THE
PLEA
OF
THE
INNOCENT
:
Wherein
is
auerred
;
That
the
Ministers
&
people
falslie
termed
Puritanes
,
are
iniuriouslie
slaundered
for
enemies
or
troublers
of
the
State
.
Published
for
the
common
good
of
the
Church
and
common
wealth
of
this
Realme
of
England
AS
A
COVNTERMVRE
Against
all
Sycophantising
Papsts
,
Statising
Priestes
,
Neutralising
Atheistes
,
and
Satanising
scorners
of
all
godlinesse
,
trueth
and
honestie
.
Written
:
By
Iosias
Nichols
,
a
faithfull
Minister
of
the
Ghospell
of
Christ
:
and
an
humble
seruaunt
,
of
the
English
Church
.
Micah
.
7.
vers.
8.9
.
Reioyce
not
against
me
,
O
mine
enemie
,
though
I
fall
I
shall
rise
:
when
I
shall
sit
in
darknes
,
the
Lord
shall
be
a
light
vnto
mee
.
I
will
beare
the
wrath
of
the
Lorde
,
because
I
haue
sinned
against
him
:
vntill
he
pleade
my
cause
,
and
execute
iudgement
for
me
:
he
will
bring
me
forth
to
the
light
,
and
I
shall
see
his
righteousnes
.
1602.
The
contentes
of
this
Booke
.
-
Chapter
.
1.
Wherein
is
shewed
-
1
They
bee
not
Puritanes
in
deede
who
nowe
in
Englande
are
so
called
Pag.
1.
-
2
That
name
is
verie
fit
and
proper
for
all
Papistes
pag.
4.
-
3
What
are
the
causes
that
some
of
her
Maiesties
moste
faithfull
and
obedient
subiectes
,
are
termed
Puritanes
pag.
5.
&c.
-
4
The
true
state
of
their
cause
pag.
12.
-
Capit.
2.
Wherein
is
declared
-
1
That
the
Ministers
and
people
,
which
haue
des●●d
&
sought
reformation
of
some
thinge
in
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
of
this
lande
,
are
warranted
in
their
do●ings
by
the
principall
rule
and
Canon
of
our
Church
,
namelie
the
holy
scriptures
.
pag.
13.
14.
&c.
-
2
Martine
Marprelate
,
the
Brownistes
,
&
Hacket
stirred
vp
by
Satan
to
hinder
their
good
cause
pag.
32.
33.
34.
-
3
Preaching
against
Non
residentes
and
the
vnpreaching
ministerie
,
and
all
the
exercises
of
the
people
,
aggree
to
holy
Scrip.
Pag.
35.
-
Cap.
3.
That
the
Ministers
and
people
who
haue
desired
reformation
in
some
church
matters
,
haue
therein
followed
the
Christian
lawes
and
godlie
proceedings
of
the
ecclesiasticall
state
Pag.
38.
39.
&c.
-
Chapter
4.
Wherein
is
prooued
-
1
That
it
can
not
bee
,
that
the
Ministers
and
people
desiring
reformation
,
should
bee
enemies
to
the
state
pag.
58.
-
2
They
can
not
but
vnfainedlie
loue
the
Queenes
most
gracious
Maiestie
Pag.
60.
-
3
They
doe
heartilie
reuerence
,
and
thankefullie
obserue
the
Lordes
of
her
most
honorable
priuie
Counsell
Pag.
65.
-
4
They
reioyce
to
liue
vnder
the
common
lawes
and
ciuill
communitie
of
this
Realme
Pag.
69.
-
5
And
in
all
their
doeing
maintaine
the
faith
,
and
promote
the
good
proceedinge
of
the
state
of
the
Church
Pag.
71.
72.
&c.
-
Chap.
5.
This
teacheth
,
that
the
Reuerende
Bishoppes
and
other
Prelates
of
the
Church
of
Englande
,
standing
for
conformitie
(
such
as
indeede
vnfainedlie
doe
fauor
the
present
state
of
the
Church
,
and
doe
faithfully
holde
and
beleeue
the
true
religion
and
faith
of
Christ
,
maintayned
by
publicke
authoritie
among
vs
:
)
are
one
and
the
same
,
with
the
godlie
Ministers
and
people
which
desire
reformation
of
some
thinges
in
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
.
-
1
Beeause
they
doe
disagree
in
some
things
&
yet
be
faithfull
brethren
Pag.
83.
-
2
This
life
affoordeth
not
absolute
and
vnchaungeable
vnitie
Pag.
85.
-
3
They
agree
in
all
substantiall
pointes
of
our
Church
,
as
it
aggreeth
with
holy
Scripture
.
Pag.
90.
-
4
God
by
persecution
can
make
them
,
in
deed
to
appeare
to
be
one
.
Pag.
95.
-
Cap:
6.
Wherein
is
plainely
opened
,
That
there
can
no
good
reason
be
shewed
,
that
the
godlie
Ministers
seekeing
reformation
,
are
enemies
to
the
present
state
:
-
1
Because
their
consciences
is
cleare
in
Gods
sight
Pag.
99.
-
2
They
defende
no
euill
actions
in
them
selues
Pag.
100.
-
3
They
can
not
bee
charged
with
the
faultes
of
straungers
,
Anabaptistes
,
foolish
Martine
,
or
of
frantick
Hacket
Pag.
102.
-
4
Nor
with
vnthankefull
obscuring
of
Gods
mercie
for
their
fansies
,
&c.
Nor
with
innouation
or
schisme
Pag.
113.
&c.
-
5
They
can
not
bee
charged
with
anie
thinge
againste
her
Maiesties
Person
,
Crowne
,
or
Dignitie
Pag.
132.
-
6
Or
that
they
are
againste
all
Superioritie
in
Ministers
,
or
the
true
power
and
honour
of
the
ministerie
Pag.
140
,
-
Cap.
7.
Wherein
is
proued
,
that
the
Ministers
seeking
reformation
,
(
falsely
called
Puritanes
)
are
not
in
any
sort
to
bee
compared
to
Papistes
in
euill
,
much
lesse
to
bee
equalized
with
traitors
,
Seminarie
priestes
or
Iesuites
.
-
1
By
their
contradictorie
doctrine
.
Pag.
145.
-
2
By
their
contrarie
actes
&
doeings
.
Pag.
149.
-
Cap.
8.
The
Ministers
which
desire
reformation
in
some
thinges
of
our
Church
matters
,
can
not
feare
but
euer
loue
her
Maiestie
and
all
the
godlie
wise
Magistrates
vnder
her
.
But
the
Papistes
cleane
contrarie
.
Pag.
151.152
.
&c.
-
Cap.
9.
Wherein
is
plainelie
shewed
,
-
1
That
it
is
most
profitable
,
to
the
present
state
and
gouernement
,
and
greatlie
for
her
Maiesties
safetie
,
to
heare
the
petitions
of
the
godlie
Ministers
seeking
reformation
,
and
to
tolerate
them
in
their
ministerie
.
Pag.
162.
&c.
-
2
To
harken
to
Papistes
and
to
tolerate
them
,
is
most
exceeding
daungerous
and
pernicious
Pag.
170.171
.
&c.
-
Cap.
10.
Wherein
is
demonstrated
,
-
1
That
the
vnpreaching
Ministrie
,
Non-residencie
and
subscription
are
troublers
of
the
state
Pag.
184.185
.
&c.
-
2
They
are
breeders
of
Atheisme
and
Poperie
,
and
so
ouerthrowers
of
the
whole
lande
,
if
their
be
no
remedie
in
time
.
Pag.
212.
&c.
-
3
At
which
the
Atheistes
laugh
to
their
own
confusion
.
Pag.
208.
&c.
-
Cap.
11.
Wherein
is
discried
,
that
neither
the
reuerend
Fathers
and
learned
Prelates
,
standing
for
conformitie
,
neither
the
godlie
Ministers
desiring
reformation
,
are
the
onelie
and
proper
causes
of
these
troublesome
dissensions
and
euils
following
the
same
.
But
their
are
some
other
thinges
,
more
specially
to
be
looked
into
,
which
may
and
ought
to
induce
both
parties
vnto
peace
,
and
to
ioyne
louinglie
,
in
the
building
of
Gods
house
:
and
that
all
English
people
doe
humble
themselues
by
prayer
vnto
God
,
and
carefullie
conforme
them selues
to
the
Ghospell
of
Christ
.
Pag.
224.225
.
&c.
God
saue
our
most
gratious
and
Christian
Queene
ELIZABETH
.
To
all
the
Reverend
Fathers
,
the
Bishops
of
this
lande
,
&
to
all
the
godly
learned
Ministers
of
Iesus
Christ
,
&
to
all
the
true
and
faithful
favourers
of
the
holie
faith
and
religion
,
now
publikelie
professed
and
maintayned
in
Englande
:
IOSIAS
NICHOLS
the
least
of
the
least
of
all
Gods
Saintes
,
wisheth
all
grace
,
peace
and
ioye
in
beleeuing
.
A
Good
name
(
sayeth
Salomon
)
is
to
be
chosen
aboue
greate
riches
,
Which
then
is
most
excellent
,
when
it
is
founde
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
our
light
shineth
to
the
glorie
and
praise
of
God
.
But
the
name
of
a
Minister
is
yet
of
more
regarde
,
by
whose
standing
and
falling
many
are
drawne
,
and
the
reproach
of
such
men
reacheth
nerest
to
the
heauens
,
and
God
is
most
dishonoured
by
their
dishonour
:
for
he
hath
said
,
I
will
be
sanctified
in
them
that
come
neere
me
:
and
before
all
the
people
I
will
bee
glorified
.
Howbeit
,
the
Gospell
proclaimeth
all
them
blessed
,
who
for
Christes
sake
are
reuiled
,
and
against
whome
,
men
doe
falslie
say
all
maner
of
euill
.
For
wicked
men
and
infidels
speak
euill
of
them
,
which
runne
not
with
them
to
the
same
excesse
of
riotte
:
and
beastlie
men
will
vtter
lewd
wordes
,
against
those
thinges
they
know
not
.
Heereof
it
commeth
,
that
many
men
fall
away
,
beeing
not
able
to
be
are
the
reproach
:
yet
he
which
beleeueth
as
he
speaketh
,
&
knoweth
what
he
beleeueth
:
he
suffereth
as
a
Christian
,
and
is
not
ashamed
,
but
glorifieth
God
in
this
behalfe
.
Notwithstanding
when
a
brother
shall
reproach
his
brother
,
But
as
for
vs
,
our
cause
is
iuste
before
God
,
and
we
haue
done
no
hurt
to
her
Maiestie
,
and
we
know
and
beleeue
,
that
when
the
appointed
time
of
God
shall
come
,
and
his
counsell
hath
sufficientlie
tried
vs
:
hee
will
bring
foorth
our
righteousnesse
as
the
light
,
and
our
iudgement
as
the
noone
day
.
Therefore
I
thinke
it
my
duety
without
all
feare
,
to
open
to
all
the
world
,
what
maner
of
trespassers
we
are
,
and
to
commend
to
the
conscience
of
all
wise
,
learned
,
and
godlie
Christians
(
when
they
shall
throughlie
vnderstand
rightly
weigh
euerie
thing
as
it
is
)
the
righteousnes
of
our
cause
,
and
the
vprightnes
of
our
meaning
.
O
God
and
heauenlie
Father
,
thou
iudge
of
all
flesh
and
searcher
of
the
heart
and
raines
,
send
forth
thy
light
and
thy
trueth
,
iudge
thou
the
cause
of
thy
seruants
,
and
take
it
into
thy
thine
owne
handes
:
And
cause
thy
people
to
returne
&
discerne
betweene
the
righteous
and
the
wicked
,
betweene
him
that
serueth
God
and
him
that
serueth
him
not
.
And
let
thy
gratious
countenance
shine
alwaies
vpon
this
land
and
vpon
thine
anointed
handmaide
,
our
Soueraigne
Queene
Elizabeth
:
defend
,
protect
and
guid
her
,
establish
thy
couenant
of
peace
with
her
and
this
English
nation
for
euer
,
euen
the
sure
mercies
of
Dauid
.
For
thy
holy
Sonnes
sake
Iesus
Christ
,
Amen
,
At
Eastwell
in
Kent
this
4.
of
Iune
.
1602.
Cap.
1.
Wherein
is
shewed
,
1.
That
they
be
not
Puritans
in
deed
who
now
in
England
are
so
called
:
2.
That
name
is
verie
fit
and
proper
for
al
Papists
.
3
What
are
the
causes
that
some
of
her
Maiesties
most
faithfull
and
obedient
subiects
are
termed
Puritans
.
4
The
true
state
of
their
cause
.
WE
reade
in
the
storie
of
the
primatiue
church
of
diuers
sorts
of
hereticks
,
2.
But
the
Papistes
indeed
being
the
true
followers
and
schollers
of
the
Cathari
,
Nouatus
,
Ebionites
,
Donatistes
and
of
all
such
like
Puritane
heretickes
,
maye
iustlie
&
very
fitlie
be
called
Puritanes
.
For
they
hold
that
in
their
regenerate
men
after
Baptisme
,
Enter
not
into
iudgement
.
Haue
mercie
vppon
mee
a
sinner
.
3
But
the
cause
originall
and
order
,
whereby
these
reproachful
termes
were
giuen
to
good
Christians
,
Hee
is
one
of
the
pure
and
vnspotted
brethren
.
After
the
said
Archbishops
decease
,
there
came
foorth
a
newe
and
fresh
assault
of
subscription
,
vniuersallie
imposed
,
First
of
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Soueraigne
authoritie
ouer
all
persons
,
&c.
Seconde
,
that
the
booke
of
common
prayer
and
of
ordayninge
Bishoppes
,
Priestes
and
Deacons
,
containe
in
it
nothing
contrarie
to
the
woorde
of
God
,
&c.
Thirde
,
to
allowe
and
approue
all
the
articles
of
religion
agreed
vpon
by
the
Archbishops
and
Bishops
,
&c.
1562.
and
to
beleeue
all
therein
contayned
to
bee
agreeable
to
God
.
When
in
the
visitations
and
publike
meetinges
the
Ministers
were
called
to
subscribe
:
they
offered
very
freely
and
willingly
to
subscribe
the
first
article
of
her
Maiesties
most
lawfull
authoritie
.
And
for
the
other
two
they
refused
to
doe
anye
further
,
than
by
law
they
were
bound
,
&
name
lie
according
to
the
statute
made
for
that
purpose
anno
13.
Herevpon
manie
in
diuers
Shires
were
suspended
from
the
execution
of
their
Ministerie
,
and
some
depriued
.
And
great
diuision
arose
in
the
Church
,
the
one
suing
for
reformation
and
to
be
eased
of
such
burdens
,
and
the
other
vrging
verie
straightly
the
former
things
,
&
punishing
such
as
woulde
not
be
conformable
.
Then
came
there
forth
a
newe
cloude
of
writing
and
mennes
affections
waxing
whote
&
drawing
to
the
worse
,
it
was
a
verye
common
name
to
all
these
Ministers
to
be
called
Puritanes
:
As
men
which
made
conscience
of
many
things
,
which
the
reuerend
Fathers
,
and
many
learned
men
affirmed
to
be
lawfull
.
In
all
this
time
there
was
much
preaching
in
the
Vniuersities
,
aboute
nonresidents
and
vnpreaching
ministers
:
and
there
should
you
see
a
plain
diuision
,
one
sorte
called
youths
,
and
the
other
sorte
which
tooke
not
such
libertie
,
were
called
Precisians
.
And
this
is
growne
both
in
the
Vniuersitie
&
in
the
countrie
town
and
citie
,
that
who
so
feareth
an
oth
,
or
is
an
ordinary
resorter
to
sermons
,
earnest
against
excesse
,
ryot
,
poperie
,
or
any
disorder
,
they
are
called
in
the
vniuersitie
precisians
,
and
in
other
places
Puritans
.
4
And
thus
as
faithfully
as
I
can
,
I
haue
shewed
how
this
name
came
vp
,
and
whereupon
honest
&
godly
men
haue
beene
and
ar
called
puritans
or
precisians
:
here
it
foloweth
to
bee
considered
out
these
thinges
,
what
is
their
offence
,
and
the
state
of
their
cause
:
Cap.
2.
Wherein
is
declared
:
1.
That
the
ministers
&
people
,
which
haue
desired
and
sought
for
reformation
of
some
things
in
the
ecclesiastical
state
of
this
land
,
are
warranted
in
their
doings
,
by
the
principall
rule
and
Canon
of
our
Church
,
namely
the
holy
Scriptures
.
2.
Martin
Marprelate
,
the
Brownistes
,
&
Hacket
stirred
vp
by
Satan
to
hinder
their
good
cause
3.
Preaching
against
nonresidence
,
and
vnpreaching
ministers
;
and
all
the
Christian
exercises
of
the
people
,
agreeth
to
the
holie
Scriptures
.
THe
greatest
glorie
of
the
militant
church
is
the
presence
of
God
:
This
is
my
rest
for
euer
,
here
will
I
dwell
.
The
Lorde
his
God
is
with
him
,
and
the
ioyfull
shout
of
a
King
is
among
them
.
Thy
God
raigneth
.
And
there
indeede
God
raigneth
where
his
worde
beareth
the
preheminence
.
For
his
worde
is
his
Scepter
,
and
the
rodde
of
his
mouth
.
And
this
is
the
great
priuiledge
of
his
Church
,
He
sheweth
his
worde
vnto
Iacob
,
his
statutes
and
his
iudgmentes
vnto
Israell
,
hee
hath
not
dealt
so
with
euerie
nation
,
&c.
Heere
is
my
ioy
and
the
precious
comfort
of
all
Gods
children
in
this
land
,
God
is
with
vs
of
a
trueth
.
Therefore
as
it
becommeth
the
true
people
and
Congregation
of
GOD
,
the
Church
of
England
humblie
submitting
it selfe
to
his
lawe
,
doth
meekelie
and
constantlie
confesse
that
:
It
is
not
lawfull
for
the
Church
to
ordaine
any
thing
that
is
contrarie
to
Gods
written
worde
.
A
Congregation
of
faithfull
men
,
in
the
which
the
pure
word
of
God
is
preached
,
&
dutifully
&
trulie
affirme
,
In
our
doings
,
that
the
will
of
God
is
to
be
followed
,
which
we
haue
expreslie
declared
vnto
vs
in
the
worde
of
God
.
Ye
shall
vtterlie
destroy
all
the
places
,
wherein
the
nations
,
which
ye
shall
possesse
,
serued
their
Gods
,
vpon
the
hie
mountaines
and
vpon
the
hils
,
and
vnder
euerie
greene
tree
.
