OBEDIENCE
Or
Ecclesiasticall
Vnion
.
WE
haue
now
long
time
been
more
disputant
,
then
agent
in
Religion
.
and
whereas
we
should
study
to
doe
what
we
know
,
we
are
set
in
inquisition
to
finde
,
what
we
may
beleeue
.
Such
is
the
supple
,
and
restlesse
volubilitie
of
wauering
mindes
,
whose
licentious
feruour
,
will
not
admit
strength
to
ground
and
settle
them
in
dutifull
obedience
vnto
a
stayed
rule
:
That
there
is
no
Errour
so
absurd
,
but
some
doe
imbrace
it
;
No
Paradox
so
incredulous
,
but
some
doe
beleeue
it
;
no
Action
so
irreligious
,
but
some
doe
countenance
it
;
not
any
Sentence
so
certaine
,
but
some
by
contradiction
,
doe
call
it
into
needlesse
and
subtile
dispute
.
That
which
wrought
much
hurt
amongst
the
auncient
Christians
,
\
To
dispute
,
and
by
triall
of
disputation
to
strengthen
the
weake
,
as
Saint
Paule
did
with
the
Christians
at
Troada
:
or
to
conuince
the
errant
,
as
the
Saints
Poscentius
:
Sabinus
with
Photius
,
and
Origen
with
Berillus
:
or
to
determine
things
doubtfull
,
as
the
religious
and
graue
reuerend
Fathers
did
in
their
councels
and
Synods
;
or
to
settle
the
Peace
of
the
Church
as
in
the
colloqui
at
Ratisbonn
Lords
,
Bishops
,
&
others
of
the
clergie
,
at
Hampton
But
yet
(
if
I
may
in
the
libertie
of
a
humble
spirit
,
freely
speake
,
what
some
of
you
,
(
the
Bretheren
of
the
newfangled
faction
)
in
the
merite
of
your
contentious
disposition
should
patiently
heare
)
to
liue
in
obedience
to
orders
,
orderly
by
iudgment
of
decision
established
,
is
more
answerable
to
faith
,
profitable
for
the
Church
,
and
honourable
for
our
calling
.
By
the
first
,
we
bring
light
to
the
truth
,
and
confirme
knowledge
:
by
the
second
,
we
giue
life
to
the
truth
,
and
after
our
example
direct
others
in
the
religious
seruice
of
God
;
a
dutie
amongst
all
Offices
appertaining
to
man
,
most
excellent
and
most
deserued
;
whether
we
consider
the
bottomlesse
graces
wherwith
Heauens
hand
hath
embrodered
our
state
in
general
;
or
vnfould
before
our selues
,
the
vnspeakable
blessings
he
hath
enfolded
vpon
vs
in
particuler
.
My
priuate
life
hath
giuen
me
the
right
hand
of
Opportunitie
,
to
read
what
hath
been
disputed
,
and
finding
the
christian
cause
become
more
contemptible
,
for
that
the
rules
of
Gouerment
haue
beene
so
disputable
,
doe
(
without
all
partiall
construction
of
what
I
haue
read
)
in
singlenesse
of
heart
,
wish
that
the
spirit
of
singularity
in
some
particulars
of
you
,
giuing
place
vnto
publicke
Iudgement
,
had
rather
by
dutious
actions
conformed
it selfe
vnto
Authoritie
,
then
by
vniust
opposition
,
endeauoured
for
licentious
libertie
.
Action
is
the
best
blazoner
of
vertues
vertue
;
The
truest
approuer
of
Learnings
value
.
The
soundest
witnesse
of
hearts
desire
;
and
then
worthy
principall
acceptation
.
When
it
worketh
by
the
Line
not
of
opinion
,
but
of
Iudgement
:
not
of
priuate
fancie
,
but
of
publicke
rule
;
patternd
vnto
vs
in
the
lawes
both
of
God
and
men
.
§.
2.
The
iust
constitutions
of
lawfull
Princes
,
are
the
setled
boundaries
of
duty
vnto
their
Subiects
,
and
doe
confine
euery
man
within
the
lists
of
his
particular
obedience
,
as
the
land-markes
in
the
fields
doe
limmit
out
their
inheritance
;
He
which
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Deutr.
27.
remoued
these
was
held
accursed
.
Consider
I
pray
you
whether
he
who
vncharitably
offendeth
against
those
,
can
in
his
offence
be
reputed
blessed
.
The
determinations
of
God
,
are
the
vncontroulable
warrants
of
power
vnto
Princes
.
The
infallable
rules
both
of
their
duty
vnto
the
highest
ruler
,
and
authoritie
ouer
the
greatest
that
are
ruled
.
Rules
made
knowne
vnto
them
,
not
so
much
by
the
dim
light
of
nature
,
as
by
the
euerlasting
director
of
holy
actions
,
in
the
euidence
of
Scripture
,
wherein
are
the
trulie
honourable
instructions
for
higher
powers
to
commaund
their
subiects
,
and
most
honest
directions
for
Subiects
to
obey
higher
powers
.
Vnto
the
King
it
is
a
patterne
and
carde
to
guide
If
you
had
made
this
lawe
the
chiefe
head
and
principall
ruler
of
your
actions
,
and
held
it
so
ordinary
in
your
thoughts
,
as
it
was
common
in
your
talke
;
it
would
haue
bred
in
your
religious
mindes
,
a
dutifull
estimation
of
Princely
offices
,
and
made
you
respectiue
of
publicke
obseruances
,
if
your
mindes
be
religious
,
this
being
an
Axiom
inuincible
,
that
nothing
is
more
auncient
in
the
lawes
of
God
;
nothing
more
pregnant
to
aduance
common
good
,
then
obedience
.
First
,
to
God
,
the
supreame
guide
of
this
worldes
masse
,
to
whose
soueraigne
power
all
flesh
must
stoope
,
and
to
whose
will
all
kingdomes
doe
owe
conformitie
,
in
that
he
requireth
.
Secondly
,
to
the
King
,
sent
of
God
to
be
the
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*
Rex
dei
figuram
inter
homines
representat
.
Diotogines
lib.
de
reg.
representer
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
the
[
†
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†
Plutar.
li
de
doctr.
principis
.
Leutenant
of
his
regencie
.
The
memorie
of
which
subordination
,
as
it
serueth
to
drownd
all
selfe
conceipt
,
that
may
hold
the
King
with
admiration
of
his
sublimitie
,
and
strengthen
him
against
all
aduersary
meanes
which
interrupt
him
in
the
exercise
of
that
high
dutie
,
the
deuine
goodnesse
requireth
of
him
:
So
it
doth
(
obedience
to
God
preserued
)
binde
vs
generallie
,
without
exception
,
and
particularlie
,
without
respect
of
person
,
to
obay
him
,
cheerefully
,
without
cunctation
,
and
readily
without
inquisition
,
what
he
ought
or
may
commaund
vs
to
doe
,
whether
it
be
in
causes
Ecclesiasticall
or
Ciuill
.
§.
3.
That
Princes
may
commaund
the
obseruation
and
practise
of
religion
in
their
Realmes
,
dominions
,
and
kingdomes
,
according
as
God
informeth
their
consciences
by
the
direction
of
his
alteaching
spirit
,
and
rules
of
his
sacred
worde
,
in
the
hands
of
those
Priests
,
whose
lippes
he
hath
sanctified
,
to
be
the
treasuries
of
his
wisdome
,
is
by
the
vnited
practise
of
all
common-weales
,
manifestly
conuinced
,
and
hath
euidence
in
the
testimonies
of
the
best
common-wealths-men
.
Amongst
all
things
incident
into
the
actions
of
men
,
there
is
none
more
excellent
,
then
Religion
saith
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a
In
Epinenide
.
Plato
:
In
it
,
our
cheefest
good
consisteth
,
saith
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b
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b
Lib.
3.
cap.
10.
Lactantius
:
It
is
the
vnmoueable
foundation
of
Princely
honour
,
saith
[
c
](A15350-e11540-b)
c
Lib.
de
recta
side
ad
Theodosium
.
Cyrill
.
The
safest
defence
of
publicke
state
,
saith
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d
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d
De
conceptione
digestorum
.
Iustinian
.
The
richest
store-house
of
mans
felicitie
,
saith
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e
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e
Neceph
.
lib.
7.
ca.
46
Constantine
.
And
therefore
ought
to
be
the
[
f
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f
Inter
caeteras
solicitudines
quas
amor
publi
.
us
preuigili
nobis
cura
indixit
,
precipuam
imperatoriae
maiestatis
curam
esse
perspicimus
.
verae
religionis
indagiman
.
lib.
legum
Nouell
.
tit.
2.
cheefest
care
of
Maiesties
Empire
,
saith
Valentinian
.
In
deed
most
worthy
to
be
the
highest
care
of
all
cares
appertaining
to
Pincely
rule
,
both
in
respect
of
the
Prince
and
of
the
People
.
In
respect
of
the
Prince
,
for
by
religion
,
and
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*
Rex
orat
habita
in
Senat.
workes
according
therevnto
,
God
is
moued
to
giue
life
vnto
their
councels
,
perfection
to
their
indeauours
,
and
settlement
to
their
throanes
;
for
which
cause
,
the
more
eminent
they
are
in
regall
Authoritie
,
the
more
vigilant
they
ought
to
be
in
religious
pietie
.
In
respect
of
the
People
,
for
that
the
happinesse
of
our
liues
doth
primarily
and
principally
consist
in
the
well
ordering
of
our
liues
,
according
to
the
rule
of
his
will
who
did
at
the
first
imbreath
life
.
And
when
our
wills
doe
yeeld
to
the
regiment
of
his
will
,
whose
seruice
ought
to
haue
the
highest
care
of
all
cares
,
appertaining
to
this
life
.
Wee
are
sure
to
reeaue
at
his
mercifull
hands
,
all
things
necessarie
for
the
conseruation
of
life
,
his
prouidence
to
guide
it
,
his
wisdome
to
instruct
it
,
his
patience
to
support
it
,
and
mercy
to
prouide
for
it
,
with
that
fatherly
affection
,
which
affordeth
his
creatures
to
serue
,
and
Angels
to
guarde
vs
.
All
which
prerogatiues
our
liues
enioy
,
like
so
many
Testimonies
of
his
loue
,
giuen
by
the
influence
of
grace
to
make
them
happy
,
as
the
obseruation
of
Pietie
doth
approue
them
to
be
holy
.
So
is
Religion
to
vs
,
the
toppe
of
all
publicke
good
.
To
the
King
,
the
most
valued
sacrifice
of
reingration
to
God
,
both
to
the
King
and
vs
,
the
best
assurance
of
our
secular
happinesse
;
and
most
sufficient
remonstrance
of
celestiall
blessednesse
.
In
the
acknowledged
knowledge
whereof
his
(
Committing
his
owne
priuate
)
laboured
,
first
to
settle
the
affaires
of
Religion
,
and
seruice
of
God
;
his
sole
Soueraigne
Lord
,
by
whose
only
goodnesse
he
holdes
the
Royalties
of
his
prerogatiues
,
the
excellencie
of
his
calling
,
the
securitie
of
his
content
,
the
prerogatiue
of
his
security
,
and
glorie
of
his
kingdomes
.
Secondly
,
to
reforme
(
not
the
State
of
the
§.
4.
Wherein
as
his
Highnesse
hath
giuen
vs
many
singular
Testimonies
and
euident
assurances
of
his
Princely
resolution
,
what
reason
haue
(
you
of
the
faction
)
now
that
his
Highnesse
hath
deliberated
,
and
vpon
deliberation
promulged
the
dutie
which
each
part
shall
performe
,
to
refuse
the
dutie
imposed
?
What
iust
and
sufficient
cause
are
yee
able
to
alleadge
wherefore
you
should
not
absolutely
condiscend
in
this
businesse
,
to
haue
your
opinions
ouerruled
by
his
definitiue
sentence
?
You
cannot
misdoubt
the
sufficiencie
of
his
Iudgement
,
thereof
you
haue
already
receiued
so
good
a
taste
,
as
that
you
confesse
him
,
(
he
thankes
I
will
not
wrong
you
so
much
as
to
thinke
that
you
make
any
Question
of
his
,
either
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a
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a
Leges
sunt
public
.
vitae
praecepta
quibus
nos
omnes
obtemporare
semper
opportet
,
sequidem
omne
bonum
&
equitatem
ipsam
perpetuo
spectant
atque
ab
eo
qui
iubendi
&
exequendi
potestatem
habet
,
proponuntur
.
Biesius
lib.
quart
de
repub.
Authoritie
to
commaund
,
or
power
to
execute
what
he
doth
commaund
.
The
whole
body
of
this
realme
,
and
euery
particuler
member
thereof
,
either
in
person
,
or
representation
,
haue
with
one
full
voyce
of
tongue
,
and
heart
,
acknowledged
his
rightfull
Soueraigntie
,
and
their
obleaged
dutie
,
vnto
the
last
expence
of
bloud
,
so
that
vnlesse
Obedience
be
in
your
mouthes
,
as
Iustice
some-time
is
,
in
the
mouth
of
a
Lawyer
,
and
not
as
it
ought
to
be
,
in
your
harts
,
and
affections
,
you
will
not
like
blasted
Branches
fall
from
that
body
;
but
with
genuine
Submission
(
not
distracted
by
ouer-pleasing
seruice
of
your selues
,
nor
mollified
,
with
that
too
much
reputation
of
selfe
conceipt
,
)
referre
your
liues
to
his
Lawes
;
your
desires
to
his
will
:
and
your
opinion
,
to
his
iudgement
.
If
you
consider
his
lawes
,
herein
he
hath
performed
such
godly
care
that
we
may
say
of
them
not
as
Polydore
did
of
the
conquerors
:
Magis
sunt
ex
vsu
Principis
quam
populi
:
But
as
Moses
sayd
of
the
Lawes
of
Israell
:
There
is
no
Nation
so
great
that
hath
ordinances
,
and
lawes
so
righteous
,
this
being
the
cheefest
endeauour
of
his
Highnesse
desire
,
to
haue
the
workes
of
Religion
reuerendly
performed
,
the
causes
of
his
Subiects
,
vprightly
determined
;
and
the
Iudgments
of
his
Kingdome
euenly
ballanced
.
All
which
are
actions
of
most
high
and
admirable
merite
,
wherevnto
the
hearts
of
mightie
Princes
ought
continually
to
be
fashioned
.
Of
these
premises
(
if
you
will
spare
me
the
weakest
of
most
)
and
let
some
one
,
or
other
good-man
,
if
you
will
,
make
illation
,
beholde
,
the
man
that
was
so
discoursiue
vpon
the
method
of
Obedience
.
(
Good-man
he
was
,
and
you
reputed
him
for
a
good-man
,
)
doth
in
the
zeale
of
that
reformation
you
desire
,
conclude
,
that
to
disobay
a
King
,
so
compleat
in
all
princely
indowments
:
so
wise
,
in
councelling
:
so
powerfull
in
commanding
;
so
respectiue
of
publike
good
,
and
deuotiue
to
the
seruice
of
God
,
must
needs
be
condemned
forwicked
and
vngodly
rebellion
,
§.
