The
severall
Answ●●
OF
Iohn
Bastwick
,
Doctor
of
Physick
,
〈…〉
ents
,
to
the
Information
of
Sir
Iohn
Ba
〈…〉
his
Majesties
Atturney
Generall
.
THe
●aid
Defendent
saving
&
reserving
to
himselfe
,
now
and
at
all
times
hereafter
,
all
advantages
and
benefits
of
exceptions
to
the
incertaintie
and
insufficientie
and
other
imperfection
of
the
said
Information
:
For
answer
thereunto
,
so
far
forth
as
concerns
the
sayd
defendent
;
he
saith
,
he
doth
with
all
thankfullnes
acknowledge
his
Majesties
great
care
&
zeale
at
all
times
,
for
the
mayntenance
and
defence
of
the
true
Christian
faith
and
religion
,
&
the
service
of
Almighty
God
,
love
,
charity
and
concord
among
his
Subjects
;
&
withall
,
that
his
people●
&
all
loyall
Subjects
,
have
great
cause
,
dayly
to
praise
God
for
the
happy
government
they
have
had
under
him
,
and
for
that
they
may
for
futurity
promise
unto
themselves
under
his
Royalty
and
Principality
,
especially
when
he
hath
so
graciously
made
knowne
his
pious
intentions
for
the
good●
and
Wellfare
of
Church
and
State
,
in
that
his
Majesties
Declaration
to
all
his
loving
Subjects
,
of
the
causes
which
made
him
dissolve
the
last
Parlament
,
published
by
his
Highnesses
speciall
command
;
in
the
which
Declaration
pag.
21.
his
Mast.
thus
speaks
:
For
wee
call
God
to
record
,
before
whom
we
stand
,
That
it
is
and
alwayes
hath
been
our
hearts
desire
,
to
be
found
worthy
of
that
Title
,
which
we
account
the
most
glorious
in
all
our
Crowne
,
Defender
of
the
faith
;
Neither
shall
we
ever
give
way
to
the
autorizing
of
any
thing
,
whereby
innovation
may
steale
or
creep
into
the
Church
,
but
preserve
that
unity
of
doctrine
&
discipline
established
in
the
time
of
Queen
Eliz●
whereby
the
Church
of
England
hath
stood
&
fl●rished
ever
since
,
&c.
These
words
&
●olemne
protestation
of
our
most
pious
King
,
cannot
but
stirre
up
the
hearts
,
loves
,
and
affections
of
all
his
true
and
loyall
Subjects
,
both
incessantly
to
pray
for
his
happy
life
,
raigne
,
&
preservation
,
and
also
to
the
utmost
of
their
powers
to
yeeld
all
subjection
,
obedience
,
yea
,
&
their
lives
and
liberties
for
the
honour
of
his
Crowne
&
Dignity
,
in
the
number
of
the
which
Subjects
the
said
defendent
professeth
himself
to
be
,
being
willing
and
ready
at
all
times
and
upon
all
occasions
not
onely
to
lose
his
liberty
,
livelyhood
&
estate
,
but
millions
of
lives
,
if
he
had
them
,
in
defence
of
his
Empire
and
prerogative
royall
:
and
doth
againe
&
againe
acknowledge
,
and
that
with
all
thankfullnes
,
his
renowned
Highnesses
zeale
&
care
,
for
the
maintenance
of
the
true
religion
,
love
,
charity
,
and
concord
amongst
his
Subjects
,
and
beseech
the
King
of
Kings
and
Lord
of
Lords
long
to
continue
him
among
us
,
and
to
put
into
his
royall
heart
,
to
remove
all
those
Scandals
in
Church
&
State
which
have
been●
such
hinderances
of
the
propagation
of
the
Christian
faith
and
true
religion
established
in
his
Mast.
Kingdoms
(
of
the
which
he
is
defender
,
in
his
dominions
)
and
the
right
instruction
of
the
people
in
the
same
:
who
alone
are
most
of
the
Prelats
in
generall
,
&
the
Arch
Prelats
in
speciall
,
being
so
farre
from
seeking
the
right
and
due
instruction
of
the
people
in
the
true
Christian
faith
&
religion
,
as
the
information
would
inferre
,
as
they
spend
their
whole
endeavours
,
to
take
away
all
the
possibility
and
meanes
of
instruction
,
which
is
the
preaching
of
the
word
,
that
is
onely
able
to
save
our
soules
,
and
without
which
,
no
man
can
beleeve
or
come
to
life
eternall
,
as
thousand
pl●ces
in
sacred
Writ
witn●s
;
and
among
other
,
that
in
the
26●
of
the
Acts
,
where
Christ
saith
unto
Paul
,
Rise
,
&
stand
up
on
thy
feet
:
For
I
have
appeared
unto
thee
for
this
purpos●●
to
make
thee
a
minister
&
witnes
,
both
of
the
things
which
thou
hast
seene
and
of
those
things
in
which
I
will
appeare
unto
thee
,
delivering
th●e
from
the
people
and
from
the
Gentiles●
unto
whom
now
I
send
thee
,
to
open
their
eie●
,
and
to
turn●
them
from
darknes
unto
light
,
and
from
the
power
of
Satan
unto
God
,
that
they
may
receive
forgivenes
of
Sinnes
,
&
inheritance
among
them
which
are
sanctified
by
faith
,
which
is
in●
m●e
.
And
Paul
was
not
disobedient
to
this
heavenly
vision
,
but
preached
unto
all
men
that
they
should
repent●
&
turne
to
God
,
and
doe
works
meet
for
repentance
.
And
this
was
,
and
is
the
onely
way
God
hath
appointed
to
save
our
soules
by
;
for
,
Faith
cometh
only
by
hea●ing●
&
this
preaching
was
all
that
Paul
did●
I
came
not
to
baptise
,
sayth
hee
,
but
to
preach
the
Gospell
,
so
that
preaching
is
the
effect
of
all
the
ordinances
:
And
in
another
place
he
saith
,
Woe
be
me●
If
I
preach
not
the
Gospell
.
And
in
the
sixt
of
the
Acts
,
the
Apostles
told
the
Church●
That
it
was
not
reason
that
they
should
leave
the
word
of
God
&
serve
Tables
;
and
●herefore
they
resolved
,
continually
to
give
themselves
to
prayer
,
&
to
the
ministery
of
●he
Word●
And
in
the
4.
of
the
Ac
〈…〉
the
Rulers
commanded
Peter
and
〈…〉
to
〈…〉
nor
teach
in
the
name
of
●esus
.
Th
〈…〉vered
&
〈◊〉
un●o
them
:
Whe●her
it
be
right
in
〈…〉
of
God
,
to
hearken
unto
y●u
more
then
unto
〈…〉
ge
yee
:
for
we
cannot
but
speake
the
things
〈…〉
e
have
heard
.
He●e
we
see
,
the
whole
office
〈…〉
the
Apostles
was
to
preach
the
Gospell●
〈…〉
the
worke
,
ta●ke
and
duty
of
Ministers
to
〈…〉
same
word
of
life
.
And
Paul
set
hi●
〈…〉
re
them
for
his
sedulity
in
preach
〈…〉
mands
them
to
follow
him
in
that●
〈…〉
y
and
Titus
,
and
all
Ministers
in
them
,
to
〈…〉
stant
in
season
and
out
of
season
in
preaching
the
word
,
&
they
that
neglect
that
duty
are
no
Ministers
of
Christ
nor
of
the
Gospell
.
Yea
,
the
Bishops
themselves
,
and
all
their
Priests
as
they
call
them
,
as
we
may
see
in
the
booke
of
Ordinations
,
solemnly
promise
before
God
&
the
Church
,
that
●hey
will
be
diligent
in
the
preaching
of
the
Worde
of
God
,
and
publishing
of
the
Gospell
:
And
for
the
better
stirring
of
them
up
to
that
Duty
and
Office
they
reade
the
20.
Chapter
of
the
Acts
concerning
the
charge
that
was
given
the
Elders
and
Bishops
of
Ephesus
for
their
diligent
preaching
of
the
Gospell
.
And
in
most
of
all
their
prayers
before
their
Sermons
,
they
beseech
God
to
blesse
the
two
fountaynes
of
all
learning
in
this
Kingdom
,
&
that
he
would
send
out
streames
for
the
watering
of
●he
garden
of
the
Church
,
and
that
he
would
preserve
those
fountaynes
pure
and
incorrupt
.
Now
,
all
men
know
how
Paul
planted
and
Apollos
watered
the
garden
of
the
Church
,
and
that
was
by
preaching
,
as
is
manifest
in
the
1.
of
the
Cor.
Notwithstanding
all
this
,
Viz.
the
charge
that
is
layd
upon
them
by
God
himself
,
that
they
should
preach
the
word
diligently
,
&
as
they
love
him
:
notwithstanding
allso
the
promise
that
the
Bishops
and
their
Priests
have
made
of
their
particular
care
in
preaching
,
which
is
onely
able
to
save
our
soules
:
&
notwithstanding
the
curse
that
is
layd
upon
them
if
they
do
not
preach
:
&
notwithstanding
they
pray
,
that
the
two
●ountaines
may
send
out
streames
for
the
watering
of
the
garden
of
the
Church
.
Notwithstanding
all
the
premisses
,
the
Defendent
saith
,
That
the
Prelats
neither
preach
themselves
,
nor
will
let
others
preach
,
but
silence
allmost
whole
Diocesses
together
,
and
have
extinguished
very
many
of
the
chiefe
burning
lights
amongst
us
,
and
doe
dayly
suspend
●he
remnant
of
the
most
laborious
&
painfull
Ministers
through
England
and
Wales
,
and
have
deprived
the
people
of
all
Soules
comfort
and
spirituall
solace
,
without
which
a
mans
life
is
miserable
,
to
the
infinit
dishono●r
of
God
,
&
hinderance
of
the
Christian
faith
,
and
the
good
institution
of
the
people
,
yea
and
to
the
trouble
of
the
whole
Church
and
State
:
and
therefore
the
Prelats
are
the
onely
hinderers
of
the
instruction
of
the
people
in
their
Christian
faith
,
and
the
saving
of
their
soules
,
and
by
consequence
the
enimyes
of
the
Church
and
Kingdome
,
for
from
these
Priests
is
iniquity
gone
out
through
the
whole
Kingdome
;
and
of
the
truth
of
that
the
Defendent
now
saith●
all
the
Realme
can
witnes
,
and
the
Prelates
practices
prove
,
who
make
voyd
the
commandements
of
God
by
their
vaine
traditions
,
and
trample
his
holy
&
divine
precepts
under
their
feet
,
and
stop
the
course
of
the
everlasting
Gospell
:
and
therefore
the
enemies
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
and
the
salvation
of
their
Brethren
.
Now
,
whereas
in
the
Information
it
is
sayd●
That
the
tontriving
,
publishing
,
divulging
,
s●lling
,
venting
and
dispersing
of
defamatory
and
libellous
Books●
pamphlets
and
infamous
Libells
and
Letters
,
are
pernicious
&
wicked
things
in
themselves
,
and
of
dangerous
consequence
to
his
Mast.
service
and
the
publik
weale
of
this
Realme
,
&
directly
contrary
to
wholesome
Lawes
and
Statutes
,
The
Defendent
for
his
part
doth
absolutly
in
all
things
thinke
the
same
.
But
whereas
the
Informers
would
make
the
Defendent
,
M.
Burton●
M.
Prin
guilty
of
such
things
,
and
to
have
envyed
&
maligned
his
Mast.
happy
government
and
the
good
discipline
of
the
Church
,
and
that
they
have
made
a
confederation
among
themselves
,
out
of
some
schismaticall
&
factious
humors
,
and
have
from
time
to
time
causlesly
indeavored
,
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
,
to
vilify
&
defame
his
Mast.
Excellent
government
,
&
the
proceedings
of
the
Courts
Spiritual
and
within
the
Kingdome
,
&
especially
the
Court
of
High
Commission
for
Ecclesiastical
causes
,
&
that
the
said
Confederats
have
within
these
seven
yeares
last
past
,
raised
&
layd
diverse
false
&
scandalous
imputations
upon
the
proceedings
of
all
the
Courts
in
generall
,
&
especially
of
the
sayd
High
Commission
,
and
chiefly
upon
the
Archbishoppes
&
Bishops
&
prime
Iudges
thereof
,
who
doe
equally
administer
justice
therein
,
by
acquitting
the
innocent
and
correcting
the
nocent
,
according
to
their
demerit
,
proceeding
therein
with
great
temper
&
moderation
;
and
by
their
wicked
courses
and
by
telling
&
divulging
of
false
lyes
,
news
,
and
tales
,
have
attempted
to
move
and
stirre
the
people
to
disobedience
and
discontent
against
his
Mast.
government
;
&
for
the
effecting
of
the
said
wicked
designes
&
purposes
,
the
said
Iohn
Bastwick
having
been
heretofore
about
the
10.
or
12.
of
February
in
the
tenth
yeare
of
his
Mast.
raigne
justly
censured
by
the
said
High
Commission
Court
for
writing
&
speaking
words
tending
to
the
maintaining
&
upholding
of
schisme
and
division
in
his
Mast.
Church
of
England
,
&
opposition
against
the
laudable
orders
&
ceremonies
of
the
Church
,
as
by
the
said
Sentence
amongst
other
things
more
at
large
appeareth
.
Thereupon
within
these
three
yeares
last
past
,
he
,
the
said
Iohn
Bastwick●
by
the
advice
,
confede●acy●
combination
,
abetment
,
helpe
and
assistance
of
the
sayd
Henry
Burton
and
Mr.
Prin
,
&c.
hath
unlawfully
contrived
,
framed
and
wri●
&
without
licence
printed
divers
epistles
,
prefaces
,
additions
&
other
passages
annexed
and
inserted
thereunto
,
and
all
written
by
him
the
sayd
Iohn
Bastwick
or
by
his
advice
and
approbation
,
in
which
book
he
hath
causlesly
&
boldly
enveighed
against
the
Oath
ex
officio
&
other
the
antient
formes
and
proceedings
of
the
sayd
High
Commission
Court
,
&c.
&
against
the
Hierarchy
of
the
Church
,
preferring
a
Presbyterian
parity
before
the
sacred
and
setled
Orders
of
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
,
and
in
the
sayd
book
hath
falsly
and
scandalously
defamed
the
witnesses
produced
against
him
:
falsly
allso
and
maliciously
taxed
the
High
Commission
Court
it self
and
the
Iudges
therein
,
in
generall
,
and
some
of
them
particularly
&
personally
;
with
cruelty
&
injustice
,
with
want
of
wisdome
&
temperance
,
and
that
they
are
perswaders
of
his
Mast.
though
in
vaine
,
to
bloud●hed
,
and
are
upholders
of
idolatry
,
superstition
&
prophanesse
,
and
therein
farther
most
malicio●sly
&
falsly
affirmeth
,
That
the
Archbishop
&
the
Lord
Treasurer
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Ely
,
three
of
the
most
worthy
and
learned
Prelats
of
the
Kingdome
,
that
they
are
disgracers
and
contemnets
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
falsly
traduceth
them
for
Traytors
and
invaders
of
his
Mast.
prerogative
.
And
in
the
sayd
booke
are
contayned
divers
other
unlawfull
,
scandalous
&
libellous
passages
;
which
beeing
many
and
of
various
natures
,
is
annexed
unto
the
information
as
a
part
thereof
to
which
he
referreth
himselfe
.
To
all
which
large
accusation
,
the
Defendent
for
answer
saith
,
That
whereas
these
things
of
so
foule
nature
&
consequence
,
are
layd
upon
him
,
Mr.
Burton
,
and
Mr.
Prin
,
That
the
informers
begin
their
accusation
with
a
calumny
.
As
for
the
defendents
owne
partscular
,
he
affirmeth
and
that
truely
,
That
for
reverend
and
learned
Mr.
Henry
Burton
and
Mr.
Prin
,
he
hath
never
knowne
them
otherwise
then
to
be
loyall
Subjects
unto
his
Mast.
and
such
as
in
all
peaceable
wayes
and
honest
endeavours
,
have
sought
,
wished
&
earnestly
laboured
for
the
promotion
of
the
true
Christian
faith
and
religion
,
and
such
&
no
other
maner
of
men
,
he
the
defendent
hath
ever
knowne
them
and
such
he
verily
believeth
they
are
:
and
therefore
,
as
they
feare
God
&
honour
the
King
,
he
is
,
and
hath
been
,
and
ever
will
be
,
by
the
grace
of
God
an
a
better
with
them
;
and
if
that
in
so
doing
and
practising
,
it
be
counted
either
faction
,
confederation
,
or
combination
,
he
will
live
and
dye
in
it
.
But
notwithstanding
of
the
resolution
and
purpose
of
the
defendent
,
he
further
for
satisfaction
to
the
information
sayth
,
that
howsoever
the
forenamed
Master
Burton
and
Mr.
Prin
,
and
himself
,
have
been
of
long
acqueyntance
,
yet
their
familiar●●y
hath
been
ever
very
little
,
they
having
not
by
the
4.
or
5.
yeares
together
neither
seen
nor
heard
one
of
an
other
,
and
for
these
three
yeares
last
past
the
defendent
sayth
,
that
he
hath
not
seen
the
face
of
Mr.
Prin
nor
been
ever
with
Mr.
Burton
above
twice
or
thrice
as
he
remembreth
,
much
lesse
bene
privy
or
acquaynted
the
one
what
the
others
either
proceedings
or
intentions
were
:
and
therefore
for
ever
doth
disa●ow●
any
help
,
counsell
,
advice
in
the
making
or
publishing
of
any
thing
that
ever
he
hath
done
,
but
whatsoever
he
hath
writ
it
was
accomplished
before
that
they
knew
of
it
.
And
for
the
other
men
specifyed
in
the
information
,
the
defendent
knowes
them
not●
neither
by
face
nor
name
;
and
this
he
is
ready
to
depose
.
And
so
much
may
suffice
in
generall
to
have
spoke
of
this
matter
;
But
now
more
especially
;
whereas
he
the
defendent
is
accused
of
long
continuance
to
have
envyed
&
maligned
his
Mast.
happy
governmen●
,
and
the
good
discipline
of
the
Church●
Hee
the
defendent
protesteth
in
the
presence
of
God●
and
before
the
world
,
that
it
is
a
most
false
accusation
,
and
that
there
is
never
a
Subject
in
his
Mast.
dominions
a
more
honourer
of
the
government
of
his
Imperiall
Mast.
&
one
that
desireth
more
the
good
discipline
of
the
Church
and
is
able
to
produce
the
testimonies
of
all
the
places
he
ha●h
lived
in
,
in
this
Kingdome
,
both
from
Magistrats
&
Ministers
for
the
honesty
and
integri●y
of
his
life
and
conversation
,
and
that
in
all
respects
he
hath
so
demeaned
himself
as
that
he
hath
not
onely
been
free
from
vice●
faction
&
schisme
,
but
from
the
suspition
of
all
:
which
testimonies
he
hath
ready
to
shew
to
this
honorable
Court
,
&
the
which
he
exhibited
to
●he
High
Commission
Court
,
at
that
time
they
studyed
most
to
defame
him
,
&
all
this
both
towne
and
contrey
can
testify
,
as
also
of
the
infatigable
diligence
,
in
his
particular
calling
.
How
that
he
neglected
no
opportunity
to
doe
the
indigentes●
men
good
,
&
how
that
being
unwearyed
in
his
imployments
,
he
wen●
through
the
heat
of
Summer
,
the
cold
of
Winter
,
rose
earlie
&
went
to
bed
late
,
exposing
himself
at
all
times
,
to
any
danger
whatsoever
of
plague
and
pestilence
,
and
all
to
doe
the
meanest
of
the
Kings
Subjects
good
,
never
taking
penny
of
poore
nor
never
of
servant
,
never
suffering
the
most
neglected
creature
of
nature
to
perish
for
want
of
care
or
looking
to
,
but
made
them
all
an
object
of
his
pity
and
of
his
art
,
giving
them
out
of
his
poore
competency
both
for
their
food
&
Physick
;
neither
can
any
man
say
,
that
ever
he
asked
the
richest
a
farthing
for
any
paynes
he
tooke
day
or
night
for
their
preservation
,
or
that
he
ever
murmured
at
the
smallest
content
thy
gave
him
;
&
if
the
Prel●●s
had
let
him
follow
his
calling
,
this
defendent
had
continued
in
this
diligent
course
of
life
,
till
the
day
of
his
death
.
Bu●
they
picking
a
quarrell
with
him
for
writing
in
defence
of
the
Kings
prerogative
Royall
against
the
Pope●
saying●
that
while
hee
writ
against
the
Pope
,
he
meant
them
,
put
him
upon
s●ch
imployments
as
he
indeed
thinks
,
will
be
very
little
pleasing
to
the
Prelats
,
all●hough
he
is
most
cenfident
,
that
in
them
he
hath
,
and
shall
doe
the
King
and
Church
good
service
,
and
so
he
knoweth
it
will
appeare
when
he
is
dead
and
gone
.
But
because
this
book●
is
now
layd
unto
the
Defendents
charge
as
tending
to
th●
mayntenance
and
upholding
of
schisme
and
division
i●
his
Mast.
Church
of
England
,
&
opposition
against
th●
laudable
Orders
and
Ce●emonyes
of
the
sayd
Church●
howsoever
there
be
no
such
thing
in
the
sayd
Flag●ll●
,
ye●
this
Defendent
desireth
to
give
a
reason
unto
this
honorable
Court
for
the
writing
&
publishing
not
onely
o●
that
booke
,
but
of
all
other
his
writings
since
.
And
first
,
concerning
the
booke
for
which
he
was
censured
,
He
saith
,
that
he
was
provoked
thereunto
by
a
Popish
Iesuiticall
Doctor
of
Physick
,
who
continually
dared
him
into
the
field
of
Dispute
,
and
set
downe
his
owne
theames
about
which
he
w●●ld
contend
,
which
were
concerning
the
Popes
Supremacy
and
the
sacrifice
of
the
Masse
.
And
it
is
well
knowne
to
the
Townes
&
country
where
they
both
dwelt
,
that
the
sayd
defendent
could
never
be
quiet
for
his
braggs
and●
scriblings
to
himself
&
others
till
he
had
answered
,
which
was
the
sole
cause
of
his
ruine
,
&
the
which
answer
of
his
though
he
had
long
time
for
peace
sake
neglected
,
yet
at
last
,
he
was
through
his
adversaries
importunity
put
upon
it
.
Neither
could
he
for
the
honour
of
the
trueth
,
and
the
honour
of
his
Prince
,
both
which
he
loves
more
then
his
life
,
delay
it
any
longer
:
and
●herefore
out
of
his
duty
to
God
and
the
King
,
he
entred
the
combat
with
the
enimy
.
To
which
duty
he
the
defendent
saith
he
was
bound
,
by
Christ
himself
,
who
ha●h
commanded
to
give
unto
Caesar
the
things
that
are
Caesars
,
&
unto
●od
the
things
that
are
Gods
,
which
commandement
of
Christs
tyes
all
Christians
under
obedience
to
a
double
duty
which
by
them
may
not
be
neglected
:
Viz.
to
give
vnto
God
his
due
,
and
unto
the
King
his
.
Yet
for
obeying
of
this
commandement
this
poore
defendent
must
be
defamed
,
ruined
,
undone
,
and
left
friendles
,
monylesse
,
and
in
captivity
,
and
given
to
the
Divell
,
and
yet
say
nothing
.
But
the
Defendent
desireth
this
honorable
Court
to
give
him
leaue
to
say
,
as
Queene
Hester
spake
to
Ahashuerosh
;
if
that
hee
and
his
wife
had
been
sold
for
bondmen
and
bondwomen
,
he
had
held
his
peace
:
but
for
them
to
be
ruined
and
undone
because
he
could
not
see
God
and
the
King
dishonoured
,
he
the
defendent
cannot
but
speake
.
Let
the
King
live
for
ever
,
and
never
let
it
be
sayd
,
that
he
hath
such
a
base
cowardly
fellow
in
his
Kingdomes
,
that
will
suffer
his
imperiall
Mast.
to
be
trampled
upon
,
and
suffer
it
in
silence
.
For
his
owne
part
,
this
defendent
confesseth
,
that
he
is
but
poore
,
and
the
Prelats
have
made
him
so
;
but
as
rich
in
loyalty
as
any
Subject
in
his
Highnesses
three
dominions
:
and
as
●ob
sayd
concerning
God
,
though
the
Lord
should
kill
him
,
yet
he
would
trust
in
him
:
so
this
defendent
sayth
,
Though
the
King
should
leave
him
to
the
mercylesse
f●ry
of
the
Prelats
,
yet
he
will
ever
honour
him
with
his
life
,
and
all
that
ever
he
hath
:
and
as
hee
was
borne
under
obedience
,
under
obedience
hee
will
dye
,
and
will
ever
say
vivat
Rex
let
the
King
live
for
ever
,
and
our
gracious
God
put
it
into
his
Royall
breast
to
looke
into
the
devillish
plo●s
of
the
Prelats
,
that
doe
not
onely
equalize
the
paynted
tombes
in
Christs
time
,
but
farre
exceed
them
in
cruelty
and
wickednes
This
he
is
resolved
living
and
dying
to
doe
,
●●vito
Diab●lo
,
to
give
unto
Caesar
the
things
that
are
Caesars
,
and
to
God
the
things
that
are
Gods
,
for
he
is
bound
to
this
duty
by
Christ
himself●
neither
will
he
ever
rebell
against
his
blessed
will
.
Now
,
the
things
that
belong
unto
God
,
as
he
is
King
of
Kings
,
&
Lord
of
Lords
;
and
by
whom
alone
Kings
raigne
,
is
an
absolute
command
&
Soveraign●y
ove●
his
Church
,
and
who
requires
of
all
his
Subjects
that
they
should
love
him
with
all
their
hearts
with
all
their
Soules
,
and
with
all
their
migh●s
,
and
that
they
should
not
serve
him
by
any
of
their
owne
inventions
.
And
for
the
maner
of
his
worship
he
hath
abundantly
declared
it
in
sacred
writ
.