Also
ye
shall
ouerthrowe
their
altars
,
and
breake
downe
their
pillers
,
and
burne
their
groues
with
fire
,
and
ye
shal
hew
downe
the
grauen
images
of
their
Gods
and
abolish
their
names
out
of
that
place
,
ye
shall
not
so
doe
vnto
the
Lorde
your
God
.
According
to
this
precept
we
freelie
and
thankfully
acknowledge
and
praise
God
,
that
her
Maiestie
hath
abolished
the
verie
face
of
idolatry
,
&
verie
few
Kings
of
Iudah
came
so
far
in
reformation
of
Religion
.
Yet
doe
we
intreat
our
reuerend
Fathers
we
be
not
held
for
rebels
,
and
vnthankfull
persons
&
troublers
of
the
state
:
if
finding
some
few
things
in
our
ministrie
,
that
we
are
afeard
to
doe
,
for
displeasing
God
;
wee
humblie
craue
either
reformation
or
toleration
.
For
verelie
wee
are
enforced
so
to
doe
by
this
Scripture
,
for
if
here
we
be
commaunded
to
abolish
the
verie
names
of
the
idoles
,
and
not
to
doe
so
to
the
Lorde
(
that
is
to
say
,
not
to
worship
God
in
such
manner
)
when
wee
finde
that
the
surplice
is
part
of
the
character
of
the
popish
Priesthood
,
Yee
shall
pollute
the
couering
of
the
images
of
siluer
,
and
the
rich
ornament
of
thine
images
of
golde
,
and
cast
them
away
as
a
menstruous
cloath
,
&
thou
shalt
say
vnto
it
,
get
thee
hence
.
And
againe
:
Abstaine
from
all
appearance
of
euill
.
And
againe
:
Hate
euen
the
garment
spotted
by
the
flesh
.
And
Christ
himself
was
so
precise
,
that
he
would
not
suffer
that
any
man
shoulde
carie
a
vessell
thorow
the
Temple
.
Therfore
we
are
touched
in
conscience
,
that
in
our
ministerie
we
should
not
do
any
thing
resembling
the
idolatrous
sinagogue
,
or
to
haue
the
least
fellowship
or
mark
of
their
vngodly
waies
.
How
be
it
we
haue
not
preached
nor
inueighed
against
,
neither
in
any
sort
depraued
the
booke
:
yea
if
wee
had
not
bene
to
neerlie
pressed
vpon
,
for
the
doeing
of
them
,
so
as
our
suffering
and
wincking
at
them
,
would
haue
sufficed
,
to
declare
our
loue
of
the
Churches
peace
,
I
verilie
thinke
,
they
would
not
haue
come
into
so
open
question
.
The
next
thing
we
seeme
to
falt
in
is
the
refusall
to
subscribe
absolutely
,
This
beeing
that
which
wee
haue
done
and
stood
in
:
it
remaineth
to
be
examined
,
whether
heerein
we
haue
broken
this
holye
Canon
of
our
Church
.
The
order
how
the
rest
of
holy
Scripture
,
beside
the
Psalter
,
is
appointed
to
bee
red
.
Which
being
the
direction
for
all
lessons
and
chapters
,
vpon
all
daies
in
the
yeare
,
which
are
to
bee
red
in
the
Church
by
that
booke
:
doth
appoynt
diuers
Apocrypha
books
,
as
Tobith
,
Iudith
,
Wisedom
,
Ecclesiasticus
&c.
In
the
26
of
August
,
the
storie
of
Susanna
&
of
Bell
and
the
Dragon
are
appointed
to
be
red
,
vnder
the
name
of
the
thirteene
and
fourteene
chapters
of
Daniell
,
Cast
away
prophane
and
olde
wiues
fables
:
and
teach
them
to
obserue
whatsoeuer
I
commaund
.
In
the
4
of
October
there
is
appointed
to
be
red
,
the
12
of
Tobie
,
wherein
the
15
verse
the
Angell
sayeth
,
I
am
Raphaelone
of
the
seuen
holie
Angells
,
which
present
the
prayers
of
the
Saintes
,
which
we
take
to
be
contrarie
to
the
Canon
,
which
saieth
,
Wee
haue
an
aduocate
with
the
Father
Iesus
Christ
the
iust
.
And
againe
,
There
is
one
God
and
one
Mediator
betweene
God
and
man
,
the
man
Iesus
Christ
.
In
the
17
and
18
daies
of
Nouember
,
are
appointed
to
bee
red
the
46
and
48
of
Ecclus
,
where
the
one
maketh
Samuell
to
prophesie
after
his
death
,
contrarie
to
Reuclat
.
14.13
.
which
saieth
that
the
Dead
rest
from
their
labours
:
and
the
other
interpret
the
Prophet
Malachie
cap.
4.
ver.
5.
of
Eliah
himselfe
,
contrary
to
the
Scripture
which
expoundeth
of
Iohn
Baptist
,
as
Math.
11.14
.
and
Luke
.
1.17
.
Secondlie
this
Canon
of
holy
scripture
sheweth
vs
,
that
it
is
proper
to
the
Sacraments
of
Baptisme
and
the
Lordes
Supper
,
to
bee
signes
certifying
of
the
fauour
of
God
&
instruments
whereby
wee
receaue
power
and
strength
against
Sathan
,
Sinne
,
&c.
And
to
represent
the
spirituall
vnion
betwixte
Christ
and
his
Church
:
for
it
saieth
,
By
one
spirit
all
we
are
baptized
into
one
bodie
,
&c.
All
yee
that
are
baptized
into
Christ
,
haue
put
on
Christ
.
The
cupe
of
blessing
which
wee
blesse
,
is
it
not
the
communion
of
the
bloode
of
Christ
,
&c.
Whereby
it
appeareth
that
these
two
are
seales
of
the
couenant
,
which
is
in
Christ
,
wherein
all
those
things
are
contained
.
Againe
,
hee
that
ordained
them
for
this
purpose
is
God
,
who
only
can
giue
signes
of
his
owne
good
will
and
couenant
,
as
it
is
written
:
The
thinges
of
God
knoweth
no
man
,
but
the
spirit
of
God
.
Therefore
the
Apostle
when
there
was
disorder
about
the
Lords
supper
,
did
reduce
them
to
Gods
institution
,
That
confirmation
is
ministred
to
them
that
be
Baptized
,
that
by
imposition
of
handes
and
prayer
,
they
may
receiue
strength
and
defence
against
all
temptations
to
sinne
,
&c.
And
that
after
the
example
of
the
holie
Apostles
,
they
lay
their
handes
vpon
them
,
to
certifie
them
(
by
this
signe
)
of
Gods
fauour
and
gracious
goodnes
toward
them
.
And
that
Matrimonie
signifieth
vnto
vs
the
mysticall
vnion
,
that
is
bee●wixt
Christ
and
his
Church
.
Seeing
that
by
these
tearmes
,
there
ar
diuersities
of
ministeries
but
one
Lord
.
God
hath
set
in
his
Church
,
first
Apostles
then
Prophets
&c.
He
gaue
some
to
be
Apostles
,
some
Prophets
,
some
Euangelists
,
some
Pastours
and
Teachers
,
for
the
gathering
togeather
of
the
Saintes
,
for
the
worke
of
the
ministerie
,
&c.
Now
in
the
booke
of
orders
,
there
is
an
office
of
ministery
called
the
Deacon
:
whose
description
is
not
to
bee
founde
in
Gods
booke
,
namelie
consisting
in
helping
the
Priest
in
diuine
seruice
,
especially
when
he
ministreth
the
holie
communiion
,
in
reading
holie
Scriptures
and
homilies
in
the
congregation
,
instructing
the
youth
in
the
Catechisme
,
in
Baptising
and
Preaching
,
if
he
be
admitted
thereunto
by
the
Bishop
:
but
he
must
not
administer
the
Lords
supper
or
Discipline
,
but
after
a
yeare
he
is
admitted
to
the
order
of
priesthood
.
Seeing
that
this
kinde
of
ministerie
,
hath
no
resemblance
with
the
office
of
the
Deacon
,
Act.
6.
or
1.
Tim.
3.
neither
anie
other
office
described
or
instituted
by
God
,
in
al
the
new
Testament
,
namely
that
he
should
doe
all
things
,
sauing
ministring
the
Lordes
Supper
&
Discipline
,
or
that
he
might
Preach
and
Baptise
,
and
not
be
of
the
order
of
Priesthoode
(
as
they
call
it
.
)
Wee
therefore
think
that
in
subscribing
hearevnto
,
we
should
offend
the
holie
Canon
of
Scripture
,
&
allow
that
which
is
contrarie
to
the
same
,
by
our
subscription
.
There
bee
manie
other
which
some
of
vs
Ministeers
of
Kent
,
deliuered
to
the
Reuerend
Archbishoppe
of
Canturburie
as
our
doubts
,
which
for
breuities
sake
I
omitt
:
beecause
my
purpose
is
not
heerein
to
dispute
,
or
to
open
other
mens
faults
,
but
onlie
by
two
or
three
instances
to
make
manifest
that
wee
did
not
break
this
holy
canon
of
our
Church
.
For
if
(
as
they
say
)
In
our
doeings
,
that
will
of
God
is
to
be
followed
,
which
we
haue
expressie
declared
vnto
vs
,
in
the
worde
of
God
:
them
may
we
not
subscribe
to
these
two
articles
:
wherein
manie
thinges
by
our
subscription
,
should
be
allowed
,
not
to
be
contrarie
to
the
word
of
God
,
which
are
indeede
contrarie
to
the
same
.
Now
our
third
fault
is
,
that
we
did
seeke
by
supplication
,
to
the
reuerend
assemblie
of
the
conuocation
house
,
2
But
while
we
partlie
fearing
,
&
partly
hoping
as
though
the
reuerend
Fathers
themselues
,
to
whome
wee
vsed
,
beside
our
supplications
diuers
meanes
,
woulde
at
the
length
haue
ioyned
with
vs
,
to
the
ending
of
these
vnwholsome
strifes
:
&
that
we
trusted
that
our
mercifull
God
pitying
his
Church
,
woulde
haue
raysed
vp
some
meanes
,
to
further
his
owne
cause
:
while
the
time
slipt
away
,
and
mens
mindes
wauered
,
this
way
&
that
way
,
three
most
greeuous
accidents
,
did
greatly
astonish
vs
,
and
verie
much
darken
the
righteousnes
of
our
cause
.
The
first
was
a
foolishe
iester
,
who
tearmed
himselfe
Martin
Marprelate
and
his
sonnes
,
3
Then
tooke
the
idle
and
vnpreaching
Ministers
comfort
at
the
heart
,
supposing
their
standing
to
be
good
:
&
the
non-residents
had
their
mouthes
enlarged
:
it
became
daungerous
both
in
the
Vniversitie
and
countrie
to
reproue
either
of
these
,
&
the
people
were
become
conuenticlers
,
if
they
met
together
to
sing
a
Psalme
,
or
to
talk
of
Gods
word
.
And
there
was
not
a
better
way
to
maintaine
an
euill
cause
,
or
to
bring
any
honest
man
out
of
fauour
,
then
to
shew
thy selfe
an
enemie
to
Puritances
;
and
to
entitle
him
,
whom
thou
wouldest
disgrace
with
the
name
of
a
Puritane
.
Yet
let
vs
see
whether
this
holie
Canon
of
Scripture
,
will
not
beare
vs
out
,
to
preach
&
speake
against
these
kindes
of
Prelates
,
or
to
vse
such
kind
of
exercises
.
First
the
Prophetes
call
them
blind
watchmen
,
dumbe
dogges
and
greedie
dogges
,
which
can
neuer
haue
inough
.
They
cry
out
vpon
them
&
say
:
O
idoll
sheapheard
that
leaueth
the
flocke
,
the
sweard
shal
be
vpon
his
righte
arme
,
and
vpon
his
right
eye
.
Woe
vnto
the
sheapheardes
which
feed
themselues
,
should
not
the
sheapheardes
feed
the
flockes
?
They
be
the
blind
leaders
of
the
blind
And
the
Apostles
cal
vpon
them
earnestly
,
saying
,
Take
heed
vnto
your selues
,
&
to
all
the
flocke
whereof
the
holy
Ghost
hath
made
you
ouerseers
,
to
feed
the
Church
of
God
,
which
he
hath
purchased
with
his
owne
blood
.
And
againe
:
Feede
the
flocke
of
God
which
dependeth
vpon
you
,
Consider
one
another
,
and
prouoke
vnto
loue
&
good
works
not
forsaking
the
fellowship
we
haue
among
our selues
,
as
the
maner
of
some
is
,
but
let
vs
exhort
one
another
,
&c.
Shall
honest
Christians
bee
reproached
for
endeuouring
the
same
?
And
if
they
admonish
anie
neighbour
for
swearing
,
or
anie
other
disorder
,
or
call
them
to
heare
a
Sermon
,
are
they
by
and
by
vile
Puritanes
?
I
hope
all
wise
and
godlie
Christians
,
examining
these
things
aright
,
and
waying
them
,
with
the
equall
ballaunce
of
Gods
sanctuarie
:
wil
conclude
with
me
;
that
in
al
these
thinges
,
especiallie
in
regarde
of
the
matter
of
our
cause
(
howsoeuer
perauenture
,
we
cannot
be
or
haue
not
bene
,
all
of
vs
,
at
all
times
,
perfectlie
wise
in
the
maner
of
doing
,
wee
haue
not
broken
the
principall
Canon
of
our
Church
,
but
faithfullie
laboured
to
square
our
actiones
,
after
the
expresse
rule
of
Gods
holy
worde
,
and
therefore
falsly
and
iniuriously
called
Puritanes
,
Precisians
,
and
troublers
of
the
state
.
Cap.
III.
That
the
Ministers
and
people
who
haue
disired
reformation
in
some
Church
matters
,
haue
therein
followed
the
Christian
lawes
,
and
godlie
proceedinges
of
the
Ecclesiasticall
estate
.
THAT
some
few
should
differ
from
so
many
reuerend
learned
and
godlie
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
it
is
and
hath
bene
alwaies
in
the
opinion
of
naturall
men
,
Doth
any
of
the
Rulers
,
or
of
the
Pharises
beleeue
in
him
?
How
be
it
in
our
Ecclesiasticall
state
,
there
is
matter
of
great
consideration
:
that
the
one
side
shoulde
conster
all
thinges
that
were
done
at
the
first
,
with
great
charitie
and
Christian
pietie
:
&
the
other
not
to
bee
so
straight
as
to
iustifie
euerie
particuler
.
The
Queenes
Maiestie
,
(
God
saue
her
&
blesse
her
)
comming
to
her
Crowne
,
His
holie
name
be
praised
.
And
this
verie
thing
you
shall
not
obscurelie
perceaue
,
if
you
mark
and
consider
well
that
which
I
am
in
hand
to
speak
of
:
Secondlie
,
whereas
wee
refuse
the
crosse
in
Baptisme
,
for
the
symbolicall
signification
,
and
would
haue
that
reformed
in
Matrimonie
which
saieth
:
God
hath
consecrated
Matrimonie
to
such
an
excellent
mysterie
,
that
in
it
is
signified
and
represented
the
spirituall
mariage
beetwixt
Christ
and
his
Church
.
And
also
in
confirmation
it
is
saide
:
They
lay
their
handes
vpon
them
,
to
certifie
them
by
this
signe
of
Gods
fauour
and
gratious
goodnes
towards
them
,
and
such
like
.
Because
by
this
meanes
there
is
attributed
to
these
three
thinges
,
sacramentall
signes
of
the
couenant
,
to
bee
certaine
sure
witnesses
and
effectuall
signes
of
grace
and
Gods
good
will
towards
vs
,
&c.
Then
that
there
are
but
two
Sacraments
,
Bapt.
&
the
Lords
supper
:
and
thirdlie
that
those
which
the
Papistes
call
Sacramentes
,
as
confirmation
,
penance
,
orders
,
matrimonie
,
and
extreame
anoyling
,
are
not
to
bee
counted
for
Sacraments
,
&c.
And
that
they
haue
no
visible
signes
or
ceremonie
ordained
of
God
.
Let
wise
men
iudge
whether
this
article
doe
not
instruct
vs
to
doe
&
beleeue
as
we
do
.
To
the
which
we
may
ioyne
Maist.
Calfils
iudgement
,
of
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
where
he
saieth
:
Whereas
you
couple
the
beliefe
in
Christ
and
his
signe
,
printed
in
our
fore-heads
together
:
what
signe
is
that
?
the
Crosse
with
a
finger
?
If
yee
meane
it
so
,
ye
make
an
vnmeete
comparison
the
one
being
necessarie
,
&
the
other
idle
and
vnlawfull
to
.
Laying
on
of
hands
serued
to
good
vse
then
,
when
it
pleased
God
at
the
instance
of
the
Apostles
prayers
,
to
conferre
the
visible
graces
of
his
spirit
;
but
now
there
is
no
such
ministrie
in
the
Church
now
that
miracles
bee
ceased
,
to
what
ende
should
we
haue
this
imposition
of
handes
,
the
signe
without
the
thing
?
&c
,
Thirdlie
,
whereas
wee
doubt
whether
we
may
read
the
Apocrypha
vnder
the
name
of
holy
Scripture
,
especially
because
of
the
vntruthes
in
the
same
;
we
are
taught
this
in
the
said
articles
,
which
say
:
by
the
name
of
holy
Scripture
,
we
vnderstand
,
the
canonicall
bookes
of
the
olde
and
new
Testament
:
to
which
agreeth
conference
in
the
Tower
with
Campion
,
and
all
other
English
writinges
,
which
alleadge
the
errors
of
those
bookes
to
proue
them
not
Canonicall
,
or
holy
Scripture
.
Fourthlie
,
whereas
we
doubt
,
that
it
is
contrarie
to
the
worde
of
God
:
that
priuate
persons
vtter
the
publick
prayers
of
the
Church
,
or
administer
the
Sacraments
:
as
namelie
that
the
common
prayer
booke
appointeth
not
onlie
the
Minister
,
but
also
some
one
of
the
people
,
to
make
the
generall
confession
,
at
the
Communion
:
and
also
if
any
childe
in
extreame
necessitie
be
baptized
at
home
,
the
Minister
is
commaunded
to
say
,
they
haue
done
well
and
according
to
order
.
The
first
we
are
taught
by
the
articles
to
be
contrarie
to
Gods
word
;
because
they
say
:
No
man
may
minister
in
the
congregation
except
he
be
called
.
