CHAP.
II
.
Grievances
in
abuse
of
their
Power
,
proceeding
(
as
we
conceive
)
from
unjust
pursuit
of
their
worldly
ends
in
injuries
or
mischiefes
to
Man
,
against
law
or
common
Iustice
and
humane
Right
.
Division
1.
In
Advantage
of
immediate
profit
,
especially
to
Particulars
,
Their
1.
Taking
presentments
(
and
proceeding
upon
them
to
their
owne
gaine
)
for
things
not
punishable
by
any
law
;
and
,
if
the
fact
be
confest
,
denying
traverse
to
the
right
of
it
.
2.
Abuses
of
presentments
or
informations
upon
Fame
;
Requiring
and
taking
them
upon
vaine
or
malicious
speeches
of
loose
tongues
against
persons
of
honest
repute
(
vented
,
sometimes
of
purpose
to
bring
them
into
such
disgrace
and
trouble
)
and
enforcing
them
thereupon
to
the
charge
and
trouble
of
purgation
where
no
ground
of
suspition
appeares
.
3.
Taking
Informations
from
their
Apparators
,
or
from
unknowne
persons
;
enforcing
people
thereupon
to
appearances
,
answeres
upon
oath
,
and
fees
,
where
no
accuser
can
be
knowne
.
4.
Extorting
of
Fees
,
and
that
where
the
Law
allowes
none
,
or
more
then
it
allowes
.
5.
Exaction
of
monies
from
Church-Wardens
for
every
parish
unduly
;
viz.
For
Fast
bookes
upon
generall
fasts
For
bookes
of
Articles
yearly
or
oftner
whereof
they
assume
a
Monopoly
,
forcing
them
to
take
the
same
from
their
hands
at
excessive
rates
,
viz.
the
latter
at
two
shillings
or
three
shillings
a
booke
.
For
their
Oathes
at
Visitations
;
for
signing
bills
of
presentments
by
some
Clarke
of
their
owne
,
which
otherwise
they
refuse
to
take
.
For
transmitting
Copies
of
Register
bookes
to
Yorke
,
for
which
(
if
not
brought
in
their
time
)
they
take
what
they
list
.
For
Pentecostall
offerings
to
the
Collegiate
Church
ofS
:
upon
unknowne
or
suporstitious
originall
.
6.
Exactions
upon
Ministers
;
as
,
for
arrears
of
tenths
,
incurr'd
by
default
of
their
Predecessors
(
which
they
charge
upon
the
present
Incumbent
,
if
he
cannot
produce
Acquittances
to
his
Predecessor
)
for
shewing
letters
of
Orders
,
Licences
,
&c.
with
many
more
.
7.
Fining
parishes
,
excessively
(
without
limit
)
for
not
altering
of
Seats
,
painting
of
Churches
,
or
buying
of
Ornaments
,
&c.
at
their
pleasure
(
though
unnecessarie
)
and
so
forcing
them
to
extreme
and
needlesse
charge
therein
.
8.
Encouraging
men
in
contentions
,
that
will
bring
Causes
into
their
Courts
(
as
Ministers
,
Church-wardens
,
&c.
)
supporting
them
therein
,
and
suffering
their
owne
faults
.
Divis
.
2.
In
advantage
of
both
profit
,
power
,
and
freedome
both
to
particulare
,
and
the
whole
state
of
Pralaticall
persons
.
Their
1
Enforcing
Oathes
[
Ex
Officie
]
without
just
ground
,
to
th'ensnaring
and
awing
of
mens
consciences
,
and
th'extorting
of
secrets
,
which
may
give
them
advantages
;
and
(
to
the
same
purpose
)
Oathes
upon
Church-wardens
to
present
according
to
bookes
of
Articles
,
before
they
know
the
Contents
;
those
(
for
the
most
part
)
being
,
either
triviall
things
(
onely
to
bring
in
Fees
)
or
not
punishable
by
law
;
as
their
Innovations
in
Religion
.
2.
Extending
their
Spirituall
jurisdiction
over
civill
Causes
,
and
that
,
further
then
Law
allowes
,
and
to
Civill
Censures
upon
persons
,
contrary
to
law
,
especially
in
the
high
Commissions
.
3.