And
Saint
Paul
writing
unto
Titus
warnes
him●
sharply
to
rebuke
his
audito●s
,
that
they
may
be
sound
in
the
faith
,
not
giving
heed
unto
the
commandements
of
men
that
turne
from
the
Trueth
,
&
chargeth
the
Corinthians
,
that
they
should
●ot
be
servants
of
men
,
nor
wise
above
that
which
is
written●
&
sayes
unto
the
Colossians
,
wherefore
if
yee
be
dead
with
Christ
from
the
rudiments
of
the
world●
why
as
though
living
in
the
world
are
ye
subject
unto
ordinances
?
and
Christ
himselfe
saith
,
In
vaine
doe
they
worship
him
,
teaching
for
Doctrines
the
commandements
of
men
.
By
all
which
it
is
manifest
,
if
Christians
will
give
unto
God
that
which
is
his
,
and
will
not
worship
him
in
vaine
;
as
they
must
love
him
with
all
their
hearts
,
so
he
onely
must
rule
in
them
,
&
they
must
give
him
his
owne
worship
,
and
such
service
onely
,
both
for
matter
and
maner
,
as
he
requires
at
their
hands
and
commands
from
them
,
and
not
serve
him
accordi●g
to
mens
precepts
and
devices
:
for
in
his
worship
they
must
not
be
the
servants
of
men
:
for
he
is
the
onely
King
and
Lawgiver
in
his
Church
,
and
this
is
his
prerogative
Royall
,
which
no
man
may
meddle
with●
&
this
is
to
give
unto
God
that
which
is
Gods
:
&
this
duty
he
the
Defendent
sayth
,
all
Christians
are
bound
unto
.
Againe
,
for
all
Subjects
duties
towards
the
King
the
defendent
saith
,
that
must
allso
freelie
&
willinglie
bee
yeelded
,
and
that
by
speciall
precepts
,
for
they
are
commanded
to
feare
God
&
honour
the
King
,
&
to
be
subject
unto
his
autoritie
in
all
things
in
the
Lord
,
&
to
give
unto
Caesar
that
which
is
Caesars
.
Now
in
regard
of
his
duty
,
both
to
God
and
the
King
,
and
also
of
his
speciall
Oath
of
allegiance
,
the
defendent
sayth
,
he
could
doe
no
lesse
then
that
which
he
did
in
writing
his
booke
,
being
provoked
thereunto
by
an
enimie
of
both
.
And
so
much
the
rather
,
because
himself
and
all
Christians
are
commanded
to
give
a
reason
of
their
hope
,
to
whomsoever
shall
demand
it
of
them
,
&
earnestly
to
contend
for
the
faith
which
was
once
delivered
unto
the
Saincts
:
he
saith
,
in
all
these
respects
he
could
doe
no
lesse
in
answering
that
Popeling
then
that
he
did
,
by
giving
unto
God
the
right
of
his
government
in
the
hearts
&
consciences
of
men
,
&
taking
it
from
the
Pope
that
Vicar
rather
of
hell
then
of
Christ
,
&
by
giving
the
King
that
jurisdiction
and
a●tority
of
regiment
in
his
dominions
&
over
his
Subjects
,
which
God
hath
conferred
upon
him●
Both
which
Autorityes
Spirituall
and
temporall
,
the
Pope
and
Popish
Bishops
most
blasphemouslie
arrogate
unto
themselves
,
●rampling
all
Divine
Lawes
and
Kinglie
regalitie
under
their
polluted
feet
,
making
Kings
and
Emperors
their
Vassals
;
which
is
a
most
horrible
arrogancie
and
usurpation
,
and
not
to
be
suffered
by
either
Kings
or
their
Subjects
.
And
therefore
when
this
defendent
did
nothing
but
that
which
by
his
speciall
dutie
he
was
bound
unto
.
If
this
by
the
Informers
be
thought
,
either
schisme
,
faction
,
or
sedition
,
he
this
defendent
is
resolved
to
live
and
dye
in
it
,
and
never
to
thinke
any
a
good
Subject
that
is
not
of
his
minde
.
He
doth
withall
freelie
confesse
unto
this
honorable
Court
,
that
he
looked
for
no
ill
usage
of
the
Prelats
for
this
his
indeavour
,
which
when
he
found
at
their
hands
it
was
the
occasion
of
the
writing
of
manie
other
books
since
that
time
,
amongst
the
which
there
is
one
called
Apologeticus
ad
Praesules
Anglicanos
,
&c.
dedicated
unto
the
privie
Counsell
;
but
whether
the
booke
that
is
annexed
unto
the
Bill
bee
the
same
,
that
the
defendent
knoweth
not
,
but
a
booke
with
that
Title
he
confes●eth
,
he
writ
,
wherein
he
set
downe
the
proceedings
of
the
Prelats
against
himself
,
and
their
dealings
towards
others
of
their
brethren
;
the
theame
of
which
booke
he
the
Defendent
desireth
the
honorable
Court●
to
take
a
briefe
relation
of
,
at
this
time
,
that
they
may
the
better
be
informed
of
the
falsitie
of
the
information
.
And
first
,
for
the
principall
theame
and
matter
of
the
booke
,
it
is
the
State
of
the
questions
in
his
Flagello
Pontificis
for
which
he
suffered
,
with
the
summe
of
the
Arguments
he
produced
for
the
confirmation
of
the
trueth
.
The
questio●s
arising
between
the
Babylonian
and
the
defendent
,
concerning
the
autoritie
of
the
Pope
,
were
these
.
The
first
,
whether
Christ
did
constitute
Peter
sole
Monarch
of
the
Catholick
Church
?
The
second
,
whether
the
Pope
of
Rome
(
if
hee
bee
a
Bishop
,
)
as
hee
is
a
Bishop
,
hath
Autoritie
&
jurisdiction
over
Kings
&
Emperors
?
Thirdlie
,
whether
Popish
Bishops
be
true
Bishops
or
no
?
and
of
the
discussing
of
these
questios
,
the
defendent
saith
,
his
adversarie
was
the
sole
cause
.
In
the
handling
of
the
which
,
the
Defenden●
f●rther
affirmeth
,
that
he
used
all
the
caution
that
was
possible
,
as
he
supposed
for
man
to
use
,
prefacing
in
his
booke
,
that
being
to
dispute
about
the
Autority
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
he
desired
candidly
to
be
understood
,
of
all
men●
for
while
he
disputed
of
Episcopall
autoritie
,
he
medled
nor
contended
not
against
such
Bishops
as
acknowledge
their
autoritie
&
jurisdiction
from
Kings
and
Emperors
,
into
whose
hands
the
government
of
States
,
Kingdomes●
and
Commonwealths
is
by
God
committed
.
For
if
the
Popes
themselves
would
acknowledge
their
immense
and
unlimited
autoritie
from
Kings
and
Emperors
,
he
the
defendent
there
said
,
if
they
commanded
nothing
contrarie
to
the
will
and
Word
of
God
,
that
he
for
his
part
out
of
the
reverence
,
duty
,
&
●
loyaltie
to
his
Prince
would
obey
it
.
The
Words
in
the
Original
are
these
.
Verum
de
Episcoporum
autoritate
locutus
à
bonis
bene
intelligi
cupio
.
Non
enim
litis
litem
moveo
quatenus
ab
Imperatoribus
&
Regibus
&
Principibus
.
Terre
quorum
interest
salutem
civium
tueri
,
potestatem
,
●us
&
Imperium
in
socios
totumque
Dei
gregem
adepti
sunt
.
Nam
si
Romani
Episcopi
imm●nsam
illam
&
nullis
limitibus
circumscriptam
autoritatem
,
indulgentia
Principum
acceptam
ferrent
,
voluntati
Episcopali
,
nihil
voluntati
divinae
inimicum
jubenti
obtemperandum
putem
ob
reverentiam
Principi
si
volenti
debitam
,
&c.
So
that
the
defendent
having
thus
playnlie
set
downe
his
minde
before
,
&
knowing
that
all
the
jurisdiction
that
the
Bishops
in
England
now
exercise
over
others
is
from
the
King
,
he
thought
himself
not
onely
secure
from
danger
,
but
expected
fav●ur
at
least
from
the
Bishops
&
their
helping
hand
,
especially
,
when
the
opposing
the
Popes
Autority
in
England
,
is
a
thing
that
the
King
and
State
have
ever
so
well
allowed
of
.
And
that
this
honorable
Court
may
yet
be
f●rther
informed
of
the
speciall
cause
for
which
the
Prelats
are
so
displeased
with
the
defendent
,
it
was
for
the
truely
and
narrowlie
disputing
and
discussing
of
the
second
question
,
to
wit
,
whether
the
Pope
of
Rome
(
if
he
be
a
Bishop
)
as
he
is
a
Bishop
,
have
Autoritie
&
jurisdiction
not
onelie
over
his
fellow
breth●en
but
over
Kings
and
Emperors
?
which
the
Defendent
there
denyed
for
many
warrantable
Arguments
.
The
summe
of
which
he
desireth
here
to
relate
unto
this
honorable
Court
,
for
his
just
and
necessarie
defence
&
justification
.
For
by
the
ve●ie
light
of
nature
and
unanswerable
reason
,
it
is
evident
and
manifest
that
where
there
is
an
equalitie
and
pari●ie
amongst
men
there
the
one
doth
not
exceed
the
other
in
power
,
or
Dominion
,
Paris
enim
in
Parem
non
esse
imperium
inter
Naturae
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
est
.
Now
,
Divine
constitution
hath
made
Bishops
and
Presbyters
or
Elders
a
like
and
equall
,
which
that
it
might
the
better
appeare
,
the
Defendent
propounded
there
two
things
to
be
proved
.
The
first
was
,
That
Bishops
and
Presbyters
were
by
the
Word
of
God
one
and
the
same
.
Secondlie
,
That
Presbyters
had
equall
Autoritie
of
Government●
Ordination
&
Excommunication
with
Bishops
wherein
onely
consists
their
preeminency
&
Autoritie
above
their
brethren
which
things
being
proved
:
it
will
necessarilie
follow
,
That
the
Pope
of
Rome
as
he
is
Bishop
doth
no
way
exceed
other
Bishops
,
and
Presbyters
they
being
in
all
things
a
like
and
equall
unto
him
,
much
lesse
hath
any
Autoritie
and
power
over
Kings
and
Emperours
.
And
for
the
proofe
of
the
first
position
,
the
words
Presbyter
&
Bishop
do
sufficientlie
evince
i●
,
which
in
holy
Scripture
,
though
diverse
in
sound
,
signifie
one
and
the
same
thing
,
as
not
to
cite
the
words
themselves
which
would
be
large
.
The
Apostle
Paul
to
Titus
in
the
first
chapter
doth
sufficientlie
shew
,
where
the
words
Bishop
&
Presbyter
are
confounded
.
And
likewise
in
the
first
Epistle
of
Peter
and
the
fift
Chapter
,
there
Presbyter
and
Bishop
signifie
one
and
the
same
thing
.
And
the
Epistl●
to
the
Philippians
the
first
Chapter
and
the
●irst
verse
do●h
apparentlie
demonstrate
it●
and
diverse
other
places
might
be
produced
dilucidating
the
same
thing
.
But
the
20●
of
the
Acts
puts
all
out
of
controversie
,
where
Presbyter
and
Bishop
signifie
one
&
the
same
thing●
for
office●
honour
and
function
,
so
that
the
identity
of
their
office●
is
signifyed
by
those
two
expressions
.
Neither
is
there
a
confusion
of
their
names
,
with
a
difference
still
of
their
functions
&
administrations
,
as
some
would
cavill
:
for
in
these
places
where
Presbyters
are
called
Bishops
,
the
disputation
is
not
about
the
title
,
but
about
the
office
signified
and
specified
by
the
title
.
For
when
S.
Paul
exhorts
the
Presbyters
to
have
an
eye
to
their
duty
&
charge
,
he
useth
this
reason
,
that
the
Holy
Ghost
had
made
them
Bishops●
And
the
trueth
of
●his
is
so
evident
,
that
the
Rhemists
themselves
,
as
learned
men
as
any
Bishops
in
England
,
and
as
able
to
mayntayne
an
error
,
are
forced
ingen●ouslie
to
confesse
it
,
saying
in
expresse
words
in
their
No●es
upon
the
28.
vers.
of
that
Chapter
.
That
in
the
Apostles
times
there
was
no
difference
between
Presbyter
and
Bishop●
so
that
for
the
first
position
,
it
is
not
onely
by
the
Word
of
God
clearlie
evident
,
but
by
the
very
confession
of
the
adversaries
of
the
trueth
granted
,
as
a
thing
without
controversy
.
Now
for
proofe
of
the
second
position
,
that
Presbyters
as
well
as
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
have
the
power
and
right
of
Government
,
Ordination
and
Excommunication
,
by
which
in
these
times
Bishops
onely
exceed
.
Presbyters
,
the
defendent
will
here
brieflie
demonstrat
it
,
referring
those
of
this
honorable
Court
,
that
have
a
desire
to
search
into
the
full
trueth
of
it
,
to
his
booke
.
And
for
proofe
that
the
Government
was
committed
unto
them
,
and
that
they
exercised
the
same
,
it
is
most
perspicuous
out
of
the
first
of
Timothie
5.
where
the
Apostle
sayth
,
The
Presbyters
that
rule
well
are
worthie
of
double
honour
,
especially
those
that
labour
in
Word
and
Doctrine
.
By
this
testimonie
it
is
evident
,
that
they
had
rule
and
government
in
their
hands
.
And
that
they
had
power
also
of
ordination
and
imposition
of
hands
,
it
is
likewise
apparent
out
of
the
first
Epistle
of
Paul
to
Timothy
the
first
Chapter
.
For
the
Apostle
speaking
to
Timothy
sayth
,
Doe
not
neglect
the
gift
that
is
in
thee
which
is
given
thee
for
prophesy
by
the
imposition
of
the
hands
of
the
Presbyterie
.
Here
allso
the
Presbyters
had
the
right
of
imposition
of
hands
.
And
that
they
had
the
power
of
Excommunication
and
Absolution
,
it
is
likewise
manifest
from
the
5.
of
the
1.
of
the
Corinthians
and
the
2.
Chapter
of
the
2.
Epistle
,
where
the
Apostle
gives
them
the
power
of
casting
the
incestrous
person
out
,
and
upon
his
repentance
receiving
of
him
in
againe
.
By
all
which
Autorities
of
sacred
writ
it
is
sufficiently
cleare
and
evident
,
That
the
Presbyters
had
the
Autoritie
and
power
of
government
and
rule
in
the
Church
,
with
the
facultie
also
and
abilitie
of
ordination
&
excommunication
,
and
all
this
by
Divine
institution
and
expresse
words
of
holy
Scripture
,
howsoever
this
right
and
their
due
,
was
through
the
fraud
and
deceit
of
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
Romish
Bishops
afterwards
taken
away
from
the
Presbyters
.
Wherefore
the
Defendent
concluded●
That
if
there
were
any
difference
betweene
Presbyters
and
the
Bishop
of
Rome
(
which
hee
denyed
)
that
then
the
Presbyters
in
dignitie
and
honour
exceeded
,
and
that
greatly
the
Bishop
of
Rome
&
Romish
Bishops
,
for
all
these
Privileges
of
governement
,
ord●nation
and
excommunication
are
in
formall
words
given
unto
the
Presbyters
,
and
no
where
granted
unto
the
Bishops
.
And
for
farther
illustration
and
proofe
of
this
,
the
Defendent
,
with
many
other
Arguments
proved
,
That
Presbyters
were
better
men
then
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
if
there
were
any
difference
.
The
summe
of
which
hee
desire●h
this
Honorable
Court
,
to
take
notice
of
,
●hat
they
may
more
ponderously
wa●gh
the
businesse
in
hand
,
and
see
the
vanitie
of
the
information
.
And
for
the
Arguments
in
briefe
,
they
are
these
:
They
who
are
most
obedient
to
the
Precepts●
Commands
,
and
Prohibitions
of
Christ
,
and
doe
most
diligently
obey
the
Apostles
admonitions
,
they
are
,
and
so
ought
to
bee
esteemed
,
more
worthy
and
excellent
,
then
such
,
as
regard
neither
of
both
.
But
the
Presbyters
are
more
obedient
to
the
Commands
of
Christ
,
and
doe
more
diligently
obey
the
Apostles
admonitions
then
the
Romish
Bishops
.
Therefore
they
are
more
worthy
&
excellent
.
For
the
major
,
no
man
can
deny
,
that
knowes
loyall
and
obedient
Subiects
to
their
Prince
and
his
Officiers
just
commands
,
are
to
bee
preferred
before
Rebels
,
and
them
that
regard
neither
of
both
.
Now
Christ
and
his
Apostles
have
commanded
,
That
all
Ministers
should
feed
the
Flock
of
Christ
deligently
in
preaching
of
the
word
,
&
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
and
that
they
should
not
be
Lords
over
his
inheritance
;
Both
which
precepts
and
prohibitions
the
Presbyters
do
more
exactly
observe
then
Romish
Bishops
:
for
they
neither
preach
themselves
nor
will
let
others
,
and
are
Lords
over
Christs
inheritance
,
which
the
Lord
Iesus
and
his
Apostles
have
pe●emptorily
forbid
.
Ergo
,
the
Presbiters
are
more
worthie
then
Romish
Bishops
.
Againe
:
That
name
which
is
and
hath
ever
bene
a
name
and
title
of
Dignitie
and
Honour
,
is
to
bee
preferred
before
that
which
is
a
name
of
paine
,
labour
,
and
sollicitude
.
But
the
name
of
Presbyter
or
Senior
,
is
&
hath
beene
ever
a
name
of
Honour
and
dignitie
,
and
a
title
of
mightie
Emperors
and
Princes
,
and
the
name
of
Bishop
is
a
name
and
title
of
labour
and
travell
.
Ergo
,
the
title
and
name
of
Presbyter
is
to
be
preferred
before
that
of
the
Romish
Bishops
.
For
the
major
,
none
that
are
truly
noble
and
learned
can
deny
.
And
for
the
minor
to
omit
many
other
places
,
it
wil
evidently
appeare
to
any
that
will
looke
upon
the
●irst
Epistle
to
Tim.
and
the
5.
There
the
Apostle
sayth
,
The
Presbyters
that
rule
well
are
worthy
of
double
honour
.
So
that
it
is
apparent
enough
,
That
honour
and
dignity
is
contayned
in
that
name
,
which
deserveth
both
reward
,
reverence●
&
respect
.
And
in
the
same
Epistle
the
Apostle
sayth
,
Rebuke
not
a
Presbyter
,
but
honour
him
as
a
Father●
and
speaking
of
Bishops
,
he
sayth
,
He
that
desireth
the
Office
of
a
Bishop
,
desireth
a
good
worke
:
Hee
sayth
indeed
a
good
worke
,
but
a
work
notwithstandig
full
of
care
,
watchfullnes
,
toyle
,
and
labour
.
From
all
which
it
is
ratifyed
,
That
the
name
and
title
of
Presbyter
is
a
name
full
of
dignity
,
honour
,
and
splendour
,
and
the
title
of
Bishop
a
compellation
or
name
full
of
labour
,
anhelation
,
&
solicitude
;
and
therefore
to
be
preferred
before
the
title
of
Bishop
,
being
farre
more
excellent
.
Againe
:
That
name
which
whensoever
it
is
ioyned
with
the
name
of
Bishop
,
hath
alwayes
the
first
place
and
precedencie
,
that
name
is
most
excell●nt
.
But
the
name
of
Presbyter
,
when
it
is
ioyned
with
the
title
of
Bishop
,
hath
ever
the
precedencie
.
Ergo
,
it
is
to
be
preferred
before
it
.
For
the
major
,
the
adversaries
cannot
deny
it
,
For
they
conclude
and
establish
the
precedency
and
preminency
of
Peter
,
before
the
o●her
Apostles
,
because
he
is
often
first
named
.
And
for
the
minor
,
the
word
of
God
declares
it
illustriously
,
as
may
be
seene
in
the
20.
of
the
Acts
,
and
the
first
of
Titus
,
and
the
fif●h
chapter
of
the
first
of
Peter
.
In
all
which
places
the
names
of
Presby●er
and
Bishop
being
ioyned
together
,
Presbyter
is
ever
first
named
.
To
all
this
,
Peter
calls
himselfe
a
Presbiter
.
The
same
doth
Saint
Iohn
,
as
if
all
Ecclesiasticall
dignity
were
placed
in
that
name
.
But
there
are
many
arguments
yet
remayning
to
prove
the
dignitie
of
Presbyters
to
bee
above
that
of
Bishops
,
if
there
be
any
difference
between
them
.
For
,
They
to
whom
in
the
most
difficult
controversies
of
the
Church
,
and
greatest
dissentions
,
the
Primitive
Christians
had
ever
recourse
,
and
who
the
spirit
of
God
did
in
a
special
maner
assist
,
and
who
made
Decrees
by
which
the
Church
of
God
to
this
day
is
to
be
regulated
and
governed
,
and
who
the
Apostles
themselves
made
their
sociats
and
companions
in
both
Generall
and
Provinciall
Counsels
,
and
the
which
had
the
next
place
unto
the
Apostles
in
their
Assemblies
:
they
are
more
worthy
,
and
to
be
had
in
greater
honour
and
veneration
then
the
other
Ministers
of
the
Church
,
which
are
neither
by
name
nor
place
knowne
in
those
holy
meetings
.
But
the
Presbyters
are
such
,
and
Therefore
the
Presbyters
are
more
worthy
and
excellent
then
Bishops
.
As
for
the
major
,
the
adversaries
cannot
doubt
of
that
,
which
bestow
dignity
and
honour
upon
their
Bishops
,
according
to
the
place
and
degree
they
had
in
the
first
Councels
.
And
for
the
minor
,
none
can
doubt
of
it
,
who
hath
read
the
15
of
the
Acts●
and
the
twentyeth
chapter
of
the
same
book
:
But
they
that
desire
to
be
satisfied
concerning
this
argument
at
large
,
the
Defendent
desireth
would
read
any
of
his
books●
Lastly
,
That
the
dignity
of
the
Presbyters
may
yet
appeare
,
above
●he
title
of
Bishops
,
it
is
thus
evident
:
Those
to
whom
the
Keyes
of
the
Kingdome
of
Heaven
by
name
are
committed
,
those
are
more
worthy
&
honorable
then
those
tha●
have
not
that
Priviledge
.
But
for
the
Presbyters
,
they
have
the
Priviledge
of
the
Keys
granted
unto
them
by
name
:
Ergo
,
the
Presbyters
are
more
honorable
then
Bishops
.
For
the
major
,
no
good
Christian
will
or
rationall
man
can
deny
it
.
And
for
the
minor
,
he
that
readeth
the
last
of
Iames
shall
finde
it
manifestly
enough
confirmed
and
proved
.
By
all
which
Arguments
,
the
Defendent
did
sufficiently
beat
downe
the
Bishop
of
Romes
autority
,
and
by
the
very
light
of
reason
overthew
it
.
For
if
that
every
Presbyter
be
by
the
word
of
God
as
good
a
man
as
the
Bishop
of
Rome
if
not
better
;
and
withall
,
if
the
Presbyters
neither
can
nor
may
usurp
autority
over
their
fellow
brethren
,
much
lesse
may
they
doe
it
over
Kings
and
Emperors
,
and
by
consequence
and
necessity
of
reson
it
followe●h
,
that
the
Bishop
of
Rome
hath
no
cause
to
arrogate
such
autority
to
himselfe
over
the
whole
Church
as
he
doth
:
and
therefore
that
his
rule
&
Government
is
a
meere
usurpation
and
an
abominable
tyranny
over
the
whole
Church
of
God
,
and
ought
of
all
men
to
be
defyed
,
abominated
,
and
abhorred
with
all
his
complices
,
as
impious
and
blasphemous
against
,
God●●njuriou●
to
Kings
&
Princes
,
and
nocent
to
all
the
faithfull
members
of
Iesus
Christ
.
The
recapitulation
of
all
the
wh●ch
Arguments
,
this
Defendent
thought
fit
to
make
knowne
to
this
honourable
Court
,
that
their
illustricityes
might
in
every
respect
see
his
innocency
,
who
first
exemted
all
Bishops
that
acknowledge
their
autorityes
from
Kings
and
Emperors
out
of
the
number
of
those
against
which
he
disputed
:
and
secondly
,
never
by
name
fought
against
any
other
but
Romish
Bishops
,
and
wi●h
their
owne
arguments
wounded
them●
And
therefore
he
could
not
but
take
it
unkindly
,
that
when
in
this
combat
they
should
have
helped
him
against
the
common
enimie
,
they
defending
him
,
fell
upon
the
poore
Defendent
,
to
his
perdition
,
saying
,
that
he
meant
●hem
,
and
that
he
was
erronious
and
factious
in
his
opinions
.
Now
if
the
Defendent
hath
erred
in
the
discussing
of
these
truthes
,
the
Scripture
,
that
Word
of
Life
,
hath
brought
him
to
it
,
which
were
blasphemie
to
thinke
;
and
therefore
when
they
adjudged
his
booke
to
be
burnt
,
they
might
as
well
have
burnt
th●
Scripture
also
,
yea
all
antiquitie
and
the
gravest
and
learnedest
of
auncient
Fathers
,
whose
testimonies
also
hee
hath
made
publick
for
the
greater
vindication
of
the
truth
against
error
and
cruelty
.
But
that
the
integritie
of
the
defendent
may
yet
more
clearlie
appeare
,
he
most
humbly
entreateth
this
Illustrious
Tribunall
to
heare
how
the
busines
was
carried
against
him
at
his
Araignment
before
the
Prelats
Barre
at
Lambeth
,
and
how
submissively
he
demeaned
himself
there
,
and
how
superciliously
they
carried
themselves
towards
the
Defendent
on
the
contrary
side
.
When
it
came
to
his
part
to
speake
for
himselfe
,
the
Advocat
having
formerly
denied
to
plead
his
case
any
farther
then
about
the
witnesses
testimonie
,
which
he
also
did
very
jejunely
,
beeing
an
Advocate
of
such
excellent
parts
of
learning
and
eloquence
as
he
was
,
and
also
at
the
Bar
●enouncing
i●
,
saying
,
That
the
Defendent
should
plead
himselfe
,
which
,
when
it
was
put
upon
him
,
he
then
first
related
vnto
the
Assemblie
the
Theame
of
the
booke
,
which
was
the
mayntenance
of
the
Kings
prerogative
royall
.