And
the
second
wee
learne
of
that
reuerend
Father
B.
Babington
,
boldlie
affirming
:
God
hath
not
thus
enthralled
his
grace
,
that
there
is
such
necessitie
,
that
either
weomen
,
or
all
sortes
of
people
,
shoulde
dispense
the
holy
mysteries
,
Fiftlie
as
touching
discipline
,
the
booke
of
common
prayer
fauoureth
our
doctrine
,
where
it
saieth
:
There
was
a
godly
discipline
in
the
primitiue
Church
,
which
now
is
to
be
wished
for
.
And
for
the
gouerment
of
the
Church
by
the
Elders
and
Pastor
:
let
vs
heare
that
reuerend
Father
and
faithfull
Teacher
Maister
Noell
in
his
Cate
chisme
.
In
the
Church
well
ordered
(
saith
he
)
and
well
manered
,
there
was
(
as
I
saide
before
)
ordained
and
kept
a
certaine
forme
and
order
of
gouernance
.
There
were
chosen
Elders
,
that
is
to
say
,
Ecclesiasticall
Magistrates
,
to
hold
and
keept
the
discipline
of
the
Church
:
to
these
belonged
the
authoritie
,
looking
and
correction
like
censors
;
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these
calling
to
them
also
the
Pastor
,
if
they
knew
any
that
either
with
false
opinions
,
or
trouble
some
errors
,
or
vaine
superstitions
,
or
with
corrupt
&
wicked
life
,
brought
publiklie
any
great
offence
to
the
Church
of
God
,
and
which
might
not
come
without
prophaning
the
Lords
supper
,
did
put
back
such
from
the
communion
and
reiected
them
,
and
did
not
admitte
them
againe
,
till
they
had
with
publike
penaunce
satisfied
the
Church
.
And
these
words
he
doeth
grounde
vpon
the
same
Scriptures
,
which
wee
alleadge
,
placing
them
in
his
margine
.
And
that
yee
may
perceiue
,
that
his
iudgement
was
directlie
as
ours
is
,
he
saieth
a
little
after
thus
,
But
when
by
the
iudgement
of
the
Elders
,
and
of
the
Pastour
,
both
the
punishment
of
him
that
sinned
,
and
the
example
of
other
is
satisfied
:
than
he
that
had
ben
excommunicate
,
was
wont
to
be
receiued
againe
to
the
communion
of
the
Church
.
And
that
there
were
such
Elders
,
I
know
that
in
the
primitiue
Church
,
they
had
in
euery
Church
certaine
Seniors
,
to
whome
the
gouernement
of
the
congregation
was
committed
▪
but
that
was
before
there
was
anie
Christian
Magistrate
,
&c.
Of
the
Presbyterie
&
of
the
preaching
ministrie
,
thus
speaketh
that
worthie
writer
&
defender
of
the
English
Church
M.
D.
Fulke
,
But
it
is
out
of
doubt
,
that
to
an
office
none
was
chosen
or
admitted
,
by
the
Apostle
&
the
rest
of
the
Presbyterie
of
Ephesus
,
but
such
as
had
sufficient
giftes
to
answer
that
office
.
And
Mr.
D.
Suttlife
,
although
he
denie
Elders
,
calling
them
Aldermen
:
yet
against
the
Chauncellers
,
Commissaries
and
officiales
,
being
lay
men
,
to
administer
excommunication
,
is
verie
earnest
,
saying
:
Nothing
can
be
more
vnreasonable
,
then
to
giue
the
power
of
the
ministrie
of
the
worde
,
into
the
hands
of
those
,
that
are
no
Ministers
:
and
to
make
them
iudges
,
whose
lipes
preserue
no
knowledge
,
&
to
giue
them
power
,
to
shut
all
out
of
the
Church
,
that
call
none
into
the
Church
,
that
we
must
exercise
,
not
as
a
temporall
Princes
,
who
althogh
they
may
bee
saide
after
a
sorte
to
serue
the
common
wealth
;
yet
they
are
so
seruantes
as
they
are
also
Lords
.
But
the
Ministers
in
the
Church
,
in
the
spirituall
gouernement
are
seruants
and
not
Lords
,
as
Saint
Peter
testifieth
&c.
And
the
equall
power
of
euerie
Minister
,
with
the
Bishop
in
the
administration
of
the
Keies
of
discipline
,
he
hath
these
plaine
words
:
For
the
Keies
of
the
Kingdome
of
heauen
,
whatsoeuer
they
are
,
be
committed
to
the
whole
Church
,
and
not
to
one
person
onlie
,
as
Cyprian
,
August
.
Chrys.
Ierom
,
and
all
the
ancient
Doctors
,
agreeablie
to
the
Scriptures
doe
confesse
.
And
God
hath
made
all
the
Pastors
of
the
Church
,
stewards
of
his
houshold
,
and
dispensers
of
his
misteries
.
And
if
euerie
Pastor
ouer
his
charge
bee
a
steward
,
&
a
dispenser
of
Gods
mysteries
,
as
you
seeme
to
graunt
,
why
hath
hee
not
authoritie
to
release
the
penance
by
him selfe
enioyned
,
or
the
punishment
due
for
sinne
remitted
as
wel
as
the
Bishop
or
the
Pope
?
why
hath
bee
not
the
Keye
of
iurisdiction
ouer
his
parish
in
as
ample
maner
,
as
the
Bishop
hath
ouer
his
Dioces
,
or
the
Pope
ouer
all
men
.
Seeing
the
Keyes
are
not
giuen
to
one
,
but
to
the
vnitie
,
as
the
auncient
Fathers
teach
?
Why
shoulde
the
Bishop
&
the
Pope
haue
two
Keyes
,
and
they
but
one
?
resolue
vs
these
matters
out
of
holy
Scripture
,
and
you
shall
come
somwhat
neere
to
your
purpose
of
pardons
.
That
hee
will
giue
faithful
diligence
alwaies
so
to
minister
the
doctrine
&
Sacraments
&
the
discipline
of
Christ
,
as
the
Lord
hath
commanded
.
Of
which
matter
also
the
reuerend
Father
Maister
Doctor
Bilson
affirmeth
constantly
,
That
the
title
and
authoritie
of
Archbishop
and
Patriarks
,
was
not
erected
by
Christ
,
but
by
consent
of
Bishoppes
.
And
out
of
Hierom
he
addeth
,
That
Bishoppes
be
greater
then
Ministers
and
Elders
,
rather
by
custome
then
by
anie
trueth
of
the
Lords
appointment
,
&
that
they
ought
to
gouerne
the
Church
in
common
.
So
the
reuerend
Bishop
Maister
Iewell
alledgeth
diuers
Fathers
with
Saint
Paule
to
that
verie
purpose
.
Bilson
:
The
soldiers
of
Christ
must
not
entangell
themselues
with
secular
affaires
,
much
lesse
make
themselues
Lords
and
Iudges
of
earthly
matters
;
which
office
properlie
belongeth
to
the
sweard
,
and
must
bee
sustained
of
all
those
which
beare
the
sweard
.
And
that
it
is
a
sinne
to
tolerate
the
vn-preaching
ministrie
,
heare
the
same
Doctor
Fulke
:
Experience
sheweth
,
that
he
which
is
void
of
giftes
,
before
he
was
ordered
Priest
,
is
as
verie
an
asse
and
dogbolt
,
as
he
was
before
,
for
any
increase
of
grace
or
gratious
gifts
:
although
he
haue
authoritie
committed
to
him
,
if
he
be
ordained
in
the
Church
though
vnworthy
and
with
great
sinne
both
of
him
that
ordaineth
,
&
of
him
that
is
ordained
.
Therefore
saieth
Maister
Calfill
:
I
lament
that
there
are
not
as
many
good
Preachers
as
parishes
:
I
am
sory
that
some
to
vnskilfull
be
preferred
.
Of
non-residence
our
English
Canons
speake
thus
:
Absentia
Pasteris
à
dominico
grege
,
&c.
The
absence
of
the
Pastour
from
the
Lords
flock
&
that
carelesse
negligence
which
we
se
in
many
,
and
the
leauing
of
the
ministerie
,
is
a
thing
both
in
it selfe
dishonest
,
and
hatefull
to
the
people
,
and
pernicious
to
the
Church
of
God
.
And
therefore
in
the
ordination
,
hee
taketh
authoritie
to
preach
to
this
congregation
of
pluralities
,
aduowsons
&
election
of
people
,
saith
good
Maister
Fox
,
speakeing
of
the
time
of
830
years
after
christ
:
Likewise
advowsons
and
pluralities
of
benefices
,
were
things
then
as
much
vnknowne
as
nowe
they
are
pernicious
to
the
Church
,
takeing
away
all
true
elections
from
the
flock
of
Christ
.
And
it
were
no
hard
matter
out
of
him
,
to
shew
all
the
points
we
holde
:
partlie
to
bee
his
iudgement
in
the
traced
steppes
of
the
primitiue
Church
:
and
partlie
in
shewing
the
worthinesse
of
other
men
holdeing
the
same
minde
.
And
many
others
also
could
we
bring
forth
of
our
reuerend
writers
,
but
of
purpose
I
conceale
verie
much
.
For
I
delighte
not
in
these
oppositions
of
godly
learned
men
;
neither
would
I
once
haue
bewrayed
them
;
but
that
the
innocencie
of
our
cause
doth
constraine
vs
to
runne
vnder
the
shadow
of
the
same
good
men
&
good
books
,
by
which
we
are
tossed
and
turmoyled
,
as
men
besett
with
a
mightie
storme
and
tempest
.
And
I
hope
the
plaine
appearance
of
this
contradictorie
writing
,
doth
shew
,
what
mens
consciences
doe
deeme
of
the
trueth
we
call
for
:
so
that
we
are
not
to
bee
condemned
as
men
singular
,
and
deuisers
of
new
platformes
of
discipline
.
And
that
in
dutie
to
the
verie
bookes
them selues
,
to
the
Canons
,
and
proceedings
of
the
good
&
learned
defendours
of
our
Church
,
we
ought
not
to
subscribe
:
but
rather
vse
all
dutifull
meanes
by
petition
or
otherwise
as
we
haue
done
,
that
these
things
may
be
reformed
.
Onlie
this
one
word
is
to
be
added
;
that
we
can
not
tell
,
The
Iudges
Iustices
of
peace
,
and
Counsellers
of
law
,
doe
followe
practise
and
execute
the
lawes
&
statutes
of
this
Realme
:
yet
if
they
shoulde
be
pressed
to
subscribe
that
euerie
lawe
were
directly
agreeing
to
the
holie
written
word
of
God
:
I
beleeue
manie
a
good
gentleman
,
would
staye
his
hand
,
and
stand
vpon
the
libertie
of
a
dutifull
&
obedient
subiect
.
And
if
the
honour
which
is
due
to
Christs
seruauntes
,
were
but
indifferentlie
attributed
vnto
vs
,
as
Christian
people
ought
to
doe
:
we
doe
not
see
but
that
wee
shoulde
haue
as
great
freedome
as
anie
other
subiectes
who
so
euer
:
vnlesse
our
calling
make
vs
to
bee
lesse
esteemed
then
other
men
.
There
may
bee
parauenture
a
good
meaning
in
it
,
yet
verelie
mine
heart
is
greatlie
grieued
,
to
se
what
a
great
hinderance
this
is
to
the
Church
,
and
state
of
the
Ghospell
and
ministerie
among
vs
,
and
thereby
to
her
Maiestie
and
the
common
wealth
of
this
land
no
small
domage
.
Lastlie
whereas
men
exhorte
one
another
to
heare
sermons
,
The
whole
book
of
Psalmes
&c.
Set
forth
and
allowed
to
bee
song
in
all
Churches
,
&c.
And
more
ouer
in
priuate
houses
for
their
godlie
solace
and
comfort
,
laying
aparte
all
vngodlie
songes
and
ballads
,
which
tende
onlie
to
the
nourishing
of
vice
,
and
corrupting
of
youth
.
Then
are
they
no
conuenticlers
,
which
humbly
and
in
the
feare
of
God
,
followe
and
vse
the
good
&
laudable
exercises
so
appointed
by
the
good
order
of
this
Realme
,
Now
therefore
vpon
all
the
premises
,
I
may
bodilie
conclude
,
that
the
Ministers
and
people
desiring
reformation
in
some
Church
matters
,
haue
therein
followed
the
Christian
lawes
and
godlie
proceedings
of
the
ecclesiasticall
state
:
&
so
consequentlie
,
are
vnworthilie
&
falsly
tearmed
Puritans
,
or
disturbers
,
or
enemies
to
the
state
.
Cap.
4.
Wherin
is
proued
.
1.
that
it
cannot
be
that
the
Ministers
and
people
desiring
reformation
shuld
be
enemies
to
the
state
.
2.
They
cannot
but
vnfainedlie
loue
the
Queenes
most
gratious
Maiestie
.
3.
They
hartely
reuerence
and
thankfully
obserue
the
Lordes
of
her
most
honourable
priuie
councill
.
4.
They
reioyce
to
liue
vnder
the
common
lawes
and
ciuill
communitie
of
this
Realme
.
5.
And
in
all
their
doings
,
maintaine
the
faith
&
promote
the
good
proceeding
of
the
state
of
the
church
6.
Their
cariadge
peaceable
.
Hieremie
the
Prophet
,
Seeke
the
prosperitie
of
the
Cietie
,
whether
I
haue
caused
you
to
be
caried
captiues
,
and
pray
vnto
the
Lord
for
it
:
for
in
the
peace
thereof
shall
you
haue
peace
.
And
the
Apostle
Paule
exhorteth
the
christians
which
were
conuerted
by
his
ministrie
,
vnder
Kings
&
gouerners
which
were
infidels
,
that
Supplications
,
praiers
,
intercessions
,
and
giuing
of
thanks
should
be
made
for
Kings
and
for
all
that
are
in
authoritie
,
that
they
might
leade
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
in
all
godlinesse
and
honestie
.
How
much
more
must
it
needes
follow
,
that
the
godly
faithfull
Minister
and
zealous
Christian
man
,
2
And
here
I
thank
God
I
can
speak
boldlie
,
and
with
the
cheerefull
testimonie
of
a
good
conscience
,
euen
in
the
sight
of
God
.
For
God
knoweth
,
and
we
humblie
acknowledge
with
thanksgiuing
to
his
holye
and
diuine
Maiestie
:
that
our
gracious
Ladie
and
deare
Soueraigne
Elizabeth
,
in
the
tyme
of
her
sister
the
late
Queene
Marie
,
Halelu-Iah
.
Saluation
and
glorie
,
and
honour
,
and
power
to
the
Lord
our
God
,
God
euen
our
God
,
the
mightie
and
holie
one
,
hath
loued
her
:
and
in
the
loue
&
honour
,
wherewithall
he
hath
made
her
name
renoumed
,
amongst
the
mightie
nations
of
the
earth
;
hee
hath
made
his
greate
loue
and
rich
mercie
,
to
vs
his
poore
people
,
to
bee
knowne
and
admired
.
He
hath
established
her
throne
in
righteousnes
,
&
made
her
mountaine
most
strong
,
against
all
her
&
our
enemies
.
So
that
she
hath
bene
nowe
these
40
and
3
yeares
,
an
hiding
place
for
the
wind
,
and
a
refuge
for
the
tempest
,
as
riuers
of
waters
in
a
drie
land
,
&
as
the
shadow
of
a
great
rock
in
a
wearie
land
.
The
remembrance
of
her
is
our
comfort
,
her
ioy
,
health
and
honour
,
our
glorie
:
her
faithfulnes
and
constancie
in
religion
and
godlines
,
our
exceeding
treasure
.
In
one
word
she
is
the
light
of
eies
&
the
breath
of
our
nostrels
,
the
very
marrow
of
our
bones
,
and
the
assured
pledge
of
our
reioysing
.
For
who
knoweth
not
,
but
that
,
as
by
her
most
Christian
and
godlie
raigne
,
we
enioye
that
which
is
more
of
price
vnto
vs
,
then
all
that
we
haue
yea
,
then
our
owne
liues
.
So
when
so
euer
God
shal
take
her
from
vs
vnto
his
heauenlie
&
glorious
kingdome
(
which
we
pray
may
not
bee
,
till
she
hath
had
that
fulnes
of
daies
,
which
may
make
her
Crowne
perfect
in
the
world
to
come
,
and
the
ioy
of
Christs
Church
firme
&
stable
in
this
world
)
who
shall
then
lament
,
weep
&
waile
and
who
shall
haue
cause
to
greeue
,
sigh
and
mourne
,
their
mother
,
their
nourse
and
faithfull
comforter
?
but
euen
all
those
Ministers
and
Christian
people
,
who
nowe
desire
,
that
those
honourable
and
holie
workes
which
God
hath
begun
,
&
brought
to
a
great
perfection
by
her
ministrie
,
might
by
her
also
be
made
absolute
,
entire
,
and
fullie
compleat
.
Therefore
we
are
so
farre
from
thinking
the
leaste
euill
,
vnto
her
sacred
person
,
that
we
pray
hartely
,
and
wish
vnfainedly
:
Confounded
be
all
they
,
which
desire
her
hurt
,
and
God
euen
the
mightie
God
,
strike
thorow
the
loynes
of
al
them
that
rise
vp
against
her
:
&
binde
thou
vp
(
ô
mercifull
God
)
her
soule
in
the
bundell
of
life
,
with
the
Lord
our
God
&
cast
out
the
soule
of
all
her
enemies
,
as
out
of
he
midle
of
a
slinge
,
and
let
all
faithfull
subiects
say
,
Amen
.
3
Next
vnto
&
vnder
her
most
royall
Maiestie
,
5
Heere
vpon
it
seemeth
to
me
that
the
question
is
truely
and
naturallie
about
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
,
constitutions
,
orders
&
maner
of
gouernement
that
if
it
may
appeare
that
heerein
we
be
not
enemies
,
then
are
we
no
way
to
be
touched
;
of
which
point
the
2
and
3
chapters
doe
in
some
sort
intreate
,
and
doe
thus
farre
iustifie
vs
:
that
we
seeming
in
some
sorte
,
to
goe
against
the
present
gouernement
,
for
not
obseruing
some
ceremonies
and
for
not
subscribing
,
&c.
are
yet
verie
much
warranted
,
by
the
same
constitutions
,
articles
&
proceedings
of
the
same
Ecclesiasticall
state
.