Contending
to
exempt
Ecclesiasticall
Causes
,
Courts
,
Iudges
and
Officers
,
and
other
spirituall
persons
from
temporall
surisdiction
or
Law
;
denying
or
refusing
their
subjection
thereto
;
rejecting
prohibitions
or
stopping
them
by
threats
.
By
which
two
last
grievances
peo●le
are
either
barr
▪
d
from
the
benefit
of
Law
in
their
defence
,
or
put
to
multiplicitie
of
suites
for
the
same
.
4.
Assuming
Ciuill
power
,
and
Offices
unto
spirituall
persons
,
that
they
may
sway
both
swords
.
5
Assuming
power
to
make
Canons
binding
and
coactive
unto
all
,
without
confirmation
by
authority
of
Parliament
(
unto
Ecclesiasticall
persons
even
in
charging
their
free-hold
)
and
enforcing
them
accordingly
.
6.
Claiming
such
their
Iurisdiction
[
Iure
divino
]
exercising
it
,
in
their
owne
rights
and
names
(
or
Gods
)
and
under
their
owne
Seales
,
even
in
Civill
Causes
—
And
now
lately
,
7.
Enforcing
an
Oath
(
as
if
their
said
Iurisdiction
were
,
Indeed
,
of
Divine
ri●ht
,
and
essentiall
to
the
Church
)
of
consequence
to
make
it
Independent
,
immutable
by
Civill
Authority
,
and
not
subject
to
Reformation
or
Rule
,
but
from
it selfe
.
To
th'attaining
and
strengthening
of
which
their
affected
greatnesse
,
and
th'accomplishing
their
ends
therein
,
and
in
Religion
(
as
hereafter
followeth
)
and
,
for
their
particular
preferments
,
to
ingratiate
themselves
at
Court
,
Tends
Their
8.
Endevouring
to
overthrow
the
subjects
liberties
and
proprietie
in
their
goods
;
attributing
to
the
King
absolute
and
unlimitted
power
over
all
[
saving
their
Jus
divinum
]
and
that
,
as
essentiall
to
his
Crowne
[
Jure
divino
]
without
reference
to
humane
constitution
or
Law
;
Hence
our
civill
grievances
,
in
Ship-money
,
Monopolyes
,
&c.
and
the
forcing
of
the
subjects
in
any
thing
,
without
or
against
law
;
Wherein
for
their
ends
(
as
afore
said
,
)
they
have
beene
zealous
,
that
his
Majesties
occasions
might
bee
perpetually
supplyed
at
pleasure
,
by
such
arbitrary
wayes
,
without
Parliaments
:
And
the
lawes
standing
crosse
to
their
ends
and
wayes
,
and
no
hopes
of
bending
them
thereto
,
or
establishing
their
desires
by
Parliaments
.
9.
Labouring
to
overthrow
or
diminish
the
power
of
Parliaments
,
and
their
lawes
,
to
hold
them
off
,
or
breake
them
,
to
disgrace
and
disparage
them
;
and
therein
(
as
we
conceive
)
to
evert
the
whole
frame
of
Civill
government
and
Commonwealth
,
and
reduce
it
to
meere
arbitrary
power
,
to
render
the
best
Subjects
odious
,
and
themselues
(
with
Papists
and
other
their
partakers
or
complyers
)
onely
gracious
.
Yea
,
to
support
and
raise
their
greatnesse
and
maintaine
their
quarrell
.
10.
Occasioning
and
nourishing
(
as
we
have
cause
to
thinke
)
the
late
wofull
differences
,
betweene
his
Majestie
and
his
Subjects
of
Scotland
,
Raysing
and
reviving
the
warres
against
them
,
and
practising
to
stirre
vp
a
Nationall
quarrell
betwixt
the
two
Kingdomes
,
whereby
this
Country
hath
suffered
more
then
ordinary
hurt
and
damage
.
An
humble
Remonstrance
Shewing
how
our
Grievances
under
th'Ecclesiasticall
government
(
as
in
the
Schedule
they
are
declared
)
Doe
arise
from
the
Inconveniences
of
the
Forme
or
Constitution
of
the
said
Government
it selfe
.
And
the
Aptnesse
(
at
least
)
of
the
same
,
to
produce
the
like
Grievances
.
TO
the
Production
of
our
Grievances
(
in
the
Schedule
declared
)
The
present
Forme
or
Constitution
of
our
Church-government
(
as
wee
conceive
)
hath
wrought
,
and
is
apt
to
worke
,
as
followeth
;
1.