5.
You
doe
not
I
hope
thinke
your selues
exempted
from
the
inbarment
of
this
pollicie
,
that
you
should
as
men
lawlesse
with
so
strong
opposition
,
refuse
to
be
guided
by
his
lawes
.
They
are
the
wings
vnder
which
the
good
doe
flie
;
They
are
the
yoakes
vnder
which
the
euill
doe
labour
:
Well
borne
minds
will
not
deny
them
,
well
bredde
men
will
readily
accept
them
,
And
free
generous
spirits
endeauour
conformitie
with
them
.
If
you
will
bee
free
,
obaye
the
Lawe
;
If
you
take
awaye
the
Lawe
,
you
take
away
libertie
,
we
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*
Libertas
aufertur
,
ablato
iure
ac
legibus
:
Dionisius
Hallicar
.
lib.
7.
therefore
obaye
the
Lawe
that
wee
may
be
free
.
[
†
](A15350-e12080-b)
†
Cicero
in
oratione
pro
Aulo
Cluentio
.
Free
,
not
to
doe
what
we
list
,
[
a
](A15350-e12100-b)
a
Nullus
sensus
priuatus
,
rerum
mensura
est
.
Plato
.
nec
libido
.
Euripides
.
Lust
is
no
line
to
leuell
libertie
,
nor
was
fancie
at
any
time
the
true
measure
of
duetie
.
But
free
to
doe
what
reason
shall
by
publick
Ordinations
enioyne
;
which
because
they
are
common
to
all
,
(
although
the
Lawe
of
the
[
b
](A15350-e12110-b)
b
Lex
Alexandri
Imperatoris
.
Empire
doe
free
Princes
from
the
solemnities
and
formalities
of
them
)
.
His
Highnesse
doth
with
Princely
resolution
,
and
you
should
with
[
c
](A15350-e12130-b)
c
Salomonius
li.
1.
de
principatu
.
reuerend
admiration
,
acknowledge
them
for
the
rules
of
your
actions
.
If
you
yeeld
then
that
Obedience
which
in
iustice
they
exact
,
and
peruersnesse
onely
will
denye
,
you
shall
be
imbraced
as
men
rightly
indenized
in
Loyalties
prerogatiue
.
But
so
long
as
you
stand
out
against
them
,
that
Obedience
hath
her
let
,
and
incompatebilitie
with
you
,
your
tumultarie
Agitations
will
giue
you
the
imputation
of
disloyaltie
to
the
King
,
repugnance
to
order
,
and
enmitie
to
the
Church
,
which
requireth
your
zealous
labour
to
maintaine
it
,
with
the
religious
imployments
of
your
vertuous
and
peaceable
endeauoures
.
Plead
not
exemption
,
when
the
Apostle
placeth
euery
soule
vnder
subiection
:
Yee
are
,
questionlesse
yee
are
,
marshalled
within
the
listes
of
this
order
,
and
whatsoeuer
Priuiledge
you
assume
vnto
your selues
,
you
haue
in
this
,
no
pre-eminencie
aboue
others
,
but
are
with
like
bands
subiected
vnto
Soueraigntie
:
Pleaseth
it
you
to
withdrawe
your
thoughts
from
the
opinion
which
possesseth
you
,
and
entertaine
your
studies
,
with
those
fore-gone
Examples
of
religious
Church-men
before
time
.
You
may
in
their
liues
,
(
and
Moses
;
Zadocke
to
Salomon
;
Gregory
to
Maurilius
,
&c.
Reuerend
Priests
to
their
lawfull
Princes
,
as
they
haue
proceeded
in
Church
businesse
.
You
may
see
the
holy
consort
of
Gods
deuotiues
,
with
all
humilitie
defraying
the
tribute
of
their
most
due
seruice
to
heauens
Maiestie
,
not
as
fancie
conceiued
,
but
as
the
authoritie
of
their
Superiours
,
(
strengthened
with
his
power
who
hath
soueraigne
superioritie
in
all
causes
)
prescribed
.
You
may
see
the
Christian
armies
and
Souldiers
,
sacred
vnto
the
seruice
of
our
blessed
Sauiour
,
in
the
dissemination
of
his
euerlasting
truth
,
though
equalled
in
vnitie
of
Ordination
,
and
vnited
in
ministeriall
equallitie
,
yet
performing
their
humble
and
vertuous
obedience
,
to
them
of
their
owne
societie
,
whom
only
Order
,
the
preseruer
of
all
things
had
differenced
in
dignitie
.
You
may
see
our
fatherly
guides-men
of
honourable
place
,
auncient
yeares
,
&
reuerend
behauiour
,
gathered
together
in
Counsells
and
Synods
(
the
assemblies
of
diuine
Ordination
to
strengthen
our
spirituall
commerce
with
the
free
vse
of
sacred
consultations
)
aduising
vpon
,
and
prescribing
orders
,
for
the
Propagation
of
religious
doctrine
,
and
establishment
of
holy
discipline
.
All
which
their
sacred
resolutions
and
holy
sanctions
,
were
no
sooner
intimated
vnto
the
Christian
world
;
but
you
may
see
them
with
vnquestionable
obedience
receiued
by
Princes
,
as
rules
of
their
deuotion
,
regarded
by
Priests
,
as
the
Canons
of
their
practique
religion
,
and
followed
by
the
People
,
as
the
lights
of
their
Christian
conuersation
.
What
the
reuerend
Fathers
of
the
Church
decreed
then
,
was
as
much
reuerenced
by
the
best
Princes
,
as
the
best
decrees
of
our
reuerend
Fathers
now
,
are
basely
contemned
by
the
worse
Subiects
,
(
and
with
you
of
the
faction
)
the
perswasion
of
your
owne
sufficiencie
,
to
know
and
performe
the
dutie
which
doth
most
fit
you
in
your
perochiall
residences
hath
made
them
the
more
contemptible
.
I
know
that
Nature
hath
interessed
euery
perticular
of
you
,
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a
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a
Qui
libet
est
rei
suae
moderator
,
rector
&
arbitrer
.
in
le
.
in
remandata
mandati
.
Lex
respicit
ordinem
ad
bonum
commune
.
Aquin
.
lib.
2.
q.
●●
.
with
abilitie
to
prescribe
rules
vnto
your selues
,
in
your
priuate
actions
;
but
those
rules
are
not
lawes
to
binde
others
,
because
they
haue
respect
more
to
your
owne
priuate
,
then
reference
to
the
publicke
good
;
and
Natures
selfe
,
which
hath
preuiledged
you
with
such
prerogatiue
,
doth
disanull
the
libertie
,
if
your
rules
be
repugnant
to
the
lawes
of
Superiours
:
which
giues
me
hope
,
you
will
make
no
more
appeales
from
your
Ordinaries
vnto
your selues
,
but
as
men
conformed
to
better
aduise
,
accept
directions
from
our
graue
Prelates
,
the
most
competent
iudges
of
decencie
in
this
case
,
and
with
sobrietie
performe
the
Offices
of
your
Ministrie
according
to
the
prescript
of
holy
rule
.
It
is
safer
to
leaue
the
Paines
of
your
conduct
vnto
the
Lawe
,
then
vnto
libertie
;
and
more
honourable
to
order
your
designes
with
correspondencie
to
a
stayed
rule
,
then
irregularlie
to
worke
by
the
prescript
of
fancie
,
the
mutuall
impartment
of
Christian
Wherefore
sith
it
hath
pleased
God
to
endue
you
with
capacitie
of
discourse
,
and
make
you
not
seruilely
subiect
to
commaund
,
as
beasts
:
but
voluntarily
Questionlesse
you
could
not
walke
in
this
way
of
singularitie
,
nor
so
irkesomely
contend
for
things
so
much
prohibited
,
but
that
you
permitte
your
vnderstanding
too
much
reflexe
vpon
your selues
,
and
who
will
maruaile
when
the
admiration
of
your
owne
skill
shall
holde
you
,
if
the
conceipt
of
your
obedience
be
drowned
in
your
owne
conceipt
.
But
you
are
the
true
Philodoxes
of
your
owne
opinions
,
and
will
I
suppose
rather
hazard
an
opposition
to
the
Good
of
the
Church
,
and
peace
of
the
Countrie
,
then
haue
your
zeale
guided
by
the
limmits
of
any
lawes
.
§.
6.
The
more
eye-full
ought
you
the
ciuill
Magistrates
to
be
ouer
this
creeping
and
incroaching
euill
,
that
errour
by
Schisme
breake
not
,
what
truth
by
authoritie
hath
builded
.
To
preserue
the
peace
of
the
Church
is
a
speciall
prerogatiue
belonging
to
the
supreame
power
of
the
highest
commander
:
and
all
be
it
in
his
Royall
person
there
be
great
excellencies
,
(
his
Princely
minde
being
enriched
with
so
many
heroicke
and
diuine
vertues
)
yet
because
one
,
as
one
cannot
possibly
gouerne
many
,
his
Highnesse
hath
with
Kingly
indulgence
communicated
part
of
this
royaltie
with
you
,
and
instiled
you
Iustices
of
peace
,
that
the
mention
of
your
names
may
put
you
in
minde
of
your
duties
for
the
conseruation
of
peace
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a
Sicut
vita
in
homine
,
ita
pax
in
regno
,
&
sic
sanitas
nihil
est
nisi
temperantia
humorum
,
sic
pax
est
cum
vnū-quodque
retinet
ordinem
suum
,
et
sicut
recedente
sanitate
tendit
homo
ad
interitum
?
Sic
discedente
pace
regnum
tendit
ad
desolationem
,
vnde
vltimum
quod
attenditur
pax
est
.
Vnde
Philosophus
inquit
sicut
medicus
,
ad
sanitatem
sic
defensor
respub
.
tendere
debet
ad
pacem
.
Aquin
in
mat
.
cap
12
without
which
if
so
be
it
were
possible
that
all
other
complements
of
common
good
might
be
had
in
their
full
perfection
,
neuerthelesse
the
common-wealth
that
should
possesse
them
,
diuorced
from
concord
,
could
be
but
a
spectacle
of
commiseration
.
Euen
as
that
body
which
adorned
with
sundry
admirable
helpes
,
wanteth
health
the
chiefest
thing
that
nature
desireth
.
Prosperitie
honoureth
Peace
as
her
parent
,
and
the
prosperous
peace
of
all
well
ordered
common-weales
,
doth
acknowledge
religion
for
her
cheefest
staye
,
as
well
in
regarde
of
that
blessed
protection
which
Gods
mercifull
hand
bestoweth
vpon
them
,
who
faithfully
serue
him
,
as
also
for
the
seruiceable
disposition
which
Religion
worketh
both
in
the
gouernours
,
and
them
that
are
gouerned
.
When
they
from
whose
habilities
the
duties
of
commaund
and
seruice
proceed
,
doe
with
constant
resolution
of
minde
,
acknowledge
Heauens
diuine
Empire
ouer
all
,
and
with
assured
confidence
repose
in
the
assistance
of
God
Almightie
,
that
inflameth
them
which
are
in
place
of
authoritie
with
desire
to
resemble
God
in
the
action
of
common
good
,
and
humbleth
inferiours
with
reuerence
to
acknowledge
their
rule
by
whose
industrious
labours
the
Riuers
of
that
good
are
set
open
vnto
the
comminaltie
.
It
qualifieth
the
Magistrate
to
rule
with
consscience
,
in
the
dread
of
his
iudgement
,
whose
prouidence
is
the
producer
of
order
;
it
maketh
the
subiect
for
conscience
,
willing
to
obay
,
fearing
the
seueritie
of
diuine
reuenge
,
which
followeth
them
that
are
wilfully
disobedient
vnto
order
.
So
conscience
the
daughter
of
Religion
,
keepes
them
both
,
awefull
to
swarue
from
that
which
is
right
,
&
makes
them
diligent
obseruers
of
all
effectuall
furtherances
of
the
Churches
peace
,
the
sure
conseruatorie
of
kingdomes
happinesse
.
For
which
cause
,
the
best
common-wealths
men
,
alwayes
had
in
detestation
this
bitter
strife
and
enuying
,
whatsoeuer
the
differences
were
,
from
whence
it
did
arise
,
and
with
speciall
care
endeuoured
a
vniuersall
and
vniforme
agreement
in
religion
.
The
vnited
and
monacord
practise
,
wherof
,
hath
the
happy
condition
of
publicke
societie
,
so
closlie
wouen
into
it
,
that
neither
can
be
,
where
both
are
not
.
If
I
should
indeauour
the
illustration
of
this
,
by
matching
it
with
the
contrary
in
former
succession
of
ages
,
I
could
produce
many
fearefull
miseries
,
which
both
Church
and
common-weale
,
haue
sustained
by
the
restlesse
affections
of
disagreeing
mindes
in
matters
of
this
kinde
.
Pleaseth
it
you
,
to
set
before
your
eyes
,
the
mischiefe
wherewith
the
Westerne
Church
of
olde
,
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*
Facilius
impeditur
acquirendum
quam
impediatur
acquisitum
.
ff.
de
his
quae
sunt
sui
vel
alien
.
which
hereafter
cannot
be
so
easily
remedied
,
as
by
your
wisdom
now
they
may
be
timely
preuented
.
You
cannot
but
see
what
hatred
this
difference
in
opinion
concerning
the
complements
of
Church
actions
,
hath
already
caused
amongst
many
,
both
of
the
Cleargie
and
Laytie
.
Do
you
not
see
what
opposition
,
what
distraction
,
what
diuision
hath
growne
from
this
varietie
,
what
passions
haue
beene
stirred
,
what
quarrels
prosecuted
,
what
disgraces
offered
with
mutuall
exchange
to
eyther
party
;
what
petitions
haue
beene
framed
?
what
companies
assembled
?
what
lawlesse
priuate
subscriptions
required
against
subscription
lawfull
and
publicke
?
what
parts
haue
beene
taken
?
what
conceipts
vrged
,
and
calumniations
suggested
,
no
lesse
to
stop
the
streame
of
the
Lawe
,
then
to
take
away
all
ornaments
of
comlinesse
,
and
meanes
of
difference
in
Ecclesiasticall
order
?
Seeing
these
inconueniences
,
you
must
needs
see
,
that
a
continuing
distance
of
Ceremonies
,
will
occasion
through
continuing
variance
of
mindes
,
continuall
hatred
,
the
mother
of
sedition
,
the
mother
of
tumult
,
the
mother
of
insurrection
,
the
mother
of
depopulation
and
ruine
.
Wherefore
that
you
may
with
lesse
trouble
preuent
a
more
stirring
and
actuall
infection
,
shew
your
speciall
care
to
appease
the
disturbance
,
suffer
not
mischiefe
to
grow
to
head
by
your
heedlesse
regarde
,
or
priuate
supportation
of
these
too
familier
euils
,
but
doe
your
vttermost
endeuours
to
remoue
these
bitter
Antipathyes
.