But
we
haue
many
moe
honest
and
iust
reasons
,
for
the
approuing
of
our
doinges
:
which
I
doubt
not
but
that
the
reuerende
Fathers
themselues
,
and
all
other
Christians
;
waying
with
the
balance
of
truth
and
equitie
;
will
afoord
to
be
of
better
acceptance
,
then
in
the
common
account
of
our
cause
many
doe
esteem
or
affirme
.
let
vs
follow
the
truth
in
loue
,
and
in
all
things
grow
vp
into
him
which
is
the
head
,
that
is
Christ
.
In
tymes
of
reformation
,
especiallie
when
ignorance
,
apostasie
,
and
superstition
hath
raigned
so
many
hundred
yeares
;
The
time
is
not
yet
come
that
the
Lords
house
should
be
builded
:
are
we
by
and
by
enemies
and
troublers
of
the
state
?
God
forbid
.
If
we
subscribe
that
the
preaching
of
the
pure
word
of
God
is
a
mark
of
the
true
Church
of
God
:
&
here
vpon
desire
that
all
things
in
the
Church
,
euen
all
our
actions
should
be
squared
according
to
the
same
pure
word
,
and
nothing
left
contrarie
to
the
same
,
are
we
by
and
by
enemies
?
If
we
be
sworne
to
her
Maiesties
most
lawful
supremacie
ouer
all
persons
,
and
espie
in
our
Church
a
Lordelie
prelacie
(
a
thing
brought
into
the
Church
by
humane
inuention
)
by
meanes
whereof
,
it
is
apparant
,
that
the
Pope
of
Rome
,
hath
climed
aboue
all
estates
both
Ecclesiasticall
and
ciuill
:
&
so
the
Crowne
and
royall
dignitie
of
this
Realme
hath
in
time
past
,
bene
in
bondage
to
a
forraine
Potentate
,
euen
a
proud
and
vsurping
Prelate
:
If
now
our
desire
extende
it selfe
so
farre
;
that
our
Lordlie
dignities
and
power
of
our
Bishoppes
,
might
be
examined
by
holy
Scripture
and
brought
back
,
a
degree
or
twaine
neerer
to
the
Apostolicall
practise
and
Christs
institution
,
that
so
all
occasions
might
be
cut
of
hereafter
,
that
this
climing
vsurpation
,
might
neuer
take
holde
vpon
England
any
more
:
are
we
troublers
of
the
state
?
I
protest
vnto
you
before
God
,
it
hath
bene
a
griefe
vnto
me
,
when
in
a
simple
mind
,
I
haue
according
to
the
Queenes
iniunctions
preached
and
declared
,
the
right
of
her
Maiesties
authoritie
and
against
the
vsurped
presumption
of
the
Pope
of
Rome
,
vsing
verilie
such
arguments
,
as
the
Apologeticall
writings
of
our
learned
men
haue
done
,
agreeing
to
holie
Scriptures
:
I
haue
bene
reprooued
as
preaching
against
law
,
and
against
the
reuerend
Fathers
and
Bishopes
of
our
Church
.
Surely
if
I
were
an
Archbishop
or
a
Lord
Bishop
,
I
would
cast
my selfe
downe
at
her
Maiesties
feet
,
and
craue
&
humblie
begge
of
her
Highnes
;
that
by
her
Christian
wisedome
and
godlie
moderation
,
some
meane-way
might
be
found
profitable
for
the
Church
,
that
might
in
no
manner
hinder
the
free
course
of
the
preaching
of
her
Maiesties
most
lawfull
authoritie
:
neither
euer
hereafter
leaue
such
a
power
in
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
,
as
might
bee
made
preiudiciall
,
to
the
royall
preheminence
and
supreame
dignitie
of
the.
Prince
.
If
our
state
in
the
orderinge
of
Ministers
,
ordaine
them
to
preach
:
are
we
enemies
,
if
we
would
haue
none
tolerated
but
such
as
can
and
will
preach
?
if
our
state
say
,
the
absence
of
the
Pastor
from
his
flock
is
a
pernicious
thing
in
it selfe
:
are
we
disturbers
of
the
peace
if
we
desire
such
pernitious
thinges
to
bee
abolished
altogether
?
And
if
wee
finde
that
the
power
to
commaunde
Ministers
,
and
to
direct
orders
of
the
Church
,
commeth
from
the
statutes
of
the
land
,
made
in
her
Maiesties
gracious
raigne
,
namelie
that
they
commaund
a
kinde
of
subscription
,
giuing
authoritie
to
the
Bishoppes
and
Ordinaries
,
to
depriue
and
keepe
out
men
from
Ecclesiasticall
promotions
,
who
will
not
so
subscribe
:
shall
we
bee
enemies
to
the
state
,
if
offering
so
subscribe
according
to
the
statute
,
we
humblie
craue
to
be
free
so
farre
as
the
lawes
&
statutes
doe
free
vs
?
And
that
the
reuerend
Bishops
content
themselues
with
that
power
,
which
her
Maiestie
&
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
doe
giue
vnto
them
?
If
we
submitte
our selues
to
that
subscription
which
the
lawe
commandeth
,
are
we
disobedient
and
enemies
?
If
we
meeklie
beseech
them
not
to
bee
molested
,
for
such
a
subscription
as
the
law
and
statute
doth
not
commaunde
.
And
if
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
call
vs
vnto
sermons
,
to
sing
Psalmes
,
&
reuerentlie
&
in
the
feare
of
God
to
common
about
the
word
of
God
:
alas
are
we
Puritanes
,
and
vile
Precisians
,
conuenticlers
,
schismatikes
&
wicked
people
if
we
doe
the
same
?
I
desire
therefore
all
the
reuerend
Fathers
,
and
all
other
good
Christian
subiectes
,
to
consider
of
our
cause
as
it
is
,
and
to
take
pittie
vpon
vs
,
and
to
vse
vs
as
the
truth
of
our
cause
requireth
:
&
let
them
not
spare
,
if
in
deed
they
find
any
of
vs
trulie
schismaticall
,
a
trobler
of
the
church
and
an
enemie
to
the
state
.
6
Lastlie
,
let
it
be
examined
what
hath
bin
our
doings
and
proceedings
from
the
first
great
storme
that
rose
against
vs
,
Cap.
5.
This
teacheth
that
the
renowned
Fathers
and
other
Prelates
of
the
Church
of
England
,
standing
for
conformitie
(
such
as
vnfainedlie
doe
fauour
the
present
estate
of
the
Church
,
and
doe
faithfullie
hold
and
beleeue
the
true
religion
and
faith
of
Christ
,
maintained
by
publike
authoritie
among
vs
)
are
one
and
the
same
,
with
the
godlie
Ministers
&
people
,
who
desire
reformation
of
some
things
in
the
Ecclesiasticall
state
.
1.
Because
they
may
disagree
in
some
things
and
yet
be
faithfull
brethren
.
2.
This
life
afoordeth
not
absolute
&
vnchangeable
vnitie
.
3.
They
agree
in
all
substantiall
pointes
of
our
Church
,
as
it
agreeth
with
holie
Scripture
.
4.
God
by
persecution
can
make
them
indeed
to
appeare
to
be
one
.
THIS
argument
seemeth
to
bee
a
strange
paradoxe
,
a
matter
not
to
be
beleeued
,
or
hoped
for
;
if
we
remember
how
greatlie
mens
affections
haue
bene
alienated
,
and
their
countenances
estranged
,
and
now
more
then
euer
.
1.
How
be
it
;
it
is
also
a
false
position
,
to
say
:
Also
the
contention
of
those
whome
hee
calleth
Puritanes
in
Englande
is
not
so
great
,
nor
about
so
great
matters
,
that
anye
such
deuision
is
to
bee
feared
which
might
cause
disolation
of
the
kingdom
:
that
the
Protestants
in
England
,
be
in
a
maner
in
heart
,
al
Puritans
;
whereby
he
confesseth
against
himselfe
,
that
there
can
bee
no
deadlie
contention
betweene
them
that
in
hart
are
all
one
.
Therefore
I
hope
,
as
that
reuerend
Father
Bb.
Iewell
calleth
Luther
and
Zuinglius
worthie
members
and
learned
Fathers
of
Christs
church
:
otherwise
their
whole
he
artes
were
ioyned
and
bent
together
to
the
disclosing
of
falshood
and
hypocrisie
,
and
to
the
aduauncing
of
Gods
glorie
so
the
contention
betweene
vs
,
being
onelie
about
ceremonies
&
maner
of
gouernement
,
we
are
all
of
one
faith
,
one
Baptisme
,
one
bodie
,
one
spirit
;
haue
alone
Father
&
Lord
:
and
be
al
of
one
heart
,
against
all
wickednes
,
superstition
,
idolatrie
,
heresie
:
and
we
seeke
with
one
Christian
desire
,
the
aduauncement
so
the
pure
religion
,
worship
and
honour
of
God
▪
We
are
Ministers
of
the
worde
by
one
order
,
we
administer
praiers
&
Sacraments
by
one
forme
:
wee
preach
one
faith
and
substance
of
doctrine
:
we
reioyce
both
of
her
Maiesties
happie
gouernement
&
the
freedome
of
the
Gospell
,
and
are
professed
enemies
,
to
all
her
enemies
,
&
to
the
enemies
of
Gods
truth
and
Ghospell
.
In
writing
against
errors
,
and
disputing
against
Papistes
,
we
haue
bene
all
one
.
I
preaching
her
M.
supremacie
&
confuting
Popish
primacie
and
in
calling
men
from
sinne
&
disobedience
,
to
serue
God
and
her
M.
we
haue
beene
all
one
:
And
shall
men
thinke
that
this
vnhappie
diuision
,
shall
seuer
vs
for
euer
?
God
forbidde
.
The
beginning
of
strife
is
as
one
that
openeth
the
waters
,
therefore
ere
the
contention
be
medled
with
▪
leaue
of
.
Socrates
Scholasticus
writeth
,
that
in
the
very
beginning
it
grew
so
hott
,
Iohn
Chrysostome
,
both
worthy
Bishoppes
.
Romanes
,
Corinthians
,
Galathians
,
Philippians
,
Colossians
,
&c:
doe
they
not
bewraye
merueilous
greate
weaknes
,
exceeding
great
contention
?
some
holding
of
Paul
&
some
of
Cephas
,
some
going
to
Law
,
and
some
contending
about
meate
&
holy
dayes
:
some
striuing
for
circumcision
and
the
Lawe
of
Moyses
;
other
denying
the
resurrection
of
the
bodie
;
others
iustification
by
faith
onelie
;
others
brought
in
the
worshipping
of
Angels
and
other
will
worshipp
and
volutarie
religion
of
men
:
in
so
much
that
it
coste
great
labour
and
sweat
vnto
the
Apostles
and
faithfull
Ministers
,
to
hold
vp
the
Church
,
&
to
keepe
it
aliue
in
the
verie
birth
thereof
.
So
great
were
the
waters
of
contention
,
comming
out
of
the
dragons
mouth
by
the
abuse
of
mans
weaknes
.
And
this
I
obserue
both
in
writings
&
disputations
of
our
forefathers
of
the
primitiue
ages
of
the
Church
,
&
also
in
these
latter
daies
:
that
it
is
a
very
rare
thing
,
to
find
any
writer
,
thogh
he
be
learned
,
wise
,
&
sober
:
who
in
his
apologeticall
writting
,
can
keepe
himselfe
pure
from
al
gaule
&
bitternes
.
There
must
be
heresies
,
euen
among
you
,
that
they
which
are
approued
among
you
,
may
be
knowen
.
And
this
profit
hath
the
Church
by
the
primitiue
contentions
,
that
in
cleare
&
plaine
Scripture
we
se
manie
things
taught
,
as
namelie
,
The
Christian
libertie
,
The
doctrine
of
iustification
,
&
the
rising
of
the
dead
,
and
diuers
other
waightie
points
:
which
I
can
not
tell
,
if
they
woulde
haue
beene
,
otherwise
so
fully
,
largelie
&
so
plainlie
written
,
that
we
may
know
the
loue
,
and
power
&
wisdom
of
our
merciful
father
,
to
ouersway
the
mightie
labours
of
Sathan
which
are
against
the
Church
,
to
the
good
of
Gods
faithfull
people
.
Therefore
the
Apostle
is
bold
to
say
in
the
like
case
:
I
knowe
that
this
shall
turne
to
my
saluation
.
And
againe
:
We
know
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
best
vnto
them
,
that
loue
God
.
The
consideration
of
this
might
teach
some
men
,
to
looke
vpon
themselues
,
and
watch
ouer
their
owne
corruption
,
to
keepe
it
vnder
,
that
they
giue
no
offence
:
other
might
learne
not
to
stumble
at
the
truth
for
such
a
cause
which
cannot
bee
altogether
auoided
.
And
we
of
our
time
&
countrie
,
might
vnderstand
,
that
we
are
not
by
and
by
seuered
into
two
religions
,
or
broken
of
from
being
Christian
brethren
,
beecause
some
hote
contention
hath
bene
kindled
among
vs
.
For
then
we
might
say
,
that
Friers
,
Monkes
,
Seminarie
Priests
&
Iesuites
,
are
not
Papists
;
yea
that
Popes
,
Cardinalls
,
and
other
their
great
Prelates
are
no
Papistes
,
because
those
haue
stirred
vp
among
themselus
most
deadlie
warre
,
&
other
maner
of
diuision
,
schisme
,
slaughter
,
and
miserie
then
euer
(
by
the
grace
of
God
)
is
likelie
to
be
a
mong
vs
.
3
And
to
deale
plainely
,
I
can
not
see
that
the
matter
betwene
vs
is
such
that
either
they
doe
or
can
make
a
thorowe
breach
,
with
his
own
hands
to
minister
to
his
necessities
,
&
to
make
himfelf
a
seruant
to
all
men
,
thogh
he
were
free
from
al
men
,
&
so
to
leefe
some
parte
of
his
right
,
that
he
might
make
the
Ghospell
free
.
I
beseech
you
consider
whether
you
haue
done
so
,
and
that
if
you
did
in
some
part
follow
him
heerein
as
he
followed
Christ
,
whether
their
would
not
be
a
most
blessed
&
ioyfull
vnitie
amongst
Gods
labourers
,
and
a
more
excellent
&
merueilous
freedome
of
the
preaching
of
heauenly
peace
.
4
If
these
arguments
maye
not
yet
make
it
manifest
,
that
wee
are
one
,
or
ought
to
striue
to
bee
one
:
there
is
yet
one
other
argument
which
is
very
demonstratiue
,
&
cannot
be
denyed
,
but
that
is
not
in
man
to
frame
.
Persecution
,
persecution
:
when
it
hath
stripped
vs
out
of
all
those
humane
deuises
&
outward
things
,
and
Gods
rodde
hath
made
vs
equall
and
taught
vs
to
bee
spirituall
:
then
will
it
be
knowne
that
we
are
all
one
(
I
meane
such
as
are
not
hypocrits
nor
false
brethren
)
that
we
are
brethren
and
members
one
of
another
,
&
Christ
onely
the
head
:
Then
shal
we
learne
to
say
one
to
another
,
Now
my
deare
brother
,
for
as
much
as
I
vnderstand
,
that
wee
throughlie
agree
and
wholy
consent
together
in
those
thinges
,
which
are
the
groundes
and
substantiall
points
of
our
religion
,
against
the
which
the
worlde
so
furiously
rageth
,
in
these
our
dayes
:
howsoeuer
in
times
past
in
certaine
by-matters
&
circumstances
of
religion
,
your
wisedome
&
my
simplicitie
(
I
graunt
hath
a
little
iarred
,
each
of
vs
following
the
aboundance
of
his
owne
sense
&
iudgement
:
nowe
I
say
,
be
you
assured
,
that
euen
with
my
whole
heart
(
God
is
my
witnesse
)
in
the
bowelles
of
Christ
,
I
loue
you
in
the
trueth
,
and
for
the
truthes
sake
,
which
abideth
in
vs
;
&
as
I
am
perswaded
,
shall
by
the
grace
of
God
,
abide
in
vs
for
euermore
.
And
because
the
world
,
as
I
perceiue
,
brother
,
ceaseth
not
to
play
his
pageant
,
and
busilie
conspireth
against
Christ
our
Sauiour
with
all
possible
force
&
power
,
exalting
hie
thinges
againste
the
knowledge
of
God
:
let
vs
ioyne
hands
together
in
Christ
:
&
if
we
can
not
ouerthrow
,
yet
to
our
power
,
&
as
much
as
in
vs
lyeth
,
let
vs
shake
those
hie
altitudes
,
not
with
carnall
,
but
with
spirituall
weapons
,
&c.
I
pray
God
open
our
eyes
to
see
&
consider
in
time
,
of
this
matter
,
and
to
frame
our
hearts
vnto
those
things
,
which
concerne
peace
,
that
we
may
walke
as
spirituall
men
,
and
not
as
carnall
:
and
casting
awaye
all
desire
of
vaine
glory
,
wee
may
cease
to
prouoke
one
another
,
and
neuer
to
enuie
one
another
.
Cap.
6.
Wherein
is
plainlie
opened
,
that
there
can
no
good
reason
be
shewed
,
that
the
godlie
Ministers
seeking
reformation
,
are
enemies
to
the
present
state
because
1.
their
conscience
is
cleare
in
Gods
sight
2.
They
desend
no
euill
actions
in
them selues
.
3.
They
cannot
be
charged
with
the
faultes
of
strangers
,
Anabaptistes
,
foolishe
Martin
,
or
frantick
Hacket
.
4.
Nor
with
vnthankfull
obscuring
of
Gods
mercies
for
their
fansies
,
nor
with
innouation
or
schisme
.
5.
They
cannot
bee
charged
with
anie
thing
against
her
Maiesties
person
,
Crowne
or
Dignitie
.
6.
Or
that
they
are
against
all
superioritie
in
Ministers
,
or
the
true
power
&
honour
of
the
ministerie
&c.
IT
is
an
easie
matter
to
finde
a
bate
to
beate
a
dogge
:
and
when
mens
mindes
are
incensed
,
the
wit
of
man
will
and
doth
seek
out
all
aduantages
.
As
where
the
hedge
is
lowe
,
euerie
one
will
tread
it
downe
:
so
the
naturall
man
can
easilie
depraue
him
which
is
in
affliction
.
And
all
men
will
harken
to
them
which
are
in
outward
credite
,
and
praise
the
rich
.
But
the
wisedome
of
the
poore
is
despised
,
and
his
wordes
are
not
barde
.
Therefore
it
commeth
to
passe
sometime
,
that
men
of
countenance
&
place
thinke
it
a
sufficient
proofe
against
the
innocent
,
to
say
:
If
he
were
not
an
euill
doer
,
we
woulde
not
haue
deliuered
him
vnto
thee
.
