THE
CVRTAINE
OF
CHVRCH-POWER
AND
Authority
,
in
things
called
indifferent
;
drawne
,
and
laid
open
,
to
shew
the
many
infectious
soares
,
and
maladies
they
bring
in
,
and
cover
.
I
Deny
not
,
but
that
the
Church
may
make
ordinances
,
when
they
be
but
few
,
easie
,
innocent
,
and
tend
onely
to
the
keeping
of
that
,
which
is
in
effect
required
,
though
not
in
termes
expressed
in
Gods
word
.
Aug.
confess
.
lib.
1.
c.
11.
In
the
primitive
Church
many
put
off
their
Baptisme
,
either
till
age
,
when
the
heat
of
sinne
was
well
over
;
or
till
they
were
sicke
,
and
in
danger
of
death
;
because
they
had
a
conceit
,
that
sinnes
after
Baptisme
were
greater
,
that
in
Baptisme
all
sinnes
and
staines
were
washed
away
,
and
in
the
meane
they
might
give
more
scope
to
their
lusts
:
whereupon
the
Church
made
a
Canon
,
that
none
might
bee
a
Bishop
,
who
had
beene
baptized
in
his
bed
,
because
such
a
one
seemed
to
be
baptized
rather
of
necessity
,
then
faith
,
and
love
;
which
was
a
scandall
,
deserving
such
an
ordinance
against
it
;
because
those
,
who
are
chosen
to
that
office
,
should
be
blamelesse
,
&c.
1
Tim
3.2
.
Tit.
1.7
.
It
is
also
a
great
scandall
to
Christianity
,
that
there
are
many
Christians
,
so
called
,
who
are
common
dicers
,
that
in
halfe
an
houre
deprive
men
,
their
wives
,
and
children
,
of
halfe
,
&
sometime
of
their
whole
estates
:
a
vice
that
is
oft
accompanied
with
cursing
,
swearing
,
fighting
,
killing
,
and
such
fearfull
concomitants
:
Synod
.
Constantinop
.
6.
c
50.
Concil.
Elib
.
c.
79.
In
remedy
whereof
,
Councels
have
ordained
that
such
should
be
put
from
the
Communion
.
What
Christian
will
deny
,
but
that
there
is
need
of
such
an
ordinance
?
as
being
in
effect
required
,
1
Cor.
5.5.7.11.13
.
Other
instances
might
be
given
of
the
like
nature
.
As
touching
points
of
faith
,
and
salvation
,
determined
by
Councels
against
heretikes
,
such
as
the
Arians
,
Pelagians
,
Arminians
,
&c.
they
are
not
so
much
to
bee
observed
,
because
the
Councell
hath
so
determined
,
as
because
it
is
decreed
according
to
Gods
word
,
which
the
Councell
cleereth
from
false
glosses
;
that
so
the
obedience
in
such
cases
may
not
be
to
mens
ordinances
,
but
to
the
word
of
God
,
Isa.
2.4
.
that
should
judge
amongst
the
nations
;
and
no
man
,
or
company
of
men
may
sit
in
the
temple
of
God
,
as
God
,
ordaining
lawes
,
and
pointes
of
faith
binding
the
conscience
The
decrees
of
that
Councell
Act.
15.
bound
not
but
for
a
time
,
touching
abstinence
from
blood
,
See
Moulin
Buckler
of
faith
.
Sect.
91.
and
things
strangled
.
And
everie
Councell
may
not
thinke
it
sufficient
,
in
like
cases
,
to
say
as
the
Apostles
might
,
It
seemed
good
unto
the
Holy
Ghost
,
Act.
15.25
.
and
to
us
.
The
Apostles
had
a
more
warrantable
authority
and
commission
,
then
provinciall
Bishops
have
.
The
first
Councell
of
Nice
determined
well
against
the
Arrians
.
They
had
almost
decreed
against
Priests
mariage
;
that
had
not
beene
so
well
:
nor
was
well
in
such
Councels
as
after
decreed
it
against
her
,
and
the
word
of
God
,
which
is
greater
:
therefore
the
booke
of
Articles
saith
well
,
That
generall
Councels
may
erre
,
and
sometimes
have
erred
.
Art.
2●
.
The
same
Councell
made
the
Bishop
of
Rome
a
Patriarch
,
and
the
first
of
the
Patriarchs
;
and
so
gave
him
a
primacy
of
order
before
the
Patriarchs
of
Alexandria
,
and
Antioch
,
who
had
like
priviledges
over
the
other
parts
of
the
Christian
world
;
but
this
was
not
so
well
,
because
the
Beast
arose
to
his
Antichristian
greatnesse
out
of
this
sea
of
Fathers
,
doctrine
,
and
Canons
,
and
from
this
small
beginning
of
preeminence
.
If
the
Church
have
taken
on
her
to
ordaine
a
feast
for
the
blessed
Nativity
of
our
Saviour
,
and
another
or
two
in
memory
of
his
resurrection
,
and
the
comming
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
Esth.
9.21
.
because
indeed
the
Iewes
did
the
like
in
a
case
of
great
deliverance
from
the
conspiracy
of
proud
Haman
:
she
must
yet
set
bounds
to
her
power
,
and
not
think
she
may
ordaine
what
holy
dayes
,
ordinances
,
and
ceremonies
shee
list
,
as
the
Church
of
Rome
hath
done
;
ordaining
the
feast
of
Candlemasse
,
or
the
purification
,
in
place
of
that
feast
the
Heathen
kept
to
the
Goddesse
Febra
,
the
mother
of
Mars
:
and
so
divers
titular
offices
,
ordinances
,
and
Sa●●●s
dayes
,
in
place
of
those
the
Heathen
celebrated
to
their
hee-Gods
,
and
shee-Gods
.
But
leaving
to
make
any
further
discovery
of
her
presumptuous
imitation
of
Iewes
and
Heathen
in
such
cases
;
because
it
is
sufficiently
set
forth
in
a
little
booke
called
,
The
root
of
Romish
rites
,
translated
out
of
French
into
English
:
let
us
take
a
little
view
of
some
ordinances
and
ceremonies
received
in
the
Church
of
England
.
I
deny
not
but
the
Church
may
ordain
some
orders
for
the
decent
worship
of
God
,
as
touching
the
time
and
place
of
meeting
,
and
reverent
behaviour
while
the
people
are
there
;
that
men
should
kneele
,
and
be
uncovered
in
the
time
of
prayer
;
heare
the
word
with
silence
,
and
reverence
,
when
it
is
read
,
or
preached
;
that
a
pulpit
should
be
erected
in
a
place
most
convenient
for
hearing
;
a
fit
vessell
set
for
Baptisme
,
a
Table
,
and
a
Cup
for
the
Lords
Supper
;
that
people
should
come
orderly
,
and
not
confusedly
to
the
same
;
that
collection
should
bee
made
for
the
poore
in
the
best
manner
that
may
be
;
that
there
should
bee
an
uniformity
in
the
manner
of
administring
the
Sacraments
,
both
in
words
,
prayer
,
and
ceremony
,
and
that
as
neere
as
may
be
to
the
institution
,
and
in
that
purity
and
simplicity
,
wherein
they
were
left
us
by
the
Apostles
;
that
so
one
may
not
doe
these
things
after
this
manner
,
and
another
after
that
;
and
some
come
to
say
,
I
like
this
,
1
Cor
1.12
I
that
Ministers
way
best
;
like
those
,
I
am
of
Paul
,
I
of
Apollo
;
that
the
Pastors
in
every
province
shall
meet
once
a
yeare
,
or
so
oft
as
need
shall
require
,
to
reforme
abuses
,
if
any
arise
in
doctrine
or
government
.
Ordinances
of
this
nature
are
not
things
meerly
indifferent
,
but
convenient
and
necessary
,
and
doe
not
onely
preserve
peace
and
unity
,
but
even
tend
to
the
due
performance
of
that
which
is
commanded
in
the
word
,
directly
,
or
by
consequence
,
in
such
places
as
that
,
O
come
let
us
worship
,
and
bow
downe
,
and
kneele
before
the
Lord
our
maker
.
Psal.
95.
1
Cor.
14.
Let
all
things
be
done
decently
,
and
in
order
.
There
may
and
ought
to
be
such
orders
and
ceremonies
:
but
all
are
not
thus
necessary
:
for
the
very
Article
confesseth
,
Act.
34.
Act.
20.
that
some
be
changed
and
abolished
(
which
cannot
be
said
of
such
as
are
thus
necessary
)
and
that
nothing
must
be
ordained
against
Gods
word
.
There
ought
to
be
nothing
that
may
make
Religion
ridiculous
,
or
the
word
of
none
effect
.
In
the
Church
of
England
,
the
Bishops
will
have
an
infant
signed
with
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
In
token
that
hereafter
he
shall
not
be
ashamed
to
confesse
the
faith
of
Christ
crucified
,
and
manfully
to
fight
under
his
banner
,
against
sin
,
the
world
,
and
the
devill
,
and
to
continue
Christs
faithfull
souldier
,
and
servant
unto
his
lives
end
.
Now
what
a
mockerie
is
it
to
stand
so
strictly
on
this
ceremonie
,
when
in
the
meane
while
,
they
will
not
have
such
a
one
,
being
come
to
be
a
man
,
confesse
the
faith
of
Christ
against
the
Arminians
,
nor
manfully
contend
for
the
faith
against
such
Pelagian
and
popish
opinions
?
and
when
also
they
like
a
Minister
the
worse
,
if
in
the
pulpit
hee
strive
to
beate
downe
growing
Arminianisme
,
and
Poperie
,
in
things
controverted
;
as
if
they
were
not
things
revealed
,
matters
of
faith
,
profitable
for
us
to
know
,
and
of
great
honor
to
God
being
knowne
:
as
that
election
is
wholie
of
grace
,
and
not
of
foreseene
faith
,
and
workes
;
that
the
death
,
and
merit
of
Christ
preached
,
are
more
availeable
for
the
conversion
,
and
salvation
of
the
elect
,
than
of
others
;
that
regeneration
and
conversion
are
of
Gods
grace
and
power
,
and
not
of
the
will
of
man
:
that
those
whom
God
electeth
,
he
calleth
,
justifieth
,
and
glorifieth
;
so
that
they
cannot
fall
away
finally
;
that
justification
while
wee
live
here
,
and
heaven
after
this
life
,
are
not
of
our
works
,
and
merits
,
but
of
Christ
,
and
on
our
part
of
faith
in
him
,
yea
of
faith
alone
that
worketh
by
love
,
and
is
fruitfull
in
good
works
.
That
Christ
by
one
oblation
of
himself
hath
made
a
full
satisfaction
for
the
sins
of
all
the
elect
:
that
he
is
the
only
mediator
of
intercession
in
heaven
,
that
can
heare
us
,
know
our
hearts
,
and
by
whom
wee
may
come
to
the
Father
,
and
the
only
head
of
his
Church
to
ordaine
lawes
binding
the
conscience
;
that
his
Testament
is
sufficient
in
matters
of
salvation
;
that
there
is
much
error
,
and
vanitie
in
the
doctrine
of
Purgatorie
,
Images
,
and
other
points
of
poperie
.
Now
I
say
it
is
a
meere
mockery
to
enforce
Ministers
to
signe
everie
child
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
in
token
that
he
shall
confesse
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
manfully
fight
against
such
spirituall
evils
,
and
enimies
,
and
yet
to
hinder
any
,
much
more
Ministers
,
to
confesse
,
and
defend
the
faith
of
Christ
in
these
and
the
like
points
,
by
disputes
,
bookes
,
and
sermons
,
and
to
pretend
,
that
knowledge
of
Gods
truth
in
these
points
is
curious
,
and
unprofitable
not
only
in
babes
,
that
have
more
need
of
milke
,
but
even
in
divines
and
men
of
knowledge
,
and
that
in
a
time
when
Papists
,
and
Arminians
strive
so
much
to
corrupt
men
in
them
.
And
the
mockerie
is
so
much
the
greater
.
Because
they
teach
all
to
pray
:
Wee
give
thee
humble
thankes
that
thou
hast
vouchsafed
to
call
us
to
the
knowledge
of
thy
grace
,
On
the
feast
of
Simon
and
Iude.
and
faith
in
thee
.
Increase
this
knowledge
,
and
confirme
this
faith
in
us
evermore
.
Granting
us
in
this
world
knowledge
of
thy
truth
.
And
touching
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
grant
us
to
bee
joyned
together
in
unity
of
spirit
by
their
doctrine
.
They
make
men
pray
thus
,
and
yet
are
against
the
things
praied
for
.
2
Because
they
make
every
Bishop
and
every
Minister
,
at
his
ordinantion
,
to
promise
[
](A02930-e11000-b)*
*
See
the
ordering
of
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
.
to
be
readie
with
all
diligence
to
banish
and
drive
away
all
erroneous
,
and
strange
doctrines
contrarie
to
Gods
word
.
Marke
,
all
without
exception
,
which
cannot
be
better
donne
,
then
by
manifesting
the
revealed
truth
of
God
in
these
points
,
and
so
striving
earnestlie
to
joyne
men
together
in
the
unitie
of
the
spirit
by
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
as
is
desired
in
prayer
.
For
what
a
mockerie
is
it
first
to
make
him
thus
to
vow
it
and
pray
for
it
,
and
then
to
hinder
him
from
keeping
that
vow
.
3.
Because
they
forbid
the
defence
of
Gods
ordinances
against
the
Hierachie
,
and
those
traditions
thereof
,
which
are
erroneous
,
of
the
world
,
and
causes
of
temporizing
and
ignorance
,
making
men
ambitious
that
should
rather
with
the
Olive
tree
refuse
to
leave
their
fatnes
for
Dominion
,
like
their
Lord
who
saieth
.
Iudg.
9.8
.
Luc
12.14
Who
made
thee
a
judge
,
or
a
divider
?
And
what
a
mockerie
is
it
,
when
Bishops
,
that
cause
all
to
bee
signed
with
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
in
such
a
token
,
have
not
beene
as
carefull
to
get
our
Princes
,
&
people
to
send
timely
,
&
effectuall
helpe
,
to
them
that
fought
under
Christs
banner
in
the
Palatinate
,
and
elsewhere
;
but
rather
flattered
such
Courtiers
,
and
feigned
freinds
,
as
underhand
betraied
them
,
and
the
common
cause
,
in
stead
of
an
effectuall
going
out
to
the
helpe
of
the
Lord
against
the
mightie
?
How
much
better
is
God
pleased
when
men
are
more
in
deeds
,
and
lesse
in
signe
of
humane
invention
and
authoririe
?
The
article
of
traditions
confesseth
that
all
things
ought
to
be
done
to
edifying
.
But
how
doth
this
ceremonie
edifie
?
Have
Englishmen
that
stand
so
much
for
the
Hierarchie
,
&
for
this
signe
beene
made
by
them
better
souldiers
of
Christ
then
other
Protestans
?
or
have
they
not
rather
proved
worse
,
and
so
shewed
the
fruits
of
the
hierarchie
and
ceremonies
?
So
ordinarie
is
it
with
God
,
that
blesseth
his
owne
ordinances
,
to
punish
mens
inventions
and
presumptions
.
May
it
not
be
said
to
such
maisters
of
ceremonies
,
you
can
see
the
faith
daily
opposed
,
religion
corrupted
,
poperye
and
Arminianisms
increase
,
and
the
poore
members
of
Christ
to
fall
by
the
sword
,
&
practises
,
&
yet
in
the
meane
be
contented
with
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
&
the
name
of
a
souldier
without
the
worke
?
neither
doing
it
themselves
,
nor
suffering
those
Ministers
that
would
,
and
might
have
prevailed
by
the
word
:
these
things
must
be
left
to
the
only
care
and
wisdom
of
the
Prelates
,
who
are
well
experienced
in
flatterie
,
and
can
best
see
that
nothing
be
donne
to
any
purpose
,
and
in
the
meane
take
it
for
granted
,
that
the
Church
might
impose
,
and
adde
to
baptisme
,
the
signe
of
the
crosse
so
superstitiously
used
,
and
abused
by
the
Papists
:
that
it
is
fit
to
uphold
that
,
and
all
other
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
of
the
Church
(
though
the
Article
confesse
they
may
be
changed
according
to
the
diversitie
of
countries
,
times
,
and
mens
manners
)
and
that
it
is
authoritie
enough
for
the
use
of
the
same
now
,
because
it
was
ancientlie
used
(
so
was
salt
and
other
Romish
trash
)
because
soone
after
the
death
of
the
Apostles
,
or
at
least
soone
after
the
victorie
of
Constantine
,
Aug.
confes
.
lib.
when
divers
Iewes
,
and
heathen
mocked
the
Christians
with
a
crucified
God
,
and
Redeemer
,
they
signed
themselves
,
to
shew
they
were
not
ashamed
of
him
,
when
who
sees
not
,
that
if
their
reason
were
then
good
,
not
superstitious
,
yet
there
is
not
the
same
now
in
England
.
Seeing
there
men
live
not
amongst
such
mocking
Iewes
,
&
heathen
,
unles
it
bee
among
such
as
scorne
and
mock
them
with
the
name
of
Professors
,
Disciples
,
and
factious
Puritains
,
who
strive
against
Arminianisme
,
or
the
hierachie
,
and
ceremonies
.
Indeed
these
are
so
much
scorned
and
persecuted
,
that
no
men
in
England
do
more
truly
beare
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
for
his
names
sake
,
then
they
,
whereas
their
adversaries
strive
by
all
meanes
to
divert
all
men
from
bearing
the
crosse
in
this
manner
,
and
by
allurements
,
and
threats
,
to
make
them
leave
the
cause
,
and
temporise
as
themselves
doe
;
who
are
therein
enemies
of
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
Phil.
3.18
.
whose
glorie
is
their
shame
.
For
they
in
the
meane
while
have
only
borne
the
crosse
in
a
signe
,
made
with
the
hand
,
like
the
Papists
;
which
is
but
a
mockerie
in
respect
of
the
other
.
Besides
no
man
ever
as
yet
maintained
,
that
the
Apostles
,
or
any
in
their
time
,
used
the
crosse
in
baptisme
,
much
lesse
in
signe
only
,
without
the
worke
pretended
to
be
signifed
.
Object
.
It
will
be
saide
,
In
some
cases
the
Bishops
stand
for
the
truth
,
as
against
Anabaptists
,
and
other
hereticks
.
Answ.
So
doe
the
Romish
Bishops
,
and
Iesuites
,
who
likewise
have
many
painfull
writers
,
and
preachers
,
and
are
not
behind
them
in
stirring
up
Princes
to
fortitude
,
temperance
,
holines
,
justice
and
other
vertues
;
but
they
will
suffer
nothing
against
the
tenets
&
practises
of
their
hierarchie
no
more
will
the
English
Bishops
,
who
therin
are
also
stout
souldiers
,
but
that
is
in
their
owne
cause
,
not
in
Gods
.
Iohn
seeth
many
in
white
,
Rev.
7.
and
is
told
,
Rev.
7.13.14
.
These
are
they
which
come
out
of
great
tribulation
,
and
have
washed
their
roabes
white
in
the
blood
of
the
Lambe
.
Chap.
6.
This
is
a
garment
of
joy
and
triumph
given
by
the
merits
of
Christ
,
to
them
that
have
had
not
the
signe
and
name
,
but
the
worke
of
a
souldier
,
in
confessing
,
and
defending
the
faith
,
and
cause
of
Christ
against
all
opposers
.
If
I
should
say
there
may
bee
amongst
them
some
English
Martyrs
,
that
have
striven
against
Arminianisme
,
or
at
least
against
the
hierarchie
,
and
have
suffered
for
it
,
the
Bishops
could
not
prove
the
contrarie
.
So
that
it
is
no
wonder
,
if
men
doe
not
now
offer
to
dispute
with
them
,
nor
alwaies
set
their
names
to
their
bookes
,
seeing
the
power
of
the
Prelates
to
be
great
,
as
that
of
the
inquisition
,
very
dangerous
,
and
the
Bishops
themselves
so
obstinate
and
mightie
in
friends
,
that
they
keepe
their
adversaries
bookes
,
and
arguments
from
being
seene
,
or
regarded
,
and
so
plague
them
,
that
all
their
opposers
seeme
to
have
lost
their
labour
,
and
doe
litle
other
good
then
increase
the
number
of
those
Martyrs
in
white
,
Rev.
7.
This
is
one
of
the
places
alleadged
for
the
wearing
of
the
surplesse
,
but
here
still
they
dwell
in
the
signe
,
they
will
not
doe
the
worke
of
those
Martyrs
;
but
rather
are
against
some
of
them
:
and
therefore
because
they
can
not
looke
to
weare
the
white
roabe
hereafter
,
they
will
weare
and
make
others
weare
an
unprofitable
signe
of
it
now
:
though
men
prove
it
to
be
a
rite
taken
from
the
Iewes
and
ancient
heathen
,
See
the
root
of
Romish
Rites
as
other
of
their
pontificall
garments
,
and
ceremonies
are
.
It
is
a
custome
in
England
to
bow
toward
the
Altar
or
table
;
but
what
a
mockerie
is
this
,
while
in
the
meane
they
have
no
true
compassion
on
the
members
of
Christ
,
that
have
suffered
in
the
Palatinate
and
elsewhere
,
and
so
come
to
lie
under
the
Altar
and
crie
:
How
long
Lord
holy
and
true
?
They
also
ordaine
holy
daies
for
the
Saints
,
and
one
for
all
Saints
,
but
what
a
mockerie
is
this
,
while
in
the
meane
they
will
not
suffer
men
,
to
confesse
,
and
defend
the
faith
,
and
ordinances
,
left
by
the
Saints
as
above
said
?
This
is
in
effect
to
persecute
the
Saints
,
and
then
make
holie
daies
for
them
,
when
they
are
dead
,
like
them
that
builded
the
tombes
of
the
Prophets
their
fathers
had
killed
.
Mat.
23.29
.
What
a
mockerie
is
it
to
ordaine
that
none
shall
hold
two
benefices
with
cure
,
unles
he
bee
at
least
a
maister
of
art
?
Can.
41.
as
if
that
degree
might
priviledge
him
to
bee
worse
then
others
.
Can.
24.
What
a
mockerie
is
it
to
ordaine
that
in
all
Cathedrall
Churches
the
communion
shal
be
administred
,
uppon
principall
feast
daies
,
sometime
by
the
Bishop
,
sometime
by
the
Deane
,
and
sometime
by
a
Canon
or
Prebendarie
,
using
a
decent
cope
,
and
being
assisted
with
the
Gospeller
and
Episteler
;
when
none
of
all
these
things
are
ordained
in
the
new
testament
.
That
is
neither
Diocessan
,
or
provinciall
Bishops
,
Deanes
,
Canons
,
Prebendaries
,
Epistlers
,
Gospellers
,
Cathedrall
Churches
nor
Copes
;
or
as
another
Canon
enjoyneth
all
sorts
to
weare
on
their
surplesses
,
hoodes
sutable
to
their
degrees
,
Can.
5
8
when
they
administer
the
Sacrament
.
These
things
nourish
pride
,
ambition
,
idlenes
,
nonresidencie
,
temporising
,
and
ignorance
;
Gods
ordinances
are
not
the
better
observed
by
them
,
but
the
worse
,
as
also
by
the
pettie
Canons
,
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*
See
Earles
characters
c.
69.
of
singing
men
.
and
their
singing
,
while
the
people
can
neither
joyne
with
them
,
nor
understand
them
,
they
serve
but
for
a
vaine
shew
,
to
please
ignorance
,
and
popish
people
.
Divers
Canons
,
courts
and
customes
depend
on
the
Episcopall
office
,
authoritie
and
Ministerie
,
which
must
needes
be
sore
burdens
,
because
that
office
is
not
ex
jure
divino
,
much
lesse
the
Canons
,
courts
,
and
proceedings
.
It
would
wearie
a
man
to
thinke
of
all
the
abuses
in
the
Bishops
courtes
,
in
subordinate
officers
,
the
complaints
of
them
that
are
oppressed
by
them
,
in
every
diocesse
,
shew
them
to
bee
popish
,
and
intolerable
,
and
therefore
I
will
passe
by
them
.
As
touching
kneeling
at
the
Sacrament
which
also
is
an
ordinance
of
humane
authoritie
,
I
know
there
are
many
in
the
Church
of
England
who
,
perceiving
that
there
is
no
quiet
living
there
without
obedience
to
this
and
the
like
ordinances
,
consider
that
it
is
but
a
gesture
,
that
the
Sacrament
is
called
the
Eucharist
,
which
signifies
thanksgiving
,
and
the
cup
is
called
the
cup
of
blessing
;
that
giving
of
thankes
,
or
blessing
of
God
,
is
a
kind
of
prayer
,
and
this
being
the
Sacrament
of
thanksgiving
may
be
received
kneeling
,
especially
where
men
are
not
permitted
to
receive
it
otherwise
.
I
answer
that
as
these
are
the
reasons
of
such
as
be
conformable
,
because
they
know
not
how
to
helpe
it
,
I
purpose
not
to
dispute
against
them
.
But
these
are
not
the
reasons
of
the
Bishops
and
such
others
as
impose
this
ceremonie
of
kneeling
.
Take
the
Church
representative
,
as
they
would
have
it
taken
for
the
assembly
of
Bishops
,
and
others
in
convocation
,
and
of
them
that
see
their
ordinances
observed
,
&
there
is
no
such
professed
doctrine
or
explanation
of
the
reason
,
that
because
it
is
a
Sacrament
of
thanksgiving
,
and
the
cup
a
cup
of
blessing
,
men
ought
to
kneele
in
receiving
it
,
and
if
there
were
,
yet
that
is
not
a
sufficient
reason
for
them
to
presume
to
impose
it
,
without
warrant
of
precept
or
example
in
holy
writ
.
For
they
know
that
all
or
most
of
the
Psalmes
are
expresse
prayers
,
praises
and
thanksgivings
:
yet
neither
doe
wee
reade
that
Christ
made
men
sing
them
kneeling
;
neither
doe
the
Bishops
,
no
nor
the
Papists
themselves
,
make
men
say
,
reade
,
or
sing
them
kneeling
.
It
is
true
that
in
thanksgiving
,
it
is
not
only
lawfull
,
but
best
beseeming
to
doe
it
kneeling
,
that
as
soone
as
ever
the
Sacrament
is
received
,
it
can
not
but
be
good
to
give
thankes
kneeling
:
so
doe
the
reformed
Churches
,
yet
before
and
after
meate
men
give
God
thanks
standing
,
yea
many
doe
it
sitting
,
and
the
Bishops
are
not
troubled
with
it
.
Besides
the
act
of
receiving
,
is
not
an
action
or
praier
of
thanksgiving
,
but
an
act
of
receiving
.
And
it
is
out
of
question
,
that
Christ
administred
this
Sacrament
to
his
Apostles
,
as
all
,
or
the
most
part
of
them
were
sitting
:
Mathew
saith
,
As
they
were
eating
,
Math.
26.26
.
Iesus
tooke
bread
,
blessed
it
,
and
gave
it
.
Now
no
man
wil
be
so
mad
,
as
to
imagine
that
they
were
supping
,
or
eating
the
Paschal-lambe
on
their
knees
.
Marke
saith
:
Mar.
14.18
.
vers.
22.
As
they
sate
and
did
eate
,
Iesus
said
,
one
of
you
shall
betray
me
:
then
it
followeth
,
And
as
they
did
eate
,
Iesus
tooke
bread
,
and
blessed
,
and
gave
it
:
that
is
,
therefore
as
they
sate
.
If
it
had
beene
necessarie
that
men
should
take
it
kneeling
,
Christ
would
have
commanded
them
to
rise
,
and
take
it
kneeling
(
a
command
that
better
beseemes
him
then
a
Bishop
,
or
Minister
)
or
the
Apostles
would
have
so
ordained
,
and
ordered
it
:
Luke
saith
,
when
the
howre
was
come
,
Luc.
22.
14.
vers.
19.
he
sate
downe
,
and
the
twelve
Apostles
with
him
:
and
so
(
as
Mathew
,
and
Marke
adde
)
as
they
did
eate
he
tooke
bread
,
and
gave
it
.
As
in
effect
Luke
himself
addeth
,
And
hee
tooke
bread
,
or
to
shew
that
though
this
banquet
came
after
supper
,
yet
it
was
before
they
were
risen
:
and
therefore
Mark
saith
,
it
was
As
they
did
eate
.
After
that
,
the
Corinthians
tooke
the
Sacrament
as
they
were
eating
or
supping
,
wherefore
the
Apostle
reproveth
them
saying
,
In
eating
everie
one
takes
his
owne
supper
before
,
and
one
is
hungrie
,
and
another
drunken
,
1.
Cor.
11.21
.
what
have
yee
not
houses
to
eate
,
and
drinke
in
?
He
would
not
have
them
come
to
Church
to
satisfye
hunger
;
he
doth
not
reprove
them
for
sitting
at
the
Lords
supper
,
but
for
making
a
meale
before
it
,
and
together
with
it
:
which
was
a
reason
,
why
the
time
was
changed
,
and
appointed
to
be
before
men
goe
home
to
dinner
.
If
any
man
hunger
let
him
eate
at
home
:
then
he
addeth
,
Vers.
34.
and
the
rest
I
will
set
in
order
when
I
come
:
that
is
,
other
matters
,
this
is
already
ordered
:
whence
it
appeares
,
that
in
the
Apostles
time
,
it
was
received
sitting
or
standing
,
as
a
supper
is
received
and
usually
eaten
.
And
verie
reason
doth
manifest
that
this
order
could
not
sodainly
be
changed
but
by
degrees
,
and
as
superstition
,
errour
,
&
ignorance
increased
.
Christ
,
that
instituted
this
Sacrament
,
did
it
to
confirme
and
strengthen
our
faith
,
and
to
make
us
shew
the
Lords
death
,
&
the
benefit
thereof
to
our
owne
soules
,
and
others
.
This
is
best
performed
by
meditating
,
that
as
the
bread
is
broken
for
us
,
and
given
to
us
,
so
was
Christ
,
that
as
it
feedes
,
and
saves
our
bodies
from
perishing
;
so
doth
Christ
our
soules
;
that
as
his
promise
is
to
save
all
that
beleeve
in
him
,
receive
,
and
feed
on
those
promises
,
so
he
ordained
this
Sacrament
as
a
signe
,
and
seale
of
the
same
to
every
true
beleever
,
to
whom
in
particular
it
is
given
,
and
applied
.
His
new
covenant
is
to
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*
Iet
.
31.33
write
his
law
in
our
hearts
,
that
wee
may
,
by
vertue
of
that
covenant
in
his
blood
,
walke
in
his
waies
;
and
for
what
is
past
to
remember
our
sins
no
more
:
and
each
man
takes
the
Sacrament
as
an
assurance
thereof
,
to
his
owne
soule
,
that
groanes
under
the
burthen
of
them
.
The
Sacrament
is
best
received
,
when
wee
mind
and
beleeve
these
,
and
the
like
things
,
and
hunger
and
thirst
for
them
:
therefore
there
is
no
more
need
of
kneeling
in
the
act
of
receiving
,
then
in
hearing
the
same
offered
in
the
word
preached
;
nor
indeed
so
much
Praier
on
our
knees
is
necessarie
before
receiving
that
wee
may
bee
prepared
,
and
receive
accordinglie
;
and
after
receiving
to
shew
all
humble
thankfulnes
:
but
in
giveing
us
this
Sacrament
,
at
his
table
,
the
Lord
would
shew
us
a
great
favour
,
as
a
great
Lord
or
Prince
,
doth
to
a
poore
man
,
when
he
calls
him
to
his
table
:
he
requires
him
not
to
come
,
&
eate
kneeling
:
for
that
is
not
an
action
fitting
the
intended
favour
,
nor
the
act
of
eating
a
supper
.
It
is
the
best
part
of
manners
to
be
ordered
by
him
,
as
the
guests
were
that
were
first
set
.
In
standing
,
or
sitting
he
may
behave
himself
reverently
,
as
they
doe
that
so
receive
in
the
reformed
Churches
.