\
In
time
(
Gentlemen
)
in
time
,
in
time
,
least
when
the
bridle
of
Obedience
is
broken
,
and
the
plumes
of
Pride
haue
mounted
newfanglisme
so
high
,
that
it
both
can
and
will
,
eyther
by
fraude
ouer-reache
,
or
power
ouer-beare
the
Lawes
wherevnto
it
should
be
subiect
,
you
labour
in
vaine
to
cure
the
Old
soares
are
not
easily
cured
.
So
long
as
the
blithfulnesse
of
your
aspect
reflexeth
vpon
them
,
they
will
indeauour
so
much
as
in
them
lyeth
,
quite
and
cleane
to
bannish
from
their
cogitation
,
all
that
may
sound
vnto
conformity
.
But
if
you
with-drawe
your
hand
,
and
leaue
their
actions
vnwitnessed
by
your
Liberalitie
(
which
is
well
knowne
to
haue
drawne
drye
the
fountaines
of
some
mens
wealth
)
for
such
mens
sustenance
and
reliefe
,
they
will
follow
the
things
which
now
they
shunne
,
and
more
ceremoniously
performe
the
function
which
belongs
to
this
preheminence
.
Truth
will
not
permit
them
to
be
so
ignorant
,
as
they
would
,
and
the
want
of
your
side
propts
,
will
make
them
studye
to
goe
vpright
as
they
ought
,
&c.
If
they
had
not
in
some
places
receiued
so
manie
Testimonies
of
affection
from
some
of
you
,
their
indeauours
had
long
since
moultred
betweene
their
fingers
,
whether
those
some
haue
affected
and
followed
this
course
,
in
desire
to
vpholde
opposition
against
Bishops
,
or
to
seize
one
the
remaining
patrimonie
of
holy
religion
,
I
haue
not
attained
so
perfect
a
sight
,
that
I
should
enter
into
your
breasts
,
where
lodgeth
the
knowledge
of
your
wil
&
worth
.
But
I
feare
and
would
God
I
might
but
feare
,
least
that
these
which
doe
so
earnestly
sollicite
for
Innouation
,
and
perswade
the
change
of
a
knowne
olde
good
,
vnder
the
pretence
of
a
new
better
,
doe
leuell
at
nothing
more
then
that
all
things
in
this
settled
State
,
being
disorderly
hudled
,
themselues
may
glide
through
,
whilst
others
doe
fishe
in
the
troubled
waters
.
An
Action
of
such
generall
detestation
in
the
eye
of
euery
wise
vnderstanding
heart
,
and
of
such
eternall
preiudice
to
peace-able
gouernement
,
that
I
list
not
to
caste
the
least
aspersion
of
such
staifull
ignomie
vpon
any
of
you
.
Opinion
it selfe
,
in
some
Newfanglists
(
both
Ecclesiasticke
and
Layicke
,
bewitcht
with
stronge
inchantments
,
)
labours
vnder
the
countenance
of
hatred
vnto
Ceremonies
,
without
any
more
ceremonie
to
impouerish
the
Church
of
her
Princely
endowments
,
and
disable
Maiestie
in
the
prescription
of
Orders
for
Churches
rule
:
And
sith
their
labours
could
not
so
long
continue
,
but
as
they
are
the
markes
of
faction
,
and
instruments
of
deuision
;
The
King
(
who
is
the
head
of
Iustice
,
from
whose
power
Authoritie
is
deriued
vnto
you
,
his
subalterne
and
subordinate
both
Iustices
and
Magistrates
)
hath
with
speciall
words
required
you
,
to
afforde
no
supportation
vnto
the
factious
ministers
of
that
bewitched
opinion
.
Peacefull
rule
,
is
more
pleasefull
to
him
,
and
when
you
please
,
to
yeelde
the
performance
of
this
required
seruice
which
you
duely
owe
him
,
their
submission
vnto
that
rule
,
whereby
our
deuotiue
actions
in
the
seruice
of
God
are
to
be
framed
,
will
crowne
his
Princely
regiment
with
a
blessed
vnion
of
wils
,
and
consent
of
desires
betwixt
God
and
our selues
.
The
breache
of
this
vnion
makes
a
breache
of
peace
,
by
scandall
in
deed
,
contention
in
speach
,
and
Schisme
in
outward
behauiour
,
a
sinne
[
a
](A15350-e13420-b)
a
S.
Tho
22.
q
39.
ar.
2.
ad.
13.
of
all
sinnes
which
may
be
against
our
neighbour
most
hurtfull
,
and
the
[
b
](A15350-e13430-b)
b
S.
Austin
.
lib.
2
de
bap.
cap.
6.
greatest
,
because
it
is
against
the
good
of
the
multitude
;
so
that
you
must
[
c
](A15350-e13440-b)
c
Edw.
3.
An.
1.
needs
acknowledge
it
to
be
within
your
warde
:
and
as
in
your
quarter
Sessions
you
[
d
](A15350-e13470-b)
d
Mai.
Fitsharb
.
ought
,
in
your
priuate
Sessions
you
may
enquite
of
offences
in
this
cause
committed
.
§.
7.
And
sith
that
you
of
the
Graund-Iuries
,
together
with
the
Church-wardens
,
in
your
seuerall
places
,
haue
the
inquisition
of
these
things
giuen
vnto
you
in
charge
.
If
you
be
perswaded
the
cause
why
you
were
first
instituted
,
was
that
the
truth
might
haue
the
better
euidence
:
if
you
knowe
that
you
are
chosen
to
be
instruments
of
truth
,
that
you
are
intelligencers
for
the
common-wealth
,
that
you
are
the
eares
and
eyes
of
Iustices
and
Ordinaries
.
If
you
marke
how
the
lawes
concerning
these
matters
of
the
Church
,
are
opened
before
you
,
and
openly
giuen
you
in
charge
,
at
the
times
both
of
visitation
and
Session
,
to
the
end
,
not
onely
your selues
may
be
truly
enformed
,
but
euery
other
which
heareth
it
,
may
with
God
and
Angels
witnesse
with
,
or
against
you
.
Take
heed
I
beseech
you
how
you
neglect
so
great
a
dutie
.
My
eare
did
tell
my
soule
a
wonder
,
when
it
heard
that
in
such
a
setled
State
,
neither
the
Bishop
in
his
visitation
,
nor
the
Iustices
in
their
Sessions
,
could
(
for
these
many
yeares
)
haue
notice
giuen
them
of
such
exorbitancie
,
either
by
presentment
or
inditement
.
But
know
,
ô
know
,
that
when
you
lay
your
hands
vpon
the
sacred
booke
,
to
teueale
vnto
Iustice
what
is
done
amisse
,
to
the
end
that
iudgment
might
reforme
it
.
The
concealment
of
these
misdone
things
shall
be
more
deare
to
you
,
then
the
penaltie
can
be
greeuous
to
the
partie
indicted
,
or
presented
;
for
by
you
,
the
partie
delinquent
may
loose
his
mortall
and
fading
both
goods
and
liuings
:
but
you
fill
your
liues
with
shame
,
your
state
with
danger
,
your
names
with
ignomie
,
your
houses
with
bloud
,
your
hearts
with
distrust
,
and
forfeit
your
Soules
which
by
oath
you
haue
pawnd
to
Gods
diuine
iustice
.
But
poore
soules
,
the
motiue
cause
of
this
offence
by
concealment
of
things
indictable
and
presentable
,
is
not
in
your selues
;
it
is
the
pleasure
of
your
rulers
which
doth
carry
you
as
the
winde
doth
driue
Feathers
which
way
they
please
,
and
ambition
of
your
Pastors
,
who
to
couer
their
owne
faults
,
and
vncontroulably
to
continue
their
faultfull
practise
,
doe
labour
to
make
you
without
conscience
,
as
Idolls
without
sence
.
§.
8.
The
more
worthy
blame
are
you
(
the
associates
of
this
Newfangled
faction
)
to
mislead
poore
deceiued
soules
into
such
vnhallowed
actions
.
Dispence
with
their
oaths
you
cannot
,
and
how
you
will
excuse
them
of
periurie
I
see
not
.
You
hoodwinke
your
simple
agents
with
facilitie
of
glozing
speaches
,
and
beare
them
in
hand
,
that
such
and
such
Articles
shall
not
be
giuen
them
in
charge
.
And
haue
you
indeed
at
any
time
indented
with
the
Bishop
,
or
compounded
with
his
Chauncelour
or
Archdeacon
,
to
limmit
the
charge
which
they
giue
(
according
to
the
prescript
of
your
content
)
?
then
haue
you
receaued
too
much
fauour
of
them
,
who
haue
least
reason
to
allow
disorder
.
And
it
may
be
truly
sayd
,
such
halfe-waking
Gouernours
,
haue
giuen
you
,
both
hart
and
hand
to
crosse
the
Lawe
in
practise
,
with
the
practise
of
your
lawes
in
deuise
,
how
euer
you
haue
complotted
with
them
,
The
King
is
little
beholding
to
you
,
or
them
.
For
eyther
such
Guardians
of
the
spiritualties
doe
follow
the
execution
of
their
offices
,
onely
as
a
Trade
with
vnconscionable
thirst
of
gaine
vnto
themselues
,
more
then
with
desire
to
aduance
the
common
good
of
the
Church
.
[
a
](A15350-e13900-b)
a
Au●●itia
mater
est
omnium
malorum
,
&
maxime
cum
in
animis
non
priuatorum
sed
magistratuum
innascatur
.
Iustin
No●ell
.
Const.
8
And
nothing
doth
more
dazell
the
eye
of
Iudgement
,
or
vnstrengthen
the
band
of
dutie
,
then
couetousnesse
:
specially
when
she
is
soueraigne
commaundresse
in
the
minds
of
such
ordinarie
Maiestrates
.
\
2
Or
,
they
thinke
these
Cannons
and
Constitutions
(
the
due
obseruation
whereof
is
committed
to
3.
Or
themselues
are
Puritans
in
heart
,
and
then
they
ride
the
roade
waye
of
Athisme
,
in
keeping
those
their
dignities
,
Roomes
and
Offices
,
so
much
contrarie
to
their
puritanized
opinion
.
4.
Or
they
conceaue
it
skilleth
not
of
what
sort
their
religion
be
,
or
with
what
different
varietie
they
performe
those
religious
duties
which
in
reason
and
conscience
they
owe
to
God-ward
;
And
yet
the
very
Turkes
keepe
themselues
in
one
and
5.
Or
it
may
be
Iustice
concealed
,
or
vniustice
vnseene
,
is
all
one
,
or
of
small
difference
with
them
God
forbid
such
an
opinion
should
euer
enter
a
mans
vnderstanding
,
who
hath
the
honour
to
beare
the
name
of
a
Diuine
,
or
Lawier
.
If
that
were
true
,
a
man
need
not
to
keepe
in
rule
and
order
the
operations
of
his
soule
,
which
is
the
true
seate
of
vertue
,
but
[
a
](A15350-e14180-b)
a
Iudex
non
potest
mutare
penam
a
lege
statutam
.
l.
final
.
ne
sanctum
bapt.
iteretur
.
onely
endeauour
to
be
iust
so
farre
forth
as
it
may
come
to
the
knowledge
of
men
,
and
from
such
no
good
seruice
may
be
drawne
or
good
expected
.
For
where
Impietie
is
Iustice
in
the
ruler
,
all
kindes
of
treacheries
are
open
to
the
inferiour
.
[
b
](A15350-e14220-b)
b
Legislator
minimas
dunt●xit
mulctas
Iudicibus
committat
.
Plato
.
l.
9.
de
.
l.
ne
in
rebus
maioribus
arbitrio
proprio
Iudices
abutantur
,
&
legibus
sapientiores
se
este
arbitrentur
.
Martian
l●ad
Turpilianum
.
6
Or
they
suppose
their
authoritie
inuested
with
Power
to
pardon
,
where
the
Law
doth
punish
;
if
their
supposall
runne
vpon
those
penalties
,
which
the
Lawe
hath
left
attributary
to
their
discretion
,
the
supposition
is
allowed
.
The
least
amercements
,
fines
and
penalties
are
left
to
them
,
(
small
things
in
the
eye
of
the
Lawe
,
are
as
nothing
)
And
those
not
many
,
least
any
man
should
seeme
wiser
then
the
Lawe
,
and
through
libertie
in
small
things
,
abuse
his
will
in
matters
of
greater
moment
.
But
where
the
Lawes
with
speciall
words
haue
entailed
a
punishment
vpon
the
fact
committed
against
their
rule
,
they
cannot
without
sinne
remit
or
dispence
in
it
.
The
Lawes
are
aboue
them
as
they
are
aboue
others
,
and
must
be
Lords
of
men
,
not
men
Lord
,
of
them
.
[
c
](A15350-e14350-b)
c
Leges
hominum
non
homines
legum
dominos
esse
oportet
.
Pausanius
apud
Plut.
Your
actions
(
my
maisters
of
the
faction
)
may
coulourablie
giue
our
Rulers
the
imputation
of
such
partiall
and
vnapprouable
gouernment
,
but
howsoeuer
you
stroake
and
smooth
your
followers
with
comfort
of
your
pretended
interest
.
In
those
rulers
no
man
charitably
minded
wil
suppose
such
deiection
of
minde
in
men
so
graue
,
so
learned
,
as
to
gleane
in
your
fields
what
should
releeue
them
,
or
learne
in
your
Schooles
that
which
may
direct
them
.
I
looke
more
to
the
insight
of
their
iudgment
,
which
cannot
but
see
their
owne
fall
in
your
rising
,
their
ebbe
in
your
flowe
,
their
weakenesse
in
your
strength
,
their
no-being
when
you
are
:
and
therefore
sithence
Silence
argues
consent
;
and
sufferance
of
errour
,
giues
demonstration
of
errour
,
in
them
that
suffer
it
:
If
I
were
worthy
to
counsell
them
,
(
who
are
so
wise
in
all
the
counsels
of
the
Lawe
)
they
should
,
first
,
with-draw
the
vayle
wherewith
you
doe
labour
to
couer
the
Lawe
.
[
a
](A15350-e14420-b)
a
Consentire
est
facere
cum
possis
arquere
.
Glossa
.
ad
Rom.
1.
He
which
smoothereth
the
light
of
the
Lawe
from
others
,
doth
Ecclipse
the
light
of
conscience
in
himselfe
.
[
b
](A15350-e14450-b)
b
Qui
alios
ab
errore
non
reuocat
,
seipsum
errare
demonstrat
.
Cap.
qui
alios
de
Haereticis
.
Secondly
,
see
and
procure
so
much
as
in
them
lyeth
all
and
euery
Cannons
and
orders
of
the
Church
to
be
in
all
points
duly
obserued
.