That
he
is
foolish
that
will
beleeue
euerie
thing
,
and
that
the
prudent
man
will
consider
his
stepps
.
But
as
touching
our
cause
me
thinketh
it
fareth
with
vs
,
as
the
same
Salomon
saieth
in
an
other
place
:
He
that
is
first
in
his
cause
is
iust
:
then
commeth
his
neighbour
and
maketh
inquiry
of
him
.
So
verilie
there
are
manie
things
preiudiciallie
passed
against
vs
,
in
the
mouthes
and
pennes
of
diuers
men
:
which
wee
could
easilie
haue
borne
,
so
as
our
reproache
might
haue
bene
to
the
good
of
the
Church
,
referring
our selues
to
Gods
protection
and
that
our
deedes
should
trie
vs
.
But
now
we
finde
it
farre
otherwise
,
&
that
the
false
&
vniust
imputation
laid
vpon
vs
,
is
made
a
kinde
of
shooing-horne
,
to
bring
on
all
wickednes
,
and
a
craftie
colour
for
the
fauour
of
Papistes
:
so
that
not
onlie
we
,
but
also
the
whole
Church
,
is
in
some
forte
endammaged
,
&
our
reuerende
Fathers
and
Christian
brethren
,
which
stande
for
conformitie
,
are
in
as
great
daunger
as
we
:
of
which
thing
the
reason
that
stirred
them
vp
so
zealouslie
to
preach
,
at
the
beginning
of
the
Parliament
laste
,
might
easilie
enforme
them
.
Therefore
and
for
other
no
smal
inconueniences
,
grown
thorow
our
silence
;
I
haue
written
this
booke
,
as
to
make
inquirie
of
our
neighbours
&
brethrens
information
:
And
in
this
chapter
to
examin
those
heauie
obiections
,
which
doe
principallie
seeme
to
beare
down
our
cause
,
&
make
vs
poore
innocent
men
to
bee
verie
odious
&
contemptible
:
perswading
my selfe
,
that
if
these
be
fullie
answered
,
there
can
be
no
reason
brought
against
vs
to
any
purpose
.
1
And
although
wee
can
boldly
&
in
the
sight
of
God
,
protest
our
innocency
,
&
say
vnto
God
,
as
the
Psalmist
:
O
Lord
my
God
,
if
I
haue
done
this
thing
,
or
if
there
be
any
wickednes
in
mine
hand
,
if
I
haue
rewarded
euil
vnto
him
that
had
peace
with
me
,
Then
let
the
enemie
persecute
my
soule
&
take
it
:
yea
let
him
tread
my
life
downe
vppon
the
earth
,
&
lay
mine
honour
in
the
dust
.
Although
,
I
saye
,
our
conscience
doth
not
accuse
vs
:
yet
is
it
expedient
to
declare
our
iustice
,
and
to
answere
what
is
said
against
vs
.
3.
In
the
first
they
carry
vs
into
Geneua
,
Fraunce
,
the
Low
countries
,
&
Scotland
▪
and
make
vs
to
bee
French-men
,
Hollanders
,
and
Scottes
,
that
what
so
euer
in
the
actions
of
the
Protestantes
,
or
their
writings
,
may
seeme
to
carry
coulour
of
any
disloyalty
to
their
seuerall
Princes
or
Magistrates
,
all
that
is
drawn●
with
cartropes
&
laid
open
our
shoulders
.
This
stratageme
,
you
shall
find
in
Quaerimonia
eccle
.
in
the
booke
of
Scotising
and
Genevatising
,
and
in
these
late
statising
counterfeit
Seminarian
and
Iesuatising
Priests
:
which
I
ioyne
together
,
because
the
two
first
being
without
their
Fathers
name
,
prosecute
their
cause
like
as
these
latter
.
For
as
the
one
pretending
pursuite
against
Iesuites
,
laboureth
by
the
name
of
Puritanes
,
to
cutt
the
throate
of
all
Protestantes
:
so
the
other
doe
draw
in
all
Protestants
:
vnder
the
name
of
Puritanes
,
pretending
to
proue
the
Ministers
,
falsly
called
Puritanes
,
daungerous
to
the
state
,
by
that
wherewith
they
accuse
other
men
of
other
countries
;
and
so
bring
a
reproach
vpon
all
Protestant
Churches
.
But
surelie
in
my
iudgement
they
speak
as
much
against
the
state
of
the
present
gouernement
,
as
almost
possible
may
be
.
And
therefore
in
this
argument
we
haue
cause
to
reioyce
,
that
they
ioyn
vs
to
all
the
Protestants
&
godly
learned
Diuines
of
this
age
:
Because
the
prouidence
and
mercie
of
our
God
,
hath
frustrate
their
hope
in
their
opinion
to
long
,
they
haue
thought
it
best
to
make
open
warre
against
God
and
all
honestie
:
to
send
for
their
friends
&
sommon
their
diet
in
the
Low
Countries
.
Thence
haue
proceeded
the
Popish
practises
,
the
smokie
stirres
that
were
blowen
in
Scotlande
;
the
fierie
factions
inflamed
in
Fraunce
;
the
Popish
treason
condemned
in
England
;
the
Popish
conspiracie
attempted
in
Ireland
,
&c.
And
the
reuerend
Father
M.
D.
Bilson
doth
particularlie
defend
M.
Calum
,
Peter
Frarine
;
wherin
Beza
,
Caluin
,
and
Geneua
,
are
cleared
of
all
wicked
and
disloyall
actions
:
and
the
Protestants
of
Fraunce
in
all
their
warre
by
the
Kings
edictes
and
many
other
reasons
,
out
of
their
true
stories
.
So
for
the
low
Countries
you
shall
find
that
the
States
as
well
Papists
as
Protestants
,
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*
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*
In●r
.
and
2●
booke
of
A.
E.
Meteranus
.
Hist.
Belgic
.
stood
for
their
priuiledges
as
well
as
for
religion
.
And
the
Guises
of
Fraunce
the
principall
troublers
as
wel
of
Scotland
as
of
Fraunce
:
&
that
with
such
pretence
of
religion
,
as
they
did
entitle
their
Neece
the
Queene
of
Scottes
,
with
those
royall
dignities
and
armes
of
England
and
Ireland
,
which
were
&
are
proper
to
our
gracious
Soueraign
Queene
Elizabeth
:
&
this
they
did
as
Buchanan
sayeth
,
as
soone
as
Queene
Marie
was
dead
.
Geneua
,
Fraunce
,
The
Low
Countries
,
and
Scotlande
,
doe
and
ought
to
acknowledge
themselues
debtours
to
her
highnes
:
and
for
which
al
ages
to
come
shall
finde
them selues
bound
to
praise
God
,
and
to
remember
her
name
,
as
a
most
precious
thing
,
and
a
most
singular
gifte
of
the
Highest
Lord
,
for
the
comfort
of
his
elect
people
.
And
that
I
may
speak
as
M.
Beza
is
forced
with
great
ioy
to
confes
:
She
hath
so
well
and
faithfully
purged
the
true
worship
of
God
,
Buchanan
,
Meteranus
,
&
other
histories
of
our
time
doe
most
truly
and
deseruedly
report
:
&
her
renowm
in
this
respect
,
will
neuer
be
forgotten
as
long
as
the
worlde
doth
stande
.
William
Watson
,
●n
his
moste
treacherous
and
childish
quodlibets
,
rehearseth
the
names
of
some
of
them
,
as
if
they
were
fit
persons
●o
be
sued
vnto
by
Priests
and
Iesuites
to
obtaine
fauor
.
God
forbid
that
these
●euerend
Fathers
should
giue
them
the
●east
shew
of
cause
,
to
thinke
or
say
so
wickedly
of
them
:
as
though
there
were
any
likelihood
that
such
men
would
fauour
the
enemies
of
God
and
of
the
Queene
.
But
if
among
all
the
Protestant
writers
there
bee
some
one
that
hath
put
forth
some
priuate
opinion
of
his
owne
concerning
the
authoritie
of
Princes
:
are
we
to
be
blamed
with
that
where
with
we
were
neuer
acquainted
?
But
this
is
a
stale
slaunder
against
all
Protestantes
,
Martin
Marprelat
,
That
we
acknowledging
not
this
singular
benefite
,
proceeding
from
the
mercie
of
God
;
namelie
,
that
all
heresies
,
corrupt
doctrines
,
all
superstitions
and
papisticall
opinions
haue
bene
banished
by
the
Prince
&
Realme
,
&c:
and
all
points
of
doctrine
necessary
to
saluation
,
and
touching
the
mysterie
of
our
redemption
,
or
the
right
vse
of
the
Sacraments
and
true
maner
of
worshipping
of
God
,
are
purely
&
perfectly
taught
,
&
by
publike
authoritie
established
in
the
Church
of
England
at
this
day
,
&c:
we
are
so
farre
from
beeing
thankeful
for
the
same
from
desiring
the
continuance
of
it
by
heartie
prayer
:
that
by
all
meanes
possible
wee
seeke
rather
to
obscure
it
and
deface
it
;
because
in
certaine
accident
all
pointes
we
haue
not
our
fancies
&
proper
deuises
.
So
that
by
this
we
are
iudged
to
set
our selues
against
God
,
&
frowardlie
disquiet
the
peace
of
the
Church
for
external
things
(
which
is
schismaticall
)
trouble
the
happie
peace
of
the
common
wealth
,
&
hazard
the
whole
state
of
religion
,
with
no
small
reioysing
of
the
wicked
;
greate
offence
of
the
weake
Ghospellers
;
merueilous
griefe
of
the
Queenes
Maiestie
&
other
that
haue
care
of
gouernement
.
If
this
obiection
were
as
true
as
it
is
of
greate
importance
;
&
as
fitlie
applied
vnto
vs
,
as
it
layeth
vpon
vs
a
most
heauie
imputation
:
then
had
wee
greate
cause
to
wish
our
tongues
to
cleaue
to
the
roofe
of
our
mouthes
,
&
our
handes
for
euer
to
forget
to
write
.
If
we
haue
not
both
by
word
&
writing
,
publiklie
&
priuatlie
,
acknowledged
the
great
mercie
of
God
for
her
M.
:
in
the
banishing
of
al
heresies
,
superstitions
,
and
namely
Popery
,
&
for
planting
the
true
Ghospell
of
faith
among
vs
:
if
we
haue
not
&
doe
not
dayly
pray
,
both
at
Church
and
at
home
for
the
continuance
of
the
same
,
&
for
the
ioy
and
comfort
of
her
M.
&
al
our
godlie
Gouernours
and
Superiours
:
if
al
men
that
knowe
vs
,
doe
not
also
euerie
day
see
&
behold
,
that
this
is
our
care
and
studie
,
and
that
we
doe
stirre
vp
others
both
publiklie
and
priuatelie
to
doe
the
same
:
then
let
the
Lord
reward
euery
man
according
to
his
righteousnes
and
faithfulnes
,
&
let
the
wicked
feele
his
iudgementes
.
We
can
boldlie
commend
our selues
to
the
testimony
of
al
our
neighbours
,
friends
and
enemies
whatsoeuer
:
whom
hardned
malice
hath
not
so
farre
ouercome
and
blinded
,
that
they
can
not
&
will
not
say
and
confesse
,
that
which
in
the
eies
&
eares
of
al
men
appeareth
plainly
:
euen
as
the
shining
of
the
Sun
in
the
firmament
,
and
the
sound
of
many
waters
to
them
which
trauell
by
sea
&
by
land
.
But
the
force
&
power
of
this
accusation
is
in
two
things
:
first
they
say
That
by
all
means
possible
we
seeke
rather
to
obscure
this
mercie
of
God
&
to
deface
it
.
2.
The
reason
which
is
made
of
this
our
so
doing
:
Because
in
certaine
accidental
points
,
we
haue
not
our
fansies
and
proper
deuises
.
If
in
deed
these
two
things
might
be
proued
against
vs
,
Because
his
spirite
beeing
vexed
by
the
people
,
hee
spake
vnaduisedlie
with
his
lippes
.
So
no
merueill
though
(
we
poore
weake
soules
,
farre
inferiour
to
that
most
rare
man
)
haue
felt
the
smart
of
our
griefe
and
zeale
.
I
would
to
God
,
that
our
brethren
&
fathers
coulde
be
iustified
in
this
matter
,
and
that
they
had
not
their
parte
of
iuste
punishment
with
vs
;
for
that
wherein
they
haue
beene
ouerseene
in
their
dealing
toward
vs
,
&
toward
the
Church
of
Englande
in
these
causes
.
And
I
hartly
pray
God
,
that
they
doe
not
one
day
confesse
and
say
:
Wee
haue
verelye
sinned
againste
our
brethren
,
in
that
wee
sawe
the
anguish
of
their
soules
,
when
they
besought
vs
,
and
wee
woulde
not
heare
them
,
therefore
is
this
trouble
come
vpon
vs
.
The
Lorde
our
God
euen
our
mercifull
Father
bee
iudge
betweene
vs
.
Touching
subscription
I
haue
sufficiently
spoken
before
,
and
there
will
be
occasion
after
,
therefore
I
need
not
in
this
place
to
say
any
thing
.
Now
I
come
to
the
second
point
,
the
cause
of
our
doeing
:
it
is
saide
,
Because
in
certaine
accidentall
poyntes
they
haue
not
their
fansies
and
proper
deuises
.
If
it
may
appeare
that
this
is
an
Elench.
No
cause
,
set
for
A
cause
:
and
that
a
good
,
iust
,
and
waightie
cause
founded
in
Gods
word
,
is
iniuriously
reputed
and
tearmed
accidentall
,
fansie
and
deuise
:
then
I
hope
godlie
and
wise
Christians
will
pittie
our
estate
,
&
bee
more
fauourable
iudges
of
our
cause
.
To
reade
bookes
Apocryphall
and
chapters
contayning
errours
and
vntruthes
,
vnder
the
name
of
holy
scripture
,
is
no
accidentall
pointe
:
vnlesse
we
will
say
,
that
our
conference
with
papistes
and
our
apologeticall
writtings
prouing
errours
to
bee
in
those
bookes
,
and
therefore
to
be
no
Canonicall
Scriptures
,
be
accidental
points
The
desire
that
euerie
Minister
bee
a
Preacher
of
Gods
word
and
to
administer
discipline
is
no
accidental
point
vnlesse
the
chiefest
pointe
of
the
Minister
office
,
as
they
are
ordained
by
the
●ooke
of
orders
,
be
but
an
accidentall
●ointe
.
To
desire
that
Chauncelers
,
Officialls
and
Commissaries
,
shoulde
●ot
administer
discipline
,
and
name●e
,
excommunication
,
which
D.
Sut●ef
saith
is
against
all
reason
for
a
laye
●an
to
do
;
&
that
the
Pastour
should
●ot
be
a
non-resident
,
which
the
reue●end
Fathers
say
is
a
pernitious
thing
:
●r
to
say
that
God
hath
consecrated
natrimonie
to
such
an
excellent
my●erie
that
in
it
is
signified
and
repre●ented
the
spirituall
mariage
betwixt
Christ
and
his
Church
,
which
is
not
●o
to
be
founde
in
holye
Scripture
,
but
〈◊〉
a
belying
of
his
glorious
Maiestie
:
●o
saye
that
these
and
manye
such
like
,
●e
accidentall
pointes
,
I
hope
no
aduied
man
,
that
looketh
throughly
into
●ur
cause
,
will
aduenture
.
And
where
〈◊〉
is
saide
that
wee
woulde
herein
haue
●ur
fancies
and
proper
deuises
:
let
the
●oste
reuerend
Father
determine
for
●s
,
where
hee
hath
these
wordes
:
The
●ontrouersie
is
not
,
whether
manye
of
the
●hinges
mentioned
by
the
platformers
,
were
●tlie
vsed
in
the
Apostles
time
,
or
may
●ee
well
vsed
in
some
places
,
yea
or
hee
conueniently
vsed
in
sundrie
reformed
Churches
at
this
day
.
For
none
of
these
branches
at
denied
,
&c.
Now
if
(
as
this
reuerend
Father
saieth
)
manye
of
the
thinges
wee
desire
,
were
fitlie
vsed
in
the
Apostle●
times
,
&c.
How
can
they
be
our
fansies
&
proper
deuises
:
which
were
vsed
by
the
Apostles
some
a
thousand
fiue
hundreth
years
before
we
were
borne
.
And
let
it
be
considered
,
whether
the
Apostles
vsing
such
thinges
haue
deserued
to
be
reproached
with
our
fansies
and
proper
deuises
,
who
are
liuing
so
manie
hundred
yeares
after
them
,
&
haue
our selues
learned
those
thinges
out
of
their
holie
writings
:
if
this
bee
well
looked
into
,
and
aduisedlie
iudged
of
,
by
an
equall
and
iuste
line
,
I
hope
the
ground
of
this
greate
and
terrible
accusation
,
being
voide
and
emptie
,
all
the
other
greeuous
inferences
,
will
fall
and
vanish
away
:
and
that
the
contrarie
will
be
euident
and
apparant
to
the
conscience
of
all
men
.
Namelie
,
That
for
so
much
as
we
faithfullie
preach
the
doctrine
of
faith
and
sacraments
,
and
humblie
and
quietlie
vse
our
ministrie
according
to
the
booke
of
orders
,
and
administer
Prayer
and
Sacraments
by
no
other
forme
,
but
that
of
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
and
that
in
our
publike
preaching
&
priuate
talke
,
in
all
accasions
wee
doe
praise
God
&
acknowledge
his
mercie
&
pray
for
the
continuance
thereof
,
and
stirre
vp
others
so
to
doe
:
and
therevpon
doe
humbly
present
to
the
reuerend
Fathers
&
the
whole
state
,
verie
good
&
waightie
points
agreeing
to
holy
Scripture
,
needfull
to
bee
considered
,
for
the
further
perfection
of
our
Church
and
the
glorie
of
God
:
being
no
fansies
of
ours
,
or
deuises
,
but
such
as
the
holye
Apostles
did
vse
in
the
first
and
purest
Churches
:
wee
can
not
be
said
to
sett
our selues
against
god
;
frowardly
to
disquiet
the
church
;
trouble
the
common
wealth
;
hazarde
the
whole
state
of
religion
;
reioyce
the
wicked
,
or
grieue
any
godly
person
whatsoeuer
:
but
rather
to
promote
the
glorye
of
God
;
further
the
present
good
,
&
encrease
of
our
Church
,
to
the
great
benefit
,
comfort
and
ioye
of
Gods
people
.