If
any
do
yet
replie
,
it
is
better
for
men
to
command
kneeling
in
receiving
the
Sacrament
,
though
the
Apostles
,
and
others
in
their
time
,
received
it
sitting
;
that
is
to
infer
,
that
the
like
may
be
commanded
,
that
the
witnesses
shall
kneele
while
a
child
is
baptised
,
or
sprinckled
that
the
Kings
,
&
Preists
of
Israel
might
have
commanded
the
like
;
as
most
necessary
in
circumcision
,
and
in
eating
the
Paschal-lambe
,
that
is
,
that
all
should
eate
it
kneeling
:
for
the
eating
of
the
Lambe
before
Christs
death
,
was
in
place
of
this
Sacrament
:
but
this
they
could
not
doe
:
for
God
saith
of
the
Passeover
:
according
to
all
the
rites
of
it
and
according
to
all
the
ceremonies
thereof
,
Num
9.3
.
shall
yee
keepe
it
.
Not
with
others
,
much
lesse
with
contrarie
.
It
may
be
,
that
the
striking
of
the
doore
posts
with
blood
,
was
not
after
so
necessary
;
nor
perhaps
,
the
eating
of
it
in
hast
,
and
with
staves
in
their
hands
;
because
the
Angel
had
then
past
their
houses
,
and
the
journey
into
Canaan
was
past
:
but
the
rest
of
the
ceremonies
mentioned
,
vers.
12.
were
to
remaine
.
Vers.
12.
No
man
might
presume
to
change
them
.
No
more
indeed
may
any
do
these
,
save
in
such
as
doe
not
necessarily
belong
to
the
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
,
as
that
there
should
be
a
Paschal-lambe
eaten
at
the
same
time
,
that
it
should
be
at
a
supper
time
,
when
men
make
a
meale
,
and
not
rather
before
dinner
:
the
Apostle
changed
one
,
that
it
should
not
be
eaten
when
men
eate
a
meale
,
or
for
hunger
,
and
the
other
was
changed
upon
the
same
,
or
like
reason
.
But
this
of
the
gesture
cannot
so
well
be
changed
,
much
lesse
to
one
so
contrary
,
as
that
of
kneeling
.
The
example
of
Christ
,
and
his
Apostles
have
the
force
of
a
precept
,
that
it
should
be
eaten
afer
the
manner
of
a
supper
;
and
the
greatest
difference
and
contrarietie
of
gesture
that
can
be
in
such
an
action
,
is
that
betweene
sitting
and
kneeling
,
which
of
all
others
is
farthest
from
that
used
in
the
institution
and
time
of
the
Apostles
;
and
therefore
must
needes
be
displeasing
to
God
,
the
rather
because
it
hath
beene
invented
,
imposed
,
and
practised
by
idolatrous
Papists
.
It
is
the
necessitie
of
conformitie
imposed
upon
Ministers
that
furnisheth
them
with
arguments
to
the
contrarie
.
You
will
say
,
many
in
the
primitive
Church
received
it
standing
.
This
cannot
properly
be
called
a
change
,
because
men
do
oft
eate
standing
;
and
it
is
likely
that
when
Christ
,
&
after
his
ascension
the
Apostles
,
gave
the
bread
,
some
might
receive
it
standing
.
Besides
the
conveniencie
pleades
for
the
gesture
.
For
when
as
in
Diepe
,
and
Paris
,
and
some
other
Churches
of
France
,
there
be
about
4000
to
communicate
at
a
time
,
thirtie
or
fortie
of
them
come
one
behind
an
other
toward
the
side
of
the
table
,
where
the
first
three
or
fower
,
standing
still
,
receive
,
and
then
passing
forward
give
way
to
the
next
three
,
till
all
bee
served
;
whereas
if
all
should
sit
,
and
rise
by
companies
,
it
would
aske
a
far
longer
time
.
Besides
,
this
is
a
reverent
gesture
,
and
a
lawfull
,
and
an
indifferent
meane
betweene
sitting
,
and
kneeling
.
Object
.
Some
answer
,
there
cannot
bee
too
much
reverence
in
such
an
action
,
therefore
kneeling
is
best
.
Answ.
The
same
reason
holds
as
well
for
the
Sacrament
of
baptisme
,
and
the
word
preached
,
that
witnesses
,
who
answer
for
a
child
should
kneele
when
it
is
sprinkled
;
that
men
of
age
,
baptised
in
the
primative
ages
,
should
have
kneeled
while
they
were
sprinckled
or
dipped
;
that
all
should
kneele
al
the
while
the
word
is
preached
,
because
therein
God
speakes
unto
us
,
and
plainely
manifests
his
eternall
wisdome
,
power
,
and
grace
;
whereas
in
the
Sacraments
those
things
are
only
taught
us
by
signe
,
and
seales
.
Object
.
It
is
objected
,
that
they
are
commonly
prentises
,
and
people
of
the
least
knowledge
,
who
refuse
to
kneele
.
Answ.
Answ.
Many
that
had
as
little
knowledge
,
and
could
as
ill
give
a
reason
of
their
faith
,
were
Martyrs
in
Queene
Maries
daies
.
Howsoever
they
have
lesse
knowledge
in
this
point
,
though
they
be
Bishops
and
Doctors
who
mayntaine
that
kneeling
may
be
imposed
,
as
most
fitting
in
this
action
.
Plessis
mysterie
of
iniquitie
,
progress
.
50.51
.
For
it
was
Pope
Honorius
the
third
that
first
ordained
kneeling
at
the
Sacrament
,
about
the
yeare
1220
when
a
little
before
the
doctrine
of
transubstantiation
,
determined
in
the
Councell
of
Lateran
,
in
the
time
of
his
predecessor
Innocent
the
third
:
and
then
in
the
yeare
1264
,
that
feast
was
ordained
by
Vrban
the
fourth
,
Platin
in
vit.
Honor.
3.
Annot.
which
Papists
call
Gods
daie
,
or
Corpus
Christi
,
with
them
the
greatest
in
the
yeare
,
when
withall
pompe
,
and
ceremonie
the
bread
is
caried
in
procession
and
adored
of
all
.
Thence
it
followed
that
men
ought
to
kneele
before
it
.
And
that
this
ceremonie
was
held
necessarie
,
as
also
bowing
to
the
Altar
:
both
which
might
bee
used
by
some
,
in
an
ignorant
,
and
officious
devotion
,
before
the
time
of
Honorius
,
but
ratified
,
and
received
,
by
all
the
Westerne
Churches
,
it
could
not
bee
,
till
the
Pope
had
power
,
and
champions
to
maintaine
it
.
These
were
the
locusts
,
the
Regulars
.
Innocent
the
third
confirmed
the
order
of
Friars
,
whose
head
was
Francis
,
so
famous
for
lying
wonders
;
and
Honorius
the
third
,
that
of
the
preachers
,
whose
head
was
Dominick
,
canonized
for
a
saint
by
the
following
Pope
Gregorie
the
9
,
these
stouly
maintained
the
cause
against
the
Waldenses
,
and
Albigenses
,
whilest
these
popes
were
busie
in
sending
Kings
to
conquer
Ierusalem
,
and
persecuting
the
Emperours
,
King
Iohn
of
England
,
and
other
Princes
.
Such
was
the
religion
of
those
times
,
&
the
ages
next
before
;
for
as
one
observes
,
If
the
Bishops
of
Rome
sent
into
any
countrie
,
it
was
not
principally
to
preath
the
Gospel
,
Plessis
mysterie
iniquitie
.
prog
.
24.
but
to
broach
their
owne
ceremonies
,
their
singings
,
their
service
in
latine
,
howres
,
organs
,
Altars
,
tapers
,
&c.
stirring
up
Princes
to
enforce
their
subjects
to
use
and
practise
them
,
who
would
faine
have
kept
themselves
to
the
first
institution
of
the
Church
,
in
the
puritie
of
the
Gospel
.
And
as
he
observeth
,
the
worser
sort
of
men
are
most
zealous
in
such
things
to
shadow
,
and
obscure
their
evill
acts
,
and
indeed
to
serve
them
in
steade
of
the
Religion
which
Christ
ordained
:
therefore
though
they
neglected
and
contemned
found
doctrine
,
true
faith
,
knowledge
,
zeale
,
and
the
like
graces
,
yet
they
would
build
stately
Temples
,
bow
to
the
Altar
and
to
the
bread
,
which
is
called
the
body
of
Christ
,
and
thinke
they
did
God
the
better
service
.
I
will
not
say
that
those
English
Bishops
,
and
Doctors
,
who
had
hand
in
the
reformation
,
and
ordained
kneeling
at
the
receiving
of
the
bread
and
wine
,
did
beleeve
transubstantiation
,
or
consubstantiation
,
or
teach
men
to
doe
honour
to
those
elements
,
because
they
are
called
the
body
,
and
blood
sacramentally
:
it
may
be
it
was
rather
to
draw
Papists
the
sooner
to
Church
,
that
this
,
and
other
Romish
rites
were
retained
;
as
also
because
this
had
beene
so
long
used
,
in
all
the
world
,
they
thought
it
too
much
as
once
to
fall
from
kneeling
,
to
sitting
,
thinking
that
if
they
should
,
ignorant
Papists
,
of
which
the
land
was
then
peopled
,
would
never
bee
drawen
to
Church
,
or
to
hearken
to
them
,
in
other
things
,
when
having
once
laid
these
things
for
Rules
,
like
the
Lutherans
in
their
tenets
,
they
can
heare
nothing
to
the
contrarie
,
but
above
all
,
because
they
knew
the
office
of
a
Diocessan
Bishop
,
could
not
subsist
,
in
these
daies
of
reformation
,
without
maintaining
them
against
all
opposers
of
traditions
,
and
humane
inventions
.
I
know
that
as
yet
there
is
no
publick
constitution
,
teaching
plainly
that
reverence
ought
to
be
done
to
the
Elements
,
because
they
are
called
the
body
,
and
blood
of
Christ
:
but
if
they
that
stand
so
much
for
kneeling
at
the
Sacrament
have
not
some
such
superstition
in
it
,
why
doe
they
bow
toward
the
Altar
or
table
,
rather
then
toward
the
pulpit
,
or
some
other
side
of
the
Church
,
seeing
God
is
every
where
,
and
on
all
sides
of
us
?
And
why
else
doe
they
begin
to
erect
Altars
,
at
the
east
end
of
the
quier
in
Churches
,
where
there
have
beene
none
since
poperie
was
abolished
?
These
Popish
ceremonies
should
also
have
beene
abandoned
,
to
shew
plainly
,
that
they
doe
not
favour
superstition
,
and
the
worship
of
bread
.
They
vainly
say
it
argues
too
much
boldnes
,
to
sit
or
stand
at
the
table
of
the
Lord
:
for
it
is
a
far
greater
presumption
,
to
use
,
and
ordaine
a
ceremonie
,
so
contrarie
to
the
institution
,
and
practise
of
the
Church
in
the
Apostles
time
.
The
greatest
reverence
wee
can
doe
to
God
,
is
to
stick
close
to
his
ordinances
,
to
obey
and
love
them
;
and
the
greatest
presumption
to
thinke
any
thing
can
be
better
devised
,
performed
,
and
practised
then
it
was
in
his
institution
,
with
the
Papists
they
doe
but
mock
God
with
a
name
of
greater
reverence
,
whilest
they
withstand
that
of
the
institution
,
and
command
another
gesture
,
that
is
farthest
from
it
.
God
is
a
spirit
,
and
they
that
worship
him
,
must
worship
him
in
spirit
and
truth
:
In
beleeving
and
following
his
word
,
and
ordinances
,
as
Paul
worshipped
the
God
of
his
fathers
,
Ioh.
4.
Act.
24.14
.
1.
Cor.
11.
who
delivered
this
ordinance
,
so
as
he
received
it
of
the
Lord
:
and
not
as
they
did
whose
feare
toward
God
was
taught
by
the
precepts
of
men
,
they
worshipped
him
in
vaine
,
he
regards
not
their
kneeling
.
It
is
not
enough
for
preachers
to
say
wee
preach
,
and
urge
them
,
because
our
Princes
,
and
Bishops
have
commaunded
them
,
for
he
will
answer
Who
required
these
things
at
your
hands
?
Isa.
●
.
1●
.
which
doe
but
open
a
gap
for
Kings
,
and
Prelates
to
commaund
what
they
list
.
Hence
came
that
[
](A02930-e12050-b)*
*
Besides
that
about
the
Saboath
order
of
King
Iames
,
that
men
should
not
in
pulpits
confute
poperie
in
things
controverted
,
but
leave
that
to
the
Bishops
,
and
Deanes
:
and
that
which
succeded
,
that
Ministers
should
not
in
the
Vniversities
,
pulpits
and
print
,
dispute
,
preach
,
or
write
against
Arminianisme
:
they
that
perswade
a
King
,
that
he
may
doe
this
,
strive
in
effect
to
make
a
Pope
of
him
.
And
lastly
thence
comes
the
great
domineering
,
and
strange
injunctions
of
prelates
in
their
visitations
,
that
none
must
dare
to
speake
against
any
of
their
orders
or
ceremonies
whatsoever
,
unles
he
long
to
be
silenced
,
&
reckoned
a
mad
fellow
:
Dr.
Clewit
at
the
Bishop
of
London
,
visit
.
An.
1631.
thence
comes
the
extreame
flatterie
of
their
Agents
and
Chaplaines
who
begin
to
preach
thus
,
Auctoritàs
praecipientis
,
est
ratio
praecepti
,
and
no
man
considers
that
thus
the
Church
of
Rome
grew
to
an
unlimited
,
and
licentious
power
;
that
such
are
the
naturall
fruits
of
the
hierarchie
,
and
they
must
needes
grow
worse
,
and
worse
.
In
those
reformed
Churches
where
men
sit
,
they
come
to
the
table
more
prepared
,
with
more
knowledge
,
feare
,
Rev.
2.20
.
reverence
,
and
circumspection
then
such
men
:
they
dare
not
admit
a
notorious
drunkard
,
Adulterer
,
Arminian
,
or
the
like
,
nor
any
person
utterly
unknowne
,
because
it
tendeth
to
corruption
,
1.
Cor.
5.6
For
a
litle
leaven
,
leaveneth
the
whole
lumpe
:
Whereas
in
England
all
that
will
may
come
bodly
:
even
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
in
London
.
They
that
receive
are
utterly
unknowne
to
them
that
administer
:
no
man
examines
them
,
nor
testifieth
for
them
,
they
may
be
Arminians
,
excommunicate
,
prophane
,
or
Church-papists
,
for
ought
that
any
man
there
knowes
:
they
looke
after
no
religion
but
this
,
that
he
kneele
at
the
Sacrament
;
which
if
he
doe
but
observe
,
be
his
life
,
or
religion
what
it
will
,
he
may
come
boldly
.
Notwithstanding
all
these
things
,
many
say
,
so
long
as
the
Gospel
may
be
,
and
is
freely
preached
,
why
should
wee
trouble
a
Church
,
or
leave
it
,
our
places
,
and
meanes
for
such
faults
and
ordinances
?
Marke
how
God
hath
suffered
these
men
to
be
punished
,
and
deceived
:
the
Gospel
is
there
freely
preached
,
by
them
that
will
needs
preach
so
;
but
not
by
the
care
of
the
Bishops
,
nor
yet
in
all
points
,
much
lesse
in
all
places
;
Ministers
are
called
upon
to
urge
these
ordinances
of
men
,
yet
in
the
meane
,
they
are
not
suffered
to
preach
Gods
ordinance
,
the
Eldership
,
nor
yet
against
Arminianisme
.
It
is
true
,
that
after
the
prohibition
,
the
Parliament
immediately
succeeding
,
many
couragiously
preached
against
Arminianisme
,
and
so
doe
some
to
this
day
:
but
not
in
the
Court
,
nor
in
the
Vniversitie
,
much
lesse
before
the
Bishops
,
who
are
still
against
such
and
have
troubled
many
in
the
universities
,
and
elsewhere
.
Neither
can
they
rest
heere
:
the
fruite
of
the
Hierarchie
,
that
is
not
a
tree
of
Gods
planting
,
must
needes
grow
worse
,
Ioh.
15.2
.
and
worse
:
which
shewes
it
concernes
the
faith
it self
to
have
the
hierarchie
abolished
.
All
which
things
considered
doe
manifest
,
that
their
pretended
devotion
in
commanding
to
kneele
at
the
Sacrament
,
is
but
like
that
of
signing
children
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
wherein
they
straine
at
a
gnat
and
swallow
a
Camel
,
God
must
needes
regard
their
kneeling
verie
litle
(
as
that
of
the
Papists
,
who
exceede
in
that
,
and
all
other
humble
,
and
devout
gestures
)
because
they
are
not
better
,
or
more
obedient
Christians
,
they
doe
not
more
feare
God
,
nor
indeed
so
much
as
Protestants
,
that
kneele
not
when
they
receive
.
For
they
ordaine
that
men
should
bow
the
knee
,
so
oft
as
they
heare
the
name
Iesus
mentioned
in
the
Church
,
which
they
doe
not
at
any
other
name
of
God
,
nor
when
Ruffins
sweare
by
it
,
as
also
that
all
should
kneele
at
the
Sacrament
.
But
what
a
mockerie
is
this
,
while
in
the
meane
,
with
the
Papists
,
they
themselves
neither
bow
to
the
word
,
and
ordinances
of
God
,
nor
consequently
to
Christ
Iesus
who
is
the
word
,
nor
suffer
others
that
would
,
in
such
proofes
of
Scripture
,
as
prove
that
there
ought
to
be
[
](A02930-e12210-b)*
*
Act.
14.23
.
Acts.
20.17.28
.
Tit.
1.5
.
1
Pet.
5.
Elders
in
every
flock
to
govern
the
same
,
and
no
such
Lords
of
Gods
heritage
,
as
Diocessan
Bishops
:
no
such
edicts
against
confutation
of
Arminians
,
nor
no
such
traditions
,
canons
,
set
fasts
as
make
the
word
of
none
effect
.
It
is
true
that
the
Lent
fast
is
very
ancient
:
but
so
is
the
mysterie
of
iniquitie
,
the
Popes
usurped
primacie
,
&
dominion
,
and
many
other
parts
of
Romish
superstition
,
and
errour
:
that
English
Bishops
doe
not
yet
affirme
plainly
,
that
it
ought
to
be
observed
,
as
an
ordinance
of
God
,
or
pari
pietatis
affectu
,
ac
reverentiae
,
because
it
is
an
ordinance
of
the
Church
:
but
they
so
hover
about
it
,
that
men
feare
it
will
come
to
that
,
if
their
dominion
stand
.
As
to
this
reason
that
Christ
fasted
fortie
dayes
;
they
might
as
well
tel
us
,
because
he
walked
on
the
water
,
or
suffered
for
sinners
:
so
therefore
should
wee
.
And
what
a
mockerie
is
it
to
make
this
time
of
the
yeare
,
the
time
of
repentance
and
mortification
,
when
that
is
not
to
be
put
off
till
Lent
,
but
is
due
at
all
times
of
the
yeare
,
as
mens
soules
,
by
reason
of
daylie
sins
,
doe
oft
stand
in
need
of
bodily
fasting
,
and
humiliation
,
the
better
to
fit
them
for
praier
?
Or
if
it
were
necessarie
,
what
a
mockerie
is
it
to
ordaine
abstinence
from
all
flesh
,
when
men
have
libertie
to
eate
the
daintiest
fish
,
and
other
delicates
used
in
fish
dinners
,
banquets
,
and
feasts
,
and
that
as
much
,
and
as
oft
as
they
lift
?
And
if
the
Prelates
themselves
did
not
use
it
,
they
would
not
be
so
fat
and
lustie
as
they
are
.
[
](A02930-e12260-b)*
*
B.
Bangor
.
March
.
4.
1631.
They
make
great
feasts
at
their
consecration
in
Lent
.
But
,
say
they
,
it
makes
much
for
the
increase
of
cattel
,
that
the
subject
may
have
them
in
more
plentie
,
and
better
cheape
.
I
could
say
,
this
might
be
much
better
effected
by
forbidding
many
great
,
and
superfluous
feasts
as
was
partly
practised
in
that
dearth
1630
;
but
I
answer
,
They
might
as
well
tell
us
,
that
the
great
feasts
used
in
the
twelve
daies
,
and
at
other
festivall
times
cause
plenty
,
and
cheapnes
,
as
Lent
,
which
costs
men
more
in
fish
.
For
who
sees
not
that
both
the
one
,
and
the
other
make
all
things
the
dearer
?
That
when
they
approach
all
men
striving
to
store
their
houses
with
flesh
and
fish
,
the
markets
are
raised
to
that
extremitie
,
that
mens
purses
find
a
dearth
in
the
midst
of
plentie
.
Butchers
and
Poulterers
pay
deere
for
their
licences
,
which
makes
all
extreame
deere
to
such
poore
,
and
sick
,
or
weake
persons
,
as
must
needs
eate
some
flesh
:
and
Lent
ended
,
people
buy
,
as
if
they
had
never
eaten
flesh
before
,
which
makes
it
want
for
no
price
.
Besides
,
how
many
thousands
are
there
,
who
are
not
sick
,
and
yet
of
such
weake
constitutions
,
that
they
cannot
live
six
weekes
without
eating
some
flesh
?
all
these
must
needes
abstaine
to
their
hurt
,
or
bee
reckoned
Rebels
,
and
vexed
by
promoters
,
resembling
them
of
the
Inquisition
.
But
fishing
and
shipping
would
otherwise
decay
.
This
were
somewhat
if
they
had
beene
,
or
were
like
to
be
,
used
in
the
defence
of
Religion
,
or
against
the
enimies
thereof
,
and
not
against
such
as
the
Rochellers
,
but
howsoever
,
if
men
were
free
to
eate
fish
,
when
they
list
,
they
would
desire
it
more
,
as
experience
shewes
in
other
countries
,
where
such
freedome
is
.
Or
if
there
were
but
one
or
two
daies
in
a
weeke
,
as
wednesday
,
saterday
or
both
,
wherein
it
were
prohibited
to
all
under
great
penalties
,
sick
persons
excepted
,
and
especiallie
to
Inholders
,
Alehouses
,
Vintners
,
Cookes
,
and
Victuallers
,
that
none
should
dresse
,
or
sell
dressed
any
flesh
,
on
that
day
,
on
paine
of
having
his
house
shut
up
,
and
paying
some
great
fine
,
all
thorow-fare
,
and
market
townes
,
would
strive
to
be
furnished
with
fish
for
those
daies
and
there
would
be
more
fishing
,
and
fish
spent
in
the
land
,
in
one
yeare
,
then
now
there
is
in
two
;
and
this
being
only
a
common
law
and
but
for
a
day
or
two
in
a
weeke
,
and
not
imposed
as
a
fast
,
would
be
no
burthen
.
But
the
lawes
are
alleadged
,
for
this
Lent
fast
,
as
for
the
dominion
of
the
Prelates
,
and
observation
of
other
their
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
.
I
might
answer
that
the
way
to
have
lawes
observed
,
is
to
commaund
things
reasonable
and
agreeable
to
Gods
word
,
&
such
as
may
without
hurt
be
observed
:
things
burthensome
to
little
purpose
,
are
as
little
regarded
:
That
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
should
rather
alleadge
the
law
of
Christ
,
that
fasts
,
and
almes
,
ought
to
be
voluntarie
,
or
obtained
by
the
word
preached
,
for
private
humiliation
;
or
publick
,
being
commanded
by
authoritie
,
when
there
is
a
publick
calamitie
,
or
some
great
enterprise
in
hand
,
needing
such
humiliation
to
obtaine
the
assistance
of
God
;
and
thus
only
are
they
used
in
the
reformed
Churches
;
but
in
this
and
the
like
cases
,
there
is
an
example
noted
in
a
hystorie
worthy
our
observation
.
Quarrels
of
Paul
.
5.
lib.
1.
p.
9.
The
state
of
Luca
,
finding
many
Citizens
had
changed
their
Religion
and
retired
into
protestant
countries
,
published
an
Edict
,
forbidding
all
their
subjects
to
have
commerce
with
such
persons
:
The
Pope
,
that
could
not
dislike
their
intent
,
saide
,
The
Republick
had
no
authoritie
to
make
such
an
ordinance
,
which
touched
Religion
,
for
as
much
as
the
laicques
have
not
any
power
to
decree
in
matters
of
Religion
,
although
the
law
be
in
favour
thereof
,
therefore
he
commanded
it
to
be
raced
out
of
their
Records
.
If
the
Pope
said
this
of
States
,
and
lawes
helping
and
maintaining
his
Religion
;
how
much
more
may
God
say
it
of
Diocessan
Bishops
,
Councels
,
States
,
and
all
such
their
lawes
,
Canons
,
and
Edicts
,
as
helpe
the
dominion
of
Antichrist
;
nourish
superstition
,
errour
,
and
ignorance
,
are
against
Christs
Kingdome
,
and
ordinances
,
or
in
any
particular
make
the
word
of
none
effect
?
whence
it
must
needes
follow
,
that
because
they
,
like
the
Church
of
Rome
,
2.
Thess.
2.10
.
received
not
the
love
of
the
truth
in
these
things
,
therefore
God
must
needes
give
them
over
to
beleeve
lies
in
other
points
:
and
because
in
these
things
their
feare
toward
God
is
taught
by
the
traditions
of
men
;
therefore
the
wisdome
of
their
wisemen
must
needes
decay
,
Isa.
29.13
.
Mat.
15.8
.
and
perish
.
A
proofe
whereof
wee
have
seene
in
the
Appealer
now
B.
of
Chichester
,
Dr.
Iackson
and
others
justified
in
their
errours
,
by
the
reward
they
obtayned
for
them
:
as
also
in
their
approved
friend
the
Bishop
of
London
,
who
,
besides
the
erecting
of
Altars
and
Images
,
hath
not
shamed
to
urge
the
Edict
,
forbidding
to
write
,
dispute
,
or
preach
against
the
Arminians
.
And
to
put
Mr.
Davis
by
the
lecture
at
Christs
Church
,
because
he
would
not
subscribe
to
this
,
that
in
baptisme
orginall
sin
is
wholie
taken
away
in
all
Infants
baptised
:
Which
is
as
much
as
to
say
,
that
the
Sacraments
confer
grace
ex
opere
operato
,
&
to
overthrow
all
that
the
Scriptures
say
of
Gods
eternall
election
of
some
,
and
leaving
of
others
.
It
is
true
that
when
the
parish
besought
the
Bishop
,
to
admit
Mr.
Davis
;
answer
was
made
,
he
had
not
satisfyed
his
poser
in
that
point
of
baptisme
;
where
one
may
see
,
that
whereas
some
say
,
there
must
bee
Bishops
to
trie
such
as
would
be
admitted
to
cures
;
or
lectures
;
this
is
but
a
mockerie
,
the
Bishops
stand
like
great
Andirens
in
a
chimney
,
which
only
serve
for
pompe
,
and
shew
,
all
the
burthen
lies
on
the
creepers
their
Chaplaines
:
which
worke
might
be
better
,
and
more
uncorruptly
performed
by
three
or
fower
learned
Ministers
,
dwelling
neere
the
parish
,
and
being
such
as
doe
the
worke
of
Christ
in
their
owne
charges
.
For
though
the
Bishops
have
not
yet
put
that
to
every
one
which
was
put
to
Mr.
Davis
;
certainly
if
their
Hierarchie
stand
,
the
power
therof
must
needes
increase
,
till
they
force
all
to
subscribe
to
these
,
or
worse
things
,
or
suffer
themselves
to
bee
silenced
.
And
how
prone
divines
are
to
follow
,
and
flatter
them
,
is
manifest
in
this
B.
of
London
,
who
being
in
high
favour
,
mighty
,
and
able
to
reward
whom
he
list
,
is
flattered
and
humoured
like
a
Pope
by
the
Bishops
,
Prelates
,
and
Preachers
.
And
because
he
is
in
such
honour
,
and
authoritie
;
therefore
it
is
held
great
presumption
to
taske
,
or
question
any
thing
he
doth
:
the
Prelates
that
are
best
affected
dare
not
,
lest
they
should
be
counted
captious
,
envious
and
factious
puritanes
:
ordinary
Ministers
are
over-awed
by
his
power
.
And
yet
because
some
have
adventured
it
,
he
shamed
not
openly
to
complaine
of
them
to
the
King
,
Feb.
15.
1631.
Ier.
6.16
.
in
his
last
sermon
on
that
text
of
Ieremie
,
Stand
ye
in
the
waies
,
and
see
,
&c.
And
first
to
infer
that
the
Lent
fast
may
be
called
the
old
and
good
way
:
that
yet
manie
are
so
bold
as
to
say
,
wee
wil
not
walk
in
it
.
That
disobedience
to
God
is
commonly
accompanied
with
disobedience
to
the
King
;
and
disobedience
to
the
King
,
with
disobedience
to
God
,
which
is
true
,
but
not
as
he
meant
it
,
that
they
that
doe
not
obey
the
Prelates
in
such
things
are
disobedient
to
God
,
and
the
King
.
For
if
Prelates
bind
heavie
burthens
on
men
,
and
strive
to
make
them
subscribe
to
errour
,
whether
it
be
right
in
the
sight
of
God
to
hearken
unto
them
more
then
unto
God
judge
ye
.
Act.
4.19
.
Againe
he
inferred
from
his
text
,
that
if
Kings
doe
not
defend
the
Church
,
God
justly
suffers
the
people
to
disobey
them
:
which
is
true
,
if
you
take
it
of
such
Church
Governours
,
and
ordinances
as
Christ
ordained
;
but
not
as
the
Bishop
meant
it
,
of
English
Bishops
,
and
their
power
,
constitutious
,
Rites
,
and
ceremonies
,
as
if
he
,
and
a
few
such
Prelates
as
himself
,
were
the
Church
of
Christ
,
making
it
a
great
greivance
,
that
any
suffered
to
write
,
or
preach
against
their
practises
(
which
is
the
only
hell
they
seeme
to
feare
)
or
to
have
the
benefit
of
a
prohibition
,
when
they
are
plagued
for
it
in
the
High
Commission
,
where
in
though
he
did
not
plainely
threaten
the
King
,
yet
his
speech
glanced
that
way
.
It
is
true
,
that
he
said
much
for
the
authoritie
of
Kings
,
obedience
to
them
,
and
against
the
disobedience
of
subjects
,
which
doctrine
he
pressed
not
against
the
Papists
,
whom
he
scarce
named
in
his
sermon
,
so
far
is
he
from
the
old
way
of
Protestant
preaching
;
but
against
such
as
he
esteemes
puritans
,
and
in
such
cases
,
as
were
agitated
the
last
Parliament
;
also
in
prohibitions
forbidding
the
convincing
of
the
prelacie
,
or
their
government
,
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
,
Arminianisme
,
or
any
other
points
of
revived
Pelagianisme
,
or
poperie
,
&
as
an
enemie
of
calling
Parliaments
,
&
of
other
proceedings
in
such
cases
.
That
he
said
that
this
was
a
fit
subject
for
the
court
:
for
there
never
was
disobedience
abroad
,
but
there
was
a
Court
conventicle
at
home
,
which
was
the
head
,
or
cause
of
it
,
striking
at
them
.
Who
as
he
said
,
as
well
in
State
policie
,
as
in
matter
of
Religion
,
find
out
new
waies
,
and
will
not
walke
in
the
old
,
and
good
pathes
:
which
was
not
so
true
of
them
,
against
whom
he
intended
it
,
as
of
his
bosome
freind
the
late
Duke
,
of
Buc
:
or
of
himself
and
his
faction
,
as
the
sequell
wil
manifest
:
and
namely
,
that
they
have
traduced
,
and
wrested
the
most
honest
counsailes
,
and
indeavours
of
the
most
noble
Counsellours
and
wisest
Parliaments
,
under
pretences
of
maintaining
the
prerogative
,
a
trick
that
they
have
rather
learned
of
Davus
in
the
Comedie
,
then
of
Christ
in
the
Gospel
,
or
if
of
any
in
the
Scriptures
,
then
of
proud
Haman
,
who
,
for
his
hate
to
Mordecai
,
Esth.