Generally
,
in
three
things
,
which
we
conceive
to
bee
the
Grand
Inconveniences
thereof
:
Viz
.
1.
The
Greatnesse
of
temporall
Revenue
,
Dignitie
,
power
,
&c.
with
the
ease
and
freedome
of
life
(
without
particular
cure
)
annexed
to
the
chiefe
places
of
Church-government
;
1.
Being
so
supereminent
to
those
places
,
above
all
ordinary
places
of
ministeriall
Office
in
the
Church
;
—
And
2.
Affording
thereby
,
and
by
Cathedrall
places
,
greater
temporall
preferment
,
and
worldly
advantage
in
th'Ecclesiasticall
way
,
then
any
Callings
in
Common-wealth
or
places
(
not
hereditary
)
doe
afford
,
to
bee
obtained
,
with
equall
assurance
,
ease
and
freedome
.
3.
The
way
of
comming
in
to
the
same
places
(
viz.
All
)
by
absolute
Donation
from
one
superiour
,
without
free
election
or
consent
of
either
inferiours
over
whom
,
or
any
equalls
with
whom
they
are
to
preside
;
Occasioning
,
that
his
Majestie
,
th'universall
Donor
of
so
many
places
,
(
in
choyce
of
men
for
the
same
)
must
use
and
referre
to
,
the
commendations
of
some
other
persons
about
him
,
and
those
,
ordinarily
,
such
great
ones
,
as
are
not
themselves
subjected
under
the
government
of
the
said
places
,
to
which
they
commend
.
3.
The
Monarchicall
Fabricke
of
the
said
Government
,
with
binding
or
co-active
Authority
,
claimed
and
used
therewith
,
(
viz.
)
By
one
Bishop
single
,
over
all
Pastors
and
Churches
in
a
Diocesse
,
one
Metropolitane
over
all
in
a
Province
(
and
their
Diocesans
too
)
and
one
Primate
or
Patriarch
above
all
.
These
three
Inconveniences
joyntly
,
or
severally
,
worke
towards
our
said
Grievances
in
generall
,
thus
;
1.
They
occasion
that
evill
of
Persons
(
in
the
Schedule
declared
)
From
which
,
immediately
the
said
Grievances
flow
:
And
that
-
1.
By
yeelding
to
men
of
such
evill
mindes
-
1.
most
strong
inducement
to
suie
and
strive
for
,
and
presse
into
the
places
of
Church-government
and
Offices
,
and
with-holding
men
of
better
mindes
.
-
2.
The
most
opportunitie
and
advantage
to
obtaine
the
same
,
and
disadvantaging
men
of
better
consciences
.
-
2.
By
corrupting
men
of
indifferent
mindes
,
when
they
have
obtained
the
same
.
2.
They
contribute
also
,
with
that
evill
of
Persons
,
to
the
production
of
such
our
said
Grievances
;
—
And
that
-
By
affording
to
men
of
such
ill
or
indifferent
mindes
-
1.
For
th'obtaining
of
those
places
of
Church-government
occasion
and
inducement
to
worke
some
of
our
said
grievances
;
—
And
-
2.
Having
obtained
the
same
,
both
inducement
&
advantage
to
work
all
or
any
such
Grievances
by
them
,
as
in
the
Schedule
are
concontained
.
2.
More
particularly
,
the
said
constitution
of
our
Church-government
workes
to
many
of
our
said
Grievances
in
particular
.
By
the
speciall
or
partiall
Inconveniences
,
comprehended
under
,
or
consequent
from
the
third
grand
Inconvenience
aforesaid
,
viz.
From
●r
under
the
said
Monarchicall
Fabricke
,
with
binding
or
coactive
authority
,
&c.
1.
The
leaving
the
power
of
Ordination
and
Institutions
,
and
of
examination
(
with
admitting
or
refusing
thereupon
)
to
one
man
single
,
and
confining
the
same
to
one
onely
for
so
large
a
circuit
,
as
most
Diocesses
bee
.
2
The
resting
also
of
the
power
of
Church-censures
and
Discipline
,
in
the
brest
of
one
man
single
(
viz.
)
Archbishop
or
Archdeacon
,
or
some
other
one
,
to
whom
they
wil
depute
the
same
.
