
and
not
by
any
publike
Ministerie
.
Secondly
,
By
their
late
and
slacke
comming
to
the
Word
,
and
by
their
loose
attention
therunto
,
whiles
it
is
preached
,
but
spending
the
time
in
talking
and
whispering
with
other
,
or
in
reading
of
prayers
,
or
of
some
Popish
Booke
.
For
he
that
is
of
God
heareth
Gods
Word
:
Ioh.
8.47
1
Pet.
2.2
he
that
is
borne
againe
desireth
the
sincere
Milke
of
the
Word
.
Thirdly
,
By
their
priuat
speeches
eyther
for
Poperie
,
or
against
the
truth
or
the
louers
of
it
,
as
some
of
the
Ephraimits
were
knowen
not
to
be
Gileadits
by
their
tongues
.
Fourthly
,
Iudg.
12.6
.
By
their
Farmers
,
and
Seruants
and
companie
;
For
Noscitur
ex
comite
qui
non
cognoscitur
ex
se
,
and
birds
of
a
feather
will
flye
togeather
.
Fifthly
,
By
their
coldnesse
in
speaking
or
doing
any
thing
publikely
for
the
trueth
.
Luk.
7.47
For
as
to
whom
a
litle
is
forgiuen
he
loueth
little
,
so
to
whom
much
is
forgiuen
he
loueth
much
.
Sixthly
and
lastly
,
(
if
they
be
great
persons
)
By
their
preferment
of
Papists
to
such
preferments
as
are
in
their
power
.
All
Papists
dangerous
.
All
grounded
Papists
,
Recusant
and
other
are
so
much
the
more
dangerous
,
because
as
Satan
by
little
sinnes
preuayleth
with
men
for
greater
,
so
do
they
by
insinuation
into
Princes
for
small
matters
oftentymes
bring
their
purposes
to
passe
for
greater
.
As
no
humane
Lawes
also
will
reclayme
Papists
without
the
libertie
of
the
Word
,
so
neyther
will
any
clemencie
of
Princes
do
them
any
good
without
seueritie
.
They
can
no
more
liue
without
treacherie
,
then
without
eating
,
drinking
,
and
breathing
.
Frendshippe
doth
rather
harden
then
mollifie
them
.
These
things
are
manifest
by
their
continuall
treasonable
practises
against
our
late
most
Noble
Queene
,
and
against
our
present
dread
Soueraigne
,
as
likewise
against
other
Princes
in
other
Countreys
.
The
more
fauour
hath
beene
shewed
them
,
the
more
they
haue
lifted
vp
their
heeles
,
against
such
their
fauourers
.
The
more
that
other
are
for
peace
and
speake
thereof
,
Psal.
120.7
the
more
they
are
for
warre
.
Many
good
Lawes
haue
beene
already
made
against
them
,
and
are
yet
in
force
.
But
what
difference
is
there
betwixt
no
Lawes
at
all
,
and
no
execution
of
Lawes
?
Little
,
but
this
,
that
where
there
is
no
Lawe
,
there
cannot
in
Iustice
be
any
punishment
:
but
where
there
are
Lawes
,
there
may
be
execution
when
God
shall
giue
the
Magistrates
hearts
so
to
doe
.
Some
of
the
Lawes
alreadie
are
for
death
of
some
offenders
in
that
kind
.
Other
are
but
pecuniarie
,
whether
these
also
are
not
to
be
made
capitall
I
leaue
to
the
wisedome
of
your
Court
to
consider
by
the
expresse
Law
of
God
in
that
behalfe
,
Deut.
13.1
&c.
Exo.
21.16
Deu.
14.19
and
20.18
.
and
24.7
against
all
intisers
to
Idolatrie
:
as
also
by
other
Lawes
for
death
against
lesse
transgressions
both
of
the
First
,
and
also
of
the
Second
Table
.
And
touching
that
place
,
Deut.
24.7
.
against
men
stealers
,
and
makers
of
merchandize
of
them
,
who
do
so
highly
offend
in
this
kinde
as
Papists
,
that
steale
men
from
God
,
from
their
Soueraignes
and
make
merchandize
of
their
Soules
to
the
Deuil
?
Do
they
not
also
rob
men
of
their
temporall
goods
,
to
enrich
their
Pope
and
Iesuits
,
whereby
the
kingdome
of
darkenesse
may
be
the
stronger
against
all
other
kings
and
kingdomes
?
Are
not
such
Papists
murderers
oftentimes
of
Princes
,
euen
of
their
owne
Religion
?
As
also
repentance
of
other
sinnes
punishable
with
death
,
will
not
free
men
from
death
,
The
Lawes
of
Denmark
and
Sweden
,
as
also
the
due
execution
and
good
effect
thereof
,
are
worthy
to
be
considered
in
this
case
.
so
it
is
worthy
consideration
whether
repentance
of
Popish
idolatrie
,
be
sufficient
to
discharge
men
from
the
punishment
of
death
.
Yea
,
there
may
be
question
,
whether
they
do
truely
repent
of
such
Idolatrie
,
that
do
not
testifie
the
same
by
willing
submission
of
themselues
to
Gods
Lawe
for
death
in
that
behalfe
.
Yet
for
the
tyme
to
come
,
death
may
be
preuented
,
and
increase
of
Poperie
suppressed
,
if
some
sharpe
Lawe
in
the
meane
tyme
be
made
for
restreyning
both
of
men
and
women
from
going
beyond
the
Seas
,
and
there
becomming
Iesuits
and
Iesuitesses
:
as
also
of
all
here
at
home
from
yeelding
any
mayntenance
vnto
them
in
those
places
.
If
notwithstanding
the
premises
vpon
iudicious
consideration
of
them
,
it
shall
be
thought
meet
to
shew
them
that
now
are
or
shall
be
mercie
for
life
,
yet
being
by
their
fruits
knowen
to
be
Papists
,
why
should
they
be
admitted
into
Parliament
for
making
of
Lawes
who
themselues
will
not
obey
,
eyther
other
good
Lawes
of
men
,
or
the
Lawes
of
God
that
are
without
all
exception
?
Yea
,
why
also
should
they
haue
any
authoritie
in
the
Countrey
,
or
offices
or
places
of
great
worth
in
any
Courts
Temporall
,
or
Ecclesiasticall
?
Especially
it
semeth
vnfit
for
them
to
be
of
his
Maiesties
Priuie
Countell
,
that
haue
taken
so
ill
Counsell
for
their
owne
saluation
,
and
will
take
no
better
.
For
how
will
they
,
or
can
they
do
any
thing
against
Papists
,
that
are
such
themselues
?
Touching
Recusant
Papists
only
refrayning
from
Church
and
hauing
no
priuat
Masses
at
home
,
(
if
there
be
any
such
)
and
being
aboue
21
yeares
of
age
,
may
it
please
your
most
Honorable
Court
to
consult
of
the
confining
them
to
their
owne
houses
,
or
some
other
,
and
restreyning
them
from
all
talke
with
any
strangers
,
but
in
the
presence
of
some
sound
and
sufficient
Ministers
,
and
of
some
Religious
Iustice
of
Peace
,
as
also
of
stinting
them
to
a
certayne
number
of
seruants
,
and
of
inioyning
such
seruants
of
both
sexes
to
some
common
Badge
openly
to
be
alwayes
worne
,
whereby
to
be
discerned
and
shunned
of
all
men
;
so
also
further
,
of
taking
their
Children
of
aboue
a
certeyne
age
from
them
to
haue
Christian
education
with
kind
vsage
where
their
Popish
parents
or
otherlike
friends
may
haue
no
accesse
vnto
them
,
neyther
the
children
themselues
know
,
where
their
parents
are
,
and
yet
to
haue
sufficient
allowance
from
their
parents
according
to
their
state
,
such
parents
also
themselues
to
haue
mayntenance
out
of
their
owne
demeanes
:
but
the
ouerplus
to
be
conuerted
to
the
Kings
vse
,
till
the
full
age
of
such
children
,
and
their
open
renowncing
of
Poperie
.
Forasmuch
also
as
all
beleeuers
are
charged
not
to
be
vnequallie
yoaked
with
vnbeleeuers
,
Against
mariage
with
Papists
.
2
Cor.
6.14
Exo.
34.16
Deut.
7.3
Gen.
6.2
&c.
Ezr.
10.14
Neh.
13.26
1
Kings
16
29.30.31
2
Chr.
21.3
1
Kings
11
1.4
Deu.
22.10
Matth.
7.6
cha.
15.26
.
2.
Pet.
2.22
P.M.
in
1.
King
.
3.1
.
and
11.1
.
and
loci
com
.
class.
2.
p.
149.
Cal.
Epist.
103.104.299
.
and
the
Israelits
were
often
forbidden
to
make
mariages
for
themselues
or
for
their
children
with
any
of
the
Heathen
Nations
bordering
vpon
them
,
and
that
all
other
sinnes
,
for
which
the
Lord
drowned
the
whole
world
,
but
eyght
persons
,
are
attributed
to
the
mariages
of
the
sonnes
of
God
(
that
is
professors
of
the
worshippe
of
God
)
with
the
daughters
of
men
,
that
is
of
the
Heathen
and
Idolaters
:
Forasmuch
further
,
as
for
this
sinne
Nehemiah
caused
such
of
the
Iewes
as
had
made
such
mariages
,
and
had
also
children
by
such
mariages
,
to
put
away
their
wiues
:
as
also
that
some
kings
of
Israel
are
condemned
for
marying
with
Heathen
women
:
and
so
likewise
of
the
kings
of
Iuda
for
like
mariages
with
the
daughters
of
the
kings
of
Israel
:
and
that
the
fall
of
Salomon
himselfe
is
ascribed
to
the
like
cause
,
not
only
by
Nehemiah
in
the
place
before
alleaged
,
but
also
else-where
.
And
againe
,
forasmuch
as
the
Israelits
might
not
plowe
with
an
Oxe
and
an
Asse
togeather
,
and
therefore
much
lesse
Christians
may
ioyne
themselues
in
mariage
with
Idolaters
,
such
as
all
Papists
are
in
the
highest
degree
:
And
yet
againe
,
forasmuch
as
we
may
not
giue
holy
things
vnto
Dogs
,
nor
cast
our
pearles
before
Swine
,
and
therfore
much
lesse
giue
our selues
to
such
as
are
called
Dogs
and
Swine
:
And
further
,
forasmuch
as
Peter
Martyr
,
and
Master
Caluin
,
with
other
sound
Diuines
and
diuers
both
ancient
Fathers
and
also
Councels
haue
written
and
determined
much
against
mariages
of
Protestants
with
Papists
,
Is
it
not
well
beseeming
the
wisedome
of
your
most
Honorable
Court
by
some
seuere
Law
to
restreyne
such
mariages
for
euer
hereafter
within
this
his
Maiesties
Dominion
,
that
so
there
may
be
the
lesse
feare
of
such
increase
of
Poperie
for
the
times
to
come
as
lately
hath
beene
?
Touching
the
seueritie
before
mentioned
against
Recusants
,
and
Church
Papists
,
Mungrill
Papists
.
may
it
please
your
Honorable
Court
herein
also
to
consider
of
Mungrill
Papists
,
halfe
fish
,
halfe
flesh
;
neyther
fish
nor
flesh
,
nor
(
as
we
speake
)
good
red
herring
:
which
sometyme
indeed
come
to
Church
to
auoyd
the
pennaltie
of
former
Lawes
,
but
neuer
come
to
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
,
but
at
such
tymes
as
men
are
specially
inioyned
therunto
,
do
flutter
vp
and
downe
,
and
shuffle
from
place
to
place
,
where
they
may
best
lurke
,
and
so
receiue
not
in
seauen
yeares
togeather
,
if
euer
at
any
tyme
:
pretending
for
themselues
(
being
any
where
called
into
question
)
some
fuites
of
Law
,
or
some
other
such
sleeuelesse
excuse
.
Neyther
also
are
the
familiar
acquaintance
of
such
Papists
altogeather
to
be
forgotten
:
what
also
if
it
should
please
your
Christian
wisedomes
to
make
some
Act
for
the
frustrating
of
the
last
Wills
and
Testaments
of
such
as
hauing
pretended
themselues
Protestants
in
their
health
,
in
their
sicknesse
vnto
death
shall
professe
themselues
Romane
Catholikes
,
as
also
make
voyd
what
soeuer
former
Act
they
had
made
for
disposing
of
their
states
,
or
any
part
thereof
:
and
their
sayd
states
to
be
eyther
confiscate
to
his
Maiestie
,
or
translated
to
their
next
kindred
,
that
had
giuen
good
Testimonie
of
their
being
sound
Protestants
:
with
this
Prou
so
notwithstanding
,
that
vpon
their
reuolting
to
Poperie
,
euery
such
Act
to
be
voyd
?
for
the
bodies
also
of
such
so
deceassing
to
be
buried
in
some
ignominious
manner
,
and
in
some
place
of
reproach
?
Forasmuch
likewise
as
many
Pursiuants
sent
to
search
the
houses
of
such
Papists
,
seeme
at
the
first
much
to
bluster
,
till
they
meet
with
some
Siluer
drops
for
calming
their
tempests
,
were
it
not
meet
that
this
should
be
preuented
?
In
all
these
things
I
prouoke
not
to
crueltie
,
but
to
Iustice
:
such
as
whereby
a
King
maintayneth
his
countrie
,
Prou.
29.4
.
it
being
a
speciall
part
of
a
wise
King
to
scatter
the
wicked
,
and
to
cause
the
wheele
to
go
ouer
them
:
Prou.
21.3
.
1
Sam.
15.22
.
1
Kings
2.46
.
Iosh.
7.
2
Sam.
21.1
,
&c.
and
the
doing
of
such
iustice
beeing
more
acceptable
to
the
Lord
then
sacrifices
:
and
the
throne
of
Salomon
being
then
sayd
to
be
established
in
the
hands
of
Salomon
,
when
he
had
executed
iustice
,
euen
vpon
his
brother
Adoniiah
,
and
vpon
Ioab
,
and
Shimei
.
Did
not
Israel
also
fall
before
little
Aie
,
till
iustice
was
done
vpon
Achan
for
his
sinne
secretly
committed
?
And
was
there
not
a
famine
in
all
Israel
till
Dauid
had
granted
iustice
against
seauen
sonnes
of
Saul
,
for
his
sinne
against
the
Gibeonits
,
which
had
beene
the
cause
of
the
sayd
three
yeares
famine
?
How
was
the
Lord
displeased
with
Saul
for
his
mercie
to
Agag
?
1.
Sam.
15.
1.
Kings
20
42.
Num.
33.55
.
Iosh.
23.13
Iudg.
2.3
.
And
with
Ahab
for
letting
Benhadad
a
king
of
another
Nation
go
out
of
his
hands
,
whom
he
had
appointed
to
die
?
Were
not
the
Canaanites
also
contrarie
to
Gods
commandement
suffered
by
the
Israelites
,
prickes
in
their
Eyes
,
and
thornes
in
their
sides
?
O
right
Honorable
,
I
humblie
beseech
you
to
consider
that
the
Amalekites
withstanding
only
the
Israelites
as
they
were
going
to
the
earthly
Canaan
,
and
the
Aramites
that
oppugned
only
their
outward
state
,
and
the
other
before
mentioned
were
not
such
aduersaries
as
the
Papists
be
,
that
are
all
members
of
the
Man
of
Sinne
,
2
Thes.
2.3
Apoc.
18.20.21
.
Apoc.
19.1
&c.
the
Child
of
Perdition
,
who
cannot
escape
that
horrible
destruction
that
the
Lord
hath
threatned
,
wherin
men
and
Angels
shall
reioyce
;
and
which
are
enimies
to
the
euerlasting
saluation
of
all
Gods
people
.
Seueritie
therefore
against
obstinate
Papists
,
is
no
crueltie
,
but
great
honor
to
God
,
and
great
mercie
to
our
Soueraigne
,
to
his
Royall
Posteritie
,
to
all
his
Kingdomes
,
and
to
all
ignorant
Papists
themselues
.
Worthy
of
euerlasting
remembrance
is
the
gracious
promise
of
God
vnto
Iehu
for
that
that
he
had
done
to
Iezabel
and
the
rest
of
the
house
of
Ahab
,
and
their
adherents
,
2
Kings
10
36.
and
to
all
Baals
Priests
,
Because
thou
hast
diligently
executed
that
which
was
right
in
mine
Eyes
,
and
hast
done
to
that
house
of
Ahab
according
to
all
that
was
in
my
heart
,
therefore
shall
thy
sonnes
sit
on
the
throne
of
Israel
to
the
fourth
generation
.
O
the
flourishing
state
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
the
great
honor
of
Queene
Elizabeth
in
all
other
Kingdomes
,
with
her
admirable
prosperitie
,
that
would
not
vouchsafe
a
good
countenance
to
any
knowne
Papists
.
Many
curses
she
had
from
the
Father
of
Papists
at
Rome
,
and
from
his
Imps
here
at
home
,
but
the
same
being
causelesse
came
not
to
passe
:
Prou.