3.6.8
.
said
unto
the
King
touching
the
Iewes
,
It
is
not
for
the
Kings
profit
to
suffer
them
,
or
of
the
high
Preists
,
Scribes
,
and
Pharises
,
who
with
praevaricating
devices
would
prove
Christ
,
and
his
Disciples
,
that
convinced
them
of
errour
,
and
malice
to
bee
enemies
of
Caesar
,
and
such
as
forbad
tribute
.
In
the
primitive
Church
,
when
Christians
talked
of
the
Kingdom
of
Christ
and
the
comming
thereof
in
the
free
power
,
and
use
of
the
Gospel
,
and
ordinances
of
Christ
,
their
enemies
perswaded
the
Emperours
,
that
this
doctrine
endangered
the
Imperiall
government
,
the
taking
of
the
Empire
from
him
,
and
was
against
his
prerogative
.
So
when
any
talke
of
the
restoring
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
and
ordinances
in
the
government
of
Parochiall
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Or
Elders
.
Bishops
,
and
of
the
abolishing
of
Diocessan
and
Provinciall
Bishops
,
and
their
unprofitable
traditions
and
ceremonies
;
the
English
Prelates
say
,
this
endangers
the
Regall
authority
,
and
is
against
the
Kings
prerogative
,
and
government
;
yea
that
is
to
refuse
the
old
paths
,
the
good
way
of
God
,
and
their
King
,
and
impudently
say
,
non
ambulabimus
in
ea
,
wee
will
not
walke
in
it
;
as
the
Bishop
inferred
on
that
text
,
Which
indeed
may
rather
be
said
of
the
Bishops
themselves
,
and
their
defenders
;
for
though
one
prove
never
so
plainly
,
that
the
government
of
Diocessan
Bishops
,
though
as
old
as
the
pretended
primacy
and
usurpations
of
Antichrist
,
is
but
a
new
way
,
and
very
pernicious
to
the
kingdome
,
and
people
of
Christ
,
and
to
the
honour
,
peace
,
and
happinesse
of
that
King
and
kingdome
that
maintaines
it
;
and
further
that
the
government
by
the
common
counsell
of
the
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Act.
6.5
.
Cha.
15.22
Cha.
20.17
28.
1
Cor.
5
4.
Tit.
1.5
.
Iude
3.
Presbyters
,
and
voices
of
the
brethren
,
members
of
the
congregation
,
is
the
old
,
and
good
way
of
God
,
best
for
his
Church
and
service
;
and
likewise
that
the
convincing
of
Pelagianisme
and
Popery
,
defending
of
the
truth
,
contending
earnestly
for
the
faith
,
that
was
once
delivered
to
the
Saints
,
and
walking
in
the
light
thereof
,
are
the
old
paths
,
the
good
way
,
bee
they
proved
never
so
old
,
never
so
good
,
the
Prelates
and
their
pertakers
,
doe
but
geere
and
scoffe
at
them
,
and
further
are
so
impudent
as
to
say
,
non
ambulabimus
in
ea
,
we
will
not
walk
in
it
.
Their
manifest
hating
&
persecuting
such
as
shew
them
these
old
paths
,
this
good
way
doe
sufficiently
prove
it
.
Iudge
then
,
Christian
Reader
,
if
the
Bishop
have
not
abused
his
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6.16
text
,
and
that
Princely
and
most
honoured
audience
?
Is
such
a
man
fit
to
governe
and
order
one
of
those
two
fountaines
of
learning
,
and
nurseries
of
Divines
,
the
Vniversity
wherof
he
is
Chancelour
,
and
most
of
the
affaires
of
Religion
in
his
Majesties
dominions
,
as
a
Pope
of
those
Kingdomes
?
or
to
be
the
spirituall
guide
of
Princes
,
and
Councellors
,
who
onely
besides
the
Bishops
,
beare
all
the
sway
in
matters
of
Religion
?
How
is
it
possible
that
they
should
be
well
informed
by
such
Prelates
,
or
their
partakers
?
And
yet
God
knowes
,
and
we
see
it
plainly
,
they
will
heare
no
others
:
no
not
though
it
be
manifestly
proved
,
that
the
Prelates
are
as
deafe
and
obstinate
in
these
points
,
as
the
Pope
,
Cardinals
,
and
Iesuites
are
in
these
points
,
and
in
others
.
Neither
let
any
man
thinke
it
strange
,
that
these
shall
be
compared
to
them
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
For
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
his
Clarkes
,
that
are
now
corrupt
in
the
superlative
degree
,
were
not
so
bad
in
the
dayes
of
the
first
Christian
Emperours
:
but
beginning
then
to
make
the
word
of
God
of
none
effect
by
their
traditions
,
power
,
and
ceremonies
,
they
grew
worse
and
worse
:
and
so
have
our
English
Bishops
,
who
follow
them
apace
.
See
an
instance
in
the
worst
sort
of
Papists
.
The
Iesuites
being
banished
for
their
practices
out
of
the
State
of
Venice
at
Padua
,
Quarrels
of
Paul
.
5.
lib.
2.
p.
94
were
found
many
copies
of
a
certaine
writing
of
18.
Rules
,
under
this
title
,
Regulae
aliquot
servandae
,
ut
cum
orthodoxa
Ecclesia
verè
sentiamus
.
Certaine
rules
to
be
observed
,
that
with
the
orthodoxall
Church
we
may
judge
,
or
hold
aright
.
In
the
third
it
is
ordained
that
men
should
beleeve
the
Hierarchical
Church
,
although
it
tell
us
that
that
is
blacke
,
which
our
eye
judgeth
to
bee
white
.
Would
not
the
Bishops
have
us
beleeve
the
Hierarchicall
Church
of
England
,
when
it
saith
of
the
Presbyterall
government
,
that
it
is
blacke
,
which
our
eye
judgeth
to
be
white
?
And
of
the
other
side
,
of
their
owne
dominion
,
and
traditions
,
so
contrary
unto
Christs
,
that
they
are
white
,
which
our
eyes
see
to
be
black
?
In
the
seventeenth
,
there
is
a
prescription
to
take
heed
how
men
press
or
inculcate
too
much
the
grace
of
God
.
Doe
not
the
Arminian
Prelates
teach
us
the
same
lesson
?
Bishops
were
not
so
corrupt
,
or
blinde
,
in
Queene
Elizabeths
dayes
;
they
had
not
this
art
:
but
seeing
their
office
and
authority
hath
no
root
in
Christ
,
the
Truth
,
it
is
not
of
God
,
but
of
men
,
they
cannot
but
grow
worse
and
worse
.
They
that
thinke
it
strange
that
English
Bishops
should
be
Iesuited
,
must
yet
confesse
,
that
it
hath
beene
affirmed
of
the
late
Duke
of
Buck:
and
some
others
of
their
abettors
,
supporters
,
and
confederates
.
Howsoever
we
may
see
,
that
these
and
the
like
,
are
the
fruits
of
maintaining
their
government
,
ceremonies
,
and
traditions
,
against
the
light
of
Gods
truth
.
All
these
,
and
divers
other
corruptions
in
religion
,
and
mischiefes
in
the
State
,
are
crept
in
,
and
covered
under
the
Curtaine
of
Church
power
,
in
matter
of
order
,
decency
,
and
things
indifferent
:
And
if
they
be
still
maintained
,
greater
abominations
must
needs
follow
:
things
cannot
but
grow
worse
and
worse
,
both
in
Clergy
and
people
:
ignorance
and
errour
must
needs
be
thereby
more
and
more
ingendred
and
propagated
.
For
they
see
well
enough
,
that
many
are
so
observant
of
these
traditions
and
ceremonies
,
that
they
dwell
in
them
,
they
serve
them
for
an
entire
Religion
,
or
a
cloak
of
one
,
and
of
mocking
,
and
persecuting
of
professors
:
they
have
little
or
none
besides
;
no
love
to
the
preaching
and
hearing
of
Gods
most
holy
word
,
wherby
faith
,
knowledge
,
repentance
,
humility
,
and
other
graces
are
wrought
in
the
soule
;
but
like
many
simple
,
and
ignorant
women
,
that
will
needs
weare
kerchers
at
their
churching
,
and
yet
in
the
afternoone
,
or
soone
after
,
run
to
playes
and
alehouses
:
they
are
very
observant
of
such
ordinances
,
and
yet
seldome
come
to
a
Sermon
,
and
scarce
once
a
yeare
to
the
Communion
.
And
these
and
others
are
not
ordinances
,
and
ceremonies
so
innocent
,
indifferent
,
and
profitable
,
as
some
would
make
them
.
Yea
therefore
it
is
but
a
meere
mockery
and
delusion
,
to
say
,
that
though
they
be
in
themselves
indifferent
,
yet
being
commanded
by
authority
,
they
become
necessary
;
and
men
ought
to
be
conformable
,
not
onely
that
they
may
hold
their
Ministery
,
and
doe
good
in
it
,
but
even
for
conscience
sake
.
For
1.
the
Article
saith
,
They
may
be
changed
according
to
times
,
and
mens
manners
;
but
the
times
,
and
mens
manners
,
who
now
make
a
religion
of
them
,
and
a
cloake
of
persecution
,
do
require
that
they
should
be
changed
and
abolished
,
therefore
they
ought
to
bee
changed
and
abolished
.
2.
What
a
gappe
doe
they
hereby
open
for
authority
to
impose
what
it
list
,
and
to
have
it
received
by
the
same
argument
,
though
superstitious
,
and
hurtfull
to
the
kingdome
,
in
the
free
power
of
the
word
preached
?
which
is
to
abuse
Princes
and
Synods
,
and
to
infer
they
may
impose
,
maintaine
,
and
increase
ordinances
and
ceremonies
,
that
thus
make
the
word
of
none
effect
.
For
grant
that
they
may
impose
these
,
and
it
followes
,
they
may
impose
others
as
hurtfull
.
Yet
some
are
not
ashamed
to
preach
and
write
much
in
the
defence
of
them
:
Coloss.
2.8
2
Cor.
4.
but
this
is
after
the
traditions
of
men
,
after
the
rudiments
of
this
world
,
and
not
after
Christ
,
to
corrupt
the
earth
,
and
preach
themselves
,
not
the
Gospell
;
when
they
should
rather
put
the
higher
powers
in
minde
of
that
,
Why
tempt
ye
God
,
Act.
15.10
.
to
put
a
yoake
upon
the
necke
of
the
Disciples
,
which
neither
our
fathers
,
nor
we
are
able
to
beare
?
wherein
they
are
the
lesse
excusable
,
that
they
doe
not
pretend
Peters
chaire
,
or
that
their
Church
cannot
erre
.
All
which
I
urge
,
not
to
drive
men
to
helplesse
opposition
now
,
much
lesse
to
separation
;
but
to
perswade
all
to
seeke
and
pray
for
an
effectuall
reformation
.
For
can
these
things
become
necessary
&
pleasing
to
God
,
being
commanded
by
authority
,
which
thus
make
the
word
&
ordinances
of
God
of
none
effect
,
&
are
an
unnecessary
and
a
popish
yoak
,
and
only
pretended
to
be
done
unto
edifying
?
1
Cor.
14.
●6
.
Indeed
the
Apostle
saith
,
Let
all
things
be
done
unto
edifying
.
But
these
things
as
you
have
seene
,
doe
not
edifie
,
but
hinder
the
free
preaching
of
the
Gospell
in
divers
particulars
,
as
also
diligent
hearing
,
faith
,
knowledge
,
and
other
graces
;
nourish
ambition
,
temporizing
,
lukewarmnesse
,
and
ignorance
;
and
withall
carie
this
mischiefe
along
with
them
,
that
be
they
never
so
unnecessary
and
hurtfull
,
yet
God
must
not
have
one
servant
to
manifest
so
much
,
no
nor
to
speake
in
his
cause
.
For
if
any
doe
,
presently
to
choake
him
,
they
brand
him
with
the
name
of
a
Puritan
,
and
a
factious
fellow
:
and
if
that
will
not
serve
,
they
can
suppresse
him
with
power
,
he
is
troubled
and
silenced
,
the
Church
must
bee
deprived
of
him
,
for
stumbling
at
a
popish
ceremony
,
though
he
be
otherwise
never
so
peaceable
,
sincere
,
learned
,
painfull
,
and
powerfull
:
when
Diocessan
Bishops
were
first
ordained
,
they
had
not
this
power
,
much
lesse
in
such
cases
.
In
the
booke
of
the
ordering
of
Priests
and
Deacons
,
they
say
,
there
were
alwaies
Priests
,
that
must
needs
bee
Presbyters
,
in
the
Church
:
If
so
,
what
a
mockery
is
it
to
retaine
the
name
Priest
,
as
an
order
of
the
New
Testament
,
and
neither
distinguish
that
name
from
the
sacrificers
of
the
Law
,
nor
let
them
exercise
the
office
of
the
Presbyters
,
which
was
as
well
to
rule
their
owne
flocks
,
as
to
preach
,
and
administer
the
Sacraments
?
what
a
mockery
is
it
to
stand
so
much
on
the
surplesse
,
the
hood
,
tippet
,
and
square
cap
,
worne
with
such
glory
,
and
superstition
by
the
Papists
,
and
in
the
meane
,
by
all
these
things
to
bring
religion
out
of
square
,
and
deprive
the
Church
of
her
better
ornaments
,
good
Preachers
,
Elders
,
hearers
,
faith
,
knowledge
,
humility
,
zeale
,
and
other
graces
?
what
a
mockery
is
it
to
ordaine
,
Can.
48.
that
no
Curate
,
or
Minister
,
shall
bee
permitted
to
serve
in
any
place
,
without
examination
,
and
admission
of
the
Bishop
of
the
Diocesse
,
or
Ordinarie
,
in
writing
under
hand
and
seale
.
Can.
51.
That
no
strangers
shall
preach
in
Cathedrall
Churches
,
but
such
as
are
allowed
by
the
Archbishop
,
or
Bishop
.
Can.
52.
That
the
names
of
all
Preachers
strangers
,
that
shall
preach
in
any
Church
,
shall
bee
taken
by
the
Churchwardens
,
&c.
when
all
this
is
extended
against
few
,
or
none
,
but
such
as
stumble
at
some
rites
,
or
ceremonies
,
to
keepe
them
from
preaching
,
and
have
them
silenced
?
and
in
the
meane
while
divers
ignorant
and
idle
drones
,
non-residents
,
yea
Arminian
,
and
popish
teachers
,
such
as
Doctor
Price
of
Westminster
,
lately
deceased
,
are
admitted
to
have
and
hold
the
cure
of
soules
,
and
the
Bishops
use
this
their
power
to
hinder
the
people
from
choosing
zealous
Ministers
,
that
subscribe
to
be
their
Pastors
,
or
helping
Lecturers
:
they
reckon
such
dangerous
:
and
if
they
have
got
admission
,
they
shall
be
watched
,
yea
made
offendors
for
a
word
,
Isa.
29.21
.
and
turned
aside
for
a
thing
of
naught
.
If
in
the
meane
they
will
needs
bee
diligent
,
they
may
with
much
adoe
preach
the
Gospell
,
and
apply
it
against
Poperie
,
but
not
the
whole
counsell
of
God
;
not
a
word
against
growing
Arminianisme
,
much
lesse
for
the
Eldership
,
or
against
the
Hierarchie
,
and
traditions
.
What
a
mockerie
is
it
to
appropriate
unto
themselves
and
their
Officials
,
all
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
,
and
especially
that
sacred
and
dreadfull
power
of
excommunication
;
when
in
the
meane
they
exercise
it
against
few
,
but
such
as
are
against
their
hierarchie
,
rites
,
and
ceremonies
,
or
men
that
have
failed
to
appear
to
answer
for
the
opening
of
a
shop
doore
on
a
holy
day
,
or
some
such
triviall
offence
?
If
a
man
plead
necessity
,
and
want
constrained
him
to
it
,
or
that
God
saith
,
Six
dayes
shalt
thou
labour
,
&c.
neither
reason
,
nor
the
holy
Scripture
can
be
heard
against
their
government
,
and
traditions
:
but
they
know
how
to
geere
him
out
,
like
the
proud
pharises
,
that
said
,
Thou
wast
altogether
borne
in
sinnes
,
Ioh.
9.
and
dost
thou
teach
us
?
And
indeed
an
incorrigible
swearer
,
fornicator
,
drunkard
,
blasphemer
,
or
heretike
,
may
more
easily
escape
their
power
,
then
such
a
Puritan
,
as
they
terme
him
.
And
if
he
offer
to
prove
that
in
this
,
or
any
other
thing
belonging
to
their
government
or
ordinances
,
they
are
somewhat
Antichristian
;
Doctor
Lambe
,
or
any
like
monster
,
may
live
more
peaceably
,
amidst
all
his
known
abominations
,
then
such
a
wicked
Puritan
heretike
,
as
they
call
him
.
And
in
the
meane
while
,
they
are
ashamed
to
make
the
name
of
a
reformation
as
odious
to
all
,
as
it
is
to
themselves
,
and
even
to
glory
in
their
Church
,
as
the
most
pure
and
Apostolike
that
ever
was
since
the
Apostles
;
not
counting
it
in
those
Pastors
and
people
that
zealously
and
religiously
preach
,
and
heare
the
word
,
to
have
it
followed
:
for
the
Prelates
would
not
have
such
counted
to
be
the
Church
of
England
,
nor
scarce
of
it
;
but
themselves
assembled
in
a
Synod
,
which
they
call
the
Church
representative
;
or
as
they
are
considered
with
all
their
traditions
,
and
all
the
most
conformable
observers
,
and
maintainers
of
them
.
These
make
that
Church
that
so
glorifieth
her selfe
,
like
Laodicea
,
Rev.
3.17
.
that
said
,
I
am
rich
,
and
increased
with
goods
,
&
have
need
of
nothing
:
and
knew
not
that
shee
was
wretched
,
and
miserable
,
and
poore
,
and
blinde
,
and
naked
.
Wherein
they
that
are
so
mighty
in
power
,
and
so
able
to
reward
men
,
cannot
want
flatterers
and
learned
champions
,
and
so
the
great
places
of
the
hierarchy
serve
to
corrupt
men
,
and
to
make
them
mould
religion
after
such
mens
pleasures
,
as
can
advance
them
;
like
as
wofull
experience
hath
also
shewed
in
the
Arminians
,
Isa.
29.13.14
.
Their
feare
towards
God
hath
beene
long
taught
by
the
precepts
of
men
:
and
so
because
they
as
the
Papists
received
not
the
love
of
the
truth
in
matter
of
the
Eldership
,
Hierarchie
,
traditions
,
ceremonies
:
2
Thess.
2.10
.
therefore
God
gave
them
over
to
strong
delusions
,
to
beleeve
popish
and
Arminian
lies
:
and
because
they
received
not
the
love
of
the
truth
against
those
Arminian
errours
,
God
that
is
ever
just
,
must
needs
give
them
over
to
greater
blindesse
,
and
error
.
Such
are
the
fruits
of
the
Hierarchie
,
and
the
humane
invention
,
and
defence
thereof
.
Reverend
Hooker
,
as
they
call
him
,
shall
in
those
cases
bee
of
more
authority
with
these
men
,
then
St.
Paul
;
so
much
are
they
wedded
to
the
traditions
and
ceremonies
of
their
Church
.
All
these
traditions
,
inventions
,
officers
,
Courts
,
and
superstitious
rites
,
were
not
invented
,
much
lesse
proposed
to
be
received
as
lawes
,
in
the
time
of
the
Fathers
,
as
now
by
the
Episcopall
power
:
and
if
they
were
,
there
is
(
as
was
shewed
)
no
reasoning
from
the
consent
or
connivance
of
the
Fathers
,
if
the
institution
bee
not
warrantable
by
Gods
word
.
There
were
then
divers
things
which
had
got
beginnings
in
those
times
,
against
which
the
Fathers
did
not
much
inveigh
,
because
they
were
then
held
indifferent
,
and
not
established
as
since
for
matters
of
faith
,
and
necessitie
,
as
the
primacy
of
the
Pope
,
single
life
of
Priests
,
set
fasts
,
deferring
baptisme
till
death
,
the
use
of
salt
,
holy
water
,
and
divers
other
things
in
their
rites
;
the
antiquity
whereof
makes
them
never
a
whit
the
more
lawfull
.
Ioh
8.44
.
The
devill
was
a
seducer
and
a
lyar
from
the
beginning
.
Whether
it
were
in
a
vaine
policie
of
some
Bishops
of
those
times
,
the
sooner
to
draw
Iewes
and
Heathen
to
Christianity
,
as
some
of
ours
pretend
the
indifferencie
,
and
wisedome
of
using
some
Romish
rites
,
the
better
to
draw
Papists
to
Church
,
or
for
other
like
reasons
.
Sure
it
is
,
that
many
institutions
of
religion
began
in
those
daies
to
be
taken
from
the
Iewes
,
and
ancient
heathen
,
as
divers
have
proved
to
the
Papists
,
out
of
their
owne
authors
.
Among
others
,
Mr.
Derlingcourt
,
Minister
of
the
Reformed
Church
of
Paris
,
in
his
booke
of
the
Iubilee
,
shewes
in
it
many
things
;
to
omit
other
particulars
:
Iubile
of
the
reform
.
Chur.
part.
2.
c.
11.
The
whole
Papall
Hierarchie
(
saith
he
)
is
founded
on
the
example
of
the
Iewes
,
who
had
their
soveraigne
Pontife
,
their
sacrificers
,
and
their
Levites
,
and
among
them
divers
orders
,
and
functions
.
And
that
the
Church
of
Rome
hath
founded
her
Hierarchie
,
and
the
diversity
of
her
orders
on
the
example
of
the
Iewes
,
besides
that
the
thing
is
cleere
enough
,
the
Author
of
the
Canon
Decretis
acknowledgeth
it
:
And
Polidor
.
Virg.
de
invent
rerum
,
lib.
4.
cap.
5.
&
7.
where
he
also
confesseth
,
Decree
of
Gratian
part.
12.
dift.
21.
that
the
Romish
Priests
have
borrowed
of
the
Iewish
Priests
,
the
most
part
of
their
habits
,
&
that
it
is
most
evident
,
that
the
institution
is
rather
Hebraicall
,
then
Apostolicall
.
And
indeed
the
Apostles
were
never
cloathed
in
the
habits
of
Bishops
,
nor
Popes
.
Reade
on
this
subject
,
Pope
Innocent
the
3.
Mysteriorum
Missae
,
lib.
1.
and
the
Bishop
of
Manda
,
Ration
.
divin
.
officior
.
lib.
3.
And
a
little
after
.
We
have
seene
that
the
Church
of
Rome
authorizeth
her
hierarchie
on
the
example
of
the
Iewes
,
but
shee
also
avoucheth
that
it
is
a
pagan
invention
,
for
the
decrees
of
Gratian
,
after
hee
had
represented
the
diversitie
of
the
Romane
Clergie
,
composed
of
simple
Priests
,
Archpriests
,
Bishops
,
Archbishops
,
Primates
,
Metropolitanes
,
Patriarches
,
Popes
,
addeth
,
that
this
diversitie
proceedeth
principally
from
the
ancient
Pagans
,
who
had
their
Priests
,
their
Archpriests
,
&c.
a
confession
which
is
drawne
from
the
Master
of
the
Sentences
,
lib.
4.
dist.
24.
lit
.
M.
The
Bishop
of
Manda
doth
also
acknowledge
the
same
truth
,
Ration
.
divin
.
offic.
lib.
2.
c.
1.
n.
22.
But
there
is
none
more
formall
in
this
subject
,
then
G.
du
Chol.
who
saith
,
G.
du
Choul
discours
.
of
the
Religion
of
the
ancient
Romans
pag.
337.
&
335.
That
Romanes
had
another
fashion
of
making
their
priestly
dignities
,
as
the
great
Pontifes
,
the
little
Pontifes
,
Flamins
,
Archflamins
:
just
so
as
we
have
the
Pope
,
Cardinals
,
Bishops
,
Archbishops
,
and
Patriarchs
,
&c.
And
if
we
here
observe
it
curiously
,
we
know
that
many
institutions
of
our
religion
are
taken
and
translated
from
the
ceremonies
of
the
Egyptians
,
and
Gentiles
,
as
are
the
copes
,
and
surplesse
,
the
Priests
shaven
crownes
,
the
bowing
of
the
head
to
the
Altar
,
the
sacrificall
pompe
,
the
musicke
of
the
Temples
,
adorations
,
prayers
,
and
supplications
,
processions
,
and
Letanies
,
and
many
other
things
.
which
our
Priests
usurpe
in
our
mysteries
.
Of
which
indeed
many
are
anciently
assumed
of
Christians
;
but
that
makes
them
never
a
whit
the
more
lawfull
.
How
little
then
doe
they
helpe
themselves
,
who
say
,
the
Church
of
England
in
her
hierarchie
,
and
ceremonies
,
is
most
like
to
the
Church
which
was
soone
after
the
death
of
the
Apostles
,
that
is
,
if
it
were
so
,
as
it
is
not
;
for
they
had
not
such
dominion
over
Presbyters
,
nor
such
Courts
,
Chancellors
,
Deanes
,
Officials
,
power
in
probates
of
Testaments
,
to
governe
,
and
command
,
give
licences
,
and
dispensations
;
nor
such
rulcs
,
and
canons
to
suspend
and
silence
about
surplesses
,
ceremonies
,
&c.
nor
yet
such
service
,
and
ceremonies
:
and
if
they
had
,
yet
that
were
nothing
,
being
thus
invented
,
and
received
by
the
Papists
,
and
after
retained
in
the
English
reformation
,
either
for
policie
,
or
for
the
profit
and
honour
that
comes
by
them
.
Many
more
zealously
defend
these
,
then
they
doe
the
Gospell
against
Papists
and
Arminians
.
Surely
the
Angell
speakes
not
of
such
men
,
but
rather
of
such
in
the
reformed
Churches
,
as
have
abandoned
these
inventions
,
Rev.
19.10
Eph.
1.13
.
when
he
saith
,
I
am
of
thy
brethren
that
have
the
testimony
of
Iesus
;
which
is
to
have
the
marke
or
seale
of
God
in
the
forehead
,
by
professing
they
will
receive
no
other
doctrine
,
and
religion
,
but
what
is
rightly
drawne
from
his
testimony
;
as
on
the
contrary
,
to
professe
the
Romish
faith
,
and
superstition
,
is
to
have
the
beasts
mark
in
the
forehead
by
profession
,
and
any
way
to
defend
it
,
is
to
have
it
in
the
right
hand
by
operation
:
and
therefore
though
it
seeme
harsh
to
say
,
that
the
champions
of
the
hierarchie
,
and
ceremonies
,
have
the
mark
of
the
beast
,
because
in
other
things
they
are
Protestants
;
yet
can
it
not
be
maintained
,
but
that
they
are
guilty
of
having
some
part
and
print
of
that
marke
,
because
they
obstinately
maintaine
them
against
all
proofes
,
shewing
them
to
be
popish
,
in
favour
Iewish
,
and
Heathenish
,
against
the
word
of
God
,
and
to
make
the
same
of
no
effect
,
in
divers
particulars
.
The
wisedome
of
God
saith
by
the
Apostle
,
Tit.
1.13
.
Rebuke
them
sharply
,
that
they
may
be
sound
in
the
faith
,
not
giving
heed
to
Iewish
fables
,
and
commandements
of
men
,
which
turne
from
the
truth
.
So
doe
these
in
England
,
in
divers
respects
.
Because
while
some
Prelates
and
Ministers
make
a
noise
and
a
blustring
,
with
crying
out
against
Puritans
,
and
a
great
flourish
with
exalting
the
name
and
authority
of
the
Church
in
such
cases
,
and
the
ancient
use
of
the
diocessan
and
provinciall
Bishops
,
ordinances
,
and
ceremonies
;
Princes
and
people
thinke
they
serve
God
in
obeying
her
in
them
,
and
therefore
stop
their
eares
to
all
proofes
to
the
contrary
,
and
mocke
at
them
(
like
the
Bishops
,
that
both
scorne
,
and
suppresse
them
all
)
even
as
others
did
in
the
Church
of
Rome
,
in
the
same
and
other
causes
;
who
otherwise
had
never
attained
that
dominion
she
thereby
got
,
nor
to
have
her
traditions
,
errours
,
and
superstitious
rites
received
for
lawes
:
which
were
the
terrible
fruits
of
mens
blind
obedience
to
provinciall
Bishops
,
and
their
power
,
and
ordinances
;
which
ever
increased
more
and
more
,
as
they
were
more
and
more
obeyed
,
and
defended
,
to
the
great
hinderance
of
the
kingdome
of
God
,
and
the
due
preaching
and
obedience
of
his
word
.
And
though
in
England
the
hierarchy
and
her
traditions
and
injunctions
have
not
had
so
many
and
so
bad
fruits
,
because
it
hath
not
reigned
so
long
;
yet
as
wee
have
seene
for
the
time
,
they
have
beene
,
if
not
alike
,
yet
very
injurious
to
Gods
kingdome
,
and
the
good
of
the
Church
.
It
helpes
them
not
to
say
that
some
great
Divines
in
other
Churches
have
approved
them
,
or
counted
them
tollerable
.
For
strangers
cannot
so
well
see
the
fruits
of
them
;
and
bee
sure
,
that
if
they
were
brought
into
the
Reformed
Churches
of
Germany
and
France
,
divers
would
bee
found
to
receive
them
,
and
give
arguments
of
their
necessarie
use
,
they
are
so
full
of
honour
,
and
profit
.
For
we
have
lately
seene
it
in
Scotland
;
and
we
know
the
Scriptures
say
,
Deut.
16.19
.
Gifts
blinde
the
eyes
of
the
wise
.
This
made
them
thinke
it
a
sufficient
authority
,
that
the
ancient
Church
invented
and
used
diocessan
and
provinciall
Bishops
,
though
in
a
manner
different
from
ours
;
that
not
onely
Councels
,
but
even
Emperours
and
Kings
confirmed
and
augmented
their
authority
,
and
that
much
good
might
bee
done
by
the
same
.
When
first
King
Edward
,
and
after
Queene
Elizabeth
came
in
,
the
Nobles
and
people
were
almost
all
Papists
,
and
it
was
thought
they
would
bee
the
sooner
drawne
to
Church
,
if
Bishops
,
and
their
power
and
authority
were
retained
,
having
still
their
Courts
,
Chancelours
,
Officials
,
Deanes
,
Subdeanes
,
Quiristers
,
Organs
,
Surplesses
,
and
other
habits
,
the
crosse
in
baptisme
,
kneeling
at
the
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
,
bowing
toward
the
Altar
,
and
divers
other
ceremonies
.
For
this
end
also
the
forme
of
Common
Prayer
,
&
Service
was
little
altered
,
but
taken
out
of
the
Masse-booke
,
and
put
into
English
:
which
makes
many
Papists
in
Germany
and
France
say
,
sure
the
Romish
is
the
true
and
right
religion
,
else
the
heretikes
in
England
would
never
have
received
so
much
of
it
:
for
some
have
avouched
it
to
my
face
,
that
the
service
there
is
nothing
but
the
Masse
in
English
:
others
,
that
it
wants
nothing
but
the
consecration
.
These
things
thus
retained
,
it
was
also
thought
that
popish
Kings
and
Princes
would
be
the
lesse
offended
;
what
marvell
,
seeing
the
Iesuites
themselves
are
so
well
pleased
with
the
ceremonies
and
service
,
that
I
heard
one
of
them
(
God
is
my
witnesse
herein
)
make
it
his
hope
,
that
the
maintenance
of
them
against
the
Puritans
,
Quovadis
Sect.
4.
would
make
England
the
sooner
returne
to
Rome
in
the
rest
.
Mine
eyes
and
eares
(
saith
Bishop
Hall
)
can
witnesse
,
with
what
approofe
and
applause
divers
of
the
Catholikes
royall
(
as
they
are
termed
)
entertained
the
new
translated
Lyturgie
of
our
Church
.
