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I;    lANimodverfion: upon the title, and the four: ree]onn°ngenérall,p. i,z;;; T

E19,];-094,? power have it it exercifeol in En_gl4’nol.p.4.how"z'ti: claimed-

‘; ..-i7-‘ 6} di’?/ine right, ibid. The": divine right acknowledged in the Boohe of0rciina-

tion which is eonfirmed 5] Tvflfl of ‘Parlinment,4nd 9yfr}hfiripiio‘n off all the
Clcrvy‘, ib. of iffning proeefl} in ‘the Bifhopr owne nzmkeea P..~5 ‘. 7te4rmz'ng the

('/erg} sander themrtheir Snhjefh-,p.6.of the onéh of Canonical! ohedienee. ib. _
I. That thzlr elnime £5 not"pre)'ndic£oll tofoveraignepeower. ’ h

/ p.6, 7.
1 T he exereafe of E pifeopnll power is/nhjefi to theRo}mflfor externmi’ go-

vernment, which the Pre:é}te‘i—tl.&’lli:£not. o r P. 8.

3. The hound: of a aDio'ce[fe mia}he*lin:£ted 6} ‘the  opower,  though l

£‘pifi:apzzc] he 6] fDiw'ne right. / V V P. 9.
3. That the nniteing of the Clary, under, and their dependence upon the
’Bi/hop: i:_not'-dangerom to the State. P. 9. I 0 , I I . 6:4: rather nfefnll to pro;

"z1e;l2tfazc‘2‘£o2fho«eth in}Chnr‘ch dndflate, P. I I, ‘I~2.‘—The;FI41~itan faflion dan-

gerom to the Sm:e.~Kin_g_-james hi: oteflimon] to tho} pnrpofe‘, at-the conference
at Hampton Conrt. ' »   J ' 'n “ P.; 3.

4. The fmre of the B 1'/hope jojning with aformigne head ivhen time/hall.
fer?/e, pro7Jed‘to hegrortndlefle. P‘.15.‘morerea.nfle tofeore ihe..Prefi}terz';m

f'af?ion,ib their opinion ‘efrhe power of[€V_ing:,the/kme with the jefuitc-5. P46.  

S . N at \the upholding, éntirhee Aholi/hing ofEpi/eopaey, will ennfiojenloxeg
Fox. hand mzf-and”/9‘«m1i»g‘¢;o r  A V. q r   e   V
_6. A’ The King h} upholding €'p1'fcopnej,+i: not the head ofafnflion. ot the
Bi;/hop:,rhnt their e‘rppofite:»nre arfoflion.  T -    : . . p_[_7_
7. ‘That hath jfidex are[o“exa[perivzted thatthe‘onemnflfdll,~canfwered, P.13.
No danger to Hi: Mnje/5} hm fizfet} afthe Cwfhopsflnnd, P. I9.Nofofety of

‘the pnrieanfnfijon prc7JoiIe,m app:-ares hy «their ‘Daflrinex taken out of their

hooks.‘ P220. K .]amcs h-:3 ndmouirréon to hixfon to takstheed of them. P. 2‘: ,;

II; o-‘Though Epifeopac] he re}'e5i‘eo_l hf fame reformed (“hnrc/oer“, yet it it retain-

ed in all reformed Kingdorner, or Monorchiex. 7P:. 21. Tim it i: rmjnfll}
hleefled in England and Scotland. P. 2 1.7 That Bi/h"op1'hawe heene the ehesfie
in/lrnments of the happineffe ofthi: Chnrch and Ki-ngdome,/flawed‘ h; diver:
inflmoce: éefere nndfinee the reformation. ' P, 2 3 , :4,

HI. That thz}: aholition will not increafe H53 Majefleex revenue . P. 25‘. the

like motion madein a ‘Pnr~lim}1‘em., called leek-learning Pnrlieznzent rejeffed
6} King Henryo-4;. ibid. t'hez'm,o1"etyrofrhe'e projefi, P. 26. that it wanldimr »
pomri/h the King, proved, hy the example ofKs'2—2g Henry 8. P. 27. That it
is contrary to the King: Omh M13;-n at he} oromution. P. 23. The 0-at/afeth
downe at large. P0 39, 30. an yhjoélion an/meted P¢.3o,;m,