26.2
so
did
not
their
practises
against
her
:
Yea
,
she
and
her
people
prospered
the
better
at
home
,
and
against
all
forein
Enemies
.
Let
it
not
seeme
strange
,
right
Honourable
worthies
,
that
I
haue
beene
so
plentifull
in
this
argument
.
The
insolencie
of
Papists
since
the
Powder-Treason
.
By
the
hellish
Powder
treasons
which
should
haue
destroied
good
and
bad
(
that
Hell
it selfe
doth
not
)
a
man
,
a
meere
reasonable
man
,
much
more
a
man
instructed
in
the
Word
of
God
,
would
haue
thought
,
that
all
Poperie
and
Papists
,
would
here
and
else-where
throughout
the
Christian
World
,
as
also
with
the
Heathen
themselues
,
haue
been
had
in
perpetuall
detestation
,
and
euerlasting
execration
.
But
it
is
one
of
the
greatest
wonders
of
the
World
,
that
euer
since
Poperie
hath
the
more
encreased
:
and
that
,
not
amongst
persons
only
of
low
degree
,
but
of
high
and
Noble
ranke
:
as
also
that
Papists
old
and
new
haue
been
more
insolent
,
and
lifted
vp
their
hornes
higher
then
euer
since
the
bitter
daies
of
the
late
bitter
Queene
Mary
:
as
if
by
the
said
most
diuelish
Conspiracie
,
both
Poperie
and
Papists
had
preuailed
with
his
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
and
won
grace
and
fauour
with
him
;
the
which
God
forbid
that
any
true
hearted
Christian
,
and
loyall
Subiect
,
should
euer
haue
cause
to
thinke
,
or
imagin
.
The
former
insolencie
likewise
of
the
Papists
(
or
at
least
of
some
of
that
faction
)
is
now
growne
to
that
heighth
,
that
such
true
Christians
and
loyall
Subiects
,
as
before
I
mentioned
,
may
now
feare
the
companie
of
any
whom
they
know
not
,
either
trauelling
by
the
High-way
,
or
in
any
other
place
.
Not
long
since
,
a
lustie
young
gallant
,
of
no
small
place
(
if
persons
and
state
may
be
iudged
by
Apparell
,
and
Attendance
)
falling
into
companie
of
a
meane
man
in
the
way
,
yet
of
good
vnderstanding
,
and
religiously
affected
,
and
by
speech
finding
hint
so
to
be
,
for
a
while
soothed
him
vp
,
speaking
as
he
spake
,
and
commending
preaching
as
he
did
:
but
at
last
he
vnmasked
himselfe
,
and
by
diuers
words
shewed
himselfe
in
his
colours
to
be
a
friend
of
Poperie
;
and
not
only
an
aduersarie
,
but
an
enemie
to
the
Gospel
,
and
of
the
preaching
thereof
:
verie
roughly
breaking
forth
into
these
bloodie
words
,
sutable
to
the
bloodie
Religion
of
the
Scarlet
Whore
,
and
saying
,
It
were
a
good
deed
to
sheath
my
Sword
in
thy
body
.
O
right
Honourable
doe
not
such
things
presage
some
further
fore
to
be
breeding
?
Is
it
not
time
to
looke
to
such
?
And
haue
not
all
well
affected
to
the
Gospel
,
to
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
his
Kingdomes
need
to
pray
much
,
and
to
looke
to
themselues
,
and
to
be
wise
as
Serpents
,
and
in
their
trauels
and
elsewhere
to
beware
of
such
Crocodils
?
In
all
the
premises
for
more
seueritie
against
obstinat
Recusant
Papists
,
Why
nothing
hath
been
spoken
against
toleration
.
especially
known
to
haue
Masses
in
their
Houses
for
the
time
to
come
,
or
to
goe
to
Masses
else-where
,
I
haue
spoken
nothing
against
tolleration
:
First
,
Because
if
the
premises
shall
take
place
,
there
needeth
nothing
in
that
behalfe
.
Secondly
,
Because
his
Maiestie
hath
heretofore
by
the
Lord
Chancellor
then
being
publiquely
and
graciously
in
his
Court
of
Starre-Chamber
signified
his
Princely
resolution
to
the
contrarie
:
and
that
if
he
knew
his
Princely
Sonne
would
encline
that
way
,
he
would
doe
his
best
endeuour
to
disinherit
him
.
Thirdly
,
Because
he
hath
not
long
since
,
but
euen
lately
almost
,
caused
certaine
Diuines
to
signifie
as
much
in
their
publique
Sermons
at
Paules-Crosse
in
London
.
Fourthly
and
principally
,
Because
the
same
is
testified
by
that
most
learned
and
reuerend
Bishop
now
Prelat
of
the
Garter
,
in
his
learned
answer
(
intituled
Tortura
Torti
)
to
a
Booke
of
one
that
called
himselfe
Mattheus
Tortus
,
who
wrot
his
Booke
against
the
Apologie
of
our
Kings
most
excellent
Maiestie
.
In
the
end
of
page
81
and
beginning
of
page
82.
In
this
answer
to
the
said
Book
of
the
said
pretended
M.
Tortus
,
the
said
reuerend
and
learned
Father
writeth
thus
verbatim
,
word
for
word
,
Nec
in
eo
Regi
audiendus
,
quòd
consilium
dat
,
de
Religione
liberè
habenda
.
Integrum
hoc
iam
illi
non
est
.
Nam
(
quod
eum
ea
qua
decet
reuerentia
dictum
volo
)
non
semel
periurus
sit
,
quin
bis
si
te
audiat
.
Qua
enim
(
si
qua
est
fidei
bis
datae
conscientia
)
vel
conscientia
,
vel
fide
ferret
in
regnis
suis
ritus
vestros
vel
vsum
eorum
publicum
,
qui
suscepta
primum
Scotiae
,
suscepta
dein
Angliae
corona
regia
,
vtrobique
solenni
ritu
deo
iusturandum
praestitit
,
de
conseruanda
in
statu
suo
illa
colendi
Dei
formula
,
nec
alia
,
quam
quae
in
regnis
suis
tum
publice
recepta
,
&
vtriusque
gentis
legitus
stabilita
esset
.
Quarum
etiam
se
tum
legum
quoque
non
minus
quam
religionis
sanctissimè
in
se
suscepit
defensorem
fore
.
Eo
autem
consilium
hoc
●uum
tendit
vt
nouator
sit
,
vt
periurus
,
vt
vterque
sit
.
Esset
enim
vterque
,
si
vtroque
hoc
tam
graui
crimine
,
vel
coronae
suae
,
vel
etiam
vitae
securitatem
redimeret
.
Hoc
vero
quam
a
ratione
prorsus
alienum
,
tu
lector
iudica
:
Regi
nostro
praesertim
,
cui
nulla
hic
apud
nos
periurij
dispensatio
speranda
:
cui
nulla
de
Pontifice
opinio
,
quòd
tam
sit
omnipotens
,
vt
suscepti
eum
bis
iuramenti
religione
possit
exoluere
.
These
are
the
verie
Words
of
the
same
most
worthy
Writer
:
the
English
whereof
,
I
leaue
to
the
Learned
of
your
most
Honourable
Court
.
The
premised
Testimonie
considered
,
What
loyall
Subiect
,
can
so
basely
,
or
wickedly
conceiue
of
h
s
Maiestie
,
as
that
he
should
euer
yeeld
to
a
toleration
of
that
damnable
Religion
,
against
which
he
hath
so
often
written
,
protested
,
and
sworne
?
So
much
the
lesse
,
are
all
true
Subiects
to
conceiue
any
such
thing
,
because
by
a
toleration
,
as
things
now
stand
,
not
onely
the
Kings
Maiestie
himselfe
should
be
guiltie
of
the
crimes
mentioned
in
the
former
testimonie
;
but
also
all
the
Iudges
of
the
Land
,
who
are
all
sworne
to
the
execution
of
the
Lawes
alreadie
enacted
against
Poperie
and
Papists
:
neither
so
only
,
but
also
all
other
Iustices
of
the
Peace
in
the
Countrey
;
all
Maiors
,
Bailifes
,
and
other
chiefe
Magistrates
in
all
Cities
and
other
Townes
Incorporate
.
The
forme
also
of
Iustice
in
administration
of
Oathes
,
to
Iurors
,
&c.
should
be
changed
.
Alas
,
alas
,
What
a
confusion
would
this
make
?
And
what
might
all
the
Land
feare
for
such
doing
?
If
the
Lord
will
not
hold
him
guiltlesse
that
any
way
taketh
his
Name
in
vaine
,
What
may
be
feared
when
all
the
Magistrates
of
an
whole
Kingdome
shall
be
guiltie
of
the
same
in
the
highest
degree
?
Ignorant
Papists
.
Touching
ignorant
Papists
,
oh
that
some
order
might
be
taken
for
the
reclaiming
of
them
,
by
louing
,
kind
,
and
diligent
instruction
by
men
of
discretion
,
and
wisedome
well
fitted
so
to
doe
.
Certainly
the
neglect
hereof
hath
beene
great
,
and
somewhat
scandalous
to
the
State
.
Many
haue
beene
greedie
of
their
Money
,
and
readie
to
beg
the
pecuniarie
mulct
of
absence
from
Church
.
But
alas
who
hath
by
good
instruction
laboured
to
bring
them
to
Church
,
and
to
the
sauing
knowledge
of
the
Truth
?
Something
likewise
might
haue
beene
inserted
for
disarming
of
Papists
:
but
because
somewhat
hath
beene
done
in
this
kind
,
therefore
I
say
the
lesse
,
onely
order
would
be
taken
for
renewing
thereof
yeerely
,
and
for
better
search
of
their
houses
in
that
behalfe
without
any
foreknowledge
of
any
such
matter
,
whereby
to
conuey
their
Armour
to
their
Farmers
,
or
other
Friends
,
or
hide
them
in
the
Ground
,
or
put
them
into
Hogsheads
,
or
Pipes
,
as
if
the
said
Vessels
were
full
of
Wine
or
Beere
.
Against
Oathes
.
The
abounding
of
Oathes
and
Blasphemies
in
this
Land
,
notwithstanding
the
manifold
Commandements
and
fearfull
threatnings
of
God
against
these
sinnes
,
and
also
the
pride
that
men
take
in
these
sinnes
,
Hos.
4.1.2
.
Zech.
5.2
.
Ier.
23.10
.
would
require
some
thing
to
be
spoken
of
them
,
least
we
partake
of
the
Iudgements
belonging
vnto
them
.
But
hearing
some
speech
to
haue
been
alreadie
for
some
order
to
be
taken
for
repressing
of
them
,
I
will
forbeare
all
further
speech
in
that
behalfe
.
Onely
touching
the
Oath
Ex
officio
,
The
Oathe
Ex
officio
and
the
Oath
tendred
to
Churchwardens
,
and
Sidemen
,
as
the
first
hath
been
largely
declared
by
diuers
learned
iudicious
Lawyers
to
be
against
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
especially
by
that
renowmed
Gentleman
,
Master
Morris
,
late
Attourney
in
the
Court
of
Wards
:
and
is
knowne
so
to
be
to
many
of
your
Honourable
Court
:
as
also
the
same
hath
been
condemned
openly
in
Westminster
Hall
,
by
the
Iudges
of
his
Maiesties
most
Honourable
Bench
,
euen
to
be
against
Law
,
Reason
,
Religion
,
and
Conscience
,
none
but
Time-seruers
daring
to
denie
the
same
,
so
touching
the
other
,
Master
Lambert
of
Kent
,
a
learned
Lawyer
,
and
Iustice
of
Peace
,
by
the
authoritie
of
that
ancient
Iudge
,
Master
Fitz-Harbert
,
in
his
Natura
breui
,
hath
in
his
directions
for
Iustices
of
Peace
in
giuing
their
Charges
at
Quarter
Sessions
,
set
it
downe
for
a
speciall
Article
to
be
enquired
,
whether
any
Ordinaries
in
their
Courts
doe
impose
the
same
.
viz.
Any
Oathe
to
any
of
the
Kings
Lay
people
in
any
causes
saue
only
in
matters
Testamentarie
,
and
Matrimoniall
.
The
same
also
to
be
contrarie
to
Law
is
further
euident
by
the
expresse
words
of
the
Register
,
that
hath
the
grounds
of
our
Law
,
and
the
forme
of
all
Writs
for
Law
.
The
daily
imposition
notwithstanding
of
this
Oath
in
all
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
by
all
Ordinaries
,
being
troublesome
to
many
tender
consciences
,
if
it
might
please
your
most
Honourable
Court
to
take
some
order
therein
,
it
would
doubtlesse
be
a
meanes
of
much
peace
,
and
great
comfort
to
many
good
Christian
Soules
.
That
some
obiect
Churchwardens
&
Sidemen
not
to
be
meere
Lay
men
,
many
Lawyers
can
easily
answer
.
And
how
can
they
be
but
Lay
men
(
as
things
now
stand
)
that
are
neuer
accounted
of
the
Clergie
,
that
haue
no
Ecclesiasticall
ordination
,
that
enioy
no
benefit
of
the
Clergie
,
but
only
that
which
euerie
one
that
can
but
reade
enioyeth
in
some
cases
of
Felonie
.
The
taking
of
this
Oath
is
the
more
troublesome
,
because
the
Articles
are
so
many
,
and
variable
according
to
the
varietie
of
Ordinaries
,
of
Times
,
of
Diocesses
.
For
sometime
one
and
the
same
Ordinaries
doe
differ
in
their
owne
Articles
.
The
custome
also
of
mens
swearing
,
and
forswearing
themselues
herein
maketh
them
the
readier
to
periure
themselues
in
other
matters
.
To
this
point
of
the
Oath
Ex
officio
,
especially
ministred
vnto
Churchwardens
,
may
be
referred
all
such
Articles
as
concern
matters
not
belonging
to
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
.
Such
is
the
Article
for
not
paying
rates
to
the
Poore
.
The
which
notwithstanding
some
Ecclesiasticall
Iudges
haue
acknowledged
not
to
belong
to
their
Courts
,
yet
some
poore
men
being
presented
by
vertue
of
that
Oath
for
not
paying
haue
beene
much
molested
,
and
at
the
last
also
excommunicated
.
The
like
may
be
said
of
some
other
Articles
throughly
examined
.
Against
Witches
.
Against
those
that
are
called
good
Witches
,
some
order
to
be
taken
were
the
better
,
because
by
ignorant
and
irreligious
people
,
they
are
not
shunned
,
but
rather
honoured
.
Those
that
are
accounted
euill
Witches
,
are
punished
,
but
these
are
recompensed
as
if
they
were
indeed
,
Act.
8.10
.
as
Simon
Magus
was
esteemed
to
be
in
Samaria
.
The
other
by
the
Deuil
bewitch
the
bodies
and
goods
of
men
:
these
by
the
same
Deuil
bewitching
the
minds
and
soules
of
men
,
doe
more
hurt
then
the
other
.
They
vse
good
words
,
but
without
vnderstanding
,
and
such
as
are
not
appointed
for
working
such
good
works
.
Such
good
Witches
also
for
the
most
part
are
void
of
all
other
good
workes
,
and
most
profane
,
irreligious
,
and
ignorant
of
Gods
Word
:
and
contemners
of
all
exercises
of
Religion
.
In
their
workes
also
they
respect
not
Gods
glorie
,
but
their
owne
gaine
:
working
also
either
without
any
other
meanes
,
then
only
words
,
or
by
such
meanes
as
haue
no
vertue
in
them
for
working
such
things
:
but
rather
the
contrarie
,
yet
be
vsed
by
them
only
to
cloake
their
wickednesse
,
&
to
bleare
the
peoples
eies
.
There
is
also
another
kind
of
Witchcraft
more
secret
then
the
former
,
and
yet
much
worse
and
more
dangerous
,
verie
hard
also
to
be
discerned
,
yet
I
doubt
not
,
but
such
as
may
be
found
by
your
wisedomes
seriously
applied
to
the
searching
of
it
,
&
the
effects
whereby
it
may
be
discerned
.
This
is
that
inchanting
of
the
mind
such
as
it
seemeth
Simon
Magus
vsed
in
making
the
Samaritans
thinke
,
he
was
the
great
power
of
God
:
such
as
whereto
Paul
seemeth
to
allude
when
he
saith
,
Gal.
3.1
.
O
foolish
Galatians
,
who
hath
bewitched
you
.
God
indeed
ruleth
the
heart
:
yet
by
this
meanes
sometimes
in
his
Iustice
,
as
well
as
by
other
:
giuing
the
Deuil
power
as
well
to
worke
vpon
the
mind
as
vpon
the
bodie
:
Was
it
not
he
to
whom
the
Lord
gaue
power
,
both
to
enter
into
Ahabs
false
Prophets
to
lye
vnto
him
;
1
King
.
22.
●2
.
and
also
into
Ahab
himselfe
,
to
beleeue
the
said
false
Prophets
?