3.
The
consining
of
all
the
power
of
Excommunication
,
and
other
divine
Ordinances
in
discipline
,
(
for
all
Cases
whatsoever
)
to
onely
one
man
or
Court
over
many
Churches
,
—
And
therein
Th'
Abridging
of
particular
Churches
of
all
ordinary
Parochiall
,
or
Pastorall
power
,
either
to
with-hold
their
owne
offensive
members
from
communion
with
themselves
,
till
penitentiall
satisfaction
or
publike
tryall
)
or
to
receive
penitentiall
satisfaction
from
such
amongst
themselves
,
for
private
offences
(
though
freely
offered
)
or
thereupon
to
absolve
or
restore
such
,
without
publike
tryall
in
,
or
warrant
from
such
Court
,
as
aforesaid
.
4.
The
mixt
holding
and
promiscuous
using
of
both
spirituall
and
civill
Iurisdiction
,
by
one
and
the
same
person
(
and
that
)
in
Right
of
the
same
place
or
office
.
-
1.
In
th'extent
of
their
Ecclesiasticall
Iurisdiction
to
civill
censures
,
Impositions
&
penalties
,
even
in
spirituall
causes
.
-
2.
In
th'extent
of
the
same
Iurisdiction
over
temporall
causes
,
and
their
allowed
Application
of
spirituall
censures
in
the
same
Causes
;
—
and
thereupon
5.
The
allowance
and
commitment
of
spirituall
Censures
,
to
a
Civilian
alone
;
and
the
admittance
of
an
humane
Law
or
Rule
,
for
them
to
judge
by
,
in
temporall
things
,
divers
from
our
Nationall
Law
.
These
five
latter
Inconveniences
,
joyntly
or
severally
,
worke
towards
many
of
our
said
Grievances
,
in
particular
,
—
Thus
-
1.
They
with-hold
from
that
good
(
in
want
whereof
some
of
the
Grievances
consist
)
by
certaine
and
immediate
hinderance
or
disadvantage
to
the
same
.
-
2.
They
afford
towards
the
evill
(
in
the
sufferance
whereof
some
others
consist
)
necessary
or
immediate
occasion
and
furtherance
.
Whereas
▪
if
all
the
Inconveniences
aforesaid
were
removed
,
the
just
contraries
to
the
same
,
would
worke
(
in
each
respect
aforegoing
)
contrarily
towards
the
prevention
of
such
evills
,
and
the
procuring
of
the
contrary
Good
:
And
all
those
Inconveniences
consist
in
such
Accidents
or
Conditions
,
in
the
Forme
or
Constitution
of
the
Church
Discipline
;
as
are
therein
,
not
necessary
,
nor
so
conducible
as
destructive
to
the
peculiar
ends
thereof
:
Yet
the
same
Accidents
and
Conditions
are
—
Either
such
as
will
not
(
by
the
same
reason
)
prove
to
bee
alike
inconvenient
,
in
the
places
of
our
Civil
government
(
supreme
or
subordinate
)
especially
,
not
in
those
places
whose
ends
are
,
the
keeping
of
men
in
externall
present
Peace
and
Order
,
or
obedience
to
th'establisht
Laws
and
Magistracie
,
(
and
that
)
by
externall
compulsive
power
against
Resisters
:
Or
else
such
as
are
agreed
to
be
Inconvenient
(
or
for
the
most
part
avoyded
,
as
being
so
)
in
such
parts
of
civill
government
,
whose
peculiar
ends
(
with
their
meanes
and
Rules
proportionable
)
are
of
more
affinitie
to
the
proper
ends
and
meanes
and
rule
of
church
discipline
;
(
viz.
)
In
such
places
,
whose
proper
ends
are
,
The
providing
of
fit
Lawes
,
or
the
equall
distribution
of
Iustice
according
thereunto
,
by
deliberate
advising
,
and
examination
of
things
,
and
giving
right
Iudgement
thereupon
.
All
which
things
,
we
are
ready
to
declare
more
at
large
,
or
to
Remonstrate
further
(
in
each
particular
abovementioned
,
)
by
the
reasons
thereof
(
as
wee
conceive
)
when
and
how
this
Honourable
house
shall
appoint
.