And
I
can
not
thinke
so
vndutifullie
of
her
Maiestie
,
or
of
any
other
that
haue
care
of
gouernement
:
that
they
would
be
merueilouslie
grieued
,
to
se
any
subiect
in
humble
and
dutifull
maner
,
sue
to
be
eased
of
any
grieuance
,
according
to
the
auncient
custome
and
vsuall
order
of
this
Realme
:
and
that
the
Ministers
of
Christ
should
reuerently
admonish
the
state
of
some
points
needfull
to
be
reformed
,
by
the
holy
Scriptures
and
vsage
of
the
blessed
Apostles
.
But
aboue
all
other
Imeruaill
how
this
can
be
to
hazard
the
whole
state
of
Religion
,
except
a
man
would
say
,
that
to
goe
about
in
honest
sort
,
to
make
perfect
,
that
which
is
verie
well
and
excellentlie
begun
,
is
the
high
way
to
destroy
all
.
But
it
may
bee
the
mysterie
of
this
point
of
this
obiection
,
is
contained
in
the
seconde
,
For
all
innouationes
are
dangerous
to
the
state
.
Which
as
it
is
an
argument
not
to
be
despised
,
so
is
it
vrged
by
some
in
the
hiest
degree
.
And
wee
our selues
doe
freelie
acknowledge
,
that
it
is
worthie
due
consideration
.
How
bee
it
,
we
verilie
thinke
,
that
it
is
not
on
our
part
,
or
in
cause
so
heynous
as
it
is
made
.
First
because
as
is
before
shewed
,
we
desire
not
the
new
forming
of
the
Church
,
but
onely
the
rectifying
and
perfecting
of
diuers
things
in
the
Church
:
and
that
euerie
thing
might
agree
&
be
according
to
the
doctrine
of
our
Church
,
All
our
actions
shoulde
bee
squared
,
after
the
will
of
GOD
reueiled
in
his
worde
.
In
the
tyme
of
King
Dauid
,
by
vniforme
consent
of
all
estates
,
the
arke
of
God
was
sought
after
,
Obed
Edom
the
Gittite
,
yet
after
vpon
more
&
better
examination
of
Gods
worde
,
they
brought
it
by
the
Priestes
&
Leuites
,
In
the
next
place
it
is
to
be
considered
,
whether
that
because
the
thinges
in
controuersie
are
called
external
,
we
may
be
called
schismaticks
.
Saint
Paul
(
mee
thinketh
)
doeth
helpe
vs
in
this
case
,
where
hee
saith
:
I
beseech
you
brethren
,
marke
them
diligentlie
,
whiche
cause
diuision
and
offences
,
contrarie
(
or
as
the
Greeke
worde
signified
:
beside
)
the
doctrine
which
yee
haue
learned
,
and
auoide
them
.
Nowe
when
it
is
before
declared
,
that
the
thinges
wee
desire
and
stand
for
,
are
according
to
the
doctrine
we
haue
receaued
,
&
as
our
reuerend
Fathers
and
Brethren
confesse
vsed
in
the
Apostles
tyme
:
we
humbly
suing
for
and
teaching
these
things
by
the
word
of
God
(
whatsoeuer
terme
you
giue
the
things
themselues
)
we
can
not
in
any
sort
be
called
schismatickes
.
And
if
I
being
called
into
question
for
one
of
the
leaste
ceremonies
,
to
the
vse
whereof
I
can
not
frame
my
conscience
,
yet
if
,
being
in
mine
owne
iudgement
weak
in
comparison
of
other
learned
men
whose
iudgement
I
reuerence
;
or
in
the
opinion
of
some
other
I
be
accounted
foolish
,
or
,
as
some
will
say
,
peeuish
)
I
bee
afeard
to
offend
myne
owne
conscience
,
and
doe
choose
rather
to
be
suspended
or
depriued
,
and
quietlie
submit
my selfe
to
the
punishment
of
law
,
and
abide
peaceablie
in
the
vnitie
and
fellowship
of
the
Church
,
I
hope
I
am
no
schismaticke
,
nor
a
froward
disquieter
of
the
Church
.
And
such
hath
ben
our
maner
of
doeing
,
patientlie
suffering
that
which
is
imposed
vpon
vs
.
5
The
next
ranke
of
obiections
,
is
concerning
her
Maiesties
person
,
Crowne
and
Dignitie
:
2.
She
challengeth
,
vnder
God
,
to
haue
the
soueraignitie
&
rule
ouer
all
maner
of
persons
,
borne
within
these
her
Realms
,
Dominions
,
&
Countries
,
of
what
estate
,
either
Ecclesiasticall
or
Temporall
,
so
euer
they
be
:
so
as
no
other
forraine
power
shall
or
ought
to
haue
any
superioritie
ouer
them
.
And
such
is
also
the
37
article
of
the
booke
of
articles
.
All
which
we
doe
as
fullie
hold
and
beleeue
,
preach
&
maintaine
as
anye
other
what
so
euer
:
acknowledging
with
all
our
heartes
,
the
same
prerogatiue
,
Take
authoritie
to
preach
to
this
congregation
:
meaning
as
I
take
it
,
the
Parishe
which
had
chosen
him
:
alas
what
popularitie
is
this
?
This
obiection
Maister
D.
Fulke
answereth
against
the
Papistes
,
by
those
words
:
And
as
for
the
popular
election
,
if
you
haue
red
those
bookes
you
make
mention
of
,
you
might
perceaue
,
that
neither
of
both
partes
,
allow
a
meere
popular
election
.
And
that
Maister
Whitgift
doth
not
so
much
contend
,
what
forme
of
election
was
vsed
in
the
time
of
the
Apostles
,
&c.
The
other
forcke
is
a
meer
deuise
,
a
deuilish
quarell
,
and
calumniation
against
all
Protestantes
(
for
Bristow
saieth
:
Protestantes
be
malignoures
of
the
hier
powers
,
)
and
hath
no
colour
in
the
world
,
in
any
of
our
doeings
,
writings
or
practise
whatsoeuer
:
therefore
I
think
it
not
worthie
to
be
answered
.
6
The
other
arguments
&
obiections
are
not
of
so
great
a
prayse
,
a
primacie
of
order
,
as
it
was
among
the
Apostles
,
namely
according
to
which
Iames
was
president
of
the
councill
at
Hierusalem
Act.
15.
But
it
is
further
vrged
that
the
honour
of
Bd.
is
more
for
the
protection
of
the
Ministers
&
for
their
reputation
.
I
will
not
heere
for
reuerence
sake
answer
all
that
I
can
,
and
which
miserable
experience
afordeth
,
only
I
would
such
to
consider
,
that
our
armour
is
spirituall
;
and
that
the
Apostles
subdued
all
the
worlde
,
without
this
earthly
honour
,
which
this
obiection
pretendeth
.
But
a
Christian
Magistrate
being
friend
,
wee
haue
now
lesse
cause
to
feare
our
reputation
if
we
doe
well
,
then
they
(
being
base
and
poore
fishermen
&
of
low
estate
)
at
that
time
had
,
when
all
the
power
and
glorie
of
the
world
was
against
them
.
Therefore
the
Psalme
speakes
another
maner
of
conquest
:
Namely
that
,
Christ
shoulde
prosper
with
his
glorie
,
and
ride
vpon
(
no
other
pompeous
chariot
but
)
that
of
Gods
word
,
all
laid
ouer
with
golde
of
trueth
,
and
drawne
with
no
other
horses
,
but
meeknes
and
righteousnes
.
So
am
I
perswaded
that
although
this
great
dignitie
of
our
Prelats
were
taken
a
way
;
yet
if
we
did
diligently
and
faithfully
,
in
humble
&
vpright
maner
teach
the
people
Gods
word
of
truth
and
saluation
,
it
woulde
procure
vs
honour
and
reputation
,
sufficientlye
beseeming
Gods
Ministers
;
finding
that
ielous
word
of
God
true
:
Them
that
honour
me
,
I
will
honor
,
&c.
And
lastlie
,
These
thinges
beeing
considered
,
I
hope
it
will
appeare
to
all
reasonable
men
,
that
it
can
be
proued
by
any
good
reason
;
that
the
godlye
Ministers
desiring
reformation
,
are
enemies
to
the
state
,
or
causes
of
these
troubles
which
are
among
vs
.
But
yet
there
remaineth
one
imputation
,
which
I
can
not
passe
ouer
.
Because
although
it
haue
not
so
much
as
a
shadowe
of
truth
:
Cap.
7.
Wherein
is
proued
,
that
the
Ministers
seeking
reformation
,
falsly
called
Puritanes
,
are
not
in
any
sorte
to
be
compared
to
Papists
in
euill
:
much
lesse
to
be
equalized
with
traiterous
seminarie
priests
or
Iesuites
.
1.
By
their
contradictorie
doctrine
.
2.
By
their
contrarie
actes
and
doings
.
ONe
part
of
the
sufferinges
of
our
blessed
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
,
was
this
,
that
hee
was
counted
with
the
the
transgressors
,
He
was
crucified
betweene
two
theeues
.
Wee
are
not
then
to
think
it
strange
to
be
matched
,
For
the
seruant
is
not
greater
then
the
Maister
.
Bristow
:
Of
Catholikes
thorowlie
discharged
of
their
fealtie
,
yet
for
common
humanity
,
for
their
accustomed
vse
,
for
their
continual
,
&
,
as
it
were
,
natural
institution
,
the
Prince
is
better
obeyed
&
serued
,
than
of
Protestants
,
which
in
hart
ar
in
a
maner
all
Puritanes
.
Note
heere
(
that
I
may
vse
M.
D.
Fulks
words
)
that
Papistes
professe
them selues
to
be
subiectes
,
of
curteousie
&
not
of
duetie
,
of
custome
&
not
of
conscience
,
of
naturall
institution
,
and
not
of
the
law
of
God
.
O
Lord
and
Sauiour
,
sende
her
M.
few
such
subiectes
&
seruants
.
CHAP.
8.
The
Ministers
which
desire
reformation
in
some
things
of
our
Church
matters
.
can
neuer
feare
but
euer
loue
her
M.
and
all
the
godly
wise
Magistrates
vnder
her
:
but
the
Papistes
cleane
contrarie
.
PRinces
(
saieth
the
Apostle
)
are
not
to
bee
feared
for
good
works
but
for
euill
.
Euerie
man
that
doth
euill
,
hateth
the
light
:
neither
commeth
to
the
light
,
least
his
deedes
be
reprooued
.
No
meruaile
then
though
it
bee
a
principle
among
traiterous
Papistes
:
That
euerie
man
of
any
faction
,
desireth
the
remoouing
of
the
Prince
,
whose
lawes
are
contrarie
to
his
faction
.
For
their
conscience
being
euill
and
defiled
with
most
filthie
superstition
&
abhominable
idolatrie
;
they
can
not
loue
any
godly
Prince
(
such
as
is
our
most
deare
&
gratious
Soueraigne
Queene
Elizabeth
)
because
a
wise
King
scattereth
the
wicked
&
causeth
the
wheel
to
goe
ouer
them
.
And
verilie
there
are
two
things
which
doe
manifest
their
inward
affection
.
A
good
tree
can
not
bring
forth
euill
fruite
:
neither
can
a
corrupt
tree
bring
forth
good
fruite
.
Then
if
lying
,
dissimulation
,
treacherie
,
treason
:
if
false
doctrine
,
&
drawing
away
the
heartes
of
subiectes
from
the
Prince
:
if
procuring
of
open
rebellion
,
and
forren
inuasion
:
if
many
cruell
and
secret
conspiracies
and
murtherous
attempts
,
may
be
iustlie
called
euill
fruites
,
and
certaine
true
markes
of
disloyall
subiects
,
hateing
the
Prince
and
desiring
her
distruction
:
then
may
we
boldlie
pronounce
,
that
the
affection
of
the
Papistes
can
not
be
good
,
nor
their
loue
vpright
toward
her
Maiestie
.
What
calling
or
state
haue
they
not
caused
and
made
to
worke
in
hostile
maner
against
her
?
First
for
Popes
,
you
haue
Pope
Pius
the
fifth
,
and
Gregorie
the
13.
and
their
successours
:
then
for
Monarches
&
Princes
;
The
King
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Queene
of
Scottes
:
after
,
for
Dukes
and
Noble
men
:
The
Duke
of
Northfolke
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
the
Duke
of
Medina
,
The
Earle
of
Northumberland
,
and
I
can
not
tell
how
manie
Earles
,
and
Lordes
in
Ireland
,
from
time
to
time
haue
taken
armes
against
her
.
Moreouer
for
Gentilmen
,
there
hath
bene
M.
Arden
and
Someruill
,
Throckmorton
,
Sir
William
Stanlie
,
Anthonie
Babington
,
and
his
complices
,
Doctor
Parrie
,
a
ciuilian
,
Doctor
Lopez
a
Physicion
:
for
Priestes
and
Iesuites
,
no
man
can
tell
how
many
,
and
of
raskall
,
ruffian
,
murdering
verletts
,
not
one
or
two
.
Therefore
how
is
it
possible
to
shewe
more
plaine
euidence
of
most
can
kered
hatred
,
They
haue
often
times
afflicted
me
from
my
youth
,
but
they
could
not
preuaile
against
me
:
praysed
be
the
Lord
which
hath
not
giuen
vs
as
a
praye
vnto
their
teeth
.
Our
helpe
is
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
who
hath
made
both
heauen
&
earth
.
So
let
all
thine
enemies
perish
O
Lord
:
but
vpon
thy
seruant
Elizabeth
and
vpon
her
throne
be
peace
for
euer
more
:
and
let
her
and
all
that
loue
thy
name
,
bee
as
the
Sunne
when
he
riseth
in
his
might
,
and
say
all
way
,
The
Lorde
be
praised
.
But
as
for
the
Ministers
and
people
desiring
reformation
in
some
thinges
:
they
alwaies
carefully
following
the
word
of
God
,
and
delighting
in
the
reading
,
preaching
,
and
meditation
of
holy
Scripture
;
haue
all
their
ioy
&
comfort
in
that
faith
&
religion
,
which
her
most
Christian
Maiestie
professeth
,
setteth
forth
&
defendeth
.
And
hauing
libertie
of
conscience
,
freedom
to
worshipe
God
aright
,
&
protection
in
well
doing
with
health
,
wealth
,
peace
,
and
pleasure
of
bodie
and
soule
:
they
feele
the
pleasant
,
sweete
and
comfortable
milke
,
with
a
most
ioyfull
refreshing
of
a
tender
noursemother
,
vnder
the
shadow
of
her
most
faithfull
and
constant
proceedinges
in
the
Ghospell
.
If
euer
there
were
loue
betweene
Prince
and
people
,
it
is
betweene
vs
.
For
what
Christian
subiect
can
not
loue
a
Christian
Ruler
?
What
godly
childe
cannot
loue
a
godly
mother
?
What
afflicted
soule
can
not
loue
a
sweet
and
faithfull
comforter
?
And
what
man
being
in
miserie
loueth
not
him
,
that
hath
deliuered
him
?
Shee
is
our
most
Christian
Prince
;
she
is
our
godlie
mother
;
she
is
our
sweete
and
faithfull
comforter
,
our
deliuerer
;
and
vnder
God
our
assured
defence
against
all
our
enemies
.
Her
ioye
is
our
life
;
her
lawe
our
safetie
;
her
safetye
,
our
castell
;
her
swearde
our
shielde
;
her
peace
,
our
wealth
:
her
death
(
which
God
forbid
)
our
miserie
.
Therefore
we
haue
counted
our selues
happie
to
doe
any
seruice
to
her
Mai.
either
in
our
goods
,
or
in
our
persons
,
or
in
spending
our
liues
.
Wee
haue
willinglye
gone
in
her
seruice
into
Fraunce
,
into
the
Low
Countries
and
Irelande
,
and
into
the
furthest
Seas
.
We
haue
written
,
disputed
&
aduentured
our
liues
in
diuers
places
to
testifie
our
vnfained
loue
,
&
faithful
obedience
vnto
her
.
And
what
is
there
,
that
we
could
not
goe
vnder
?
if
occasion
be
offered
to
doe
her
any
seruice
,
which
godly
Christians
ought
to
doe
,
to
their
dread
Soueraigne
.
If
at
anye
time
the
traiterous
papists
aduance
themselues
,
&
dare
presume
to
attempt
their
most
wicked
&
vngodly
desire
&
wishing
:
it
shal
(
by
Gods
grace
)
very
wel
appeare
,
that
her
M.
hath
many
thousand
Protestants
,
sufficiently
able
thorow
Gods
helpe
,
to
beate
them
downe
&
to
tame
them
:
Cap.
9.
Wherein
is
plainly
shewed
1.
That
it
is
most
profitable
to
the
present
state
and
gouernement
,
and
greatlye
for
her
Maiesties
safetie
,
to
heare
the
petitions
of
the
godly
Ministers
,
and
to
tolerate
them
in
their
ministrie
.
2.
That
to
harken
vnto
Papistes
and
to
tolerate
them
,
is
most
exceeding
dangerous
and
pernitious
.
A
Minister
being
suspended
for
omitting
a
ceremonie
,
made
sute
to
a
learned
Arch-deacon
,
to
speake
for
him
to
the
Bishop
of
the
diocesse
,
that
he
might
be
released
and
tolerated
:
alleadging
for
himselfe
that
their
godly
wisdome
,
(
hee
hoped
)
would
consider
,
that
the
thing
in
their
opinion
being
but
a
trifle
(
although
to
him
it
were
a
grieuous
burden
)
they
would
not
for
it
silence
or
displace
a
Minister
of
the
Ghospell
;
which
might
doe
greater
good
in
the
Church
,
then
the
obseruing
of
a
trifling
ceremonie
:
but
if
I
be
(
said
he
)
a
dishonest
man
,
and
liue
not
as
becommeth
a
Minister
of
Christ
,
if
I
preach
not
sounde
doctrine
,
if
I
doe
not
boeth
in
worde
and
example
,
teach
the
people
obedience
to
God
and
her
Maiestie
,
&
maintaine
all
peace
and
quietnes
in
the
place
where
I
haue
:
then
I
craue
no
fauour
.
It
was
answered
by
the
same
learned
Archdeacon
,
you
may
be
bonus
vir
,
but
not
bonus
ciuis
,
that
is
,
a
good
man
,
but
not
a
good
cietizen
.
It
was
replied
againe
by
the
Minister
,
that
if
he
could
not
proue
he
were
a
good
Cietizen
,
them
he
was
not
to
open
his
mouth
in
his
owne
cause
,
therefore
he
said
he
would
refer
the
matter
to
that
issue
.