Which
is
the
lesse
wonder
,
Cambden
in
an
.
1560
seeing
Pope
Pius
the
4.
sending
Vincentio
Parpatia
,
Abbot
of
S.
Saviours
to
Queene
Elizabeth
,
offered
to
confirme
the
English
Liturgie
by
his
authoritie
,
if
she
would
yeeld
to
him
in
some
other
things
.
Indeed
it
pleased
them
so
wel
that
for
the
first
eleven
yeares
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
L.
Cooke
de
Iure
Regis
Ecclesiastico
.
Fol.
34.
Papists
came
to
the
English
Churches
and
service
,
as
the
Lord
Cooke
sheweth
.
All
which
things
prove
it
to
be
a
poore
brag
of
some
,
who
thinke
it
a
good
justification
in
the
common
prayer
booke
,
that
Papists
have
approved
it
;
and
could
never
finde
any
fault
in
it
.
As
it
is
true
that
there
are
many
godly
and
zealous
men
(
and
some
others
also
,
who
thinking
it
a
glory
to
be
of
their
party
,
are
more
of
faction
,
then
well
grounded
knowledge
,
and
love
to
Christ
)
against
the
forme
,
and
some
other
things
in
the
book
of
Common
praier
;
So
is
it
as
true
that
there
are
many
both
of
the
Clergy
and
laity
,
and
some
both
learned
and
godly
,
such
as
sincerely
love
the
preaching
,
and
power
of
the
Gospel
,
that
yet
hold
the
booke
of
Common
prayer
both
tolerable
,
profitable
,
and
necessarie
,
and
are
not
willing
to
heare
any
thing
to
the
contrary
:
and
therefore
God
may
say
of
our
times
,
as
of
those
wherein
Ieremy
lived
,
Ier.
5.1
.
Run
to
and
fro
,
and
see
now
,
if
yee
can
finde
a
man
that
seeketh
the
truth
.
I
would
desire
such
to
take
a
few
things
into
consideration
.
Where
first
I
must
acknowledge
,
that
though
divers
faults
are
found
in
the
book
of
common
prayer
,
which
makes
it
so
agreeable
to
the
Papists
;
for
there
is
scarce
a
Church
papist
in
England
that
doth
not
applaud
and
admire
it
:
yet
doe
I
not
finde
it
so
corrupt
as
some
would
make
it
.
In
it
wee
finde
this
prayer
:
O
God
from
whom
all
holy
desires
,
all
just
counsailes
,
and
all
good
workes
doe
proceed
,
give
,
&c.
this
is
certainly
translated
out
of
the
Romish
Liturgie
,
yet
is
it
in
it selfe
so
faultlesse
,
that
I
will
not
dispute
against
him
that
thinkes
hee
may
daily
say
it
,
either
with
a
congregation
,
or
in
private
:
and
so
many
other
of
the
prayers
,
that
is
,
if
he
doe
not
the
lesse
,
but
rather
the
more
,
hearken
to
Gods
word
in
all
points
,
otherwise
his
prayer
will
certainly
be
abominable
.
But
if
all
the
prayers
be
as
uncorrupt
,
why
doth
Dr.
Iackson
,
with
the
consent
and
approbation
of
the
Bishops
,
Pro.
28.9
.
Dr.
Iackson
.
1.
part
,
alledge
divers
of
them
for
points
savouring
of
Arminianisme
and
Poperie
?
and
if
they
bee
so
necessary
to
salvation
,
as
some
make
them
,
other
reformed
Churches
are
but
in
an
ill
case
,
that
have
them
not
,
so
was
the
primitive
Church
also
,
especially
for
three
hundred
yeares
.
Howsoever
what
need
is
there
so
much
to
flatter
the
Papists
,
as
to
translate
prayers
out
of
their
Masse
book
,
and
do
so
many
things
in
service
after
their
forme
when
God
saith
,
1.
Sam.
15.22
.
Isa.
1.12
.
Obedience
is
better
then
sacrifice
,
Who
hath
required
this
at
your
hands
?
which
are
now
so
far
from
making
them
come
the
sooner
to
Church
,
unles
it
be
to
continue
papists
there
,
and
false
brethren
to
us
,
that
they
hence
draw
arguments
to
strengthen
them
in
their
religion
,
saying
,
sure
theirs
is
the
true
religion
,
or
else
these
parts
of
it
would
not
be
so
constantly
defended
against
the
puritans
;
and
in
the
meane
that
kept
out
,
which
Queene
Mary
ordained
should
be
razed
out
of
all
bookes
of
Rites
,
used
in
the
time
of
Henry
8
,
and
Edward
the
6
,
Hist.
of
the
Councel
of
Trent
.
pap.
385.
wherein
God
is
prayed
.
To
deliver
the
Kingdom
from
sedition
,
conspiracie
,
and
the
tyrannie
of
the
Pope
.
Can
not
other
common
praiers
be
made
as
good
?
The
french
Churches
have
some
that
are
used
,
in
the
pulpit
by
him
that
preacheth
,
and
no
other
,
that
so
he
may
not
make
a
sufficient
Religion
,
&
service
of
praier
,
nor
account
the
cure
to
be
served
without
preaching
.
In
them
they
pray
.
Deliver
thy
Churches
from
the
mouthes
of
ravening
wolves
and
all
hirelings
,
who
seeke
their
owne
ambition
,
and
profit
,
and
not
the
exaltation
of
thy
holy
name
,
and
the
salvation
of
the
whole
flock
.
This
also
is
ordinary
before
sermon
to
pray
,
that
the
word
may
be
then
preached
,
in
that
puritie
and
sinceritie
,
wherein
it
was
left
by
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
.
So
that
the
preaching
of
the
word
is
not
hindered
by
their
praiers
.
Whereas
in
many
Churches
,
they
have
nothing
on
the
Lords
day
but
the
common
prayer
:
which
many
both
of
the
Clergie
,
and
people
doe
so
highy
extoll
,
that
they
make
an
entrie
Religion
of
it
,
and
not
only
neglect
,
but
even
despise
preaching
in
respect
thereof
.
Many
nonpreaching
Ministers
make
it
the
pretext
of
their
idlenes
,
and
others
of
their
nonresidence
,
and
pluralities
,
saying
the
people
have
one
to
read
prayers
,
and
the
service
is
performed
.
And
that
(
say
many
)
is
sufficient
,
if
they
had
no
more
.
It
is
to
no
end
to
tell
them
that
God
saieth
.
My
people
are
destroied
,
or
lead
into
Captivity
for
lack
of
knowledge
;
Hos.
4.6
.
Rom.
10.17
.
that
faith
comes
by-hearing
,
and
preaching
;
that
certaine
of
the
praiers
are
for
knowledge
:
for
they
yet
dare
say
,
it
doth
more
hurt
then
good
:
therefore
they
are
all
for
common
praier
:
which
divers
worldlings
,
usurers
,
drunkards
,
whoremongers
and
other
earthly
,
and
prophane
people
,
second
,
and
confirme
,
making
it
their
whole
Religion
,
and
admiring
it
above
measure
,
because
it
doth
not
tax
,
and
touch
their
sins
,
as
preaching
doth
;
it
serveth
not
for
doctrine
,
reproofe
,
correction
,
and
instruction
,
as
preaching
the
scripture
doth
:
which
therefore
they
have
in
contempt
,
and
hinder
,
and
slander
the
same
,
and
all
the
truest
freinds
,
and
followers
thereof
:
and
yet
in
the
meane
while
,
they
would
not
only
be
thought
the
better
sbjects
,
but
the
better
Christians
,
and
the
fitter
to
be
Churchwardens
;
yea
and
to
beare
greater
offices
in
the
Church
,
and
common
wealth
:
they
count
themselves
more
truly
religious
,
then
the
greatest
preachers
,
and
hearers
,
because
they
thinke
they
love
the
common
praier
booke
better
,
and
it
serves
them
for
a
Religion
,
and
a
cloake
of
scoffing
persecution
,
and
some
of
them
to
be
Church
Papists
,
and
false
brethren
,
under
the
name
of
protestants
:
whereas
if
the
commò
praier
booke
were
not
,
or
there
were
only
such
like
common
praiers
,
as
are
used
by
the
French
,
and
dutch
in
the
pulpit
,
they
could
not
but
make
more
profession
of
love
to
preaching
,
and
hearing
of
Gods
word
,
otherwise
they
would
appeare
to
bee
,
either
without
Religion
,
or
more
open
adversaries
of
our
Religion
,
and
so
lesse
dangerous
.
In
the
French
and
dutch
Churches
they
are
not
troubled
with
such
dumbe
Ministers
,
nonresidents
,
Church
papists
,
and
prophane
mockers
:
they
that
have
least
Religion
speake
no
hurt
of
knowledge
,
preaching
,
and
hearing
:
for
if
they
should
they
know
,
all
men
would
crie
out
of
them
,
as
of
papists
,
or
Atheists
,
and
order
would
quickly
be
taken
with
them
by
the
Elders
:
they
could
not
passe
as
ours
doe
,
for
the
better
men
,
and
fitter
for
offices
.
The
Bishops
see
all
this
,
and
yet
favour
them
the
more
of
the
two
,
as
being
ever
verie
conformable
,
and
lesse
dangerous
to
the
Hierarchie
:
so
carefull
are
they
that
there
may
be
nothing
in
their
Church
like
the
Eldership
ordained
of
God
.
Churchwardens
,
and
sidemen
are
but
a
mockerie
of
it
,
these
places
being
given
to
all
sort
of
men
,
drunkards
and
others
:
when
the
parson
also
is
a
tiplar
,
a
nonresident
,
or
preacheth
little
,
there
is
a
flock
strangely
governed
.
And
thus
the
word
of
God
is
made
of
none
effect
by
the
Hierarchie
,
&
the
traditious
thereof
,
and
namely
by
the
much
defended
,
Tit.
1.13
.
and
admired
book
of
common
praier
:
&
thus
these
ordinances
of
men
turne
from
the
truth
,
as
Tit.
1.13
It
wil
be
objected
the
abuse
of
any
thing
in
Religion
should
not
take
away
the
use
of
it
,
which
you
grant
.
I
doe
so
,
but
that
is
in
the
things
ordained
of
God
,
as
the
Eldership
,
the
Lords
prayer
,
the
use
of
the
Psalmes
and
some
formes
of
blessing
,
Nomb.
6.23
.
Rom.
16.24
.
1.
Cor.
16.23
.
like
those
Nomb.
6.23
.
Rom
,
16.24
.
Which
being
common
prayers
,
serve
to
justifie
the
use
of
a
few
such
common
praiers
as
may
be
in
the
reformed
Churches
:
but
not
the
hierarchie
never
ordained
of
God
,
nor
a
service
booke
taken
out
of
the
Romish
liturgie
,
in
such
a
time
,
and
for
such
reasons
,
as
it
was
:
serving
men
for
a
whole
Religion
,
and
thus
making
the
word
of
none
effect
.
For
if
those
reasons
had
beene
good
of
drawing
the
papists
the
sooner
to
Church
&c.
there
are
not
the
same
now
,
when
almost
all
goe
to
Church
;
the
Recusants
though
many
are
nothing
in
comparison
of
those
times
;
and
by
Romish
subtiltie
,
the
booke
of
service
is
turned
to
doe
hurt
to
our
religion
,
as
abovesaid
.
Now
to
call
for
the
use
of
the
service
book
and
extoll
it
,
is
nothing
else
but
to
temporise
with
popelings
to
emulate
knowledge
,
preaching
,
and
writing
,
and
to
provide
one
naile
to
drive
out
another
,
at
least
in
such
points
as
touch
mens
corruptions
in
doctrine
,
and
practise
:
which
was
a
sleight
used
of
old
by
the
Romish
clergie
:
for
when
the
Prelates
saw
preaching
discovered
their
errours
,
and
tirannie
;
they
to
put
off
that
,
and
yet
to
seeme
no
lesse
religious
,
fell
to
extoll
the
use
of
their
service
,
and
masse
,
and
cried
out
for
devotion
,
peace
,
and
obedience
to
the
Church
,
and
above
all
for
praier
;
wherein
divers
flattering
,
and
ambitious
preachers
,
and
even
most
of
the
English
Bishops
themselves
,
follow
them
apace
,
and
that
in
these
daies
while
men
complaine
of
corruption
in
the
clergie
,
and
the
increase
of
Arminianisme
,
and
poperie
,
witnes
Dr.
Cousens
his
cousening
devotions
,
approved
by
the
Bishops
,
and
divers
sermons
,
Speeches
,
and
practises
of
theirs
to
the
like
purpose
:
But
marke
what
God
saith
;
He
that
turneth
away
his
eare
,
from
the
hearing
of
the
Law
,
even
his
praier
shal
be
abomination
.
Pro.
28.9
.
What
will
become
then
of
their
devotion
,
who
not
only
turne
away
their
owne
eares
,
but
even
the
eares
of
others
also
from
hearing
the
oracles
of
God
,
both
in
this
point
of
the
Eldership
,
and
in
those
maine
points
of
the
Gospel
,
touching
Gods
free
grace
,
and
power
in
election
,
conversion
,
perseverance
,
&c.
It
troubles
them
much
that
men
should
have
knowledge
,
preach
,
or
write
in
these
points
,
while
in
the
meane
they
can
let
the
contrarie
doctrines
passe
in
the
books
of
the
Appealer
,
Dr.
Iackson
,
and
others
:
these
trouble
them
not
in
a
time
when
papists
,
&
Arminians
strive
to
infect
Princes
&
people
with
such
Pelagian
and
popish
opinion
?
God
commands
to
contend
earnestly
for
the
faith
,
which
was
once
delivered
to
the
saints
,
Iude.
3.
they
yet
presume
that
it
may
be
forbidden
in
these
cases
,
so
the
people
be
stirred
up
to
praier
,
peace
and
obedience
to
the
Church
.
I
know
the
daylie
exercise
of
praier
may
be
much
urged
:
but
by
whom
?
by
men
that
sincerely
love
preaching
,
and
hearing
in
all
things
that
God
hath
revealed
,
&
taught
;
and
do
not
set
the
ordinances
of
God
one
against
an
other
,
that
is
,
doe
not
urge
praier
as
enemies
of
preaching
in
many
points
,
like
the
papists
;
norn
aemulation
thereof
,
as
those
that
oppose
praier
to
preaching
,
to
eat
out
knowledge
,
and
bring-in
blind
devotion
:
these
have
but
a
forme
of
Godlines
,
and
scarce
that
,
wee
had
need
to
pray
continually
that
God
would
purge
,
&
rid
the
Church
of
such
hipocriticall
wolves
.
It
is
a
principle
of
Gods
covenant
of
grace
,
that
he
will
give
us
Pastors
according
to
his
owne
hart
,
that
shall
feed
us
with
knowledge
,
Iur.
3.15
.
and
understanding
:
knowing
,
that
is
,
a
curse
to
bee
led
by
blind
guides
,
&
left
in
ignorance
:
they
yet
presume
that
Pastors
may
be
hindered
,
and
knowledge
forbidden
in
these
things
,
so
people
be
but
incited
to
building
and
repairing
of
temples
,
praier
,
&c.
As
if
God
would
heare
such
as
will
not
heare
him
,
nor
suffer
others
to
heare
him
in
such
points
,
but
punish
,
&
terrifie
such
as
produce
any
proofes
in
such
cases
,
either
in
print
or
pulpit
:
which
is
not
to
prevent
schisme
,
and
presumptuous
curiositie
,
as
they
pretend
,
but
to
make
way
for
Arminianisme
,
and
poperie
,
and
against
all
opposers
to
say
with
them
in
the
Psalme
.
Let
us
breake
their
bonds
,
Psal.
2.
and
cast
away
their
cords
from
us
:
and
should
therefore
be
answered
,
with
that
of
the
Apostles
.
Whether
it
be
right
in
the
sight
of
God
to
hearken
unto
you
more
than
unto
God
,
judge
ye
,
we
reade
of
some
that
devoured
widdowes
houses
under
colour
of
long
praiers
,
I
pray
God
these
doe
not
devoure
Churches
,
&
states
,
yea
the
faith
it self
,
under
colour
of
long
praiers
,
Math.
23.14
.
and
standing
,
soe
much
for
the
use
of
the
common
praier
booke
as
the
Papists
did
for
theirs
.
For
are
not
ours
men
as
well
as
they
?
And
hath
not
England
also
an
Hierarchie
,
and
many
places
of
honor
,
and
profit
in
it
?
Are
they
not
oft
bestowed
on
such
as
set
the
fairest
colours
on
the
Hierarchie
,
and
ceremonies
,
and
oft
on
such
as
have
flattered
the
Duke
,
and
such
other
masqued
Agents
for
Arminianisme
,
and
Poperie
?
And
so
they
serve
as
baites
to
corrupt
,
and
make
the
ambitious
,
forme
and
mold
Religion
to
the
opinion
,
and
pleasure
of
such
as
can
advance
,
and
make
them
double
beneficed
men
.
The
Cardinall
of
Monte
,
(
Prince
Legate
in
the
Counsell
of
Trent
,
under
Paul
the
3
,
Historie
of
the
Councel
of
Trent
pag.
191.
and
after
created
Pope
by
name
of
Iulius
the
3
,
)
hearing
the
complaints
against
nonresidents
,
said
.
That
the
absence
of
the
Prelates
,
and
other
Curates
from
their
Churches
is
the
cause
all
the
mischeifes
of
the
Church
.
For
the
Church
may
be
compared
to
a
ship
,
the
sinking
whereof
is
ascribed
to
the
absent
Pilot
,
that
should
governe
it
,
if
he
were
prefent
.
It
shewed
to
them
that
heresies
,
ignorance
,
and
dissolution
doe
raigne
in
the
peolple
,
and
bad
manners
,
and
vices
in
the
Clergie
,
because
the
Pastors
being
absent
from
the
flock
,
no
man
hath
care
to
instruct
those
,
or
correct
these
:
whence
ignorante
,
and
unlearned
Ministers
have
beene
promoted
to
Cures
,
and
Bishopwricks
;
for
in
regard
they
neede
not
execute
their
dutie
in
person
,
no
fitnes
is
necessarie
.
Divers
Prelates
following
him
.
But
the
Bishop
of
Vesone
said
,
that
the
residing
of
Bishops
,
is
notable
to
make
the
Clergie
live
holy
;
for
that
besides
the
general
exemption
of
all
Regulars
,
everie
Chapter
hath
one
,
and
there
be
few
particular
Preists
that
want
it
.
The
most
followed
his
opinion
,
that
it
was
necessarie
to
command
residence
,
And
to
take
away
exemptious
,
pluralities
,
and
dispensations
that
hindred
it
:
But
it
was
after
seene
,
that
if
,
this
were
don
,
the
authoritie
of
the
Pope
,
and
Cardinals
would
be
overthrowne
:
therefore
it
was
ever
hindered
,
though
the
Bishops
laboured
to
regaine
their
power
to
superintend
,
and
shake
of
the
Popes
yoake
,
by
offering
to
prove
that
Residence
,
and
jurisduction
of
Bishops
are
de
jure
divino
:
for
the
Regulars
,
were
still
protected
,
as
champious
of
the
papacie
,
and
the
Popes
authoritie
,
and
dispensations
were
cunningly
reserved
.
Indeed
much
was
restored
to
the
Bishops
in
doubtfull
tearmes
to
superintend
,
as
Delegates
of
the
Apostolick
sea
:
but
they
could
not
regaine
all
,
because
it
was
perceived
that
would
shake
the
greatnes
of
the
Pope
,
and
Cardinals
,
reforme
them
,
make
them
reside
,
and
the
Bishops
would
be
made
so
many
Popes
in
their
owne
Diocesses
:
Ibid.
p.
170
219.496
.
&
497.501
&
502.
For
if
it
were
once
decided
,
that
they
had
the
Charge
from
Christ
to
governe
the
Church
,
it
would
be
decided
also
,
that
they
have
from
him
authoritie
necessarie
for
it
,
which
the
Pope
could
not
restraine
.
They
tooke
this
to
bee
proved
by
that
Acts.
20.17
.
Take
heede
therefore
unto
your selves
,
Acts
20.17.20
.
and
to
all
the
flock
,
over
which
the
holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Bishops
.
Which
indeed
is
against
the
Pope
,
and
all
diocessan
Bishops
,
as
being
spoken
to
the
presbiters
:
this
and
other
places
abovementioned
being
their
letters
patents
,
to
governe
the
Church
to
the
worlds
end
.
Therefore
when
the
Bishops
had
almost
gained
their
cause
by
pluralitie
of
voices
,
the
Pope
,
and
Cardinals
cryed
out
against
it
,
Every
one
thinking
he
did
already
see
Rome
emptie
of
Prelates
,
and
deprived
of
all
prerogatives
,
and
eminence
that
the
Cardinals
should
be
excluded
from
haveing
Bishopwricks
,
and
all
from
pluralities
,
that
no
Bishop
,
or
Curate
might
have
an
office
in
Rome
,
nor
the
Pope
dispence
in
such
things
,
which
are
most
principle
in
his
power
:
so
his
authoritie
should
be
much
diminished
,
and
that
of
the
Bishops
enlarged
,
therefore
they
thought
these
novelties
aymed
to
make
many
Popes
;
And
afterward
,
they
would
neither
have
that
point
of
residence
,
nor
that
whether
Bishops
be
instituted
by
Christ
and
superiour
to
Preists
to
be
disputed
,
and
concluded
,
though
many
Bishops
oft
laboured
therein
.
But
the
Bishops
of
England
,
takeing
the
later
for
granted
,
have
what
those
others
could
not
attaine
:
they
have
no
Pope
over
them
to
take
away
their
power
,
unles
peradventure
sometime
such
a
one
as
the
Duke
of
Buck:
was
,
who
after
his
way
increaseth
,
but
doe
themselves
dispence
with
pluralities
and
uphold
nonresidents
and
Arminians
as
the
surest
champions
of
their
hierarchic
,
such
as
doe
not
so
much
make
ready
a
Clergie
for
Christ
as
Antichrist
.
They
superintend
over
all
preachers
in
their
Diocesses
,
with
such
unlimited
power
as
the
Trent-Bishops
could
never
attaine
,
that
all
must
subscribe
to
them
and
their
constitutions
,
and
none
may
preach
,
dispute
,
or
write
for
the
Eldership
,
and
against
the
hierarchie
,
and
Arminians
,
nor
scarce
against
other
poperie
;
which
makes
men
say
;
they
are
Popes
within
themselves
,
and
this
power
cannot
rest
heere
,
it
wil
be
more
Antichristian
,
if
it
be
not
taken
away
.
The
French
Churches
though
oft
troubled
with
wars
,
and
hurliburlies
are
yet
in
better
case
herein
,
seeing
they
may
write
,
print
,
and
preach
any
divine
truth
,
though
most
repugnant
to
the
Popish
Bishops
,
that
live
among
them
,
and
cannot
hinder
them
.
Indeed
he
that
considers
it
well
,
shall
find
that
though
the
Conncel
of
Nice
,
made
the
Bishops
of
Rome
Patriarchs
;
yet
they
did
not
for
300
yeares
after
raigne
so
much
over
Presbiters
;
in
such
cases
as
the
English
Bishops
doe
.
Let
us
not
wonder
then
when
wee
see
that
many
great
Schollars
,
&
som
that
have
beene
good
preachers
,
when
they
have
attained
these
great
places
,
and
double
benefices
,
or
are
in
possiblitie
of
comming
to
them
,
or
haveing
living
under
them
,
should
bee
so
loth
so
see
any
thing
against
them
.
For
gifts
blind
the
eyes
of
the
wise
,
and
their
ignorance
in
points
of
nonresidencie
,
the
hierarchie
,
and
traditions
,
is
a
punishment
on
them
for
their
frowardnes
,
wilfull
blindnes
,
ambition
and
covetousnes
;
at
least
for
making
tradition
sufficient
authoritie
in
such
cases
.
For
indeed
few
men
,
such
is
the
weaknes
of
corrupt
nature
,
can
be
willing
to
see
that
,
which
would
hinder
them
from
subscribing
having
a
good
living
,
or
make
them
sorrie
they
had
subscribed
,
or
to
be
adverse
to
that
,
against
which
they
may
not
be
suffered
to
speake
,
much
lesse
,
to
preach
,
or
write
,
and
least
of
all
to
reforme
,
or
amend
:
as
also
because
if
they
stir
never
so
little
in
these
cases
,
they
are
sure
to
loose
their
liveings
,
to
bee
by
the
Bishops
,
and
their
champious
silenced
,
with
scoffes
,
power
,
and
terror
,
in
stead
of
good
arguments
;
and
so
to
be
in
more
danger
then
popish
Preists
and
Iesuits
.
Some
therefore
will
have
no
knowledge
at
all
in
such
points
,
least
it
bring
them
to
miserie
,
others
thinke
it
best
to
keepe
their
knowledge
to
themselves
,
leave
the
amendement
to
God
,
and
in
the
meane
doe
the
best
good
they
can
by
their
ministerie
in
other
matters
:
but
the
most
know
little
of
this
argument
,
Math.
13.11
.
because
it
is
not
given
them
of
God
to
know
it
.
They
therefore
thinke
all
these
things
to
bee
lawfull
,
necessary
,
and
the
obedience
an
acceptable
service
to
God
,
because
commanded
by
authoritie
,
and
in
some
sort
ordained
,
and
used
by
the
ancient
Church
.
This
is
as
if
they
sayd
,
Kings
,
and
Synods
may
command
what
they
lift
in
the
Church
:
which
is
as
good
a
warrant
,
as
they
had
of
old
that
made
a
calfe
in
Horeb
,
frequented
the
high
places
,
or
Ieroboams
Calves
,
established
by
authoritie
.
It
is
nothing
that
many
of
these
men
are
learned
,
and
of
great
knowledge
,
and
good
conscience
in
other
matters
.
For
God
saith
:
For
as
much
as
this
people
,
Isa.
29.15
.
draw
nigh
to
me
with
their
mouth
,
and
with
their
lips
doe
honour
me
,
but
have
removed
their
hart
far
from
me
,
and
their
feare
towards
me
is
taught
by
the
precepts
of
men
,
therefore
behold
I
will
proceede
to
doe
a
marveilous
worke
among
this
people
,
even
a
marveilous
worke
,
and
a
wonder
:
for
the
wisdom
of
their
Wisemen
shall
perish
,
and
the
understanding
of
their
prudent
men
shall
be
hid
.
Wisdom
should
decay
in
some
,
and
others
should
not
dare
to
shew
it
.
God
that
is
ever
just
,
must
much
rather
doe
it
now
to
our
learned
,
and
Wisemen
,
seing
he
hath
blotted
out
the
handwriting
of
ordinances
,
which
was
contrarie
to
us
,
Col.
2.14
.
and
tooke
it
out
of
the
way
nayling
it
to
his
crosse
.
For
hath
he
taken
them
away
that
himself
ordained
,
that
men
may
loade
us
with
others
?
doth
Christ
say
,
Rev.
2.24
.
I
will
put
upon
you
none
other
burden
,
but
which
ye
have
already
,
hold
fast
till
I
come
?
And
shall
men
bee
perswaded
that
they
may
impose
such
as
he
never
ordained
,
and
as
make
the
word
of
none
effect
?
The
hierarchie
is
not
only
in
it self
a
humane
ordinance
,
but
the
Bishops
seeme
to
looke
to
nothing
else
but
to
uphold
it
,
and
such
canons
,
traditions
,
ceremonies
and
service
,
as
it
hath
invented
,
or
received
from
men
.
Sometime
hereticks
,
as
Anabaptists
,
Arrians
,
or
the
like
,
and
sometimes
persons
,
stained
with
notorious
adulterie
,
or
Simonie
,
are
by
them
,
and
their
officials
,
questioned
,
and
cast
out
,
as
in
the
Church
of
Rome
.
But
these
things
,
to
rare
,
both
may
be
,
and
are
much
better
performed
by
Elders
in
the
congregations
,
where
such
delinquents
live
;
as
also
against
all
notorious
drunckards
,
blasphemers
,
swearers
,
mockers
,
and
other
profane
persons
:
of
whom
Bishops
nor
theire
officials
neither
doe
,
nor
well
can
heare
any
thing
;
and
if
they
doe
:
it
is
not
amended
,
and
therefore
Diocessan
Bishops
serve
not
to
looke
to
them
,
nor
to
nonresidents
,
nor
to
hinder
the
growth
of
Arminianisme
,
poperie
,
&c.
they
can
see
them
increase
,
and
never
stir
against
them
;
yea
religion
to
be
corrupted
more
,
and
never
move
to
helpe
it
:
but
hinder
them
that
would
.
If
some
others
be
better
affected
,
and
would
stir
if
they
durst
:
this
is
Gods
mercie
to
his
people
,
who
knowes
,
that
if
all
Bishops
were
as
corrupt
,
many
would
be
ready
to
thinke
,
sure
they
hold
the
popish
,
or
Arminian
religion
will
serve
to
salvation
,
and
they
are
wiser
then
wee
.
God
therefore
provides
that
some
Bishops
,
and
conformists
should
a
little
distast
their
Romish
practises
,
though
they
doe
little
,
or
no
good
against
them
,
but
in
the
meane
they
can
not
bate
,
a
little
of
their
hierarchie
,
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
,
ordained
,
and
commanded
by
men
;
though
they
be
proved
to
bee
most
injurious
,
and
repugnant
to
Gods
Kingdome
,
and
the
true
peace
of
Christian
Churches
,
states
,
and
common-wealth
,
making
the
word
of
God
,
wherein
their
wel-beeing
consists
,
of
none
effect
,
this
is
the
order
they
preserve
.
No
proofes
of
holy
Scripture
can
be
heard
against
them
,
either
by
the
Bishops
,
by
the
privie
councell
,
or
by
our
Princes
,
and
Parliaments
:
but
their
feare
toward
God
is
,
in
these
things
,
taught
by
the
commandements
of
men
,
what
marvaile
then
if
not
only
in
theire
wisest
councellors
,
but
even
in
their
most
learned
Clergie
,
wisdome
bee
hid
,
and
perished
in
divers
points
,
and
they
become
the
scorne
of
all
nations
,
and
religions
,
for
upholding
religion
in
ceremonie
only
,
&
letting
it
in
the
substance
thereof
fall
dayly
at
home
,
and
abroade
,
&
those
of
the
papists
and
Arminians
increase
?
If
they
had
not
such
a
hierarchie
such
ceremonies
,
and
service
to
defend
,
and
serve
them
for
an
entire
Religion
,
or
a
cloake
of
one
,
they
could
not
for
shame
but
defend
the
faith
,
and
religion
it self
,
and
their
brethren
that
professe
it
,
which
seeing
they
do
not
,
what
wonder
if
God
plague
them
,
not
only
with
pestilence
,
famine
,
and
shamefull
foiles
in
war
,
but
even
with
spirituall
plagues
,
that
their
governers
both
spirituall
,
and
Ecclesiasticall
,
should
not
see
the
things
that
belong
to
their
peace
,
but
have
them
hid
from
their
eyes
,
and
turne
religion
into
pollicie
,
such
poore
policie
,
as
serves
to
cousen
the
land
of
her
religion
,
and
her
friends
of
true
helpe
when
they
have
most
need
of
it
,
and
most
trust
to
her
;
and
to
provoke
the
most
high
to
bee
their
enemie
,
while
they
seeke
to
please
his
enemies
?
For
the
Spaniards
and
French
have
gotten
aide
of
men
,
munition
,
and
shipping
against
those
of
the
reformed
Religion
.
The
Protestants
in
other
countries
that
thinke
they
may
speake
boldy
,
because
they
have
smarted
for
trusting
to
the
English
Say
,
that
all
this
shewes
them
to
bee
of
a
mixed
,
or
middle
Religion
,
part
of
the
Romish
,
in
service
,
and
ceremonies
,
which
are
most
defended
,
part
of
the
Reformed
in
points
of
faith
,
lesse
regarded
,
and
part
of
the
Arminians
lately
received
,
or
tollerated
;
that
as
middle
Counsailes
,
and
courses
doe
usually
displease
both
parties
and
give
satisfaction
to
neither
,
so
hath
it
beene
in
the
Counsailes
and
courses
of
the
English
touching
Religion
,
and
the
defence
thereof
.