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IV. Tlndtitwill aszofltltl/e agoodundorfiomding éetweme the K 591% Iindfio}
poople,ré7 aflkréingi/1: &1éj'o';t'z‘.r oft/m'r civil! liéerties, or oft/26 jmritj ofrea
-1l"g'i0fi.~     '3  3 ,  . _ A‘ 1 } v P. 32.
'  -;‘«,,:: fbatatbg prcflfarqé‘:q§o.zz;tko~.S3m5jeé?: liéertiegwcre not oaufcfa"5j E
ra,m,;«oa:—s,;oe 'a2io!«oua.ogfu:rpotio’rz:oft/do I’z¥rit»omfA(.“liaéo.;_ P. 32. 1,./oe Bi.
flop: anjnfi‘/y--charged ‘xvii/9 intro-no/oiyzg upon %t'/no Soséjefit right: in we

-Hot:/e of P eorex, Stareolmméer, C om:/erll mole, high .Com«mi/flan, P. 3 3, Md;

injtke otézers Ecc1‘efiq(z‘ic4E (com; P. 34, 3 5; £17: Order impudentb oloirgod.
315:5 the pretended fault: of/om: mefla—P,, ~t-{3fi‘t:7za Church go*;I¢rf?¢fi2 €21t :5’

’ ;fi;_‘agreea£lerw2jt'b t/Jr7fCio‘?2:i!( “sate ,- "M-.:8p»a%7apoo+;e,‘pr:oz/ed é], rcd[0fi:. P. 3 -72

,3:¢"8.r 6] fleverall eA'&: of Parliament, ibid. 5} o.'i’;0or:.,otbo.r rm/om oolloflod
out of D offer Cal:cbut‘ Down-iongs Cooolufionsfiaoli/bod éefor: this ‘J’4rc’£a-
-mama:    ‘     , ;         P- 39,40, 
ti:-o. ..7?'/Mt: t£zer:B:£o,Ifitzp: ¢¢"re,rro¢ d;g'§3i}¢_fl,_fllJ46;.p;{g'it}' o1€.:l{elt;gion; P. 41. not gm‘!-
‘=3;7';afI{ap£/£v5inn6~izor{t-irfrnx.‘ P; 4.2-, .4 3. ‘:o‘reo¢d¢_f¢r:{yo/ifrom paper}, 2': not ozl.
-omayo:‘tbe /afi;/Z rm] to éeope om popar}.,P. q,4,45'."t/9:24 aéolition 2': not exp?-
dimt at t/via‘ ‘timefor/ém'—.rfaE?ion ‘ofme’n,r% minde:.'f’P.' 46-. zmjzko/2‘ jeozloox[1'e:,4l-
-wajexanoff violent. P. 47. 1E pifl.'opno};¢md ‘2’ooperg:z4othat_o/oed together. poor
. g7.'3?.llfit«i¢'d_._A'fi‘Pt7,11'-.t/:56 frame Principle: P. 48, _49,. not the prmobing ofg‘oa.'.i
-woird,:l9i¢t:;of_f¢¢5ltioz¢ and 1):: filpprofl 6] {be Bj_ij$o-p».’r_. 15.5 0.tk:ir2cr¢o3fr ofpreow/3
oing tinder their government, efpocial/J1 [into flyJc'6’79.e Elizaberhs time.P,5 2,
_ The. Bi/bop: aroto regulate preaching for momor,tim_e,4a2d place; P. 573 , 54.

. r   2/J: oanformaélo Clerg], the ckcxfe prooiqbork in. tficoolldnd. P.‘5'5,. B5:/Bog:

preaching int./weiroz1me=]oerfin.r.:P. §6.«,t_o gamma and 0fUt_)'.,/_'€9._P£7,".(.’¢6'bc’7’J, 4
"great worée. P. 5 6-.GizarlZjo:rz§dif?ion,t-emporalld1;gr:itio:,and re'zmme.r,~ no
Ioindrauoo: imt bo!p:..ta'Bi/bop: in tI'oe£r.cazZ/inrlgs. %. _  r  ,P. 58.
What kindofG'omrnm:ht the e/fut/oor of the Pamphlet Lwmld bow: fnfioad of
‘-EP‘/"”P‘é'U-‘V 1.- '     ‘ I.  ‘ : 3 ' -     _' 7 F Pa 59-
; I-. vIiljt4rz5sdiE?ion:to.éo oxercffedonlj.-5} la}; Comgwflaqerx, .__A Paradox
-n_w.er beard . of immy ["/march, 13.60. the 45!: offu-ob, r)zoeroLn::ll1tie=:, and

7’rop54mm'om -ofClorifl:T0rdimzé1oe-, éo. _ . P. 61.