And
thus
hee
pleaded
for
himself
.
Some
lawes
&
statutes
of
the
cittie
,
are
such
as
concerne
the
state
,
2.
Leauing
this
therefore
to
the
conscience
of
all
honest
men
&
good
subiectes
,
who
loue
God
&
our
most
gracious
Queene
:
I
will
now
enter
to
speak
a
little
of
the
great
mischiefes
and
manifold
euills
,
which
come
by
toleration
or
fauour
shewed
to
the
Papists
.
These
euills
come
vnder
two
heades
,
either
such
as
God
afflicteth
for
bearing
with
or
fauouring
such
persones
:
the
worshppping
of
Baall
.
Confounded
bee
all
they
that
serue
grauen
images
,
and
that
glorie
in
idoles
:
and
againe
:
I
am
the
Lord
this
is
my
name
,
my
glorie
will
I
not
giue
to
another
,
neither
my
praise
to
grauen
images
.
Moreouer
it
will
bring
great
occasion
of
ciuill
warre
and
bloodshed
(
a
thing
which
her
M.
alwaies
abhorred
)
which
being
once
kindled
&
inflamed
:
it
will
trouble
the
wisest
men
in
this
Realme
to
quench
suddainlie
or
hastelie
.
For
it
is
well
knowne
,
that
there
is
an
inueterate
hatred
betweene
these
two
religions
,
and
the
opposition
is
impossible
to
bee
reconciled
.
How
these
two
may
dwell
together
in
peace
,
let
them
iudge
that
dare
put
an
adder
into
their
bosomes
,
and
pull
not
out
the
stinge
,
or
that
will
place
foxes
among
the
tender
vines
,
or
woolues
among
sheepe
.
Yf
you
bid
me
cast
mine
eies
vpon
Fraunce
and
the
low
Countries
,
Crocodili
lachryma
,
flase
alarmes
,
and
as
theeues
sometyme
doe
fight
one
with
another
,
till
they
may
inclose
the
true
man
and
take
his
purse
.
If
an
enemie
after
hee
hath
followed
all
hostile
maner
he
can
:
labour
by
faire
means
to
enter
into
friendly
tearmes
that
,
he
might
haue
more
easilie
accesse
,
where
before
he
could
not
,
doth
euer
anie
storie
shewe
,
that
they
are
faithfull
whome
meere
necessitie
constraineth
to
runne
vnto
flatterie
?
By
such
meanes
was
the
building
of
the
Temple
hindered
in
the
time
of
Zerubbabell
,
Pope
Pius
Bulls
:
William
Watson
writing
these
godly
appeales
of
peace
,
Promise
is
not
to
bee
kept
with
heretikes
.
They
haue
a
Satanizing
Pope
,
who
can
dispense
,
and
discharge
them
at
all
times
,
of
all
promises
,
oathes
,
allegeance
and
duties
what
so
euer
,
that
they
might
trust
them
,
which
loue
their
owne
destruction
.
The
smart
of
whose
falshoode
diuers
noble
Emperoures
,
Kinges
&
States
being
Papists
,
haue
many
times
felt
,
&
that
for
smaller
matters
then
they
haue
against
our
Queene
:
and
thinke
wee
that
they
wil
be
more
fauourable
vnto
her
,
(
who
hath
by
manye
degrees
exasperated
them
much
more
)
for
the
spoile
of
whose
life
they
haue
laboured
verie
eagerlie
,
they
haue
fought
against
God
,
they
haue
toyled
them selues
many
yeares
,
deuised
and
contriued
many
a
plotte
,
spent
verie
much
cost
and
spilt
exceeding
much
blood
.
Harken
what
God
saieth
of
them
&
to
them
:
Can
the
black
More
change
his
skinne
,
or
the
Leopard
his
spottes
;
then
may
yee
also
doe
good
,
which
are
accustomed
to
doe
euill
?
And
Salomon
saieth
:
Hee
that
hateth
will
counterfeit
with
his
lippes
,
but
in
his
hearte
hee
layeth
vp
deceit
,
though
he
speak
fauour
ablie
,
beleeue
him
not
.
If
these
men
may
bee
equalized
in
honestie
and
trust
,
to
our
godly
and
approoued
Ministers
;
I
know
not
any
fable
so
foolish
,
anie
lie
so
notorious
,
anie
falshood
so
manifest
;
but
that
it
may
be
esteemed
,
true
,
iust
and
full
of
equitie
and
iustice
.
Cap.
10.
Wherein
is
demostrated
,
1.
That
the
vnpreaching
ministrie
,
non-residencie
,
and
Subscription
,
are
troublers
of
the
state
.
2.
They
are
breeders
of
Atheistes
and
Papistes
,
and
so
ouerthrowers
of
the
whole
land
,
if
there
be
not
remedie
in
time
3.
At
which
the
Atheists
laugh
to
their
owne
confusion
.
NOw
could
I
wish
that
I
had
the
wisdome
of
Nathan
when
he
was
sent
of
God
,
who
is
able
to
stand
before
enuie
?
But
I
rest
vpon
God
alone
,
who
knoweth
the
counsell
of
mine
hart
:
and
hee
can
make
the
men
of
my
strife
to
see
&
accept
my
good
meaning
&
honest
purpose
.
Before
him
therefore
I
protest
,
as
before
the
righteous
iudge
of
all
flesh
,
which
without
respect
of
person
rewardeth
euerie
man
according
to
his
works
:
that
if
I
were
not
thorowlie
perswaded
,
that
hee
was
the
author
,
moouer
and
helper
of
me
in
this
booke
:
&
that
it
is
behoofull
,
for
all
the
reuerend
Fathers
and
Ministers
of
this
land
,
and
for
all
faithfull
Protestantes
,
to
be
admonished
of
these
things
;
and
that
the
wise
&
godly
taking
,
vsing
,
&
applying
thereof
(
which
I
hope
I
shall
finde
at
their
hands
)
may
be
for
the
good
of
her
Maiestie
and
the
State
:
I
would
neuer
haue
aduentured
in
this
sort
to
medle
,
or
to
set
forth
one
word
at
this
time
in
this
cause
.
For
how
foolish
were
I
to
procure
my self
trouble
,
without
a
warrant
from
God
and
his
worde
:
and
hauing
quietlie
enioyed
my
place
euer
since
the
forlorne
yeare
of
subscription
(
except
that
I
was
at
two
times
suspended
some
two
yeare
)
in
peace
and
quietnes
:
vnder
the
wise
and
fatherlie
ouersight
of
the
most
reuerende
Father
our
Diocesan
of
Cauntorburie
,
not
hauing
subscribed
in
any
sort
,
neither
vsed
all
the
ceremonies
so
preciselie
as
peraduenture
some
other
doe
.
If
the
loue
of
the
whole
Church
,
the
necessitie
and
goodnes
of
the
cause
,
the
glorie
of
God
and
the
good
of
the
whole
lande
;
did
not
in
me
way
downe
all
reasoning
and
disputes
;
I
coulde
easilie
fore cast
500.
cautions
,
which
would
mightelie
draw
me
back
and
make
me
afeard
of
such
an
enterprise
;
which
protestation
I
make
choise
of
,
rather
in
this
place
,
because
!
doubt
this
chapter
will
not
be
altogether
defensiue
(
as
I
suppose
the
rest
be
)
but
rather
offensiue
&
displeasing
:
but
I
will
frame
my selfe
as
neere
as
I
can
,
to
giue
the
least
cause
;
that
any
man
should
take
occasion
.
I
will
medle
with
no
mans
person
,
onely
I
propound
such
reason
for
the
reforming
of
these
things
,
as
I
hope
shall
become
a
Minister
of
Christ
.
1.
These
three
thinges
;
The
vnpreaching
ministrie
;
the
absence
of
the
Pastor
from
his
flock
:
and
subscription
;
I
take
to
be
sin
in
the
sight
of
God
:
and
if
that
be
true
,
then
they
may
rightly
be
called
troublers
of
the
state
:
because
it
is
written
:
Sinne
hindreth
good
things
from
Gods
people
,
and
iniquitie
maketh
a
separation
betweene
God
&
them
.
And
to
forsake
the
commandement
of
the
Lord
,
is
the
cause
of
trouble
to
Gods
Church
.
euerie
Minister
should
be
apt
to
teach
,
no
nouice
in
knowledge
;
one
that
holdeth
fast
the
faithfull
word
according
to
doctrine
,
that
he
also
may
be
able
to
exhort
with
wholsome
doctrine
,
&
improue
them
that
say
against
it
.
If
then
the
breach
of
Gods
commaundement
be
sinne
(
as
Saint
Iohn
saieth
.
)
Seing
our
ministrie
which
doth
not
&
can
not
preach
,
Where
there
is
no
vision
,
the
people
decay
.
And
Christ
addeth
further
:
If
the
blinde
leade
the
blinde
,
they
shall
both
fall
into
the
ditch
.
And
Oseah
the
Prophet
applyeth
the
same
to
euerie
vnpreaching
Minister
saying
:
My
people
are
destroyed
for
lacke
of
knowledge
:
because
thou
hast
refused
knowledge
,
I
will
also
refuse
thee
;
that
thou
shalt
be
no
Priest
to
me
:
and
seeing
thou
hast
forgotten
the
law
of
thy
God
,
I
will
also
forget
thy
children
.
And
that
hee
which
is
voide
of
giftes
,
is
ordained
vnworthelie
and
with
great
sinne
,
both
of
him
that
ordaineth
,
and
of
him
that
is
ordained
.
Now
if
these
things
bee
true
let
wise
men
consider
,
what
daunger
it
is
to
suffer
or
maintaine
a
knowne
sinne
fortie
three
yeare
in
the
Church
of
Christ
:
and
so
,
whether
this
bee
not
a
iust
cause
of
the
troubles
of
the
state
,
by
the
righteous
iudgements
of
God
.
In
the
next
place
let
vs
looke
vpon
the
learned
non-resident
,
Wee
be
vnto
the
sheapheards
of
Israell
that
feede
them selues
,
shoulde
not
the
sheapheardes
feede
the
flockes
?
&c.
Take
heede
vnto
your selues
and
to
all
the
flocke
,
whereof
the
holye
Ghost
hath
made
you
ouerseers
,
to
feede
the
Church
of
God
which
hee
hath
purchased
with
his
owne
blood
.
I
charge
thee
before
God
and
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
which
shal
iudge
the
quick
and
dead
at
his
appearing
&
in
his
kingdome
:
preach
the
word
,
bee
instant
,
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
improoue
,
rebuke
,
exhort
,
with
all
long
suffering
and
doctrine
.
Feede
the
flocke
of
God
which
dependeth
vpon
you
,
careing
for
it
,
not
by
constraint
,
but
willinglie
,
not
for
filthie
lucre
,
but
of
a
readie
minde
.
Nowe
if
you
,
my
brethren
,
liue
from
your
charge
,
and
seldome
see
the
same
,
and
enrich
your selues
with
the
Church
liuings
:
can
you
answer
God
,
that
you
feede
not
your selues
but
the
flocke
,
&
that
you
haue
a
readie
mind
to
feede
the
flocke
and
not
desirous
of
filthie
lucre
?
Can
you
say
in
Gods
sight
that
you
are
instant
,
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
in
teaching
&
preaching
the
worde
,
by
improouing
,
rebuking
,
exhorting
,
and
that
you
care
&
take
heed
to
all
the
flock
of
God
,
ouer
which
you
are
ouer-seers
,
and
which
dependeth
vppon
you
;
when
you
so
seldome
see
them
,
&
so
rarelie
teach
them
?
If
these
Scriptures
doe
prooue
a
dispensation
to
be
committed
vnto
you
,
and
a
necessitie
laid
vpon
,
to
feede
those
people
which
you
haue
vndertaken
for
your
flock
:
consider
whether
you
come
not
vnder
that
woe
:
which
saieth
,
Woebec
vnto
me
,
if
I
preach
not
the
Ghospell
:
Cursed
bee
hee
which
doth
the
worke
of
the
Lord
negligentlie
.
Studie
to
shew
your selues
approoued
vnto
God
,
workmen
that
needeth
not
to
be
ashamed
.
ceased
,
not
to
warne
euerie
one
,
both
night
and
day
,
with
tears
,
&
that
he
kept
nothing
back
that
was
profitable
but
shewed
them
all
the
counsell
of
God
,
and
taught
them
not
onlie
openlie
,
but
thorow
euerie
house
.
Waigh
with
yourselues
whether
this
partaineth
not
to
you
,
&
remember
the
greate
instance
of
Christ
vnto
Peter
,
three
times
saying
,
If
he
loued
him
,
he
should
feede
his
sheepe
.
Adde
heerevnto
your
promise
made
vnto
your
ordination
,
Take
thou
authoritie
to
preach
in
this
Congregation
.
Your
presentation
,
institution
,
&
induction
tye
you
to
one
certaine
Congregation
,
and
that
Congregation
payeth
you
tithes
,
because
you
are
their
Pastour
to
feede
them
with
doctrine
:
&
therefore
you
are
called
Rector
or
Vicarius
of
such
a
Parishe
.
Last
of
all
thinke
with
your selues
,
whether
it
bee
aiest
or
a
true
saying
of
the
reuerende
Fathers
:
Absentia
Pastoris
à
Dominico
grege
,
Concerning
subscription
:
I
will
endeuour
to
bee
somewhat
briefe
,
forreuerence
to
their
Fatherhoodes
,
that
which
hee
commanded
not
.
But
subscription
causeth
a
man
to
testifie
of
God
that
hee
hath
done
that
,
which
he
neuer
did
.
As
namelie
,
in
the
booke
of
common
pr●yer
,
That
by
the
Baptisme
of
his
welbeloued
sonne
God
did
sanctifie
the
flood
Iordane
and
all
other
waters
,
to
the
mysticall
washing
away
of
sinne
.
And
that
,
Imposition
of
handes
,
(
in
confirmation
of
children
,
)
is
a
signe
of
the
fauour
and
gracious
goodnesse
of
God
toward
them
.
And
that
:
God
hath
consecrated
the
state
of
Matrimonie
to
such
an
excellent
mysterie
,
that
in
it
is
signified
and
represented
the
spirituall
mariage
&
vntie
betweene
Christ
and
his
Church
.
Nowe
these
three
testimonies
concerning
God
,
are
not
to
be
found
in
his
holy
word
:
therefore
if
we
should
subscribe
vnto
them
,
we
should
bee
false
witnesses
of
God
.
Againe
:
Euerie
action
by
which
a
man
doth
approue
and
allow
such
a
speach
,
which
no
man
hath
authoritie
to
speak
,
and
such
affirmations
as
hee
doth
not
know
,
or
such
promises
as
thou
canst
not
performe
,
or
regardest
not
,
euerie
such
action
is
sinne
,
for
we
must
keepe
the
commandements
of
the
Lord
,
that
the
thinges
he
wrote
,
were
the
commandements
of
the
Lord
.
And
the
wise
Preacher
chargeth
vs
in
the
case
of
speaking
&
promising
:
saying
,
Suffer
not
thy
mouth
to
make
thy
flesh
to
sinne
.
receaue
the
holie
Ghost
.
And
the
booke
of
common
praier
the
Godfathers
and
Godmothers
doe
say
&
affirme
in
the
childes
name
that
hee
beleeueth
all
the
articles
of
the
Christian
faith
,
and
they
knowe
not
that
the
childe
doth
so
beleeue
:
&
they
doe
there
also
promise
,
that
the
childe
shall
forsake
the
Deuill
&
all
his
works
and
constantlie
belecue
Gods
holye
word
,
&c.
Which
promise
they
can
not
performe
.
And
the
vnpreaching
Minister
doth
promise
in
their
ordination
,
to
preach
and
administer
discipline
:
which
promise
they
can
not
and
regard
not
to
doe
;
and
the
non-resident
doth
promise
to
preach
to
this
congregation
,
which
he
neuer
looketh
after
,
but
preacheth
where
he
seeth
good
.
Therefore
seeing
that
these
things
are
so
apparantlie
to
be
allowed
by
subscription
,
it
must
needes
be
sinne
.
Moreouer
euerie
action
,
which
maketh
the
Minister
of
God
in
one
and
the
same
particular
thing
to
say
:
Yea
&
nay
.
So
that
his
yea
is
not
yea
only
,
or
his
nay
,
nay
:
but
his
yea
is
nay
:
and
his
nay
yea
.
Doubtles
euery
such
action
is
sinne
.
For
we
are
commanded
To
speake
the
truth
,
euery
man
to
his
neighbour
.
Which
we
can
not
doe
,
if
we
say
,
I
and
no
,
in
one
and
the
same
particular
.
Therefore
Saint
Paule
acknowledgeth
him selfe
an
offender
,
if
he
should
so
doe
;
where
he
sayeth
.
If
I
build
againe
the
things
I
haue
destroyed
:
I
make
my selfe
a
trespasser
.
So
by
our
subscription
,
we
build
in
the
booke
of
articles
;
that
the
canonicall
bookes
of
the
old
and
new
testament
,
are
to
bee
named
the
holy
Scripture
.
And
we
destroy
it
againe
in
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
calling
the
Apocrypha
holie
Scripture
.
In
the
said
booke
of
articles
we
build
,
That
the
visible
church
of
Christ
,
is
a
company
of
faithfull
people
,
among
whome
the
pure
worde
of
God
is
preached
.
Then
in
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
we
destroy
that
againe
.
Because
wee
preach
(
if
some
say
trulie
that
reading
is
preaching
)
some
chapters
which
containe
vntruthes
and
absurdities
,
as
is
before
shewed
.
Againe
in
the
same
booke
of
articles
we
build
,
men
may
haue
strength
and
defence
against
all
temptation
to
sinne
:
&
that
,
Matrimonie
signifieth
vnto
vs
,
the
mysticall
vnion
that
is
betwixt
Christ
and
his
Church
.
In
the
booke
of
orders
,
wee
build
that
a
Priest
should
preach
,
and
he
is
there
exhorted
,
ordained
and
made
to
promise
so
to
doe
.
But
in
the
book
of
common
prayer
this
is
destroyed
,
for
there
is
prouided
exhortations
,
sentences
of
Scripture
and
homilies
to
be
red
vpon
all
occasions
:
so
that
hee
neede
not
preach
except
hee
coulde
or
woulde
.
Therefore
I
can
not
see
,
but
that
this
subscription
,
as
it
is
vrged
by
the
reuerend
Fathers
in
the
two
last
articles
,
is
sinne
,
and
a
great
offence
to
God
.