Who
but
he
,
first
bewitched
(
as
it
were
)
our
first
Mother
Ene
(
hauing
no
inward
euill
of
her selfe
)
to
Gen.
3.6
.
eate
of
the
forbidden
Fruit
?
If
he
had
not
had
some
secret
footing
within
,
he
could
neuer
haue
so
preuailed
by
all
his
outward
temptations
.
1
Chro.
21.1
.
&c.
How
also
did
Satan
prouoke
Dauid
to
number
Israel
,
but
by
his
secret
working
inwardly
?
It
is
also
reported
of
Cyprian
that
before
his
conuersion
he
tryed
by
Magike
to
draw
a
young
Virgin
to
haue
committed
filthinesse
with
him
,
though
the
Deuil
himselfe
confessed
he
could
not
preuaile
because
of
her
Faith
.
Neither
he
by
the
Deuil
,
nor
the
Deuil
at
his
request
would
haue
attempted
it
;
but
that
both
thought
it
might
be
done
.
And
no
doubt
,
but
that
by
this
meanes
mariages
are
made
of
some
,
the
one
partie
without
such
meanes
vtterly
abhorring
the
other
,
and
after
mariage
shewing
that
they
neuer
maried
in
any
true
loue
.
Here
I
beseech
you
giue
me
leaue
to
remember
you
of
that
,
that
Master
Tyndal
writeth
in
his
Practice
of
Prelats
,
of
Charles
Maine
King
of
France
,
and
created
Emperour
of
Rome
by
Pope
Adrian
.
This
Charles
so
doted
in
his
old
age
vpon
an
old
Harlot
,
by
meanes
of
an
enchanted
Ring
vpon
her
finger
,
that
he
could
neuer
endure
her
out
of
his
sight
.
Yea
,
she
dying
,
he
embalmed
her
,
and
caried
her
in
a
Coffin
with
him
whithersoeuer
he
went
.
At
last
his
Lords
being
wearie
thereof
,
and
suspecting
somewhat
,
opened
the
Coffin
,
and
found
the
Ring
vpon
her
finger
:
which
one
of
the
Lords
tooke
off
and
put
on
his
owne
finger
.
After
this
,
Charles
left
his
dotage
vpon
her
,
and
doted
as
much
vpon
that
Lord
:
but
the
Lord
being
in
time
wearie
thereof
,
doubted
some
euill
to
be
in
the
Ring
,
and
therefore
tooke
it
off
,
and
threw
it
into
a
Well
,
at
Acon
in
Douchland
,
in
a
foule
Marish
;
where
notwithstanding
the
said
Charles
alwaies
after
remained
,
and
built
a
goodly
Monasterie
in
worship
(
as
they
vse
to
speake
)
of
our
Lady
.
Pardon
me
(
I
humbly
beseech
you
)
if
herein
I
haue
beene
too
tedious
.
For
it
is
well
worthy
your
graue
consideration
,
as
the
which
may
be
a
thing
dangerous
,
not
only
to
some
priuate
&
meane
persons
,
but
also
to
other
of
great
eminencie
,
and
therefore
also
in
them
to
whole
Countreys
.
In
which
respect
,
if
by
your
wisedomes
ye
shall
take
some
order
to
preuent
it
,
ye
may
doe
greater
good
thereby
,
then
many
can
conceiue
,
and
for
the
which
many
may
haue
the
more
cause
to
blesse
God
for
you
.
Though
such
shallow
heads
as
mine
owne
and
some
others
,
cannot
easily
see
how
it
may
be
preuented
,
yet
I
doubt
not
but
that
your
wisedomes
will
by
deepe
consideration
of
it
see
some
meanes
either
to
preuent
it
,
or
so
seuerely
to
punish
it
being
made
euident
,
that
afterwards
none
shall
so
dare
to
offend
in
this
kind
as
before
.
Exo.
22.18
Deu.
10.11
Surely
that
wise
and
iust
God
that
hath
so
often
and
streightly
commanded
no
Witches
to
be
suffered
to
liue
,
hath
also
giuen
wisedome
to
some
for
finding
these
out
.
For
the
religious
obseruation
of
the
Lords
day
.
For
the
Religious
obseruation
of
the
Lords
day
,
many
good
motions
haue
heretofore
beene
made
in
Parliaments
which
alwaies
(
as
hath
been
reported
)
haue
been
most
hindred
by
such
as
should
most
haue
furthered
them
:
and
that
because
they
haue
more
loued
their
owne
ease
and
pleasure
in
eating
,
drinking
,
and
playing
,
then
the
glorie
of
God
,
or
Saluation
of
his
People
.
Therefore
such
haue
pleaded
for
libertie
,
in
walking
,
bowling
,
carding
,
and
tabling
,
more
then
for
preaching
or
hearing
Gods
Word
.
Oh
therefore
that
your
Honourable
Court
would
now
at
the
last
take
some
order
for
reformation
of
all
abuses
of
this
day
,
by
gaming
,
buying
,
and
selling
,
trauelling
,
especially
of
common
Cariers
by
Horse
,
and
by
Wagons
,
or
Carts
,
&c.
The
neglect
of
this
day
is
the
neglect
of
all
duties
,
and
plainly
argueth
a
profane
man
.
This
day
cannot
be
throughly
sanctified
without
diligent
preaching
forenoon
and
afternoone
:
or
at
least
a
profitable
Sermon
in
one
part
of
the
day
,
and
good
catechising
,
and
plaine
teaching
the
Principles
of
Religion
in
the
other
part
:
the
extreame
ignorance
of
all
sorts
and
of
all
ages
necessarily
requiring
the
same
.
Such
as
plead
one
Sermon
enough
to
be
meditated
on
all
the
day
,
may
as
well
say
that
one
is
enough
for
meditation
of
an
whole
yeere
.
A
second
Sermon
,
or
the
afternoones
catechising
in
good
manner
,
will
not
hinder
,
but
further
the
preaching
of
the
forenoone
.
It
restraineth
also
the
people
from
vaine
exercises
,
from
drinking
,
and
gusling
,
and
the
like
.
Against
Nonresidencie
.
The
abuses
of
this
day
cannot
be
reformed
,
neyther
can
there
be
such
preaching
and
catechising
without
suppression
of
nonresidencie
and
pluralitie
of
liuing
.
It
is
as
truely
as
commonly
said
by
sound
diuines
,
that
they
that
teach
by
Vicars
and
Curats
,
and
not
in
their
owne
persons
,
shall
goe
to
heauen
by
Vicars
and
Curats
,
and
not
in
their
own
persons
.
De
pontif
.
Romano
cont.
4.
q
4.
Qui
vicaria
opera
(
sayth
Doctor
Whitaker
)
vtuntur
,
ij
non
nisi
vicariorum
mercedem
&
salutem
expectare
possunt
.
So
say
other
diuines
against
whom
no
exception
can
be
taken
.
D.
Morton
Apol.
part.
1.
cap.
20.
Qui
per
alium
munere
suo
praedicandi
defungitur
,
habebit
salutem
vicariam
,
sed
poenam
personariam
.
Ibit
ille
in
gehennam
per
se
,
in
Paradisum
per
alium
.
The
same
is
to
be
sayd
of
pluralitie
of
liuings
:
because
pluralists
cannot
but
be
Nonresidents
,
and
teachers
by
other
.
Neyther
is
the
reformation
of
these
enough
for
the
better
sanctifying
of
the
Lords
day
,
and
for
the
better
instructing
of
Gods
people
without
the
reformation
of
Ministers
themselues
touching
their
liues
and
conuersation
:
whereby
oftentymes
they
do
more
hurt
then
good
by
their
Ministerie
,
how
sound
and
diligent
soeuer
.
And
in
respect
of
these
enormities
of
Ministers
,
such
people
as
liue
vnder
them
may
well
complayne
as
the
woman
of
the
Shunems
sonne
did
being
sicke
vnto
death
,
My
head
,
my
head
.
2
Kin.
4.13
The
sufferance
of
all
these
nonresidents
,
pluralists
,
and
scandalous
Ministers
is
a
great
blemish
to
our
Church
,
and
the
bane
of
many
soules
:
yea
also
,
the
ruine
of
learning
;
though
pluralities
be
maynteyned
as
meanes
for
preferment
of
learning
.
For
whiles
one
hath
much
or
too
much
,
an
other
hath
nothing
.
To
serue
the
cures
also
of
such
nonresidents
and
pluralists
,
many
yong
schollers
not
grounded
in
learning
,
are
taken
from
the
Vniuersities
,
and
so
cannot
stay
till
they
be
fit
to
do
good
in
the
countrye
.
By
these
meanes
also
the
Ministerie
is
brought
into
great
contempt
,
whiles
Nonresidents
themselues
goe
for
Maisters
,
and
their
Curats
be
accounted
but
Seruants
,
and
are
so
called
.
Some
also
of
such
great
Masters
make
their
Seruing-men
Ministers
to
serue
their
Cures
,
and
account
that
a
great
reward
of
their
good
seruice
.
If
any
haue
able
Curats
,
and
such
as
take
paynes
in
teaching
,
what
iniquitie
and
iniustice
is
it
for
them
to
suffer
other
to
take
such
paynes
for
a
small
stipend
,
and
themselues
liuing
idly
to
haue
all
the
gaines
?
And
that
sometymes
when
their
Curats
haue
a
greater
charge
of
children
then
themselues
?
Some
of
these
great
Masters
also
will
not
suffer
their
sayd
Curats
to
preach
twise
in
a
Lords
day
.
The
inscription
of
some
of
their
owne
canons
seemeth
more
to
condemne
these
enormities
,
then
the
canons
themselues
.
Euerie
able
Minister
may
haue
sufficient
mayntenance
without
such
pluralities
.
Able
Ministers
may
haue
sufficient
maintenance
without
pluralities
.
I
meane
sufficient
in
sober
sort
without
prodigalitie
to
maynteyne
himselfe
and
his
charge
,
able
notwithstanding
to
keepe
conuenient
hospitalitie
,
and
yet
to
leaue
some
thing
to
his
children
.
Such
mayntenance
may
be
prouided
by
vniting
diuers
small
Churches
,
as
especially
in
cities
and
townes
,
so
sometymes
also
in
the
countrie
:
which
is
the
more
necessarie
,
because
many
Parishes
haue
not
a
conuenient
auditorie
.
For
as
the
Orator
sayd
of
an
Orator
.
Quemadmodum
tibicen
sine
tibiis
canere
non
potest
,
ita
nec
Oraton
sine
multitudine
eloquens
esse
potest
,
so
may
it
be
sayd
of
the
Ministers
of
the
word
,
that
the
paucitie
of
some
auditories
doth
much
discourage
them
,
and
coole
their
zeale
:
but
full
congregations
do
put
life
into
them
.
And
were
not
a
man
of
good
gifts
better
to
imploy
them
vpon
some
good
companie
,
then
to
spend
his
tyme
and
strength
vpon
a
few
?
From
some
liuings
also
that
are
now
very
great
,
and
yet
haue
but
a
few
people
,
somewhat
might
be
detracted
to
the
supply
of
other
.
Are
there
not
many
Impropriations
worth
400
or
500
yea
600.
li.
per
annum
,
where
the
Minister
hath
but
10.
li.
stipend
(
perhaps
also
his
diet
to
liue
in
slauish
manner
in
some
Gentlemans
House
,
as
a
Fellow
to
other
Seruingmen
)
or
some
other
small
maintenance
?
Ye
are
wise
to
whom
I
now
speak
,
more
largely
to
consider
of
these
things
.
Moreouer
,
how
might
the
Lands
of
Cathedrall
Churches
now
chiefly
imploied
for
maintenance
of
idle
Singingmen
,
Quiresters
,
Organ
plaiers
,
Canons
,
and
pettie
Canons
(
as
they
call
them
)
Virgerers
,
Doorekeepers
,
and
such
like
,
be
conuerted
to
the
maintenance
of
preaching
the
Gospel
?
The
Temple
of
Ierusalem
being
defaced
,
wherein
such
singing
and
Musike
was
only
commanded
,
why
should
God
now
be
serued
in
one
place
more
then
in
another
?
Is
he
not
euerie
where
the
same
,
and
in
the
same
manner
to
be
worshiped
?
Why
also
may
not
all
the
Males
of
an
whole
Diocesses
,
be
enioined
at
sometimes
euerie
yeere
to
appeare
in
such
Cathedrall
Churches
as
all
the
Israelites
were
commanded
at
sometimes
to
worship
in
the
Temple
at
Ierusalem
,
as
well
as
to
haue
God
so
to
be
worshiped
in
Cathedrall
Churches
,
and
not
in
all
other
?
May
not
the
Lord
well
say
,
Isa.
1.12
.
Who
hath
required
this
at
your
hands
?
So
likewise
to
vse
the
holy
Scripture
in
this
time
of
the
Gospel
,
as
in
such
chanting
they
are
vsed
,
without
vnderstanding
or
edifying
of
other
,
Is
it
not
a
plaine
abuse
of
them
?
Were
it
not
also
much
better
for
Prebends
(
if
they
still
enioy
their
places
)
to
take
paines
in
some
particular
Pastorall
charge
(
especially
where
there
is
but
small
maintenance
otherwise
)
then
to
liue
lurking
idly
in
Cathedrall
Churches
?
Diuers
rich
men
also
in
diuers
Corporat
Townes
,
and
else-where
,
hauing
great
tradings
,
now
paying
nothing
,
but
two
pence
a
yeere
,
or
some
other
small
matter
for
their
Easter
offering
,
as
also
other
that
haue
no
Trades
but
liue
idly
of
their
Lands
(
like
Gentlemen
as
they
say
,
but
rather
like
loiterers
)
might
be
constrained
to
yeeld
some
maintenance
to
the
Ministers
that
labour
in
the
Word
,
and
watch
for
their
Soules
.
Gal.
6.6
.
Heb.
13.17
.
Why
should
their
poore
Farmers
that
perhaps
occupie
a
Farme
but
of
ten
pound
a
yeere
,
and
at
a
deere
rate
,
and
hauing
nothing
else
to
liue
of
,
and
yet
haue
great
charges
,
pay
thirtie
or
fourtie
shillings
a
yeere
to
the
Ministers
,
and
they
that
haue
diuers
Farmes
,
for
which
they
receiue
rents
,
pay
nothing
?
Yea
they
haue
the
more
need
so
to
doe
,
Marke
10
23.25
.
because
it
is
harder
for
rich
men
to
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
,
then
for
other
.
Should
not
Soiourners
also
,
yea
and
Seruants
,
especially
hauing
good
wages
,
being
partakers
of
the
Word
,
communicate
to
him
that
teacheth
?
The
Apostles
before
mentioned
generall
precept
in
this
behalfe
is
without
any
exception
.
But
here
least
any
should
thinke
me
no
friend
to
the
sufficient
maintenance
of
able
Ministers
,
may
it
please
you
all
to
know
me
so
farre
from
any
such
thing
,
that
I
wish
no
such
Ministers
to
haue
lesse
then
an
hundred
pound
by
the
yeere
:
and
also
more
,
according
to
their
gifts
,
to
their
charge
,
and
to
their
former
education
:
Some
hauing
been
so
brought
vp
from
their
youth
and
being
so
inexperienced
in
matters
of
this
life
:
yea
,
some
also
being
so
deuoted
to
their
Bookes
,
that
other
can
better
liue
of
an
hundred
pound
then
they
of
two
hundred
.
It
is
also
lamentable
,
that
there
is
no
better
prouision
for
the
Wiues
and
Children
of
godly
and
painfull
Ministers
:
whereby
some
seeme
the
more
couetous
,
and
some
leaue
nothing
behind
them
.
Sometime
likewise
a
man
liueth
to
the
brinke
of
Haruest
,
and
then
dying
loseth
all
his
paines
almost
of
the
yeere
before
:
the
next
Incumbent
ceazing
vpon
all
,
and
shewing
no
,
or
little
mercie
to
the
poore
Widow
and
Fatherlesse
Children
of
his
Predecessour
.
Did
not
the
Lord
prouide
otherwise
for
the
Wiues
and
Children
of
the
Priests
and
Leuits
in
the
time
of
the
Law
?
And
is
it
not
farre
otherwise
also
in
all
other
reformed
Churches
at
this
day
?
For
better
obseruation
likewise
of
the
Lords
daies
,
that
priuate
persons
may
the
better
intend
the
publike
exercises
of
Religion
,
Persons
indebted
not
to
be
arrested
on
the
Lords
day
.
were
it
not
meet
for
persons
indebted
pleading
feare
of
arresting
to
restraine
them
from
comming
to
Church
,
and
that
sometimes
in
truth
,
hauing
cruell
creditours
,
and
yet
being
ex
animo
desirous
of
the
Word
,
were
it
not
(
I
say
)
meet
for
such
to
haue
some
securitie
by
Law
on
those
daies
,
except
(
bewraying
their
Hypocrisie
)
they
shall
be
found
in
some
Inne
,
Tauerne
,
or
Alehouse
in
the
places
where
they
dwell
?