Then
he
told
them
the
occasion
of
his
writing
of
it
,
that
he
was
provoked
thereunto
by
a
Pontifician
,
who
often
had
dared
him
into
the
list
of
dispute●
which
a●
last
he
could
not
deny
,
as
he
was
a
Christian
,
and
as
he
was
a
Subiect
;
for
by
the
Word
of
God
he
told
them
,
and
by
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
and
his
speciall
oath
,
he
was
bound
unto
it
;
which
Oath
he
also
read
at
large
in
open
Court
,
the
which
also
all
the
Bishops
of
England
,
and
all
the
Iudges
of
the
Kingdome
had
taken
,
and
were
equally
bound
with
him
to
observe
.
Then
before
he
entred
into
the
combat
with
the
adversarie
,
he
shewed
,
what
caution
he
used
that
being
to
write
against
the
Bishop
of
Rome
&
Italian
Bishops
,
it
was
onely
as
they
arrogate
their
au●oritie
over
their
Brethren
and
the
Church
of
God
,
yea
,
over
Kings
and
Emperors
jure
divino
,
against
such
Bishops
onely
hee
affirmed
he
did
dispute
&
read
the
words
of
exception
formerly
cited
at
the
Barre
,
as
for
such
Bishops
as
acknowledge
their
jurisdiction
,
power
and
autority
from
Kings
and
Emperors
;
he
sayd
,
he
ha●
no
controversy
against
them
,
as
he
there
againe
and
againe
declared
himself
,
in
the
number
of
which
he
the
Defendent
sayd
ours
were
,
for
all
the
Bishops
of
England
and
in
his
Majst
.
Dominions
,
had
;
and
received
(
or
at
leastwise
ought
so
to
doe
)
their
autoritie
&
jurisdiction
over
their
brethren
from
him
;
For
proofe
of
which
,
he
cited
&
read
publickly
the
Statuts
and
Acts
of
Parlament
as
follow
:
First
,
that
of
the
first
of
Queene
Elizabeth
of
famous
memorie
,
wherein
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
was
ratifyed
,
In
the
which
Statute
there
are
these
words
,
That
all
jurisdiction
,
all
Superiorities
,
and
all
Privileges
and
Preminencies
spirituall
and
temporall
are
annexed
to
the
Imperiall
Crowne
,
which
by
Oath
he
being
bound
to
mayntayn●●
could
doe
no
lesse
being
provoked
by
an
adversary
of
regal
dignity
:
He
read
also
the
Statute
which
was
inacted
in
the
37.
of
Henrry
the
eight
,
which
is
,
that
Archb
and
Bish.
and
all
other
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
have
no
other
Ecclesiasticall
Iurisdiction
but
that
which
they
received
and
had
by
the
King
,
from
the
King
,
and
under
his
Royall
Majest.
He
read
also
the
Statute
made
in
the
first
of
King
Edward
the
sixt
,
in
these
words
;
That
all
jurisdiction
and
Autori●ie
Spirituall
and
Temporall
,
is
derived
and
doth
come
from
the
Kings
Majest.
as
supreme
Head
in
the
Churches
and
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Ireland
,
and
that
by
the
Clergy
of
both
the
Kingdomes
,
it
ought
no
otherwise
to
be
held
or
esteemed
of
,
and
that
all
Ecclesiasticall
Courts
,
within
the
sayd
Kingdomes
ought
to
be
held
and
kept
by
no
other
power
and
autoritie
eyther
domesticall
or
forrain
,
then
that
which
comes
from
his
most
excellent
Majestie
.
And
that
whosoever
did
not
acknowledge
and
venerate
this
autoritie
,
that
the
same
men
are
ipso
facto
in
a
praemunire
,
&
under
the
Kings
high
displeasure
and
indignation
;
as
the
words
of
the
Statute
run
,
and
the
mouth
of
the
law
speaks
:
and
then
with
some
reason●
also
which
the
Defendent
produced
,
besides
the
Word
of
God
,
hee
shewed
,
That
no
Romish
Bishops
had
autoritie
over
their
fellow
brethren
,
nor
could
jure
divino
challenge
it
,
much
lesse
over
Kings
and
Emperors
:
and
therefore
so
long
as
the
defendent
had
the
Word
of
God
,
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
reason
it self
on
his
side
,
he
told
them
,
he
thought
himself
reasonably
secure
from
all
danger
in
that
place
.
And
then
applying
his
speech
unto
the
right
honorable
and
noble
Lord
the
Earle
of
Dorset
then
present
,
the
Defendent
tolde
his
honour
,
that
he
could
not
but
wonder
,
that
hee
should
stand
there
at
the
Barr
as
a
Delinquent
,
for
mayntayning
the
Religion
established
by
publick
Autority
,
the
honour
of
the
King
,
and
the
glory
of
his
Majestie
:
and
that
one
Chouny
a
Sussex
man
a
laick
as
well
as
himselfe
,
should
write
a
Booke
and
set
it
forth
by
publicke
autoritie
,
mayntayning
the
Church
of
Rome
to
be
a
true
Church
,
and
never
to
have
had
so
much
in
her
,
as
the
suspition
of
error
in
fundamentall
poynts
,
and
that
this
booke
should
be
dedicated
to
the
Prelate
of
Canterbury
,
&
patrionized
by
him
(
which
Book●
the
Def●ndent
both
read
and
exhibited
in
Court
)
by
which
notwithstandig
the
King
himselfe
and
all
his
Subiects
were
made
Schismaticks
and
hereticks
,
to
the
infinit
dishonour
of
God
,
our
Gratio●s
King
,
and
King
Iames
of
blessed
memorie
,
and
our
most
holie
profession
and
religion
.
This
as
the
defendent
told
the
Lord
of
Dorset
,
struck
an
amazement
in
him
,
&
especially
when
the
author
of
it
must
be
favoured
and
co●ntenanced
by
Canterburie
,
and
for
the
defending
of
the
honour
and
dignitie
of
our
Church
and
the
honour
of
the
King
,
the
Defendent
should
stand
as
an
evill
doer
.
Now
when
the
defendent
was
come
thus
farre
,
and
was
then
approaching
more
closely
unto
them
all
,
intending
more
fullie
in
the
pleading
of
his
cause
to
have
set
forth
their
unjust
dealing
,
they
tolde
him
,
that
he
rayled
,
and
imperiouslie
commanded
him
to
hold
his
peace
,
which
was
the
reason
of
his
Apologeticus
ad
Praesules
Anglicanos
,
where
he
tooke
libertie
to
write
that
,
and
publish
it
to
the
view
of
all
the
world
,
which
he
would
have
then
spoke
.
But
after
that
they
had
silenced
him
,
they
then
fell
a
thundering
against
him
everie
one
as
he
pleased
,
all
of
them
joyning
in
this
,
(
one
onely
excepted
)
that
they
censured
him
onely
for
his
Booke
;
and
in
their
censure
,
they
unanimously
agreed
,
that
the
Defendent
should
pay
the
costs
of
suite
,
a
thousand
pounds
unto
the
King
for
a
fine
,
be
debarred
of
his
practice
,
that
his
booke
should
be
burnt
;
and
that
the
Defendent
should
lye
in
prison
till
recantation
,
and
in
the
meane
time
be
delivered
unto
Satan
.
And
thus
did
the
Sublime
Court
deale
with
the
Defendent
for
doing
his
duty
.
But
here
the
Defendent
craveth
favour
againe
of
the
honorable
Court
,
that
he
may
briefly
letting
the
puny
Iudges
and
their
nonsen●e
dye
in
silence
,
say
something
of
the
Prelats
haranges
,
because
they
onely
were
the
men
that
found
themselves
aggreeved
a●
his
writing
:
&
to
say
the
trueth
,
all
the
other
are
Officiers
under
them
,
and
are
the
Prelats
hangbyes
(
he
meanes
the
Doctors
)
to
doe
what
they
would
have
them
,
as
hourely
experience
teache●h
all
men
.
And
so
much
the
more
earnestly
he
desireth
this
liberty
,
because
it
will
make
much
for
the
demonstration
of
the
justice
of
his
accusation
against
the
Prelats
,
both
in
respect
of
the
dishonor
they
have
don
unto
God
by
it
,
the
dishonour
of
the
King
their
Master
,
&
King
Iames
of
precious
memory
,
and
the
wrong
done
to
himself
in
particular
.
Now
the
first
that
entred
this
combat
was
Francis
White
Bishop
of
Ely
,
who
in
the
first
place
most
blasphemously
and
with
many
contumelyes
reproached
the
holy
Scriptures
,
making
nothing
of
their
divine
Autority
,
(
as
all
the
standers
by
can
witnes
)
for
he
reviling
the
Defendent
,
sayd
,
That
he
had
nothing
in
his
booke
but
Scripture
,
which
was
(
as
he
tearmed
it
)
the
refuge
of
all
Hereticks
and
Schismaticks
;
openly
averring
withall
,
That
the
Scrip●ures
could
not
be
knowne
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
but
by
the
Fathers
,
and
Saint
Augustin
would
not
have
beleeved
the
Scriptures
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
had
not
the
Church
told
him
so
.
Further
he
sayd
,
That
the
Scripture
could
not
be
knowne
&
distinguished
from
●he
Apocrypha
,
but
by
the
Fa●hers
:
nor
the
meaning
of
the
Scripture
found
out
but
by
the
Fathers
&
that
all
the
Fa●hers
from
all
Antiquity
(
which
is
most
false
,
as
the
defendent
in
a
speciall
booke
hath
sufficiently
shewed
)
made
and
proved
a
vast
difference
between
Bishops
and
Presbyters
,
and
that
there
was
ever
a
greater
excellency
and
Autority
in
the
Bishop
then
in
Presbyters
;
And
this
with
an
unan●mous
consent
they
all
agreed
in
,
till
a
base
fellow
Calvin
(
for
so
he
tearmed
that
ever
to
be
honoured
Divine
)
rose
up
in
an
obscure
corner
of
the
World
,
&
vi●lated
and
overtrew
all
order
&
Autority
in
the
Church
,
and
would
allso
have
demolished
the
Autority
of
the
Magistrates
.
And
then
turning
his
speech
to
the
Defendent
unhumanly
:
he
called
him
Base
fellow
,
Brasen
faced
Fellow
,
Base
Dunce
,
and
sayd
in
the
face
of
the
Court
,
That
if
he
could
not
mayntayne
his
Episcopall
Autority
to
be
Iure
Divino
,
he
would
fling
away
his
Rotchet
;
And
so
concluding
with
those
that
had
gone
before
him
in
his
censure
,
he
sat
downe
in
a
very
great
fu●y
and
passion
.
Af●er
him
came
forth
the
Bishop
of
Yorke
,
and
in
that
numerous
Assembly
,
proclaymes
;
That
Iesus
Christ
made
him
a
Bishop
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
consecrated
him
,
and
that
he
had
not
his
Autority
from
the
King
,
for
Bishops
were
before
Kings
and
that
Bishops
held
the
Crownes
of
Kings
upon
their
heads
,
and
so
peremptorily
averring
,
that
the
Defendent
ought
to
be
knockt
downe
with
club-Law
for
his
ignorance
,
assenting
with
the
rest
in
their
Censure
,
he
fell
a
sleep
.
In
the
third
place
the
Bishop
of
London
advanced
forwards
,
speaking
very
loud
and
temerarious
words
against
the
Holy
Scriptures
saying
,
That
he
had
thought
to
have
found
some
great
Matters
in
the
Defendents
booke
,
seeing
him
so
confident
and
so
peremptory
,
but
diligently
reading
of
it
,
he
met
with
nothing
in
it
but
Scripture
,
which
,
as
he
sayd
,
was
the
refuge
of
all
Schismeticks
&
Hereticks
;
&
so
according
with
his
predecessors
in
their
opinion
and
censure
,
he
concluded
his
part
of
speech
.
But
last
of
all
came
forth
the
Prelat
of
Canterbury
,
who
with
,
a
frontlesse
boldnes
avouched
his
Episcopall
Autority
&
preeminency
over
his
bre●hren
to
be
onely
from
God
,
very
much
blaming
Calvin
for
his
fa●tious
Spirit
,
saying
:
That
their
Ecclesiasticall
Autority
&
the
power
they
exercised
,
was
from
Christ
Iesus
,
and
produced
Timothy
and
Titus
to
prove●
the
same
assertion
and
that
Bishops
were
before
Christian
Kings
,
and
they
held
the
Crownes
of
Kings
upon
their
heads
;
For
,
no
Bishop
no
King
,
&
those
that
would
have
no
Bishops
,
sought
to
overthrow
all
Government
,
&
in
his
censure
he
jumped
in
all
things
with
the
rest
,
saving
in
the
Fine
,
which
(
as
he
sayd
)
hee
thought
too
little
and
therefore
ought
of
meere
conscience
,
as
he
told
the
other
Iudges
,
hee
fined
the
Defendent
a
Thousand
pounds
more
.
But
he
had
one
thing
more
to
speake
as
he
sayd
,
concerning
the
Ch●rch
of
Rome
,
and
about
that
he
resolved
publickly
there
to
declare
himself
,
in
regard
the
Defendent
had
cast
Chounyes
book
unto
him
in
open
Court
,
and
of
the
Synagogue
of
Rome
he
spake
verie
honorably
,
affirming
,
That
shee
was
a
true
Church
,
and
that
shee
did
not
erre
in
fundamentall
poynts
;
and
all
this
hee
spake
in
that
publick
Sessions
.
All
which
the
Defendent
hath
beene
forced
to
recite
,
because
it
makes
very
much
for
the
justification
of
what
hee
writ
in
his
Apology
,
and
that
hee
had
good
ground
greatly
to
blame
the
Prelates
,
aswell
for
these
as
for
many
other
of
their
proceedings
,
as
afterwards
this
honorable
Court
shall
well
perceive
:
And
now
that
the
Defendent
may
come
to
the
things
that
he
is
charged
with
in
the
Information
,
as
to
have
accused
the
Bishops
of
,
in
his
Apology
,
which
by
the
informers
is
termed
a
Libell
,
though
it
contayneth
nothing
but
a
true
Narration
of
the
passages
of
the
High-Commission
Court
;
which
he
never
spake
nor
writ
against
,
but
onely
,
against
the
abuses
of
the
Iudges
in
it
,
who
have
turned
that
Court
,
which
was
of
purpose
appoynted
by
the
State
for
the
suppressing
of
Heresy●
Popery
and
vice●
to
the
beating
downe
of
the
Religion
established
by
Autority
,
and
the
promotion
and
advancement
of
superstition
and
the
molestation
and
undoing
of
the
Kings
faithfullest
Subjects
,
and
the
deare
servants
of
God
,
as
daylie
experience
teacheth
us
,
and
the
whole
Kingdome
can
witnes
.
In
the
writing
of
which
booke
he
the
Defendent
thinketh
himself
so
far
from
being
a
delinquent
;
as
he
conceiveth
he
hath
done
good
service
to
King
,
Church
,
and
State
,
having
in
it
vindicated
and
mayntayned
regall
Autoritie
against
the
tyranny
of
the
Pope
,
discovered
also
the
Prelats
lawlesse
usurpations
with
their
ungratitude
to
the
King
,
and
cruelties
again●●
their
brethten
,
mayntayned
the
ho●our
likewise
of
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
and
the
dignity
of
sacred
Writ
,
(
both
which
they
slight
and
make
nothing
of
)
and
by
inn●merable
testimonyes
of
learned
men
,
proved
the
assertion
for
which
he
is
thus
traduced
and
envyed
,
to
be
neither
novell
nor
hereticall
but
according
to
both
the
Divine
Scriptures
and
all
Antient
trueth
,
&
the
vetustest
Bishops
,
and
by
the
whole
clergy
of
England
in
King
Henry
the
eights
day●s
,
as
all
the
learned
and
ingenuous
do
well
perceive
and
know
;
both
at
home
and
abroad
.
So
that
if
●he
Informers
with
the
Prelats
will
make
this
Booke
a
libell
,
then
let
them
make
holy
Scripture
,
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
all
the
antient
record●
of
learned
Bishops
libells
also
:
for
the
Defendent
in
●hat
,
ha●h
sayd
nothing
concerning
the
Pre●bytery
,
which
is
not
agreeable
to
them
all
.
And
for
●he
matters
in
spec●all
he
is
charged
wi●h
in
the
information
,
Viz.
That
he
hath
causlesly
enveighed
against
the
oath
ex
officio
and
other
antient
formes
of
proceedings
in
that
Court
,
and
against
the
sacred
Hierarchy
&
orders
of
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
,
preferring
a
Presbyte●ian
parity
before
it
.
And
●●at
he
hath
falsly
and
scandalously
defamed
the
witnesses
produced
against
him
,
&
falsly
&
maliciously
taxed
the
High
Commission
Court
it self
,
and
the
Iudges
therein
in
generall
,
and
some
of
them
particularly
and
pe●sonally
with
cruel●y
and
injustice
,
with
want
of
wisdome
and
temperance
,
and
that
they
are
perswaders
of
his
Majest.
to
bloudshed
,
and
are
upholders
of
idolatry
,
superstition
,
Popery
and
Prophanesse
,
and
further
most
maliciously
,
and
falsly
,
affirmeth
,
that
Canterbury
,
London
and
Ely
,
are
disgracers
and
contemners
of
holy
Scriptures
,
and
falsly
traduceth
them
and
the
rest
of
the
Bishops
for
traytors
and
invaders
of
his
Majest.
Prerogative
,
and
that
in
the
sayd
booke
there
are
contayned
diverse
other
unlawfull
and
scandalous
passages
against
the
established
government
and
se●led
discipline
of
the
Church
of
England
,
the
Bishops
and
Clergy
,
and
their
proceedings
,
which
being
many
,
and
of
various
na●ure
,
is
delivered
into
his
Majest●
Court
of
Starchamber
.
To
all
which
things
that
he
is
here
charged
with
,
the
Defendent
will
answer
with
what
brevi●y●
and
the
best
Method
he
can
,
&
doubteth
nothing
but
whatsoever
he
hath
writ
in
his
Apology
against
the
Prelats
&
their
proceeding
,
shall
be
made
evidently
appeare
to
this
Court
to
be
most
true
.
And
to
begin
with
the
things
layd
to
his
charge
in
the
last
place
,
that
hee
accuseth
,
the
Bishops
to
be
disgracers
and
contemners
of
holy
Scripture
,
to
be
invaders
of
his
Majest.
prerogative
upholders
of
idolatry
,
Poperie
,
superstition
and
prophanesse
,
All
which
is
most
true
,
for
so
they
are
,
as
he
hath
sufficientlie
proved
against
them
in
that
booke
,
and
doth
here
also
add
,
that
they
have
greatly
dishonoured
the
King
their
Master
,
and
King
Iames
his
Father
of
perpetuall
memory●
all
which
he
will
briefly
declare
,
and
demonstrat
to
this
noble
Court
.
And
that
they
are
contemners
&
disgracers
of
holy
Scripture
,
what
can
be
more
manifest
?
when
they
say
that
the
Scriptures
are
the
refuge
of
all
Schismaticks
and
Hereticks
as
much
as
if
they
should
say
,
●he
good
Lawes
and
Statuts
of
a
Kingdome
and
the
Kings
Edicts
and
Proclamations
,
are
the
cause
of
all
disorder
and
wickednes
!
withall
,
what
is
it
to
be
contemners
and
disgracers
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
if
this
be
not
?
to
say
,
That
they
can
neither
be
knowen
to
bee
the
Word
of
God
;
nor
distinguished
from
the
Apocrypha
and
Prophane
Authors
,
nor
be
understood
and
the
meaning
of
them
attayned
unto
for
their
obscurity
but
by
the
Fathers
?
If
this
be
not
to
contemne
sacred
writ
,
then
all
Or●hodox
writers
both
in
ours
&
all
reformed
Churches
,
and
King
Iames
himself
,
have
accused
the
Church
of
Rome
most
falsly
,
whom
they
prove
blasphemous
against
God
,
and
disgracers
of
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
for
the
same
assertions
,
as
all
their
learned
wri●ings
witnes
wi●h
innumerable
Arguments
in
them
for
proofe
of
the
same
.
The
Defendent
desireth
to
know
,
what
it
is
to
prophane
and
contemne
holy
Scripture
,
of
th●s
be
not
,
to
slight
and
vily●●
the
autority
of
it
,
and
to
proferre
humane
authority
before
it
,
which
the
Bishops
did
blasphemously
,
saying
,
that
they
cou●d
not
be
knowne
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
without
the
help
of
the
Fathers
,
when
every
page
and
leafe
of
those
sacred
monuments
breath
a
divine
Spirit
,
and
they
are
called
the
lively
oracles
,
Act.
7.
vers.
38.
as
if
the
Scripture
had
lost
his
ancient
luster
,
●ife
,
and
Divinity
by
its
antiquity
,
&
were
inferior
to
al●
other
things
bo●h
Naturall
and
Artificiall
.
When
notwi●h
standing
there
is
such
a
Maiesty
and
Splendor
in
the
Scripture
as
it
dazleth
the
eyes
of
all
those
that
looke
into
it
,
with
hi●
transcendent
and
heavenly
clarity
,
and
brightnes
,
the
eyes
of
whose
minds
the
God
of
this
world
hath
not
blinded
,
yea
vnder
the
very
law
,
wh●n
there
was
a
vayle
before
the
eyes
of
men
,
so
that
they
could
not
so
clearly
see
into
them
as
now
Christians
may
,
yet
then
such
dignity
and
excellency
was
discerned
in
them
,
that
at
the
first
reading
of
them
,
men
cryed
out
the
voice
of
God
and
not
of
man
,
&
tore
their
garments
for
very
anguish
and
feare
of
the
threats
in
them
,
and
never
were
so
ungratious
and
impious
to
say
,
How
shall
wee
know
these
books
to
be
the
Word
of
God
?
For
the
holy
Scriptures
had
ever
such
an
innate
and
Domesticall
light
,
beauty
,
&
goodnes
in
them
,
and
caryed
such
testimony
and
witnes
within
thems●lves
,
ever
able
to
declare
themselves
Divine
and
holy●
&
to
be
the
very
word
of
the
everliving
God
,
that
they
needed
borrow
no
help
from
without
them
,
or
fetcht
in
humane
witnesse
for
the
declaring
of
their
Divinity
.
There
was
no
need
to
send
unto
the
Prophets
or
the
Church
,
in
old
time
,
to
inquire
whether
the
Scriptures
were
the
Word
of
God
,
amongst
any
that
were
but
any
●hing
acquaynted
with
the
language
of
Canaan
,
as
is
manifestly
evident
in
the
2
of
the
Kings
.
22.
vers.
8.10
.
and
the
2.
of
the
●hron
.
34.
vers.
14
,
15
.
19●
where
it
appeareth
,
that
when
the
booke
of
the
law
was
found
by
Helchia
the
Priest
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
he
knew
it
at
the
first
reading
of
it
,
to
be
the
Word
of
God
;
the
same
did
the
King
,
they
were
neither
of
them
told
by
the
Church
,
or
any
Prophets
or
Fathers
that
it
was
the
book
of
the
law
;
neither
did
the
King
send
unto
Hulda
the
Prophetesse
to
know
whether
it
were
a
true
&
authentick
Copy
;
all
this
needed
not
;
it
needed
then
no
Godfathers
&
Godmothers
to
Christen
and
give
it
the
name
of
the
law
of
God
and
holy
Scripture
,
as
without
the
with
it
could
not
have
been
knowne
;
there
was
no
need
of
any
such
thing
,
or
any
humane
autority
for
the
proofe
of
that
in
those
times
;
all
that
were
then
true
Israelits
knew
it
by
its
owne
testimony
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
and
shall
any
man
now
thinke
,
that
the
Scriptures
are
more
obscure
and
darke●
and
harder
to
be
discerned
by
their
owne
testimony
to
be
Divine
and
holy
,
then
when
they
had
a
vaile
before
them
,
and
their
sacred
treasuries
of
Divine
trueths
were
muffled
up
in
so
many
types
&
mysteries
?
Certainly
,
this
is
not
onely
great
ingratitude
to
Gods
bounty
,
but
very
contempt
and
disgrace
of
holy
Scriptures
,
that
their
most
excellent
self
autority
can
have
no
credit
amongst
Christians
without
adventiciall
assistance
of
vaine
man
.
Is
not
the
witnes
&
testimony
of
God
greater
then
the
testimony
of
man●
If
we
receive
the
witnes
of
men
,
the
witnes
of
God
is
greater
,
sayth
S.
Iohn
in
his
first
epistle
chap
,
5.
vers.
9.
But
the
Pre●ats
affirme●
the
testimony
of
man
is
to
be
preferred
before
the
witnes
of
God
,
so
that
we
ought
not
beleeve
●he
Spirit
witnessing
but
the
testimony
of
the
Fathers
:
for
they
say
,
the
Scriptures
can
no●
beknowne
without
the
Fathers
.
Christ
who
was
tru●h
it selfe
sai●h
in
the
5.
of
Iohn
.
vers.
36.
I
have
a
greater
witnesse
then
that
of
Iohn
,
and
what
was
that
witnes
?
his
works
,
the
witnes
and
approbation
of
h●s
Father
&
the
Scriptures
.
Christ
here
preferres
the
testimony
of
the
Scripture
before
the
testimony
of
Iohn●
which
was
the
greatest
of
all
the
Prophets
,
and
the
Prelats
preferre
the
testimony
of
the
Fathers
before
the
Scriptures
,
and
is
not
this
to
contemne
the
holy
Scriptures
?
S.
Peter
in
that
glorious
transfiguration
of
Christ
upon
the
mount
,
heard
the
voice
of
God
the
Father
,
&
notwithstanding
he
sayth
in
his
2●
epistle
chap.
1.
vers.
19.
we
have
also
a
more
sound
word
of
prophesy
.