He
who
in
the
extent
of
his
Gouernment
,
neglects
the
obseruation
of
that
which
the
Lawe
councells
,
his
endeuours
haue
their
issue
in
vncurable
inconueniences
.
[
c
](A15350-e14490-b)
c
Boni
ipsorum
conatus
in
exitus
imedicabiles
de
sinunt
.
Ioseph
.
in
proemio
antiq.
Iudaicarum
,
Thirdly
,
not
spare
to
execute
the
penalties
in
them
seuerally
mentioned
vpon
any
that
shall
wittingly
or
wilfully
breake
or
neglect
to
obserue
them
.
The
execution
of
the
Lawe
is
the
life
of
the
Lawe
,
and
when
the
lawe
of
publicke
constitution
hath
lost
his
place
,
priuate
fancie
will
breed
disturbance
of
peace
in
euery
place
.
Fourthly
,
not
measure
the
validitie
of
ordinances
by
the
sleight
conceipt
which
you
haue
of
things
commaunded
,
but
by
the
common
good
,
for
which
they
are
propounded
and
published
.
Vpon
the
head
of
the
Lawe
all
specialties
of
common
good
are
dependent
:
He
which
remembreth
this
,
cannot
but
hate
pennes
are
ready
to
write
decrees
against
the
Lawes
,
and
with
all
industrie
endeauour
so
to
draw
the
Circumference
of
his
gouerment
,
that
euery
line
of
the
Lawe
may
haue
his
vnion
in
the
centor
of
obedience
to
the
settlement
of
common
good
.
§
:
9.
For
my
last
counsell
,
they
are
beholding
vnto
you
,
whose
thoughts
floating
vp
and
downe
the
faddomlesse
bottome
of
your
vnsteddy
conceipts
,
haue
(
according
to
the
modell
)
enstamped
the
Crosse
,
(
as
you
terme
them
)
to
occasion
the
contempt
of
Authoritie
,
and
to
raise
such
vnexcusable
hote
contentions
The
quiet
repose
of
the
Church
(
to
which
you
ought
to
liue
,
rather
then
vnto
your selues
)
requireth
you
:
First
to
accustome
your
mindes
euen
in
trifles
to
regarde
the
authoritie
of
Lawes
;
The
long
permitted
contempt
of
lesser
things
doth
giue
heart
of
bouldnesse
to
the
contempt
of
greater
.
Secondly
,
to
compose
your
labours
in
subiection
to
his
rule
,
by
whose
supreame
authoritie
they
are
commaunded
,
and
vpon
whose
fauour
next
vnder
God
the
flourishing
estate
of
the
Church
and
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
hath
his
dependencie
.
Know
you
not
[
*
](A15350-e14860-b)
*
Lear.
disc.
pa.
76.
A
Schoolemaister
of
yours
hath
said
:
It
is
the
dutie
of
a
true
Pastor
,
to
obserue
those
things
which
are
commaunded
by
the
lawfull
Authoritie
of
the
Church
,
concerning
ceremoniall
matters
for
order
,
and
comlinesse
sake
and
edification
:
and
not
to
controule
publicke
Authoritie
by
his
priuate
iudgement
.
If
you
would
frame
and
modell
your selues
by
assaye
of
action
sutable
vnto
this
lesson
,
your
obedience
to
the
holy
ordinances
of
the
Church
,
would
giue
vs
a
sound
testimonie
of
your
honour
to
the
sacred
worde
,
by
whose
speciall
warrant
her
lawes
doe
exact
your
obedience
.
But
herein
you
haue
not
as
yet
infeoffed
your selues
.
Therefore
if
I
shall
pourtray
the
substance
of
the
discoursers
iudgement
,
and
set
it
forth
by
those
coulours
vnder
which
you
haue
quartered
your selues
,
You
must
eyther
by
your
disobedience
conclude
,
that
the
Authoritie
of
this
Church
is
vnlawfull
,
or
by
your
inuectiues
against
the
authorized
ordinances
of
this
Church
,
exclude
your selues
from
the
number
of
true
Pastors
.
Take
which
you
will
,
the
choyse
is
yours
.
Vpon
the
first
I
thinke
you
will
not
aduenture
;
and
the
second
,
is
too
much
vnpleasing
vnto
your
expectation
,
yet
worthily
cast
vpon
you
,
by
that
good
spirit
which
directeth
your
fierie
toungs
in
the
heate
of
your
zeale
scandalously
to
inueigh
,
and
mal●partly
to
controule
the
State
of
this
Church
so
happily
established
,
onely
therefore
because
it
concurreth
not
in
opinion
and
sentence
with
you
.
You
controule
the
Government
,
and
censure
it
to
You
controule
the
Rulers
and
Princes
,
and
call
trayters
,
destroyers
of
their
spirituall
Fathers
,
Consumers
of
their
country
.
Rebellious
children
.
You
controule
the
Lords
of
the
most
honourable
priuie
Counsell
,
and
accuse
them
of
violent
oppression
Iesus
Christ
of
his
gouernment
.
You
controule
the
Lawes
,
and
iudge
them
to
be
You
controule
the
Parliament
,
and
condemne
it
Conuocation
house
as
a
\
You
controule
Bishops
,
and
call
them
incarnate
deuils
;
bastardly
gouernours
;
enemies
to
God
;
the
reliques
of
Antichrist
;
the
plague
of
the
Church
:
and
report
You
controule
the
Ministrie
,
and
denie
it
to
be
ignorant
Asses
;
filthy
Swine
;
Popish
Priests
,
haulting
Neutrals
,
Forlorne
Atheists
:
amongst
whom
(
when
your
spirite
is
Searcher
)
nothing
a
troope
of
bloudy-soule
murtherers
,
and
sacrilegious
Church-robbers
.
You
controule
the
whole
Commons
and
Inhabitants
of
this
Realme
,
(
who
directed
by
the
Churches
publicke
order
,
doe
make
reuerent
esleeme
of
auncient
obseruances
,
according
to
the
religion
now
established
)
There
was
neuer
any
State
more
Turckishly
handled
Geneuating
passauantians
.
For
whereas
the
King
in
his
princely
perswasion
of
that
profitable
vse
,
which
the
whole
Church
of
this
Kingdome
may
haue
in
the
due
obseruation
of
the
Cannons
and
Constitutions
agreed
vpon
,
hath
by
his
Royall
commaund
,
commended
them
vnto
our
practise
.
There
are
of
you
,
and
is
one
speciall
Archfactioner
publicke
discourses
,
to
frame
in
the
harts
of
his
hearers
a
dislike
of
the
state
present
,
and
fancie
of
his
faction
;
it
would
haue
beene
(
in
my
poore
opinion
)
though
no
way
approuable
yet
more
pardonable
.
§
:
10
Such
contumelious
maledictions
(
you
the
Maiors
and
Magistrates
of
his
Highnesse
Citties
and
Townes
corporate
)
doe
heare
many
.
What
may
hinder
that
you
will
not
,
or
doth
affright
you
that
you
dare
not
,
but
make
approbation
of
euery
both
speach
and
action
,
whereof
they
giue
you
euidence
;
is
best
knowne
within
your selues
,
where
no
eyes
doe
shine
but
yours
.
Your
authoritie
to
see
the
Lawes
of
Gods
worship
ill-languaged
Nouellists
could
not
haue
gotten
such
gentell
audience
in
your
publicke
assemblies
,
nor
disobedience
to
Ecclesiasticall
Constitutions
so
much
tainted
the
reputation
of
your
Cittizens
.
It
must
not
be
denied
you
,
that
our
Fathers
neuer
had
any
societie
so
warrantable
for
institution
,
or
wise
for
gouerment
,
that
could
retaine
all
her
parts
in
due
obedience
.
Mans
will
is
by
Nature
auerse
from
all
obedience
to
the
sacred
Lawes
of
his
Nature
,
and
in
the
deprauation
of
his
minde
,
would
imploye
all
both
witte
and
valour
,
to
the
extremities
of
euill
,
had
not
that
wisdome
which
ordaineth
order
and
regiment
obseruable
in
pollitique
affaires
,
by
Lawes
prouided
to
frame
our
outward
actions
to
that
common
good
,
for
which
societies
were
ordained
.
These
Lawes
are
like
so
many
instructiue
Bridles
to
restraine
the
head-long
course
of
selfe-will
,
alwayes
in
loue
with
her
owne
councels
,
and
to
guide
it
in
the
way
which
Iudgment
with
consent
hath
approued
:
The
Raynes
are
in
your
hands
,
and
had
you
euenly
borne
them
,
Newfanglisme
in
going
backward
from
the
State
,
could
not
haue
gotten
so
farre
forward
in
opposition
to
the
State
.
But
too
much
,
or
too
little
,
as
too
soone
,
or
too
late
,
hath
alwayes
beene
dangerous
in
gouerment
,
and
your
ill-carriage
hath
giuen
some
opportunitie
to
winne
head
of
you
,
whom
otherwise
you
might
haue
brought
and
kept
in
an
vniformitie
of
Raine
.
\
To
attribute
this
defect
vnto
your
vnskilfulnesse
in
the
mannage
of
publicke
occurrents
,
it
is
a
disgrace
I
would
no
way
giue
to
the
simplest
.
Vertuous
men
doe
oftentimes
erre
,
and
you
may
faile
in
this
businesse
,
not
because
you
would
,
but
for
that
it
is
of
more
harde
digestion
,
then
your
vertue
can
well
ouercome
.
The
Sleights
of
this
Schisme
are
cunning
,
the
deuises
subtle
,
the
panges
vehement
,
the
affections
earnest
,
the
passions
vnrulie
,
and
attempts
impetuous
,
with
contempt
of
your
magistracie
,
and
despight
to
the
lawfull
ordination
of
our
Cleargie
:
All
which
are
so
palliated
with
a
seeming
grauitie
in
their
behauiour
,
and
puritie
of
Gospell
in
their
mouthes
,
that
to
the
tryall
of
it
,
there
appertaineth
a
great
deale
more
then
ordinarie
conceipt
can
reach
vnto
.
The
greater
cause
haue
you
(
)
for
seeking
your
owne
aduise
in
these
things
,
to
cleaue
vnto
the
Councells
of
those
reuerend
Prelates
,
to
whom
the
resolutions
of
doubts
in
these
causes
,
is
by
the
Lawe
of
God
and
man
referred
,
as
in
other
causes
you
would
to
the
reuerend
Iudges
,
those
Sages
of
the
land
.
And
to
attend
the
commaund
of
the
supreame
Commaunder
,
whose
soueraigntie
must
giue
you
warrant
for
the
order
in
doing
all
things
,
not
onely
appropiate
to
your
Corporations
,
but
also
pertinent
to
the
practise
of
religion
,
the
due
reuerence
whereof
,
bringeth
with
it
the
happy
continuance
of
euery
common-weale
.
And
sith
his
Iudgement
,
by
whom
all
other
inferiour
iudgements
in
congruitie
of
reason
are
to
be
ouerruled
,
hath
propounded
this
order
of
diuine
seruice
,
to
be
equally
kept
,
by
all
his
louing
subiects
of
this
kingdome
,
let
it
not
greeue
you
,
(
as
you
reioyce
to
throane
,
)
to
beare
a
little
part
with
him
in
the
burthen
,
and
within
your
precincts
to
see
that
regardfully
performed
,
which
he
hath
royally
established
.
You
are
the
Deputies
of
Maiestie
,
and
did
you
but
remember
this
?
you
would
not
suffer
such
impudent
contempt
of
Church
gouernment
,
so
directly
commaunded
by
the
most
mature
discretion
of
his
royall
decrees
.
You
would
not
giue
tolleration
to
them
,
who
esteeme
secret
Corners
and
priuate
Conuenticles
,
(
the
Schooles
of
maledictions
against
princes
and
rulers
)
to
be
of
equall
vse
,
with
holy
Churches
,
for
the
publicke
performance
of
diuine
seruice
.
You
would
not
be
silent
,
when
those
holy
Hymnes
,
Venite
exultemus
,
Te
Deum
laudamus
,
Benedictus
,
are
put
to
silence
in
your
publicke
assemblies
.
You
would
not
permit
(
that
peculiar
Hymne
of
Christianitie
)
the
blessed
Virgins
Magnificat
,
to
be
serued
with
a
writ
of
eiectment
out
of
your
Churches
.
You
would
not
see
your
people
(
whose
Elders
,
Auncients
,
and
Maiors
you
are
)
to
want
their
weekely
Sacrifices
of
Prayer
to
God
offered
in
the
sacred
Liturgies
for
the
appeasing
of
Gods
wrath
,
and
auerting
of
publicke
euills
due
to
our
publicke
sinnes
.
\
You
would
not
allowe
the
omission
,
but
indeauour
the
continued
publication
of
the
Apostolicall
,
Athenasian
and
Nisen
Creed
,
those
treasures
of
inestimable
price
to
so
many
as
haue
not
giuen
vp
the
ghost
of
beleefe
.
You
would
not
giue
leaue
to
pare
away
from
the
seruice
of
God
that
Hymne
of
glory
(
then
which
)
nothing
doth
sound
more
heauenly
in
the
eares
of
mortall
men
,
nor
more
witnesse
our
honour
to
the
holy
Trinitie
.
You
would
not
suffer
your
Ministers
at
their
owne
pleasures
to
alter
and
change
,
to
vse
or
not
to
vse
that
order
of
Common
prayer
to
God
,
which
diuine
wisdome
hath
agreed
on
,
and
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a
Permittere
non
debes
aliquid
fieri
contra
nostras
praeceptiones
occasione
religionis
.
Iust.
rectori
prouinciarum
Nouell
.
17.
soueraigne
authoritie
commanded
to
be
vsed
;
but
as
farre
forth
as
you
may
,
prouide
that
his
Princely
commaund
bee
not
frustrated
by
the
vndutifull
disposition
of
any
.
If
any
shall
offend
against
the
Lawe
,
whether
he
be
Preacher
or
hearer
,
beside
the
Ecclesiasticall
Censure
which
he
should
not
escape
,
he
is
also
to
be
punished
in
body
by
the
Ciuill
Magistrate
.
This
is
their
owne
rule
,
whose
vntulinesse
your
hand
doth
so
much
spare
,
and
in
fauour
of
whom
you
keepe
your
vnder-sworde
of
Iustice
so
stiflye
sheathed
,
that
neither
the
zeale
which
you
owe
to
the
Church
,
nor
regarde
of
Soueraignes
iust
commaund
can
vnscaberd
it
.
Faction
and
priuate
respects
,
doe
not
become
Magistrates
:
but
if
you
will
make
a
partie
?
the
Kingly
authoritie
doth
by
lawe
prescribe
,
especially
when
reason
doth
not
enforce
,
that
the
lawe
of
reason
or
of
God
doth
enioyne
the
contrarie
.