As
diuers
daies
also
heretofore
called
Holy
daies
are
now
altogither
by
Law
abrogated
,
Holy
daies
to
be
abolished
.
so
why
may
not
all
the
rest
yet
remaining
be
abolished
for
the
better
sanctification
of
the
Lords
day
.
The
diuersitie
of
commodities
of
one
sort
though
neuer
so
bad
,
doth
hinder
the
estimation
and
sale
of
the
best
of
that
kind
.
So
doe
these
Holy
daies
(
their
difference
from
the
Lords
daies
by
the
common
sort
not
discerned
)
preiudice
the
religious
obseruation
of
the
Lords
daies
themselues
.
Secondly
,
The
retaining
of
these
(
being
at
least
fiue
and
twentie
euerie
yeere
)
cannot
but
greatly
hinder
the
Common
wealth
of
the
Land
.
For
let
the
losse
of
the
labour
of
so
many
thousand
Trades
men
,
and
Labouring
men
of
all
Occupations
as
this
Land
affordeth
be
well
considered
,
to
how
great
a
Masse
will
the
whole
losse
amount
.
Thirdly
,
On
such
daies
many
spend
more
riotously
in
drinking
and
playing
then
they
get
in
two
daies
before
or
after
.
Fourthly
,
On
those
daies
how
many
quarrels
,
and
other
outrages
,
are
ordinarily
and
yet
most
disorderly
committed
.
Fifthly
,
How
many
Gentlemen
and
other
great
men
hauing
buildings
or
other
great
workes
in
hand
,
by
the
absence
of
their
Workemen
on
those
daies
(
in
what
case
soeuer
their
buildings
or
other
workes
for
the
present
are
)
doe
sustaine
great
dammage
?
Sometime
also
such
Workemen
doe
so
mispend
the
Holy
daies
in
glousing
and
drunkennesse
,
that
they
are
not
fit
for
labour
,
either
the
next
day
,
or
two
or
three
after
.
Sixthly
,
Few
Masters
on
such
daies
can
containe
their
Seruants
from
breaking
out
,
&
distempering
themselues
so
,
that
they
are
the
worse
the
whole
weeke
following
:
yea
,
sometimes
for
their
whole
life
after
.
Seuenthly
,
Some
of
the
said
daies
by
publike
authoritie
are
more
solemnly
to
be
kept
then
the
Lords
daies
:
and
in
respect
of
them
the
Lords
daies
with
many
do
vilescere
.
Eighthly
,
That
time
that
is
commonly
called
Christide
is
more
profaned
then
halfe
the
yeere
besides
.
More
likewise
in
those
twelue
daies
is
lauishly
spent
then
in
halfe
of
the
yeere
after
.
In
some
places
also
some
poore
men
loose
more
time
and
spend
more
money
in
gaming
,
then
twentie
times
so
many
dinners
and
suppers
are
worth
as
they
haue
in
such
great
Houses
:
When
likewise
men
are
in
such
Houses
rioting
,
their
Wiues
and
Children
are
in
great
want
at
home
:
yea
now
and
then
also
in
danger
of
their
liues
at
their
returne
either
by
distemper
of
drinke
,
or
by
mad
griefe
with
themselues
for
that
which
they
haue
lost
.
Ninthly
,
How
many
Apparitors
and
Sumners
on
such
daies
sneake
vp
and
downe
,
and
prole
here
and
there
,
seeking
worke
for
themselues
,
and
for
their
masters
,
by
finding
some
whom
they
may
present
,
for
their
worke
or
absence
from
Church
:
themselues
neither
on
those
daies
,
nor
on
the
Lords
daies
being
at
Church
any
where
,
but
keeping
their
Church
betwixt
two
Churches
,
and
sometimes
in
some
blind
and
filthy
Alehouses
.
Many
other
the
like
abuses
and
inconueniences
might
be
alleaged
of
these
daies
,
Col.
2
16.
Gal
4.10
.
but
these
may
serue
for
a
tast
,
God
hauing
abolished
some
daies
that
himselfe
had
ordained
,
and
the
Apostles
hauing
found
fault
with
obseruation
of
such
daies
,
&c.
shall
men
thinke
themselues
bound
to
obserue
such
daies
as
ignorantly
haue
been
instituted
only
by
men
,
at
least
of
more
inconsiderate
zeale
at
the
first
,
then
of
any
sound
Iudgement
?
Illud
est
verius
quod
prius
;
Tert.
cont
.
Mar.
lib.
4.
Idem
de
virgin
.
velandis
.
Cyp.
Ep.
63
ad
Caecilium
.
illud
prius
quod
ab
initio
.
Id
ab
initio
quod
ab
Apostolis
.
And
againe
,
Veritati
nemo
praescribere
potest
,
non
spacium
temporum
,
&c.
Dominus
noster
Christus
veritatem
se
non
consuetudinem
cognominauit
,
&c.
And
Cyprian
,
Si
solus
Christus
audiendus
est
,
non
debemus
attendere
,
quid
alius
ante
nos
faciendum
putauerit
,
sed
quid
qui
ante
omnes
est
Christus
prior
fecerit
.
Neque
n.
hominis
consuetudinem
sequi
oportet
.
sed
dei
veritatem
,
&c.
For
some
moderate
recreation
of
Seruants
at
some
times
,
your
most
Honourable
Court
can
in
your
wisedomes
take
order
,
though
Holy
daies
be
disanulled
,
and
that
although
some
Masters
should
be
mercilesse
in
that
behalfe
.
To
conclude
all
for
the
sanctifying
of
this
day
,
may
it
please
your
Honourable
Court
,
to
consider
as
of
many
other
places
of
Scripture
.
Isai.
58.13
.
&c.
and
the
like
:
Ier.
17.42
.
Ezek.
20.13
.
and
24
and
23.38
.
Neh.
13.15
so
especially
of
the
zeale
of
Nehemiah
in
that
behalfe
.
The
greater
the
worke
of
Redemption
is
then
the
worke
of
the
first
Creation
,
the
more
is
the
Lords
day
,
for
remembrance
whereof
our
Lord
rested
from
the
said
worke
,
to
be
regarded
.
This
further
will
I
add
,
that
some
order
may
be
taken
for
instruction
of
poore
prisoners
,
both
on
that
day
,
and
also
at
other
times
:
either
in
the
Prison
where
they
are
,
or
in
some
more
publike
place
:
and
that
in
such
places
,
and
at
such
times
,
as
where
and
when
their
presence
may
be
the
lesse
offensiue
and
noisome
to
other
.
Before
I
passe
altogether
from
this
point
of
Holy
daies
,
let
me
I
humbly
beseech
you
insert
some
thing
worthy
your
Christian
consideration
,
Lent
.
touching
the
time
of
Lent
,
because
though
it
be
no
holier
then
any
other
time
of
the
yeere
,
yet
by
some
of
the
vulgar
sort
,
yea
also
by
some
of
better
regard
it
is
called
the
Holy
time
of
Lent
.
Touching
this
I
doe
not
plead
for
the
abolishing
of
it
altogether
touching
abstinence
from
Flesh
:
but
only
I
refer
the
consideration
of
these
things
vnto
your
wisedomes
:
First
,
whether
it
were
not
better
to
be
at
some
other
time
of
the
yeere
when
fresh
Fish
is
more
plentifull
,
and
easily
to
be
had
,
then
to
be
continued
still
as
it
is
,
at
such
time
as
when
there
is
almost
none
at
all
?
Eus.
Hist.
Eccl.
lib.
5.
cap.
23.
Socrat
.
lib.
5.
cap.
21.
Sozomen
.
lib.
7.
ca.
19
The
rather
,
because
it
is
not
vnknowne
to
diuers
Learned
in
your
Honourable
Court
that
there
haue
been
diuers
times
of
Lent
obserued
in
diuers
Countreys
:
yea
also
,
that
there
haue
been
in
some
one
Countrey
diuers
Lents
obserued
in
one
yeere
:
though
for
shorter
time
then
ours
is
:
yet
all
called
by
the
name
of
Quadragesima
,
but
wherefore
I
confesse
I
know
not
.
Secondly
,
I
doe
refer
to
your
wisedomes
,
whether
it
were
not
fit
for
some
mitigation
of
the
vsuall
strictnesse
thereof
:
and
that
some
libertie
might
be
granted
for
the
eating
of
Foules
(
as
some
were
wont
to
eat
of
Water
Foules
)
and
of
Conies
,
and
some
greater
meats
,
the
eating
whereof
might
not
be
preiudiciall
to
the
State
of
the
Common-wealth
?
Because
some
not
well
able
to
purchase
Licence
to
eat
Flesh
are
of
weake
bodies
,
not
able
to
feed
of
Fish
,
neither
is
Fish
wholesome
for
them
.
Neither
would
this
hinder
the
preseruation
of
Calues
and
Lambes
,
but
rather
further
the
same
:
because
there
being
more
libertie
of
other
things
men
would
be
the
better
content
to
forbeare
them
.
Thirdly
,
euen
touching
this
thing
also
,
were
it
not
better
for
some
libertie
to
be
giuen
to
some
poore
men
,
that
cannot
well
bring
vp
their
Calues
,
or
keepe
them
long
(
especially
hauing
but
two
,
or
three
,
or
foure
)
and
them
that
haue
many
to
be
more
strictly
tied
to
the
bringing
vp
of
a
certaine
number
euerie
yeere
.
If
it
be
obiected
that
the
former
strict
obsernation
of
Lent
is
necessarie
for
the
better
maintenance
of
the
Nauie
,
to
omit
other
answers
that
many
of
your
Honourable
Court
can
make
to
this
obiection
,
may
it
please
you
to
consider
whether
for
helpe
hereof
,
the
obstinate
Papists
being
suffered
still
to
liue
(
though
their
life
may
be
our
death
,
and
mercie
shewed
to
them
may
be
crueltie
to
the
whole
Land
)
then
forasmuch
as
they
attribute
such
holinesse
to
Fish
(
as
not
hauing
perished
in
the
Flood
)
it
were
not
verie
fit
for
such
and
other
Papists
so
remaining
,
to
be
restrained
all
the
yeere
long
from
Flesh
and
to
feed
only
of
Fish
?
I
doubt
not
but
that
the
restraint
of
them
all
the
yeere
from
Flesh
,
would
be
as
good
for
maintenance
of
the
Nauie
,
as
the
restraint
of
all
sorts
,
only
for
a
time
.
And
oh
how
holy
would
such
Papists
be
by
this
meanes
?
Especially
if
also
of
their
owne
accord
they
would
forbeare
all
Fruit
,
and
all
things
made
of
Fruit
,
Figs
,
&c.
Marmalads
,
&c.
Wine
,
and
Beere
,
&c.
as
they
which
also
perished
in
the
Flood
?
Moreouer
,
to
proceed
now
to
some
other
0146
0436
V
2
marters
,
as
all
in
Parliament
are
in
place
of
Fathers
to
this
Kingdome
,
Choice
of
Parliament
men
to
be
free
.
and
as
his
Maiestie
in
his
late
most
gracious
Proclamation
forbad
all
choise
of
Knights
&
Burgesses
to
be
made
of
any
Bankrupts
,
and
other
greatly
indebted
,
as
likewise
of
any
suspected
not
to
be
sound
in
Religion
,
and
as
your
Parliament
hath
alreadie
taken
some
order
for
the
present
in
such
things
,
and
ye
haue
most
worthily
acquited
your selues
in
dismissing
of
some
vnlawfully
chosen
by
Letters
,
or
otherwise
,
so
all
posteritie
shall
haue
cause
to
blesse
God
,
for
some
certaine
Law
now
to
be
made
for
preuenting
of
such
euils
for
euer
hereafter
:
and
for
making
all
vncapable
of
any
place
in
that
High
Court
that
shall
vse
any
such
meanes
for
a
place
.
None
vnder
age
to
be
of
the
Parliament
Why
also
should
any
Young
men
whose
Sonnes
soeuer
be
admitted
into
so
great
a
Councell
for
making
of
Lawes
for
the
whole
Kingdome
,
that
cannot
well
gouerne
themselues
;
and
that
are
so
young
,
as
their
Bils
or
Bonds
for
paiment
of
money
are
not
good
in
Law
?
Is
it
not
a
Iudgement
threatned
by
the
Lord
,
viz.
that
be
would
appoint
Children
to
be
their
Princes
,
Isai.
3.4
.
and
Babes
to
rule
ouer
them
?
If
none
be
admitted
into
your
Vpper
House
,
but
such
as
are
of
Age
(
except
perhaps
to
see
the
order
thereof
,
and
to
be
the
fitter
for
future
times
)
why
should
any
of
young
yeeres
be
otherwise
admitted
into
the
Nether
House
?
The
longer
these
grieuances
haue
hitherto
been
tollerated
,
the
more
high
time
it
is
now
for
them
to
be
reformed
.
The
like
may
be
said
for
preuenting
of
confusion
in
Election
of
Burgesses
,
especially
of
Knights
for
your
most
Honorable
House
.
This
euill
may
easily
be
auoided
,
if
Election
be
made
by
a
kind
of
Scrutinie
,
some
principall
,
wise
,
graue
,
and
religious
Knights
and
Gentlemen
for
Shieres
,
and
other
for
Townes
being
appointed
to
take
euerie
mans
voice
in
writing
,
and
sworne
first
to
deale
faithfully
therein
.
In
the
former
consideration
,
oh
that
your
Honourable
Senat
would
be
pleased
to
take
some
order
for
more
libertie
for
publike
&
priuate
Fasts
,
Publike
and
priuat
Fasts
.
as
occasion
shall
require
the
same
.
By
Gods
gracious
blessing
heretofore
vpon
such
Fasts
(
as
in
the
yeere
of
the
Earth-quake
this
last
Easter
one
and
fourtie
yeeres
:
and
in
the
yeere
1588
,
and
at
other
times
)
we
may
the
more
desire
the
same
now
and
hereafter
.
For
certainly
all
Gods
Iudgements
being
well
considered
,
the
securitie
of
all
sorts
in
this
behalfe
,
may
be
well
thought
to
be
the
greatest
Iudgement
of
all
other
.
Did
not
Dauid
command
all
his
people
to
rent
their
Clothes
,
to
gird
themselues
with
Sack-cloth
,
2
Sam.
3
.
3●
38.
and
to
mourne
for
Abner
,
because
a
Prince
and
a
great
man
was
that
day
fallen
in
Israel
?
Alas
therefore
that
we
hauing
seene
the
fall
of
some
of
greater
worth
then
Abner
,
and
had
many
other
Iudgements
besides
,
should
thinke
of
no
such
thing
.
Nay
rather
,
the
performance
of
such
exercises
hath
been
accounted
as
pettie
Treason
.
Many
may
meet
and
sit
daies
and
nights
,
eating
,
drinking
,
playing
,
and
being
drunke
,
and
committing
many
outrages
,
and
yet
be
in
no
danger
,
in
no
feare
:
But
(
woe
is
me
that
I
may
say
so
much
)
for
some
to
meet
either
to
fast
and
pray
,
or
to
helpe
one
another
by
repetition
of
Sermons
;
or
to
confer
only
priuatly
of
such
things
,
as
they
haue
heard
publikely
taught
,
&c.
these
meetings
are
accounted
and
condemned
as
conuenticles
.
What
a
strange
thing
is
it
also
,
that
all
other
Churches
of
other
Nations
both
abroad
,
and
here
in
our
Kingdome
,
should
haue
praiers
and
fasting
for
the
Prince
and
Princesse
Palatine
,
and
yet
we
should
neglect
the
same
,
that
in
the
Bond
of
loiall
loue
to
his
Maiestie
should
be
most
forward
in
such
duties
?
Alas
also
,
that
in
these
present
great
distresses
and
persecutions
in
France
,
and
in
the
troubles
of
almost
all
other
Countreys
,
we
should
neither
helpe
them
otherwise
nor
in
this
kind
.
Oh
,
the
Lord
keepe
vs
,
from
that
curse
(
before
spoken
of
)
that
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
inioined
against
Meroz
,
Iudg.
5.23
.
and
the
Inhabitants
thereof
.
Especially
the
Lord
keepe
vs
from
such
Traitors
against
his
Maiestie
,
against
his
Princely
Sonne
,
against
the
Prince
and
Princesse
Palatine
,
and
their
Off-spring
,
and
against
all
his
Maiesties
Kingdomes
,
as
shall
secretly
and
vnder-hand
perswade
any
not
only
to
neglect
this
holy
dutie
of
fasting
for
them
,
but
also
condemn
the
same
altogether
in
these
daies
of
the
Gospel
,
as
vnlawfull
,
and
no
way
tolerable
,
but
to
be
seditious
and
dangerous
.
Doubtlesse
there
are
too
many
such
amongst
vs
,
as
vnder
pretext
of
loialtie
,
are
most
pernitious
and
pest
ferous
Traitours
.