And
Christ
himselfe
so
reverenced
the
holy
Scriptures
,
that
he
seemeth
to
preferre
Moses
his
words
b●fore
his
owne
,
saying
,
if
yee
beleeve
not
his
writings
,
how
shall
yee
beleeve
my
words
?
and
in
the
person
of
Abraham
,
when
Dives
desired
one
might
be
sent
to
his
Fathers
house
,
to
warne
his
brethren
.
of
the
danger
of
torment
that
he
was
in
,
Christ
sayth
,
they
have
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
let
them
heare
them
.
and
he
sayd
nay
Father
Abraham
;
but
if
one-went
unto
them
from
the
dead
,
they
will
repent●
and
he
sayd
unto
him
,
If
they
heare
not
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
neither
will
they
be
perswaded
,
though
one
rise
from
the
dead
.
By
all
which
testimonies
of
sacred
writ
it
is
evident
,
that
if
the
Scripture
of
it self
cannot
prevaile
with
men
,
that
then
there
is
little
hope
that
very
miracles
will
doe
them
any
good
,
for
the
begetting
of
faith
in
them
,
or
bringing
of
them
to
the
truth
,
much
lesse
the
Fathers
;
and
this
by
Christs
owne
words
is
confirmed
unto
us
:
yet
the
Prelats
nevertheles
,
esteeme
of
the
Fathers
autority
,
more
then
of
the
sacred
Scriptures
.
But
can
any
man
that
hath
but
the
name
of
a
Christian
thinke
,
that
those
that
will
not
be
mo●ed
by
the
Majest.
and
autority
of
the
Scriptures
speaking
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
that
the
autority
of
the
Fathers
will
prevaile
with
them
,
who
are
not
●o
be
beleeved
,
but
as
they
speake
out
of
the
holy
Scriptures
and
by
their
Divine
autority
?
Christ
denyes
it
,
and
therefor
we
are
rather
to
beleeve
that
,
then
the
phantasies
and
impious
grolleries
of
a
few
ungodly
men
.
Is
not
the
Scripture
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
and
of
his
owne
&
self
sufficiency
so
able
to
declare
its
owne
mind
and
meaning
,
that
it
hath
no
need
of
the
Fathers
help
?
without
doubt
,
unles
prophane
mouthes
will
make
it
a
pack
of
nonsense
.
Truly
one
would
thinke
that
very
reason
might
be
able
to
convince
these
wretched
wranglers
,
if
they
had
not
hardened
themselves
,
to
fight
against
the
truth
,
yea
and
sett
themselves
to
resist
th●
holy
Spirit
of
God
;
for
if
we
looke
upon
very
nature
,
art
and
reason
,
they
would
convince
us
:
for
there
is
no
naturall
thing
but
will
prove
and
shew
it selfe
what
it
is
,
and
declare
its
owne
nature
,
as
the
Sun
,
Moone
&
Starrs
declare
their
owne
nature
,
and
tell
what
they
are
to
every
beholder
of
them
;
fire
by
it self
and
of
its
owne
nature
&
es●ence
is
knowne
what
it
is
,
earth
and
water
doe
the
same
:
and
the
same
may
be
sayd
of
gold
and
silver
&
all
other
metals
,
they
are
able
to
witnes
for
themselves
what
they
are
,
and
to
distinguish
their
owne
natures
from
each
others
to
any
rationall
man
.
Againe
,
All
artificiale
things
are
knowne
what
they
are
by
their
proper
formes
,
and
so
are
discriminated
the
one
from
the
other
,
every
one
of
them
carrying
a
sufficient
indication
of
it self
.
yea
all
humane●
writings
●hew
from
whence
they
come●
by
the
spirit
they
are
writ
with
,
and
doe
shew
,
whether
the
Authors
&
Writers
of
them
be
learned
or
unlearned
,
or
be
men
in
autority
&
place
or
not
,
and
there
needs
no
Commentaries
upon
them
to
tell
whose
they
are
.
The
Proclamations
&
Edicts
of
Kings
and
Princes
doe
sufficiently
without
either
marginall
notes
or
annotations
declare
of
themselves
,
that
they
come
from
imperiall
autority
;
and
the
Majest.
&
the
dignity
of
their
phrase
and
expression
proclame
to
all
men
that
the
authors
of
them
are
sacred
persons
,
and
hee
that
should
call
them
in
question
without
a
Councell
or
Parlament
,
or
the
Fa●hers
and
Iudges
of
●he
lawes
autority
,
would
be
thought
no
loyall
Subject
and
not
worthy
to
live
,
and
that
deservedly
:
for
the
very
maner
of
their
penning
&
writing
doe
ever
convince
their
Readers
both
of
the
dignity
of
their
matter
,
and
of
the
excellency
of
the
personages
that
set
them
forth
.
And
shall
any
in
this
age
of
light
,
be
found
so
darkened
in
his
judgment●
as
to
thinke
the
Word
of
God
inferior
to
all
naturall
artificiall
&
humane
things
?
yet
so
it
is
,
to
the
infinit
dishonour
of
our
great
God
blessed
for
ever
.
Truely
,
besides
the
sparkles
of
Divinity
and
the
Spirit
of
God
illuminating
in
the
Scriptures
which
writ
them
;
the
excellency
and
goodnes
of
their
object
and
matter
,
the
purity
,
the
perfection
,
the
Antiquity
,
the
universall
consent
and
agreement
of
them●
the
majesty
,
and
simplicity
of
the
languages
and
speech
they
are
writ
in
,
the
conviction
that
is
in
them
of
wicked
&
rebellious
consciences
,
beating
downe
&
humbling
the
strongest
Spirits
,
the
certayne
event
of
things
foretold
in
them
,
the
integrity
of
the
Writers
,
being
farre
from
all
fraud
and
guile
setting
downe
their
owne
infirmities
and
the
weaknesses
of
their
families
,
which
human
reason
would
never
have
done
,
the
preservation
of
these
Holy
Scriptures
in
all
ages
from
the
fury
of
the
persecuters
,
and
out
of
the
hands
of
those
that
studyed
to
destroy
them
,
the
constancy
of
the
Martyrs
allwayes
that
beleeved
&
kept
them
,
and
the
fearfull
&
tragicall
ends
of
such
as
were
enimies
of
them
,
These
the
Defendent
sayth
,
and
many
more
reasons
there
are
to
prove
the
Scriptures
to
be
the
word
of
the
ever
living
God
by
themselves
,
without
any
Autoritie
of
Fathers
.
But
yet
one
reason
more●
the
Defendent
thought
fit
to
add
,
before
he
returneth
againe
to
the
Holy
Scriptures
owne
Autority●
which
is
sufficiently
able
to
declare
it
to
be
the
Word
of
God
.
And
that
is
this
,
All
things
that
are
mens
owne
,
whether
counsayles
,
Lawes
,
ordinances
,
inventions
,
Polityes
or
projects
,
orders
of
government
,
&c.
they
are
agreeable
ever
to
the
corrupt
nature
of
man
or
els
to
carnall
reason
,
&
men
commonly
hugg
their
owne
devices
.
Now
if
the
religion
that
is
set
downe
in
Holy
Scriptures
or
the
Scriptures
themselves
,
had
ever
been
the
fiction
&
excogitation
of
mens
braines
,
as
some
prophane
&
Atheisticall
men
thinke
,
who
suppose
and
say
,
●hat
religion
was
by
Policy
invented
to
keep
men
in
awe
,
then
the
Defendent
sayth
,
that
all
men
would
willingly
and
without
reluctation
have
embraced
and
received
them
and
given
them
ever
admittance
and
free
entertaynment
:
for
the
world
ever
loveth
his
owne
.
Now
it
is
notoriously
knowne
that
no
carnall
men
either
love
the
Sc●iptures
or
regard
them
;
nay
it
hath
been
allwayes
the
endeavor
,
and
the
greatest
plot
and
conspiracy
of
wicked
and
ungodly
men
and
the
adversaryes
of
the
trueth
either
totally
to
extinguish
them
or
to
vilify
their
Autority
,
as
K.
Iames
of
renowned
memory
in
his
Apology
to
all
Christian
Princes
sufficiently
declareth
,
discovering
therein
,
the
Popes
double
diligence
in
that
busines
.
So
that
were
there
no
other
reason
but
this
alone
,
it
were
of
conviction
enough
to
prove
the
Holy
Scripture
to
be
●he
Word
of
God
,
because
it
so
much
opposeth
impiety
,
wickednes
,
cruelty
,
unrightuous
dealing
,
errors
and
darknes
,
which
carnall
and
sensuall
men
love
mo●e
then
light
.
And
whereas
the
Prelats
with
the
Papists
produce
the
Autority
of
the
Fathers
for
the
mayntayning
of
what
they
speake
,
and
in
Court
alledged
that
of
Augustin
,
Where
he
sayth
,
that
he
would
not
have
beleeved
the
Scripture
;
if
the
Church
had
not
told
him
it
was
the
Scripture
.
The
Defendent
for
his
part
is
sorry
to
see
such
a
profane
Sympathy
between
the
Prelats
&
Papists
in
these
things
,
who
deale
with
true
Christians
as
the
Gibeoni●s
dealt
with
the
Israëlits
in
the
9.
of
Iudges
,
who
pretended
they
were
Ambassadors
,
&
tooke
olds
sacks
upon
their
asses
,
and
old
tattered
bottles
,
and
clouted
shooes
,
and
ragged
clothes
,
and
pretended
they
came
from
a
farre
Country
,
and
so
the
Israëlits
not
taking
counsell
of
the
Lord
were
cosened
and
deluded
by
them
:
Even
so
the
Papists
and
Prelats
under
pretence
of
the
ancien●
Writers
,
and
with
their
old
shooes
and
moldy
bread
of
uncoth
antiqui●y
,
rob
us
of
●he
trueth
,
and
take
away
from
us
●he
bread
and
staffe
of
life
,
by
which
wee
should
safely
,
and
comfortably
walke
to
Heaven
and
happines
:
and
under
the
pretence
of
the
Fathers
&
their
Autority
they
abuse
and
deceive
the
simple
.
But
in
this
cause
Augustin
is
not
very
usefull
unto
them
:
for
his
Autority
in
this
,
so
waigh●y
a
mat●er
,
is
to
rationall
men
of
no
great
validity
:
for
the
Defendent
demands
of
any
,
that
hath
but
the
grace
of
understanding
,
that
if
Augustine
would
never
have
beleeved
that
there
had
been
a
God
,
without
the
Church
had
told
him
so
,
must
his
infideli●y
make
others
A●heists
also
?
this
will
not
be
thought
good
reason
amongst
the
learned●
for
then
one
mans
imperfections
should
be
a
rule
for
multitudes
to
goe
to
hell
,
&
unbelief
should
be
a
vertue
.
And
yet
it
is
not
altogether
denyed
,
but
that
the
perswasion
and
report
of
men
may
be
a
motive
to
stirre
up
men
many
times
to
the
hearing
&
perusell
of
a
thing
,
which
of
it self
doth
not
alwayes
beget
faith
or
but
very
little
as
dayly
experience
teacheth
us
,
but
the
thing
it selfe
seene
or
heard
,
is
that
that
worke●h
and
affecteth
it
,
and
makes
their
faith
so
firme
and
stedfast
,
that
all
though
the
same
partyes
should
a
thousand
times
after
deny
that
to
be
so
,
yet
they
to
the
death
would
persever
in
that
their
true
believe
.
As
for
example
,
we
see
in
the
people
of
Samaria
that
were
by
the
womans
perswasions
brought
ou●
to
see
Christ
,
and
in
some
small
measure
beleeved
in
him
,
from
her
relation
,
that
he
was
the
Messiah
,
yet
when
they
had
talked
with
him
themselves
,
they
openly
affirmed
that
then
they
beleeved
not
because
the
woman
had
told
them
,
but
from
more
excellent
reasons
and
grounds
that
they
themselves
had
heard
him
.
And
should
the
Samaritan
woman
a
thousand
times
after
that
,
have
denyed
that
he
had
been
the
Messiah
,
they
would
never
have
been
removed
from
their
faith
in
Christ
for
all
that
.
The
same
may
be
sayd
of
Nathaniel
,
in
the
first
of
Iohn
;
to
whom
Philip
sayd●
That
he
had
found
him
of
whom
Moses
spake
in
the
Law
and
the
Prophets
Iesus
of
Nazarreth
;
and
Nathaniel
sayd
unto
him
,
Can
there
any
good
thing
come
out
of
Nazareth
?
Philip
sayd
,
Come
and
see
.
Iesus
saw
Nathaniel
comming
unto
him
,
and
saith
to
him
,
Behold
an
Israelit
indeed
in
whom
is
no
guile
.
Nathaniel
sayd
unto
him
,
whence
knowest
thou
mee
?
Iesus
answered
and
sayd
unto
him
,
Before
that
Philip
called
thee
,
when
thou
wer●
under
the
Fig
tree
,
I
saw
thee
.
Nathaniel
answereth
,
&
saith
unto
him
,
Rabbi
,
thou
art
the
son
of
God
,
thou
art
the
King
of
Israel
.
And
howsoewer
Philip
here
was
an
occasion
of
bringing
Nathaniel
to
Christ
,
yet
the
sight
of
Christ
and
his
Miracles
were
the
things
onely
,
that
begat
true
faith
in
him
,
and
such
a
faith
as
all
the
Philips
in
the
world
could
never
after
have
removed
him
from
it
againe
,
And
so
was
it
with
Augustine
perhaps
,
that
being
a
learned
infidell
or
little
better
a
Manichee
,
through
the
perswasions
of
learned
Christia●s
,
he
came
to
looke
in
the
Word
of
God
,
as
all
faith
commeth
by
hearing
;
but
doth
it
therefore
follow
,
that
that
was
onely
the
cause
of
his
faith
,
and
perseverance
in
it
?
or
if
the
Church
had
not
told
him
so
,
there
had
been
no
other
meanes
for
him
to
have
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Scripture
,
this
doth
not
necessarily
follow
.
But
were
it
granted
,
that
had
not
the
Church
told
Augustine
which
was
the
Scripture
and
Word
of
God
,
that
he
had
then
never
beleeved
it
to
be
the
Word
,
must
●his
conclusion
of
necessity
be
gathered
from
thence
,
That
all
men
must
be
like
Augustin
in
this
,
or
that
the
Autority
of
men
is
greater
and
above
the
Scripture
?
all
●hese
are
poore
&
lame
consequences
and
not
beseeming
the
worthy
Fa●hers
of
the
Church
in
open
Court
to
publish
to
the
infinit
dishonour
of
holy
Scripture
&
advancing
human
Autority
above
it
,
which
indeed
is
meere
blasphemy
against
the
Holy
Word
of
God
.
For
would
not
every
man
accuse
one
of
folly
,
if
an
other
being
a
stranger
and
never
seeing
the
King
,
and
meeting
him
in
a
journey
with
all
his
Nobles
richly
clad
,
as
it
beseemeth
noble
Peeres
so
to
be
,
for
the
honour
of
their
Master
and
the
Majes●y
of
his
Court
,
and
in
this
company
where
there
are
so
many
brave
personages
and
all
so
excellently
apparrelled●
and
he
not
knowing
which
was
the
King
;
should
aske
some
of
his
retinue
or
some
Cour●ier
,
which
of
those
were
the
King
?
Now
doth
it
follow
,
because
at
that
time
,
the
man
should
not
have
knowne
the
King
without
this
information
from
some
of
the
attendant●
,
that
the
King
could
no
other
way
have
beene
knowne
unto
him
or
that
Kings
could
be
knowne
no
other
wayes
but
by
such
informations
?
No
rational
creatures
wil
so
conclude
:
at
that
time
he
in
part
beleeved
from
the
Courtiers
relation
that
it
was
the
King
.
But
after
that
he
seeth
the
King
in
his
Court
or
upon
his
th●one
with
his
crowne
upon
his
head
.
and
with
all
his
State
and
Magnificence
,
and
his
Nobles
in
their
service
;
with
the
reverence
that
is
yeilded
unto
him
,
then
hee
beleeveth
no
longer
,
because
the
Servant
told
him
that
it
was
the
King
,
but
because
by
his
owne
reason
he
is
evinced
of
it
,
knowing
that
such
attendance
&
such
a
guard
●
so
great
pomp
dignity
,
and
State
belongeth
to
none
but
Kings
.
And
it
would
be
thought
not
madnes
only
but
treason
,
to
say
,
if
one
had
not
told
him
that
it
was
the
King
,
otherwise
the
King
could
not
be
knowne
,
or
that
he
that
told
him
,
was
greater
then
the
King
,
or
his
Autority
greater
.
The
same
may
be
sayd
of
the
Holy
and
ever
ble●sed
Word
of
God
,
that
it
is
a
great
madnes
&
impiety
to
conclude
.
That
the
Holy
Scripture
cannot
be
knowne
to
be
the
Word
of
God
without
the
Autority
of
the
Fathers
,
or
Church
,
or
that
the
Autority
of
either
is
greater
then
the
Scriptures
;
which
to
affirme
is
without
doubt
blasphemy
in
a
High
degree
against
Almighty
God
,
and
his
blessed
revealed
will
,
&
able
to
provoke
his
indignation
upon
us
,
because
it
is
an
error
against
the
very
light
of
Nature
,
art
and
reason
,
and
the
apparent
Words
of
the
Scripture
:
where
the
Word
of
God
is
called
the
immortall
seed
,
1.
Pet.
chap.
1.
v.
23.
which
liveth
&
abideth
for
ever
.
Now
all
seed
by
its
inward
vertue
sproutet
into
a
blade
&
is
by
it self
and
his
owne
fruits
known
to
be
what
it
is
:
So
is
the
Scripture
of
it self
knowne
to
be
the
Word
of
God
,
and
as
Paul
sayth
in
the
1.
of
●he
Cor.
chap.
2.
ver.
4.
the
Word
of
God
is
in
the
Demonstration
of
the
Spirit
&
in
power
,
and
maketh
the
hearts
of
the
beleevers
burne
with
in
them
,
as
it
did
to
those
,
that
●vent
with
Christ
to
Emmaus
.
Luke
the
2●
.
vers.
32.
and
as
the
Apostle
sayth
in
the
first
to
the
Thessalonians
the
2.
chap.
vers.
3.
that
they
received
the
Word
of
God
not
as
the
word
of
man
,
but
(
as
it
is
in
the
trueth
)
the
Word
of
God
which
effectually
worketh
in
those
that
beleeve
:
and
in
the
4.
of
the
Hebr.
12.
Paul
sayth
,
that
the
Word
of
God
is
quick
and
powerfull
&
sharper
then
a
two
edged
Sword
,
piercing
even
to
the
dividing
asunder
the
soule
and
Spirit
,
and
of
the
raines
and
marrow
,
and
is
a
discerner
of
the
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
heart
.
So
that
by
these
testimonies
and
thousands
more
that
might
be
produced
,
it
is
sufficiently
evident
,
that
the
Scriptures
of
themselves
are
declaratory
,
and
by
their
owne
native
and
inbred
splendor
doe
conciliat
Autority
,
&
credit
to
themselves
;
neither
have
they
any
need
of
〈◊〉
from
man
,
or
the
Fathers
Autority
to
prove
them
●●e
Word
of
God
.
For
before
there
were
any
Fathers
the
Scriptures
had
their
Autority
and
were
knowne
to
be
Divine
.
Neither
did
the
Fathers
or
Church
make
them
Authentick
or
the
Word
of
God
,
no
more
then
a
Piller
maketh
a
proclamation
to
bee
the
Kings
will
and
pleasure
,
because
it
stands
upon
it
,
but
the
Church
or
Fathers
declared
them
so
to
bee
,
neither
doth
or
can
the
very
Synagogue
of
Rome
deny
this
.
How
impious
then
and
blasphemous
are
●he
Prela●es
,
that
they
dare
thus
vilify
the
holy
Scriptures
and
make
their
autority
nothing
?
And
can
any
man
of
judgment
see
any
reason
,
why
one
should
beleeve
the
Fathers
more
then
the
Scriptures
?
or
why
one
should
beleeve
that
these
are
the
works
of
Augustin
or
Ambrose
&
should
,
doubt
that
this
is
the
Gospell
of
Luke
Iohn
,
or
that
these
are
the
Epistles
of
Paul
?
Of
these
things
the
Defendent
for
his
part
can
see
no
reason
.
Neither
can
there
any
solid
reason
be
yeelded
why
one
should
beleeve
the
Fathers
more
than
the
Scriptures
themselves●
when
the
Fathers
are
not
to
be
c●●d●ted●
but
as
they
accord
with
Scripture
,
as
the
very
Popish
Canons
&
Papists
themselves
acknowledge
;
for
in
the
Canon
law
thus
speakes
the
Pope
,
Pa●rum
quantalibet
doctrina
&
sanctitate
pollentium
Scripta
,
ex
Canon●●●●
&
sacris
consideranda
,
nec
cum
credendi
necessitate
sed
cum
judicandi
libertate
legenda
sunt
,
Neither
is
Baronius
his
opinion
other
,
concerning
the
autority
of
the
Fathers●
as
at
large
may
be
seen
in
his
Annals
,
an
.
34.
§.
213.
and
an
.
44.
§
.
42.
And
for
Bellarmine
he
is
of
the
same
mind
in
his
2
booke
concerning
Councels
in
the
12
chapter
in
these
words
,
Sacra
Scripta
Patrum
non
sunt
regula
,
nec
hab●nt
autoritatem
obligandi
.
And
when
the
very
adversaries
doe
thus
fully
expresse
themselves
,
that
whatsoever
autority
is
in
the
Fathers
books
and
writings
it
is
onely
as
they
harmonise
and
accord
with
the
Scripture
,
shall
any
man
then
thinke
or
suppose
,
that
there
should
yet
be
more
autority
in
the
writings
of
the
Fathers
,
or
in
the
Decrees
of
Councels
then
there
is
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
from
whence
as
the
Fountaine
,
those
streames
doe
issue
?
very
reason
will
confound
the
fatuity
of
this
devillish
doctrine
;
for
the
streames
&
brookes
are
never
so
pure
nor
good
as
the
fountaine
:
for
it
is
ever
the
fountaine
that
gives
authority
of
goodnes
,
and
the
name
of
excellency
to
the
little
sucking
rivers
as
all
men
know●
and
they
commend
the
waters
ever
from
the
fountaine
they
come
,
so
that
the
spring
hath
ever
the
precedency
and
is
of
greatest
autority
,
and
without
all
controversy
,
as
it
overthrowe●h
all
reason
;
so
it
is
exceedingly
impious
against
our
great
God
the
fountayne
of
all
good
and
the
giver
of
every
good
and
perfect
gift
,
and
they
that
shall
speake
so
contumeliously
as
the
●i●●●ps
doe
of
these
Fountaynes
of
living
waters
●he
holy
Scriptures
,
as
they
did
,
the
Defendent
w●ll
euer
mayntaine
they
are
contemners
and
despisers
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
in
this
opinion
he
will
live
and
die
.
Nei●her
did
they
lesse
offend
in
saying
,
that
the
Scriptures
could
not
be
knowne
from
the
Apocry●ha
,
without
the
help
and
au●hority
of
the
Fathers
:
which
poynt
also
the
Defendent
desireth
this
honorable
Court
to
heare
a
little
discussed
,
it
being
a
thing
of
so
high
nature
,
concerning
not
onely
the
glory
of
God
,
bu●
the
good
of
every
mans
Soule
,
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
and
the
tranquillity
of
the
whole
Kingdom
.
And
therefore
he
humbly
craveth
favour
that
he
may
agitate
it
here
a
little
;
for
the
furthe●
Demonstration
of
the
iustnes
of
his
accusa●ion
hee
chargeth
the
Prelats
with
:
viz:
That
they
are
disgracers
and
contemners
of
the
holy
Scriptures
.
They
say
,
that
the
Scriptures
can
not
be
distinguished
from
the
Apocrypha
,
but
by
the
Fathers
:
which
assertion
is
against
sense
and
reason
it self
,
&
too
impious
for
Prelats
to
speake
:
Is
not
this
an
essentiall
property
of
the
Scriptures
of
the
old
Testament
,
that
they
were
written
in
the
Hebrew
tongue
,
and
that
they
did
give
witnes
of
Christ
,
and
received
autority
from
him
,
and
that
they
were
put
into
the
hands
&
keeping
of
the
elect
&
chosen
people
of
God
as
a
Treasury
?
Now
the
Apocrypha
had
none
of
all
this
honour
,
Neith●r
did
ever
the
Jews
account
of
them
as
Scripture
,
yea
to
this
day
they
reject
them
,
Neither
for
these
reasons
onely
are
they
distinguished
from
the
Apocrypha
,
but
for
many
others
,
the
divinity
,
purity●
sublimity
appeares
in
the
Canonicall
Scriptures
;
the
futility
,
folly
and
falsity
in
the
Apocrypha
are
too
too
manifest
:
and
is
there
any
man
so
stupid
&
blockish
,
to
thinke
that
this
age
wherein
we
live
,
cannot
distinguish
or
discerne
gold
from
lead
,
without
the
autority
of
the
Fathers
?
There
is
a
vaster
difference
between
the
Apocrypha
and
the
Canonicall
Scriptures
,
then
is
between
gold
and
lead
.
Every
mans
reason
will
tell
him
an
apparent
difference
between
brasse
&
beanes
.
But
if
any
be
desirous
of
autority
to
distinguish
them
,
will
not
Christs
and
the
Apostles
suffice
?
The
very
Papists
that
have
not
abiured
all
honesty
&
goodnes●
do
freely
acknowledge
and
confesse
,
that
those
onely
are
Canonicall
Scriptures
,
which
the
Apostles
did
ei●her
write
or
approve
of
.
But
th●y
did
never
approve
of
the
Apocrypha
.
The
Canonicall
Scriptures
of
the
old
Testament
,
did
in
sh●dows
and
fig●res
sett
f●rth
that
which
th●
new
Testament
cle●rly
speaks
.
They
did
ad●m●rate
,
the
new
Testament
expresseth
in
lively
colours
one
an●
the
same
thing
.
They
consent
one
with
an
other
,
and
yeild
each
other
mutuall
ayde
and
help
.
Now
the
Apocrypha
do
neither
foretell
the
new
,
nor
are
by
their
autority
and
approbation
illustrated
and
declared
.
Christ
commends
Moses
,
the
Prophets
,
and
the
Psalmes
,
as
books
without
all
exception
,
Luc.
24.
and
grounds
his
doctrine
upon
them
,
but
never
honours
nor
graceth
the
Apocrypha
with
his
Commendations
or
wi●nes
.