For
though
they
somewhat
please
the
papists
,
yet
they
satisfie
them
not
;
but
only
imbolden
them
to
get
greater
advantages
,
for
their
Religion
,
to
encroach
,
demand
,
practise
,
and
by
degrees
prevaile
by
corrupting
such
luke-warme
newters
:
that
all
these
things
are
the
fruits
of
the
English
hierarchie
,
and
traditions
,
the
Achans
and
Babylonish
garments
that
trouble
Israel
;
an
hierarchie
,
and
traditions
,
which
taking
their
greatest
authoritie
from
Romish
usurpation
,
and
superstition
,
bring
forth
such
Protestants
;
and
which
therefore
is
a
Church
planted
accordingly
.
For
,
say
they
,
in
England
it
hath
beene
,
and
is
taken
for
a
sufficient
conversion
from
poperie
to
come
to
the
Church
to
the
service
,
and
Sacrament
:
whereas
in
France
,
and
other
reformed
Churches
,
before
any
papist
is
received
and
counted
a
protestant
,
he
is
presented
in
the
congregation
before
the
preacher
,
who
asketh
him
question
to
this
purpose
.
First
whether
he
hold
the
doctrine
taught
in
the
old
&
new
Testament
to
be
Gods
,
and
sufficient
to
salvation
?
2ly
.
whether
he
hold
that
the
reformed
Churches
teach
and
hold
the
same
doctrine
in
theire
Religion
,
and
he
desire
to
bee
of
it
?
3
whether
he
hold
the
Pope
to
bee
Antichrist
,
and
the
Church
of
Rome
the
whore
of
Babylon
?
And
so
he
consenting
to
all
this
is
received
with
joy
;
and
there
is
no
danger
,
that
he
should
be
false
,
or
popish
,
who
makes
this
profession
,
whereas
in
England
,
where
allare
admitted
without
any
such
profession
they
may
be
true
,
or
false
,
as
they
list
.
If
they
doe
but
come
to
the
Church
to
the
service
,
&
sacrament
,
though
they
secretly
favour
the
Romish
religion
,
&
it
appeare
to
many
in
their
practise
,
they
may
nevertheles
be
chosen
parliament
men
,
&
if
they
doe
but
take
the
oath
of
allegiance
,
as
verie
many
papists
have
donne
,
who
dares
question
them
?
which
is
the
reason
there
hath
beene
so
much
disturbance
in
all
the
late
assemblies
of
Parliament
,
and
so
little
fruit
by
them
.
Some
,
say
they
,
not
only
in
private
parishes
but
ever
in
the
court
have
come
to
church
,
like
Henry
Earle
of
Northampton
,
he
Duke
of
Buck:
&
others
,
and
have
favoured
the
hierarchie
,
&
service
,
spake
well
of
them
,
&
of
some
mens
bookes
&
sermons
as
little
or
nothing
repugnant
to
poperie
;
and
for
it
were
content
to
bee
reckoned
protestants
,
that
so
they
might
get
offices
,
honours
,
trust
,
and
power
in
great
affaires
,
make
some
pretences
for
the
good
of
our
Religion
,
or
the
state
,
but
secretly
carrie
them
for
the
advancement
of
the
Romish
cause
.
To
effect
it
the
better
,
and
withall
to
save
themselves
from
danger
,
these
,
say
they
,
beeing
great
,
and
able
to
helpe
others
to
offices
,
and
honour
,
plant
such
about
Kings
,
as
themselves
are
,
and
have
had
enow
to
applaude
,
second
,
and
justifie
them
in
their
proceeding
:
for
as
the
Apostle
saith
.
A
little
leaven
leaveth
the
whole
lumpe
,
Gal.
5.
●
.
how
soever
these
,
getting
to
be
the
Major
and
predominant
part
,
will
in
time
worke
that
there
shal
be
no
other
but
such
,
unles
perhaps
some
that
are
neither
hot
,
nor
cold
in
religion
,
or
being
poore
,
or
lesse
potent
,
are
forced
for
their
owne
private
interests
,
to
be
silent
,
&
in
time
to
depend
on
them
,
or
beswaied
by
them
;
and
then
they
all
,
thus
ingaged
in
any
cause
,
are
prone
to
justifie
theire
owne
acts
for
good
policies
,
and
there
is
so
little
hope
of
getting
sounder
men
into
their
places
,
that
it
must
needes
bee
as
hard
and
dangerous
to
convince
them
,
as
for
an
inhabitant
of
Rome
to
convince
that
Church
of
any
errour
;
a
Parliament
of
wise
men
sufficeth
not
to
doe
it
:
which
hath
beene
the
losse
of
the
Palatinate
,
and
the
cause
of
all
the
evill
our
Religion
hath
suffered
in
Bohemia
,
Germanie
,
France
&
at
home
.
Eor
say
the
forraigne
protestants
,
if
the
house
of
Austria
&
the
French
had
not
beene
,
sure
they
had
such
freinds
in
England
,
they
durst
never
have
attemtped
that
they
did
:
that
they
that
are
such
,
or
flatter
such
as
are
much
infected
with
avarice
,
ambition
,
&
lust
,
must
needes
be
blinde
in
spirituall
things
,
especially
in
the
matter
of
the
hierarchies
;
wherein
the
devill
labours
to
keepe
them
more
blind
then
others
,
that
so
they
may
be
unfit
judges
in
the
cause
,
and
he
may
thereby
set
up
traditions
,
to
make
the
word
of
none
effect
,
eftablish
the
tyrannie
of
the
Bishops
in
the
Church
against
the
Eldership
,
and
all
the
friends
thereof
,
keepe
men
lukewarme
,
and
newters
,
if
not
thus
false
betweene
Christ
and
Antichrist
;
and
so
make
way
to
bring
England
againe
to
Romish
errour
,
or
somwhat
as
bad
:
that
such
Lords
were
ever
in
grace
with
the
Bishops
,
and
the
Bishops
with
them
,
because
it
troubles
them
not
to
have
fellowship
with
Church
papists
;
so
unlike
are
they
to
Saint
Iohn
,
that
would
not
come
in
the
bath
where
Cerinthus
was
;
that
divers
chaplaines
&
preachers
also
,
set
up
,
&
fitted
for
their
turnes
,
seeing
them
able
to
advance
whom
they
would
,
have
for
their
favour
,
broached
,
&
maintained
,
Arminian
and
popish
tenets
,
wresting
the
Articles
,
and
the
very
Scriptures
to
confirme
them
:
and
thus
say
they
,
the
English
hierarchie
,
and
service
bring
forth
such
counsellors
,
and
protestants
,
and
such
counsellours
bring
forth
such
Bishops
and
Chaplaines
.
For
if
Princes
or
their
favourites
be
but
corrupted
in
religion
,
they
cannot
want
flatterers
,
both
of
the
Clergie
and
others
to
corrupt
,
and
be
corrupted
,
to
conforme
,
and
be
conformed
to
them
.
For
one
that
is
against
them
they
shall
have
hundreds
with
them
,
as
in
Ahabs
time
:
so
miserable
a
thing
it
is
,
when
they
will
not
conforme
their
opinions
to
Gods
word
,
but
it
to
their
policies
and
opinions
,
as
one
said
to
Micajah
:
1
Kings
.
22
13.
The
words
of
the
Prophete
declare
good
unto
the
King
with
one
mouth
,
let
thy
word
I
pray
thee
be
like
the
word
of
one
of
them
.
Constantius
fell
into
Arianisme
,
&
the
Rivers
and
fountaines
,
the
Bishop
and
teachers
were
corrupted
.
To
omit
other
instances
,
this
desire
of
authoritie
honour
,
and
precedence
,
was
the
bane
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
who
being
drunke
with
that
poison
,
and
thereby
swolme
with
a
monstrous
greatnes
,
gave
the
cup
to
others
:
a
cup
that
all
nations
are
but
to
prove
to
drinke
of
.
And
indeed
so
much
doe
the
favour
of
Princes
and
honours
more
then
all
other
gifts
,
blind
the
eyes
of
the
wise
,
and
bring
them
to
temporising
,
and
spirituall
ignorance
,
that
it
may
be
counted
a
worke
of
Gods
speciall
grace
,
that
any
that
seeke
,
or
attaine
wealth
,
honour
,
and
authoritie
should
have
the
true
knowledge
and
feare
of
God
,
seeing
as
Paul
saith
of
them
,
that
wil
be
rich
,
1.
Tim.
9.6
so
it
may
be
said
of
them
that
wil
be
honourable
,
and
great
they
fall
into
temptations
and
snares
,
and
many
foolish
,
and
noysome
lusts
that
drowne
men
in
perdition
.
And
indeed
such
doe
commonly
so
abound
in
sensualitie
that
it
may
be
said
of
the
most
part
of
them
.
Psal.
49.20
.
Man
being
in
honour
,
hath
no
understanding
but
is
compared
to
the
beasts
that
perish
.
For
nothing
makes
a
man
more
like
a
beast
then
spirituall
ignorance
,
and
sensualitie
.
Nothing
makes
a
man
more
ignorant
in
spirituall
things
,
nor
more
sensuall
,
then
thirst
after
great
places
.
Libido
dominandi
bestia
ferocissima
.
It
is
with
this
lust
after
honour
,
as
with
that
of
uncleannes
,
the
mind
is
so
taken
up
with
it
,
that
there
is
little
roome
for
better
thoughts
,
and
the
spirit
of
God
will
not
dwell
in
that
soule
,
which
is
filled
with
such
vainities
,
growes
more
and
more
emptye
of
grace
.
For
surely
many
are
cast
away
by
the
deceitfulnes
of
Balaams
wages
.
And
God
knowes
that
it
is
too
manifest
that
many
in
the
Church
of
England
have
beene
made
drunke
with
those
Romish
dignities
,
and
rewards
that
remaine
therein
;
that
men
bewitched
with
these
,
or
the
desire
of
them
,
stumble
into
Arminianisme
,
and
other
errours
,
at
the
pleasure
of
them
that
can
advance
them
:
such
are
the
fruits
of
those
great
places
in
the
Hierarchie
.
For
though
the
Duke
were
oft
accused
in
Parliament
,
as
an
open
favourer
of
Arminianisme
,
and
a
secret
practiser
by
that
,
and
other
meanes
to
advance
Romish
Religion
,
&
other
notorious
crimes
;
yet
many
divines
continued
his
constant
freinds
,
and
advocates
,
and
have
directly
,
or
indirectly
,
maintained
,
&
propagated
the
same
opinion
and
which
is
most
miserable
,
the
cheife
of
that
faction
,
being
Bishops
and
heads
of
Colledges
,
are
they
which
now
beare
greatest
sway
in
Religion
,
governe
the
Church
of
England
,
silence
,
and
trouble
whom
they
list
,
and
in
a
manner
give
lawes
to
the
whole
Church
in
his
Majesties
Dominions
.
Neither
can
it
be
better
til
Achan
be
found
out
,
the
corrupting
,
and
Romish
places
of
the
hierarchie
,
and
such
unprofitable
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
taken
away
;
but
ever
worse
and
worse
.
For
these
things
that
were
at
first
held
indifferent
,
and
ordained
to
make
Papists
come
the
sooner
to
Church
,
and
to
keepe
unitie
,
and
uniformitie
,
are
now
got
into
the
place
of
the
Scriptures
,
the
Appealer
alleadgeth
the
Articles
wrested
,
and
Dr.
Iackson
certaine
clauses
of
the
booke
of
comon
praiers
for
Arminianisme
,
with
such
authoritie
,
as
if
they
were
the
words
of
the
Apostles
;
making
the
Church
of
England
to
meane
what
they
list
,
and
her
meaning
,
or
rather
theirs
,
to
be
sufficient
authoritie
in
points
of
faith
against
them
that
bring
Scriptures
to
the
contrarie
,
as
the
Church
of
Rome
did
of
old
,
to
establish
her
tenets
,
and
when
these
,
and
the
like
have
beene
questioned
in
Parliament
,
some
to
encourage
others
to
follow
them
,
have
counsailed
to
reward
them
,
with
Bishopricks
,
denaries
,
Maisterships
of
Colledges
,
Rev.
2.14
.
or
fat
benefices
,
wherein
they
deale
like
Balaam
that
taught
Balack
to
laie
a
stumbling
block
before
the
children
of
Israel
.
For
when
divines
see
these
thus
rewarded
,
this
workes
upon
corrupt
nature
,
which
being
prone
to
covetuouses
,
and
ambition
,
first
makes
the
differences
seeme
small
,
or
not
worth
opposition
,
and
then
drawes
the
mind
to
run
headlong
into
the
same
opinions
,
and
to
thinke
they
doe
well
enough
in
the
conformitie
.
Hence
also
it
comes
that
though
forraigne
Princes
and
States
,
have
oft
desired
aide
of
England
,
that
it
would
joine
with
them
in
serving
the
Pope
,
and
his
champions
,
as
they
served
them
:
nothing
was
ever
effectually
enterprised
by
the
English
;
because
such
Courtiers
as
secretly
favoured
Rome
have
ever
beene
flattered
by
the
Bishops
and
Clergie
,
when
the
Palatinate
should
have
beene
defended
,
and
after
recovered
,
by
the
swotd
;
these
flatterers
hindered
it
,
by
crying
out
of
wars
of
Chtistian
against
Christian
,
and
saying
it
would
bring
in
the
Turke
;
that
it
were
better
all
should
joyne
against
him
,
and
speake
lesse
of
the
Romish
Antichrist
,
or
Romes
ruine
,
as
also
by
extolling
peace
,
and
King
Iames
his
indeavouts
by
Embassages
,
and
treaties
;
which
all
men
said
would
come
to
nothing
,
and
but
make
the
adversaries
to
gaine
time
,
deceive
us
,
and
grow
more
resolute
,
cruell
and
mightie
.
And
indeed
it
is
impossible
that
the
English
Hierarchie
should
ever
seeke
Romes
ruine
,
and
not
rather
hinder
it
all
they
can
,
because
the
great
places
thereof
are
Romish
,
and
a
Diocessan
Bishop
(
as
they
are
now
)
is
no
other
then
the
Pope
of
a
shire
or
province
:
and
to
shew
reasons
why
Rome
should
bee
ruined
,
were
to
argue
against
themselves
,
trench
upon
their
owne
hierarchie
,
and
seeke
to
ruine
it
.
They
teach
that
their
Hierrarchie
,
and
Rites
ought
to
be
maintained
:
now
the
Romish
is
but
an
excesse
in
these
things
:
which
the
nobilitie
perceiving
can
find
no
reason
,
why
men
should
bee
so
hot
against
Rome
.
The
Hierarchie
of
the
Old
fathers
was
positive
,
the
English
is
comparative
,
the
Romish
superlative
for
as
some
have
proved
,
if
you
grant
the
one
to
be
lawfull
,
the
other
followes
to
bee
as
lawfull
,
save
in
the
degree
of
impietie
,
as
in
that
between
fornication
,
and
adulterie
,
or
incest
.
And
therefore
it
is
that
Bishops
cannot
endure
that
Princes
,
and
Nobles
should
know
the
charter
of
the
Elders
,
nor
the
mischeife
of
the
Hierarchie
,
that
they
beare
more
with
Church
papists
,
and
whoremongers
,
then
any
such
puritanicall
spirits
,
with
grosse
ignorance
,
then
such
knowledge
,
with
such
as
would
set
up
poperie
,
then
such
as
would
pull
downe
the
Hierarchie
,
or
that
of
Rome
.
If
such
a
one
as
the
Duke
hindered
wars
with
Rome
,
or
her
chife
champion
the
Spaniard
,
they
wil
be
his
helpers
so
he
will
but
stick
to
them
against
the
freinds
of
the
Eldership
.
And
therefore
the
Hierarchie
,
and
traditions
with
doctrine
and
arguments
that
maintaine
them
,
are
like
the
great
river
Euphrates
,
that
hindred
the
sacking
of
Babylon
,
For
heathen
Babylon
,
lying
on
the
one
side
of
Euphrates
,
betweene
Assiria
,
and
Chaldea
,
was
fortified
by
that
river
.
So
that
Cirus
the
first
vanquisher
thereof
had
not
wonne
it
,
but
by
a
device
of
drayning
the
river
above
,
by
sundrie
artificiall
sluces
,
giveing
his
men
in
charge
,
whom
he
left
before
the
Cittie
,
that
when
they
should
observe
the
river
to
be
decreased
,
and
fourdable
,
they
should
presently
take
the
opportunitie
to
wade
over
,
and
suddenly
surprise
Babylon
.
And
the
Hierarchie
I
say
is
like
this
river
,
for
Bishops
and
teachers
with
their
doctrines
are
called
rivers
,
and
fountaines
.
Divers
of
these
rivelets
meeting
in
one
make
a
great
river
,
as
many
of
them
in
a
generall
councell
make
a
sea
of
doctrines
,
canons
,
and
traditions
:
the
English
hierarchie
therefore
having
but
a
few
Bishops
,
and
fewer
canons
,
and
traditions
,
then
any
popish
Kingdom
,
can
not
bee
called
a
sea
,
but
is
a
great
river
,
and
as
a
river
oft
parteth
two
Kingdomes
,
or
provinces
,
pertaketh
of
both
soiles
,
watereth
them
both
and
keepes
the
one
from
invading
the
other
:
so
dothe
the
Hierarchie
and
the
doctrines
,
and
traditions
thereof
,
which
mistically
lieth
both
to
the
Protestant
and
Romish
shores
,
watereth
both
,
is
as
pleasing
and
helpefull
to
Papists
,
as
to
the
reformation
,
if
not
more
:
the
great
power
,
and
places
thereof
are
Romish
;
so
are
the
traditions
,
canons
,
and
arguments
they
use
to
defend
it
,
they
serve
as
well
for
the
Papists
,
as
for
the
English
Bishops
;
for
indeed
they
spring
out
of
that
sea
,
out
of
the
which
the
beast
arose
,
who
alwaies
alleadged
the
ancient
customes
and
counsells
,
and
they
naturally
run
againe
into
the
same
,
as
rivers
through
many
windings
,
find
way
into
the
sea
.
Nothing
lieth
so
newtrally
betweene
the
Romish
,
and
reformed
Religions
,
as
the
Hierarchie
,
and
the
traditions
thereof
,
unles
perhaps
the
Lutheran
Religion
,
which
hath
affinitie
with
it
,
and
that
nothing
doth
more
fortifie
Rome
,
and
hinder
the
ruine
thereof
,
this
whole
worke
doth
manifest
.
And
as
a
river
doth
water
the
bancks
,
townes
,
castles
,
and
mannors
that
lie
upon
it
,
so
doe
these
water
the
noblitie
,
and
people
,
who
delight
to
dwell
on
these
shores
,
and
drinke
of
these
waters
,
which
coole
,
or
quench
their
zeale
against
misticall
Babylon
,
and
so
fill
them
,
with
ignorance
,
and
neutralirie
,
that
they
relish
them
better
then
the
waters
of
the
sanctuarie
,
which
are
those
of
the
Eldership
,
and
in
requitall
send
into
her
those
land
waters
,
which
comming
to
them
from
heaven
,
or
springing
out
of
their
grounds
,
fall
into
this
river
,
and
make
it
swell
with
a
terrible
greatnes
,
and
these
land
waters
are
riches
,
and
authoritie
:
which
streames
must
bee
exhausted
or
turned
an
other
way
,
before
Babylon
can
be
destroyed
.
I
am
not
so
confident
is
to
make
this
a
full
exposition
of
the
sixt
viall
,
which
yet
is
not
the
least
probable
,
seeing
that
things
are
rather
to
bee
mistically
,
then
literally
understood
.
But
sure
it
is
,
that
some
have
thought
,
that
as
without
England
there
is
little
hope
,
that
the
Protestants
should
prevaile
,
&
not
rather
be
dayly
consumed
,
as
heretofore
they
have
beene
.
So
the
Bishops
with
their
traditions
,
and
practises
,
are
the
greatest
hinderances
of
true
unitie
,
and
confederacie
among
all
protestant
Princes
and
States
,
that
England
doth
not
effectually
joyne
with
them
against
Antichrist
,
and
his
champions
;
Papists
therefore
nourish
the
English
Hierarchie
,
and
all
helpes
thereof
,
knowing
,
that
the
Episcopall
authoritie
,
is
at
such
emnitie
with
the
Eldership
,
that
they
can
never
be
so
true
freinds
of
religion
as
to
seeke
unitie
,
and
confederacie
with
Churches
governed
by
elders
,
that
all
such
Princes
and
States
,
as
Kings
of
the
East
and
Citizens
of
the
new
Ierusalem
,
may
joyne
to
make
the
whore
desolate
.
Experience
shewes
that
they
have
hindered
it
,
and
so
are
like
,
so
long
as
the
Hierarchie
stands
,
and
the
waters
thereof
run
with
so
stronge
a
streame
.
These
therefore
must
be
dried
up
by
true
light
,
knowledge
,
and
zeale
,
ere
God
can
be
well
pleased
,
or
the
Church
have
hope
of
victorie
.
And
sure
they
shal
be
taken
away
;
Ioh.
15.
for
Christ
saith
Every
branch
that
beareth
not
fruite
in
me
he
taketh
away
;
they
therefore
that
stand
for
them
doe
in
effect
shew
themselves
Romes
freinds
,
and
the
Churches
enemies
,
as
the
Arminians
and
popelings
doe
.
There
are
three
things
that
breede
all
the
stir
in
the
world
,
and
hinder
Romes
ruine
.
1
The
greatnes
of
the
house
of
Austria
,
which
is
nourished
by
the
Romish
Clergie
,
and
that
Clergie
by
it
,
and
that
hath
made
some
think
this
house
,
and
the
power
,
and
riches
thereof
,
to
bee
the
misticall
river
Euphrates
,
which
must
be
exhausted
,
or
turned
an
other
way
,
before
Rome
can
be
burned
;
which
is
well
begun
by
the
King
of
Sweden
.
2.
Want
of
true
unitie
,
and
confederacie
amongst
Protestant
Princes
and
States
against
the
common
Adversaries
of
Religion
:
for
this
hath
emboldened
the
Pope
,
the
howse
of
Austria
,
and
others
to
attempt
so
much
as
they
have
,
to
subvert
all
by
power
,
and
policie
.
3.
The
pernicious
power
,
offices
and
greatnes
of
Diocessan
,
and
Provinciall
Bishops
,
and
other
Clergie
men
,
which
hinder
these
good
effects
in
the
two
former
,
and
makes
bothe
the
Spaniard
and
Church
of
Rome
to
have
stronge
parties
in
all
the
greatest
Kingdoms
in
Christendome
,
and
even
in
England
it self
,
though
Protestants
in
profession
.
And
such
Prelates
indeed
are
a
stronger
fort
to
the
great
whore
,
then
the
howse
of
Austria
,
which
if
it
be
a
fort
,
these
yet
are
the
deepe
ditch
,
or
more
that
goes
about
it
;
the
great
river
that
strengthens
both
it
,
&
the
Church
,
&
Cittie
of
Rome
:
the
bankes
of
this
river
must
be
cut
,
the
streame
of
theire
power
and
riches
let
out
and
dried
up
,
ere
any
great
good
can
be
donne
.
It
is
a
thing
that
will
serve
to
astonish
the
ages
to
come
,
that
any
reformed
Christian
;
much
lesse
those
that
are
reckoned
,
and
so
should
be
,
of
the
wiser
sort
,
as
Counsellours
of
estate
,
Nobles
,
Divines
,
&
many
others
,
that
seeme
to
have
a
greater
share
of
preeminence
,
wit
,
and
learning
,
then
of
true
knowledge
,
honour
,
and
authoritie
in
such
cases
,
should
stand
so
stedfastly
in
the
maintenance
of
diocessan
Bishops
,
and
traditions
,
and
other
wordly
dignities
,
honours
,
and
revenues
,
which
the
Clergie
have
obtained
,
besides
those
that
are
given
to
the
Ministers
of
Christ
in
the
Gospel
.
Wherein
though
it
be
true
that
all
their
defenders
,
doe
not
willingly
take
the
marke
of
the
Beast
,
because
all
that
defend
them
,
doe
it
not
on
purpose
to
helpe
the
Pope
,
and
Church
of
Rome
,
or
with
the
more
ease
to
bring-in
poperie
,
as
some
have
said
of
the
late
Duke
,
and
his
faction
;
which
indeed
is
to
have
the
marke
secret
in
the
right
hand
:
nor
wholly
,
because
some
that
stand
for
Diocessan
Bishops
,
and
theire
traditions
,
which
are
popish
,
and
tend
to
poperie
,
doe
nevertheles
hate
other
points
of
Poperie
:
yet
doe
they
take
it
partly
,
in
effect
,
and
by
consequence
,
and
in
a
way
which
is
a
step
,
helpe
,
and
introduction
to
all
poperie
:
which
cannot
but
bee
[
](A02930-e15230-b)*
*
Rev.
14.9
.
dangerous
,
especially
when
like
Papists
they
will
not
see
it
,
or
seeing
it
,
will
not
desist
.
First
because
Antichrist
,
and
they
are
of
one
,
and
the
same
broode
,
and
ofspring
,
of
one
,
and
the
same
foundation
,
his
rising
was
their
rising
,
and
their
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
are
his
;
they
had
them
from
him
,
every
Diocessan
Bishop
is
now
a
pettie
Pope
in
his
Diocesse
.
For
at
the
first
,
Plessis
misterie
of
inquit
.
prog
.
4
and
5.
the
Pope
only
grew
great
as
a
Diocessan
Bishop
in
a
great
citty
,
haveing
this
only
priviledge
,
that
he
was
reckoned
the
Bishop
of
the
first
sea
,
and
an
Arch-Bishop
,
Rome
being
the
seate
of
the
Empire
,
but
there
were
then
others
that
were
reckoned
Archbishops
as
well
as
hee
,
and
governed
theire
seas
as
freely
,
as
he
did
his
:
and
so
did
many
Bishops
also
.
It
is
well
manifested
by
Hierome
on
the
first
of
Titus
and
by
many
other
fathers
,
Bellar.
de
clericis
lib.
1.
c.
14.
and
moderne
writers
cited
by
Bellarmine
and
Medina
,
as
also
by
Pietro
Scave
Polano
in
his
historie
of
the
councell
of
Trent
,
that
at
first
a
presbiter
,
and
a
Bishop
was
one
,
Hist.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
pag.
220.331.332.591
.
and
the
same
thing
,
that
the
Churches
were
governed
by
the
common
counsailes
of
the
presbiters
,
and
how
the
jurisdiction
,
and
power
of
Diocessan
,
and
Provinciall
Bishops
,
crept
into
the
church
to
withstand
divisions
;
namely
together
with
the
Popes
:
and
therefore
to
defend
their
office
is
to
defend
his
:
which
only
differs
in
the
excesse
of
power
,
and
evill
,
and
in
supremacie
,
and
universalitie
:
neither
have
they
so
much
withstood
divisions
as
increased
them
,
for
Plessis
,
and
these
other
authors
shew
;
by
the
bountie
and
favour
of
Constantine
,
and
his
Princes
,
the
Bishop
of
Rome
was
made
rich
and
great
;
but
so
were
other
Bishops
also
.
And
as
he
began
to
have
a
tribunall
,
and
courts
,
and
causes
;
so
did
others
also
;
and
thence
grew
corruption
upon
corruption
,
contention
upon
contention
,
appeale
upon
appeale
,
division
upon
division
.
He
grew
to
be
reckoned
a
Patriarch
:
but
the
Bishops
of
Alexandria
,
and
Antioch
had
the
like
priviledges
given
them
;
which
soone
after
was
also
bestowed
on
the
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
because
it
was
become
the
Imperiall
Cittie
,
as
Rome
had
beene
before
.
And
though
the
Greek
Bishops
would
never
acknowledge
the
Pope
for
their
head
,
because
there
was
no
reason
they
should
,
yet
they
must
needes
confesse
that
his
rising
was
theires
.
Their
rising
,
and
greatnes
was
but
an
imitation
of
his
:
and
so
is
that
of
the
Archbishops
of
Toledo
,
Paris
,
Collen
,
Mentz
,
Trier
,
Canterburie
,
Yorke
,
and
others
,
as
also
of
the
Bishops
of
Angiers
,
London
,
Winchester
,
and
Durham
,
and
all
others
in
the
Christian
world
,
according
to
the
greatnes
of
the
Provinces
,
Cities
,
and
Countries
,
whereof
they
obtained
the
title
and
jurisdiction
.
The
Pope
was
the
Beast
,
and
Antichrist
,
before
he
got
the
title
of
universall
Bishop
,
which
made
him
theire
head
,
&
the
grand
Antichrist
:
which
hinders
not
but
that
before
,
and
since
,
they
by
their
office
might
be
pettie
Antichrists
.
This
would
quickly
appeare
,
if
men
would
trie
the
spirits
,
trie
the
doctrines
,
trie
the
callings
,
and
say
.
The
calling
of
Diocessan
Bishops
,
is
it
of
God
or
of
men
?
But
if
Bishops
may
have
their
wills
,
you
shall
neither
trie
their
callings
,
nor
their
doctrines
by
the
Scriptures
.
I
wonder
therefore
that
Princes
and
people
of
the
reformed
religion
,
should
have
their
doctrines
and
ceremonies
in
such
admiration
,
because
of
their
persons
and
offices
,
as
if
Gods
spirit
must
needes
be
with
them
,
more
then
with
others
when
they
should
rather
thinke
it
to
be
lesse
with
them
,
whose
calling
,
and
dominion
is
not
of
God
,
then
with
others
,
and
that
if
their
doctrines
,
traditions
and
ceremonies
agree
not
with
the
Scriptures
,
they
cannot
bee
of
God
,
2
Ioh.
9.
Ioh.
8.44
.
Acts.
14.23
Act.
20.17.28
.
seing
their
authoritie
,
and
office
that
impose
them
is
not
of
God
,
but
of
the
same
spirit
that
ruleth
in
Antichrist
,
they
abide
not
in
the
government
of
Christ
,
but
are
enemies
to
it
.
For
the
Apostles
ordained
them
Presbiters
(
that
is
Elders
)
in
every
Church
by
election
,
Paul
saith
to
the
Presbiters
,
to
the
Elders
.
Take
heede
therefore
unto
your selves
,
and
to
all
the
flock
over
which
the
holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Bishops
(
the
word
is
the
same
that
is
used
,
1.
Tim.
3.1.2
.
and
may
be
translated
a
Bishop
,
or
an
overseer
,
even
as
in
the
Greeke
a
presbiter
is
an
Elder
.
)
There
were
divers
of
them
over
one
flock
.
Therefore
he
saith
.
To
the
saints
that
are
at
Philippi
,
Phil.
1.1
.
Tit.
1.5
.
with
the
Bishops
and
Deacons
:
the
presbiters
were
then
the
Bishops
,
which
is
cleere
by
that
,
I
left
thee
in
Crete
that
thou
shouldest
set
in
order
,
the
things
that
are
wanting
,
and
ordaine
them
Presbiters
in
every
Cittie
(
that
is
by
election
,
according
to
Act.
14.23
.
Act.
1.23
.
Chap.
6.5
.
and
1.
Tim.
4.14
.
as
Beza
well
proveth
it
,
Vers.
6.7
.
in
his
Annotations
on
these
places
,
and
so
Paul
addeth
)
If
any
be
blamelesse
,
Act.
20.
Phil.
1.
for
a
Bishop
(
that
is
the
presbiter
aforenamed
)
must
be
blamelesse
;
which
is
so
cleere
that
Bellarm.
that
would
faine
denie
it
,
Bellarm.
de
Clericis
.
lib.
1.
c.
14.
is
forced
to
confess
that
in
all
these
three
places
the
presbiters
are
called
Bishops
,
and
consequently
when
Paul
saieth
,
1.
Tim.
3.