And
such
are
not
all
they
only
,
that
doe
vtterly
cry
down
and
forbid
fasting
;
and
thereby
that
helpe
from
Heauen
(
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
)
that
the
said
Prince
and
Princesse
Palatine
need
abroad
(
and
consequently
our
King
and
his
most
Noble
Sonne
also
,
and
therefore
likewise
all
their
Kingdomes
,
the
good
of
the
one
being
the
good
of
the
other
.
)
Such
(
I
say
)
are
not
only
all
they
,
that
so
oppugne
fasting
,
but
they
also
that
doe
what
they
can
to
with-hold
all
and
of
man
from
them
:
neither
so
only
,
but
that
also
be
Instruments
for
sending
ouer
more
helpe
to
their
Enemies
,
Num.
33.55
.
Iudg.
2.3
.
Spinola
,
and
other
,
Thornes
in
the
sides
of
the
Church
,
that
bestur
their
stumps
what
they
can
for
vp-holding
the
cursed
Kingdome
of
the
Romane
Antichrist
,
the
Man
of
Sinne
,
the
Child
of
Perdition
,
now
drawing
towards
his
end
,
and
therefore
gasping
,
striuing
,
and
strugling
for
life
:
and
that
with
all
their
might
oppugne
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
Iesus
:
and
vnder-hand
also
the
Kingdomes
of
all
other
Princes
,
aboue
whom
the
said
Antichrist
exalteth
himselfe
.
2
Thes.
2.4
Ps
118.12
.
Act.
9.5
.
So
they
compasse
the
little
Flocke
of
Christ
about
like
Bees
,
not
knowing
for
all
that
,
that
they
shall
all
(
Spinola
and
his
Mates
)
be
quenched
as
the
Fire
of
Thornes
:
because
it
is
as
hard
for
them
as
before
it
was
for
Saul
to
kick
against
the
prickes
.
Touching
Fraies
,
Quarrels
,
Fraies
and
quarrels
.
Preu
.
14.28
.
and
Murders
within
and
without
the
Land
,
I
shall
not
need
to
say
any
thing
for
more
seueritie
for
preuenting
the
like
,
though
the
honour
of
a
King
consist
much
in
the
multitude
of
the
people
,
and
by
the
want
of
people
destruction
commeth
to
a
Prince
:
because
his
Maiestie
by
publique
Proclamation
hath
signified
his
Princely
indignation
against
the
same
,
since
which
we
haue
not
heard
of
so
many
such
things
as
before
:
yet
a
Law
being
more
certaine
and
memorable
then
a
Proclamation
,
it
were
better
to
make
some
more
seuere
Law
against
such
outrages
,
Hose
6.6
.
because
as
mercie
is
better
then
sacrifice
;
so
crueltie
,
especially
sheading
of
Innocent
blood
,
is
more
odious
to
God
,
then
euer
was
the
neglect
of
such
sacrifices
.
Blood
touching
blood
,
Hose
4.2
.
may
we
not
feare
a
controuersie
of
the
Lord
with
the
whole
Land
?
I
haue
credibly
heard
of
sixe
strange
Murders
tried
at
one
Summer
Assizes
at
Exceter
,
anno
1613.
First
,
Of
an
Husband
poisoning
his
Wife
.
Second
,
Of
a
Wife
murdering
her
Husband
.
Third
,
Of
a
Father
killing
his
Sonne
.
Fourth
,
Of
a
Sonne
killing
his
Father
.
Fifth
,
Of
a
Master
killing
his
Seruant
.
Sixth
,
Of
a
Seruant
killing
his
Master
.
How
strange
also
was
that
threefold
Murder
at
Halsworth
in
Suffolke
,
committed
foure
or
fiue
yeeres
since
,
but
discouered
the
last
yeere
?
Two
of
the
Murderers
were
executed
the
last
Summer
1620
,
and
the
third
repriued
for
a
longer
time
.
As
by
euerie
Murder
God
is
bereaued
of
one
of
his
principall
Creatures
,
and
the
King
of
a
Subiect
;
so
also
many
times
a
Father
looseth
his
Child
,
the
Husband
a
Wife
,
or
the
Wife
her
Husband
,
a
Brother
and
Sister
,
a
Brother
or
Sister
:
many
Children
their
Father
or
Mother
,
many
Friends
and
Neighbors
,
a
Friend
and
a
Neighbor
,
and
somtimes
the
Church
a
good
Minister
,
and
the
Common
wealth
a
good
Magistrate
,
or
Officer
.
Can
there
therefore
be
too
much
care
for
preuenting
of
such
mischiefes
?
All
such
persons
as
commit
the
same
doe
manifestly
bewray
themselues
to
haue
no
feare
of
God
in
them
.
Gen.
20.11
.
Many
times
also
some
wilfull
Murders
are
cleard
vnder
the
name
,
either
of
chance-medly
,
or
at
least
of
man-slaughter
.
All
kind
of
bodily
filthinesse
euerie
where
so
much
abounding
,
Against
Adulterie
.
Num.
25.7
,
8.
1
Cor.
5.6
.
Heb.
12.15
16.
hath
not
your
Honourable
Court
need
to
be
put
in
mind
of
making
a
Law
without
further
delay
for
punishing
Adulterie
with
death
?
Who
of
any
zeale
can
but
burne
to
heare
,
and
(
almost
)
to
see
as
much
as
Phineas
saw
?
If
one
Incestuous
person
,
and
one
Fornicatour
be
dangerous
for
a
whole
Church
,
oh
how
much
more
dangerous
are
many
?
The
more
we
professe
,
and
some
of
vs
boast
of
the
profession
of
the
Gospel
,
and
of
the
glorious
state
of
our
Church
,
the
more
need
we
haue
to
purge
our
Land
of
such
euils
.
As
death
according
to
Gods
Commandement
is
the
punishment
of
Adulterie
in
most
other
Countreys
,
and
so
ought
to
be
by
the
iudgement
of
most
Diuines
(
none
almost
being
so
bold
as
to
write
to
the
contrarie
)
so
why
should
it
not
be
in
this
Kingdome
?
Our
Lawes
inflict
death
vpon
some
transgressions
of
the
eighth
Commandement
,
why
therefore
should
Adulterie
be
so
lightly
punished
?
By
the
order
of
the
Commandements
and
by
the
testimonie
of
Salomon
,
Prou.
6.30
.
Adulterie
plainly
appeareth
to
be
greater
then
Theft
.
If
the
pronenesse
of
our
Nation
to
Theft
,
doe
require
the
greater
punishment
of
Theft
,
are
not
the
people
as
prone
also
to
Adulterie
and
other
carnall
vncleannesse
?
Oh
let
vs
take
need
,
that
as
now
we
say
,
that
no
man
shall
keepe
his
goods
in
safetie
,
were
not
the
punishment
of
Theft
so
seuere
as
it
is
,
so
the
time
come
not
if
further
seueritie
preuent
it
not
,
when
no
man
shall
keepe
his
Wife
,
or
his
Daughter
,
or
Maid-seruant
from
the
violence
of
other
.
The
Lord
that
gaue
the
Morall
Law
,
and
appointed
punishment
for
euerie
transgression
,
1
Sam.
2.3
.
being
a
God
of
knowledge
,
knew
before
the
inclination
of
all
Nations
to
one
sinne
as
well
as
to
another
.
And
is
not
our
Nation
as
much
inclined
to
all
breaches
of
the
seuenth
Commandement
,
as
vnto
Theft
?
At
least
to
such
Theft
as
by
our
Law
is
punishable
with
death
?
Alas
the
poore
chiefly
doe
offend
in
this
kind
:
but
all
sorts
,
especially
the
greater
are
most
prone
to
the
other
.
Moreouer
by
the
sinne
of
Adulterie
the
eighth
Commandement
is
broken
in
the
highest
degree
:
Gen.
2.24
.
For
first
of
all
the
heart
of
a
mans
Wife
,
that
is
one
Flesh
with
her
Husband
is
stolen
.
Mat.
19.6
.
Is
not
the
Wife
more
then
any
goods
?
Secondly
,
by
this
sinne
the
whole
state
,
and
the
name
it selfe
of
a
man
,
yea
sometimes
of
Noble
Houses
,
is
deriued
to
another
,
euen
of
most
base
state
and
degree
.
Thirdly
,
Are
not
many
Noble
Houses
and
Families
ruinated
thereby
?
Gen.
34.2
19.
The
example
of
Schechem
the
Sonne
of
Hamor
,
and
Salomon
himselfe
doe
testifie
these
things
.
Hamor
was
a
chiefe
Ruler
,
and
the
Lord
of
the
Countrey
where
he
dwelt
.
And
of
what
King
were
there
euer
so
great
things
spoken
as
of
Salomon
?
Yet
the
Fornication
of
Schechem
was
the
ruine
of
all
the
Schechemites
:
and
the
loue
of
many
Wiues
by
Salomon
was
the
desolation
of
his
Kingdome
in
his
Sonnes
daies
.
1
Kin.
11.1
11.30
,
31.
How
many
troubles
also
followed
Dauids
one
Adulterie
with
Bathsheba
?
Euen
to
the
endangering
of
the
losse
of
his
life
and
whole
Kingdome
?
The
Law
alreadie
made
for
death
(
as
in
case
of
Felonie
)
of
any
man
that
shall
haue
two
Wiues
liuing
togither
,
may
the
more
perswade
your
Honourable
Court
to
take
order
for
death
against
Adulterie
:
because
the
time
was
when
Polygamie
was
for
many
yeeres
togither
accounted
lawfull
:
though
from
the
first
institution
of
Mariage
,
it
neuer
was
so
indeed
:
as
appeareth
by
the
testimonie
of
the
Prophet
,
Mal.
2.13
.
and
by
the
interpretation
of
the
first
institution
of
Mariage
by
our
Sauiour
himselfe
.
Mat.
19.4
.
Mark
.
10.5
.
It
doth
the
more
also
concerne
your
most
Honourable
Court
to
haue
regard
hereof
for
the
better
preseruing
of
your
owne
posteritie
from
this
sinne
,
that
so
their
Names
,
Lands
,
and
Inheritances
may
descend
to
them
,
to
whom
of
most
right
the
same
appertaine
.
Shall
any
feare
that
if
this
motion
should
take
place
,
then
themselves
or
theirs
shall
first
feele
the
smart
thereof
?
Absit
.
What
hope
then
can
there
be
of
the
restraint
of
this
sinne
hereafter
?
Euerie
Generation
to
come
may
be
feared
to
be
more
adulterous
then
other
.
Such
feare
also
seeming
to
come
from
a
guiltie
conscience
,
is
nothing
else
but
the
fruit
of
the
former
lenitie
towards
this
sinne
.
Had
this
seueritie
been
before
enacted
,
men
would
neuer
haue
been
so
hardned
in
this
sinne
,
as
to
feare
the
danger
of
this
Law
.
I
will
not
here
be
so
vncharitable
,
as
to
thinke
any
man
will
obiect
the
former
danger
of
alienation
of
Names
and
Inheritances
may
be
auoided
by
hauing
chast
Wiues
for
the
nights
,
though
they
haue
their
Mistresses
on
whom
to
satisfie
their
lusts
at
other
time
.
This
were
a
deuillish
speech
.
And
they
that
are
vnchast
themselues
may
feare
that
which
Iob
wished
might
befall
to
himselfe
,
Iob
31.9.10
.
if
at
any
time
he
had
offended
in
this
kind
.
Iob
at
that
time
by
the
course
of
Nature
was
not
past
the
danger
of
that
sinne
:
in
as
much
as
long
after
he
begat
Sonnes
and
Daughters
.
Iob
42.13
.
Neither
spake
he
that
for
the
time
only
present
,
but
also
to
testifie
his
innocencie
for
the
time
past
.
Doth
not
the
Lord
also
in
Iustice
giue
an
incontinent
Wife
,
to
such
an
incontinent
Husband
?
Yea
,
doth
he
not
also
for
the
like
sinne
of
the
Husband
,
take
away
his
grace
from
the
Wife
giuing
her
ouer
to
incontinencie
,
in
reuenge
of
the
incontinencie
of
the
Husband
?
Yea
,
doth
he
not
sometimes
suffer
chast
Wines
to
be
against
their
wills
defiled
by
other
for
the
sinne
in
that
kind
by
the
Husband
?
The
example
of
Dauid
doth
plentifully
testifie
the
truth
hereof
.
That
our
Sauiour
condemned
not
the
Woman
taken
in
Adulterie
doth
nothing
preiudice
my
former
plea.
2
Sam.
12.11
,
12.
compared
with
16.22
Iohn
8.11
Luk.
12.14
First
,
Because
Christ
was
no
Iudge
in
such
causes
.
Secondly
,
Because
if
he
had
been
a
Iudge
,
yet
her
accusers
whiles
he
stooped
downe
,
and
wrot
on
the
ground
hauing
all
forsaken
her
,
he
could
not
haue
proceeded
against
her
.
1
Cor.
5.4
5.
Paul
also
commanded
not
death
to
be
inflicted
on
the
incestuous
person
,
as
because
himselfe
was
no
ciuill
Magistrate
,
so
also
because
the
Church
it selfe
had
then
no
ciuill
iurisdiction
amongst
them
.
That
which
hath
beene
moued
touching
Adulterie
is
also
to
be
wished
against
common
Harlots
that
haue
Bastard
after
Bastard
:
so
likewise
against
men
sinning
in
the
same
kind
.
Against
common
Harlots
By
the
present
impunitie
,
some
haue
had
three
,
some
foure
,
some
fiue
,
some
sixe
or
seuen
,
and
that
by
seuerall
men
or
boies
.
The
like
may
be
said
of
diuers
men
by
their
seruants
or
other
filthy
queanes
,
and
yet
still
such
persons
continue
in
their
filthinesse
,
as
they
haue
any
opportunitie
to
act
the
same
:
The
common
pennance
they
set
not
a
rush
by
,
but
rather
make
a
May-game
of
it
:
neither
is
it
hastily
inioyned
,
where
there
is
no
money
to
discharge
the
Courts
.
Standing
in
a
white
sheet
they
thinke
as
good
an
ornament
for
them
,
as
the
Surplice
is
for
the
Minister
.
They
no
whit
feare
Excommunication
,
because
they
had
rather
be
out
of
the
Church
then
in
it
:
as
also
because
they
see
the
same
not
only
executed
for
euerie
trifle
,
but
also
sometime
against
the
best
disposed
people
;
euen
for
righteousnesse
,
Ioh.
9.22.34
Ioh.
16.2
.
Iudg.
19.30
as
it
was
by
the
Scribes
and
Pharisecs
in
our
Sauiours
time
:
and
as
our
Sauiour
foretelleth
it
should
be
afterward
.
Of
these
things
I
doe
most
humbly
beseech
your
renowmed
Court
to
consider
,
consult
,
and
giue
sentence
.
Against
drunkennesse
.
Against
drunkennesse
more
seueritie
is
yet
necessarie
,
because
it
doth
daily
increase
,
and
more
and
more
aboundeth
:
and
is
the
verie
chiefe
and
principall
Foines
of
the
former
beastlinesse
.
In
drunkennesse
also
men
may
fall
into
the
deepest
kind
of
vncleannesse
,
and
neuer
discerne
the
same
,
and
be
readie
to
swear
they
neuer
did
any
such
thing
.
Gen.
19.33
.
&c.
2
Pet.
2.7
This
is
most
euident
by
the
example
of
Lot
,
though
otherwise
a
iust
man
.
Yea
,
what
sinne
is
there
,
either
before
named
or
other
,
that
commeth
not
out
of
this
sinke
?
This
sinne
maketh
a
man
a
beast
for
the
time
,
and
yet
for
a
man
to
be
made
a
beast
is
recorded
for
one
of
the
most
remarkable
Iudgements
that
euer
were
.
Yea
,
Dan
4.33
.
the
Drunkard
in
his
mad
drunkennesse
is
worse
then
euer
was
Nebuchadnezzer
in
his
beastly
condition
.
For
all
the
while
he
so
continued
we
neuer
read
that
he
committed
any
other
sinnes
.
Rom.
3.14
Psal.
73.9
.
Psal.
12.4
.
But
the
mouth
of
the
Drunkard
is
full
of
eursing
and
bitternesse
.
They
set
their
mouth
against
Heauen
,
and
their
tongue
walketh
through
the
earth
.
They
especially
say
,
with
our
tongues
will
we
preuaile
,
our
lips
are
our
owne
,
who
is
Lord
ouer
vs
.
As
it
is
said
of
an
Orator
,
Ex
eius
ore
verba
magno
impetu
atque
aestu
erumpebant
,
non
secus
ac
seruentes
aquae
ebulliunt
&
exiliunt
,
so
may
it
be
said
of
him
that
is
giuen
to
drinke
,
whiles
drike
is
in
him
,
and
he
in
drinke
,
Ex
eius
ore
nefanda
omnis
generis
iuramenta
,
blasphemiae
,
imprecationes
,
conuitia
,
maledicta
,
stultiloquium
,
turpiloquium
,
obscaeni
sermones
,
&
eius
farinae
reliqua
omnia
mala
,
non
secus
ac
feruentes
aquae
ebulliunt
&
exiliunt
.