Wherefore
we
conceive
such
the
said
Accidents
and
conditions
,
in
the
Forme
or
Constitution
of
our
Church-government
,
to
be
inconvenients
,
and
the
same
inconveniences
to
be
so
farre
causall
to
our
said
Grievances
,
as
to
deserve
Removall
,
and
the
said
Government
to
be
altered
into
such
different
Forme
(
as
in
our
Petition
is
desired
,
viz.
)
as
shall
bee
found
most
free
from
such
inconveniences
,
and
(
especially
)
as
shall
appeare
to
bee
most
consonant
to
Gods
word
,
and
the
practise
of
the
primitive
Churches
in
the
purest
times
:
For
we
beleeve
,
that
our
present
Forme
of
Church-gouernment
,
hath
had
most
full
efficience
to
all
our
Evils
and
Grievances
under
it
,
from
this
,
That
it
is
not
agreeable
to
Gods
word
and
ordinance
;
and
that
therefore
God
hath
not
blest
it
,
but
rather
made
it
a
curse
unto
us
,
hitherto
,
For
our
Idolizing
or
doting
on
the
supposed
Antiquitie
and
glory
of
it
(
as
th'
onely
best
)
though
,
indeed
,
of
humane
and
corrupt
originall
,
especially
,
in
the
inconveniences
above
mentioned
;
Since
,
what
ever
th'
exact
Forme
laid
downe
in
Scripture
be
,
or
if
none
were
positively
and
cleerely
,
and
perfectly
(
for
all
parts
and
respects
)
set
downe
there
,
to
bee
necessarily
the
same
in
all
Churches
;
yet
(
by
what
expressions
thereof
remaine
there
)
thus
much
generally
may
appeare
,
That
ours
is
not
agreeable
thereunto
,
-
1.
Not
in
the
Monarchicall
Fabricke
,
with
coactive
Authority
aforesaid
,
and
the
particulars
under
it
;
-
2.
Nor
in
the
way
of
comming
in
,
before
mentioned
;
-
3.
Nor
in
the
ease
and
freedome
of
life
without
particular
Cure
;
And
for
the
Greatnesse
of
temporall
Revenue
,
Dignitie
,
&c.
(
ascertain'd
to
the
places
of
government
)
the
stories
make
it
cleere
.
1.
That
the
want
of
such
strong
inviting
objects
,
for
men
of
worldly
,
or
ambitious
mindes
in
the
primitive
Churches
,
did
(
partly
)
preserve
the
Puritie
and
true
Glory
of
them
(
as
happily
it
might
doe
of
ours
.
)
2.
And
the
accesse
thereof
,
in
the
succeeding
Churches
,
usher'd
and
induced
the
corruption
of
them
,
from
men
of
like
mindes
and
by
like
degrees
as
(
in
the
Schedule
it
may
appeare
)
the
retaining
hath
in
ours
,
and
that
therein
therefore
,
our
constitution
of
Church-government
,
is
by
all
experience
(
old
and
new
)
most
dangerous
to
the
Church
;
And
we
therefore
feare
,
Least
,
if
(
after
so
loud
and
cleare
warning
against
it
,
by
the
late
extremitie
of
such
evils
and
mischiefes
wrought
,
and
dangers
of
all
sorts
occasioned
by
it
,
and
after
so
high
proofe
of
Gods
free
mercy
,
in
bringing
us
off
them
,
and
,
even
thereby
,
vindicating
us
to
the
more
glorious
hopes
and
opportunitie
,
especially
of
Reformation
,
(
and
that
)
by
his
meere
Allruling
providence
,
without
merit
or
counsell
on
our
parts
,
contrary
to
all
expectation
,
to
the
wonder
and
amazement
of
our selves
,
our
Adversaries
,
and
all
that
see
or
heare
it
,
should
be
yet
retained
amongst
us
,
and
This
Gods
day
neglected
;
The
Malignance
thereof
,
which
hitherto
he
hath
made
but
Physicke
to
us
,
henceforth
become
our
Bane
.
All
which
things
we
humbly
submit
to
your
pious
and
grave
considerations
,
beseeching
God
,
as
(
by
his
enforcing
providence
,
and
by
inclining
the
peoples
hearts
)
Hee
hath
given
you
power
,
to
give
you
also
wills
and
wisedome
to
ease
us
of
these
evills
.
FINIS
.