The
more
vnreasonable
are
those
your
Parish
You
neuer
sawe
a
good
Scholler
arrogant
,
for
sinke
your
treasure
,
vndoe
your
corporations
,
decaye
your
trades
,
impouerish
your
cittizens
,
seduce
your
children
,
missead
your
seruants
,
and
make
religion
their
stalking
horse
,
vnder
whose
bellie
they
shoote
at
what
their
appettites
doe
most
affect
.
\
Many
of
you
do
set
a
higher
price
on
your
knowledge
in
Diuinitie
,
then
any
reasonable
creature
will
giue
you
for
it
.
Will
it
please
you
to
looke
to
the
times
of
olde
,
before
Newfanglisme
began
to
purchase
resiance
within
your
walles
?
you
shall
finde
,
that
vnnecessary
swaruing
from
the
Practise
of
the
Church
,
did
neuer
yeeld
experience
of
good
vnto
your
citties
.
Consider
the
tyme
present
,
wherein
your
Neuelists
doe
weigh
the
rules
of
religion
in
a
popular
ballance
,
which
the
world
knowes
will
be
carried
awaye
with
very
slender
circumstances
.
)
And
saye
I
praye
you
,
what
other
maye
be
the
drift
of
these
diuisions
and
subdiuisions
,
wherewith
they
of
the
faction
doe
teare
and
turmoile
the
State
and
gouerment
,
but
to
fashion
your
mindes
with
discontentment
towards
the
State
:
and
why
towards
the
State
?
forsooth
that
when
the
cloude
of
preiudice
,
and
miste
of
passionate
affections
,
hath
darkened
the
light
of
your
iudgement
,
they
may
bring
in
another
kinde
of
regiment
,
and
laye
a
Yoake
vpon
your
shoulders
,
which
your
Fathers
did
neuer
beare
.
Misfashioned
preconceipts
,
are
easilie
ledde
with
any
sleight
declaration
of
specialties
,
which
may
giue
enducements
to
the
conceipt
.
For
this
cause
they
would
perswade
you
to
leaue
this
disordered
state
of
ours
(
so
their
charitie
doth
ecclesiasticall
regiment
,
which
God
so
manifestly
doth
blesse
and
prosper
in
our
neighbours
hands
.
This
is
that
which
induceth
both
some
of
you
,
and
many
the
common
deceiued
multitude
,
to
looke
a
squinte
at
the
state
of
the
Church
wherein
they
liue
,
and
in
erecting
the
fabricke
of
their
reformation
,
to
cast
their
eyes
vpon
the
patterne
at
Geneua
.
Is
out-landish
fashion
so
fashionable
to
your
desires
,
that
for
concurrencie
with
them
you
will
be
disalegianced
vnto
his
Maiestie
?
it
shall
not
be
in
my
thought
,
that
any
true
harted
Brittaine
can
so
farre
bastardize
his
naturall
affection
,
that
forraine
councell
should
be
of
more
moment
,
to
worke
and
frame
in
him
,
the
stampe
and
character
of
a
strange
pollicie
,
then
the
commaund
of
a
most
iust
King
,
to
keepe
him
in
an
order
of
vniformitie
,
so
well
beseeming
the
Church
and
conformable
to
the
gouerment
of
our
countrie
.
I
could
in
due
moderation
pleade
in
barre
against
you
:
the
practise
of
such
reformalists
in
some
other
place
,
where
experience
hath
found
,
and
Authoritie
proclaimed
the
method
of
Church
regiment
,
which
they
so
earnestly
quest
for
,
to
be
vnsound
in
diuinitie
,
If
the
graces
wherewith
the
God
of
all
grace
hath
enriched
this
State
,
were
so
gracefull
with
vs
,
as
nature
willeth
,
because
we
are
Brittaines
,
and
grace
requireth
,
because
we
are
Christians
;
they
would
not
suffer
the
glory
of
their
owne
Church
,
which
by
an
incomparable
distance
,
doth
out-shine
the
others
in
excellencie
,
to
be
so
disparaged
,
but
as
children
which
complie
with
ther
mother
in
all
Gods
blessings
,
exhibite
themselues
instruments
to
imbrace
that
forme
of
Religion
,
which
God
as
a
strong
euidence
,
to
be
most
pleasing
vnto
him
,
and
profitable
for
vs
,
hath
sealed
with
so
great
blessings
of
peace
and
prosperitie
.
The
effects
,
men
say
doe
beare
resemblances
of
their
causes
,
and
if
the
richest
effects
doe
inferre
the
noblest
faculties
,
you
may
bouldly
giue
this
pollicie
your
letters
testimoniall
,
vnder
the
seales
of
your
Citties
and
Incorporations
to
be
the
best
pollicie
,
for
this
gouerment
to
obserue
,
because
vnder
this
it
doth
best
maintaine
it selfe
.
Therefore
as
you
tender
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
the
quiet
of
the
Countrie
,
and
seruice
both
of
God
and
the
King
:
If
there
be
in
you
that
fatherly
care
of
the
common
good
,
which
hath
euer
beene
the
crowne
and
glorie
of
a
Christian
Maiorate
,
reforme
your
owne
former
missead
opinions
:
You
are
the
second
lights
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
when
the
eye
is
dimme
the
body
is
darke
.
Conforme
your
religious
exercises
to
that
forme
When
the
Rulers
doe
runne
at
randome
,
the
people
will
beare
no
byas
.
\
Abandon
from
you
the
maisters
of
noueltie
and
workers
of
innouation
,
what
apparance
soeuer
there
be
in
the
noueltie
,
you
are
sure
to
loose
by
the
bargaine
,
the
vtilitie
cannot
be
so
helpfull
,
but
the
noueltie
would
bee
more
hurtfull
.
For
if
it
should
be
lawfull
for
euery
man
to
cast
the
frame
of
religion
in
the
mould
of
their
owne
fancies
,
The
scruples
and
inconueniences
would
be
no
lesse
in
the
Church
,
then
the
suites
at
the
common-lawe
,
in
number
infinite
,
if
euery
man
had
power
to
create
a
newfound
estate
intaile
.
And
that
they
may
bee
the
better
acquainted
with
your
constant
resolution
:
tell
your
Ministers
it
is
not
lawfull
for
them
to
varye
in
their
habites
,
manners
,
and
orders
,
who
should
bee
Presidents
vnto
other
men
of
the
beautye
of
order
.
Tell
your
deceaued
Cittizens
,
there
is
not
a
And
he
that
hath
no
conscience
to
obey
his
Soueraigne
,
cannot
with
conscience
chalenge
the
benefit
of
a
Subiect
.
Tell
the
factious
their
humour
is
good
for
nothing
but
to
breed
muddy
Ecles
,
which
must
be
ratled
out
with
a
thunder
.
And
though
their
contentions
be
pleasing
to
the
common
aduersarie
of
our
soules
,
who
delighteth
with
discord
amongst
familiars
,
yet
it
is
most
vnpleasfull
to
God
,
whose
seruants
are
best
knowne
by
the
Character
of
loue
.
I
know
their
disordered
humors
will
much
stomacke
at
contradiction
,
and
storme
against
you
,
when
you
would
reforme
them
;
but
when
you
shall
reproue
their
such
humours
,
by
the
Oracles
of
Wisdome
,
which
haue
no
side
respect
vnto
persons
,
they
will
with
more
reason
brooke
the
reproofe
,
and
readily
yeeld
their
obedience
.
For
this
cause
it
behooueth
you
,
to
haue
a
true
eye
vnto
the
lawes
of
this
gouerment
,
and
giue
no
passage
vnto
fancie
,
which
shall
presume
to
appose
against
them
.
To
calumniate
and
impunge
the
lawes
of
the
Church
,
was
alwayes
deemed
an
exorbitant
offence
,
and
he
that
can
,
but
will
not
,
set
a
pegge
in
their
wheele
to
stay
it
,
is
by
his
sufferance
,
Actor
with
them
in
the
the
euill
that
ariseth
from
it
.
§.
11.
Your
such
offences
you
excuse
with
the
plea
of
conscience
.
There
is
nothing
more
common
then
to
heare
and
meete
with
passages
of
disloialtie
vnder
pretext
of
conscience
,
vpon
supposed
offence
whereof
,
there
is
such
straying
of
Gnats
,
such
swallowing
of
Cammels
,
such
stumbling
at
Strawes
,
such
leaping
ouer
Blockes
,
such
acquiting
for
the
Horse
,
such
hanging
for
the
Saddle
,
such
excusing
for
the
Sword
,
and
accusing
for
the
Scabberd
,
as
in
conscience
was
neuer
seene
.
I
will
not
presume
to
censure
your
consciences
,
in
this
refusall
of
orders
prescribed
,
which
you
suppose
warranted
with
the
pretence
of
conscience
;
yet
this
I
must
tell
you
,
if
that
you
were
men
of
such
exact
and
precise
conscience
as
you
pretend
and
beare
the
world
in
hand
,
your
conscience
should
not
peruert
and
falsifie
the
least
circumstance
which
doth
become
Diuines
or
other
men
of
exquisite
conscience
;
you
would
not
so
contenciouslie
hunt
after
the
receipt
of
your
owne
conceipts
,
without
eyther
ca●e
or
conscience
of
the
publicke
good
.
You
could
not
(
without
conscience
or
charitie
)
so
rashly
condemne
whom
you
list
,
for
whatsoeuer
your
fancie
doth
disalowe
,
or
so
bouldly
impute
all
corruption
to
the
obiect
of
your
dislike
,
but
with
full
consent
and
conscience
would
condescend
vnto
that
,
which
the
light
of
Nature
,
the
Lawe
of
Scripture
,
and
sentence
of
Antiquitie
hath
offered
,
warranted
and
receaued
.
A
good
Conscience
is
grounded
vpon
sure
knowledge
,
but
they
which
write
in
defence
of
your
discipline
,
that
with
whom
the
truth
is
,
they
knowe
not
.
Therefore
,
by
the
iust
searment
of
the
highest
wisdome
,
your
such
conscience
is
eyther
an
ignorant
fantasie
or
an
arrogant
vanity
.
The
holy
Scripture
is
the
assured
ground
,
whereon
to
build
conscience
:
the
infallible
rule
to
direct
conscience
,
&
whereas
it
hath
most
inuincible
authoritie
which
ought
by
singuler
praerogatiue
to
decide
all
doubts
,
any
either
Papist
,
Anabaptist
,
or
Nouellist
,
can
moue
in
these
controuersed
causes
,
what
argument
\
It
is
to
be
feared
that
you
laye
the
safetie
of
your
conscience
vpon
the
credit
of
your
owne
conceipts
,
or
other
mens
humours
.
and
that
you
square
your
Conscience
by
the
rule
of
your
custome
,
which
hath
seized
vpon
,
and
so
farre
entangled
you
in
this
contradiction
,
that
you
know
not
how
to
leaue
the
opinions
you
haue
so
much
approued
,
and
with
conscience
(
that
is
,
your
credit
)
to
receaue
the
ordinances
whereby
your
opinions
are
checked
;
this
distraction
of
thoughts
in
you
,
is
that
alarnm
which
conscience
giues
you
.
If
you
bee
vnwilling
to
enter
the
doing
of
that
which
you
haue
formerly
condemned
,
I
maruaile
not
.
The
nature
of
man
is
not
willing
to
condemne
it selfe
,
but
to
deuise
so
many
shifts
of
wittes
inuention
,
to
auoide
that
which
all
iudicious
learning
doth
approue
;
I
greatly
maruaile
at
in
you
,
who
desire
to
be
esteemed
the
holy
Apostles
and
learned
Sages
of
this
age
:
and
therefore
doe
intreate
you
to
looke
into
the
Inuentarie
of
your
conscience
,
whether
the
painfull
imaginations
wherewith
you
are
perplexed
to
forgoe
that
in
which
you
so
much
delighted
,
be
not
that
griefe
of
Conscience
so
much
pretended
.
As
for
the
euill
whereof
the
Church
doth
blame
you
;
if
you
would
conscienciouslie
displaye
it
before
your
conscience
,
I
thinke
in
conscience
you
would
not
so
earnestlie
repugne
at
that
Booke
of
Vniformitie
,
for
which
they
whose
spirits
indeauored
the
labours
of
best
excellencie
,
did
expone
themselues
to
the
triall
of
hardest
difficulties
.
§.
12.
It
is
disordered
(
you
say
)
and
must
it
be
altered
by
your
owne
priuate
warrant
?
will
nothing
gaine
though
probable
resolutions
,
where
is
the
possibilitie
of
sociable
life
?
where
is
the
bonde
of
your
submission
to
morrall
dutie
?
where
is
the
power
of
the
Church
,
to
admitte
or
reiect
,
what
shall
be
necessarie
or
inconuenient
,
for
the
safetie
and
securitie
of
her
societie
?
If
it
be
lawfull
for
euery
passionate
spirit
carried
with
an
affectation
of
Noueltie
,
to
repeale
Lawes
which
Authoritie
hath
enacted
,
to
breake
customes
which
Antiquitie
hath
commended
;
to
change
Ordinances
,
which
Experience
hath
approued
,
to
peruert
order
which
Iudgement
hath
established
,
and
by
suiting
all
occurrents
to
their
priuate
humors
,
to
innouate
that
forme
of
gouerment
which
this
kingdome
hath
happily
followed
,
and
heauen
richly
blessed
?
where
is
that
so
much
valued
wisdome
of
the
Auncient
?
where
is
the
allowance
which
time
giueth
to
things
profitablie
honest
?
where
is
that
supremicie
which
God
hath
impropriate
to
the
Scepter
of
Princes
,
as
their
peculiar
right
?
\
I
heare
you
confesse
it
,
take
heede
you
be
not
found
secretly
to
vndermine
it
,
but
if
you
be
reall
as
you
are
verball
in
the
recognition
of
his
supreame
Authoritie
,
forgoe
the
thoughts
of
your
Consistoriall
gouerment
,
which
affecteth
the
vsurpation
of
his
Princely
rule
,
and
giue
his
religious
Offices
in
the
gouerment
of
the
Church
,
their
honourable
issues
,
in
your
obedience
,
to
that
forme
of
Church
gouerment
,
which
he
hath
allowed
,
and
especially
declared
in
that
booke
of
Vniformitie
;
wherein
if
there
had
beene
that
apparant
cause
of
reformation
,
as
you
pretended
,
we
haue
iust
cause
to
say
,
it
was
more
in
his
heart
to
haue
done
it
,
then
in
yours
to
desire
it
.
§.
13.
You
implead
the
formes
and
Ceremonies
as
superstitious
,
primitiue
Church
.
And
Beza
warranteth
,
you
are
not
absolutely
bound
to
imitate
the
times
,
which
haue
beene
in
euery
particuler
,
or
without
exception
to
receaue
the
Ceremonies
,
which
the
Church
Apostolicke
esteemed
as
most
profitable
for
their
times
.
And
seeing
that
those
graue
learned
men
vpon
whose
iudgment
you
laide
the
Burthen
,
of
vpholding
your
cause
by
argument
,
did
in
that
committall
conference
,
giue
their
consent
to
the
obseruation
of
the
rites
in
vse
,
you
should
haue
presently
imbraced
them
,
as
free
from
all
supposall
of
superstition
.