It
is
said
by
one
,
The
proud
man
hath
no
God
,
the
ennious
man
hath
no
Neighbour
,
the
angry
man
hath
not
himselfe
;
but
the
drunkard
may
truly
be
said
,
Deu.
21.21
not
to
be
himselfe
.
For
drunkennesse
naturall
Parents
must
bring
forth
their
owne
Sonne
that
will
not
be
reclaimed
from
it
,
to
the
Magistrate
to
be
stoned
to
death
by
all
the
people
of
the
place
where
such
an
one
dwelleth
.
I
could
discourse
of
Nabal
,
1
Sam.
25.37
,
38.
becomming
vpon
report
made
by
Abigail
of
dangers
like
to
haue
befallen
him
,
2
Sam.
13.28
.
but
yet
escaped
,
becomming
(
I
say
)
like
a
stone
,
and
fearfully
dying
:
of
Amnon
,
Dauids
Sonne
,
in
drunkennesse
being
murdered
:
of
Benhadad
,
1
Kings
20
16.
and
two
and
thirtie
Kings
with
him
in
their
drunkennesse
subdued
by
the
Jsraelites
:
1
Kin.
16.9
10.
of
Elah
before
that
in
his
drunkennesse
slaine
by
his
Seruant
Zimri
:
Dan.
●5
.
30
,
31.
of
Belshazzar
the
same
night
after
his
drinking
and
glousing
loosing
both
life
and
Kingdome
.
But
to
omit
all
these
the
Magdeburgenses
in
their
Centuries
,
Centur.
11
cap.
6.
pag.
346.
record
out
of
our
owne
Histories
,
that
our
own
Nation
hauing
spent
all
a
night
in
drunkennesse
was
the
verie
next
day
ouercome
by
the
Normans
.
What
shall
I
say
more
?
Hose
4.11
.
Whordome
and
Wine
,
and
new
Wine
,
take
away
the
heart
,
so
stupifying
and
brawning
the
same
,
that
no
threatnings
,
or
execution
of
Iudgements
,
neither
any
exhortations
to
repentance
will
pierce
it
,
or
at
least
preuaile
against
it
.
All
these
things
cry
in
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
Host
,
and
I
hope
will
so
cry
in
your
Christian
cares
,
that
they
will
be
heard
and
preuaile
against
this
fowle
Monster
.
Yea
,
so
preuaile
,
that
as
Amnon
hated
Thamar
with
a
greater
hatred
then
euer
his
loue
had
beene
wherewith
he
loued
her
,
2
Sam.
13.15
.
and
commanded
his
Seruant
to
shut
her
out
,
and
to
locke
or
bolt
the
dore
vpon
her
,
that
she
might
not
return
,
so
such
order
shall
now
be
taken
against
this
sinne
,
that
all
men
shall
hate
it
more
,
then
euer
they
loued
it
,
and
so
shut
the
doore
of
this
whole
kingdome
vpon
it
,
that
it
shall
neuer
preuaile
as
it
hath
done
.
I
prescribe
no
particular
punishment
:
but
leaue
it
altogeather
to
your
wisedomes
.
Onely
I
wish
some
order
to
be
taken
who
shall
be
punished
for
a
drunkard
:
and
that
for
as
much
as
rich
men
care
not
for
fiue
shillings
(
though
they
will
hardly
giue
two
pence
to
a
poore
man
)
and
yet
will
be
drunke
as
well
as
other
,
that
therefore
some
greater
matter
be
enacted
.
Neither
are
other
excessiue
drinkings
altogeather
to
be
neglected
,
Other
excessiue
drinkings
.
1.
Pet.
4.3
.
Isai.
5.11
.
the
Apostle
hauing
not
only
distinguished
drunkennes
from
drinkings
,
but
also
reckoned
the
one
and
the
other
for
sinnes
of
the
heathen
:
and
the
Prophet
hauing
denounced
a
wo
as
wel
to
that
as
to
drunkennes
it selfe
:
&
that
heathen
Emperor
Ahashuerosh
in
his
Roiall
and
magn
ficent
feast
of
180.
daies
hauing
left
so
noble
a
president
against
immoderat
drinking
,
and
of
all
so
brietie
in
drinking
,
commanding
that
all
their
drinking
should
be
in
order
,
and
none
might
compell
.
Oh
how
doth
this
condemne
many
feastmakers
among
Christians
,
that
thinke
it
their
glorie
,
or
honour
,
or
worship
,
to
vrge
men
to
drinke
vnto
drunkennesse
?
This
is
so
foule
a
thing
that
in
the
most
corrupt
age
of
the
Church
,
a
Councel
held
at
Rome
it selfe
anno
1215.
in
which
were
Ambassadors
or
Orators
at
Rome
,
from
Constantinople
,
France
,
England
,
Hungarie
,
Ierusalem
,
Cyprus
,
and
Arrogan
with
412
Bishops
,
and
Abbots
and
Priors
aboue
800.
Centur.
13.
cap.
13
p.
806.
and
in
all
of
Prelats
about
1315.
the
Pope
himselfe
sitting
for
President
,
euen
this
Councell
(
I
say
)
Can.
15.
after
sentence
against
drunkennesse
in
the
Clergie
,
saith
vnde
illum
abusum
decernimus
penitus
esse
abolendum
,
&c.
Wherefore
we
decree
that
abuse
to
be
altogeather
abolished
,
whereby
in
certaine
quarters
the
drinkers
doe
binde
themselues
to
drinke
equall
portions
,
and
he
by
the
iudgement
of
such
drinkers
is
most
commended
,
that
maketh
most
drunke
,
and
that
draweth
dry
the
fullest
cups
.
Pag.
940.
The
like
Canon
is
afterward
by
a
Councell
of
Colon
against
the
same
abuse
.
Such
drinking
is
called
drinking
of
health
,
and
it
is
accounted
a
great
indignitie
therefore
not
to
pledge
one
drinking
to
the
health
of
his
Maiestie
:
but
alas
,
it
is
no
health
,
either
to
soule
or
body
:
but
sicknesse
&
death
to
both
:
to
plead
a
secret
comprecation
of
health
in
such
drinking
,
is
an
abomination
to
God
,
inter
plena
pocula
to
mix
comprecations
.
Such
drinkers
also
doe
seldome
or
neuer
pray
(
at
feast
as
they
ought
)
either
for
the
health
of
them
to
whom
they
doe
so
drinke
,
or
for
their
owne
health
.
We
are
commanded
to
pray
for
the
health
of
other
,
but
neuer
to
drinke
.
Some
of
the
antient
Fathers
haue
greatly
condemned
drinking
to
the
health
of
the
Emperour
,
and
haue
highly
commended
praying
in
that
behalfe
.
What
health
can
there
be
for
soule
or
bodie
,
when
some
in
such
drinking
haue
fallen
downe
starke
dead
?
Sometime
also
such
drinkers
drinke
themselues
in
time
out
of
all
bodily
fashion
,
out
of
money
,
out
of
wit
,
out
of
grace
:
hauing
no
more
money
in
their
purses
,
no
more
wit
in
their
heads
,
no
more
grace
in
their
hearts
then
they
leaue
wine
,
ale
,
or
beere
in
their
cups
,
when
they
haue
drunke
ad
imum
,
turning
the
bottomes
of
such
cups
,
and
the
heeles
of
themselues
vpward
.
O
the
commonnesse
of
this
sinne
in
these
daies
,
not
only
in
base
places
,
but
in
many
great
houses
:
yea
sometimes
in
the
houses
of
religious
great
persons
:
where
seruants
thinke
it
a
disgrace
to
themselues
,
and
a
discurtesie
to
other
great
mens
seruants
,
if
they
drinke
them
not
drunke
:
yea
so
drunke
that
they
can
doe
no
seruice
to
their
masters
homeward
:
yea
,
it
were
well
if
some
great
persons
themselues
,
yea
very
great
persons
did
not
glorie
in
this
which
for
all
that
is
their
great
shame
.
In
common
Schooles
Potations
are
but
once
a
yeare
:
in
Lent
:
and
in
the
afternoones
:
but
these
wretches
,
these
sots
make
their
Potations
euery
moneth
,
euery
weeke
,
euery
day
as
soone
as
they
are
out
of
their
beds
,
in
the
forenoones
,
as
well
as
in
the
afternoones
euen
in
the
night
till
they
be
so
opprest
with
drinke
that
they
be
forced
edormire
crapulam
.
Is
it
not
therefore
high
time
to
represse
this
euill
?
More
then
time
.
If
reformation
hereof
begin
in
the
houses
of
Nobles
,
Knights
,
and
Gentlemen
,
as
also
of
the
most
dignified
Prelates
,
it
will
be
the
more
easily
enlarged
further
.
For
how
can
ministerie
or
magistracie
be
well
executed
,
Isai.
28.7
.
Leuit.
10.9
1.
Tim.
3.3
.
Tit.
1.7
.
Pro.
31.4
.
Isai.
5.25
.
1.
Maccab.
16.15
.
by
them
that
are
culpable
in
this
kinde
?
Examples
of
Magistrates
ye
haue
seene
before
.
Touching
Prelates
&c.
That
of
Simon
the
Priest
with
his
two
sons
Mattathia
and
Iuda
(
though
it
be
Apocrypha
)
is
not
altogeather
to
be
despised
.
For
they
all
three
hauing
drunke
largely
by
the
policie
of
Ptolomaeus
the
son
of
●●ubush
,
were
slaine
by
the
said
Ptolomaeus
.
Now
here
also
is
to
be
considered
the
foule
abuse
of
Tobacco
.
I
call
it
abuse
,
because
it
may
be
that
for
Physike
there
is
some
vse
of
it
:
but
Quorum
non
est
vsus
eorum
non
est
abusus
.
And
this
abuse
is
euen
in
the
Vniuersities
themselues
:
yea
in
all
other
places
.
Euen
such
is
the
abuse
hereof
,
that
thereby
more
smoke
commeth
out
of
some
mens
noses
then
out
of
many
chimnies
of
some
great
houses
:
euen
of
such
men
as
doe
most
abuse
the
said
Tobacco
.
Hereby
also
the
former
sins
of
drunkennsse
and
excessiue
drinkings
are
the
more
nourished
.
Finally
hereby
,
though
many
chimnies
are
cleane
swept
,
yet
the
bodies
of
some
men
deceassed
being
opened
haue
beene
found
as
foule
and
blacke
,
as
chimnies
are
by
much
soot
.
For
the
better
repressing
of
the
former
drukennesse
and
drinkings
,
may
it
please
you
to
consider
of
lessening
the
number
of
Innes
,
Against
multitude
of
Innes
Tauernes
and
Ale-houses
.
Tauernes
,
and
Alehouses
in
all
places
.
Yea
,
for
making
some
Act
for
the
stinting
of
the
number
of
them
in
euery
Parrish
of
euery
Towne
,
and
in
euery
Village
of
the
country
;
and
that
the
number
so
stinted
may
not
be
increased
afterward
by
any
whosoeuer
.
Yea
also
that
none
be
authorized
to
keepe
Inne
,
Tauerne
,
or
Alehouse
,
but
such
as
are
of
good
fame
and
name
for
their
owne
sober
carriage
and
behauiour
.
As
likewise
sufficient
to
vndergoe
the
penaltie
by
you
appointed
in
case
they
shall
offend
by
suffering
any
disorder
in
their
houses
contrarie
to
Law
.
But
because
ye
haue
alreadie
begun
to
take
some
order
in
that
behalfe
,
I
shall
not
neede
to
speake
much
.
Notwithstanding
there
is
the
more
neede
to
be
had
for
the
lessening
of
the
number
of
them
in
all
places
,
and
for
reformation
of
the
great
resort
vnto
them
,
especially
by
such
as
haue
houses
of
their
owne
in
the
same
Parrishes
:
and
chiefly
of
the
great
abuses
in
them
by
the
former
sinnes
of
drunkennesse
and
excessiue
drinkings
,
by
playing
at
vnlawful
games
,
by
swearing
,
by
singing
filthy
songs
,
and
by
many
other
the
like
disorders
.
In
respect
of
all
these
there
is
the
more
care
to
be
had
for
redresse
of
the
premises
:
because
such
houses
are
the
chiefe
bane
of
many
mens
children
,
the
spoyle
of
many
Seruants
:
the
ruine
of
many
yong
Heyres
;
the
meanes
of
much
whoredome
,
and
of
many
quarrelings
and
murders
:
the
harbors
of
many
Theeues
to
contriue
their
Robberies
:
and
the
places
whither
to
bring
their
these
stollen
goods
:
and
finally
the
boothes
of
all
other
iniquities
.
Some
of
them
sometimes
by
some
Iustices
,
yea
at
quarter
Sessions
for
a
time
are
represt
;
but
how
soone
after
be
they
erected
againe
?
Such
Alehouses
also
are
most
dangerous
,
that
are
in
blinde
corners
,
farre
remote
from
other
houses
:
so
also
such
as
are
the
more
needles
,
because
they
are
neere
,
to
Market
Townes
that
abound
with
them
:
and
both
these
are
the
more
dangerous
,
because
Constables
and
other
neighbours
canot
daily
see
the
behauiours
in
them
:
the
one
to
informe
the
other
to
reforme
whatsoeuer
is
amisse
:
yea
,
also
touching
all
Alehouses
,
Innes
,
and
Tauernes
,
for
the
better
repressing
of
them
,
and
redressing
of
all
abuses
in
them
,
it
is
to
be
wished
that
no
knowen
riotous
persons
,
and
such
as
are
giuen
to
play
,
and
drunkennesse
,
specially
men
seruants
,
and
sons
of
parents
knowne
,
might
be
suffered
to
runne
vpon
the
score
,
and
to
take
more
then
they
presently
pay
for
and
that
therefore
all
such
ale
or
beere
sellers
,
Innekeepers
,
or
Tauerners
as
should
suffer
any
such
Seruants
or
mens
sonnes
,
of
age
or
vnder
age
so
to
doe
,
should
haue
no
benefit
of
Law
for
recouerie
of
any
such
wilfull
debts
.
Finally
,
may
it
please
you
to
consider
how
conuenient
it
were
for
all
Tauerners
,
Innekeepers
,
Vinteners
,
Brewers
and
the
like
in
all
Cities
and
Townes
corporate
to
be
restrained
from
bearing
any
chiefe
magistracie
in
any
such
places
My
reason
of
this
short
motion
I
leaue
to
your
Honorable
wisedomes
to
conceiue
.
Touching
playes
and
players
,
the
oftener
,
and
by
the
more
Lawes
still
in
force
they
haue
beene
condemned
,
Play
,
and
Players
.
the
more
I
hope
ye
will
now
this
once
more
so
strike
and
wound
them
,
that
Cities
,
Townes
,
and
Villages
shall
neuer
hereafter
be
so
troubled
and
robbed
by
them
,
as
hitherto
they
haue
beene
,
and
yet
yeerely
are
,
notwithstanding
all
former
Lawes
against
them
:
the
rather
because
of
that
intollerable
insolencie
of
them
that
before
hath
beene
touched
,
euen
against
the
greatest
States
in
the
Land
,
as
also
against
worthy
Preachers
of
the
Word
in
such
places
,
as
where
they
haue
beene
suffered
to
play
.
And
who
doe
most
resort
to
such
companions
,
but
their
like
(
for
the
most
part
)
in
all
profanenesse
?
The
poorest
also
,
and
most
beggerly
persons
will
spare
a
pennie
or
two
to
see
and
heare
their
foule
sports
,
that
haue
not
so
much
more
in
their
purses
,
to
buy
necessarie
food
for
their
Families
:
yea
,
such
for
the
most
part
doe
most
eagerly
resort
to
such
exercises
,
as
neuer
care
for
any
exercises
of
Religion
priuate
or
publike
.
Bankrupts
,
Ingrocers
of
Commodities
,
and
all
Cozoners
of
men
,
esppecially
in
great
things
,
Bankrupts
,
&c.
haue
the
more
need
of
your
seuere
animaduersion
,
because
by
such
many
are
vndone
,
and
themselues
pretending
decay
grow
rich
:
and
when
they
haue
compounded
with
their
creditors
for
the
third
,
or
fourth
,
or
eighth
part
sometime
of
their
debt
,
they
haue
enough
left
for
themselues
and
for
their
Children
afterward
.
This
is
much
greater
robberie
,
then
(
without
Murder
)
to
take
Purses
by
the
high-way
.
These
vermin
are
the
more
dangerous
,
because
many
times
when
they
are
neerest
breaking
,
&
intend
to
breake
,
then
to
deceiue
men
the
more
,
they
make
the
greatest
shew
of
wealth
,
by
building
,
by
costly
apparrel
,
by
feasting
,
&
the
like
.
With
these
may
be
ioyned
those
that
vpon
their
second
▪
mariages
make
Ioynters
to
their
second
Wiues
,
hauing
before
conuaied
their
states
to
their
Children
by
their
first
Wiues
.