2. Ordination to ée éj/om: /Tdim:/?er;,r omtloorifm’ IV/%J:re_t5.o é.j‘P¢"rli4tment;. '

fm‘/J ordination: 5}. metre Trefbjtero ipfo faftofivojd ,  contrary to tho
rrper'patomIl.prm‘Zifie oft/oe ['/ioiroo/7; P. 62:. the _Pozrli4mmt,o4r:;:o_g ezmbio room
to ’o'rdm'ae : the} may 4: ml! emzéle Layman topreao/o wizloooxt om] ordimzq

‘£033 ‘I L i . , - f V L ‘ Pt 63.
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*tc[iamo« . ., . .~_  f V _ . ,_ . _  _7 >- V  P». 64-.
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Pamphlet»
’  Npamllelfd redfom. for :9: déoisfiing of .1}?
9‘  5 pifcapacie.‘ ~ A
e/Irrimadmrf.
Sceingfipifcopacy hath continued

ed in the wholc«C’larz'ji‘i4nMI{!/aria’ for thefe
‘fifteen: hundred ycarcs, and ever fince
Qhrifiianity was received in the Church of England, unto this
prefent, -no rnarvcllif the vreafons for aboliflzing it, be an-3

 

. para/lc1l?d. ,
Pamphlet.‘
T1 . It wifl 2a_fl'ure ~Hi4Lfl’la}'e./Zia: amt/:orz'7t} Riojafl.
. A { Aniwadzzerf.

You meane his (fllajeflie: Authority fijnified 5} the ma

T . I-Iou/es of Parliament (as you ufe to fpeakc) and fcvcrcd from
his-Perfon, that is, in efl'c&, your own: authority.

- Pamphlet»

9: Zfwifivivvtvaé E? Waieflév fi€3~’m?e'  
. B :€r3W€?vr/o.

-fincc C’/mfl‘ and his Apofiles uninterrupt-  

(=3 \
Vvdnimadwrf.
re’ 1~I‘§-gaff d‘ifCOu?‘.t the firjffmitx, tmtln, 4noifi:é/idie:- arifingi

from Biifhopricks, which area very confiderable revenue if

to his Mojeflié, and are ptefumed to be abolifht in the ahoIifh-
mg; of Epjfqopacy ;. then fatisfy theecovoteooxfnofle oftheproje.

5295., of. Abolition, which pretend H—isMajefly, btitintend‘

themfelves; thenlet Godrjuflicc be fatisfled for the perjury

and fvaqriiedge. they would put the King and Kingdom: upon;

by this abol~ition ,. which like a Canker wili confhme the
whole revenew, andthen ta-kc thy btlland write downe, to-
wards the increafe of his Mailers revenew by the abolifluing;

of Eptfcojmcj oE——o’*---Od -

Pamphlet;

3.. In m’-/lfoztle otgood union in Hz‘: Majejf£e: om: Kingdomoig.
omd‘5otweeno't/Jom~ and other reformed Cémro/mu i T

_ Animadzzerf. T %
His M.aiePc"ies3 Kingolomoseflourifllt in a happy uni’on,whiie

Epifcopaog. was maintained in them all. and fince it was {up-

pteffed in one (by what meanes I fp&t'€ to mention,) and the
like endeavours have beene ufed to fuppreffe it in another,
what miferable diflPa&i.0D_S have hereupon followed in all we
now fee. And therefore whether the beflr way to lcttle agooof
‘Z)m’on againe in all three, be_not_to continue Epi/copdc} w here
it is, and to reflore it where it IS reiefted, let any indi&‘erene:
man judge. As for other reformed Clmroéer, it is not con—

demned as un1oaw«fu.tll by any (wi~t_nefl‘e the /aarmoigylqfcoozflflié.