\
If
we
did
so
iustly
deserue
to
be
touched
with
the
note
of
superstition
,
as
in
this
case
you
haue
imagined
we
doe
,
I
would
rather
humblie
seeke
and
suppliantly
begge
pardon
of
my
soules
Sauiour
,
then
meditate
wordes
of
perswasion
for
your
submission
vnto
this
order
.
Wherein
,
those
vnsownder
times
,
whereof
you
speake
haue
done
amisse
,
that
comes
not
within
the
Circuite
of
my
thoughts
;
but
seeing
this
Church
,
whereof
you
are
members
(
vnlesse
by
pertinacie
in
Schisme
,
you
disioynt
your selues
)
hath
required
you
to
reuerence
this
order
as
holy
,
&
to
obserue
it
as
behoouefull
for
the
excercise
of
Christian
dutie
:
I
do
greatly
wish
that
your
mindes
now
possessed
with
dislike
,
would
not
set
them
vp
as
your
markes
to
shoote
at
,
nor
by
way
of
Scorne
to
contradict
what
Authoritie
hath
seriouslie
commaunded
,
but
with
ready
destination
to
receaue
whatsoeuer
is
in
the
exercise
of
Religion
,
according
to
the
Lawes
for
that
purpose
now
established
.
§.
14.
Some
of
them
,
I
thinke
you
could
be
contented
with
,
but
the
Crosse
stands
in
your
way
,
and
I
maruaile
not
,
your selues
delight
so
much
to
stand
in
Lord
Iesu
,
were
marked
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
faith
Saint
Basill
,
and
whosoeuer
of
you
shall
vse
the
signe
of
Popish
superstition
;
if
you
will
not
beleeue
me
aske
Maister
Willet
.
I
haue
heard
of
a
man
whose
mouth
(
like
a
Mill
that
cannot
grinde
but
with
foule
water
)
doth
commonly
ouer-runne
with
termes
of
obscenitie
against
the
approued
cerimonies
of
holy
Church
,
and
contumelie
against
men
of
honourable
seruice
,
onelie
therefore
because
they
runne
not
with
him
,
in
the
same
excesse
of
vnaduised
zeale
.
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*
Ipse
Dominus
crucem
suam
vbi
eum
dementia
superbae
impietatis
irrisit
in
illorum
qui
in
eum
crederent
frontibus
infixit
,
vbi
est
quodammodo
sedes
verecundiae
vt
de
nomine
eius
fides
non
erubescat
:
&
magis
dei
gloriam
quam
hominem
diligat
.
August
.
in
Euangel.
tracta.
53.
in
fine
.
Baptiz
.
16.
Ianu.
Anno
Don
.
1601.
Tacitus
l.
14
annal.
Sepult
.
20.
Ia.
1601.
This
fellow
hearing
a
childe
of
his
,
at
the
time
of
Baptisme
to
be
signed
,
with
the
Crosse
in
the
forehead
,
(
the
seate
of
honesty
)
did
so
frettingly
disdaine
thereat
,
that
in
the
heate
of
his
newfangled
spirit
,
he
said
,
it
would
haue
done
as
much
good
,
if
it
had
beene
done
in
the
seate
of
natures
impuritie
.
But
what
followed
this
prophane
contempt
of
that
significatiue
Ceremonie
,
and
Character
of
Christianitie
?
I
know
you
desire
to
heare
,
and
but
to
satisfie
your
desire
,
as
also
to
giue
witnesse
to
the
cause
in
hand
,
I
could
contentiuely
silence
it
,
least
vnhappily
any
of
you
should
thinke
me
as
Caius
Cassius
spake
of
himselfe
in
the
Romaine
Senate
,
carryed
with
too
much
loue
of
Auncient
holy
customes
.
His
next
borne
Childe
,
being
a
goodly
boye
,
wanted
that
place
of
Natures
vent
.
Whether
Nature
were
hindred
in
producing
of
her
intended
effect
,
by
some
Grosse
defection
in
the
naturall
causes
,
or
else
that
the
Author
of
Nature
(
who
according
to
the
rules
of
true
Philosophie
immediatly
concurreth
with
all
singular
,
secundarie
causes
,
euen
to
their
perticular
effects
,
for
ends
best
knowne
to
his
all-seeing
prouidence
,
doth
at
any
time
with-draw
his
co-operatiue
power
:
I
recommend
it
to
your
consultation
,
yet
I
doubt
the
tempest
of
your
affections
will
beat
against
,
what
the
hand
of
iudgment
doth
build
.
Many
did
admire
it
,
as
a
blowe
giuen
by
his
diuine
hand
,
whose
power
ruleth
all
from
the
highest
Seraphyn
to
the
lowest
Syncphee
;
and
in
the
duty
of
a
Christian
,
I
wish
the
remembrance
of
it
,
might
not
onely
water
the
Father
with
the
liquor
of
Obedience
vnto
order
,
that
he
may
prosper
,
as
a
well
rooted
Plant
in
the
garden
of
Humilitie
;
but
also
induce
his
brother
(
who
in
the
worke
of
his
Ministery
impugneth
this
vse
of
the
crosse
)
vnto
a
more
dutifull
conformity
.
§.
15.
Two
things
haue
giuen
great
swaye
vnto
your
(
forsooth
)
that
by
your
hands
,
they
might
more
easilie
spread
abroad
,
and
be
dispersed
among
the
Brethren
of
the
cause
,
whose
foster
friends
Noueltie
might
make
you
.
Notwithstanding
the
quickest
wittes
in
pliancie
of
disposition
to
Noueltie
,
doe
easily
giue
fauour
to
Nouell
opinions
,
not
as
reason
doth
warrant
,
but
as
Fancie
doth
conceaue
them
;
yet
I
make
no
question
,
that
you
my
maisters
(
the
Gentlemen
Apprentises
at
the
Lawe
)
will
so
goe
with
the
current
and
streame
of
the
lawe
,
that
the
King
who
is
the
life
of
the
Law
,
the
liuing
Lawe
,
the
Patron
of
your
studie
,
and
founder
As
Charles
the
fift
of
Fraunce
sayd
of
his
Colledge
Two
things
much
commended
in
you
,
and
much
commended
to
you
,
that
as
you
studie
the
benefit
of
your
Countrie
by
your
study
at
the
Lawe
,
your
conformitie
with
the
Lawe
,
may
crowne
your
study
with
wisdome
,
your
dayes
with
peace
,
your
knowledge
with
obedience
,
your
zeale
with
iudgment
,
and
your
loue
to
religion
,
with
your
louing
acceptation
of
religious
vniformitie
.
Your
Fathers
at
the
Lawe
,
measuring
the
Lawes
equitie
by
publicke
vtilitie
,
doe
condemne
them
for
guiltie
,
which
attempt
to
doe
any
thing
contrary
to
You
are
reall
speakers
,
and
the
chiefest
graduates
How
much
the
Church
hath
heeretofore
reioyced
in
her
honourable
helpe
of
profitable
and
religious
lawes
,
enacted
by
his
Maiesties
most
noble
Progenitors
,
the
Kings
of
these
famous
Ilands
,
to
protect
her
peace
,
and
priuiledge
her
safetie
,
against
Nouelists
the
vntimely
enimies
of
most
auncient
times
truth
,
her
blessed
mother
on
earth
,
and
best
beloued
to
her
Father
in
heauen
,
the
histories
of
our
venerable
predecessors
,
doe
reporte
with
memorable
testimonies
of
their
blessed
names
.
Let
me
onely
tell
you
,
the
Church
now
(
comforted
with
the
pleasefull
aspect
,
and
strengthened
with
the
powerfull
hand
of
his
Maiestie
)
hopefully
expecteth
,
that
as
in
pleading
our
causes
,
your
legall
Philosophie
,
is
free
from
Philosophy
schooles
doe
allowe
their
disputants
(
with
falsated
speeches
to
couer
vntruthes
)
so
you
vouchsafe
her
the
true
Testimonie
of
your
generous
freedome
,
most
demonstratiue
in
your
Obedience
,
to
her
holy
prescriptions
and
Christian
lawes
of
out
most
Christian
King
,
if
she
may
obtaine
this
,
but
reasonable
and
honest
boone
at
your
hands
,
who
are
professors
of
the
Lawe
,
by
obseruation
of
her
rites
and
Ceremonies
in
your
Churches
,
Chappels
,
and
Oratories
,
your
such
practise
will
be
her
preseruatiue
,
and
her
prayers
a
blessing
to
your
such
practise
.
§.
16.
Your
Actions
of
singularitie
,
are
in
such
speciall
veneration
,
with
your
vnlearned
retinue
,
that
you
cannot
now
leaue
them
without
remorce
,
hauing
vsed
them
with
so
great
applause
,
nor
well
reclaime
your
followers
from
those
giddie
follyes
,
which
with
such
force
you
haue
laboured
to
indeede
vnto
their
conceipts
.
There
is
no
opinion
so
fantasticall
,
nor
fancie
Howbeit
,
where
the
feare
of
the
Lawe
is
,
there
I
trust
you
(
my
Lordes
the
Iudges
of
the
land
)
which
haue
the
iudgements
of
our
causes
,
the
censure
of
our
behauiour
,
and
sentence
of
our
Actions
,
will
so
take
to
hart
the
defence
of
these
dutyes
(
in
performance
whereof
resteth
the
very
Soule
of
our
Church
,
and
life
of
Churches
flourishing
,
)
that
neyther
greatnesse
of
Authoritie
,
nor
power
of
person
,
nor
eminencie
of
place
,
nor
loue
of
fauourites
,
nor
fancie
to
faction
,
shall
cause
you
to
winke
at
,
or
dispence
with
any
,
eyther
Anabaptisticallie
spirited
,
or
seditiouslie
opposite
,
to
this
pure
and
vnstained
religion
,
by
Lawe
established
.
The
vnpartiall
defence
of
this
,
claimeth
the
first
place
aboue
all
,
whatsoeuer
Soueraigntie
hath
comissionated
vnto
your
Authoritie
,
as
well
in
regard
of
the
care
which
earth
iudging
vpon
earth
,
ought
If
you
looke
vpon
the
blessings
wherewith
the
giuer
of
all
Prerogatiues
,
hath
prosperouslie
enriched
this
Nation
,
eyther
in
warlike
action
,
or
peaceable
deliberation
,
you
shall
see
them
flowe
from
the
spring
of
humble
obedience
towards
true
religion
;
or
if
you
please
to
beholde
them
darkned
in
their
wisdome
,
hart-fallen
in
their
courage
,
amazed
in
their
spirits
,
confounded
in
their
councels
,
and
ouertaken
in
the
issues
of
their
owne
consultations
,
you
may
discrie
the
vapoures
of
their
vnhappinesse
,
arising
from
their
backwardnesse
in
performing
those
most
excellent
and
most
deserued
dutyes
,
which
God
by
the
Ministrie
of
his
Church
had
prescribed
,
and
Princes
zealous
of
diuine
glorye
commaunded
.
In
consideration
whereof
,
the
Church
and
common-weale
,
are
most
earnest
obtestants
,
that
as
you
are
Agents
for
God
,
in
the
Administration
of
Iustice
,
and
iusticed
by
the
King
(
their
supreame
head
and
Soueraigne
defender
)
to
execute
the
iudgments
of
God
,
the
hand
of
Iustice
,
guided
by
the
eyes
of
your
wisdome
,
may
secure
them
from
the
smartfull
inconueniences
of
Atheisticall
securitie
,
and
strengthen
them
in
their
mutuall
Offices
against
their
Anabaptisticall
opposites
,
whose
mindes
diuorsed
from
dutie
,
doe
stiftly
refuse
the
rules
of
our
religious
duties
,
proudly
censure
the
validitie
and
priuitie
of
Soueraignes
gouerment
,
Odiouslie
calumniate
the
religious
function
of
holy
Priesthood
;
wilfullie
shake
of
,
those
good
things
which
authoritie
hath
enacted
to
establish
common
good
;
cunningly
indeauour
by
shouldering
out
the
Liturgey
and
holy
Hymnes
,
to
bring
the
worship
of
God
with
vs
to
a
meere
preach
,
and
contentiouslie
hinder
the
perfection
of
that
vnitie
,
which
would
make
them
with
vs
religious
to
God
,
humble
to
the
Church
,
loyall
to
our
Soueraigne
,
and
louingly
peacefull
amongst
our selues
,
if
they
did
not
hinder
it
.
In
all
these
actiue
and
mouing
errours
of
their
deceiued
mindes
,
what
else
haue
they
aymed
at
,
but
to
wrong
this
body
polliticke
,
through
contempt
of
the
lawes
both
of
honour
and
iustice
,
both
which
,
you
may
see
dayly
violated
with
contemptuous
breaches
;
that
of
honour
,
by
affected
derogation
from
Soueraigntie
;
the
other
of
Iustice
,
by
strong
inforcement
of
their
priuate
fancie
;
and
when
the
mishaped
disorder
of
some
few
,
shall
distemper
the
welformed
feature
of
the
whole
body
,
when
affectation
of
singularitie
,
shall
with
vnrestraineable
and
head-long
course
of
violent
Schisme
,
teare
in
sunder
the
vnseamed
coate
of
Christ
,
when
audacious
ignorance
shall
call
into
question
the
lawfull
Ordinances
,
which
ripest
iudgment
hath
decreed
:
the
fancies
of
priuate
men
,
wantonized
with
conceipt
of
purietic
,
shall
not
onely
denie
their
Obedience
in
holy
offices
,
lawfully
imposed
,
but
with
clamorous
inuectiues
traduce
their
honourable
reputation
,
whose
place
doth
enioyne
them
to
see
the
obseruation
of
that
which
Lawe
hath
appointed
;
)
what
may
we
else
looke
for
my
Lords
)
but
that
proude
popularitie
giue
the
checke
to
monarchie
,
and
prophane
vanitie
doe
weaken
pietie
,
if
your
zeale
for
the
Lawes
committed
vnto
your
trust
,
doe
not
adde
validitie
to
To
the
sollemne
Actions
of
your
Iudgment
,
those
sutable
ornaments
,
your
robe
,
your
cloake
,
your
coife
,
are
a
beautie
,
and
are
the
comelie
vestures
wherewith
deuoute
liberalitie
hath
apparrelled
religion
a
staine
vnto
her
.
That
Priestly
habite
deuised
and
vsed
by
Priests
of
olde
,
to
celebrate
the
Actions
of
diuine
worship
with
solempnitie
,
and
giue
state
vnto
their
Sessions
when
determination
of
Ciuill
causes
,
had
dependant
reference
vnto
their
iudgement
,
is
an
ensigne
of
honour
vnto
you
(
my
Lords
)
and
will
retaine
it
auncient
excellencie
,
without
imputation
of
blemish
;
or
note
of
blame
,
to
the
first
deuisers
,
if
you
vouchsafe
the
Church
this
fauour
,
to
tender
the
magnificence
of
her
seruice
,
now
the
cognition
of
her
causes
in
that
kind
is
deuolued
vnto
you
as
Church
men
were
formerly
carefull
,
to
set
forth
the
magnificence
of
your
place
and
calling
.