So
likewise
they
that
sell
annuities
out
of
their
Lands
,
which
before
they
haue
secretly
conuaied
.
Against
ingrocing
of
Farmes
,
Ingrocers
.
Prou.
23.4
.
I
hope
these
last
yeeres
,
haue
made
men
to
cease
(
as
Salomon
speaketh
in
like
case
)
from
their
such
wisedome
:
and
taught
them
that
haue
many
to
desire
to
be
rid
of
them
:
yea
,
Land-lords
to
abate
rents
.
I
hope
also
that
these
yeeres
of
plentie
will
teach
great
persons
that
are
Lords
of
many
Farmes
,
to
mittigate
their
rents
of
their
own
accord
,
without
any
further
order
to
constrain
them
so
to
do
,
lest
if
they
doe
not
,
their
Farmers
run
away
,
leauing
them
and
their
Lands
in
the
lurch
:
to
their
as
great
losse
as
before
they
had
gaine
by
their
hard
rents
:
in
the
hardnesse
of
their
hearts
looking
for
their
rents
,
but
neuer
caring
with
what
difficulty
,
and
griefe
of
heart
their
Farmers
labour
to
maintaine
themselues
and
their
Families
:
Ps.
127.2
.
rising
early
,
and
sitting
vp
late
,
and
eating
the
bread
of
sorrowes
,
while
their
Land-lords
liue
in
ease
and
pleasures
.
Notwithstanding
the
woe
of
such
Land-lords
will
be
greater
in
the
end
,
then
the
present
griefe
of
their
poore
Tenants
.
Isa.
3.15
.
Psal.
14.5
.
Amos
8.6
,
7.
Amos
4.2
.
For
they
beat
the
Lords
people
to
peices
,
&
grind
the
faces
of
the
poore
:
and
eat
them
vp
as
men
eat
bread
:
yea
,
they
sallow
them
vp
,
and
buy
them
for
siluer
:
and
sell
them
for
shooes
.
Will
the
Lord
alwaies
beare
this
?
No
,
no
:
He
hath
sworne
by
the
excellencie
of
Iacob
,
that
certainly
he
will
neuer
forget
such
workes
,
&
by
his
owne
holinesse
,
that
the
dayes
shall
come
vpon
such
when
he
will
take
them
away
with
hookes
:
that
is
,
he
will
destroy
them
suddainly
,
and
vnawares
,
as
the
Fish
is
taken
with
the
hooke
(
Will
the
Lord
be
forsworne
?
)
Yea
,
he
threatneth
further
,
that
although
such
great
ones
build
houses
of
hewen
stones
,
Amos.
5.11
they
shall
not
dwell
in
them
:
and
though
also
they
plant
pleasant
Vineyards
,
they
shall
not
drinke
Wine
of
them
.
Yea
further
which
is
heauiest
of
all
,
Amos
8.7
.
the
Lord
threatneth
neuer
to
forget
them
:
and
to
bring
such
a
plague
vpon
them
,
as
out
of
the
which
they
shall
neuer
plucke
their
necke
:
Mich.
2.3
.
Mich.
3.4
.
and
that
although
they
cry
vnto
the
Lord
,
yet
he
will
not
heare
them
.
Will
the
Lord
deale
thus
with
them
that
oppresse
the
bodies
of
men
?
Oh
then
,
how
will
he
deale
with
them
that
are
cruell
to
mens
Soules
?
Because
also
some
Executors
of
last
Wills
&
Testaments
of
the
dead
are
as
great
oppressors
as
the
former
by
wasting
Orphans
goods
in
suit
of
Law
(
sometime
against
such
as
to
whom
in
nature
they
are
most
bound
)
in
building
,
purehasing
of
Lands
in
their
own
names
,
and
in
so
renuing
of
Leases
,
left
to
their
trust
for
such
Orphans
,
and
in
liuing
riotously
,
&
other
like
waies
,
so
that
such
Orphans
comming
to
age
,
are
frustrated
of
that
which
their
Parents
left
them
,
may
it
please
you
to
consider
of
doing
some
thing
,
according
to
your
godly
wisedomes
for
preuenting
hereafter
of
this
great
euill
:
the
father
because
Executors
may
die
,
and
often
doe
die
,
before
such
Orphans
be
of
age
.
The
same
I
wish
concerning
some
that
haue
ingroced
some
sums
of
mony
into
their
hands
,
&
therewith
purchased
Lands
,
and
then
most
wickedly
laid
violent
hands
vpon
themselues
,
to
leaue
the
said
land
to
their
heires
,
because
lands
pay
no
debts
.
Such
I
haue
known
,
and
therefore
I
do
the
rather
commend
the
same
to
your
Honourable
Court
,
to
be
preuented
for
the
time
to
come
.
Touching
oppression
by
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
,
in
taking
greater
fees
for
probat
of
Wills
,
Letters
of
Administration
,
for
Excommunications
,
and
Absolutions
,
for
Citations
,
&
appearances
according
to
such
Citations
(
iust
or
vniust
)
inforcing
also
men
to
buy
their
Bookes
of
Articles
,
&
to
pay
ten
or
twelue
pence
for
a
Book
of
them
(
deere
of
two
pence
)
and
other
such
waies
:
as
ye
haue
begun
a
little
to
pry
into
them
,
so
hoping
ye
will
sift
such
things
further
,
I
will
spare
all
further
speech
of
them
:
as
also
of
the
extortion
of
some
Bishops
themselues
in
taking
much
more
then
they
ought
for
Letters
of
Orders
,
for
Institution
,
Induction
,
and
the
like
.
Notwithstanding
,
I
haue
need
here
to
ad
something
touching
Symonie
and
giuing
of
money
or
moneys
worth
,
Against
Symonie
.
by
any
Ministers
themselues
,
or
by
any
their
friends
in
their
behalfe
,
for
Benefices
or
any
other
Ecclesiasticall
preferments
,
to
such
as
doe
more
loue
to
see
money
then
to
see
God
:
Exod.
23.8
Dan.
16.19
and
that
by
such
seeing
of
money
haue
their
eyes
so
blinded
,
and
their
words
so
peruerted
(
though
before
they
seemed
righteous
)
that
they
can
neither
see
that
that
is
right
,
nor
(
like
a
drunken
man
)
speake
a
right
word
.
This
is
the
more
worthy
your
wise
consideration
,
because
although
the
Lawes
alreadie
against
the
said
corruption
enacted
be
so
strickt
,
that
a
man
would
wonder
how
that
foule
and
monstrous
sinne
should
be
still
continued
,
yet
such
is
the
wicked
wit
of
man
,
that
it
hath
wayes
and
wiles
enough
to
elude
all
alreadie
done
therein
:
and
so
to
beguile
their
owne
Soules
,
that
Symonie
to
many
Patrons
,
or
to
their
Wiues
,
or
to
their
Children
,
or
to
their
Seruants
,
or
to
their
Friends
,
is
still
as
common
,
as
rife
,
as
vsuall
,
as
if
there
were
no
Law
at
all
against
it
.
And
albeit
a
man
would
thinke
that
no
more
seueritie
could
be
deuised
to
represse
the
same
,
yet
if
ye
shall
be
pleased
to
entertaine
this
further
motion
,
I
doubt
not
but
that
your
wisedomes
will
finde
out
somewhat
more
then
yet
hath
beene
for
the
curbing
and
restraining
,
both
giuer
and
taker
for
the
time
to
come
from
all
such
corruption
.
The
same
I
doe
likewise
commend
to
your
wisedomes
for
restraint
of
the
like
euill
in
the
collating
of
Academicall
preferments
,
especially
Schollerships
and
Fellowships
in
the
Vniuersities
.
For
it
is
lamentable
,
and
verie
lamentable
,
to
see
the
great
change
of
those
places
,
as
in
other
things
so
also
in
this
,
from
that
they
were
fourtie
or
fiftie
yeeres
past
,
when
there
was
no
such
corruption
almost
knowne
.
It
may
be
some
were
chosen
of
fauour
,
or
by
friendship
,
and
Letters
of
great
persons
that
were
not
so
worthy
as
some
other
that
were
past
ouer
:
but
as
for
money
corruption
it
was
not
so
much
as
talked
of
.
Afterward
also
,
for
resignation
of
a
Fellowship
it
may
be
the
Resigner
had
some
twentie
Nobles
,
or
ten
pound
at
the
most
.
But
now
alas
it
is
come
to
that
passe
that
Masters
of
Houses
take
sometimes
fourtie
pound
,
sometimes
fiftie
pound
,
sometimes
an
hundred
Markes
,
sometimes
an
hundred
pounds
,
and
more
also
for
a
poore
Fellowship
,
to
the
great
preiudice
of
Learning
,
the
hindrance
of
the
Poore
,
the
disgrace
of
the
Gospel
,
and
to
such
shame
and
reproch
of
such
takers
themselues
,
that
Libels
are
cast
out
against
them
for
the
same
.
If
some
Masters
and
late
made
Fellowes
were
vpon
their
Oathes
hereof
examined
,
they
could
not
if
they
haue
any
feare
of
God
,
or
any
conscience
denie
it
.
Neither
(
I
am
perswaded
)
would
they
,
being
especially
assured
of
pardon
for
their
offence
past
in
that
kind
.
But
for
the
time
to
come
,
were
it
not
fit
that
all
such
takers
and
giuers
,
as
also
all
friends
that
shall
giue
any
thing
for
any
in
such
respect
,
should
be
seuerely
punished
by
your
wisedomes
:
as
likewise
that
all
that
could
detect
such
dealing
,
should
be
well
rewarded
?
Moreouer
,
because
he
that
loueth
pastime
,
shall
be
a
poore
man
,
and
he
that
loueth
Wine
and
Oyle
shall
not
be
rich
,
Against
riotous
gaming
and
vnlawfull
pastimes
.
Oh
that
ye
would
be
pleased
to
take
some
order
against
such
things
as
Salomon
there
meaneth
.
I
meane
against
all
riot
in
gaming
,
in
lauish
and
costly
fare
,
in
rich
and
curious
apparell
,
beyond
abilitie
,
aboue
calling
,
not
beseeming
their
sexe
,
whereby
also
is
to
be
vnderstood
all
excesse
in
Hunting
,
Pro.
21.17
Hawking
,
and
the
like
.
The
which
exercises
are
in
themselues
lawfull
,
but
not
conuenient
for
all
sorts
of
persons
:
yea
sometimes
,
they
be
made
vnlawfull
being
immoderately
vsed
.
And
by
these
things
how
quickly
doe
many
waste
their
whole
states
,
and
bring
themselues
to
be
hired
out
for
bread
?
1
Sam.
2.5
Yea
such
as
were
borne
to
great
Inheritances
.
In
some
Countries
I
haue
heard
,
young
men
prodigally
giuen
to
be
confined
for
their
expenses
.
Why
may
it
not
be
so
with
vs
?
Prodigall
persons
to
be
confined
to
their
expenses
.
Why
also
should
there
not
a
Law
be
made
for
all
great
men
no
longer
to
enioy
their
Titles
and
Dignities
,
then
whiles
they
haue
meanes
to
maintaine
the
same
?
As
also
for
some
in
euerie
Countrey
to
be
appointed
to
haue
power
for
a
time
,
euerie
yeere
,
or
euerie
two
or
three
yeeres
to
call
Noble
mens
heires
and
other
great
persons
to
account
after
they
be
of
age
,
and
to
examine
them
of
their
expenses
:
and
then
vpon
finding
them
lauish
,
Christianly
to
admonish
them
:
finding
them
frugall
to
encourage
them
:
and
if
they
shall
not
regard
the
second
or
third
admonition
,
such
to
be
degraded
of
their
Dignitie
,
and
depriued
of
their
other
priuiledges
,
which
before
they
held
by
their
places
.
If
also
some
antient
Ciuill
Lawes
were
reuiued
for
recouerie
of
money
lost
by
any
vnder
age
,
and
that
for
fiftie
yeeres
after
;
or
for
the
bestowing
of
such
money
lost
after
age
vpon
the
poore
(
the
winners
thereof
being
forced
to
make
restitution
to
the
Magistrates
)
that
so
the
loosers
may
be
loosers
,
and
the
winners
no
gainers
:
If
such
Lawes
(
I
say
)
were
reuiued
,
what
a
goodly
restraint
would
they
make
of
riotous
gaming
?
In
a
little
Booke
also
De
Moribus
Turcorum
,
with
a
Preface
of
Luther
prefixed
thereto
,
I
read
,
that
such
as
lost
money
by
play
,
being
found
were
punished
with
many
ignominies
.
I
could
alledge
many
testimonies
out
of
Iustinian
,
Peter
Martyr
,
Caluin
,
Bastingius
,
and
diuers
of
the
Fathers
and
Councels
,
as
also
of
Heathen
men
,
Tully
,
and
other
against
playing
and
wasting
of
mens
states
by
playing
.
But
I
doubt
not
but
that
some
of
your
Honourable
Senate
,
can
speake
more
then
my selfe
can
in
this
Theame
,
or
then
is
fit
for
me
to
write
.
That
that
I
haue
written
herein
,
I
haue
written
without
curiositie
,
or
any
pride
in
medling
with
greater
matters
then
belong
vnto
me
,
but
onely
in
regard
of
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
in
loue
to
such
as
I
see
by
such
meanes
vainly
to
consume
their
Patrimonie
,
to
their
owne
and
their
Childrens
miserie
,
and
to
the
ruine
of
their
Noble
or
Worshipfull
Houses
.
All
also
that
I
write
I
doe
humbly
submit
to
your
Honourable
wisedomes
,
The
excesse
of
Apparell
is
such
that
it
hindreth
House-keeping
,
Excesse
of
apparell
.
and
all
good
duties
besides
to
God
and
men
:
and
thereby
sufficiently
speaketh
against
it selfe
.
Neither
is
to
be
condemned
in
those
respects
for
the
costlinesse
only
thereof
:
but
also
for
the
strange
and
variable
fashions
euerie
yeere
changed
,
no
man
or
woman
almost
knowing
how
they
may
goe
.
Isa.
3
16.
&c.
Zeph.
1.8
.
2
Kings
9.30
.
Doth
not
the
Lord
threaten
seuerely
to
punish
such
things
,
by
whomsoeuer
vsed
?
Or
were
his
such
threatnings
onely
for
those
times
?
The
Scripture
recordeth
Iezabel
for
a
Monster
of
that
Age.
But
these
times
cry
downe
her
pride
,
and
commend
her
to
haue
been
sober
and
modest
.
Touching
our
late
new-found
Monsters
,
I
meane
Women
that
haue
cleane
cut
off
their
Haire
,
and
gone
like
Boyes
or
Young-men
(
it
may
be
that
they
might
be
so
taken
as
Pope
Ioane
was
)
as
his
Maiestie
hath
let
some
of
them
see
his
frowning
countenance
,
and
heare
his
words
of
Princely
indignation
against
them
,
whereby
that
foule
fashion
was
a
while
repressed
,
so
I
haue
wished
his
Maiestie
would
likewise
haue
been
pleased
,
to
haue
committed
them
to
Bridewell
or
Bedlem
,
and
commanded
them
there
to
haue
beene
kept
till
their
Haire
were
fully
growne
againe
,
2
Sam.
10.15
.
as
Dauid
commanded
his
Ambassadours
abused
by
Hanun
and
the
Princes
of
Ammon
by
shauing
of
halfe
their
Beards
,
to
tarrie
at
Iericho
till
there
beards
were
growne
,
because
they
were
ashamed
.
Were
not
this
so
much
the
more
iust
,
because
these
impudent
Women
sin
against
the
light
of
Nature
,
and
yet
are
not
ashamed
,
but
glorie
in
their
shame
?
Yea
both
such
Women
,
and
also
men
offending
in
the
contrarie
by
wearing
Woman-like
long
Haire
,
doe
giue
Paule
and
the
Holy
Ghost
the
lye
in
so
doing
.
1
Cor.
11.14.15
.
For
Paule
by
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
said
,
Doth
not
nature
it selfe
teach
you
,
that
for
a
man
to
haue
long
haire
it
is
a
shame
?
But
for
a
woman
to
haue
long
haire
it
is
a
glorie
to
her
.
Doe
not
therefore
such
men
,
and
such
women
say
nay
to
all
that
,
and
speake
the
cleane
contrarie
,
viz.
That
it
is
verie
comely
for
men
to
weare
long
haire
,
and
a
great
ornament
for
women
to
cut
off
their
haire
,
and
to
become
Tomboyes
?
Oh
how
doe
these
cry
to
men
for
reformation
,
and
without
reformation
to
God
for
Iudgement
.
Here
also
I
may
briefely
insert
some
thing
against
the
multiplicitie
of
Faires
:
especially
in
small
Villages
,
Multiplicitie
of
Faires
.
and
pelting
Parrishes
:
as
the
which
are
onely
meanes
to
maintaine
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
,
and
such
drunkennesse
and
drinkings
,
as
whereof
before
I
haue
spoken
:
and
whereby
likewise
,
there
is
much
more
detriment
to
the
Common-wealth
,
then
any
benefit
.