He
that
desireth
the
office
of
a
Bishop
,
desireth
a
good
worke
:
that
is
the
office
of
a
Presbiter
;
they
were
one
,
and
the
fame
,
as
Hierom
,
and
others
cited
by
Bellarmin
have
affirmed
.
Otherwise
Paull
would
not
have
them
passed
,
1.
Tim.
3.
as
he
doth
,
from
the
office
of
a
Bishop
to
the
office
of
a
Deacon
,
but
first
from
the
office
of
a
Bishop
,
to
the
office
of
a
Presbiter
,
and
then
to
Deacons
:
but
there
he
only
speakes
of
Bishops
,
and
Deacons
,
because
a
Bishop
and
a
Presbiter
is
one
,
and
the
same
thing
.
It
is
true
that
Timothie
was
an
Euangelist
;
which
is
greater
then
a
Bishop
:
but
as
he
is
called
a
Bishop
,
that
is
,
a
presbiter
.
Neglect
not
the
gift
that
is
in
thee
,
which
was
given
thee
by
prophecie
with
the
laying
on
of
the
hands
of
the
Presbiterie
.
Chap.
4.14
.
The
presbiters
ye
see
were
then
the
Bishops
that
ordained
presbiters
,
that
is
Bishops
:
and
in
that
sense
,
Titus
a
presbiter
,
that
is
a
Bishop
,
was
left
to
ordaine
them
presbiters
in
every
Cittie
,
that
is
Bishops
:
but
Titus
was
not
a
Bishop
of
Bishops
:
for
if
any
of
them
were
taken
in
a
fault
,
the
consistorie
of
presbiters
were
to
looke
to
it
,
Acts
,
20.28
.
So
it
is
said
,
against
an
Elder
receive
not
an
accusation
but
before
two
,
or
three
witnesses
;
1
Tim.
5.19
.
which
is
not
to
set
one
over
the
rest
,
to
make
a
Bishop
of
Bishops
:
but
as
if
an
Apostle
should
write
to
a
senator
of
Venice
,
against
a
Senator
receive
not
an
accusation
but
before
two
or
three
witnesses
,
which
were
to
teach
him
,
and
all
Senators
their
dutie
.
Christ
saith
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
Ioh.
16.
he
shall
not
speake
of
himself
,
he
shall
take
of
mine
to
shew
unto
you
:
to
teach
us
that
the
holy
Ghost
bringeth
no
new
doctrine
or
ordinance
,
that
stands
not
with
the
old
:
for
Christ
changeth
not
;
he
is
the
same
yesterday
,
and
to
day
,
&
for
ever
.
But
Paul
saith
of
the
Elders
.
The
holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Bishops
;
this
ordinance
therefore
is
unalterable
.
Hebr.
13.
●●
.
Act.
20.
They
ought
to
have
the
government
,
and
the
honour
due
to
Elders
,
so
Paul
saith
:
Let
the
Elders
that
rule
well
be
counted
worthy
of
double
honour
,
1
Tim.
5.15
.
especially
they
who
labour
in
the
word
and
doctrine
.
Next
to
the
Apostles
,
and
Euangelists
the
Eldership
was
the
place
of
greatest
honour
in
the
Church
.
None
of
the
Apostles
are
called
Bishops
,
but
Elders
,
they
disdained
not
the
title
,
but
reckoned
it
an
honour
.
2.
Ioh.
1.
The
Elder
to
the
Elect
Ladie
,
and
saint
Pet.
saith
The
Elders
which
are
among
you
I
exhort
,
who
am
also
an
Elder
:
the
Greeke
word
signifies
a
fellow
elder
.
The
Apostles
and
Elders
came
together
to
consider
of
this
matter
.
Act.
15.8.22.23
.
The
chosen
menand
decrees
went
out
in
all
their
names
.
Some
object
that
Bishops
succede
the
Apostles
,
and
Presbiters
,
the
seaventie
Disciples
.
This
is
but
a
conceite
.
For
Presbiters
were
the
Bishops
ordained
of
God
,
to
succeede
the
Apostles
.
Christ
saith
to
them
.
Loe
I
am
with
you
alwaies
to
the
end
of
the
world
.
Mat.
28.20
That
is
in
their
successors
,
such
as
should
teach
their
doctrine
,
baptise
,
and
governe
according
to
his
ordinance
the
Eldership
,
so
they
may
have
successors
;
but
not
as
they
were
Apostles
,
and
over
Elders
,
that
is
over
Bishops
:
for
as
Beza
observeth
the
Apostles
excercised
no
tirannous
dominion
,
Beza
in
Act
1.23
.
or
Lordship
in
the
Church
,
but
left
them
free
voices
,
and
free
election
,
and
to
be
an
Apostle
is
to
be
sent
of
God
,
with
an
immediate
embassage
to
laie
the
foundation
in
practise
,
and
ordinances
,
as
Paul
did
,
but
the
Embassage
of
Bishops
is
mediate
,
they
have
theirs
from
the
Apostles
:
neither
can
they
lay
another
foundation
,
nor
ordaine
new
things
,
though
they
oft
assume
it
,
in
some
decrees
,
canons
and
ceremonies
,
as
they
did
who
established
diocessan
Bishops
;
to
say
they
might
doe
it
,
or
that
their
act
was
of
the
holy
Ghost
;
it
will
follow
that
others
might
with
like
reason
ordaine
Archbishops
,
and
Patriachs
,
and
in
the
end
a
Pope
over
all
;
and
that
all
these
their
acts
were
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
but
Bishops
,
and
Councells
are
not
Masterbuilders
,
as
the
Apostles
were
;
for
every
one
is
willed
,
to
take
heed
how
he
buildeth
:
for
other
foundation
can
no
man
lay
,
1
Cor.
3.10.11
.
then
that
is
laid
,
which
is
Iesus
Christ
.
In
this
sense
each
Apostle
was
a
generall
officer
in
all
Churches
,
as
Paul
saith
,
2
Cor.
11.28
.
He
had
the
care
of
all
Churches
.
But
herein
no
Bishop
will
call
himselfe
his
successour
:
unles
it
be
the
Pope
,
who
exalts
himself
above
all
that
is
called
God
.
1
Pet.
5.
Peter
would
not
have
any
Elder
to
be
a
Lord
ouer
Gods
heritage
:
much
lesse
ouer
other
Elders
.
It
shall
not
be
so
amongst
you
,
Mat.
20.25
Chap.
23.8
saith
Christ
,
One
is
your
Maister
even
Christ
,
and
all
ye
are
brethren
.
There
is
no
other
Bishop
over
these
Bishops
,
the
Presbyters
,
or
Elders
.
He
is
the
King
of
his
Church
,
and
the
only
chiefe
Bishop
.
1
Pet.
2.25
Chap.
5.4
.
It
is
a
poore
answer
to
all
this
to
say
this
opinion
was
condemned
for
an
heresie
in
Aerius
,
seeing
Chemnitius
hath
so
well
cleared
him
,
Chemnit
.
examen
concil
.
Trid.
Bellarm.
de
Clericis
,
lib
1.
cap.
14.
and
Medina
alleadged
by
Bellarmine
,
confesseth
that
saint
Hierom
was
herein
wholy
of
opinion
with
the
Aerians
,
and
not
only
S.
Hierom
,
but
likewise
,
Ambrose
,
Augustin
,
Sedulius
,
Primasius
,
Chrysostome
,
Theoderet
,
Oecumenius
,
and
Theophilact
.
If
these
or
other
Fathers
did
yet
hold
diocessan
Episcopacie
to
be
lawfull
,
and
necessarie
;
it
may
be
answered
,
that
otherwise
the
mysterie
of
iniquitie
,
could
not
have
proceeded
as
it
did
:
they
lived
not
to
see
such
fruits
of
it
,
as
wee
have
seene
;
it
was
not
then
come
to
the
height
of
tyrannie
,
they
therefore
were
more
excusable
then
wee
can
be
:
and
therefore
the
cause
is
not
bettered
by
this
,
that
English
Prelates
hold
with
Bellarmin
,
and
Rome
in
this
point
,
seeing
other
reformed
Churches
finde
it
safer
in
this
case
,
with
Calvin
,
Chemnitius
,
Beza
,
and
others
to
cleave
unto
the
Scriptures
,
and
be
reformed
by
them
.
In
the
Revelation
,
Rev.
4.1.2
3.4
.
Cap.
5.6
.
saint
Iohn
seeing
the
Church
that
was
to
be
after
him
,
saith
,
Behold
a
Throne
was
set
in
heaven
:
and
round
about
the
throne
were
foure
and
twentie
Elders
.
And
in
the
midst
of
the
throne
,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
Elders
stood
Christ
;
to
shew
they
belong
to
his
government
,
as
Diocessan
Bishops
to
that
of
Antichrist
;
for
note
,
he
saith
not
Bishops
,
but
Elders
,
or
Presbiters
,
lest
after
it
should
have
bin
taken
for
diocessan
Bishops
.
And
when
Babylon
is
destroied
,
the
Elders
give
thankes
.
Rev.
19.4
.
All
this
sheweth
that
Christs
Church
ought
to
be
governed
by
Elders
,
that
so
it
was
,
and
so
it
shal
be
,
this
is
the
government
of
Christ
,
who
is
the
king
,
and
annointed
to
it
.
Now
Diocessan
and
Provinciall
Bishops
hinder
this
government
,
and
are
therein
Antichrists
;
therefore
that
is
true
which
Iohn
said
in
his
time
,
1
Iohn
.
2.18
.
Even
now
are
many
Antichrists
.
There
is
a
veile
upon
some
Protestants
hearts
,
a
curtaine
of
Church
power
before
their
eyes
,
that
they
cannot
see
this
,
and
the
infectious
sores
and
maladies
that
their
power
and
ceremonies
bring
in
and
cover
.
I
hope
this
curtaine
is
now
so
drawne
,
that
Princes
will
for
Christs
sake
,
lay
it
to
heart
,
and
take
away
their
dominion
and
riches
,
which
make
them
thus
blinde
and
corrupt
.
For
that
is
the
end
of
this
worke
.
Secondly
,
Because
it
is
cleare
to
all
the
wisemen
in
the
Christian
world
,
that
as
many
great
troubles
have
risen
in
former
times
,
about
Prelates
,
as
in
England
about
Thomas
of
Becket
,
Stephen
Langthon
,
and
others
:
so
of
late
all
the
warres
and
stirres
in
Germany
,
and
other
parts
,
have
risen
from
Bishops
,
Iesuits
,
and
other
Clergie
men
:
they
have
made
the
Emperour
and
other
Princes
to
kill
,
and
drive
the
Protestants
out
of
their
Countries
and
livings
.
All
the
doe
and
hurliburly
is
raised
to
restore
them
to
their
Antichristian
power
in
Bishopricks
,
Deanaries
,
Cloisters
,
and
their
revenues
.
Howsoever
the
fire
began
,
these
are
the
bellowes
that
blow
it
,
and
such
as
minister
the
oyle
and
sulphure
that
have
nourished
and
increased
the
flame
.
This
ambitiousnesse
of
the
Clergy
,
that
doth
so
much
mischiefe
in
the
Church
&
Common
wealth
,
is
a
hellish
flame
,
that
cannot
begin
to
go
out
,
til
Rome
be
burned
,
&
the
Clergy
reformed
by
the
Scriptures
.
True
peace
&
unity
there
can
be
none
,
till
their
dominion
,
riches
,
&
authority
be
taken
away
,
and
they
reduced
to
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
.
Looke
into
England
,
and
see
if
these
vices
,
and
pride
in
the
Clergy
,
have
not
beene
cause
of
all
the
dissentions
and
disgraces
of
that
Country
.
The
late
Duke
knew
well
that
he
could
not
stand
,
practise
,
and
prevaile
,
without
their
countenance
and
authority
:
to
maintaine
their
greatnesse
,
save
their
honour
and
power
entire
,
keepe
their
practices
,
and
corruptions
in
matter
of
religion
,
from
being
questioned
and
reformed
,
Parliaments
must
bee
disturbed
,
yea
crushed
and
dissolved
,
and
,
as
men
say
,
the
most
sincere
lovers
of
justice
and
piety
in
that
high
Court
,
must
be
disgraced
,
accused
,
and
imprisoned
,
for
discovering
the
practices
of
the
Arminian
,
Popish
,
or
Spanish
factions
;
and
such
flatteries
,
and
errours
of
the
Clergy
,
as
appeare
in
Pulpit
,
print
,
and
practice
.
The
Bishops
see
all
this
,
and
know
that
by
all
these
meanes
,
their
power
and
authority
is
encreased
,
as
that
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
and
other
popish
Bishops
was
by
the
like
.
But
they
that
by
these
meanes
cherish
such
factions
,
countenance
or
suffer
Arminian
Bookes
,
and
practices
to
passe
,
and
doe
little
against
the
Popish
,
are
not
so
cold
in
defending
that
tradition
of
theirs
,
or
rather
of
the
Papists
,
that
Diocessan
Bishops
,
and
their
authority
in
things
called
indifferent
,
are
of
God
;
but
to
shew
that
like
the
Papists
they
are
more
jealous
,
sensible
,
and
zealous
of
any
thing
done
against
these
,
then
against
those
that
are
done
against
the
kingdome
,
word
,
and
ordinances
of
God
,
they
are
ever
watchfull
,
carefull
,
and
zealous
,
to
hinder
all
bookes
and
discoveries
that
are
against
any
of
their
traditions
and
ceremonies
;
not
one
must
be
suffered
to
be
seene
that
hath
any
proofe
for
the
Eldership
,
or
against
the
Hierarchy
:
pretending
still
they
are
hereticall
,
and
dangerous
,
which
is
but
a
Popish
tricke
,
and
a
mockery
,
while
in
the
meane
those
of
the
Arminians
are
suffered
to
passe
,
and
the
popish
are
not
so
severely
suppressed
,
though
hereticall
,
and
very
dangerous
to
the
soule
.
In
the
history
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
it
is
shewed
that
In
the
Church
of
Martyrs
there
was
no
ecclesiasticall
prohibition
,
Pag.
472.
though
some
godly
men
made
conscience
of
reading
bad
bookes
for
three
reasons
of
Gods
law
to
avoid
the
contagion
of
evill
:
not
to
expose
ones
selfe
to
temptation
,
without
necessity
or
profit
:
and
not
to
spend
time
vainly
.
About
the
yeare
400.
a
Councell
in
Carthage
did
forbid
to
reade
the
bookes
of
the
Gentiles
,
but
allowed
them
to
reade
the
bookes
of
the
heretickes
:
the
decree
whereof
is
among
the
Canons
collected
by
Gratian.
And
this
was
the
first
prohibition
by
way
of
Canon
.
The
bookes
of
heretickes
,
containing
doctrine
condemned
by
Councels
,
were
often
forbid
by
the
Emperours
,
as
by
Constantine
those
of
the
Arrians
,
by
Arcadius
those
of
Eunemius
and
Maniches
,
by
Theodosius
those
of
Nestorius
,
by
Martianus
those
of
the
Euticheans
.
It
sufficed
the
Councels
and
Bishops
to
shew
what
bookes
did
containe
damned
or
apocryphall
doctrine
.
So
did
Gelasius
in
the
yeare
494.
and
went
no
further
,
leaving
it
to
the
conscience
of
every
one
to
avoid
,
or
reade
them
to
a
good
end
.
After
the
yeare
800.
the
Popes
of
Rome
,
as
they
assumed
a
great
part
of
the
politicke
government
,
so
they
caused
the
bookes
of
those
authors
they
did
condemne
,
to
be
burned
,
and
forbad
the
reading
of
them
.
Notwithstanding
one
shall
finde
but
few
bookes
forbid
in
that
sort
untill
this
age
.
Martin
the
5.
doth
in
a
Bull
excommunicate
all
the
sects
of
heretickes
,
especially
Wicleifists
,
and
Hussites
,
not
mentioning
those
who
reade
their
bookes
,
though
many
of
them
went
about
.
Leo
10.
condemning
Luther
,
did
withall
forbid
all
his
bookes
upon
paine
of
excommunication
.
Afterward
the
following
Popes
,
and
the
Councell
of
Trent
did
the
like
for
all
the
bookes
of
the
Reformists
.
In
the
yeare
1558.
the
King
of
Spaine
made
a
law
,
that
the
Catalogue
of
bookes
prohibited
by
the
Inquisition
should
be
printed
.
This
discourse
being
larger
in
the
Author
,
sheweth
that
it
is
a
shame
for
the
English
Bishops
to
follow
their
novell
and
popish
course
against
them
that
prove
the
Eldership
to
be
Gods
ordinance
;
and
argues
a
bad
cause
in
the
Prelates
,
which
they
dare
not
suffer
to
be
disputed
,
nor
the
bookes
against
it
to
bee
seene
,
though
they
hold
the
things
to
be
indifferent
,
and
of
a
positive
law
:
and
that
while
they
suffer
those
of
the
Arminians
,
and
in
the
mean
hinder
those
that
confute
them
,
this
argues
plaine
policy
,
and
Trent
tyranny
,
for
all
this
is
done
at
their
instance
.
It
is
pretended
,
that
neither
this
knowledge
of
the
Eldership
,
nor
that
which
convinceth
the
Arminian
tenets
,
are
needfull
in
a
Christian
;
which
is
but
a
mockery
,
while
they
would
that
men
should
know
that
there
ought
to
be
Bishops
,
and
that
they
should
bee
obeyed
,
though
they
prohibit
teaching
of
the
revealed
truth
of
God
,
touching
his
free
grace
,
in
election
,
conversion
,
mans
free
will
,
and
the
like
;
and
in
the
meane
suffer
the
contrary
doctrine
to
pass
in
Arminian
books
.
For
while
they
say
,
these
things
are
too
high
for
the
people
,
let
them
learne
easier
,
and
bee
taught
to
pray
,
&c.
they
are
willingly
ignorant
,
that
by
such
trickes
the
Papists
at
first
put
off
the
truth
of
God
,
and
in
time
established
their
owne
errors
in
matter
of
justification
,
transubstantiation
,
merits
,
and
the
like
;
that
if
this
be
granted
,
the
like
art
may
after
be
used
in
other
matters
;
and
thence
others
may
in
time
say
,
Christ
is
given
and
eaten
in
the
Sacrament
,
Ministers
doe
binde
and
loose
,
Christians
are
justified
,
it
is
sufficient
to
beleeve
these
things
,
and
not
to
know
how
,
they
are
high
matters
,
therefore
the
meane
knowledge
is
best
:
and
so
by
degrees
in
other
points
.
Which
being
granted
,
after
this
second
step
to
ignorance
,
errour
,
and
poperie
,
there
would
follow
a
third
,
that
the
Prelates
would
bee
corrupted
in
them
,
set
out
corrupt
glosses
,
multiply
Canons
,
and
then
you
must
beleeve
as
the
Church
beleeves
,
that
is
,
as
they
beleeve
,
or
bee
accounted
a
schismaticke
,
and
in
the
end
an
hereticke
.
I
confesse
,
that
if
Papists
and
Arminians
did
not
strive
to
corrupt
men
in
these
points
,
such
exact
confutations
of
them
,
and
knowledge
of
the
truth
in
them
,
might
seem
lesse
necessary
;
and
in
some
sort
to
forbid
it
,
were
not
plain
trechery
,
as
now
it
is
counted
in
the
Prelates
;
That
there
ought
to
bee
a
good
order
in
mens
knowledge
;
not
to
minde
nothing
else
but
these
points
,
nor
to
beginne
with
them
,
and
then
come
to
learne
the
first
principles
of
the
Oracles
of
God
:
but
they
being
first
learned
which
touch
a
mans
particular
salvation
,
then
to
come
to
those
which
touch
the
salvation
and
freedome
of
the
Church
,
and
consequently
of
every
particular
soule
in
it
,
the
knowledge
of
the
like
being
commended
in
the
Revelation
,
Rev.
1.3
.
that
we
may
pray
to
God
for
a
reformation
;
lest
the
Prelates
reigning
thus
,
the
faith
come
to
be
corrupted
,
and
disesteemed
,
traditions
,
errour
,
and
will-worship
advanced
,
as
in
the
Church
of
Rome
:
who
by
keeping
Princes
and
people
in
ignorance
in
the
matter
of
their
Hierarchie
,
and
traditions
,
and
pretending
divers
points
were
too
high
for
parish
pulpits
,
and
laicks
,
brought
them
to
that
height
of
impiety
and
errour
wherein
they
are
.
Whence
we
may
see
,
that
lest
the
like
evils
come
on
us
,
as
they
begin
,
the
knowledge
of
Gods
ordinances
in
matters
of
the
Eldership
,
and
things
against
the
Hierarchie
and
traditions
,
is
more
necessary
in
every
understanding
man
,
then
one
would
thinke
at
the
first
sight
.
It
concerneth
the
faith
it selfe
,
and
the
keeping
of
it
uncorrupt
;
because
without
it
the
Church
is
sure
to
be
kept
in
bondage
,
many
points
of
faith
lost
or
changed
,
as
in
the
Church
of
Rome
:
and
so
many
soules
corrupted
and
perverted
to
perdition
.
For
they
know
that
if
Princes
and
people
know
it
not
,
the
King
and
Parliament
cannot
come
to
know
it
,
much
lesse
to
reforme
it
;
and
by
all
this
we
see
plainly
that
greater
corruptions
will
inevitably
follow
,
and
the
Prelates
will
come
to
that
power
,
that
men
shall
not
dare
to
discover
them
.
When
the
light
of
the
Gospell
did
but
begin
to
bee
restored
,
and
errours
by
it
to
be
discovered
,
the
Emperours
Ambassadors
came
in
his
name
to
the
Legates
in
Trent
,
desiring
20.
points
of
reformation
,
of
which
observe
these
.
That
no
scandalous
dispensations
may
bee
granted
hereafter
.
Histor.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
pag
,
513.
That
plurality
of
benefices
may
bee
taken
away
,
and
Schooles
erected
in
Cathedrall
and
Collegiat
Churches
.
That
every
Ecclesiasticall
ministerie
be
exercised
freely
,
and
that
rich
benefices
without
cure
,
may
be
incorporated
to
those
that
have
cure
,
and
small
revenue
.
That
the
Canons
against
Simonie
may
be
revived
.
That
the
Ecclesiasticall
constitutions
be
abridged
,
the
superfluity
cut
off
,
and
not
made
equall
to
the
obligations
of
the
law
of
God
.
That
excommunication
be
not
used
but
for
mortall
sinne
,
or
notorious
irregularity
.
That
divine
service
be
so
said
,
as
that
it
may
be
understood
by
him
that
saith
it
,
and
by
him
that
heareth
it
.
That
a
way
bee
found
not
to
chase
away
bad
parish
Priests
,
because
that
is
easie
,
but
to
substitute
better
.
I
omit
others
of
allowing
mariage
to
Priests
,
and
the
cup
to
some
nations
.
Pag.
651.
The
French
Ambassadours
had
the
like
.
The
Priests
should
not
be
ordained
before
they
were
old
,
and
had
a
good
testimony
of
the
people
,
that
they
had
lived
well
.
That
a
Priest
should
not
be
ordained
before
hee
had
a
benefice
,
or
ministery
,
according
to
the
Councell
of
Chalcedon
,
at
which
time
a
presbyterall
title
without
an
office
was
not
heard
of
.
That
the
due
function
should
be
restored
to
Deacons
,
and
other
holy
orders
,
and
they
may
not
seeme
to
beare
names
,
and
for
ceremony
onely
.
That
the
Priests
,
and
other
Ecclesiasticall
Ministers
,
should
attend
to
their
vocation
,
not
medling
in
any
office
but
in
the
divine
Ministery
.
That
Bishops
,
Parish
Priests
,
and
other
Ecclesiastickes
,
unable
to
performe
their
charge
,
shall
receive
coadjutors
,
or
leave
their
benefices
.
That
no
man
shall
have
more
then
one
benefice
,
taking
away
the
differences
of
the
quality
of
the
persons
,
and
of
benefices
compatible
,
and
incompatible
,
a
new
division
not
heard
of
in
the
ancient
decrees
.
That
he
that
hath
two
or
more
,
shall
retaine
that
onely
which
hee
shall
choose
,
within
a
short
time
,
or
shall
incurre
the
penalty
of
the
ancient
Canons
.
That
the
mandates
of
provision
,
expectations
,
regressions
,
resignations
in
confidence
to
be
revoked
,
and
banished
out
of
the
Church
,
as
contrary
to
the
decrees
.
If
either
the
people
or
Princes
of
England
,
should
make
these
or
the
like
to
the
Parliament
,
or
Convocation
of
the
Clergy
,
they
should
presently
be
hissed
out
for
Puritans
,
as
the
Cardinals
called
those
Vltramontan
Bishops
hypocritans
,
that
held
residency
to
be
ex
jure
divino
.
Pa.
501.
Some
thinke
,
if
there
were
better
Bishops
all
would
be
well
enough
.
Indeed
it
could
not
bee
so
bad
;
but
well
it
could
never
be
:
because
Diocessan
Bishops
are
not
ordained
of
God
,
they
are
no
branches
of
Gode
engrafting
,
their
office
hath
no
root
in
Christ
,
Ioh.
15.
the
true
Vine
,
who
is
the
Word
:
such
officers
and
offices
as
the
Father
hath
planted
in
him
,
bring
forth
fruit
unto
him
:
He
is
the
doore
,
by
which
all
true
Shepheards
enter
;
he
that
climbeth
up
another
way
(
be
it
by
a
positive
law
,
Ioh.
10.1
.
or
otherwise
)
the
same
is
a
theefe
,
and
a
robber
,
and
brings
forth
such
fruits
as
diocessan
Episcopacy
hath
.
Some
Bishops
there
are
indeed
that
have
shewed
themselves
against
the
Arminians
,
and
Papists
,
and
to
be
lovers
of
preaching
,
and
sound
doctrine
;
even
as
Christ
had
some
witnesses
or
friends
among
the
Rulers
and
Pharises
;
but
these
have
beene
soone
quailed
,
and
kept
out
of
grace
in
the
Court
;
howsoever
they
are
great
friends
of
the
hierarchy
,
and
enemies
of
the
Eldership
,
and
true
reformation
,
and
so
affected
to
those
great
places
,
that
they
are
blinde
on
that
side
;
and
in
that
respect
so
against
the
kingdome
of
God
,
that
the
devill
and
the
Iesuits
know
well
enough
that
they
are
herein
more
helpers
to
the
Romish
religion
,
then
hinderers
,
because
they
uphold
the
reputation
of
diocessan
Bishops
,
and
ceremonies
,
with
the
most
religious
sort
of
conformists
,
and
so
doe
but
hold
way
for
worse
successors
.
It
is
strange
that
wise
men
,
and
some
both
conscionable
and
well
seene
in
Divinity
,
should
suffer
themselves
to
be
so
seduced
in
this
point
,
as
to
thinke
diocessan
and
provinciall
Episcopacy
lawfull
and
necessary
.
1.
Because
they
see
it
was
very
anciently
ordained
and
exercised
by
good
men
,
and
that
the
received
custome
was
confirmed
by
the
Nicene
Councell
:
whereas
they
should
rather
consider
,
that
it
was
not
in
the
Church
of
Martyrs
,
as
it
is
now
;
the
Bishops
then
differed
little
from
Presbyters
in
pompe
and
authority
,
and
did
not
reigne
over
them
as
now
:
that
though
those
Fathers
might
thinke
to
doe
good
in
ordaining
it
;
unlesse
they
had
erred
therein
,
and
namely
in
taking
so
much
on
them
,
and
yet
had
seemed
to
doe
it
as
a
thing
necessary
and
profitable
,
it
had
not
beene
possible
that
the
mystery
of
iniquity
should
have
wrought
so
soone
,
and
that
Antichrist
,
who
was
to
be
a
Bishop
,
and
to
sit
in
the
Temple
of
God
,
should
have
found
meanes
,
and
step
after
step
to
rise
to
his
greatnesse
out
of
that
ordinance
,
as
was
shewed
he
did
:
In
an
Epistle
annexed
to
the
history
of
the
Counc
.
of
Trent
.
That
some
evill
things
have
beene
ordained
in
Councels
very
ancient
,
as
Bishop
Iewed
manifesteth
:
that
this
proved
such
in
short
time
:
that
therefore
it
is
not
good
to
thinke
of
reducing
diocessan
Bishops
to
their
first
estate
,
but
rather
of
taking
them
away
,
because
such
trees
must
needs
bring
forth
such
fruit
.
2.
Because
many
zealous
and
well
affected
men
have
beene
,
and
some
now
are
diocessan
Bishops
.
I
answer
,
have
they
not
read
that
some
zealous
Priests
&
Bishops
have
come
to
be
Pope
?
as
of
old
Gregory
1.
and
divers
others
:
and
of
late
Adrian
6.
reckoned
holy
men
:
which
makes
their
papall
calling
never
a
whit
more
tolerable
or
lawfull
:
no
more
doth
it
in
those
English
Bishops
,
that
otherwise
are
sound
in
religion
.
For
they
standing
so
stoutly
for
hierarchy
,
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
,
which
are
Romish
,
and
have
their
strength
from
Romish
ambition
,
power
,
and
usurpation
,
even
in
these
best
Bishops
,
the
tree
is
knowne
by
his
fruit
;
and
in
this
respect
,
they
are
all
drunke
with
the
wine
of
her
fornication
,
though
some
more
,
some
lesse
.
For
they
that
have
otherwise
beene
good
Preachers
,
are
the
worse
when
they
come
to
be
Bishops
,
or
to
affect
such
places
:
they
make
them
so
ceremonious
,
and
zealous
of
the
hierarchy
,
canons
,
service
,
and
ceremonies
,
that
they
sticke
not
to
preach
them
;
and
so
loth
to
displease
Courtiers
,
that
they
are
the
lesse
against
Popery
,
and
the
more
plaine
enemies
of
such
true
Protestants
,
as
seeke
the
Eldership
and
right
reformation
:
whom
they
will
not
permit
to
write
or
speake
,
much
lesse
to
preach
the
truth
of
God
in
those
points
,
but
scoffe
,
mocke
,
punish
,
imprison
and
silence
them
,
keeping
the
Princes
by
these
and
all
the
shifts
they
can
,
in
ignorance
in
this
point
,
as
the
Papists
doe
theirs
in
this
point
and
in
others
.
The
ancient
Fathers
did
not
thus
,
they
were
not
such
Bishops
.
Thus
the
whole
counsaile
of
God
is
not
suffered
to
be
preached
in
England
,
shall
I
say
in
these
points
of
the
eldership
,
hierarchy
,
and
service
onely
?
wherein
a
man
is
not
so
much
as
suffered
to
distinguish
betweene
a
sacrificer
,
and
a
Presbyter
,
or
Priest
,
as
all
Ministers
are
called
?
No
,
a
mystery
of
iniquity
cannot
rest
in
two
or
three
evils
:
but
those
obstinately
defended
by
men
,
God
gives
them
over
to
greater
blindnesse
and
errour
.
So
was
it
in
the
Church
of
Rome
,
and
so
hath
it
beene
in
England
,
where
at
first
it
was
indeed
said
,
why
should
men
stumble
so
much
at
Bishops
and
ceremonies
,
so
long
as
the
Gospell
may
be
freely
preached
in
all
other
things
,
and
no
Minister
hindred
in
them
?
but
now
it
is
come
to
another
evill
,
the
bondage
and
limitations
are
more
increased
.