For
which
cause
I
quake
and
tremble
as
oft
as
I
think
vpon
it
,
that
so
many
worthy
Pastours
as
are
in
our
Church
,
can
not
enter
to
serue
in
Gods
house
,
but
by
doing
so
fearfull
a
sinne
.
Most
humblie
entreating
the
reuerend
Fathers
of
our
Church
,
to
consider
wiselie
and
in
the
feare
of
God
,
what
euill
they
bring
vpon
this
land
and
the
Church
.
If
they
haue
not
compassion
vpon
their
brethren
,
but
suffer
the
holie
ones
of
God
,
which
come
neere
vnto
him
,
so
greatly
to
sinne
.
Now
whether
this
be
not
one
of
the
troublers
of
the
state
,
&
a
great
offence
to
God
,
to
prouoke
him
,
to
power
downe
his
plagues
vpon
vs
,
I
refer
it
to
the
conscience
of
all
men
;
which
can
&
doe
looke
into
this
cause
with
a
single
eye
.
Nowe
these
three
troublers
of
the
state
,
they
measure
them selues
with
them selues
,
and
compare
them selues
with
them selues
.
And
that
:
Hee
which
prayseth
him selfe
is
not
allowed
,
but
hee
whome
the
Lorde
praiseth
.
The
string
which
holdeth
vp
the
vnpreaching
ministrie
is
;
put
asunder
that
which
God
hath
ioyned
.
God
saieth
not
,
that
he
which
doth
what
hee
can
,
shall
liue
by
the
Ghospell
;
but
that
he
which
preacheth
the
Ghospell
,
should
liue
by
the
Ghospell
:
euen
as
he
which
feedeth
the
flock
should
eate
of
the
milke
of
the
flocke
:
and
he
telleth
thee
,
that
the
Priestes
lippes
shoulde
preserue
knowledge
,
and
they
should
seeke
the
lawe
at
his
mouth
.
Bee
not
deceiued
,
God
is
not
mocked
.
It
wil
be
terrible
one
daye
to
heare
Christ
saye
:
How
camest
thou
he
are
?
Giue
accounts
of
thy
stewardshipp
.
But
at
the
non-resident
,
I
meruaile
much
more
:
This
is
the
miserie
of
the
simple
,
for
neither
are
they
able
to
teach
them selues
,
neither
haue
they
wherewith
,
to
discerne
their
teachers
:
there
was
neuer
,
neither
errour
so
horrible
,
but
the
simple
haue
receaued
it
,
no
poyson
so
deadlie
,
but
then
simple
haue
drunken
it
,
)
because
all
excuse
is
taken
away
from
the
learned
diuine
if
he
doe
not
his
office
and
dutie
:
as
it
is
written
,
He
that
knoweth
how
to
doe
well
and
doth
it
not
,
to
him
it
is
sinne
.
This
sinne
of
non-residencie
,
hath
three
goodly
vndersetters
,
which
are
also
broad
figge-leaues
to
couer
the
nakednes
of
these
learned
men
.
Which
because
I
finde
manie
to
be
much
comforted
withall
,
and
as
it
were
vpholden
in
their
sinne
,
I
will
a
little
trie
their
power
:
First
they
call
and
account
their
liuings
,
rewards
of
learninge
.
Cut
it
downe
:
why
keepeth
it
also
the
ground
barran
.
And
Christ
sayeth
to
such
as
keepe
their
talent
in
a
napkinne
:
Thou
euill
seruant
and
slowfull
,
cast
that
vnprofitable
seruant
into
vtter
darknes
,
there
shall
be
weeping
&
gnashing
of
teeth
.
Who
then
is
a
faithfull
seruant
and
wise
?
whome
his
Maister
hath
made
ruler
ouer
his
housholde
,
to
giue
them
meate
in
season
;
blessed
is
that
seruant
,
whome
his
Maister
,
when
he
commeth
,
shall
find
fo
doeing
.
A
Minister
is
a
light
:
shall
we
put
it
vnder
a
bushell
?
In
the
second
vnder-setter
wherein
they
builde
vpon
the
Queenes
power
,
Thus
and
thus
,
God
woulde
haue
his
Ministers
prouided
for
,
as
it
was
in
the
law
of
Moses
:
but
onely
thus
.
So
hath
also
the
Lord
ordained
,
that
they
which
preach
the
Ghospell
,
should
liue
of
the
Ghospell
;
And
againe
:
The
labourer
is
worthie
of
his
hyer
:
and
such
like
.
They
are
called
the
Elders
of
Ephesus
;
the
Angell
of
Smyrna
;
the
Angell
of
Philadelphia
,
Archippus
,
Take
heede
to
the
ministrie
,
that
thou
hast
receaued
in
the
Lord
,
that
thou
fulfill
it
.
And
if
they
read
the
tract
of
the
primitiue
ages
,
they
may
trace
a
good
manie
yeares
,
before
that
euer
,
these
aduousons
,
pluralities
&
dispensations
for
non-residentes
,
were
once
heard
of
in
the
Church
of
Christ
.
Now
as
touching
the
hauing
of
Curats
,
they
will
hardly
find
anie
foundation
thereof
in
Christs
Ghospell
.
that
he
spared
not
his
onelie
begotten
Sonne
for
their
sakes
,
but
gaue
him
to
the
death
,
and
will
they
thinke
much
,
hauing
good
maintenance
for
the
same
purpose
;
to
take
a
little
paines
to
teach
Gods
heritage
?
But
say
they
,
manye
haue
good
and
learned
Preachers
in
their
cures
.
True
.
Then
let
them
tell
it
God
in
their
consciences
,
and
answer
him
so
;
And
see
if
he
aske
them
not
againe
in
their
owne
heartes
:
If
the
Curate
bee
good
and
a
sufficient
teacher
,
what
reason
is
there
that
the
labourer
,
should
not
haue
the
wages
for
that
laboure
?
What
priuiledge
hast
thou
to
shew
,
why
thou
shouldest
haue
the
liuing
,
and
another
take
the
paines
?
if
he
bee
worthie
to
feede
the
flocke
,
let
him
bee
clothed
with
the
wooll
,
and
fedde
with
the
milke
:
why
shouldest
thou
liue
by
the
sweat
of
another
mans
labour
?
What
hast
thou
done
,
what
holines
or
righteousnes
is
in
thee
aboue
other
men
;
Yea
why
doest
thou
keepe
out
other
good
and
learned
men
,
by
multiplying
of
liuings
,
&
seekest
thine
owne
&
not
that
which
is
Christ
Iesus
?
What
warrant
hast
thou
,
to
make
as
good
or
rather
better
man
then
thy selfe
,
to
bee
as
thy
seruant
?
And
where
hast
thou
learned
to
make
one
Minister
inferiour
and
enthralled
to
another
?
For
my
parte
I
enuie
no
mans
wealth
,
but
I
fight
in
my
soule
,
to
see
men
of
wisdome
and
learning
,
to
be
so
ouershot
.
Think
not
my
deare
brethren
,
that
although
we
be
disgraced
by
subscription
,
and
some
other
things
&
doings
of
men
,
that
it
shall
bee
a
warrant
for
you
:
(
to
doe
as
you
doe
)
in
the
sight
of
almightie
God
,
who
gaue
so
deare
a
price
for
the
peoples
soules
,
as
his
owne
and
only
Sonnes
blood
,
&
hath
laid
so
heauie
a
charge
vpon
euerie
Minister
;
that
if
any
soule
perish
for
want
of
his
admonition
,
his
blood
should
be
required
at
his
hand
.
2
Let
vs
nowe
see
,
howe
these
two
breede
Atheists
and
Papistes
.
Moreouer
the
Papist
or
any
hereticke
may
easilie
peruert
them
,
who
haue
no
better
knowledge
or
iudgement
,
yea
they
may
bee
taught
anye
thing
.
A
rich
Papist
or
Atheist
will
lead
a
simple
vnpreaching
Minister
as
they
list
,
and
in
some
places
,
for
to
preferre
pastime
&
good
cheare
,
I
haue
knowne
such
an
one
to
say
morning
and
euening
prayer
together
.
As
for
non-residents
,
the
cunning
Papist
can
tell
how
to
fit
his
humour
,
if
he
inueigh
against
Puritans
,
&
cry
out
against
the
spoiles
of
the
Church
,
&c.
and
diuers
other
like
deuises
haue
they
to
delude
them
,
that
they
may
bee
saide
to
bee
wise
in
their
generation
.
Now
tell
me
whether
the
common
wealth
doe
not
receaue
domage
and
bee
not
in
danger
by
this
meanes
.
For
when
the
people
be
so
ignorant
;
may
not
euerie
Seminarie
entise
them
as
they
list
?
and
if
euer
the
Papist
shoulde
set
one
foote
their
longed
hope
:
Alas
how
coulde
the
state
trust
them
that
vere
ignorant
,
that
no
conscience
nor
honestie
could
mooue
them
but
rather
the
bellie
,
and
that
part
that
would
vse
them
best
and
were
most
liklie
to
preuaile
.
Where
as
the
Protestant
,
that
hath
knowledge
of
his
dutie
,
and
faith
in
Christ
,
he
stands
immoueable
:
thogh
all
the
world
would
forsake
his
Prince
,
yet
would
he
neuer
.
A
mirrour
of
this
had
you
in
Queene
Maries
daies
:
when
the
learned
Protestante
knowing
his
dutie
,
did
patiently
and
constantly
suffer
for
the
truth
,
but
the
ignorant
multitude
were
quickly
turned
from
God
.
Furthermore
the
wiser
sort
of
Papists
and
Atheistes
,
when
they
see
that
we
speake
against
the
hedge-Priestes
of
Poperie
,
and
the
pride
,
idlenesse
and
pleasure
of
their
greate
and
glorious
Prelates
:
and
that
we
our selues
fall
into
the
same
scandall
,
doe
they
not
despise
vs
and
count
vs
at
the
least
as
bad
as
they
,
yea
and
verie
hypocrites
and
time-seruers
,
taking
the
ministrie
vpon
vs
,
for
wealth
and
pleasure
,
and
not
for
the
feare
of
God
,
or
the
loue
of
his
people
.
And
so
their
hartes
are
hardened
,
and
they
fall
away
more
&
more
:
whereby
the
Queene
is
robbed
of
her
faithfull
subiectes
,
and
the
strength
of
her
estate
is
effeebled
.
Whereas
if
we
could
be
content
with
a
measure
,
and
that
euerie
Parish
had
a
godly
learned
teacher
,
wee
should
see
a
merueilous
encrease
of
good
Christian
people
,
and
an
inuincible
power
of
the
great
King
of
heauen
among
vs
.
3
Now
heere
,
me
thinketh
,
I
see
the
scorning
Atheist
to
laugh
in
his
sleeue
thinking
that
all
men
are
fooles
but
him selfe
.
When
the
Sonne
of
man
commeth
,
shall
hee
finde
faith
vpon
the
earth
?
The
time
will
com
,
when
they
will
not
suffer
wholsome
doctrine
,
but
hauing
their
eares
itching
,
shall
after
their
owne
lustes
get
them
an
heape
of
teachers
,
and
shall
turne
their
eares
from
truth
,
&
begiuen
to
fables
.
Because
they
are
Atheists
,
God
hath
perswaded
Iapheth
to
come
into
the
tentes
of
Sem.
Euerie
knee
shall
bow
to
me
,
and
euerie
tongue
shall
sweare
by
me
.
Confounded
bee
they
that
worshippe
grauen
images
,
&c.
Simon
Magus
.
These
and
a
great
manie
things
more
the
Atheist
not
seeing
nor
considering
,
hee
stumbleth
at
the
stumbling
stone
:
the
name
of
the
most
high
and
euerlasting
God
,
bee
blessed
and
magnified
for
euer
,
Cap.
11.
Wherein
is
discried
,
that
neither
the
reuerende
Fathers
and
learned
Prelats
,
standing
for
conformitie
:
neither
the
godly
Ministers
desiring
reformation
,
are
the
onely
or
proper
causes
of
these
troublesome
dissentions
&
euils
following
the
same
:
but
there
are
some
other
things
more
speciallie
to
be
looked
into
,
which
may
and
ought
to
induce
both
parties
vnto
peace
,
and
to
ioyne
louingly
in
the
building
of
Gods
house
:
and
that
all
English
people
humbling
them selues
by
prayer
vnto
God
,
doe
carefullie
conforme
them selues
to
the
Ghospell
of
Christ
.
AS
a
dogge
runneth
too
the
stone
which
is
cast
at
him
,
or
leapeth
at
the
arrowe
,
which
is
shot
on
high
,
that
they
turne
not
to
him
that
smiteth
,
neither
doe
they
seeke
the
Lord
of
hostes
.
Little
doe
any
thinke
or
waigh
with
them selues
,
The
people
perish
for
lack
of
knowledge
.
When
Iob
lost
his
goodes
by
diuers
meanes
;
his
oxen
taken
by
the
Sabeans
;
The
Lord
giueth
and
the
Lord
taketh
.
So
if
we
could
haue
seen
the
hand
of
God
,
and
that
thereby
we
had
bene
humbled
,
I
verilie
think
,
that
this
grieuous
soare
,
had
not
runne
so
long
,
nor
encreased
so
much
as
it
hath
.
Sometime
the
counsell
of
the
Lord
by
such
a
thing
,
is
to
trie
the
people
,
As
they
regarded
not
to
knowe
God
:
so
God
gaue
them
ouer
too
a
reprobate
minde
.
The
people
of
God
be
sometime
oppressed
with
traditions
and
ceremonies
;
and
for
outward
solemnities
the
inwarde
true
seruice
of
God
is
neglected
.
Let
the
spirituall
eie
iudge
(
I
say
,
)
whether
it
was
not
a
merueilous
iudgement
of
God
,
that
they
coulde
not
see
all
this
this
while
any
one
thing
amisse
,
no
,
not
so
much
as
the
vnlearned
ministrie
,
or
non-residencie
:
but
defende
all
,
and
maintaine
all
,
to
the
vtmost
.
And
although
they
had
euerie
Parliament
,
complaintes
of
all
the
Realme
,
&
humble
supplications
diuers
times
made
vnto
them
by
their
brethren
,
and
so
many
yeares
experience
of
the
inconueniencie
(
if
not
of
the
vnlawfulnesse
)
of
these
things
;
that
neither
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
nor
the
pittie
of
the
congregations
,
nor
the
loue
of
so
many
learned
and
godlye
brethren
,
coulde
moue
them
:
but
that
euen
nowe
fortie
three
yeare
,
they
holde
out
not
reforming
any
one
point
.
On
the
other
side
let
the
spirituall
man
iudge
,
And
yet
is
there
a
more
chari●able
consideration
of
the
reuerend
Bishops
and
godly
Ministers
contention
.
But
if
I
may
speak
according
to
holie
Scripture
,
I
thinke
it
an
exceeding
mercie
of
God
,
that
he
hath
suffered
vs
to
haue
so
many
good
Preachers
and
so
many
daies
of
the
Ghospell
,
as
wee
haue
.
For
if
we
looke
vpon
the
people
,
wee
shall
see
the
grounde
of
all
these
thinges
.
How
little
haue
they
esteemed
the
godlie
and
learned
Ministers
!
How
content
they
be
with
simple
and
ignorant
men
!
How
hardly
are
they
drawn
to
pay
duties
,
which
law
hath
appointed
.
How
many
quarrells
they
pick
against
painful
Ministers
:
and
how
little
reuerence
they
giue
to
any
that
are
faithfull
!
How
they
follow
their
couetousnes
and
pleasures
!
How
they
fil
all
sortes
of
Courtes
with
brawles
,
foolish
and
wilfull
strifes
and
sutes
&
demures
in
law
,
with
murders
,
whoordomes
,
dronkennes
,
&
all
disorder
.
For
braue
buildinges
,
costlie
apparell
,
and
dainty
dyet
,
they
haue
great
plentie
:
but
euerie
little
thing
which
is
bestowed
vpon
the
Church
,
is
thought
to
much
:
nay
,
I
woulde
they
did
not
vse
deuises
,
to
diminish
the
liuinges
of
the
Church
,
and
to
oppresse
poore
men
,
when
they
enter
into
their
charges
.
If
the
Lord
hauing
placed
his
worde
among
vs
,
beholding
their
little
thankfulnes
to
him selfe
,
and
greate
vnkindnes
to
his
seruantes
.
If
hee
looking
for
fruite
at
their
hands
,
find
nothing
but
a
leaper
soare
.
If
he
finde
that
they
bee
in
friendshipe
with
Papistes
and
Atheistes
for
worldly
wealth
:
and
giue
more
countenance
to
dronkards
and
whoormaisters
,
then
to
the
frithfull
Ministers
of
Christ
:
what
man
iudgeing
with
a
spirituall
eie
according
to
the
holy
Scripture
,
can
otherwise
deeme
,
but
that
God
hath
laid
these
thinges
iustlye
vpon
vs
for
our
sinnes
,
and
for
the
vngratefulnes
of
the
people
.
So
that
I
may
boldly
say
,
that
although
wee
haue
seene
great
tentations
,
and
God
hath
outwardlie
shaken
his
rod
,
in
the
heauens
by
blasing
stars
and
tempestes
,
windes
and
vnseasonable
weather
;
in
the
earth
by
earthquaks
and
greate
dearth
;
in
our
bodies
with
pestilence
and
manie
strange
sicknesses
.
And
beside
all
this
the
enemies
abroade
hath
offered
to
inuade
vs
.
We
haue
sent
out
thousandes
and
there
hath
come
home
but
hundredes
;
wee
haue
had
almost
continuall
stirre
in
Ireland
:
yea
we
haue
had
the
sweard
of
sedition
displaying
it self
in
our
streets
,
and
sometime
rebellion
;
and
now
the
Papistes
lifting
vp
their
beardes
to
out
face
vs
:
and
yet
our
swearing
,
lying
dronkennes
,
vsurie
,
oppression
and
whoordomes
are
without
measure
:
may
it
not
be
saide
that
yet
these
fortie
three
yeares
,
the
Lord
hath
not
giuen
vs
,
an
heart
to
perceaue
,
and
eies
to
see
and
eares
to
heare
vnto
this
day
.
May
wee
not
looke
euerie
daye
to
haue
it
worse
,
if
we
continue
thus
in
our
wickednesse
,
without
true
repentance
?
O
that
it
woulde
please
God
,
to
open
our
eies
,
that
euen
now
at
the
length
,
euen
in
this
day
,
we
could
know
the
things
,
which
belong
vnto
our
peace
!
The
Lords
name
be
praised
.