Sith
then
you
haue
receaued
those
abiliments
from
the
Church
,
and
the
world
taketh
speciall
knowledge
of
your
high
place
by
the
honorable
ensigments
of
your
such
habitts
?
Suffer
not
Nouelty
to
dishonour
the
Church
in
that
wherein
you
are
honored
.
Leaue
her
not
to
goe
naked
that
hath
cloathed
you
,
but
so
negotiate
her
affaires
in
your
Circuits
and
Sessions
,
that
her
seruice
in
the
Sanctuary
may
be
performed
with
due
and
comely
exhortations
.
This
if
you
doe
,
you
shall
remoue
occasion
of
offence
,
taken
by
contrariety
of
Ceremonies
,
you
shall
giue
the
holy
worde
and
Sacraments
a
better
rellish
in
their
Iudgements
who
for
the
obseruation
of
some
few
Ceremonies
,
do
so
much
distaste
them
,
at
a
word
you
shall
giue
a
blessing
of
happinesse
vnto
this
Church
,
if
by
one
vniforme
religious
obseruation
of
things
commanded
,
as
behooufull
to
Gods
seruice
,
you
keepe
vs
one
in
the
bonde
of
deuine
worship
.
A
blessing
not
to
be
looked
for
in
a
Babilonicall
confusion
,
which
presumeth
to
deuide
and
quarter
a
tongue
of
one
speach
,
but
in
the
Church
of
God
which
retayneth
the
Vnity
of
the
spirit
in
the
bonde
of
peace
.
§.
17
[
a
](A15350-e23010-b)
a
Tanta
est
in
repub
de
morú
varietate
diuersitas
:
vt
nemo
valeat
leges
defendere
nisi
terror
videatur
aliqua
temperare
.
Cassiodor
.
12.
variarum
epist.
It
was
a
rule
alwayes
obserued
by
them
who
were
good-husbands
for
the
common-wealth
,
that
what
vntractable
men
doe
not
vpon
admonition
,
they
must
he
inforced
vnto
by
compulsion
,
howbeit
(
his
greatnesse
)
knowing
that
[
b
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b
Prou.
20.
Quaerendae
sunt
ignoscendi
causae
non
puniendi
occasiones
.
Ammianus
Marcellinus
.
l.
19.
Proclam
.
16.
Iulij
.
1604
Lex
habet
vim
cogentem
.
Arist.
l.
10.
Eth.
c.
9.
pietie
and
mercie
are
the
pillars
of
Princely
rule
,
the
chiefest
dowrie
that
God
giues
vnto
Kings
,
and
precious
ornament
of
Maiestie
,
more
desirous
of
cause
to
pardon
,
then
of
occasion
to
punish
,
doth
earnestly
wish
there
may
neuer
occasion
be
giuen
to
make
proofe
of
seueritie
,
but
that
his
Princely
declarations
may
haue
equall
force
in
all
mens
harts
,
to
worke
an
vniuersall
conformitie
,
by
clemencie
and
weight
of
reason
,
not
by
constraint
and
rigour
of
Lawe
.
It
is
in
his
power
to
make
himselfe
feared
,
he
chooseth
rather
to
make
himselfe
beloued
,
which
loue-full
dutie
,
if
it
were
so
happily
performed
by
vs
,
as
by
him
is
highlie
merited
,
his
Maiestie
should
alwayes
finde
your
concurrencie
with
him
in
the
worke
of
Gods
seruice
;
and
you
should
neuer
feele
that
necessitizing
disposition
which
the
Lawe
hath
towards
those
who
are
resractorie
and
repugnant
to
this
method
of
seruice
.
The
power
of
the
Lawe-maker
(
and
the
Lawe
By
excommunication
to
be
shut
out
of
the
Church
,
and
bebarred
of
fellowship
in
holy
duties
,
is
a
correction
more
smartfull
then
that
you
should
wilfully
deserue
it
,
and
so
due
to
your
disobedience
,
that
he
which
will
not
acknowledge
the
more
then
motherlie
power
of
the
Church
,
may
not
enioy
the
preuiledge
Dereliction
of
your
Pastorall
cures
will
be
so
burthensome
to
your
soules
,
obliged
vnto
them
with
so
strickt
a
bond
of
conscience
,
and
hurtfull
to
the
Church
which
requireth
your
Ministeriall
imployment
,
to
aduance
the
purchase
of
Iesus
Christ
,
that
you
ought
with
principall
care
to
attend
that
wherevnto
the
holy
ghost
hath
seperated
you
.
Depriuation
from
the
roomes
of
your
spirituall
functions
,
wherevnto
you
haue
had
so
honourable
admittance
,
will
imprint
your
disobedience
with
a
full
staine
of
disgrace
vnto
your
obstinacie
,
but
cleare
the
Lustre
of
gouerment
from
those
too
many
disgraces
,
wherewith
your
obstinate
disobedience
hath
laboured
to
staine
it
.
That
is
not
a
lawfull
Ministrie
(
saith
Maister
Cartwright
,
)
that
is
obstinate
,
and
where
the
obstinacie
is
generall
,
or
for
the
most
part
,
there
the
State
is
ruinous
,
so
that
the
Prince
may
after
due
meanes
assayed
to
bring
them
home
,
procure
that
other
be
put
in
their
places
.
\
You
will
thinke
this
is
much
seueritie
,
but
the
Lawe
presumeth
the
extreamitie
of
your
discent
,
whereby
you
labour
to
blemish
what
his
wisdome
hath
pollished
,
and
authoritie
published
:
Therefore
if
you
feele
his
power
as
a
strong
rocke
which
re-gorgeth
the
inuectiue
waues
that
strike
against
it
;
blame
your selues
.
§.
18.
To
submit
the
publick
constitutions
of
State
,
to
the
instabilitie
of
priuate
fancie
,
no
pollicie
did
euer
tollerate
,
no
not
in
the
ciuill
Lawe
,
where
the
reason
of
man
hath
most
familier
commerce
:
how
can
you
then
(
the
Brethren
of
this
faction
)
expect
tolleration
in
matters
of
so
great
importance
,
or
conceaue
any
reason
,
that
your
priuate
reason
,
(
which
is
a
priuate
iurisdiction
)
should
euer
rule
in
things
diuine
,
so
farre
aboue
the
reach
of
common
apprehention
.
You
see
the
rule
of
his
Highnesse
gouernment
Compleat
vnion
is
of
better
consequence
to
the
furtherance
of
Religion
,
then
that
admittance
should
be
giuen
to
any
example
which
leadeth
from
it
,
and
your
knowne
disposition
contumeliously
to
traduce
them
,
who
looke
not
the
same
way
that
you
doe
,
hath
beene
more
violent
and
virulent
then
any
ingenious
spirit
may
willingly
complie
with
.
You
could
neuer
as
yet
with
a
single
eye
looke
at
the
state
opposite
to
the
opinion
you
holde
,
and
gouerment
you
seeke
for
:
and
it
is
to
be
feared
,
that
your
zeale
which
rideth
with
so
hotte
a
spurre
beside
the
causway
of
Obedience
,
will
not
omitte
any
occurrent
that
may
procure
you
the
equall
freedome
of
that
which
you
call
conscience
.
It
is
out
of
question
,
that
if
you
might
once
gaine
permission
,
to
reiect
those
things
wherof
the
lawes
,
or
reuerence
of
auncient
custome
,
hath
in
former
times
made
impression
,
you
would
not
thence-forwarde
allowe
of
any
thing
,
but
what
you
your selues
shall
first
giue
voice
and
perticular
consent
vnto
.
They
were
your
teachers
which
account
those
not
refined
by
their
spirite
,
vnworthy
to
be
accounted
amongst
the
number
of
men
,
and
therefore
rather
to
be
spitted
vpon
then
obeyed
.
They
were
your
teachers
which
defend
rebellion
against
Princes
of
a
different
religion
,
and
honor
those
that
are
slaine
in
such
quarrels
with
the
glory
of
martyrs
.
They
were
your
teachers
which
vtterly
These
dangerous
positions
are
to
me
like
so
manie
fearefull
foreshewes
of
an
vndoubted
assurance
,
that
if
your
democraty
might
haue
taken
place
,
(
for
you
moue
and
remoue
in
your
motions
by
the
same
springs
and
wardes
)
his
Maiestie
should
quickly
haue
lost
the
obedience
,
and
found
the
vexation
of
seditious
Subiects
.
Commaundement
should
be
no
longer
his
weapon
,
where
such
Commaunders
haue
place
of
charge
.
§.
19.
But
you
will
leaue
your
charge
,
although
Beza
You
heare
the
iudgement
of
a
Maister
in
your
schoole
,
and
if
you
be
not
carried
with
too
much
auersion
from
the
auncient
fathers
(
who
knew
not
your
schoole
)
accept
this
argument
taken
both
from
the
one
,
and
from
the
other
.
The
preaching
of
the
worde
,
is
so
necessary
for
him
This
Scamōny
is
too
fretting
,
yet
,
will
not
offende
your
stomackes
if
you
take
it
,
as
it
is
giuen
with
Quinces
,
my
moderate
affections
,
vnwilling
to
grieue
you
,
and
so
taking
it
,
my
hope
is
that
you
will
not
omitte
the
principall
and
substantiall
part
of
your
duties
,
for
shaddowes
and
semblances
of
zeale
,
but
bend
your
strength
,
with
his
Highnesse
desire
,
to
ioyne
in
one
against
the
comon
aduersary
,
for
the
establishing
of
the
gospell
.
\
You
are
credited
with
the
free
disposition
of
Gods
inestimable
benefits
,
and
therefore
will
not
(
being
as
I
hope
you
are
those
good
guiding
Pastors
,
you
soe
earnestly
speake
for
,
)
shrinke
from
your
ministery
,
or
decline
from
the
worke
whereunto
you
are
called
.
If
you
be
Salt
,
season
,
if
lights
,
shine
,
if
guides
,
goe
before
,
and
as
the
Apostolike
fathers
of
former
time
,
did
by
there
labour
make
many
,
of
prophane
,
holy
,
of
ignorant
,
learned
,
of
obstinate
sinners
,
penitent
conuerts
,
so
doe
you
endeauour
that
by
your
industry
others
may
change
their
affections
,
and
better
their
manners
towards
God
,
with
reuerence
to
performe
their
outward
religious
offices
,
Contempt
of
religious
dutie
,
argues
an
irreligious
contempt
of
deitie
towards
the
Church
,
with
humilitie
,
to
conforme
themselues
to
her
holy
ordinances
in
the
seruice
of
god
,
where
dutie
is
submission
,
opposition
betokens
pride
,
towards
the
Kinge
,
with
loyaltie
to
yeelde
obedience
vnto
his
lawes
.
A
wilfull
Lawbreaker
,
would
willingly
breake
the
Lawgiuer
towards
religion
,
decently
clothing
themselues
with
the
garments
of
righteousnesse
,
and
redily
casting
of
euery
opposite
thing
that
might
hinder
them
in
the
exercise
of
christian
duties
.
It
is
a
manifest
wrong
offered
to
Religion
when
the
outward
action
doth
not
consent
&
simpathize
with
the
affected
profession
,
for
albeit
,
faith
doth
giue
fashion
and
worth
vnto
workes
,
yet
workes
giue
the
true
tincture
and
lustre
vnto
faith
.
(
wherefore
I
beseech
you
and
in
the
bowels
of
Christ
I
beseech
you
,
affect
the
excellencie
of
constant
course
in
the
operation
of
those
things
which
belonge
vnto
your
ministry
,
suffer
not
a
matter
of
meere
formalitie
,
to
distast
the
performance
of
your
duty
,
but
submit
your selues
vnto
the
wisdome
of
Authoritie
,
and
because
you
plead
for
your selues
ingenuity
of
spirit
,
your
pretended
leader
vnto
these
things
;
striue
to
tend
to
that
which
is
most
exquisit
in
euery
ingenious
spirit
,
truth
in
your
opinion
,
vertue
in
your
action
,
and
peace
in
your
conuersation
.
§.
20.
There
is
nothing
more
behoouful
for
the
vse
of
life
&
seruice
of
publike
society
,
then
to
proportion
this
shady
&
terrestrial
life
to
that
most
happy
&
celestial
,
where
Angells
the
most
industrious
attendants
one
the
supernall
Maiestie
,
and
truly
faithfull
guardions
of
our
much
endangered
saffety
,
doe
in
the
perfection
of
their
obedience
to
God
their
immortall
King
in
heauen
,
set
downe
to
vs
,
the
Idea
of
Loue
,
Honour
,
and
duty
to
the
King
our
mortall
God
vpon
Earth
.
[
†
](A15350-e24760-b)
†
Rex
orat
.
habita
in
Senat.
Of
Loue
,
with
loue
to
repay
that
royall
loue
wherein
his
Highnesse
doth
more
glory
in
our
weale
,
then
in
his
owne
perticular
aduantage
,
and
with
inseperable
Vnion
to
Crowne
the
beauty
of
our
Loue
,
so
visibly
apprehensiue
in
the
shine
of
his
Glory
.
[
*
](A15350-e24800-b)
*
In
principes
veluti
parentes
beneuolentia
nos
affectos
esse
decet
.
obedientes
et
venerantes
.
nam
patroni
sunt
ac
domini
ciuitatis
&
ciuium
salut.
Charondas
in
proemiis
legum
.
Of
Honor
,
humblye
to
acknowledge
his
Supreame
soueraignty
in
the
super-eminent
excellencie
,
whereof
,
as
he
hath
greatest
conformitie
with
God
,
so
he
cleareth
the
euidence
of
his
greatnesse
and
potencie
,
to
effect
those
delectable
and
desirable
good
things
,
which
haue
their
dependencie
vpon
his
greatnesse
.
Of
dutie
,
cheerefully
to
performe
the
offices
of
our
seuerall
functions
,
by
the
law
proportioned
,
as
they
doe
the
exercise
of
their
high
and
admirable
vertues
,
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
good
of
men
.
They
hould
inuiolable
the
bond
of
fellowship
,
wherin
they
are
associated
we
should
keepe
fast
the
Linkes
of
Christian
societie
,
wherein
we
are
combined
by
communitie
of
seruice
,
and
perticipation
of
Sacraments
,
they
vndeceauable
assurances
of
Gods
blessings
,
the
vnualuable
pledges
of
Christ
his
goodnesse
,
and
venerable
warrants
of
our
future
blessednesse
in
Angelicall
happinesse
.