For
the
Clergy
,
and
especially
the
Bishops
,
have
not
onely
temporised
with
the
Duke
,
and
other
hispaniolized
and
popish
agents
and
practisers
;
but
even
for
their
favour
let
in
Arminianisme
,
neither
opposing
it
themselves
,
nor
suffering
others
that
would
;
but
because
light
remedies
alwayes
cherish
an
evil
,
they
got
the
King
to
prohibite
disputes
on
both
sides
,
not
to
hinder
Arminianisme
,
(
for
the
bookes
of
Doctor
Iackson
and
others
,
were
suffered
to
come
out
after
that
)
but
others
from
confuting
it
in
their
disputations
,
books
,
and
sermons
;
and
in
stead
of
the
Scriptures
to
make
the
Articles
the
Rule
,
and
them
the
interpreters
of
them
,
who
have
not
onely
protected
the
Appealer
,
Doctor
Iackson
,
Doctor
Cousens
,
and
some
others
that
savour
of
Arminianisme
and
Popery
,
hindred
the
Parliament
,
and
others
from
convincing
them
of
errour
,
and
so
emboldned
others
to
broach
worse
errours
in
flattery
of
mighty
favourites
,
helped
to
get
Parliaments
dissolved
,
wherein
men
had
some
hope
of
remedy
:
but
have
themselves
preached
some
passages
savouring
of
Romish
and
Trent
corruption
,
seeming
to
approve
the
vulgar
edition
,
that
the
Sacraments
confer
grace
ex
opere
operato
,
and
to
tye
the
understanding
of
the
Scriptures
,
to
the
interpretation
of
the
Fathers
,
to
make
the
best
of
moderne
Divines
,
little
regarded
.
In
these
and
the
like
,
they
being
powerfull
in
Court
,
cannot
want
followers
and
flatterers
;
and
therefore
men
of
understanding
say
they
are
not
so
well
read
in
the
Rules
of
piety
,
as
in
those
of
policy
,
used
against
the
desired
reformation
in
the
time
of
Luther
,
which
being
set
forth
in
the
history
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
though
it
anger
the
Papists
,
in
regard
it
discovereth
a
world
of
their
various
dissimulations
,
cunning
shifts
and
devices
,
yet
it
pleaseth
them
in
this
,
that
they
serve
to
teach
the
Bishops
,
and
Arminians
how
to
frustrate
and
delude
all
the
fairest
proofes
and
attempts
of
their
adversaries
.
And
because
some
have
written
to
discover
the
errours
,
practices
,
and
dangers
,
they
have
not
onely
put
all
they
could
catch
in
the
high
Commission
,
but
lest
such
should
get
out
,
and
themselves
be
any
way
hindred
or
discovered
in
such
proceedings
,
they
have
obtained
authority
,
that
if
any
writer
,
Printer
,
or
Book-seller
,
come
with
a
prohibition
,
he
shall
be
presently
censured
.
Some
will
say
,
this
is
but
reason
.
I
anwser
,
true
,
if
their
hierarchie
and
practices
were
according
to
Gods
word
,
and
they
seditious
and
hereticall
that
they
trouble
:
but
being
as
it
is
,
and
this
power
seldome
or
never
extended
against
any
but
such
as
stand
for
Gods
truth
against
Arminians
,
popish
practisers
and
defenders
of
the
hierarchy
,
they
abuse
the
King
and
Councell
,
in
getting
them
to
be
their
protectors
,
and
are
themselves
blinde
and
Antichristian
tyrants
.
Such
as
in
stead
of
following
the
rules
of
the
Gospell
seeme
rather
to
encline
to
that
of
Paul
4.
who
set
on
foot
the
Inquisition
,
Hist.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
pag.
405.
&
409.
which
he
said
was
the
principall
secret
and
mystery
of
the
Papacy
,
the
true
Ramme
to
beat
down
heresie
,
and
defend
the
Apostolike
sea
,
by
advancing
another
,
which
like
it
shall
prevaile
by
power
and
terrour
in
stead
of
good
reason
,
namely
the
high
Commission
Court
.
The
Councellors
of
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
seeing
the
Articles
of
reformation
published
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
opposed
,
saying
,
the
Ecclesiasticall
authority
was
enlarged
beyond
its
bounds
,
with
the
wrong
and
diminution
of
the
temporall
,
by
giving
power
to
Bishops
to
proceed
to
pecuniary
mulcts
,
and
imprisonment
against
the
laity
;
whereas
no
authority
was
given
by
Christ
to
his
Ministers
,
but
meere
and
pure
spirituall
:
that
when
the
Clergy
was
made
a
member
of
the
policy
,
the
Princes
did
by
favour
allow
the
Bishops
to
punish
inferiour
Clergy
men
with
temporall
punishments
,
that
discipline
might
be
observed
amongst
them
,
but
to
use
such
kinde
of
punishment
against
the
laickes
,
they
had
neither
from
the
law
of
God
,
nor
of
man
,
but
by
usurpation
onely
.
All
which
sheweth
,
that
diocessan
Bishops
are
great
impostors
,
though
the
Pope
bee
indeed
the
grand
impostor
.
And
let
men
be
sure
,
that
as
they
and
their
hierarchy
are
more
and
more
defended
,
so
will
their
power
encrease
,
and
grow
more
popish
,
blinde
,
erroneous
,
and
Antichristian
,
as
that
of
the
Church
of
Rome
did
;
their
feare
towards
God
being
in
these
things
taught
by
the
precepts
of
men
,
the
wisedome
of
them
and
their
supporters
,
must
needs
decay
and
perish
,
to
the
extreame
danger
of
the
Church
and
Commonwealth
.
By
all
which
may
bee
seene
,
that
the
kingdome
of
God
,
in
the
true
,
free
,
and
full
power
of
the
word
preached
,
is
incompatible
with
the
hierarchy
;
they
cannot
stand
together
,
but
the
maintenance
of
the
one
is
the
breaking
of
the
bands
of
the
other
,
and
of
the
true
peace
and
happinesse
of
the
Church
and
State
;
and
that
therefore
there
is
necessity
of
a
reformation
in
the
Church
,
and
restoring
the
ordinances
of
God
to
that
forme
,
which
not
any
humane
,
but
his
divine
wisdome
ordained
.
Some
have
pretended
,
that
it
is
good
policy
to
uphold
the
Hierarchy
;
for
say
they
,
no
Bishop
,
no
King
;
there
must
be
order
in
the
Church
,
and
Bishops
are
they
that
preserve
it
.
This
is
that
bulwark
which
they
used
to
beat
off
all
just
complaints
,
and
save
themselves
,
their
cause
,
their
friends
and
followers
,
such
as
the
Duke
,
the
Appealer
,
and
Cousens
,
from
the
parliamentary
power
.
Crushed
and
dissolved
it
must
be
,
rather
then
such
a
one
or
his
trechery
be
brought
to
triall
;
though
they
thereby
make
such
the
more
bold
to
attempt
the
like
or
worse
evills
,
overthrow
the
power
and
use
of
Parliaments
,
that
confirmed
their
hierarchy
,
(
a
requitall
not
so
strange
in
them
,
as
just
with
God
)
and
so
alienate
the
heart
of
the
King
from
his
subjects
,
and
the
subjects
from
the
King
,
though
they
know
,
a
kingdome
divided
in
it
felfe
cannot
stand
;
that
having
their
hearts
hee
is
strong
,
and
a
King
indeed
;
that
otherwise
hee
cannot
well
subsist
,
as
a
King
should
,
nor
be
supplied
with
money
and
men
:
but
must
bee
forced
to
make
peace
with
the
enemies
of
religion
on
the
harder
conditions
;
and
home-bred
Papists
and
Arminians
would
thereby
grow
the
bolder
,
to
encrease
their
religions
and
parties
;
the
Palatinate
could
not
well
be
recovered
,
but
the
enemy
must
needs
be
made
the
more
absolute
and
resolute
,
to
root
out
our
religion
and
brethren
in
forraigne
parts
,
and
at
last
,
seeing
division
in
England
,
to
venture
thither
to
endanger
the
Church
and
Commonweale
,
the
Kingdome
,
and
all
.
Wherein
what
have
the
Prelates
shewed
lesse
,
then
that
they
had
rather
all
these
should
be
shaken
and
endangered
,
then
their
hierarchy
;
or
then
one
proud
Appealer
,
one
popish
Cousens
should
be
questioned
in
disparagement
thereof
.
For
these
evils
could
not
have
beene
effected
against
so
many
endeavours
of
Parliaments
,
without
the
helpe
of
their
religious
pretences
,
nor
passed
without
the
cloake
of
their
Episcopall
gravity
.
And
lest
things
should
bee
discovered
or
reproved
,
besides
their
diligence
in
suppressing
of
bookes
,
they
have
got
the
Court
and
Crosse
supplied
with
Preachers
for
their
owne
turne
,
yea
caused
some
mens
sermons
to
be
perused
beforehand
,
according
to
the
policy
used
in
the
third
convocation
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
Histor.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
pag.
468.
where
the
Bishop
of
Modena
was
appointed
to
peruse
every
sermon
,
and
whatsoever
else
was
to
be
delivered
in
publike
.
By
all
which
,
he
that
will
may
see
,
that
as
it
was
ever
in
the
hierarchy
,
so
hath
it
beene
,
is
,
and
will
be
in
this
,
the
more
Bishop
and
hierarchy
,
the
lesse
King
,
the
lesse
good
order
in
Church
and
Commonwealth
.
For
they
have
beene
in
effect
the
Kings
,
nothing
must
bee
preferred
,
or
heard
against
them
,
or
such
friends
of
theirs
,
as
the
Duke
,
and
others
:
but
still
they
pretend
that
these
complaints
are
not
so
much
against
them
,
as
against
the
Kings
government
and
prerogative
:
which
is
a
meere
trick
and
colour
to
engage
the
King
in
their
cause
,
and
so
to
save
them
,
their
friends
and
practices
from
comming
to
triall
:
and
so
in
conclusion
it
comes
to
be
their
prerogative
that
must
not
bee
touched
by
the
Parliament
,
nor
indeed
by
the
word
of
God
.
Is
not
this
to
bring
all
out
of
order
?
And
which
makes
the
evill
seeme
the
more
incurable
,
no
man
dares
manifest
so
much
,
so
able
are
they
to
undoe
him
.
Which
is
a
power
the
devill
hath
purchased
them
,
that
they
and
others
may
boldly
proceed
to
propagate
other
errours
,
and
doe
what
evill
they
list
without
controule
,
like
the
Church
of
Rome
;
and
that
to
maintaine
them
,
their
pontificall
greatnesse
,
their
Pallaces
and
Coaches
,
religion
may
abide
in
their
power
,
be
made
a
leaden
rule
for
them
to
turne
which
way
they
list
,
the
truest
lovers
of
Truth
oppressed
,
the
kingdome
of
God
invaded
and
usurped
,
and
the
whole
Christian
world
disturbed
and
afflicted
.
Are
not
men
ashamed
,
that
living
in
the
light
of
the
Gospel
,
the
love
of
Christ
constraines
them
not
to
be
against
these
men
,
but
that
they
should
neverthelesse
suffer
themselves
to
be
made
the
friends
and
protectors
of
them
and
their
hierarchy
,
and
to
thinke
that
therein
they
either
serve
God
,
or
the
King
and
State
,
as
they
ought
?
For
first
that
their
hierarchy
is
against
the
service
of
God
,
if
enough
hath
not
beene
said
,
this
may
be
added
;
that
while
the
office
of
Diocessan
Bishops
is
falsly
held
to
be
ex
jure
divino
,
as
we
have
proved
,
Gods
ordinances
and
officers
being
rejected
,
the
Church
is
governed
by
their
greatest
adversaries
:
who
also
having
gotten
the
ruling
and
descissive
voices
in
Councels
,
(
which
should
rather
belong
to
those
true
Bishops
and
Pastors
the
Presbyters
)
make
their
owne
opinions
and
errours
of
Bishops
and
traditions
to
bee
received
for
matters
of
faith
,
as
in
the
Councel
of
Trent
.
For
though
some
hold
that
it
is
no
matter
of
faith
,
but
rather
indifferent
,
and
at
the
pleasure
of
Kings
,
whether
they
or
Elders
should
governe
the
Church
;
yet
it
is
of
no
lesse
consequence
;
because
even
in
England
they
make
their
Articles
to
bee
received
,
and
in
a
wrested
or
doubtfull
sense
to
be
a
sure
Rule
,
and
so
matters
of
faith
,
as
themselves
interpret
them
;
yea
this
to
be
granted
,
that
themselves
and
their
adherents
,
assembled
in
Convocation
,
as
the
Church
representative
:
which
if
it
make
other
Articles
more
unsound
or
savouring
of
Arminianisme
,
or
other
errour
,
will
thinke
they
should
bee
received
,
especially
in
matters
of
their
authority
:
for
who
can
hinder
it
,
or
dare
say
they
have
not
power
to
decide
what
is
the
faith
?
when
indeed
seeing
the
institution
of
Diocessan
Bishops
is
of
a
positive
law
,
and
not
de
jure
divino
,
men
should
rather
consider
the
consequences
:
which
were
very
aptly
set
forth
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
Hist.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
.
pag.
608.
where
the
Papalins
maintaining
that
the
institution
and
jurisdiction
of
Bishops
were
not
de
jure
divino
,
but
that
Bishops
had
their
jurisdiction
from
the
Pope
,
and
that
hee
onely
had
received
institution
and
jurisdiction
from
Christ
in
the
person
of
Peter
;
the
Bishop
of
Segna
replyed
,
That
if
they
have
it
not
from
Christ
,
neither
can
the
Councell
have
any
from
him
,
which
consisteth
of
Bishops
,
that
if
Bishops
are
not
instituted
by
Christ
,
the
authority
of
them
is
altogether
humane
,
and
he
that
heareth
it
spoken
,
that
Bishops
are
not
instituted
by
Christ
,
must
needs
thinke
that
this
Synod
is
a
congregation
of
prophane
men
,
in
which
Christ
doth
not
preside
,
but
a
power
received
precarily
from
men
,
and
it
would
be
a
great
illusion
generally
of
all
Christendome
to
propose
it
,
not
onely
as
the
best
,
but
as
the
onely
and
necessary
meanes
to
decide
controversies
;
That
hee
would
never
have
come
to
the
Councell
,
if
he
had
not
beleeved
that
Christ
had
beene
in
the
midst
of
it
;
that
if
any
Bishop
should
beleeve
and
thinke
his
authority
to
bee
humane
,
it
had
beene
great
boldnesse
in
him
to
denounce
,
in
the
former
difficulties
,
anathematismes
,
and
not
rather
refer
all
to
him
,
who
had
greater
authority
.
Now
howsoever
the
opinion
of
the
Papalins
that
the
Pope
is
the
onely
Bishop
jure
divino
,
and
that
others
ought
to
have
institution
from
him
,
is
most
erroneous
;
yet
seeing
it
is
certaine
that
the
institution
and
jurisdiction
of
diocessan
Bishops
are
not
from
Christ
,
but
of
a
positive
law
,
all
those
consequences
alledged
by
the
Bishop
of
Segna
doe
follow
thereupon
;
and
those
also
which
the
Bishop
of
Paris
added
against
the
tenet
of
Laynez
Generall
of
the
Iesuites
,
who
exceeded
in
maintaining
the
cause
against
the
Bishops
:
Pag.
614.
That
in
stead
of
a
celestiall
kingdome
(
for
so
the
Church
is
called
)
it
maketh
it
not
a
kingdome
,
but
a
temporall
tyranny
;
that
it
taketh
from
the
Church
the
title
of
the
Spouse
of
Christ
,
and
maketh
it
a
servant
,
prostituted
to
man
:
whence
it
followes
,
that
the
English
Hierarchy
,
having
no
authority
from
Christ
,
is
a
temporall
tyranny
,
and
the
Spouse
of
Christ
is
made
a
servant
,
and
subjected
to
it
.
It
is
true
,
that
where
two
or
three
are
gathered
together
in
Christs
name
,
there
is
he
in
the
midst
:
but
to
bee
truly
gathered
together
in
his
name
,
requireth
that
their
office
be
de
jure
divino
,
and
they
hare
power
from
him
to
assemble
and
handle
such
matters
:
this
he
never
gave
to
diocessan
Bishops
;
for
he
never
ordained
them
:
they
are
but
intruders
,
usurping
that
which
by
Gods
institution
belonged
to
Pastors
that
are
Presbyters
.
With
the
Trent
Fathers
they
pretend
right
by
that
place
:
Take
heed
to
your selves
,
and
to
all
the
flocke
over
which
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
Bishops
,
to
feed
the
Church
of
God
:
Act.
20.28
which
is
spoken
to
Presbyters
,
and
yet
by
usurping
these
letters
patents
of
the
Presbyters
,
diocessan
Bishops
take
the
charge
from
them
,
exclude
the
Presbyters
,
to
whom
they
were
granted
,
and
what
worse
is
,
reigne
over
them
as
over
their
subjects
,
who
must
not
preach
any
thing
that
dislikes
them
.
That
election
is
of
Gods
free
grace
,
regeneration
and
conversion
of
his
power
,
and
not
of
mans
free
will
;
that
men
doe
beleeve
and
persevere
,
because
they
were
predestinated
,
though
they
be
plainly
taught
in
the
Scripture
,
yet
they
will
not
have
them
nor
the
like
points
cleared
by
Preachers
in
Pulpit
nor
Print
,
nor
by
Divines
in
the
Vniversities
,
no
not
in
a
time
when
Papists
&
Arminians
corrupt
men
in
them
;
but
they
must
be
left
to
them
the
Fathers
and
Rulers
:
as
if
diocessan
Bishops
,
never
ordained
of
God
,
being
many
of
them
Courtiers
,
swolne
with
ambition
,
depending
on
the
interests
of
favourites
,
such
as
the
Duke
,
parties
in
such
factions
,
corrupted
with
flatteries
,
contesting
against
the
endeavours
of
Parliaments
,
daily
busied
at
the
Councell
table
,
in
the
Star
chamber
,
or
high
Commission
Court
,
should
better
know
how
to
cleere
and
determine
these
and
other
high
points
,
then
Preachers
that
study
nothing
else
but
Divinity
,
and
are
not
led
by
such
particular
interests
.
There
is
no
man
that
hath
but
an
indifferent
judgement
,
and
any
sparke
of
true
love
to
Gods
Kingdome
,
but
will
say
,
it
is
impossible
that
these
men
,
or
their
flatterers
,
should
bee
fit
Iudges
,
or
give
just
lawes
to
men
in
such
cases
:
yet
they
governe
all
in
Synods
,
and
elsewhere
;
and
if
they
have
but
colourable
pretences
like
the
Papists
,
who
doe
resist
or
question
them
?
These
are
they
that
ruling
all
,
and
having
many
things
in
their
gift
,
are
sure
to
be
flattered
and
followed
in
Court
Synods
,
and
Vniversities
:
and
if
,
as
the
Appealer
doth
,
they
can
but
alledge
the
opinion
of
Bishop
Bancraft
,
or
any
such
politician
Prelate
like
themselves
,
they
care
for
no
better
authority
.
Onely
strengthned
by
the
secular
arme
,
they
know
how
to
prevaile
by
power
.
All
which
considered
,
it
is
no
marvell
that
they
have
decreed
so
many
things
to
so
little
profit
,
yea
to
so
great
damage
to
the
Church
and
kingdome
of
God
.
And
all
true
Christians
are
the
rather
to
take
heed
of
them
and
their
decrees
,
and
not
to
say
,
it
is
either
necessary
to
have
Bishops
,
or
a
thing
indifferent
,
seeing
they
so
much
endanger
the
faith
,
and
that
in
these
respects
it
greatly
concernes
the
faith
and
all
the
faithfull
to
have
their
government
abolished
,
and
the
Eldership
restored
,
lest
by
them
,
as
by
the
Bishops
in
the
Church
of
Rome
,
religion
come
to
be
corrupted
.
It
will
be
objected
,
the
most
ancient
Councels
were
governed
by
Bishops
.
I
answer
,
that
otherwise
Popish
errours
could
not
have
beene
established
,
nor
so
long
maintained
against
the
truth
;
that
at
first
Presbyters
had
their
voices
in
them
,
that
Bishops
of
old
differed
little
from
Presbyters
,
had
pastorall
charges
,
and
were
not
like
ours
;
but
onely
began
to
decline
:
and
therefore
I
wonder
not
that
Nazianzen
so
long
since
observed
that
there
came
little
good
,
yea
much
hurt
of
them
,
and
that
contentions
have
alwayes
beene
encreased
by
the
Episcopall
assemblies
:
as
also
Bishop
Iewel
proves
in
many
particulars
.
In
an
Epistle
annexed
to
the
history
of
the
Counc
.
of
Trent
.
I
wonder
not
if
in
our
dayes
some
Bishops
are
learned
,
affect
some
good
things
,
make
some
good
bookes
,
and
tollerable
constitutions
.
For
some
of
them
have
beene
great
Divines
,
Pastors
,
and
of
a
good
conscience
,
in
many
things
:
but
might
not
a
man
have
found
the
like
in
some
of
the
Sadduces
,
Heredians
,
Arrians
,
〈…〉
P●pists
,
and
other
heretikes
?
that
is
,
take
them
out
of
their
heresies
,
in
such
things
as
they
hold
common
with
other
Iewes
or
Christians
?
yet
many
things
determined
by
them
were
dangerous
;
so
must
it
needs
be
in
the
diocessan
Bishops
of
England
,
who
are
of
a
humane
law
,
and
heretikes
in
matter
of
the
Eldership
,
if
not
Arminians
.
Therefore
in
this
cause
that
may
be
said
of
them
which
Paul
4.
said
of
the
Bishops
of
his
time
,
that
it
was
a
vanity
to
assemble
60.
Pa.
339.
Bishops
of
the
least
able
,
and
40.
Doctors
of
the
most
insufficient
,
as
was
twice
done
already
in
Trent
,
and
to
beleeve
that
,
by
those
,
things
could
bee
well
regulated
;
All
which
considered
,
who
can
thinke
that
the
Hierarchy
,
or
any
Synod
of
English
Bishops
,
can
be
for
the
service
of
God
?
In
the
meane
the
Churches
,
or
at
least
many
thousands
in
them
,
in
their
practice
,
receive
the
hierarchy
,
ceremonies
,
and
traditions
,
Pari
pietatis
affectu
,
ac
reverentiae
,
with
like
affection
of
piety
and
reverence
,
as
the
written
word
of
God
,
and
many
with
greater
.
There
are
foure
pillars
that
uphold
the
Hierarchy
.
1.
Traditions
and
ceremonies
.
2.
Spirituall
ignorance
and
blinde
devotion
in
the
Nobility
and
Laity
.
For
that
makes
them
take
it
for
granted
,
that
Bishops
and
obedience
to
their
traditions
are
de
jure
divino
:
hence
proceedes
a
3.
Riches
and
authority
;
and
from
these
a
4.
reciprocall
resolution
&
combination
with
such
Statesmen
as
the
Duke
and
his
confederates
,
so
to
maintaine
each
others
cause
against
al
accusers
,
as
if
they
were
one
,
and
they
each
others
Advocates
.
And
as
a
branch
of
this
the
severe
suppression
of
all
bookes
and
complaints
that
discover
their
errors
or
practices
.
There
is
no
need
to
prove
further
that
the
three
last
are
against
the
service
of
God
,
it
will
suffice
to
shew
that
they
are
against
the
service
of
the
King
and
State
.
But
first
of
ceremonies
and
traditions
received
in
the
Church
of
England
.
Histor.
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
pag.
259.
It
is
remarkable
,
that
when
some
German
Protestants
for
feare
received
those
appointed
in
the
Interim
,
saying
after
they
were
indifferent
:
Others
whom
necessity
had
not
compelled
,
said
it
was
true
,
that
indifferent
things
concerne
not
salvation
:
yet
,
by
meanes
of
them
,
pernicious
things
are
brought
in
;
and
going
on
,
they
framed
this
generall
conclusion
,
That
ceremonies
and
rites
,
though
by
nature
indifferent
,
doe
then
become
bad
,
when
he
that
useth
them
hath
an
opinion
that
they
are
good
or
necessary
.
Which
hath
beene
proved
of
them
in
England
,
and
that
generally
they
are
men
popish
,
neutrall
,
or
of
least
sincerity
,
that
stand
most
for
them
,
as
for
the
best
meanes
to
uphold
the
hierarchy
,
because
they
know
that
rule
to
be
true
,
No
ceremonie
,
no
Bishop
:
which
(
as
it
seemes
)
is
the
reason
that
the
Bishops
looke
to
little
else
,
though
that
bee
to
confesse
,
that
they
serve
for
nothing
but
to
uphold
their
owne
traditions
and
ceremonies
:
wherein
they
are
very
zealous
,
like
the
Trent
Bishops
,
that
anathematized
them
that
say
that
the
ceremonies
,
Pa.
574.
vestments
,
or
externall
signes
used
in
the
Masse
,
are
rather
incitements
to
ungodlinesse
,
Pa.
548.
then
offices
of
piety
.
Where
,
if
by
ungodlinesse
you
understand
superstition
and
ignorance
,
the
Trent
censure
is
extreame
harsh
:
the
rather
because
Antonius
of
Veltelina
,
a
Dominican
,
had
proved
unto
them
,
that
the
Rite
of
Rome
had
beene
received
to
gratifie
the
Pope
,
but
not
in
all
places
:
and
by
a
booke
(
called
Ordo
Romanus
)
that
it
hath
had
great
alterations
,
not
onely
in
ancient
times
,
but
even
in
the
latter
ages
also
,
that
the
Roman
Rite
,
observed
within
300.
yeares
,
is
not
that
which
is
now
observed
by
the
Priests
in
that
City
.
For
the
vestments
,
vessels
,
and
other
ornaments
of
the
Ministers
and
Altars
,
it
appeareth
not
by
bookes
onely
,
but
by
statues
and
pictures
,
that
they
are
so
changed
,
that
if
the
Ancients
should
returne
into
the
world
,
they
could
not
know
them
.
Therefore
he
concluded
,
that
to
bind
all
to
approve
the
Rites
,
which
the
Church
of
Rome
used
,
might
be
reprehended
,
as
a
condemnation
of
antiquity
,
and
of
the
use
of
other
Churches
.
His
discourse
displeased
,
but
the
Bishop
of
the
five
Churches
justified
him
.
If
English
Bishops
would
but
with
the
Friar
consider
the
consequences
that
follow
their
inforcing
of
their
Rites
,
they
would
not
bee
so
extreame
in
them
.
And
indeed
in
those
wherein
they
differ
from
the
Reformed
Churches
,
they
doe
but
mocke
the
Christian
world
,
while
with
the
Papists
they
hold
that
they
ought
to
be
so
strictly
received
and
reverenced
,
and
yet
abrogate
others
more
necessary
:
Pag.
163.
seeing
as
one
saith
of
the
Papists
,
they
grant
not
to
the
people
the
election
of
the
Minister
,
which
certainly
was
an
Apostolicall
institution
,
continued
more
then
eight
hundred
yeares
:
but
deny
it
to
them
,
with
as
good
right
,
as
the
Papists
doe
both
that
and
the
use
of
the
cup
,
which
had
beene
continued
as
long
.
It
is
a
seemly
thing
to
see
the
Temples
where
Christians
use
to
meet
,
in
good
repaire
,
frequented
with
grave
,
devout
,
humble
,
and
religious
behaviour
,
in
the
worship
of
God
,
the
table
covered
with
cleane
linnen
,
when
the
Sacrament
is
administred
,
the
cup
decent
and
not
of
the
basest
metall
.
But
these
and
the
like
things
are
the
more
acceptable
to
God
,
when
the
Church
is
not
spoiled
of
her
better
ornaments
,
diligent
preaching
and
hearing
,
soundnesse
in
the
faith
,
knowledge
,
zeale
,
and
holinesse
of
life
.
For
if
the
Temples
be
never
so
glorious
in
structure
,
the
table
of
the
finest
wood
and
workmanship
,
the
cup
of
gold
,
the
Ministers
in
glorious
vestments
,
the
service
full
of
grave
and
devout
ceremonies
,
and
all
things
else
in
the
most
plausible
manner
for
outward
ornament
,
God
is
but
mocked
for
all
these
,
if
those
better
ornaments
be
neglected
and
despised
.
When
the
Church
of
Rome
began
to
abound
in
wealth
and
authority
,
to
have
pluralities
to
maintaine
their
dignities
,
to
leaue
poore
hirelings
in
their
cures
,
to
neglect
soundnesse
in
doctrine
,
knowledge
,
and
the
like
graces
;
that
they
might
seeme
no
lesse
religious
;
they
began
in
stead
thereof
to
be
exercised
in
new
manners
of
devotion
,
See
Plessis
myst
.
of
iniquity
,
pregress
24.
looking
out
of
relickes
,
traditions
,
and
ceremonies
,
to
erect
stately
Temples
,
Organs
,
and
Altars
,
to
guild
and
adorne
them
with
images
of
Saints
,
to
have
golden
Chalices
,
and
wooden
Priests
;
to
multiply
feasts
and
holidayes
,
to
invent
new
orders
and
formes
of
will-worship
,
to
use
all
severity
in
bodily
worship
,
devout
posture
,
and
demure
cariage
;
and
to
make
all
men
conformable
in
those
things
,
to
ordaine
a
world
of
superfluous
constitutions
.
But
how
was
God
mocked
in
all
these
,
while
they
did
eate
out
religion
?
For
people
being
taken
up
in
those
,
his
ordinances
were
the
lesse
regarded
:
and
while
the
stately
Temples
were
erected
in
Cities
,
Rev.
12.
the
Church
was
faine
to
flee
into
the
wildernesse
;
while
the
beauty
of
the
outward
stones
were
maintained
,
1
Pet.
2.5
.
the
living
stones
were
trodden
under
feet
and
despised
;
while
lights
were
set
up
in
Churches
,
people
sate
in
darknesse
and
ignorance
;
while
traditions
were
observed
,
Gods
word
was
the
lesse
respected
,
and
in
time
could
neither
bee
obeyed
nor
heard
;
while
the
tables
and
Priests
were
adorned
,
men
of
knowledge
and
other
the
best
gifts
were
least
esteemed
,
while
dead
images
of
Saints
were
set
up
in
the
Church
,
beautified
and
worshipped
,
the
true
and
living
Saints
,
such
as
the
Waldenses
,
Hussites
,
and
Calvenists
were
persecuted
and
martyred
,
and
the
very
faith
it selfe
called
heresie
.
Looke
now
a
little
upon
the
Church
of
England
,
see
how
they
abandon
the
cause
of
religion
abroad
and
at
home
,
despise
and
persecute
such
as
seeke
that
the
ordinances
of
God
may
be
restored
,
Elders
received
,
Popery
,
Arminianisme
,
pluralities
and
non-residency
excluded
,
the
true
faith
preached
and
maintained
in
Sermons
and
Lectures
,
knowledge
,
faith
,
zeale
,
and
other
graces
,
nourished
and
increased
;
and
in
the
meane
seem
no
lesse
religious
,
fall
to
building
Temples
,
Organs
,
Tables
,
Altars
,
to
satiate
,
if
it
were
possible
,
the
Clergy
with
titles
of
honour
,
jurisdictions
,
vestments
,
revenues
and
riches
:
and
because
a
Bishop
precedes
a
Baron
,
to
thinke
that
nothing
is
too
much
to
maintaine
his
state
,
that
is
not
too
much
for
a
Baron
:
and
so
for
Deanes
and
Doctors
,
according
to
their
degrees
and
places
,
which
are
the
nurseries
of
pluralities
and
non-residency
.
To
call
for
observation
of
ceremonies
,
canons
,
fasts
,
holidayes
,
externall
gesture
and
devotion
,
and
whatsoever
else
is
commanded
or
practised
in
their
constitutions
and
customes
:
wherein
though
they
doe
not
yet
abound
so
much
as
the
Papists
,
yet
it
is
the
only
religion
in
credit
and
fashion
;
and
as
if
Christ
had
ordained
Bishops
to
looke
to
nothing
else
,
it
doth
and
will
eate
out
true
religion
and
sincerity
.
Howsoever
,
while
Prelates
and
others
,
having
pluralities
to
maintaine
their
dignities
,
and
leaving
poore
hirelings
to
serve
their
cures
,
those
better
ornaments
are
neglected
and
persecuted
:
are
not
these
tokens
that
God
is
mocked
by
them
?
I
know
well
it
is
most
irksome
to
Prelates
to
heare
of
these
things
:
they
thinke
no
man
should
dare
to
manifest
them
,
and
especially
that
the
Eldership
ought
to
be
restored
,
according
to
Gods
ordinance
.
They
live
as
if
they
shunned
no
other
plague
,
nor
feared
any
other
purgatory
then
a
reformation
.