How
then
can
the
Prela●s
without
great
con●umely
un●o
the
sacred
Scriptures
say
,
they
cannot
be
distinguished
and
knowne
from
●he
Apocrypha
but
by
the
Fathers
especially
after
the
judgment
of
Christ
himself
is
given
and
hath
passed
upon
the
Scriptures
,
for
the
autorizing
of
them
to
be
●he
word
and
will
of
God
?
The
Fathers
as
the
learned
acknowledge
,
were
for
their
times
many
of
them
worthy
of
honour
,
but
yet
they
were
subject
not
to
a
few
errors
,
and
often
agreed
not
with
themselves
,
and
are
ever
at
variance
with
others
,
and
have
been
indeed
the
originall
and
cause
of
allmost
all
the
co●troversies
with
which
the
Churches
are
now
tormented
.
And
therefore
to
conclude
this
poynt
,
the
Defendent
sayth
,
that
the
Prelats
are
disgracers
and
contemners
of
holy
Scripture
,
when
against
so
much
light
of
reason
and
Divine
autority
,
they
say
they
cannot
be
distinguished
and
knowne
from
the
Apocrypha
but
by
the
Fathers
.
Neither
●s
the
third
Thesis
&
Position
freer
from
impudency
and
outrage
against
the
Scriptures
,
then
the
two
former
.
In
that
they
say
,
the
meaning
of
the
Scripture
could
not
be
knowne
,
but
by
the
Fathers
.
For
in
this
they
doe
as
much
as
playnly
affirme
,
there
is
an
other
way
to
heaven
,
then
by
●he
Scriptures
;
which
,
if
it
be
not
a
contemning
and
disgracing
of
holy
Scripture
,
then
there
never
was
any
.
Nay
,
if
it
be
not
blasphemy
the
Defendent
knoweth
not
what
blasphemy
is●
and
therefore
all
those
that
desire
salvation
and
to
goe
to
heaven
,
must
come
to
the
Schoole
of
the
Fathers
,
and
not
to
the
Doctrine
of
the
Scriptures
.
And
how
then
will
the
poore
people
doe
,
to
be
saved
,
that
never
knew
what
a
Father
was
?
Nay
,
how
did
all
those
goe
to
heaven
that
dyed
before
the
Fathers
?
For
the
Prelats
,
say
that
the
meaning
of
the
Scripture
cannot
be
known
without
the
Fathers
,
&
without
the
knowledge
of
the
Scripture
there
is
no
salvation
.
It
is
most
manifest
by
these
expressions
of
the
Prelats
,
that
they
with
their
untempered
morter
would
put
out
the
light
of
the
Scriptures●
&
make
them
not
onely
inferior
to
all
mens
writings
,
but
a
very
pack
of
Non-sense
;
for
wheresoever
th●re
is
any
sense
,
there
can
something
be
gathered
out
of
it
,
especially
if
it
be
so
large
a
Booke
.
And
howsoever
there
bee
many
depths
in
Scripture
,
there
is
also
great
perspicuity
:
so
that
according
to
the
ancient
saying
,
as
an
eliphant
may
swimme
,
a
lamb
may
wade
th●re
also
.
But
if
it
should
be
so
as
the
Prelats
say
,
that
without
the
autority
and
interpretation
of
the
Fathers
,
the
meaning
of
them
could
not
be
knowne
&
found
out
:
then
the
D●fendent
affirmeth
,
they
should
be
inferior
to
all
other
writings
,
yea
to
every
Letter
and
Epistle
that
men
penn
with
understanding
:
for
they
ever
carry
their
owne
sense
and
meaning
along
with
them
.
or
to
what
end
are
they
otherwise
writ
?
If
the
letter
that
discovered
the
gunpouder
treason
had
not
had
a
match
and
light
of
understanding
in
it
,
that
Popish
plot
had
never
been
discovered●
till
by
its
cruell
flames
it
had
declared
it self
,
and
by
the
funerall
of
the
whole
Kingdome
had
been
made
knowne
,
and
left
those
that
survived
and
lived
in
perpetuall
mourning
.
If
every
Letter-writing
and
booke
then
that
is
penned
with
judgment
carry
its
owne
sense
and
meaning
in
it
,
and
the
books
for
which
the
Defendent
is
now
questioned
,
and
if
all
Proclamations
,
Lettres
and
Edicts
of
Princes
are
easily
to
be
understood
,
and
carry
their
owne
interpretation
with
them
so
that
none
after
their
publication
may
pretend
ignorance
;
dare
any
man
be
so
bold
and
audacious
as
to
say
that
the
Letters
and
Proclamations
of
the
King
of
heaven
and
God
of
the
whole
world
can
not
bee
understood
?
when
notwithstanding
David
sayth
they
give
light
and
understanding
to
the
simple
,
and
that
by
reading
and
meditating
in
the
law
&
testimonies
of
the
Lord
he
grew
wiser
then
his
Teachers
;
and
Paul
,
that
Timothy
knew
the
Scriptures
from
his
youth
,
2●
Tim.
chap.
3.
vers.
13.
and
notwithstanding
all
this
,
dare
the
Prelats
affirme
,
that
the
meaning
of
this
Scripture
cannot
be
knowne
without
the
interpretation
of
the
Fathers
?
We
have
great
cause
to
praise
and
blesse
God
that
hath
so
graciously
afforded
us
better
Masters
to
be
taught
by
.
It
is
good
ever
therefore
to
listen
unto
them
.
Let
us
heare
now
then
what
the
Prophets
,
Christ
and
his
Apostles
have
taught
us
concerning
●his
waighty
matter
and
of
so
great
consequence
:
&
let
us
follow
their
example
and
instruction
,
which
lead
us
into
all
truth
:
and
not
listen
to
the
contemners
of
holy
Scripture
.
They
send
those
that
are
studious
of
the
wayes
to
heaven
,
to
the
law
and
to
the
testimonyes
,
Esai
.
8.
to
Moses
,
the
Prophets
and
the
Scriptures
,
not
to
the
traditions
of
the
Elders
and
custome
of
antiquity
.
And
they
that
bring
an
other
doctrine
are
not
to
be
listened
unto
,
neither
may
we
bid
them
God
Speed
.
The
Word
of
the
Lord
is
the
wa●
,
light
and
Lanthorne
to
our
Feet
,
which
send
forth
sufficiently
the
beames
of
truth
,
and
shines
so
clearly
of
it self
as
it
may
be
both
knowne
,
proved
,
expounded
,
and
unfolden
by
its
owne
brightnesse
.
T●ey
do
as
it
were
lend
luster
unto
the
Sun
from
a
smoaking
snuffe
,
that
from
the
mist
of
the
Fathers
would
bring
light
unto
●he
Scriptures
.
God
is
the
Author
of
the
Scriptures
,
who
is
the
originall
and
fountayne
of
all
light
,
&
in
whom
there
is
no
darknes
.
For
the
Prophesie
came
not
in
old
time
by
the
will
of
man
,
but
holy
men
of
God
spake
as
they
were
moved
by
the
holy
Ghost
.
2
Pet.
chap.
1.
vers.
21.
we
have
also
a
more
sure
word
of
Prophesy
,
sayth
the
same
Apostle
,
whereunto
you
doe
well
,
that
you
take
heed
as
unto
a
light
that
shineth
in
a
darke
place
,
vers.
19.
So
that
the
Scriptures
were
of
purpose
penned
by
holy
men
,
inspired
by
God
him●elfe
,
for
a
direction
&
light
to
the
Saints
,
to
be
guided
by
,
and
so
they
are
termed
by
the
holy
Ghost
.
So
that
as
Peter
sayd
unto
Christ
in
the
sixt
of
Iohn
,
when
he
asked
his
twelve
Disciples
,
if
they
also
would
goe
away
,
To
whom
shall
wee
goe
,
sayth
he
?
thou
hast
the
Words
of
eternall
life
.
Even
so
we
may
truly
say
,
whither
shall
wee
goe
for
light
and
direction
to
get
to
heaven
,
but
to
the
holy
Scriptures
,
for
they
have
the
Words
of
eternall
life
in
them
?
and
this
●ayth
Christ
and
his
Apostles
;
and
yet
notwithstanding
all
this
excellent
light
,
that
shineth
in
the
Scripture
,
the
Prelats
averre
,
they
are
but
blind
guides
,
and
preferre
humane
darknes
before
the
splendor
of
these
sacred
Oracles
the
Scrip●ures
,
and
say
,
without
the
interpretation
of
the
Fathers
●hey
can
not
be
knowne
;
which
is
unsupportable
blasphemy
;
and
as
much
as
to
tell
the
everliving
God
,
and
truth
it selfe
,
hee
lyes
.
It
is
most
veritable
,
that
they
see
not
the
light
of
the
Scripture
,
the
eyes
of
whose
minds
are
blinded
;
neither
doe
they
see
the
light
of
the
Sun
whose
eyes
are
plucked
out
.
If
our
Gospell
be
hid
,
sayth
Saint
Paul
,
it
is
hid
to
them
that
are
lost
,
in
whom
the
God
of
this
world
hath
blinded
their
minds
,
that
is
in
infidels
,
least
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospell
of
Christ
which
is
the
image
of
God
,
should
shine
upon
them
,
2
Cor.
chap.
4.
vers.
3
.
4●
every
one
knoweth
the
voice
of
that
man
with
whom
he
is
acquaynted
,
as
soone
as
the
sound
of
it
commeth
to
his
eares
:
and
shall
we
not
know
the
voice
of
God
so
clearly
and
perspicuously
speaking
unto
us
in
the
Scriptures
?
Those
that
are
taught
of
God
,
know
it
,
●he
true
worshippers
of
him
know
and
understand
it
,
those
that
have
any
familiar
commerce
with
heaven
and
in
heavenly
things
:
But
wordly
men
and
those
that
are
given
to
the
love
of
the
same
&
are
carelesse
of
heaven
and
happines
,
they
understand
not
the
Divine
language
nor
heavenly
voice
:
Canany
heare
the
voice
of
God
,
and
not
assent
unto
it
without
the
aide
and
autority
of
the
Fathers
:
what
a
contumely
is
this
to
holy
Scripture
!
Shall
God
have
lesse
autority
&
credit
among
men
then
the
Fathers
?
Shall
we
not
beleeve
God
speaking
unto
us
,
and
shall
we
beleeve
the
Fathers
?
Shall
we
not
give
credit
to
Gods
word
,
and
shall
wee
beleeve
men
?
Let
the
dishonor
of
so
great
a
contumacy
against
God
be
farre
from
Christian
obedience
!
Truly
,
the
Fathers
being
conscious
of
their
owne
imbecillity
and
weaknesse●
never
thought
themselves
worthy
of
so
great
dignity
as
to
suppose
that
any
honour
came
unto
the
Scriptures
from
their
interpretations
and
expositions
,
who
in
their
writings
frequently
exhort
their
Readers
not
to
listen
what
they
say
,
but
what
the
Scriptures
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
speake
in
them
,
and
no
farther
to
receive
their
autority
and
doctrine
,
then
it
is
grounded
upon
the
holy
Scriptures
,
&
expressions
to
this
purpose
,
the
Defendent
saith
,
he
could
accumulate
infinite
out
of
the
Fathers
,
which
for
brevity
he
omitteth
,
fearing
to
be
over
tedious
,
though
it
be
a
matter
of
greatest
importance
.
Such
was
the
modesty
of
●he
Fathers
,
fearing
to
be
wise
above
that
which
was
written
,
ever
making
the
holy
Scripture
the
rule
and
measure
to
be
guided
by
.
And
in
this
moderation
the
Fathers
imitated
Christ
,
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
,
who
ever
fetch
the
proofe
&
testimony
of
their
doctrine
from
the
Scriptures
&
not
as
now
the
Prelats
doe
,
preposterously
bringing
autority
to
the
Scriptures
from
the
interpretation
of
the
Fathers
according
to
their
owne
sense
.
To
the
Law
and
to
the
Prophets
sayth
Esay
.
8.
vers.
20.
whosoever
speaketh
not
according
to
that
,
hath
no
light
in
him
.
And
Iosua
that
great
Commander
,
is
inioyned
by
God
to
order
and
governe
himselfe
and
the
people
and
the
whole
Common
wealth
according
to
the
rule
of
the
Scripture
,
Iosua
1.
ver.
7
,
8.
Onely
be
thou
strong
and
very
couragious
that
thou
mayst
observe
to
doe
according
to
all
the
law
which
Moses
my
servant
commanded
thee
,
turne
not
from
it
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left
,
that
thou
mayst
prosper
whither
soever
thou
goest
.
This
Booke
of
the
Law
shall
not
goe
out
of
thy
mouth
,
but
thou
shalt
meditate
therein
day
and
night
,
that
thou
mayest
observe
to
doe
according
to
all
that
is
written
therein
:
for
then
thou
shalt
make
thy
way
prosperous
,
and
then
thou
shalt
have
good
suc●●sse
.
And
in
the
23
chapter
vers.
6.
he
sayth
:
Be
yee
therefore
very
couragious
to
keepe
and
to
doe
all
that
is
written
in
the
Booke
of
the
Law
of
Moses
,
that
you
turne
not
asides
therefrom
,
to
the
right
hand
nor
to
the
left
.
And
Christ
himselfe
our
great
Master
sayth
Ioh.
5.
vers.
38.
Search
the
Scriptures
,
for
in
them
yee
thinke
to
have
eternall
life
,
&
they
testifie
of
mee
.
And
in
the
3.
of
the
Acts
ver.
22
,
23.
S.
Peter
brings
all
men
unto
Christ
to
be
taught
by
him
,
not
in
somethings
onely
,
but
that
Prophet
must
be
heard
in
all
things
,
and
no
other
in
Gods
matters
must
be
listened
unto
,
the
words
are
these
:
For
Moses
truely
sayd
unto
the
Fathers
,
a
Prophet
shall
the
Lord
your
God
raise
up
unto
you
,
of
your
brethren
,
like
unto
mee
,
him
shall
you
heare
in
all
things
whatsoever
he
shall
say
unto
you
.
And
it
shal
come
te
passe
,
that
every
Soule
,
which
will
not
heare
that
Prophet
,
shall
be
destroyed
from
among
the
people
.
And
in
the
12.
of
Iohn
vers.
48.
our
Saviour
sayth
:
He
that
rejecteth
mee
,
and
receiveth
not
my
Words
,
hath
one
that
judgeth
him
:
the
Word
that
I
have
spake
,
the
same
shall
judge
him
in
the
last
day
.
And
therefore
doth
it
not
stand
with
all
good
reason
that
we
should
guide
&
square
our
lives
and
actions
by
that
word
and
rule
onely
,
by
which
we
shall
at
the
last
day
be
judged
?
Paul
in
the
2.
of
the
Rom.
ver.
16.
sayth
,
That
the
secrets
of
mens
hearts
shall
at
that
day
be
judged
according
to
his
Gospell
,
&
shall
not
all
our
doctrines
yea
and
our
whole
Religion
be
squared
and
regulated
by
the
same
?
all
good
reason
would
dictate
so
.
They
have
Moses
&
the
Prophets
sayth
Abraham●
let
them
heare
him
,
saith
he
,
Luc.
16.
ver.
29.
We
have
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
we
are
onely
to
heare
them
in
all
things
,
not
the
Fa●hers
,
not
the
traditions
of
the
Elder●
,
not
the
use
&
customes
of
former
ages
,
if
they
dissent
from
the
holy
Scriptures
and
written
word
of
God
.
For
the
great
Doctor
of
his
Church
telleth
the
Saduces
,
saying
,
Yee
erre
,
not
knowing
the
Scriptures
,
Matth.
12.
vers.
24.
&
indeed
from
the
ignorance
of
the
Scriptures
commeth
all
error
,
they
that
follow
the
Scripture
for
their
guide
,
can
never
stray
or
straggle
from
the
right
way
,
neither
have
they
need
to
borrow
the
candle
of
the
Fathers
to
be
directed
by
,
so
long
as
the
glorious
Sun
of
the
word
shineth
so
clearly
,
and
it
was
the
eternall
praise
and
commendations
of
the
more
noble
Bereans
that
they
did
dayly
search
the
Scriptures
whether
the
things
the
Apostles
taught
,
were
so
or
no.
Acts
17
,
ver.
11.
and
Paul
is
greatly
honored
with
this
applause
in
the
26.
of
the
Acts
ver.
22.
that
he
taught
no
other
things
,
then
those
which
the
Prophets
and
Moses
did
say
should
come
te
passe
.
And
so
Christ
taught
his
Apostles
Luc.
24
,
that
all
things
ought
to
be
fullfilled
concerning
him
which
were
writ
in
Moses
,
the
Prophets
and
the
Psalmes
.
So
that
the
Scriptures
alone
are
the
Foundation
of
all
our
religion
;
and
to
say
that
the
meaning
of
the
Scriptures
can
not
be
knowne
without
the
Fathers
,
is
an
unsufferable
wickednes
done
unto
that
holy
booke
,
and
an
infinite
contempt
and
disgrace
of
it
,
to
say
it
hath
need
of
the
ayde
of
man
to
support
it
,
Christ
vanquished
the
Devill
by
the
Scriptures
Matth.
4.
drove
away
the
Saduces
Matth.
22
,
and
S.
Iames
,
by
the
Scriptures
put
an
end
unto
the
great
controversy
of
the
Churches
at
Ierusalem
,
&
set
the
Churches
of
the
Gentiles
free
for
ever
from
all
Ceremonyes
whatsoever
,
but
those
God
himselfe
had
appoynted
,
Acts
15.
and
onely
by
the
Scriptures
did
Paul
resolve
all
questions
.
So
that
according
to
Gods
owne
instruction
and
direction
which
must
ever
be
obeyed
and
listened
unto
,
the
Scriptures
onely
&
soly
must
bee
the
Iudge
,
Law
,
square
&
rule
of
all
our
religion
,
words
,
&
actions
.
Not
the
Autority
of
the
Fathers
,
not
the
traditions
of
men
,
not
the
practice
&
custome
of
the
ancient
and
the
name
of
Antiquity
.
For
they
that
shall
preferre
these
things
before
the
Word
of
God
,
or
at
least
affirme
that
these
Holy
Oracles
and
Divine
records
cannot
be
understood
without
the
Fathers
,
do
not
only
blasphemously
disgrace
and
contemne
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
but
neglect
the
great
Prophet
whom
we
ought
to
heare
in
all
things
,
so
that
listening
unto
the
voice
of
men
before
the
words
of
this
great
Prophet
,
&
accusing
the
Scriptures
of
obscurity
and
saying
they
are
the
refuge
of
all
Schismaticks
and
Hereticks
,
is
great
impiety
&
contumacy
against
God
,
&
most
injurious
to
the
Holy
Scriptures
.
All
which
the
Prelats
being
so
highly
guilty
of
,
the
Defendent
will
never
be
a
frayd
to
charge
them
with
it
,
that
they
are
disgracers
&
contemners
of
Holy
Scripture
:
withall
that
they
are
very
ungratefull
to
the
King
their
master
,
&
invaders
of
his
Prerogative
Royall
;
all
which
he
shall
make
also
evidently
appeare
to
this
honorable
Court
,
and
how
unwor●hily
yea
prophanely
they
have
abused
not
onely
the
King
their
now
Soveraigne
,
but
his
most
excellent
Father
of
pious
memory
.
And
that
they
are
invaders
of
his
Prerogative
it
i●
most
certayne
,
not
onely
by
the
Statuts
&
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
but
by
this
very
information
.
For
by
the
Lawes
&
Statuts
specified
before
with
many
others
,
it
is
solemnly
inacted
,
That
whatsoever
Autority
is
here
exercised
under
the
King
,
in
his
Dominions
,
whether
it
be
Spirituall
or
Temporall
,
whether
by
Archbishops
,
Bishops
or
any
Ecclesiasticall
men
,
it
is
meerly
in
,
by
,
and
from
the
King
,
and
so
ought
to
be
acknowledged
;
and
that
all
jurisdictions
,
superiorities
;
all
privileges
and
preeminencies
spirituall
and
Ecclesiasticall
,
are
annexed
unto
the
Imperiall
Crowne
,
&
so
to
be
acknowledged
.
And
whosoever
doth
not
acknowledge
,
that
all
jurisdiction
and
Autoritie
both
Spirituall
and
Temporall
is
derived
and
doth
flow
immediatly
from
the
Kings
Majest●
as
supreme
head
under
Christ
in
these
Churches
and
in
his
Kingdomes
,
as
the
Statutes
declare
at
large
,
is
ipso
facto
in
a
praemunire
and
under
his
Majest.
high
displeasure
.
For
it
is
the
Prerogative
of
Princes
and
the
priviledge
that
onely
agrees
to
Kings
and
Potentates
to
be
absolute
in
their
Dominions
,
and
that
all
other
jurisdictions
&
superiorityes
exercised
by
any
other
in
their
Kingdomes
,
are
derived
from
them
,
and
that
of
themselves
they
have
none
,
but
as
from
the
Kings
.
So
that
it
is
arbitrary
and
in
the
Princes
power
to
have
or
not
to
have
such
jurisdictions
and
preeminencies
under
them
:
And
that
they
may
abdicat
or
annihilate
them
when
they
please
.
And
whosoever
shall
deny
this
,
or
clayme
any
right
of
Government
to
themselves
in
Princes
Dominions
jure
Divino
,
are
delinquents
against
their
Kings
and
Masters
:
and
by
our
Lawes
and
Statutes
they
are
proclaymed
enimyes
of
the
King
and
his
Prerogative
Royall
,
&
that
is
true
,
the
mouth
of
the
Law
hath
spake
it
.
And
therefore
the
Defendents
booke
cannot
be
called
a
Libell
,
without
the
Lawes
first
be
proclamed
such
:
for
the
lawes
say
,
That
all
such
persons
as
shall
challenge
any
Autority
unto
themselves
in
his
Majest.
Dominions
but
from
the
King
are
delinquents
against
his
Majest.
and
invaders
of
his
prerogative
Royall
,
&
his
Highnesses
enimyes
,
and
so
they
are
.
Now
that
the
Prelats
are
such
,
they
sufficiently
declared
it
in
the
censure
of
the
Defendent
.
For
he
reading
the
Statuts
at
the
Barr
,
they
notwitstanding
affirmed
,
that
they
had
not
their
Autority
and
jurisdiction
from
the
King
,
but
that
Iesus
Christ
made
them
Bishops
,
and
bestowed
their
Autority
upon
them
,
and
that
they
were
jure
Divino
;
and
that
they
were
before
Christian
Kings
,
&
held
the
Crownes
of
Kings
upon
their
heads
;
for
no
Bishop
no
King
,
and
all
this
in
a
publick
Court
of
judicature
and
in
a
most
crouded
assembly
:
So
that
it
seemeth
the
King
is
beholding
to
them
,
and
not
they
to
his
Majest.
And
if
this
bee
not
to
invade
the
Prerogative
,
and
to
be
enimyes
of
it
,
and
to
be
ungratefull
unto
his
Highnes
,
the
Defendent
knoweth
not
what
it
is
to
bee
enimies
of
the
prerogative
.
The
Lawes
say
it
;
and
therefore
if
the
Defendent
hath
erred
,
the
Lawes
have
brought
him
into
this
error
.
Neither
did
the
Prelats
owne
Words
at
the
Bart
onely
,
declare
their
disloyalty
to
the
King
,
and
their
independency
on
him
,
but
this
very
information
which
comes
from
the
Prelats
in
the
name
of
the
Attorney
Generall
,
sufficiently
,
demonstrates
it
.
For
in
it
,
the
Defendent
is
accused
as
guilty
of
a
great
crime
for
writing
against
the
Hierarchy
,
and
prefer●ing
a
Presbyterian
pa●ity
before
the
Sacred
Orders
of
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
.
What
the
Defendent
hath
Writ
&
the
occasion
of
it
concerning
the
Presby●e●y
,
the
honorable
Court
hath
been
informed
in
part
,
and
withall
,
if
so
writing
be
libello●s
,
and
the
Defendent
have
erred
in
it
,
the
Holy
Scripture
is
also
libellous
which
were
impiety
to
thinke
,
and
hath
been
the
cause
of
it
,
from
which
he
varied
nothing
at
all
in
that
discourse
:
&
further
,
the
Defendent
resolveth
to
live
and
die
in
that
error
concerning
the
parity
of
Ministers
and
Presbyters
,
which
he
is
ready
to
prove
and
make
good
against
all
the
host
of
Prelats
,
Doctors
,
Proctors
,
Commissaries
,
Officials
,
and
Surrogats
this
day
living
.
But
the
thing
that
the
Defendent
desireth
the
honorable
Court
,
to
take
notice
of
,
is
,
the
contumacy
of
the
Prelats
:
for
they
call
their
Hierarchy
,
and
the
Orders
of
their
Bishops
,
Priests
and
Deacons
,
Sac●ed
:
which
,
if
it
bee
graunted
,
and
so
bee
indeed
,
then
the
Prelats
are
from
God
,
and
not
from
the
King
,
of
whom
they
have
no
depence
:
For
,
speaking
of
the
King
,
wee
say
,
His
sacred
Majestie
,
because
God
himselfe
hath
appointed
Him
over
us
;
for
by
mee
,
saith
GOD
,
Kings
raigne
:
and
all
Authority
is
from
God
:
and
Kings
are
called
Gods
,
so
that
Kings
are
sacred
Persons
.
But
that
Hierarchy
should
be
sacred
,
and
that
there
should
be
a
holy
Principality
of
Pastors
and
Ministers
,
the
prime
and
forman
of
which
should
have
the
Keyes
of
Heaven
,
Earth
,
and
Hell
,
and
that
hee
should
dispose
of
Kingdomes
and
Empires
,
and
make
the
greatest
Potentates
and
Rulers
his
Subjects
and
Vassals
,
and
should
have
his
domineering
servants
under
him
in
all
Common-wealths
,
and
Princes
Courts
,
to
pry
into
their
royall
proceedings
,
to
their
revenues
riches
and
treasuries
,
to
know
their
powers
,
their
allyes
,
and
confederates
,
and
be
Counsellors
of
their
most
secret
admission
,
&
should
have
an
autority
and
jurisdiction
independent
over
their
Subjects
,
and
Lawes
,
and
Canons
of
their
owne
making
to
rule
by
,
and
by
them
to
persecute
and
undoe
them
at
pleasure
,
in
the
number
of
which
are
Cardinals
,
Patriarchs
,
Prime-mates
,
Metropolitans
,
Arch●Bishops
,
Bishops
,
Deanes
,
and
innumerable
such
like
vermin
,
a
member
of
which
monstrous
body
our
Hyrarchy
is
,
the
Defendent
saith
this
is
not
knowne
in
Sacred
Writ
,
nor
never
came
from
God
,
but
rather
from
the
Pope
and
the
Devill
Diabolus
cacavitillos
.