They
neuer
incline
to
remit
any
part
of
their
dutie
,
we
should
not
permit
any
eyther
coulour
of
pleasure
,
or
baite
of
follie
,
or
pretext
of
fauour
,
or
vaile
of
Sanctitie
,
to
auert
our
conceipt
from
performance
of
those
offices
which
by
our
owne
consent
,
and
heauens
immediate
appointment
,
he
hath
power
to
commaund
vs
:
but
as
they
doe
althings
to
fulfill
,
and
keepe
the
Lawe
of
the
Almightie
,
we
should
order
the
Actions
of
our
liues
vnto
his
Maiesties
iust
Commaunds
,
the
correspondence
which
is
betweene
the
Actions
of
men
in
this
estate
of
our
mortallitie
,
and
their
heauenly
operations
of
eternitie
,
doth
require
these
things
of
all
in
generall
,
but
especially
of
vs
who
must
appeare
for
others
in
the
presence
of
God
as
Angels
.
When
the
Church
of
God
was
attended
on
by
those
Apostolique
Fathers
,
whose
industrious
trauaile
in
the
businesse
of
the
Church
,
did
gaine
them
the
names
of
Angels
,
althings
were
carefullie
performed
for
the
continuation
of
the
Catholicke
peace
.
In
their
Councels
they
determined
all
matters
of
doubt
or
difficultie
which
might
disturbe
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
and
what
they
determined
was
no
more
controuerted
.
In
their
Synods
,
they
prouided
by
holy
ordinances
to
reforme
all
trespasses
repugnant
to
the
Ancient
holy
Cannons
:
and
what
they
ordained
was
cheerfully
obserued
.
In
their
Sermons
,
they
laboured
with
graue
exhortations
to
keepe
their
subiects
in
due
allegance
vnto
their
temporall
Lords
,
and
what
they
councelled
was
religiouslie
regarded
.
In
their
Actions
,
they
did
with
reuerent
humilitie
make
knowne
their
subiection
to
Christian
Princes
:
And
Christian
Princes
(
amongst
whom
opposition
to
noueltie
.
The
mutuall
reciprocation
of
these
Christian
offices
was
then
the
strength
of
their
gouerment
,
the
Load-starre
of
their
happinesse
,
the
Centor
of
their
Peace
,
And
will
be
to
vs
that
so
much
spoken
of
,
and
much
desired
mother
of
our
goulden
world
.
§.
21.
The
thoughtfull
remembrance
of
this
doth
giue
me
hart
to
speake
vnto
you
(
Right
reuerend
Fathers
)
misteries
,
)
that
those
good
things
which
the
Church
of
God
,
hath
hitherto
happily
enioyed
,
may
not
in
your
times
vnhappilie
be
discontinued
.
Many
attempts
haue
ben
made
by
many
,
(
whose
actions
do
witnesse
they
are
impatient
of
gouerment
,
apt
to
tumult
,
zealous
of
nothing
more
then
their
owne
conceipts
,
though
they
be
as
the
are
vnwarranted
by
truth
,
disclaimed
by
Antiquitie
,
indeede
the
Mushroomes
of
yesterdayes
Nouelty
)
many
attempts
I
say
,
haue
bene
made
to
deface
the
beauty
of
the
Church
,
and
weaken
her
strength
,
by
weakning
your
gouerment
.
If
their
malice
had
bene
so
forcible
,
as
it
was
industrious
,
and
their
Appellations
so
regardfully
accepted
,
as
they
were
violently
vrged
,
your
Authority
,
your
Dignitie
should
not
now
bene
questioned
,
but
they
should
not
now
haue
bene
.
\
You
haue
hitherto
with
fatherly
care
,
restrayned
your selues
from
the
seuere
execution
of
lawes
made
against
them
,
and
meere
compassion
hath
caused
you
to
restraine
your selues
;
if
the
Church
,
whose
rulers
you
are
,
had
gayned
a
restraint
of
their
vsusuall
contradictions
against
the
State
,
warranted
with
a
setled
Vnion
of
affection
to
the
State
,
your
first
Lenity
had
bene
well
imployed
:
and
their
obedient
humilitie
preuented
the
motion
which
now
their
continuing
repugnancie
,
doth
force
from
vs
,
for
your
due
censure
of
their
vndutiful
recusancie
.
The
continuance
whereof
,
they
cannot
impute
vnto
any
weaknes
,
orinsuffiēcie
in
the
meanes
which
haue
beene
vsed
towardes
them
,
but
to
the
willfulnes
of
their
obstinate
harts
against
the
meanes
which
haue
beene
vsed
;
with
mindes
obdurate
nothing
preuayleth
.
[
a
](A15350-e25490-b)
a
Orationem
quae
nobis
co●di
est
,
facile
comprobare
solemus
.
Zonoras
anual
.
cap.
vlt.
You
haue
entreated
them
gently
;
but
the
speach
that
pleaseth
not
hath
not
allowance
:
[
b
](A15350-e25500-b)
b
Apud
nolentis
animum
quamuis
sit
euidens
ratio
,
haec
ipsa
obstaculum
esse
solet
.
Greg
:
epist.
41.
l.
3.
You
haue
reasoned
with
them
,
but
to
their
vnwilling
minds
,
Reason
it selfe
,
be
it
neuer
so
euident
,
is
oftimes
a
hinderance
.
[
c
](A15350-e25530-b)
c
Respondendi
modus
nullus
erit
respondend
.
esse
respondent
.
semper
existimamus
.
Austin
.
You
haue
answered
their
bookes
,
but
your
contestation
hath
the
more
engaged
them
to
opposition
,
You
haue
giuen
them
fatherly
Councels
,
and
had
they
carefully
applyed
your
Councells
vnto
their
manners
to
follow
them
,
as
they
haue
vnprofitablie
commended
them
vnto
their
memories
only
to
crosse
them
,
they
might
haue
bene
able
to
distinguish
,
the
true
visage
of
a
truly
reformed
Church
amongst
vs
.
\
Your
clemency
hath
omitted
no
reasonable
inducements
that
might
any
way
be
auaileable
to
ioyne
their
submission
vnto
authorized
proceedings
,
if
neither
courtesie
of
vsage
,
nor
force
of
reason
,
can
stoppe
the
current
of
their
conceipts
.
Authority
must
procure
what
vertue
can
not
.
The
goodnesse
of
nature
it selfe
enclineth
more
to
mildenesse
then
rigour
,
and
the
Church
delighteth
with
moderate
and
mercifull
courses
,
rather
then
seuere
inforcements
to
aduance
the
obseruation
of
her
spirituall
ordinances
.
The
holy
fathers
Gregorie
at
Nazianzen
&
Austen
at
Hippo
;
did
acknowledge
it
:
How
be
it
finding
by
experience
in
the
Arrians
,
Donatists
,
with
their
errours
,
and
impunitie
doth
foster
presumption
,
they
then
thought
requisite
by
practise
of
discipline
,
to
accomplish
what
they
could
not
effect
by
doctrine
:
And
better
with
moderate
seueritie
to
correct
them
which
disturbe
the
Peace
of
the
Church
with
vnhallowed
contentions
,
then
by
suffering
in
conformitie
vnto
good
lawes
to
giue
passage
vnto
confusion
.
Disobedient
mindes
are
more
easilie
taught
when
the
feare
of
seueritie
doth
second
the
industrious
Saint
Ierome
wondered
at
that
Bishop
who
suffered
Vigilantius
to
rest
in
his
iurisdiction
,
and
would
not
with
his
Apostolicall
You
know
(
honorable
and
reuerend
Fathers
,
)
that
we
are
a
Spectacle
to
God
,
to
Angells
,
and
to
men
,
the
good
the
bad
,
the
weake
;
God
requireth
the
performance
of
our
seruice
,
according
to
the
high
of
his
excellencies
,
and
will
not
suffer
himselfe
to
be
mocked
with
Copper
for
Golde
,
Glasse
for
pearle
,
seeming
for
being
,
or
fancy
for
conscience
,
but
claymeth
the
vttermost
of
the
ability
which
our
vnfained
affections
towards
him
may
yeeld
;
if
possiblie
we
could
yeeld
him
so
much
,
as
his
diuine
sublimitie
deserueth
when
it
is
rightly
considered
.
Angells
attend
the
furtherance
of
our
religious
duties
,
to
present
them
before
God
,
and
represent
his
fauour
towards
them
.
To
this
end
,
that
we
remembring
the
royall
prerogatiue
of
our
christian
soules
,
serued
by
their
Angelicall
ministrye
and
heauens
blessed
acceptation
of
our
religious
duties
,
beautified
with
correspondencie
to
heauens
glory
,
may
remember
to
performe
them
with
that
solempnity
which
best
beseemeth
the
dignitie
of
religion
,
and
hath
most
concurrency
with
their
celestiall
exercises
.
Good
men
,
reioyce
that
the
church
is
so
gratiously
preserued
from
the
basenesse
of
nouelty
,
and
do
zealously
wish
that
in
euery
christian
assembly
,
might
be
seene
the
cheerefull
deuotion
and
bountious
expences
of
those
religious
fathers
,
who
carried
with
a
holy
loue
(
like
so
many
pleasant
Gales
of
wind
blowing
in
the
ayre
,
pointing
vs
to
the
hauen
,
and
directing
vs
to
the
poynt
whereto
vnload
the
profits
of
our
flitting
life
,
)
did
enrich
,
endowe
,
and
possesse
holy
men
,
holy
religion
,
holy
places
,
with
much
,
with
large
,
with
great
both
goods
,
preuiledges
,
and
reuenews
,
offering
vp
themselues
,
and
theirs
,
to
furnish
the
worship
of
God
with
a
sensible
excellency
,
the
true
testimony
to
God
of
their
inward
piety
.
This
excellencie
highly
displeaseth
others
,
as
if
God
more
delighted
with
beggery
,
then
bountie
,
and
were
better
pleased
to
see
Pellagius
standing
before
Hymnes
.
Cayne
seruing
him
with
the
worst
,
then
Abell
sacrificing
the
best
,
And
more
accepted
the
leane
Oblations
of
a
sparing
hand
,
then
the
liberall
contributions
of
a
Cheerefull
giuer
.
Of
all
whatsoeuer
Princely
Munificence
and
christian
Zeale
hath
giuen
to
be
Ornaments
for
the
Church
,
and
Arguments
of
their
piety
,
you
(
honorable
Prelates
(
are
the
treasurers
to
keepe
it
,
the
Ouerseers
to
order
it
;
and
the
Stewards
to
imploy
it
:
If
your
fatherly
care
continue
them
vnto
those
religious
vses
;
whereunto
they
were
at
first
intended
,
it
will
nourish
a
reuerent
affection
in
all
towardes
the
Church
to
beautifie
it
,
Religion
to
obserue
it
,
and
your
Order
to
Reuerence
it
.
Wherefore
now
that
the
Church
hath
recouered
it selfe
from
the
tempests
and
stormes
of
Newfanglisme
,
and
discipline
gayned
the
re-establishment
of
those
helpes
wherein
by
longe
disturbance
it
hath
bene
much
hindred
(
the
supreame
hand
of
diuine
prouidence
vphold
his
Throane
in
a
blessed
perpetuitie
which
hath
done
vs
this
good
)
let
not
the
slackned
raynes
of
your
regiment
giue
waye
vnto
prophane
Liberty
,
teach
the
Obstinate
the
execution
of
your
Cannons
,
accept
all
occurrents
that
may
aduance
the
honour
of
his
Crowne
and
dignity
,
who
by
his
princly
approbation
hath
giuen
them
the
strength
of
Lawes
.
They
are
the
rules
by
which
your
Episcopall
function
must
be
directed
,
and
the
Obliquity
of
Clergies
disposition
rectified
.
The
constant
obseruation
of
these
,
amongst
those
which
are
yours
,
will
ground
many
reguler
productions
in
the
mindes
of
others
.
[
*
](A15350-e26510-b)
*
Qui
leges
reipub
,
oculos
esse
dixerit
,
is
perfecto
nihil
indecens
pronunciauerit
,
quem
admodum
enim
res
maxime
necessaria
animali
non
titubans
oculus
,
ita
reip.
Legum
aequus
&
rectus
status
.
Leo
imperat
.
constitut.
19.
They
are
the
eyes
by
which
your
Iustice
must
behold
the
Actions
of
good
men
,
to
reward
them
,
and
to
punish
others
.
If
these
eyes
be
sleepy
,
your
conniuence
will
be
their
incouragement
;
who
with
the
stroake
of
will
,
doe
contend
against
the
Streame
of
order
.
[
†
](A15350-e26570-b)
†
Austin
.
l.
19.
con
.
Faustum
.
ca.
11.
They
are
the
Sinewes
,
by
which
religion
,
and
herrites
are
made
of
neere
neighbours
,
that
the
Acts
of
religion
cannot
absolutely
be
performed
,
if
they
want
the
furniture
of
comly
ceremonies
,
nor
the
ceremonies
accounted
sacred
,
but
as
by
religious
seperation
they
serue
to
holy
vses
.
This
should
make
you
more
carefullie
diligent
to
restrayne
the
vncharitable
Constructions
made
by
priuate
Men
of
your
Canonicall
resolutions
,
and
to
prouide
that
noe
practise
of
Sathan
,
nor
fraude
of
hipocrites
seperate
what
God
and
his
church
hath
so
neerely
ioyned
.
Such
do
you
bouldly
forbid
;
be
you
afraid
of
In
performance
of
all
which
,
your
Episcopall
duties
,
bethinke
your selues
(
my
Lords
)
what
the
King
,
what
his
Councell
,
what
the
Country
doth
require
of
you
,
and
if
you
be
perswaded
that
Heauen
hath
inspirited
you
,
with
this
forme
to
extend
the
first
frame
,
and
aduance
the
successiue
parts
of
his
church
?
If
you
studie
the
glory
of
Christ
your
first
Consecrator
,
\
Let
your
countenance
be
set
vpon
them
,
that
are
religious
with
a
fatherly
propension
,
encline
to
imbrace
them
,
which
frame
the
contexture
of
their
seruice
by
the
line
of
duty
.
Such
as
reclaime
themselues
,
cherish
with
the
hopes
of
fauour
,
least
your
stricktnesse
towards
them
,
make
others
more
obstinate
in
their
errors
,
and
sith
that
the
double
dyed
mindes
of
some
will
not
easily
loose
their
tincture
,
be
specially
watchfull
ouer
the
limiters
of
your
Authority
.
Finally
so
rule
as
you
would
be
obayed
,
your
canonicall
rule
shall
haue
a
canonicall
obedience
,
and
giue
vs
the
harte
of
hope
,
that
as
his
highnesse
with
princely
resolution
hath
approoued
this
church
,
sounde
in
Doctrine
,
decent
in
Ceremonies
,
perfect
in
Gouerment
,
and
holy
in
her
Liturgies
,
so
he
will
continue
her
blessed
in
her
peace
,
rich
in
her
endowments
,
plentiful
in
her
immunities
,
and
free
from
the
woundes
of
malice
.
FINIS
.