This
fils
their
soules
with
Fiery
indignation
,
and
makes
them
,
to
be
redeemed
from
it
,
breake
out
into
threats
,
inquisitions
,
and
persecutions
,
that
they
may
overcome
their
tormentors
by
censures
,
imprisonments
,
exemplary
punishments
,
fines
,
and
torments
.
Howsoever
,
if
they
can
but
by
flatteries
,
invectives
,
whisperings
,
and
other
shifts
,
keep
the
King
and
Councell
so
ignorant
and
blinde
in
those
things
,
that
they
may
remaine
firme
on
their
side
,
they
care
for
no
more
.
But
may
not
a
man
protest
as
plainly
for
God
and
his
Church
,
as
the
French
Ambassador
did
for
the
priviledges
of
France
and
the
French
Churches
,
in
the
Councell
of
Trent
:
that
protestation
angred
the
Prelates
,
but
he
defended
it
,
saying
,
That
those
were
ignorants
,
Hist.
of
.
the.
Councel
.
Pag.
771.
&
.
774.
who
having
seene
nothing
but
the
Decretals
,
lawes
of
400.
yeares
,
did
thinke
that
there
were
no
Ecclesiasticall
lawes
before
them
,
that
if
any
would
reforme
the
King
by
the
Decretals
,
he
would
reforme
them
by
the
decrees
,
and
leade
them
also
to
more
ancient
times
,
not
onely
of
S.
Austen
,
but
of
the
Apostles
also
.
Wherein
the
King
justified
him
.
Now
as
the
hierarchy
and
ceremonies
make
not
for
the
true
service
of
God
,
but
serve
to
eate
it
out
by
degrees
,
as
the
Romish
did
,
so
neither
doe
they
make
for
the
service
of
the
King
and
State
,
but
are
against
it
,
and
very
pernicious
for
every
Nobleman
and
Ruler
,
as
appeareth
,
1.
Because
while
they
are
by
them
kept
from
the
knowledge
of
Gods
truth
in
matter
of
the
Eldership
,
against
Arminian
errours
,
or
any
thing
else
the
Bishops
would
not
have
them
know
,
that
must
needs
be
true
in
them
,
which
our
Saviour
saith
,
He
that
walketh
in
darknesse
,
Ioh.
12.35
.
knoweth
not
whither
he
goeth
:
and
therefore
their
deliberations
in
matters
of
preserving
the
Church
and
State
(
which
in
these
times
are
so
intermixed
,
by
reason
of
popish
practices
,
that
commonly
the
cause
and
good
of
the
one
belongeth
to
the
other
)
must
needs
bee
accordingly
canried
,
that
is
,
with
much
blindnesse
and
danger
.
2.
Because
if
any
King
or
great
Favourite
like
the
Duke
,
be
in
this
error
of
the
Hierarchy
,
Arminianisme
,
or
any
other
,
the
having
of
these
great
places
in
the
Hierarchy
in
his
gift
,
makes
almost
all
the
Clergy
,
and
especially
the
Prelates
and
Vniversities
to
bee
at
his
devotion
,
to
temporize
,
temper
,
forme
and
keepe
bad
divinity
to
their
minde
,
by
such
power
and
policy
,
that
all
the
most
skilfull
Divines
in
the
kingdome
,
shall
not
dare
,
or
at
least
not
be
able
to
helpe
it
;
but
whatsoever
become
of
the
truth
,
or
reforming
errours
and
abuses
,
the
honour
of
the
Prelates
and
their
abettors
,
must
bee
saved
,
as
in
the
Court
of
Rome
:
and
by
these
things
they
are
prepared
to
rule
a
Synod
,
if
occasion
serve
,
as
the
Court
of
Rome
did
that
of
Trent
;
and
in
the
mean
so
to
keepe
divers
errours
and
abuses
from
the
knowledge
of
their
King
,
and
to
guard
his
eares
from
all
just
counsailes
and
complaints
made
against
them
or
their
confederates
,
or
to
pervert
their
drift
by
pretending
his
prerogative
and
government
are
taxed
or
questioned
,
and
the
Episcopall
government
established
by
his
authority
,
is
sleighted
and
contemned
,
that
nothing
can
bee
heard
,
fearfull
divisions
are
made
,
Parliaments
are
for
their
sakes
dissolved
,
the
best
counsels
rejected
,
reformation
hindred
,
notorious
delinquents
,
Papists
and
Arminians
emboldned
,
men
in
the
greatest
trust
may
daily
be
in
the
fellowship
of
Iesuited
Papists
;
what
ever
they
practise
,
it
is
found
in
vaine
to
accuse
them
:
and
by
this
meanes
the
King
is
either
the
last
that
knowes
the
truth
and
right
in
divers
causes
,
or
one
that
never
comes
to
understand
it
,
nor
indeed
to
be
willing
to
heare
of
it
.
Which
is
far
from
the
wisedome
and
diligence
of
the
Pope
and
popish
Princes
,
that
seeke
to
supplant
him
and
all
true
religion
.
Histor.
of
the
Councel
of
Trent
pag.
693.
Pius
the
4.
doubting
that
some
Prelates
and
other
great
ones
favoured
the
Protestants
,
resolved
to
discover
them
,
and
was
wont
to
say
,
that
he
was
more
wronged
by
the
masqued
heretickes
,
then
by
the
bare
faced
.
Men
,
that
love
theire
King
and
Religion
,
say
as
much
of
the
masqued
Papists
in
England
,
and
that
therefore
the
Prelates
and
others
vainly
brag
of
the
long
peace
and
prosperitie
England
hath
enjoyed
,
while
other
Countries
have
smarted
,
when
it
hath
beene
procured
by
such
meanes
;
and
more
vainely
thinke
that
God
is
well
pleased
with
them
,
seing
they
haue
no
changes
,
but
he
hath
suffered
them
to
prevaile
against
such
as
sought
the
redresse
,
when
they
should
rather
know
that
the
long
suffering
of
God
leadeth
to
repentance
,
that
all
these
things
as
they
doe
more
and
more
disable
the
king
and
his
people
from
defending
themselues
in
the
time
of
war
,
because
the
Popish
and
Arminian
factions
are
by
them
increased
and
God
provoked
;
so
without
amendment
,
they
will
cause
God
to
send
a
sword
amongst
them
to
auenge
the
quarrell
of
his
covenant
,
when
,
thus
weakned
,
they
shal
be
lesse
able
to
withstand
it
.
Some
foiles
they
haue
had
,
and
their
present
securitie
is
an
ill
omen
of
worse
.
3.
Because
by
these
meanes
Courtiers
being
nourished
in
spirituall
ignorance
,
Popist
Princes
that
either
labour
to
bring
all
to
one
Monarchie
,
or
neerer
&
neerer
to
Romish
Religion
,
finde
fit
instruments
in
court
and
Councell
to
negotiate
withall
,
to
get
leauges
,
treaties
and
articles
of
peace
or
war
to
theire
best
advantage
,
to
make
divisions
,
factions
to
corrupt
and
be
corrupted
;
that
is
either
for
reward
,
or
conscience
,
to
helpe
Romish
Religion
vnder
pretences
of
State
policie
,
or
being
against
the
puritans
:
wherein
they
could
never
make
things
seeme
to
stand
with
religion
without
the
consent
and
confederacie
of
the
Prelates
.
For
if
there
were
no
hierarchie
,
no
Prelates
to
countenance
them
,
but
the
land
were
indeed
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
all
would
be
ashamed
of
such
counsailes
as
stand
not
with
the
good
thereof
:
and
Iesuits
could
not
find
the
meanes
they
doe
,
to
be
stickling
by
theire
disguised
freinds
,
to
trouble
the
state
,
and
by
degrees
and
colourable
pretences
to
alter
Religion
;
wherein
if
Princes
and
favourits
come
to
be
corrupted
,
none
so
likely
or
potent
to
get
things
decreed
to
theire
mindes
,
in
Sinods
,
as
Bishops
,
that
are
thosen
by
them
and
depend
on
them
,
as
others
on
the
Pope
,
the
Trent
fathers
shewed
it
in
many
particulars
.
All
which
is
as
ill
for
the
soules
of
those
Princes
and
statesmen
,
as
for
the
Church
and
State
,
what
a
miserable
case
is
it
that
Kings
and
Princes
,
who
of
all
should
loue
Christe
and
tender
the
good
of
his
Church
and
people
,
as
being
nursing
fathers
,
will
not
take
these
things
into
consideration
,
nor
suffer
the
words
of
exhortation
?
and
that
such
as
are
neere
them
will
not
vse
the
meanes
that
they
may
know
them
?
Ministers
,
dare
not
touch
vpon
it
,
seing
the
Prelates
flatter
and
are
able
to
vndoe
them
wherein
Romish
Princes
and
Religion
haue
infinite
aduantages
against
them
.
The
meanest
Iesuits
and
Capuchins
are
admitted
into
the
closets
of
Kings
and
States
men
,
and
permitted
to
convince
or
reprove
in
the
cause
of
theire
Religion
,
to
exhort
and
animate
them
to
constancie
,
vigilancie
and
courage
,
to
vnmasque
and
destroy
the
secret
and
open
enemies
thereof
.
When
the
Queene
Regent
of
France
had
suffered
Beza
to
speake
in
Colloquie
,
a
bold
Iesuit
reproched
the
Protestants
and
openly
reprehended
the
Queene
for
medling
in
matters
that
he
said
belonged
not
to
her
,
Pag.
454.
but
to
the
Pope
&c.
yet
was
he
not
molested
for
it
.
They
honour
others
,
punish
zealous
spirits
.
Papists
and
other
children
of
this
world
are
wiser
in
their
generation
then
the
children
of
light
;
more
zealous
,
more
diligent
,
(
as
is
daily
seene
in
France
,
Spaine
,
and
all
popish
countries
)
which
is
ill
for
the
State
and
Church
of
England
.
This
therefore
may
be
sufficient
to
excuse
me
for
making
this
manifestation
.
4.
Because
if
there
be
not
a
reformation
.
God
for
all
these
evils
is
forced
to
plague
such
a
Church
and
State
in
many
things
,
especially
in
those
spirituall
plagues
.
Isa.
29.14
.
and
2
Thess.
2.11
.
It
is
pretended
,
that
they
that
seeke
reformation
of
the
Church
,
make
schisme
.
The
Church
of
Rome
said
as
much
for
her selfe
against
them
that
sought
to
reforme
her
in
the
time
of
Luther
.
And
indeed
the
schism
is
rather
made
by
the
Bishops
and
their
supporters
from
the
reformed
Churches
,
and
such
as
hold
Gods
truth
with
them
:
which
hath
made
the
enemies
attempt
so
much
against
them
,
and
prevaile
therein
,
while
they
saw
the
English
to
divided
from
them
,
and
oposite
to
them
in
these
things
,
that
they
know
the
Bishops
and
their
supporters
could
not
heartily
favour
them
,
and
therefore
would
never
get
any
effectuall
supplies
for
them
,
but
rather
flatter
and
justifie
such
friends
,
as
under
hand
betrayed
them
.
So
dangerous
hath
this
division
beene
,
and
to
is
like
to
continue
till
the
Eldership
be
restored
,
and
there
bee
amongst
Protestants
more
unity
in
government
and
ceremonies
.
They
reply
,
this
is
Cham
like
,
to
discover
the
nakednesse
of
ones
father
or
mother
,
that
the
men
of
Bethshemesh
were
smitten
for
prying
into
the
Arke
,
and
Vzzah
for
putting
forth
his
hand
to
support
it
:
that
so
men
meddle
with
things
out
of
their
element
,
that
it
belongs
to
privy
Councellors
and
Bishops
to
locke
to
these
things
;
which
were
the
flattering
arguments
used
to
stop
mens
mouthes
while
the
Palatinate
and
Rochel
were
in
most
danger
,
by
the
remissenesse
and
suspected
trechery
of
some
disguised
Courtiers
:
now
all
is
lost
,
they
must
give
us
leave
to
say
these
places
were
not
wel
alledged
then
,
much
lesse
now
to
hinder
reformation
:
that
the
hierarchy
is
not
the
Arke
,
nor
any
thing
like
it
:
that
the
Church
of
Rome
hath
ever
used
the
same
and
like
arguments
to
cover
her
filthinesse
.
But
say
they
,
where
got
you
this
knowledge
?
if
in
the
English
Church
,
why
doe
you
use
it
against
her
your
mother
?
Doe
you
thinke
the
Church
of
Rome
might
not
as
justly
say
the
like
against
Iohn
Husse
,
Luther
,
and
others
before
them
?
The
truth
is
,
there
is
but
little
of
it
in
England
,
the
Bishops
are
so
vigilant
to
suppresse
it
,
and
in
stead
thereof
to
cry
for
prayer
,
devotion
and
obedience
to
the
Church
:
this
is
not
to
say
,
ignorance
is
the
mother
of
devotion
:
but
to
approach
toward
it
.
To
conclude
,
it
is
objected
,
that
if
we
once
goe
about
to
alter
any
thing
,
we
shall
ever
bee
subject
to
change
;
men
will
ever
be
mad
on
reforming
,
more
and
more
,
till
all
be
brought
to
Anabaptisme
,
or
at
least
to
Brownisme
.
O
God
what
poore
shifts
doth
the
devill
find
to
keepe
men
in
evill
?
For
this
is
as
if
one
should
say
,
Offer
not
to
convert
or
reformed
Papist
,
a
drunkard
,
or
a
harlot
,
lest
the
first
turne
Puritan
,
and
then
Anabaptist
;
or
take
heed
you
returne
not
into
the
right
way
,
because
it
is
narrow
,
and
you
may
soone
be
turned
into
by
paths
on
the
other
hand
.
Wherein
they
follow
the
policy
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
For
when
Luther
had
begun
to
dicover
some
errours
,
Pope
Adrian
6.
a
German
borne
,
being
called
out
of
Spaine
the
Popedome
,
hoping
to
reduce
all
by
a
reformation
,
gave
commission
to
his
Nuncio
the
Bishop
of
Fabriano
,
to
acknowledge
knowledge
ingenuously
,
Histor.
of
the
Councel
of
Trent
pag.
25.
that
this
confusion
was
caused
by
the
sinnes
of
men
,
especially
of
the
Priests
and
Prelates
;
confessing
that
some
yeares
since
,
some
abominations
have
beene
committed
even
in
the
holy
Sea
;
many
abuses
in
spirituall
things
&c.
Promissing
to
vse
all
diligence
that
the
Court
of
Rome
,
from
whence
Peradventure
all
this
mischeife
proceeded
should
be
reformed
first
of
all
.
And
he
set
himselfe
to
doe
it
,
but
was
diverted
by
the
Cardinall
of
Preneste
,
who
told
him
there
was
no
hope
to
confound
&
roote
out
the
Lutherans
,
by
correcting
the
manners
of
the
Court
,
but
rather
that
it
would
be
a
meanes
to
augment
theire
credit
much
more
.
For
the
people
who
alwaies
judge
by
the
events
,
when
they
shal
be
assured
by
the
following
amendment
,
that
the
Popes
government
was
iustly
reprehended
,
will
perswade
themselues
likwise
,
that
the
other
innouations
proposed
have
good
foundation
,
and
the
Arch
heretiques
,
seeing
they
haue
overcome
in
one
part
,
will
not
cease
to
reprehend
the
rest
.
That
reading
the
stories
past
,
of
the
times
when
heresies
hare
beene
raysed
against
the
authoritie
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
it
will
appeare
,
that
all
took
pretence
from
the
corrupted
manners
of
the
Court.
Neuerthelesse
never
any
Pope
thought
fit
to
reforme
them
,
but
after
admonitions
and
instructions
vsed
to
induce
the
Princes
to
protect
the
Church
.
That
whatsoever
hath
succeeded
well
heretofore
ought
alwaies
to
bee
observed
and
kept
.
That
nothing
did
more
ruine
a
government
then
to
change
the
manner
of
ruling
it
.
That
no
man
hath
ever
extinguished
heresies
by
reformations
,
crusadoes
,
and
exciting
Princes
and
people
to
roote
them
out
(
that
is
with
fire
and
sword
)
which
he
shewed
in
the
examples
of
Innocent
III.
and
other
Popes
against
the
Albigenses
,
Waldenses
and
others
.
The
Pope
that
was
scarce
warme
in
the
Chaire
,
relating
these
things
to
his
trustie
freinds
William
Encourt
,
and
Theoderick
Hezius
said
the
condition
of
Popes
was
miserable
,
seeing
it
was
plaine
they
could
not
doe
good
,
&c.
yet
he
was
resolved
to
maintaine
his
promisses
,
thoughe
it
were
to
devest
himself
of
all
temporall
dominion
.
And
accordingly
sent
his
Nuntio
aboue
mentioned
to
the
diel
of
Noremberg
,
where
he
confessed
the
abuses
and
promised
the
reformation
,
which
the
Pope
liued
not
to
performe
.
Clement
the
7.
that
succeeded
(
and
others
after
him
)
followed
an
other
course
:
For
when
the
Emperour
Charles
V.
to
satisfie
the
Germans
desired
that
a
Councell
might
be
called
,
the
Pope
answered
,
Pag.
50.
that
it
was
probable
that
the
multitude
was
deceived
,
but
to
give
it
satisfaction
in
the
demaund
of
a
Councell
,
was
not
to
give
it
more
light
,
but
to
bring
in
popular
licence
.
If
it
were
granted
them
to
make
question
or
seeke
greater
perspicuitie
in
religion
,
they
would
immediatly
also
pretend
to
give
laws
for
goverment
,
and
to
restraine
the
authoritie
of
Princes
by
decrees
,
&c.
For
the
Princes
and
Grandies
,
he
might
assure
himself
,
theire
end
was
not
pietie
,
but
the
making
of
themselves
Lords
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
goods
,
and
being
become
absolute
,
to
acknowledge
the
Emperour
little
or
nothing
,
marke
their
cunning
.
But
when
the
French
Embassador
had
made
request
for
granting
the
cup
to
the
laicks
,
with
reason
that
it
would
keepe
them
in
the
Romish
faith
and
from
prying
into
other
matters
laid
against
the
Church
of
Rome
.
Pag.
459.
Pope
Pius
the
IV.
suddenly
answered
,
that
he
had
ever
thought
that
the
communion
of
both
kinds
and
mariage
of
preists
were
de
jure
positive
:
and
therefore
was
thought
to
be
a
Lutheran
in
the
last
conclave
.
That
the
Emperour
had
made
the
same
request
for
his
sonne
demaunding
the
like
for
his
people
,
but
that
the
Cardinals
would
never
yeild
unto
it
.
Yet
he
promissed
to
speake
thereof
in
the
next
congregation
.
Where
the
Cardinall
Rodolpho
Pio
de
Carpi
said
,
that
it
was
manifest
,
that
this
would
not
bee
the
last
Demand
of
the
Frenchmen
in
matter
of
religion
,
but
a
step
to
propose
an
other
,
that
afterward
they
will
demand
the
mariage
of
Preists
,
the
vulgar
toung
in
the
ministrie
of
the
Sacraments
:
which
will
have
the
same
ground
,
because
they
are
de
jure
positivo
,
and
must
be-granted
for
the
preservation
of
many
,
which
for
politike
reasons
then
alleadged
might
not
be
granted
.
Before
this
there
had
beene
much
crie
for
reformation
.
Paul
3.
caused
divers
Cardinals
and
others
to
assemble
,
Pag.
85.
&
consider
of
the
errours
for
redresse
.
The
Prelates
made
the
Collection
in
writing
,
the
Pope
proposed
it
in
the
Consistorie
.
But
Nicholas
Scomberg
a
Dominican
and
a
Cardinal
opposed
the
reformation
,
saying
.
It
would
give
occasion
to
the
Lutherans
,
to
brag
they
had
inforced
the
Pope
to
make
that
reformation
;
and
above
all
it
would
be
a
beginning
to
take
away
,
not
only
the
abuses
,
but
the
good
uses
also
,
and
to
endanger
the
whole
state
of
religion
.
For
by
the
reformation
it
would
be
confessed
that
the
things
provided
against
were
deservedly
reprehended
by
the
Lutherans
,
which
would
be
a
great
abetting
to
theire
whole
Doctrine
.
In
the
councell
,
after
celebrated
,
divers
things
were
found
amisse
.
Sess.
22.
Can.
9.
The
Bishops
and
Fathers
of
the
Councell
made
a
decree
for
a
reformation
,
but
little
could
be
obtained
,
much
was
shufled
of
,
because
it
could
not
be
effected
,
but
the
authoritie
and
practise
of
the
Pope
and
Cardinals
must
be
questioned
and
reformed
,
if
not
overthrowen
.
The
like
may
be
said
of
the
Reformation
of
the
Church
of
England
,
many
things
have
beene
propounded
,
in
Bookes
and
Parliaments
,
but
little
or
nothing
can
be
heard
or
reformed
,
least
a
gap
should
be
opened
,
whereby
the
authoritie
&
practise
of
the
Bishops
should
be
questioned
and
overthrowen
,
and
if
any
Bishops
be
better
inclined
to
reformation
then
others
,
they
shal
be
sure
to
be
hindred
by
the
rest
,
as
these
Popes
were
by
the
Cardinals
,
and
with
like
reasons
.
For
English
Bishops
,
in
like
wisdom
,
will
not
be
knowen
of
any
errour
in
the
hierarchie
,
canons
,
traditions
,
ceremonies
and
government
,
but
maintaine
all
,
least
confessing
somewhat
amisse
,
they
should
loose
all
,
and
be
reduced
to
the
government
of
other
reformed
churches
.
There
was
a
fault
that
hindred
the
Church
of
Rome
from
yeilding
to
reformation
.
Cassander
consult
.
56.
and
57.
And
the
fault
(
saith
Cassander
a
learned
Papist
)
is
to
be
laid
upon
those
which
being
puft
up
with
vaine
insolent
conceits
of
theire
Ecclesiasticall
power
,
proudely
and
scornfully
contemned
and
rejected
them
which
did
rightly
and
modestly
admonish
the
reformation
.
That
the
Church
can
never
hope
for
any
firme
peace
,
unles
they
begin
to
make
it
,
which
have
given
cause
of
that
distraction
That
this
cannot
be
effected
vnlesse
those
that
are
in
place
of
Ecclesiastical
government
,
would
be
content
to
remit
somthing
of
their
too
much
rigour
,
and
yeild
somwhat
to
the
peace
of
the
Church
;
and
hearken
to
the
earnest
prayers
and
admonitions
of
godly
men
,
will
set
themselves
to
correct
manifest
abuses
,
according
to
the
rule
of
the
divine
Scriptures
,
and
the
primitive
Church
from
which
they
have
swerved
.
(
He
might
have
said
,
till
the
Kings
hate
the
whore
,
make
her
desolate
,
naked
and
burne
her
with
fire
)
Shall
I
say
this
may
also
be
said
of
English
Bishops
in
case
of
theire
hierarchie
and
traditions
?
I
may
add
this
to
it
,
that
God
can
never
be
pleased
,
nor
the
Church
and
State
of
great
Britaine
enjoy
true
happines
,
till
the
Prelates
cast
their
crownes
at
the
feet
of
the
Lord
Iesus
;
or
rather
because
men
dispaire
of
that
,
till
they
be
taken
from
them
,
and
they
subjected
to
the
ordinances
of
God
,
Rev.
5.6
.
least
otherwise
Christ
,
that
hath
the
Elders
about
his
throne
,
and
is
in
the
midst
of
them
,
say
in
his
wrath
,
Luk.
19.27
.
Those
mine
enemies
that
would
not
that
I
should
raigne
over
them
,
bring
hither
,
&c.
When
reformation
is
desired
some
flattering
preachers
,
Canti.
8.4
.
Chap.
1.
to
make
men
desist
,
put
it
off
with
preaching
on
those
passages
and
the
like
.
I
charge
you
o
daughters
of
Ierusalem
,
that
ye
stir
not
up
nor
awake
my
love
vntill
he
please
,
I
am
black
but
comly
,
&c.
The
church
hath
spots
,
but
they
should
not
be
mentioned
.
Pray
for
the
peace
for
Ierusalem
,
they
shall
prosper
that
love
it
,
which
if
they
of
the
Church
of
Rome
had
not
in
like
manner
a
bused
,
they
could
not
have
proceeded
so
far
in
errour
,
as
they
did
:
and
yet
they
might
as
well
alleadge
these
plates
and
the
like
to
prove
that
prelates
ought
to
procede
Earles
and
Barons
,
to
have
pallaces
and
coaches
,
as
to
hinder
and
reprove
men
that
seeke
a
due
reformation
.
Others
would
have
the
people
beleeve
in
this
point
,
as
the
Church
beleeveth
,
to
relie
on
the
understanding
and
judgment
of
the
preists
and
prelates
,
like
the
papists
,
Mal.
2.7
.
alleadging
that
place
.
The
preists
lips
should
keepe
knowledge
,
and
they
should
seeke
the
law
at
his
mouth
.
which
doth
as
well
serve
the
papists
,
Buckler
of
faith
.
as
them
in
this
point
:
For
,
as
maister
Moulin
observeth
this
is
not
a
promisse
but
a
commaundement
.
shewing
preists
their
dutie
,
which
they
had
not
observed
,
as
the
following
words
manifest
;
But
ye
are
departed
out
of
the
way
:
ye
have
caused
men
to
stumble
:
which
is
as
true
,
in
this
point
,
of
the
Prelates
and
others
in
England
,
as
of
the
Papists
in
the
same
point
and
in
others
.
We
are
therefore
to
remember
that
rule
,
1
Ioh.
4.1
.
Beleeve
not
every
Spirit
but
trie
the
Spirits
,
God
gives
such
knowledge
to
whom
he
pleaseth
;
the
wind
bloweth
where
it
listeth
.
Iohn
.
3.
They
may
perhaps
find
some
other
arguments
to
prove
that
the
hierarchie
,
traditions
and
ceremonies
should
be
upheld
,
but
none
fairely
deducted
from
the
holy
Scriptures
,
but
rather
grounded
on
humane
policie
:
which
therefore
are
not
worth
the
answering
.
For
wee
know
likewise
the
papists
presse
many
faire-seeming
reasons
,
for
the
Popes
supremacie
,
and
succession
in
Peters
chaire
,
merits
,
praying
to
Saints
,
forbidding
mariage
to
Preists
and
other
points
of
poperie
.
To
which
it
is
answer
enough
to
prove
that
those
reasons
fight
against
the
word
and
ordinance
of
God
:
and
so
doe
theirs
that
pleade
for
the
English
hierarchie
and
traditions
,
as
is
already
proved
.
Men
therefore
should
not
be
caried
away
with
them
,
nor
with
an
opinion
of
their
learning
and
multitude
that
preach
them
;
but
rather
thinke
,
Surely
their
kingdom
is
of
this
world
:
It
makes
so
many
that
fight
for
it
,
because
there
are
in
it
many
places
of
profit
honour
and
authoritie
to
reward
them
,
like
as
in
the
Romish
Church
;
that
if
Christs
kingdome
were
of
this
world
he
should
have
as
many
for
him
:
that
to
bee
well
informed
in
these
points
,
it
is
no
asking
of
them
who
are
interessed
and
partiall
in
the
cause
,
but
to
remember
what
God
saith
,
Isa.
8.
Should
not
a
people
seeke
unto
theire
God
?
To
the
l●w
and
to
the
testimonie
:
if
they
speake
not
according
to
this
word
,
it
is
because
there
is
no
light
in
them
.
Which
in
these
points
,
may
be
said
of
100
many
,
to
theire
great
shame
;
because
it
so
muth
concerneth
the
faith
,
and
all
the
faithfull
to
have
them
well
knowne
,
as
is
proved
above
,
least
by
the
power
and
great
names
of
the
Bishops
,
the
faith
come
to
be
corrupted
,
the
name
of
the
Church
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
usurped
and
abused
,
as
they
have
beene
in
divers
Synods
of
Bishops
to
the
destruction
of
many
soules
.
Let
us
therefore
pray
earnestly
and
uncessantly
to
Almighty
God
the
giver
of
all
grace
to
purge
the
Church
of
England
and
the
members
thereof
,
that
they
with
the
reformed
Churches
may
be
like
minded
,
in
seeking
the
kingdom
of
God
and
the
righteousnes
thereof
,
And
seeing
questionles
that
God
hath
many
of
his
deare
and
elect
people
there
,
that
are
only
blind
in
some
few
things
,
let
us
beg
of
God
,
that
they
may
now
see
the
things
that
belong
to
their
peace
,
1
Cor.
1
9.
Heb.
10.23
.
1
Thes.
5.24
.
Isa.
25.6
.
least
after
they
should
be
hid
from
theire
eyes
.
And
let
us
aske
with
confidence
,
that
he
is
faithfull
that
hath
promised
,
who
will
also
doe
it
.
For
it
is
said
.
In
this
mountaine
shall
the
Lord
of
hosts
make
unto
all
people
a
feast
of
fat
things
,
a
feast
of
wine
on
the
lees
,
of
fat
things
full
of
marrow
,
of
wine
on
the
lees
well
refined
.
Seeing
therefore
his
ordinances
are
corrupted
with
mens
inventions
,
wee
may
presse
him
with
this
promise
that
he
will
give
us
wine
fined
and
purified
,
even
his
purest
ordinances
;
as
also
with
that
which
followeth
,
vers.
7.
And
he
will
destroy
in
this
mountayne
,
the
face
of
the
covering
cast
over
all
people
,
and
the
vaile
that
is
spread
over
all
nations
.
Chap.
30.21
.
And
thine
eare
shall
heare
a
word
behind
thee
,
sayinge
,
This
is
the
way
,
walke
yein
it
when
ye
turne
to
the
right
hand
,
and
when
ye
turne
to
the
left
.
And
though
wee
feare
Satan
will
hinder
it
what
he
can
,
Rom.
16.20
.
let
us
beleeve
that
promise
.
The
God
of
peace
shall
shortly
bruise
Satan
under
your
feet
.
Neither
thinke
this
impossible
because
yet
not
only
the
Prelates
,
but
divers
religious
Ministers
have
neglected
this
knowledge
and
reasoned
against
it
,
so
that
there
is
great
difference
about
these
things
,
for
God
hath
said
.
I
will
give
them
one
hart
and
one
way
.
Ier.
32
,
39.
I
will
give
you
pastors
according
to
mine
hart
which
shall
feed
you
with
knowledge
and
understanding
.
Cha.
3.15
.
Neither
be
dismaied
because
as
yet
those
that
have
laboured
most
in
this
behalfe
have
beene
forced
into
corners
,
and
to
live
like
Banished
men
in
murh
sorrow
,
for
wee
have
this
promise
.
Isa.
35.10
.
The
ransomed
of
the
Lord
shall
returne
and
come
to
Sion
with
songs
,
and
everlasting
ioy
shal
be
upon
their
heads
.
Neither
say
how
shall
this
be
,
seing
as
yet
so
many
greedie
and
corrupt
shepheards
are
over
us
?
For
thus
faith
the
Lord
God
.
Behold
I
am
against
the
shepheards
and
will
require
my
flock
at
theire
hand
,
and
cause
them
to
ceasse
from
feeding
the
flock
,
neither
shall
the
Shepheards
feed
themselvs
any
more
:
For
I
will
deliver
my
flock
from
their
mouth
that
they
may
not
be
meate
for
them
.
Acquaint
thy self
with
these
and
the
like
promises
,
and
beleeve
that
he
sits
at
the
right
hand
of
God
to
intercede
for
the
performance
,
who
saith
,
whatsoever
ye
shall
aske
in
my
name
,
Ioh.
14.13
.
that
will
I
doe
,
that
the
Father
may
be
glorified
in
the
sonne
.
And
if
wee
beleeve
not
,
yet
he
abideth
faithfull
,
2
Tim.
2.13
.
he
cannot
denie
himself
.
To
him
therefore
with
the
Father
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
three
persons
and
one
God
,
be
rendred
as
due
is
,
all
power
,
might
,
majestie
and
dominion
now
and
for
ever
.
Amen
.