Yea
the
Word
of
God
is
absolutely
against
it
.
And
that
our
Arch-Bishops
,
Prime-mates
,
and
Metropolitans
,
are
members
of
that
body
,
let
not
onely
our
Martyrs
writings
and
speeches
,
&
Henry
Stubbridge
his
exhortatory
Epistle
,
but
even
Masons
Booke
be
looked
into
,
concerning
the
Succession
of
Bishops
,
and
it
will
be
●ound
,
That
hee
derives
their
pedigree
from
Rome
,
and
so
doth
P●cklington
in
his
Booke
Sunday
no
Sabbath
,
wherein
hee
saith●
That
our
Prelats
are
lineally
descended
from
Saint
Peters
Chaire
at
Rome
,
they
being
therefore
a
branch
of
that
Synagogue
and
standing
by
the
same
autority
the
Pope
pretends
to
stand
,
which
is
,
as
they
all
chal●●nge
,
jure
divino
,
they
are
enemies
to
the
King
,
and
●●vaders
of
his
prerogative
,
and
so
they
are
justly
g●ilty
of
all
those
crimes
they
accuse
the
Pope
of
,
and
as
great
enemies
of
God
as
hee
is
,
all
which
the
Defendent
hath
sufficiently
proved
in
his
Apo●ogy
.
For
they
challenge
their
Autoritie
jure
divino
,
and
say
,
That
Iesus
Chr●●t
made
them
Bishops
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
consecrated
them
,
and
that
they
we●e
before
Kings
,
and
held
the
Crownes
of
Kings
upon
their
heads
,
and
the
Pope
sayes
no
more
.
They
call
also
their
Hierarchy
Sacred
;
the
Pope
doth
no
more
;
and
for
the
erecting
of
this
sacred
Hierarchie
,
Emperors
&
Kings
must
be
thrust
down
,
and
made
vassals
of
,
and
all
Kingdomes
that
are
under
their
jurisdiction
,
made
slaves
to
it
,
and
all
those
stinking
slavelings
that
depend
upon
it
,
as
the
whole
Christian
world
by
woefull
experience
daily
findeth
.
But
this
same
tearme
of
Sacred
Hierarchie
,
and
sacred
orders
of
Prelats
,
ought
here
a
little
to
be
discussed
.
That
which
is
sacred
,
is
from
God
.
But
the
Hierarchie
is
not
from
God
.
Ergo
,
it
is
not
sacred
.
For
the
minor
,
it
is
evident●
That
which
God
hath
peremptorily
forbid
to
his
Ministers
and
Servants
,
and
is
an
enemie
to
,
that
is
not
of
God
and
by
his
institution
:
but
hee
hath
forbid
Lord●y
dominion
to
all
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
saying
,
The
Princes
of
the
Gentiles
beare
rule
over
them
,
but
it
shall
not
be
so
among
you
,
you
shall
not
Lord
it
over
your
Brethren
:
Ergo
,
th●
Hierarchie
is
not
of
God
,
but
of
the
Devill
,
that
is
the
cause
of
all
disorder
and
ignorance
.
For
God
forbad
his
Apostles
,
and
in
them
all
Ministers
to
be
Lords
over
one
an
other
,
and
set
his
owne
example
before
them
of
service
,
and
commanded
them
to
immitate
him
,
and
to
bee
humble
and
meeke
,
and
told
them
plainly
,
That
the
office
of
Principalitie
and
Dominion
belonged
unto
Kings
and
Princes
;
and
that
their
imployments
consisted
in
their
obedience
to
Kings
,
in
praying
for
them
,
that
they
might
live
in
all
godly
peace
under
them
,
and
that
they
should
diligent●y
feed
the
flock
of
Iesus
Christ
,
committed
to
their
charge
,
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
as
they
love
him
,
and
will
answere
it
at
his
last
appearing●
and
this
was
all
the
businesse
that
Christs
Ministers
&
Servants
were
to
be
taken
up
in
,
they
were
not
to
be
intangled
with
the
things
and
affaires
of
this
life
,
nor
to
bee
incombred
with
worldly
matters
,
they
have
speciall
commands
and
presidents
to
the
contrary
,
and
their
charge
and
dutie
assigned
unto
them
,
from
which
station
they
must
not
goe
,
which
is
onely
to
feed
the
flocke
with
all
care
and
diligence
with
the
sincere
milke
of
the
Word
,
to
preach
unto
them
day
and
night
,
and
to
goe
before
them
in
godly
and
holy
example
,
and
to
neglect
th●s
,
and
to
be
taken
up
with
domination
,
and
ove●ruling
their
brethren
,
and
beating
their
fellow
servants
,
is
to
bee
rebels
against
Christ
,
and
to
usurp
that
which
belonge●h
not
unto
them
,
and
which
th●y
ought
not
to
meddle
with
:
and
therefore
when
the
Prelats
doe
not
onely
eate
up
and
devoure
this
forbidden
fruit
,
but
challenge
a
right
unto
it
from
God
himselfe
,
and
say
they
have
no
depencie
from
the
King
,
the
Defendent
maintaineth
,
that
it
is
intollerable
arrogancie
against
God
&
the
King
,
and
by
which
they
are
delinquents
in
an
elevated
degree
of
contumacie
against
them
both
.
What
an
horrible
impudencie
is
this
in
the
Prelats
,
or
any
Subject
that
vindicats
their
quarrell
,
that
they
dare
call
the
Hierarchie
sacred
,
especially
,
when
they
derive
it
from
Rome
?
whom
King
IAMES
of
famous
memorie
calls
Babylon
,
and
the
Pope
Antichrist
,
and
can
any
man
th●nke
,
that
those
that
are
lineally
descended
from
Babylon
,
and
Antic●rist
(
that
great
enemie
of
Christ
,
his
kingdome
and
members
)
can
be
holy
and
sacred
?
Certainly
,
if
the
fountaine
be
not
holy
,
the
streames
cannot
be
holy
;
Yea
King
Iames
is
very
large
in
that
his
Booke
to
all
Christian
Princes
,
in
discovering
the
impiety
of
the
Hierarchy
of
Rome
,
and
proves
the
Pope
to
be
that
man
of
Sin
,
and
all
the
Prela●s
of
that
Sea
,
to
be
the
Frogs
that
came
out
of
the
bottomles
pit
.
For
the
Nature
of
Frogs
(
they
being
Amphibia
)
is
to
live
upon
the
Earth
,
and
in
the
water
.
Now
King
Iames
sayth
,
That
the
Prelats
are
the
Frogs
;
for
they
seeme
to
be
Church
men
and
are
ever
medling
in
States
affayres
,
creeping
out
of
their
stinking
gu●ters
,
&
are
such
mighty
busy
bodies
in
other
mens
matters
,
as
they
trouble
all
the
Nations
and
Kingdomes
where
they
dwell
,
and
inslave
them
all
.
So
that
if
the
Hierarchy
be
sacred
,
and
the
Prelats
be
the
chiefe
members
of
it
,
then
they
are
a
generation
of
sacred
frogs
,
the
holynesse
notwithstanding
of
the
which
is
such
as
few
mens
impiety
is
greater
or
more
dangerous
to
Church
and
State
,
and
their
usurpation
upon
both
Autorityes
deserving
severely
to
be
punished
,
especially
for
that
they
so
abuse
his
sacred
Mast.
Autority
in
oppressing
his
poore
Subjects
,
and
trampling
upon
his
prerogative
;
so
that
to
any
eye
of
understanding
it
may
sufficiently
appeare
by
that
the
Defendent
hath
sayd
,
that
the
Prelats
are
not
onely
contemners
and
disgrace●s
of
Holy
Scripture
;
but
also
invaders
of
the
Kings
prerogative
Royall
,
and
enimyes
of
his
imperiall
dignity
!
It
yet
remaynes
to
pove
also
,
that
they
have
farther
dishonoured
the
King
their
Master
,
and
King
Iames
of
famous
memory
,
yea
our
most
Holy
religion
and
profession
,
and
all
this
in
the
D●fendents
Censure
.
For
what
any
one
of
the
Prelats
did
,
all
the
other
assented
to
,
they
being
one
Body
,
&
it
was
the
action
of
them
all
,
though
acted
in
the
person
of
the
Prelat
of
Canterbury
,
which
was
this
,
to
magnify
the
Church
of
Rome
,
&
defend
the
purity
of
her
Doctrine
,
affirming
openly
,
that
she
never
erred
in
fundamental
points
,
and
was
a
true
Church
;
as
much
,
as
to
proclayme
the
King
and
all
his
Subjects
Schismaticks
and
Hereticks
,
and
that
,
by
the
mouth
of
the
Prelate
of
Canterbury
:
which
the
Defendent
sayth
is
not
onely
injurious
to
the
King
their
Master
,
but
to
King
Iames
of
famous
memory
his
renowned
Father
,
with
whom
for
piety
and
learning
all
the
Prelats
together
are
not
to
be
named
the
same
yeare
his
Royall
excrements
are
mentioned
.
King
Iames
that
glorious
and
learned
Prince
in
his
Apology
to
all
Christian
Princes
and
States
,
proves
the
Pope
of
Rome
to
be
Antichrist
and
the
man
of
Sinne
,
by
many
unanswerable
arguments
.
He
proves
likewise
the
Church
of
Rome
to
be
the
whore
of
Bab●lon
for
her
abominations
;
Spirituall
Sodome
for
her
fil●hines
and
uncleannes
.
Spirituall
Egypt
for
her
inslaving
the
Saints
and
Servants
of
God
,
and
all
this
he
evinceth
by
irrefragable
Autority
,
&
thus
taught
he
the
whole
world
,
his
Royall
Son
,
and
all
his
Subjects
;
&
perswadeth
all
Christian
Princes
,
to
come
out
of
Babylon
,
&
to
shake
of
the
yoke
of
the
Pope
.
And
in
this
faith
he
lived
and
dyed
.
And
this
faith
is
King
Charles
his
Son
and
our
gracious
Soveraigne
,
now
Defender
of
,
and
all
this
is
Orthodox
Doctrine
,
which
our
King
did
preach
unto
us
,
and
our
Royall
King
now
professeth
;
and
which
all
his
Loyall
Subjects
to
God
and
his
Majest.
will
seale
with
their
blouds
.
This
heroicall
King
notwithstanding
and
his
Divine
Doctrine
is
stamped
under
foot
by
the
Prelats
,
to
the
infinit
dishonour
of
our
most
pious
&
clement
Prince
,
the
eternall
disgrace
of
his
most
incomparable
Father
,
and
the
discredit
indeed
of
the
whole
Church
and
Kingdome
,
if
not
indangering
the
same
:
to
the
great
hardening
of
the
Papists
in
their
Hereticall
wayes
,
&
the
perverting
of
the
Kings
most
Loyall
Subjects
,
and
teaching
the
Papists
to
rebell
.
And
to
all
this
the
dignity
and
glory
of
the
Scripture
is
offuscated
by
their
sable
mouths
.
So
that
,
what
can
any
man
either
say
or
thinke
,
of
this
progeny
of
Prelats
,
whose
contumacy
and
rebellion
rea●cheth
to
the
very
clouds
,
and
what
can
men
think
of
this
degenerating
of-spring
of
this
age
?
The
one
,
that
they
dare
against
God
and
the
King
openly
breath
out
their
blasphemies
,
and
call
evill
good
,
and
good
evill
.
The
other
,
that
they
should
out
of
cowardise
suffer
their
Royal
King
,
and
his
most
excellent
Father
,
to
be
thus
abused
.
But
this
Defendent
hopeth
,
that
this
honorable
Court
like
that
noble
Nehemiah
with
other
true-hearted
loyall
Subjects
,
remayning
about
the
King
,
will
now
at
last
informe
his
Majest●
of
the
intollerable
insolency
of
the
Prelats
,
of
which
he
beleeveth
they
were
formerly
ignorant
,
or
not
so
well
acquaynted
,
and
seeke
by
his
Autority
for
redresse
,
against
their
impudency
.
As
for
this
Defendent
for
his
part
,
he
is
resolved
,
though
left
alone
,
ever
to
say
,
LET
THE
KING
LIVE
FOR
EVER
.
And
although
he
should
suffer
a
thousands
torments
from
the
Prelats
,
living
and
dying
,
hee
will
ever
cry
,
LET
THE
KING
LIVE
FOR
EVER
.
And
let
the
name
of
his
learned
and
transcendent
Father
li●e
to
perpetuity
.
And
let
the
enemies
of
the
King
and
Gospell
perish
.
Neither
will
hee
ever
suffer
to
the
uttermost
of
his
power
,
That
either
the
Kings
Honour
,
or
the
Dignity
of
his
most
illustrious
Father
,
or
the
glory
of
our
most
Holy
profession
,
or
the
honour
of
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
shall
be
contaminated
,
or
Babylon
or
superstition
advanced
in
his
Dominions
,
and
crue●ly
and
injustice
exercised
by
the
Prelats
over
his
poore
Subjects
,
and
hold
his
peace
.
All
which
evidently
appeare
in
the
daylie
proceedings
of
the
Prelats
in
their
High
Commission
;
and
from
their
speech
hourelie
there
,
&
their
practises
through
the
whole
Kingdome
.
Some
of
which
he
desireth
in
order
to
prove●
that
the
honorable
Court
may
be
the
fuller
informed
that
he
hath
not
causlesly
in
his
Apology
layd
any
crime
unto
their
charge
,
which
they
are
not
guilty
of
.
And
now
to
proceed
to
the
other
thing●
,
the
Defendent
is
charg●d
with
,
Viz:
that
he
taxeth
the
High
Commission
Court
,
of
crueltie
,
injustice
,
want
of
wisdome
and
temperance
,
and
that
they
are
perswaders
of
his
Majest.
to
bloudshed
,
and
are
the
upholdes
of
idola●rie
,
superstition
,
&
prophanesse
;
●hat
he
scandalously
defame●h
the
witnesses
produced
against
him
,
and
that
he
hath
causleslie
and
boldlie
inveighed
against
the
oath
ex
officio
and
other
the
ancient
formes
of
proceedings
of
the
High
Commission
Court
.
To
all
these
the
Defendent
answereth
as
they
lie
.
And
first
,
whereas
the
Defendent
chargeth
them
,
with
crueltie
injustice
,
want
of
wisdome
&
temperance●
he
conceiveth
he
hath
very
good
reason
for
that
his
charge
,
both
in
respect
of
himself
and
others
,
and
in
regard
both
of
the
soules
and
bodies
&
estates
of
men
;
all
which
they
captive
,
enslave
,
or
dissipate
&
scatter
at
pleasure
,
and
in
as
much
as
in
them
lyes
,
seeke
the
ruine
of
.
To
say
nothing
of
their
daylie
practises
,
who
condemne
men
without
either
exhibiting
articles
,
producing
of
witnesses
,
or
any
legall
proceedings
against
them
,
as
if
a
man
should
be
hanged
without
evidence
given
or
indictment
framed
,
which
is
the
hight
of
injustice
:
the
Defendent
saith
,
that
their
very
proceedings
against
himselfe
sufficiently
shew
their
crueltie
,
injustice
,
want
of
wisdome
and
temperance
,
&
their
very
speeches
apparently
prove
all
these
things
.
Neither
is
there
such
a
president
of
wrong
and
cruelty
in
the
whole
world
,
that
any
man
of
what
ranke
,
order
or
degree
soever
he
be
,
that
shall
write
a
Booke
in
Defence
of
that
religion
that
is
established
by
publick
Autority
,
for
the
honour
of
the
King
&
in
Defence
of
his
prerogative
against
a
common
enimy
that
for
this
indeavour
of
his
should
be
ruined
,
he
,
his
wife
,
&
children
cast
into
prison
,
deprived
first
of
all
possibility
of
livelyhood
,
rayled
upon
,
&
reviled
publickly
,
and
after
all
this
given
to
the
Devill
,
and
that
onely
for
writing
a
Booke
which
had
nothing
in
it
but
Scripture
,
and
in
the
which
the
Defendent
thought
they
meant
him
;
and
that
they
should
still
prosecute
him
&
seek
his
eares
and
the
defacing
of
him
,
which
they
threaten
.
Such
a
President
of
wrong
&
crueltie
the
Defendent
sayth
cannot
be
produced
in
toto
Macrocosm●
&
therefore
the
Defendent
in
respect
of
his
owne
particular
,
justlie
chargeth
them
with
crueltie
,
injustice
and
intemperance
.
And
in
respect
of
all
other
honest
men
,
that
come
under
their
jurisdiction
,
the
same
may
be
sayd
and
proved
by
thousands
,
whether
one
respect
their
soules
,
bodyes
,
or
goods
,
for
they
use
cruelty
in
regard
of
all
,
sparing
neither
age
or
sex
,
poore
or
rich
,
youg
or
old
,
bond
,
or
free
:
but
upon
every
triviall
occasion
,
or
for
the
meanest
neglect
of
any
one
of
their
idlest
and
impious
Ceremonies
,
or
for
any
misprision
,
it
is
enough
to
have
them
hoisted
into
the
High
Commission
Court
,
&
brought
from
the
remotest
parts
of
the
Kingdome
,
to
the
utter
undoing
of
them
&
their
familyes
,
when
as
the
greatest
breach
of
any
of
the
Commandements
of
the
first
table
,
is
not
once
thought
of
.
And
in
the
bringing
of
them
into
troubles
they
deale
with
those
poore
men
as
they
doe
with
Beares
&
Bulls
at
Paris
Garden
:
they
first
,
by
violence
,
and
their
Officers
to
their
mightie
expenses
hale
them
into
their
Courts
,
and
then
with
bands
of
two
or
three
hundred
pounds
they
tie
them
to
their
stakes
&
bait
them
three
or
foure
yeares
together
with
all
maner
of
contumelyes
&
reproaches
,
vexations
,
expenses
,
calamities
&
torments
;
till
they
have
wearied
them
to
death
,
and
made
their
lives
tedious
unto
them
,
&
after
all
this
they
fling
him
into
one
jayle
or
other
destitute
of
friends
&
monies
.
And
as
if
this
were
not
enough
,
e●en
as
the
persecutors
of
the
Martyrs
in
the
primitive
times
,
as
histories
relate
,
dealt
with
the
Saints
,
when
they
brought
them
to
the
slaughter
,
they
were
wont
to
cloth
them
with
the
skinnes
and
hides
of
wilde
Beasts
,
that
so
they
might
make
them
the
more
formidable
,
and
the
better
animate
their
dogs
and
curres
against
them
to
teare
them
in
peeces
.
In
like
maner
doe
the
Prelats
&
their
complices
in
these
our
times
deale
with
poore
honest
Christians
and
the
true
and
faithfull
servants
of
the
Lord
,
and
the
Kings
most
loyall
Subiects
,
they
make
them
monstrous
,
ugly
and
deformed
unto
all
men
,
King
&
Nobles
,
by
their
relations
and
informations
they
cloth
them
with
:
saying
of
them
,
That
they
are
maligners
and
enimies
of
government
,
troublers
of
Church
and
State
,
Seducers
of
the
Kings
Subjects
,
making
them
disloyall
unto
their
Prince
,
stirrers
up
of
sedition
&
faction
,
and
a
thousand
such
crimes
,
setting
all
the
people
against
them
&
in
their
open
Courts
have
their
orators
to
blanch
over
their
defamatory
false
accu●ations
,
charging
them
with
foule
crimes
,
the
thought
of
which
never
came
into
their
heads
;
as
this
present
information
may
witnes
.
Yea
in
the
very
Court-Sermons
they
incense
the
King
&
Nobles
dayly
against
those
,
they
brand
with
the
name
of
Puritans
and
Sectaries
,
which
all
this
honorable
Assembly
can
witnes
;
and
the
Defendent
hath
heard
many
Court-Sermons
with
his
owne
eares
in
the
time
of
his
liberty
,
but
never
heard
one
where
the
Puritans
as
they
terme
them
,
were
not
brought
up
in
the
Pulpit
,
&
most
shamefully
&
unchristianly
traduced
,
as
those
that
opposed
the
Kings
proceedings
,
and
such
as
maligne
his
government
and
trouble
the
peace
of
Church
and
State
,
and
humbly
besought
his
Majest.
that
some
severe
course
might
bee
sought
&
taken
against
them
.
These
&
such
like
sprincklings
of
their
brotherly
Rhetorick
the
defendent
himselfe
hath
often
heard
,
neither
can
this
honorable
Court
be
ignorant
of
the
truth
of
this
.
And
what
is
all
this
but
great
cruelty
&
injustice
to
abuse
thus
their
brethren
by
malicious
and
false
accusations
,
to
the
incensing
of
their
Gracious
King
and
Soveraigne
against
them
;
when
they
are
most
innocent
&
harmlesse
,
desiring
nothing
more
then
the
life
,
safety
,
prosperity
&
happines
of
his
Majesty
and
of
his
royall
progeny
&
his
florishing
raigne
,
and
would
lose
ten
thousand
lives
if
they
had
them
for
the
honour
of
his
crowne
&
dignity
?
for
they
desire
nothing
more
then
to
bee
found
loyall
;
neither
do
they
seeke
any
thing
more
then
the
peac●
and
wellfare
of
the
Church
,
&
the
good
of
this
commonwealth●
And
therefore
if
there
be
any
,
this
is
cruelty
and
injustice
in
a
high
degree
,
to
deale
thus
mercilesly
with
their
too
too
much
allready
afflictid
brethren
,
of
whom
they
are
ever
making
sinister
relations
to
King
,
Councell
and
State
,
to
the
depriving
of
them
many
times
of
their
libert●
,
livelyhoods
and
states
,
to
the
making
of
them
&
theirs
ever
miserable
,
and
all
this
also
they
doe
in
their
Courts
every
day
,
defaming
them
as
enimies
of
government
and
enimies
of
the
Church
,
and
casting
them
into
prison
with
great
Fines
on
their
backs
.
And
this
is
the
cruelty
they
dayly
use
in
respect
of
their
bodies
,
lives
and
estates
.
But
yet
their
cruelty
is
greater
in
respect
of
their
soules
,
for
they
have
through
the
Kingdome
of
England
and
Wales
taken
away
allmost
all
their
glorious
paynfull
Ministers
,
and
●hose
that
with
most
diligence
taught
the
people
,
and
sent
droanes
and
loyterers
amongs●
them
,
dumb
dogs
,
that
can
not
barke
:
and
is
not
this
great
cruelty
to
the
poore
Soules
of
men
to
deprive
them
of
the
food
of
life
and
to
starve
them
?
See
what
Paul
sayth
to
Bariesus
the
Sorcerer
in
the
13.
of
the
Acts
,
when
Sergius
Paulus
the
Deputy
of
the
Country
a
prudent
man
,
called
for
Barnabas
and
Saul
,
and
desired
to
heare
the
word
of
God
;
it
is
sayd
,
that
Elemas
the
Sorcerer
withstood
them
,
seeking
to
turne
away
the
Deputy
from
the
faith
,
to
whom
Saul
,
filled
with
the
holy
Ghost
,
setting
his
eyes
on
him
,
sayd
:
O
full
of
all
subtility
and
all
mischiefe
!
thou
childe
of
the
devill
,
thou
enimy
of
all
righteousnes
,
wilt
thou
not
cease
to
pervert
the
right
wayes
of
the
Lord
?
Those
then
that
take
away
the
meanes
of
salvation
,
and
hinder
others
from
the
hearing
of
the
word
,
they
are
most
cruell
unto
them
,
hindering
of
them
of
salvation
it selfe
,
and
such
are
the
children
of
the
devill
,
the
enimies
of
all
rightnousnes
,
&
perverters
of
the
wayes
of
the
Lord
,
the
holy
Ghost
hath
spake
it
,
and
Christ
himselfe
sayth
Matth.
23.
and
the
13.
Woe
unto
you
Scribes
&
Pharisies
hypocri●s
,
for
yee
shut
up
t●e
Kingdome
of
heaven
against
men
:
for
you
neither
goe
in
your selves
,
neither
suffer
you
them
that
are
entring
,
to
goe
in
.
And
in
Luke
the
11.
and
verse
the
52.
hee
sayth
,
Woe
unto
you
Lawyers
:
for
yee
have
taken
away
the
key
of
knowledge
:
yee
enter
not
in
your selves
,
and
them
that
were
entring
you
hindred
.
Christ
himselfe
pronounces
woe
here
,
to
all
such
Soule-murtherers
as
take
away
the
key
of
knowledg
from
the
people
,
and
shut
up
the
Kingdome
of
heaven
against
them
,
which
is
the
greatest
cruelty
that
can
be
exercised
over
miserable
men
:
and
yet
this
is
the
dayly
occupation
of
the
Prelats
,
of
which
the
whole
Kingdome
can
witnes
,
how
that
they
have
made
most
places
desolate
,
depriving
them
of
the
bread
of
life
,
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
and
taking
away
the
key
of
knowledge
from
them
,
and
in
stead
of
●rue
nourishing
food
they
give
them
the
huskes
of
ceremonyes
,
and
vaine
traditions
,
and
idle
superstitious
observations
.
Neither
doe
they
onely
extinguish
and
put
out
all
their
shi●ing
lights
,
but
they
severely
punish
those
that
seeke
it
,
or
goe
after
it
where
it
is
;
so
that
,
if
one
do
but
goe
out
of
his
owne
parish
,
where
he
hath
no
preaching
,
&
where
perhaps
there
hath
not
been
a
sermon
seven
yeares
together
,
as
there
are
many
such
parishes
in
this
Kingdome
;
he
is
forthwith
haled
into
their
Courts
&
tormented
to
death
,
and
is
not
this
horrible
cruelty
?
yea
,
if
one
neighbour
doe
but
goe
to
an
other
,
and
that
but
to
heare
a
Sermon
repeated
,
when
he
dare
not
goe
out
of
his
owne
parish
,
he
is
immediatly
haled
into
their
Courts
as
a
Keeper
of
Conventicles
,
and
miserably
there
tormented
:
and
is
not
this
also
great
cruelty
?