Yea
alas
,
how
is
God
dishonoured
many
wayes
by
occasion
of
such
Faires
?
Yea
also
,
how
well
may
most
Faires
in
great
Townes
be
spared
:
except
only
some
speciall
Faires
,
as
Bartholmew
Faire
at
London
,
Sturbridge
Faire
by
Cambridge
,
Lyn
Mart
,
and
the
like
:
and
excepted
likewise
great
Cattell
Faires
in
diuers
Countries
?
Other
Faires
for
the
most
part
are
more
preiudiciall
to
Trades
men
in
such
great
Townes
,
then
beneficiall
to
any
,
but
only
to
Alehouse-keepers
,
Inholders
,
and
Tauerners
.
May
it
also
please
you
to
consider
of
some
meanes
to
restraine
great
men
from
lying
so
much
in
London
,
Great
persons
to
keep
house
in
the
Countrey
.
Rom.
12.12
.
Hebr.
13.2
1
Pet.
4.9
.
Gen.
18.3
.
and
19.2
.
Iob
31.17
.
Neh.
5.17.18
.
and
other
Cities
and
Townes
from
their
chiefe
Mansion
Houses
in
the
Countrey
,
as
they
doe
,
and
to
enioyne
them
to
keepe
House
in
the
Countrey
,
Hospitalitie
being
both
often
commanded
,
and
also
commended
by
many
worthy
examples
of
Abraham
,
of
Lot
,
of
Iob
,
of
Nehemiah
.
Is
it
not
the
more
necessarie
in
these
daies
for
the
more
refreshing
of
the
poore
,
all
Trades
being
now
so
dead
as
they
are
,
and
many
men
not
knowing
almost
how
to
line
?
Yea
in
the
same
respect
it
is
likewise
the
more
needfull
,
by
Iustice
the
better
to
keepe
men
in
order
,
and
from
vsing
vnlawfull
shifts
for
helping
of
themselues
.
Yea
,
at
all
times
it
is
needfull
for
repressing
of
sinnes
,
by
the
authoritie
of
such
great
men
,
meaner
Iustices
not
being
of
such
account
as
the
greater
.
The
old
excuse
of
the
great
price
of
things
hindring
House-keeping
in
the
Countrey
hath
lately
beene
remoued
by
the
great
plentie
of
the
late
yeeres
,
especially
for
such
great
persons
more
easie
House-keeping
.
Before
also
it
might
haue
beene
the
more
eased
by
the
more
moderation
of
expences
in
building
,
gaming
,
apparell
,
and
other
rioting
.
By
this
meanes
also
euerie
other
Gentlemans
burthen
would
be
the
lesse
.
As
many
hands
make
quick
worke
,
so
many
shoulders
make
light
burthens
.
Exod.
18.17
.
&c.
Hereby
likewise
loue
would
be
greatly
encreased
,
and
the
hearts
of
the
Common
people
gained
to
loue
&
honor
such
great
persons
the
more
;
and
be
the
readier
for
any
good
seruice
of
the
Countrey
.
If
such
likewise
would
so
wisely
and
religiously
gouerne
their
houses
,
that
it
might
be
said
of
them
as
it
was
said
of
Cornelius
,
that
they
feared
God
and
all
their
housholds
with
them
,
Act.
10.2
Oh
what
light
of
life
and
godlinesse
would
it
giue
to
other
?
Finally
,
this
motion
is
the
more
reasonable
,
because
commonly
such
great
persons
chiefe
Lands
lye
where
their
chiefe
Houses
are
:
there
also
they
haue
the
more
seruices
performed
to
them
by
the
people
of
such
parts
;
and
therefore
there
they
are
the
more
bound
in
all
equitie
to
doe
good
.
Touching
his
Maiesties
Princely
clemencie
abused
by
such
as
haue
his
Letters
Patent
,
Abuse
of
his
Maiesties
Letters
Patents
.
and
goe
vp
and
down
with
Briefes
of
them
:
as
also
for
repressing
of
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
,
as
much
euerie
where
now
swarming
as
if
their
were
no
Law
against
them
,
and
thereby
robbing
the
Countries
where
they
trauell
,
and
be
otherwise
verie
dangerous
,
and
commit
many
euils
,
let
it
be
only
sufficient
by
mentioning
them
to
put
you
in
mind
of
them
,
for
some
more
seuere
Law
to
be
made
to
restraine
them
.
Wracks
also
seeme
verie
hard
,
if
not
altogether
vniust
and
vnrighteous
,
viz.
that
one
should
be
enriched
with
the
losse
&
vndoings
of
many
:
and
that
the
principall
owners
should
not
only
lose
their
Ships
,
with
many
mens
liues
for
the
most
part
,
but
also
their
goods
.
These
things
considered
,
&
so
amplified
as
by
your
wisedomes
they
may
be
,
what
heart
so
flintie
as
not
to
be
moued
with
compassion
in
that
behalfe
?
Touching
the
names
of
Puritans
,
Prescisians
,
Schismaticks
,
&c.
disgracefully
cast
vpon
such
as
are
sound
in
all
substantiall
points
of
Christian
Doctrine
,
&
vnblameable
in
their
life
and
conuersation
,
&
not
onely
vpon
such
Ministers
,
but
also
vpon
all
other
that
doe
most
endeauour
to
keepe
a
good
conscience
in
all
things
towards
God
and
men
,
Act.
24.16
.
how
gracious
a
thing
were
it
to
represse
this
for
the
time
to
come
?
The
rather
because
many
young
Christians
are
hereby
much
discouraged
.
Especially
it
seemeth
fit
to
restraine
Preachers
in
Pulpits
from
all
such
disgracefull
and
reproachfull
speeches
.
Alas
it
is
too
lamentable
that
many
young
striplings
,
that
had
need
to
be
confined
to
some
places
till
their
beards
were
growne
,
&
themselues
were
men
(
as
hauing
been
born
Ministers
before
their
time
)
starting
vp
into
Pulpits
,
hauing
no
word
of
exhortation
,
neither
any
sound
Doctrine
to
deliuer
;
It
is
(
I
say
)
lamentable
,
that
such
should
euen
in
great
Congregations
spend
the
time
in
such
rayling
,
and
yet
by
profane
and
ignorant
men
,
be
thought
to
preach
excellently
.
I
hope
that
if
some
of
the
most
Reuerend
Bishops
knew
this
abuse
,
they
would
doe
some
thing
for
reformation
hereof
.
But
a
Law
in
this
behalfe
were
best
of
all
.
I
had
thought
before
to
haue
commended
to
your
Christian
wisedomes
diuers
cases
of
Marriage
.
Diuers
cases
of
marriage
.
As
that
young
men
newly
married
should
not
be
suffered
presently
to
trauell
for
two
or
three
yeeres
together
:
Against
marriages
also
without
consent
of
Parents
:
at
least
contrarie
to
the
minds
of
religious
Parents
,
that
are
able
to
shew
good
reasons
of
their
contrarie
mindes
:
That
all
Licences
for
marriages
without
thrise
solemne
asking
(
as
they
call
it
)
should
be
made
vnlawfull
:
That
the
Wife
being
iustly
diuorced
for
Adulterie
,
the
innocent
partie
may
haue
libertie
to
marrie
without
contradiction
;
there
being
no
heauier
thing
for
strong
and
lustie
men
then
to
be
restrained
from
marriage
:
And
that
the
generall
restraint
of
all
persons
from
marriage
for
almost
halfe
the
yeere
,
should
be
vtterly
abolished
,
the
same
being
contrarie
to
the
Word
,
1
Tim.
4.3
.
and
a
Doctrine
of
Deuils
,
and
being
altogether
Papall
,
and
hauing
no
vse
but
to
pay
for
Licences
,
and
being
oftentimes
the
cause
of
much
carnall
filthinesse
before
marriage
,
and
sometime
the
man
dying
before
marriage
,
and
leauing
his
contracted
Wife
with
childe
,
to
her
perpetuall
infamie
,
and
to
the
making
of
the
childe
so
borne
no
better
then
a
Bastard
.
Some
good
reason
may
be
giuen
for
celebration
of
marriages
betwixt
eight
and
twelue
of
the
clocke
in
the
forenoones
:
but
certainly
none
can
be
giuen
of
the
former
:
saue
onely
the
Siluer
benefit
of
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
,
and
their
Officers
.
But
of
these
and
some
other
marriage
cases
,
I
dare
not
speak
more
largely
,
hauing
beene
so
ample
before
,
though
nothing
so
ample
as
I
could
haue
beene
.
The
same
reason
is
of
my
silence
of
diligent
yeerely
mustering
of
men
,
Yeerely
mustering
of
men
&c.
for
the
better
fitting
of
them
for
times
of
need
:
as
also
of
good
care
of
Furniture
for
Warre
,
without
any
iugling
to
make
the
Furniture
of
one
to
serue
for
many
,
the
same
also
I
say
for
my
silence
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
and
gouernment
,
the
desire
whereof
hath
beene
a
greater
cause
of
the
restraint
of
Ministers
,
then
their
not
conforming
.
Herein
I
haue
beene
the
more
silent
,
because
the
same
hath
heretofore
and
more
lately
beene
amply
,
learnedly
,
and
substantially
laid
forth
by
other
,
wherein
we
alone
differ
from
all
other
reformed
Churches
.
And
if
it
shall
not
please
his
Maiestie
generally
to
establish
it
according
to
Gods
Word
;
and
other
Churches
throughout
his
Kingdome
;
yet
if
he
might
be
perswaded
to
tollerate
it
in
some
places
,
appointed
for
the
same
by
his
owne
Princely
wisedome
,
as
I
doubt
not
but
that
they
which
shall
enioy
the
same
,
will
beare
all
charges
thereto
belonging
,
without
any
preiudice
to
any
other
Ministers
,
so
I
am
perswaded
that
vse
thereof
would
emittere
such
a
fragrant
smell
,
as
that
all
other
would
be
the
more
in
loue
therewith
:
thereby
also
would
be
that
sweet
peace
,
that
is
so
often
commended
in
the
Scripture
:
Yea
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
his
Maiestie
would
better
affect
it
,
and
the
louers
thereof
,
then
euer
he
hath
done
.
As
the
want
of
any
member
(
though
neuer
so
little
)
maketh
the
whole
body
the
more
impotent
,
so
the
want
of
the
holy
Discipline
maketh
the
whole
Ministerie
the
weaker
,
and
lesse
effectuall
.
If
this
little
hereof
spoken
be
offenciue
to
any
,
yet
let
it
not
(
I
humbly
beceech
you
)
hinder
my
former
motions
,
or
any
of
them
.
Against
the
abuses
of
Excommunication
and
citing
of
men
to
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
by
Apparitors
without
any
presentment
against
persons
so
cited
,
contrarie
to
our
owne
Canons
:
against
proceeding
also
of
such
Courts
for
bare
absence
,
vpon
the
bare
word
of
an
Apparitor
that
maketh
no
conscience
of
any
thing
:
as
also
against
so
citing
of
men
,
and
such
proceeding
against
them
(
euen
sometime
,
neuer
at
all
cited
)
without
regard
of
age
,
of
the
season
of
the
yeere
,
of
distance
of
place
,
&c.
I
hope
that
either
some
other
will
speake
,
or
this
short
mention
will
be
sufficient
:
or
it
may
be
some
other
will
reforme
such
disorders
.
Last
of
all
,
because
absence
of
the
better
sort
sometimes
doth
strengthen
the
worse
part
,
Parliament
men
to
meet
together
.
Ezek.
46.10
.
as
experience
hath
taught
in
the
Vniuersities
,
therefore
as
the
Lord
by
Ezekiel
commandeth
that
in
his
worship
,
The
Prince
and
the
people
should
come
together
thereunto
,
and
goe
away
together
there-from
,
so
may
it
please
you
all
that
wish
well
vnto
Zion
,
and
loue
the
peace
of
Ierusalem
to
doe
the
like
in
this
your
seruice
of
God
,
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
of
the
whole
Kingdome
,
at
euerie
Session
of
the
Parliament
,
and
on
euerie
day
for
euerie
Session
.
Exod.
32.
How
highly
did
all
Israel
sinne
(
euen
Aaron
himselfe
)
in
the
absence
of
Moses
but
a
few
dayes
?
How
effectuall
for
Christ
,
Ioh.
7.51
.
was
one
weake
word
of
Nicodemus
,
euen
to
the
dissoluing
of
the
whole
Councell
of
the
Priests
and
Pharisees
against
Christ
?
To
shut
vp
all
that
I
haue
spoken
by
the
priuiledge
and
libertie
of
Subiects
,
The
Conclusion
.
for
crauing
helpe
of
your
most
Honourable
Court
in
the
former
Aduertisements
presented
vnto
you
,
I
doe
humbly
craue
the
gracious
pardon
of
his
most
Excellent
Maiestie
,
of
his
Princely
Sonne
,
and
of
you
all
of
any
thing
wherein
for
matter
or
manner
I
haue
erred
,
euen
with
the
like
words
(
some
few
onely
changed
,
according
to
the
difference
of
persons
to
whom
I
speake
,
and
of
the
future
Tense
into
the
time
past
)
euen
with
like
words
(
I
say
)
(
except
onely
before
excepted
)
doe
I
craue
this
pardon
that
Luther
once
vsed
to
the
Emperour
and
other
Princes
before
whom
he
pleaded
his
cause
.
Sleidan
,
comment
.
lib.
3.
Si
quid
à
me
peccatum
fuerit
potentissime
Rex
,
illustrissime
Princeps
,
nobilissimi
Marchiones
atque
Comites
,
honoratissimique
Barones
alijque
huius
Regni
Proceres
,
vel
verbis
minimè
proprijs
,
neque
tanto
consessu
dignis
,
vel
etiam
phrasibus
parùm
elegantibus
atque
decoris
,
totum
hoc
mihi
peto
condonari
propter
vitae
genus
,
in
quo
aliquam
(
mihi
obsecro
liceat
interponere
maximam
)
aetatis
partem
consumpsi
.
For
alas
,
I
neither
haue
liued
in
the
Court
(
at
least
long
together
)
for
these
fourtie
yeeres
and
more
,
nor
in
the
Citie
,
but
in
the
Countrey
,
where
I
haue
not
beene
acquainted
with
Court
speech
,
or
otherwise
exercised
with
Learning
,
as
some
haue
beene
.
Neither
(
I
doe
most
humbly
beseech
you
)
let
the
concealing
of
my
name
be
any
preiudice
to
this
my
humble
Petition
.
Because
I
haue
spoken
somewhat
against
Papists
I
haue
therefore
concealed
my
name
,
least
being
knowne
I
should
fall
into
some
of
their
hands
.
For
they
are
a
bloodie
brood
,
a
generation
of
vipers
,
yea
,
a
generation
whose
teeth
are
as
swords
,
Math.
37.
Pro.
30.14
and
their
iawe
teeth
as
kniues
,
to
deuour
the
poore
from
the
earth
,
and
the
needie
from
among
men
.
The
poore
and
needie
?
Yea
also
,
the
mightiest
Monarkes
in
the
World
.
They
eat
their
God
and
kill
their
Kings
.
And
therefore
as
the
Elders
of
Samaria
said
among
themselues
of
Iehu
,
2
King
.
10
14.
Behold
two
Kings
could
not
stand
before
him
,
how
then
shall
we
stand
?
So
say
I
of
them
,
Behold
they
deuour
their
God
(
and
so
may
most
truly
be
called
Bellygods
)
and
they
murther
Princes
;
How
then
can
such
a
poore
wretch
as
I
am
stand
before
them
?
The
God
of
grace
direct
you
all
(
Nobles
,
Knights
,
and
Burgesses
)
by
his
Spirit
of
grace
,
so
to
goe
to
our
most
Noble
and
gracious
King
,
Neh.
1.4
.
and
2.1
.
&c.
Est.
4.16
.
&
5.1
.
&c.
as
Nehemiah
did
to
Artaxerxes
,
and
Ester
vnto
Ahashuerosh
,
that
thereby
ye
may
finde
that
grace
with
his
most
gracious
Maiestie
,
that
Nehemiah
found
with
Artaxerxes
for
Ierusalem
,
and
Ester
with
Ahashuerosh
for
her selfe
and
all
the
Iewes
.
And
the
same
God
shew
me
and
all
before
supplicated
for
,
such
fauour
with
his
Maiestie
,
and
Princely
Sonne
,
and
you
all
for
our selues
,
and
for
the
House
of
God
in
this
his
Kingdome
,
Ezra
7.27
.
that
we
may
say
,
as
Ezra
said
,
Blessed
be
the
Lord
God
of
our
Fathers
,
which
hath
put
such
a
thing
as
this
into
the
Kings
heart
,
to
beautifie
the
House
of
the
Lord
here
in
England
,
and
hath
extended
mercie
vnto
vs
before
the
King
and
his
councellors
,
and
before
all
the
kings
mightie
Princes
.
Amen
.
1
Cor.
16.13
.
Quit
you
like
men
:
be
strong
.