Especially
when
any
of
their
lewd
parishioners
may
goe
from
yeare
to
yeare
,
out
of
their
owne
parishes
a
drinking
&
quaffing
,
and
that
on
the
Lords
day
and
holy
dayes
,
as
they
call
them
,
and
have
their
meetings
in
troopes
and
great
assemblyes
in
drinking
Schooles
,
tippling
there
to
the
great
dishonour
of
God
,
and
many
times
to
the
great
mischiefe
of
o●hers
,
and
the
perpetrating
of
many
●innes
,
and
all
such
though
they
never
heare
Service
neither
divine
nor
humain
,
find
favour
in
their
Courts
,
and
serve
for
wi●nesses
against
the
generation
of
the
just
and
those
that
feare
God
,
&
they
are
esteemed
good
Sons
of
the
Church
,
though
in
all
other
things
they
be
also
never
so
impious
.
Neither
is
there
any
law
against
those
children
of
Be●iall
:
neither
can
any
man
deny
this
that
knoweth
any
thing
,
for
they
are
the
defenders
of
such
fellows
&
tormentors
of
the
most
godly
.
And
if
this
be
not
also
insufferable
tyranny
and
crue●ty
let
every
reasonable
man
judge
.
In
this
i●formation
his
most
excellent
Majest.
is
truely
and
deservedly
commended
,
that
he
is
an
enimy
to
Popery
and
all
innovation
of
religion
,
as
his
Highnes
hath
often
declared
himselfe
,
and
that
he
doth
dayly
frequent
the
Church
and
is
diligent
in
hearing
of
Sermons
.
And
this
most
eminent
piety
in
our
noble
King
and
Soveraigne
,
we
his
loyall
,
though
poore
Subjects
,
heartily
reioyce
at
,
desiring
the
Lord
of
heaven
still
to
inflame
his
royall
heart
with
a
zeale
for
the
glory
of
God
&
the
propagation
of
the
Gospell
,
and
to
continue
in
him
an
increase
a
love
unto
his
holy
word
.
Now
,
all
men
know
,
that
Kings
examples
have
been
ever
the
paterne
for
their
Subjects
,
and
it
is
the
duty
of
all
good
Citizens
&
Subjects
to
imitate
their
King
in
all
well
doing
,
and
men
use
commonly
to
say
:
Regis
ad
exemplum
,
the
Kings
example
is
ever
to
be
followed
,
and
it
is
his
royall
hearts
desire
,
that
his
Subjects
should
imitat
him
in
that
his
piety
.
Now
what
a
great
&
unexpressible
cruelty
is
this
in
the
Prelats
towards
the
poore
people
and
how
great
a
dishonour
is
done
to
the
Ki●g
in
it
,
that
they
will
not
let
his
Subjects
be
good
?
for
it
is
good
in
the
King
and
hightly
commendable
before
God
&
men
to
heare
the
Word
of
God
often
preached
,
and
to
be
diligent
in
the
hearing
of
Sermons
,
or
els
the
Informers
would
not
have
set
it
downe
as
so
singular
a
vertue
in
our
royall
King
:
and
yet
they
punish
this
good
in
his
Subjects
,
and
it
is
a
cause
of
the
utter
undoing
of
many
of
them
if
they
goe
to
Sermons
,
and
when
they
are
found
to
bee
diligent
at
the
hearing
of
the
word
,
&
the
going
to
a
sermon
into
the
next
Parish
when
they
have
none
in
their
owne
,
is
matter
sufficient
to
mount
them
up
into
the
high
Commission
,
which
is
none
of
the
smallest
crueltyes
that
holy
and
pious
men
in
these
our
dayes
groane
under
,
to
the
infinit
dishonour
of
God
and
the
King
,
and
the
needles
vexation
and
molestation
of
his
dutifullest
Subjects
,
who
desire
to
follow
in
that
their
godly
Princes
example
.
In
S.
Iohn
Baptists
time
,
it
is
sayd
,
That
Ierusalem
,
Iudea
and
the
region
round
about●
came
all
out
to
heare
him
,
running
after
Sermons
,
and
so
they
did
after
Christ
,
And
it
stands
recorded
in
sacred
Writ
to
their
eternall
honour
,
and
for
our
imitation
.
For
all
the
Saints
godly
examples
are
set
downe
for
us
to
imitate
,
and
wee
never
read
that
any
were
by
the
very
enimies
of
the
Gospell
in
those
dayes
,
the
Scribes
,
Pharises
and
High-Priests
,
molested
or
troubled
for
the
same
;
and
it
is
sayd
of
them
that
they
tooke
the
Kingdome
of
heaven
with
a
kind
of
holy
violence
,
and
their
diligence
in
hearing
the
word
is
related
●nd
told
of
them
as
a
thing
very
honorable
and
praise
worthy
;
and
so
it
is
very
well
related
in
the
information
of
our
gracious
King
to
his
immortall
honour
and
great
praise
,
and
so
it
is
and
ever
to
be
honoured
in
his
Maj●
and
his
example
in
this
to
be
followed
of
all
his
obedient
Subjects
.
And
is
it
not
a
transcendent
cruel●y
then
in
the
Prelats
,
that
poore
Christians
in
our
age
may
neither
obey
the
commandement
of
God
who
inioyneth
us
to
heare
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
nor
imitate
the
Saints
of
olde
in
their
pious
indeavours
in
building
up
themselves
in
their
most
holy
faith
,
nor
follow
the
good
paternes
of
their
Kings
and
Governors
,
but
they
must
be
severely
punished
for
it
,
yea
undone
&
traduced
●or
it
a●
evil
doers
?
if
this
be
not
great
cruelty
&
tyranny
it selfe
in
the
Prelats
,
there
was
never
none
:
for
they
robb
them
of
Heaven
&
ear●h
,
&
all
other
comforts
in
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
.
Nay
,
which
is
yet
more
,
to
shew
their
cruelty
,
injustice
&
unrightuous
dealing
:
the
Prelats
in
the
Baptisme
of
infants
constraine
the
Godfathers
&
Godmothers
there
solemnly
to
promise
that
they
wil
call
upon
them
that
are
baptised
when
they
come
to
yeares
of
discretion
of●en
to
heare
Sermons
,
&
to
this
duty
are
also
the
baptized
tyed
.
Now
,
when
they
are
come
to
yeares
of
understanding
,
and
in
obedience
of
their
promise
they
made
by
their
God
.
Fathers
and
God-Mothers
,
and
perhaps
beeing
stirred
up
also
by
their
exhortation
to
this
good
duty
of
hearing
the
Word
,
if
●hey
goe
out
to
heare
Sermons
when
they
have
none
in
their
owne
Parishes
,
they
are
first
punished
in
their
purses
and
liberties
,
and
then
given
to
the
Devill
for
this
good
worke
,
which
they
notwithstanding
have
tied
them
to
by
speciall
promise
in
their
baptisme
and
if
all
this
be
not
unspeakeable
cruelty
,
tyranny
and
injustice
there
was
never
none
in
the
world
,
and
yet
this
is
the
dayly
practise
of
the
Prelates
through
the
Kingdome
,
as
all
men
know
.
And
which
is
yet
more
to
be
observed
,
in
the
same
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
children
promise
there
by
their
God-Fathers
and
God-Mothers
,
or
they
doe
it
for
the
children
to
be
baptized
;
that
they
will
forsake
the
Devill
and
all
his
works
,
the
pomps
and
vanities
of
this
wicked
world
,
and
are
there
signed
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
that
innocent
Ceremony
,
as
they
call
it
,
that
he
shall
continue
Christs
Faithfull
Souldier
&
fight
under
his
banner
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
against
the
World
,
the
Flesh
and
the
Devill
,
by
the
which
promise
he
is
bound
to
the
utmost
of
his
power
alwayes
to
oppose
all
errors
,
wickednes
,
and
prophanenesse
.
Now
if
any
in
conscience
of
his
promise
either
speake
or
write
in
defence
of
the
truth
,
as
it
ought
to
be
defended
,
or
if
he
doe
but
put
in
practice
that
which
he
hath
promised
,
in
opposing
of
Error
,
Superstition
,
Prophanesse
,
Idolatry
,
or
the
iniquities
of
the
times
,
the
Prelates
severely
punish
them
for
it
,
as
their
dayly
proceedings
witnes
,
and
if
this
be
not
a
daring
crueltie
also
,
and
great
injustice
,
there
is
none
exercised
upon
the
earth
:
for
what
is
unjustice
and
crueltie
,
if
punishing
of
men
for
doeing
their
duty
,
and
keeping
their
promise
,
and
performing
that
which
the
Prelates
themselves
have
tied
them
to
by
speciall
promise
,
be
not
?
They
teach
all
Christians
in
an
other
Ceremonie
of
standing
up
at
the
Gospell
and
at
Gloria
Pa●ri
,
and
at
the
Creed
,
to
shew
their
readinesse
and
promptitude
in
fighting
for
●he
Faith
of
Iesus
and
their
Holy
Religion
against
Heresie
,
Poperie
,
and
all
Innovations
,
all
which
,
our
Gracious
King
declares
himse●fe
,
that
he
will
never
al●ow
of
or
suffer
,
and
the
neglect
of
this
Ceremonie
will
cost
a
man
an
undoeing
.
Now
if
any
beeing
taught
by
this
Ceremonie
come
forth
to
the
combat
,
and
but
oppose
themselves
against
Popery
,
Errors
,
or
Innovations
,
in
defence
of
the
Faith
,
and
the
Honour
of
their
King
,
they
are
punished
most
severelie
for
it
by
the
Prelates
both
in
the
High-Commission
and
other
Courts
,
and
Bils
and
Informations
and
Articles
are
exhibited
and
made
against
them
as
evil
doers
and
troublers
of
the
State
,
and
all
for
doing
that
th●y
teach
them
by
their
Ceremonies
,
and
bind
them
by
promises
&
oath
to
doe
,
which
is
Hyperbolicall
tyrannie●
unjustice
and
cruelty
in
those
reverend
Fathers
.
It
seemes
they
would
have
Christians
like
Saint
George
a
horsebacke
ever
mounted
but
never
moving
,
and
if
they
doe
chance
to
sti●re
or
dare
bee
so
bold
as
to
move
,
they
immediatelie
are
cast
downe
and
breake
either
their
eares
,
or
their
noses
,
or
their
foreheads
,
and
it
may
be
●hey
are
also
wh●pped
to
the
ba●gaine
for
beeing
so
bold
,
some
mischief
for
the
most
part
followes
their
endeavours
,
and
that
for
doing
their
dutie
,
and
that
which
they
were
taught
by
Ceremonies
,
and
is
not
this
arrogant
tyranny●
cruelty
and
inju●●ice
in
the
Prelates
to
punish
and
that
severely
both
the
neglect
and
the
doing
also
of
their
duty
,
and
that
they
are
injoyned
to
doe
?
without
all
doubt
there
is
no
such
crueltie
in
the
world
as
is
daily
practised
by
the
Prelates
and
in
their
Courts
,
of
the
which
there
might
mightie
volumes
bee
made
,
but
the
Defendent
hath
instanced
in
these
few
things
onely
,
because●
they
are
knowne
to
most
men
and
obvious
every
day
,
and
the
Defendents
condi●ion
and
his
cause
can
sufficiently
witnes
their
unrighteous
dealings
,
and
that
in
divers
respects
,
for
they
dealt
,
with
him
against
the
very
law
and
light
of
nature
and
as
they
would
not
bee
done
by
,
to
make
him
accuse
himselfe
,
to
admit
his
sworne
and
capital
enimies
,
and
which
first
informed
them
against
him
out
of
meere
malice
,
as
was
proved
by
many
,
to
bee
prosecutors
and
witnesses
against
him
;
yea
to
speake
as
it
is
,
that
the
Prelates
themselves
should
be
Accusers
,
Parties
,
Witnesses
,
Iury
and
Iudge
in
their
owne●
cause
,
as
they
all
were
:
this
the
Defendent
saith
is
unrighteous
dealing
,
to
which
may
bee
added
the
defending
of
the
Popes
quarrell
,
to
condemne
him
for
one
thing
and
putting
those
things
likewise
in
the
records
of
the
Court
,
for
which
by
the
whole
Court
he
was
freed
from
.
As
for
example
,
the
Defendent
was
condemned
onely
for
his
booke
,
now
in
the
order
of
the
Court
or
Sentence
,
it
is
put
in●
that
he
was
condemned
for
the
other
things
also●
which
howsoever
they
were
in
themselves
verie
ridiculous
,
yet
it
is
great
injustice
to
superadde
them
,
and
so
to
deale
with
him
.
Neither
is
that
a
small
part
of
injustice
to
punish
and
condemne
the
innocent
and
justify
the
wicked
,
both
which
are
an
abomination
to
the
Lord
.
Now
they
condemned
the
Defendent
for
writing
against
the
Pope
,
&
adjudged
his
Booke
to
be
burnt
,
and
justified
his
adversaries
and
Chouny
who
writ
in
defence
of
the
Church
of
Rome
;
and
it
is
their
daily
practice
to
condemne
bookes
that
are
writ
for
the
Honour
of
Religion
,
accusing
them
to
bee
factious
pamphlets
:
but
Bookes
that
are
writ
for
the
advancement
of
Poperie
and
Superstition
,
and
in
defence
of
the
Pontificalitie
of
Prelats
and
the
magnification
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
●o
the
trampling
downe
of
regall
autoritie
,
and
for
the
murdering
&
killing
of
Kings
,
for
the
bringing
in
of
Innovations
into
a
Kingdome
and
for
suppressing
of
true
Religion
,
many
of
which
are
not
to
bee
named
,
of
these
Bookes
a
man
may
buy
shipfuls
of
them
in
Pauls
Church
yard
,
all
which
tend
to
the
ruine
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
perver●ing
of
Re●igion
,
and
the
seducing
of
the
Kings
good
Subjects
.
And
all
other
Bookes
of
Arminians
,
Sosinians
,
and
a
thousand
such
blasphemous
treatises
are
bought
and
sold
publikely
in
every
Stationars
shop
,
with
the
Prelates
very
good
liking
.
And
the
greatest
enimies
of
the
truth
,
such
as
Bellarmine
,
Baronius
,
Tyrrian
,
Ca●etan
,
are
not
onely
publicklie
vented
but
are
before
the
King
,
and
in
the
Vniversities
,
and
indeed
in
every
Pulpit
magnified
with
glorious
titles
,
as
,
the
learned
Cardinal
,
incomparable
Bellarmine
,
those
grand
impostors
and
perverte●s
of
the
wayes
of
God
,
and
such
as
have
abused
King
IAMES
of
famous
memory
,
and
blasphemously
defamed
our
most
Holy
Religion
;
All
these
Authors
and
many
more
with
their
Bookes
,
the
Defendent
saith
,
are
dailie
approved
of
,
and
commended
by
the
Prelates●
and
such
as
extoll
the
Church
of
Rome
patronized
by
them
and
maintained
.
And
what
is
it
then
to
advance
Poperie
,
if
all
these
doings
of
the
Prelates
bee
not
?
and
what
is
it
to
favour
prophanesse
and
irreligion
,
if
the
punishing
and
silencing
of
those
that
write
and
speake
against
the
iniquitie
of
the
times
,
be
not
?
let
all
men
judge
of
this
with
serious
reason
,
and
they
will
soone
perceive
,
that
in
this
accusation
of
the
Prelats
,
the
Defendent
hath
no
way
wronged
them
.
And
for
their
intemperance
and
want
of
wit
,
it
is
notoriouslie
also
knowne
who
raile
most
shamefully
and
unhumanelie
upon
all
honest
men
that
come
before
them
,
as
their
very
speeches
in
their
censure
may
witnes
.
Iudges
of
old
were
wont
to
give
Sentence
in
lesse
matters
beeing
full
of
compassion
,
with
teares
in
their
eyes
;
neither
doe
wee
read
of
any
Iudges
since
Christs
time
but
of
Ananias
the
High
Priest
,
and
Festus
the
Governor
that
they
ever
did
revile
those
that
were
brought
before
them
,
or
give
them
any
ill
language
.
And
the
one
was
a
Iew
,
and
the
other
a
Heathen
,
both
enimies
of
Christ
and
Christians
.
But
for
Christian
Iudges
and
them
spirituall
ones
,
for
such
contumeliouslie
to
abuse
their
brethren
,
as
they
did
the
Defendent
,
and
dailie
doe
others
,
and
to
give
them
over
to
the
Devill
and
to
perpetuall
chaines
for
every
triviall
thing
,
yea
even
for
a
misprision
or
a
very
surmise
,
and
to
make
a
man
an
offender
for
a
word
,
and
to
ruine
them
,
their
wives
,
and
children
for
such
things
,
and
that
with
scoffes
,
reproaches
,
tants
and
mocks
,
this
the
Defendent
affirmeth
,
in
the
Prelates
is
both
crueltie
,
injustice
,
intemperance
,
and
want
of
wisdome
,
and
so
hee
nothing
doubteth
but
this
honorable
Court
and
all
rationall
men
will
judge
.
Neither
doth
his
gracious●
Majest.
or
this
honorable
Court
as
he
truelie
believeth
,
know
,
how
they
abuse
his
poore
Subjects
;
neither
will
God
take
this
well
at
their
hands
,
for
it
no
way
beseemeth
those
would
bee
thought
the
Fa●hers
of
the
Church
so
to
doe
.
For
if
wee
looke
upon
Timothy
and
Titus
whose
successors
they
would
be
thought
to
bee
,
and
the
rules
that
they
followed
and
were
guided
by
,
wee
shall
find
a
vast
difference
betweene
them
.
Saint
Paul
in
his
2.
epistle
to
Timothy
chap.
2.
telleth
him
,
That
the
servant
of
the
Lord
must
not
strive
,
but
be
gentle
unto
all
men●
apt
to
teach
,
patient
,
in
meeknes
instructing
those
that
oppose
themselves
,
if
God
peradventure
will
give
them
repentance
to
the
acknowledgment
of
the
trueth
,
&c.
And
in
an
other
place
,
the
same
Apostle
sayth
,
A
Bpp.
must
be
patient
and
no
brawler
.
Now
when
the
Prelats
so
exorbitantly
,
behave
themselves
,
trampling
all
Apostolicall
Canons
under
their
feet
,
and
so
basely
revile
the
good
Subjects
of
the
King
and
their
brethren
,
trampling
also
the
sacred
Scriptures
under
their
fee●
,
and
that
with
as
great
contempt
as
the
Papists
themselves
doe
,
advancing
Poperie
everie
way
,
and
the
Defenders
of
it
,
can
any
denie
that
these
are
intempera●
,
imprudent
,
unjust
men
,
and
furtheres
&
upholders
of
Poperie
?
&
whereas
the
Defendent
is
charged
in
the
information●
That
he
accuseth
the
Prelats
as
upholders
of
idolatry
superstition
and
prophanesse
,
and
that
h●●
defameth
the
witn●sses
brought
against
him
,
and
hath
causlesly
and
boldlie
inveighed
against
the
oath
Ex
officio
.
The
Defendent
humbly
intreateth
the
honorable
Court
that
with
patience
they
would
heare
his
answer
to
these
things
,
&
then
he
will
come
to
the
last
thing
that
concerne●h
him
,
the
Letany
,
and
the
occasion
of
the
writing
of
it
.
What
he
himself
hath
done
,
he
is
ever
resolved
to
seale
with
his
best
bloud
,
&
to
justifie
and
make
good
whatsoever
he
shall
accuse
the
Prelats
of
.
Amongst
the
which
he
acknowledgeth
,
that
he
chargeth
them
to
be
advancers
of
Poperie
,
idolatrie
,
superstition
&
prophanesse
.
And
so
they
are
,
as
hath
been
alreadie
sufficiently
evinced
,
and
by
that
which
followeth
shall
yet
more
illustriously
appeare
.
For
what
is
it
,
to
aduance
Popery
and
idolatry
if
that
the
Prelats
dayly
doe
be
it
not
?
without
,
men
will
thinke
that
Poperie
onely
,
that
advanceth
the
Popes
Supremacy
,
and
they
Protestants
onely
,
that
goe
no
farther
in
opposing
that
Hereticall
religion
,
when
that
is
among
many
Divines
counted
one
of
●he
least
controversies
in
Theology
between
Papists
and
us
true
Catholicks
.
Greater
matters
I
wosse
,
hundreds
there
are
between
us
.
And
howsoever
the
King
blessed
be
God
&
his
predecessors
by
the
blood
of
their
Subjects
and
the
sacrificing
of
themselves
,
have
shaken
off
the
yoake
of
the
Pope
:
yet
his
poore
Subjects
are
under
many
Popes
which
deale
worse
with
them
then
ever
Popes
did
to
Kings
in
the
middest
of
their
swelling●●
pride
&
arrogancy
,
yea
every
parish
Priest
and
base
fellow
that
is
but
a
Prelats
Servant
,
can
ruine
and
undoe
the
honestest
man
upon
any
information
;
So
that
for
the
Subjects
condition
it
is
worse
,
&
they
are
in
a
farre
more
deplorable
predicament
then
they
were
in
under
the
Pope
,
by
this
change
;
for
now
they
have
neither
their
consciences
,
their
libertyes
,
their
purses
,
their
bodyes
,
their
limbs
or
lives
in
any
security
but
as
the
Prelats
&
their
creatures
please
are
deprived
of
all
,
who
seek
continually
for
their
bloud
and
starve
many
of
them
in
prisons
,
and
expose
them
to
infinit
miseries
and
calamityes●
so
that
they
are
as
sheep
to
the
slaughter
,
slayne
all
the
day
long
.
And
of
their
deadly
crueltie
against
those
that
feare
God
the
whole
Kingdome
can
witnes
,
and
how
that
they
make
them
every
where
most
odious
.
But
now
to
the
matter
the
Defendent
c●argeth
the
Prelats
with
,
viz.
that
they
are
advancers
of
Idolatry
,
superstition
and
pr●phanesse
.
And
that
●hey
are
advancers
of
idolatry
,
who
can
doubt
of
it
,
that
knoweth
that
very
rudiments
of
Divinity
or
in
the
least
measure
●a●h
been
acquaynted
with
the
lawes
of
God
?
For
as
God
onely
is
and
must
be
the
object
of
all
Divine
worship
,
as
t●e
first
commandement
teacheth
,
for
him
onely
we
are
to
serve
Matth.
4.
as
Christ
also
commandeth
,
&
to
worship
any
other
or
to
trust
in
any
thi●g
els
is
idolatry
in
a
high
degree
:
for
we
must
love
him
with
all
our
hearts
and
all
our
Soul●s
and
trust
on●ly
in
him
.
So
likewise
for
the
maner
of
his
worship
that
must
also
bee
as
he
commandeth
,
not
as
wee
vainly
conceive
.
For
he
hath
sayd
.
Thou
shalt
not
make
to
thy selfe
any
graven
image
,
or
t●e
likenes
o●
any
thing
in
Heav●n
above
,
or
in
the
earth
beneath
,
thou
shalt
not
bow
downe
to
it
or
worship
it
.
By
which
precept
for
the
very
maner
of
his
worship
it
is
not
le●t
to
our
disposing
,
that
we
should
●fter
our
inventions
serve
him
,
Neither
is
●ee
to
bee
served
any
other
way
,
or
by
any
other
meanes
then
hee
hath
in
his
Word
prescribed
,
which
is
a
large
commentary
upon
th●t
text
;
So
that
no
man
that
hath
eyes
can
pretend
any
longer
that
hee
seeth
not
the
trueth
.
And
among
all
learned
and
Orthodoxe
Divines
this
is
accorded
and
assented
unto●
That
●hose
,
that
by
their
owne
inventions
,
as
by
Images
,
Cr●cifixes
,
Altars
,
Ceremonies
,
or
Syllable●
and
letters
,
or
whatsoever
other
meanes
serve
him
,
without
expresse
command
from
God
goe
about
to
worship
him
,
are
Idolaters●
and
such
worship
is
idolatry
;
and
of
this
kind
of
service
&
adoration
are
the
Samaritans
guilty
,
of
whom
it
is
sayd
,
that
they
worshipped
the
true
God
,
and
so
they
did
in
many
things
,
according
to
the
Law
of
Moses
,
and
had
Circumcision
and
the
Passeover
,
and
looked
for
the
Me●sias
to
come
.
B●t
because
they
added
their
owne
inventions
to
that
worship
,
and
brought
in
their
owne
devices
with
it
,
and
set
up
a
will
worship
,
t●erefore
the●
were
esteemed
the
enimies
of
God
and
proclamed
idolaters
.
Yee
worship
sayth
Christ
you
know
no●
what
.
So
that
they
that
according
to
their
owne
pretences
and
inventions
serve
God
,
worship
they
kno●
not
what
,
and
therefore
are
idolaters
and
all
such
Divine
worship
as
is
not
prescribed
by
God
such
service
is
idolatry
,
Of
which
kind
&
nature
is
altar-worship
,
crucifix-worship
,
image-worship
,
table-worship
,
place
worship
,
ceremony-worship
,
bread-worship
,
●yl●able
worship
and
all
such
like-worship
and
indeed
all
will-worship
,
and
whether
or
no
the
Prelats
be
not
advancers
of
altars
and
crucifixes
&
place-worship
,
ceremony
&
bread-worship
,
and
such
trash
,
let
all
the
Kingdome
judge
,
And
all
t●ese
are
Popery
,
saving
t●e
worshipping
of
altars
:
for
the
Defe●dent
yet
never
saw
the
Papists
so
basely
idolatrous
as
to
worship
a
naked
altar
:
indeed
where
there
is
a
Crucifix
upon
an
altar
,
they
bow
,
but
never
to
the
altar
or
table
alone
,
as
he
is
most
confident
the
Papists
themselves
will
acknowledge
,
and
therefore
so
grosse
the
Prelats
are
in
their
Popish
performances
that
they
exce●d
them
in
idolat●y
.
And
so
it
is●
that
those
that
are
most
vainly
superstitious
amongst
them
,
they
are
in
the
readyest
way
to
prefermen●
,
and
others
of
a
contrary
minde
,
most
contemned
and
vilipended
,
which
sheweth
sufficiently
what
favoures
of
Popery
the
Prelats
are
.
Yea
for
all
maner
of
Poperie
,
they
affect
it
,
defend
it●
&
mayntayn
it
,
and
the
Authors
and
abe●ters
of
it
.
As
for
a
president
,
a
base
esteeme
of
Holy
Scriptures
,
preferring
the
Fathers
Autority
before
them
,
in
which
they
are
as
impiously
Popish
as
Bellarmin
himself
,
or
any
other
Papist
.
They
hold
also
their
owne
Episcopall
Autority
to
be
Iure
Divino
.
Likewise
,
they
hold
a
reall
presence
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
and
that
the
Church
of
Rome
is
a
true
Church
and
what
hold
they
not
,
that
the
Church
of
Rome
hold●th
not
?
And
for
all
maner
of
superstition
,
they
so
advance
it
,
as
no
man
,
that
will
not
be
superstitious
can
live
among
them
or
can
enjoy
either
his
Ministry
if
he
be
in
orders
;
or
if
hee
bee
a
laick
(
as
they
terme
him
)
his
libertie
.
Now
for
superstition
,
it
is
described
amongst
the
learned
to
bee
,
when
men
doe
any
thing
in
religion
supra
id
quod
statutum
est
,
to
be
wise
in
Gods
mat●ers
above
that
which
is
written
,
and
where
can
any
of
them
shew
,
their
cappings
,
and
crouchings
,
and
standings
,
&
kneelings
,
and
a
thousand
such
Iackanaps
tricks
commanded
in
Scripture
,
as
they
now
use
;
in
which
notwithstanding
they
place
all
holinesse
and
religion
,
and
the
neglect
of
the
least
of
which
fopperies
,
makes
all
men
thought
not
onelie
prophane
,
but
causeth
unto
them
severe
punishment
,
yea
utter
ruin
many
times
.
Where
hath
God
commanded
in
any
place
,
to
kneele
in
the
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
?
to
leave
Christs
example
and
the
blessed
Apostles
and
to
follow
Antichrists
&
his
wicked
Disciples
,
who
are
the
cursed
enimies
of
●●e
Lord
Iesus
?
where
hath
he
commanded
to
turne
tables
into
altars
and
to
doe
worship
unto
them
?
or
to
venerat
the
Table
or
the
wals
of
a
Church
?
or
to
turne
their
faces
to
the
East
?
or
to
cap
and
bow
at
●he
name
of
Iesus
?
As
for
that
text
which
is
often
abused
in
the
2.
of
the
Philippians
,
there
is
no
ground
in
that
for
that
impious
adulation
and
vaine
Ceremony
;
for
if
as
they
would
have
it
,
by
that
,
an
outward
worship
of
the
body
be
at
the
name
of
Iesus
to
be
yeilded
:
then
by
the
same
text
also
,
there
is
a●
orall
and
audible
confession
to
be
made
in
the
publick
assembly
:
for
as
it
is
sayd
at
the
name
of
Iesus
every
knee
shall
bow
,
so
it
is
there
likewise
sayd
,
at
the
name
of
Iesus
every
tongue
shall
confesse
Iesus
is
the
Lord
,
which
thing
was
never
yet
practised
in
any
Church
of
the
world
,
nor
by
the
Prelats
themselves
,
and
would
bring
such
a
confusion
into
all
Congregations
,
as
would
perturbat
all
Holy
duties
,
and
bring
men
into
an
inevitable
bondage
and
circulation
of
obedience
which
could
never
bee
ended
,
and
by
which
the
Heresy
of
the
Entichites
would
againe
of
necessity
be
revived
,
which
the
Defendent
doth
not
thinke
the
Prelats
as
well
as
they
seeme
to
love
prayer
,
would
willingly
assent
unto
:
and
yet
by
severe
consequence
it
would
necessarily
follow
,
if
that
Ceremony
upon
that
text
be
founded
:
and
this
part
of
obedience
the
Prelats
have
yet
fayled
in
,
and
therefore
have
served
God
hitherto
to
the
halves
.
Withall
this
is
a
great
indignitie
to
Iesus
Christ
,
to
worship
him
more
by
one
name
and
title
,
then
an
o●her
,
and
indeed
it
is
a
meete
mockerie
of
the
Lord
Iesus
,
so
to
trifle
with
some
of
his
attributes
,
who
is
equallie
by
all
to
be
honoured
and
reverenced
,
beeing
one
and
the
same
person
God
blessed
for
ever
,
by
which
or
in
which
of
his
titles
soever
his
dignitie
is
expressed
.
And
no
Kin●
or
Prince
would
take
it
we●l
at
his
Subjects
hands
,
if
they
should
slight
any
of
his
Royall
titles
or
give
lesse
veneration
to
the
one
then
to
the
other
.
Neither
is
that
all
,
but
he
would
also
take
it
for
a
great
contumelie
and
ind●gnitie
done
to
him
,
and
thinke
it
not
far
from
treason
as
he
well
might
if
his
Subjects
should
give
equall
reverence
and
honour
to
any
of
his
Subjects
that
they
doe
to
him
,
much
more
if
they
should
honour
his
greatest
enimie
with
the
same
veneration
that
they
doe
him
.
Yet
all
this
is
perpetrated
by
this
idle
Ceremonie
against
the
Lord
Iesus
,
and
that
Divine
Honour
which
is
given
to
God
himse●fe
,
is
given
not
onely
to
his
Servants
,
beeing
creatures
,
but
to
his
very
greatest
enimie
a
child
of
the
Devill
,
as
dailie
experience
witnesseth
.
For
,
when
Iesus
that
is
ca●led
Iustus
,
is
named
they
cap
&
bend
,
&
when
Iesus
of
Siracke
is
named
,
they
doe
the
same
,
and
when
Iesus
that
is
called
Iosua
,
is
pronounced
,
they
likewise
worship
,
yea
when
Bariesus
the
Conjurer
that
enimie
of
all
righteousnes
and
child
of
the
Devill
is
read
in
the
Churches
,
they
also
cap
and
crouch
,
as
the
Defendent
himself●
hath
often
seene
.
So
that
not
onelie
the
creature
,
but
the
Devill
himselfe
must
communicate
with
the
Lord
of
life
in
his
divine
worship
by
these
vaine
,
idle
,
and
hypocriticall
inventions
of
the
Prelates
,
which
is
a
damnable
and
unsufferable
wickednes
in
them
.
Yet
these
and
innumerab●e
more
inconveniences
and
impieties
will
necessarilie
follow
upon
all
humane
inventions
and
ridiculous
superstitions
,
of
all
which
the
Prelates
are
advancers
to
the
miraculous
dishouour
of
God
,
hardening
of
Idolaters
in
their
hereticall
courses
,
and
to
the
great
molestation
and
vexation
,
yea
and
to
the
undoeing
of
thousands
of
good
Christians
and
the
true
Subjects
of
the
King
in
a
yeare
.
And
to
speake
the
truth
,
they
are
more
superstitious
in
all
their
apish
performances
,
(
as
all
Trave●lers
know
)
not
onely
in
their
Cathedrals
,
but
now
in
every
Parish
Church
,
then
they
are
among
the
Papists
themselves
,
as
all
Papists
will
tell
you
with
derision
,
who
among
themse●ves
mocke
at
their
folly
.
And
wh●ther
they
be
not
likewise
favourers
of
prophanesse
,
and
impie●ie
,
let
their
daily
proceedings
in
their
Courts
bee
examined
and
looked
into
,
who
sell
all
maner
of
filthenesse
for
money
,
and
by
commuting
give
a
kinde
of
toleration
for
uncleanesse
and
villan●e
:
and
as
for
their
Officers
and
Servants
in
generall
,
they
are
the
most
ungodlie
ribbald
swearing
fellowes
,
and
for
all
manner
of
excesse
the
basest
in
the
whole
land
,
●ho
make
no
conscience
of
swearing
in
their
open
assemblies
,
and
are
to
speake
the
trueth●
more
like
a
company
of
Ruffians
then
Saints
,
be●ing
deriders
of
all
goodnes
and
pietie
,
which
all
those
that
have
any
commerce
with
them
,
can
witnesse
.
Withall
,
that
the
most
●icked●y
and
impiouslie
disposed
varlets
,
are
most
honoured
,
hugged
and
esteemed
amongst
them
,
and
will
ever
finde
more
favour
at
their
hands
,
then
the
honestests
men
.
And
whereas
the
Defendent
is
charged●
to
have
causle●lie
defamed
the
witnesses
,
he
saith
,
that
for
them
it
is
notoriouslie
knowne
,
that
they
are
a
companie
of
Sonnes
of
Beliall
,
sold
over
to
worke
mischief●
beeing
vio●aters
of
the
very
lawes
of
nature
and
hospitalitie
,
and
such
as
have
spake
so
barbarousli●
of
the
Prelates
,
in
the
time
of
their
familiaritie
,
as
the
Defendent
dareth
not
expresse
;
and
they
stand
upon
two
records
in
the
Court
of
Chancerie
for
Calumniators
&
malicious
Traducers
&
vexatious
men
,
and
were
there
expugned
with
costs
given
to
the
Defendent
for
their
basenesse
.
And
at
the
Informations
at
the
Doctors
commons
,
they
were
by
the
Iudges
thought
unfit
witnesses
,
and
the
chiefest
of
them
tolde
to
his
face
,
that
his
testimonie
was
not
to
be
admitted
,
for
malice
had
set
him
a
worke
;
and
withall
hee
was
proved
prodigiouslie
prophane
and
wicked
,
which
can
yet
be
easily
verified
,
as
that
hee
is
an
unlearned
fellow
:
and
therefore
by
the
power
of
the
Prelate
of
Canterburie
,
in
whose
eyes
such
wretches
ever
find
grace
,
and
by
the
meanes
of
Mr.
Sir
Iohn
Lambe
,
they
procured
hi●
wickednes
to
bee
covered
,
which
was
fully
set
out
in
the
depositions
.
But
all
the
Iudges
notwithstanding
the
favour
he
found
with
Canterburie
,
(
one
onely
excepted
)
at
the
Defendents
censure
,
freed
him
from
those
poo●e
and
frivolous
things
they
laid
to
his
charge
,
and
abjored
their
witnesses●
and
cond●mned
him
onely
for
hi●
Booke
,
and
the
Defendent
hath
the
depos●●ions
yet
to
shew
,
under
the
h●●d
of
the
Court●
Where
they
have
most
apparentlie
sworne
one
against
the
other
,
&
while
they
laboured
to
accuse
hi●
,
they
justifie
his
honestie
and
proclaime
themselves
knaves
,
neither
is
there
such
another
packe
of
villaines
,
in
the
whole
Country
,
and
that
doe
more
molest
and
trouble
their
neighbours
,
and
the
place
where
they
dwell
,
which
they
can
easilie
doe
beeing
backt
by
the
High-Commission
Court
,
and
the
Prelates
.
And
such
agents
are
ever
fit●est
for
their
imployme●ts
,
that
will
sweare
or
doe
any
thing
either
for
money
or
malice●
and
therefore
the
Defendent
in
his
Apology
,
beeing
to
make
a
true
relation
of
things
,
could
not
omitt
the
witnesses
,
beeing
his
prosecutors
also
,
and
the
originall
of
all
his
troubles
,
with
their
barbarous
ingratitude
unto
him
,
who
had
been
next
noder
God
the
onely
meanes
to
preserve
them
from
●he
jawes
of
famine●
as
the
whole
Towne
can
tell
:
who
thus
requited
him
for
all
.
And
whereas
the
Defendent
is
said
causlesly
and
boldly
to
h●ve
inveighed
against
the
oath
ex
officio
,
he
desireth
now
to
say
something
concerning
that
,
it
being
put
upon
him
.
As
for
the
oath
ex
officio
he
there
onely
by
the
way
spake
of
it
,
telling
the
danger
hee
was
brought
into
by
it
,
and
how
that
Trajan
the
Emperour
would
not
have
his
Subjects
oppressed
with
it
as
thinking
it
a
cruelty
unsufferable
.
And
to
speake
the
truth
,
it
is
an
oath
against
the
Law
of
Nature
,
the
Law
of
Nations
,
the
Law
of
God
,
and
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
yea
the
Defendent
is
able
to
confute
it
by
their
owne
Canon
Law
.
But
that
it
is
against
the
Law
of
Nature
and
the
Land
it
is
evident
:
for
by
neither
is
any
man
forced
to
accuse
and
condemne
himselfe
,
&
a
learned
lawyer
not
long
since
proved
it
to
be
against
the
lawes
of
the
land
.
And
the
very
Heathens
condemned
no
man
,
but
by
sufficient
witnesses
,
as
wee
may
see
when
Paul
was
brought
before
Felix
,
hee
taketh
not
an
oath
of
him
to
accuse
himselfe
,
buth
sayth
,
when
thy
accusers
come
I
will
heare
thee
.
Festus
likewise
sayd
,
It
was
not
the
maner
of
the
Romans
to
deliver
any
man
to
dye
,
before
that
he
which
is
accused
,
have
the
●ccusers
face
to
fave
,
and
have
licence
to
answer
for
himselfe
concerning
the
crime
layd
against
him
.
But
by
the
oath
ex
officio
a
man
is
condemned
without
either
,
as
all
the
prisons
almost
through
the
Kingdome
can
witnes
.
Nay
,
the
law
of
God
sayth
,
that
by
the
mouth
of
two
or
three
witnesses
every
thing
shall
be
confirmed
;
now
here
without
any
witnesses
,
a
man
is
condemned
.
And
Christ
himselfe
being
questioned
concerning
his
doctrine
,
he
sends
them
to
be
informed
of
that
,
of
those
that
heard
him
,
&
would
not
in
any
thing
answer
them
,
&
when
the
woman
was
brought
before
him
,
being
found
in
the
fact
of
adultery
he
asketh
her
,
saying
where
are
thy
accusers
?
They
are
gone
sayth
she
,
and
Iesus
sayd
,
I
accuse
thee
not
,
neither
did
he
force
her
to
accuse
herselfe
.
And
Christ
bids
us
if
any
man
offend
us
,
goe
and
●ell
him
of
it
privatly
;
and
then
if
he
heare
us
not
,
after
that
to
take
witnesses
,
and
after
conviction
by
witnesses
then
to
shun
him
.
He
doth
not
command
to
force
them
to
accuse
themselves
.
Besides
,
he
that
will
sweare
according
to
Gods
command
,
must
sweare
in
right●ousnes
,
in
judgment
and
in
truth
.
Now
by
this
damnable
oath
ex
officio
,
he
can
doe
none
of
all
this
.
For
he
knoweth
not
what
to
sweare
to
,
and
by
that
oath
he
makes
that
evill
which
is
good
many
times
,
and
that
good
which
is
evill
,
which
is
great
unrighteousnes
and
untruth
:
he
is
also
to
accuse
himselfe
and
his
brethren
,
to
the
utter
undoing
of
them
all
,
which
is
horrible
injustice
and
want
of
wisdom
&
judgment
.
Besides
,
an
oath
by
Gods
owne
appointment
,
is
to
bee
●he
end
of
all
controversy
.
It
is
the
last
thing
in
a
controversy
and
the
conclusion
of
it
,
&
where
this
end
is
not
in
an
oath
,
it
is
not
to
sweare
according
to
Gods
owne
appoyntment
,
but
sinfully
.
Now
the
oath
ex
officio
,
is
not
such
an
oath
:
for
that
is
the
beginning
of
all
molestation
and
strife
,
mischief
&
wicked
debate
,
and
the
cause
of
infinit
brabbles
and
needles
vexations
to
●hemselves
and
others
,
and
therefore
ought
to
be
de●ested
and
abominated
.
Further
,
no
man
is
to
take
the
name
of
God
in
vaine
,
now
in
the
oath
ex
officio
,
every
man
takes
the
name
of
God
in
vaine
.
For
they
wil
never
beleeve
him
though
he
sweare
by
the
day
and
by
the
night
,
whatsoever
he
sweareth
or
sayth
in
his
owne
defence
and
justification
,
let
it
be
never
so
true
as
dayly
experience
can
testifie
;
but
onely
make
it
a
trap
and
a
snare
farther
to
intangle
and
involve
him
:
&
therefore
it
being
an
oath
against
the
Law
of
God
,
of
charity
,
love
&
nature
,
it
is
to
be
detested
as
the
devill
,
and
so
the
Defendent
for
his
part
doth
abhorre
it
as
he
doth
the
devill
and
all
his
works
,
and
as
he
doth
all
the
other
cu●sed
and
abominable
proceedings
of
the
Prelats
,
who
spend
the
whole
patrimony
of
their
wit
,
to
molest
the
deare
servants
of
God
,
and
the
Kings
best
and
loyallest
Subjects
;
By
all
which
unrighteous
dealing
,
they
manifest
themselves
to
bee
the
enimies
of
God
and
the
King
,
and
as
,
such
the
Defendent
writes
against
them
,
and
so
he
yet
will
for
the
many
reasons
above
alledged
esteeme
of
them
,
by
what
names
or
titles
soever
they
be
called
;
or
whatsoever
place
of
dignity
they
are
in
,
and
in
this
mind
the
Defendent
will
persever
,
till
they
have
acknowledged
their
contumacy
to
God
and
the
King
,
and
repented
of
the
same
.
And
thus
much
the
Defendent
had
to
say
in
his
owne
defence
,
concerning
the
things
hee
was
charged
with
in
his
Apology
;
and
with
al
desireth
of
this
honourable
assembly
that
the
o●her
matters
that
the
informers
say
are
of
divers
natures
in
it
,
may
be
specified
:
For
it
is
an
easy
thing
,
to
pick
here
and
there
a
word
out
of
best
books
,
to
doe
a
man
a
mischeife
,
&
all
men
know
Spiders
will
gather
poison
where
Bees
find
hony
,
and
he
knoweth
very
well
he
hath
many
malignant
enimies
,
and
therefore
desireth
the
favour
of
the
honorable
Court
for
his
better
defence
.
And
now
he
comes
to
the
second
booke
,
called
the
Letany
,
occasioned
by
the
Bishops
cruelty
,
for
they
threatning
him
not
onely
to
starve
him
out
of
his
opinion
:
but
also
with
the
pillory
the
losse
of
his
eares
the
one
at
Colchester
,
the
other
at
London
,
with
the
slitting
of
his
nostrills
,
&
branding
of
him
in
the
forehead
,
and
he
allso
hearing
that
this
decree
was
gone
out
before
September
last
,
&
divulged
and
spread
abroad
by
the
Prelats
favourits
as
all
the
Country
will
testify
:
it
put
him
upon
his
devotions
and
made
him
write
a
Letany
wherein
he
prayeth
for
deliverance
from
them
.
But
whether
that
which
is
annexed
to
the
information
,
be
the
same
he
knoweth
not
,
for
the
informers
say
,
that
that
is
a
prophane
Letany
.
As
for
the
Letany
the
defendent
made
,
it
was
a
good
&
godly
Letany
,
and
in
that
ridentem
dicere
verum
.
Quid
vetat
?
And
concerning
the
Christening
hee
doth
confesse
he
did
invite
CANTERBURY
AND
LONDON
IN
HIS
WIVES
NAME
,
AND
THE
WHORE
OF
BABYLON
TO
BE
WITNESS●S
.
Which
he
was
constrayned
to
by
reason
of
the
penury
of
his
freinds
,
for
the
Prelats
had
driven
away
all
his
acquayntance
,
so
that
every
body
was
affrayd
of
them
,
nor
no
man
durst
intertayne
his
poore
wife
,
nor
give
her
houseroome
,
though
she
was
then
great
with
child
,
and
in
much
misery
as
the
whole
Country
will
justifie
,
and
in
this
distresse
and
calamity
he
did
it
,
&
wi●hall
he
thought
he
did
the
Prelats
a
great
deale
of
honour
,
that
he
the
Defendent
,
should
vouchsafe
to
have
such
men
as
they
were
to
his
Christening
,
&
that
he
did
joine
so
honorable
a
Gossip
as
the
Matrone
of
Rome
with
them
whom
they
so
much
honoured
&
adored
,
and
pleaded
for
in
this
De●endents
cause
as
Christs
true
Church
and
Spouse
,
and
their
best
beloved
Mistris
,
presuming
that
he
could
no
way
disparage
them
by
joyning
this
Spirituall
Mother
with
these
Spirituall
Fathers
:
and
in
this
,
the
Defendent
thinks
he
did
very
much
grace
them
,
inviting
such
a
Catholicke
companie
to
the
baptising
of
his
child
,
who
he
hopeth
will
live
and
die
a
true
Christian
Catholick
.
And
wonders
,
that
the
Prelates
should
be
so
peevish
as
to
misinterpret
his
●eale
to
them
all
,
especiallie
,
when
he
did
give
them
their
titles
most
magnificently
,
as
,
FATHER
WIL●IAM
OF
CANTERBVRIE
HIS
HOLINESSE
,
AND
WILLIAM
LONDON
MAGNIFICVS
RECTOR
OF
THE
TREASVRIE
.
Neither
did
hee
see
any
reason
why
he
should
detract
from
Canterburie
his
titles
:
for
as
he
is
Pope
of
Canterburie
,
he
is
holy
,
and
for
the
title
of
Pope
it
was
given
antientlie
to
all
or
most
Bishops
,
and
in
speciall
to
his
predecessor
Anselmus
that
rebell
,
as
all
Histories
doe
relate
,
and
the
title
of
Grace
,
is
but
the
title
of
a
Cardinall
.
Besides
,
that
title
is
now
revived
,
if
fame
be
not
a
liar
,
which
is
a
good
plea
in
their
Courts
,
and
false
copies
from
both
th●
universities
bee
not
dispersed
and
spred
abroad
.
For
the
Vniversity
of
Cambridge
in
their
letters
greet
him
with
Sanctissim●
Pater
,
most
holy
Father
the
title
of
the
Pope
,
&
which
onely
belongeth
to
the
first
person
of
the
glorious
Trinity
,
God
blessed
for
ever
,
and
from
Oxford
they
give
him
the
stile
of
Sanctitatis
his
Holynesse
,
and
Edmund
Reeve
in
his
exposition
of
the
Catechisme
in
the
Common-Prayer
Booke
,
gives
the
title
of
Holinesse
of
times
to
the
Bishops
,
&
cals
them
Holy
Fathers
by
their
owne
allowance
and
approbation
.
Now
he
is
a
Father
of
the
Church
,
and
that
of
Canterbury
,
and
he
is
William
,
and
he
is
Holy
,
at
leastwise
would
bee
so
reputed
,
and
would
deeme
it
a
Scandalum
magnatum
to
be
stiled
prophane
or
unholy
,
Ergo
,
Father
William
of
Canterburie
,
his
Holynesse
,
and
the
Defendent
is
resolved
never
to
detract
any
thing
from
his
Holinesse
,
but
shall
daily
pra●
,
that
hee
may
grow
and
evermore
increase
in
Holinesse
,
And
for
the
Prelate
of
London
,
he
should
be
feeding
of
Christs
flocke
in
the
Pulpit
,
and
he
is
at
the
receipt
of
custome
telling
of
mony
,
like
Matthew
the
Publican
before
his
calling
to
the
Apostleship
,
the
love
of
which
is
the
roote
of
all
evill
,
and
hath
got
himselfe
no
small
honour
by
it
,
which
the
Defendent
would
not
in
the
least
diminish
,
and
therefore
beeing
〈◊〉
skilfull
H●rald
,
nor
acquainted
with
the
titles
of
Honour
they
usually
stile
men
in
that
place
,
he
was
constrained
to
make
use
of
a
little
of
his
Roman
Rhetoricke
,
and
called
him
Magnificus
Restor
of
the
Treasury
,
a
fi●ting
honorable
title
as
he
conceived
,
which
he
doth
not
nor
ever
shall
repute
a
Scandall
,
nor
repent
of
that
invitation
.
And
for
any
other
passages
that
are
in
the
Letany
that
he
made
,
he
the
Defendent
is
most
assured
,
if
the
honorable
Court
heard
it
all
,
not
by
peeces
and
scrips
which
hee
most
humbly
desireth
,
they
would
well
perceive
the
Defendent
had
good
reason
,
for
what
he
hath
both
done
and
writ
.
For
this
Honorable
Court
would
then
well
perceive
,
that
the
Defendent
never
medled
with
any
of
them
,
nor
in
the
least
thing
impeached
their
dignities
,
till
they
by
their
delinquency
against
God
and
the
King
,
did
manifestly
demonstrate
they
were
fallen
from
Grace
,
and
then
as
they
had
proclaimed
themselves
enimies
of
God
and
the
King
,
he
did
set
himselfe
against
their
proceedings
and
will
continue
in
so
doing
,
though
it
bee
through
all
misery
to
the
last
gasp
of
breath
,
and
will
continually
say
,
LET
THE
KING
LIVE
FOR
EVER
,
AND
THE
ENIMYES
OF
THE
KING
PERISH
,
and
dying
,
he
will
devoutly
pray
from
plague
,
pestilence
&
famin
,
from
Bishops●
Priests
and
Deacons
,
good
Lord
deliver
us
.
Ever
meaning
from
usurping
Popish
Bishops
,
Priests
&
Deacons
,
and
such
as
challenge
their
standing
and
Auto●itle
jure
Divino
,
and
not
from
the
King
,
as
our
Prela●●
do
.
And
as
to
all
other
the
residue
of
the
offences
and
misdemeanors
complayned
of
in
the
sayd
information
&
examinable
in
this
honorable
Court
,
this
Defendent
saith
,
that
he
is
not
guiltie
of
them
or
any
of
them
in
maner
and
forme
,
as
by
the
said
information
is
supposed
.
All
which
matters
this
Defendent
is
ready
to
averte
and
prove
as
this
honorable
Court
shall
a
ward
.
And
humblie
prayeth
to
be
dismissed
out
of
the
same
with
his
costs
and
charges
against
the
Prelats
,
by
vexation
in
this
&
his
former
suite
in
the
High
Commission
most
wrongfullie
susteyned
.
FINIS
.