om')_blJt hath beene retained as in all Ieingdomor» imbraceingt

the reformation, 1'0 in-the mofl and cheife of all other Prate-
fiant Churches», who are fiill governed either by»SBi//Eopx, or:
(which differ little fave in name) byfzoperinoondents, with

which thofe few that have rejerfied it are not to be bailanced,

who yet received the 1-vmoymj as more agreable to the civil]:

government, being popular, rather then out ofany diflike of

Egflopaoy init leIf,a»s their cheife Membetsoohave acknowledgé»
  . e E

’ (3) ,
ed. Now whethei in Union with tholfe Fewf that Wéht Fpifeéi
pm], or with the molt and belt proteflzant  hurchesin Em-ope

(belides all other Churches in the Chriflian World) who [till i

injey that Government, ought more tohe dcfired, all loypers of
peace and Llnity, and haters ofschifme-and faétion willweafily

determine.

Pamphlet;  

4. It willeaee e A good zmderflamding éetweene Hi: Majeflj and ‘

bi: people.

% eflnimatdverfl i   7
i Let the World take notice. Firff, of the Pride of this Fafii-if

, on, they are in their owne accoupt H23 /Vlajefliee any People,

for otherwife it is notorioufly knowne,that not the abolilhing,
but the upholding 0f€pifl:opezc}' will maintaine a good under-
zltanding betwixt H28 til/!aje_/2} and the greatelt and befi: A part
of his people. Let all the world againe take notice what bin-’
ders agood underflanding betwixt His Maje/2} his People;
Not His Ma ieflies éreacle aft/ae Lewee, but his not breaking
and aboliihing what hath beene [0 long eflaéli/be 5] Lang ‘

Pamphlet.
 3] N. F. Efgieireg

Aniwadwerf. X t
Or by N. CM. the e/felm;/Z. for if you obferve his reafonsi

they are mew‘-‘IV P015564/1. Without any mention’ or regard
had to religion and ccmfeiemve. : . ‘

Reader, ' p . T A L "

T I have made thefe firifiaré upon the very titlegbecaufe I find
not in the body of his difcourie, this two lafi reafons fo much
as mentioned. only Iome broken confiderations tending that
W)’: which {hall be anfwered in their due place. i ‘

B3 Ifamphletf

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Pamphlet: _

The Bi‘/leaps ha we and do claim: their power etfbf D itzine R2‘ghe',‘.
in titling thtmfelves to their fewra/I dignitie: 5} the permi/jim
on Grace of G ad, and their authority ttccfordinglj.

I
' I xfnimadtierfl -
ii y The Bifhops claim: their power by Divine Right For the eit-

difiion in mattersmeercly fpirituali, the ufe of the Keys in bin;

; ciaimee is as Ancient; as their Inititution, and (however que—-
H' flioned now) is plainely acknowledgcxl by this Church and;
H . State at tbcRcFormation, as appcares in the Booke ofconie.
‘W crating and ordering Bi{hop‘s, Preifis, and Deacong, (which
is Booke is confirmed by 0/45}: of Parliament, {till in force, 1°.
ii at «   Eda». 6. and 8. Eliza C. I. and by fubfctiption ofall the flare-t
t 5 g; ofEng1and, even of thofe ,. who are now mofi oppofite tot

Biihops,and their Divine Right. It is evident (faith the Booke)
to ad men reading Hal} Scriptures. and ancient Anthart, that


 .   i am the /Ipaflle: ti there ago 6’ e thég: h ,e figerixin the‘
  hnrch of 6" hrfl ; ?h?f9a,%t * oi}: ong gécéité and pnni/ls»
Ey 1“; ' ' (Which are fpeci‘allA ‘s ofjurifdiflion) fnchaa are nngm'et,.
 criminom, andidifihedient within his Diacefl e, accordingtafneha

vdnthority as he hath 5} the ward of god. Now if a Bifhop

' I

j his order from the Apoflle: time: , as difiinft from their: OF
K‘ Preifis and Deacons, be evident to all men reading Holy ‘Scrip.
.g’ - i eare,what can be more piainc then that the power is by Divine.
T A / Right, and that in juitclaime thereof, this ftiie may run by Di«

I y ‘vine ‘Providence or Permiflion?‘ _ .
Butthough this power be jufily claimed to be by flivinee»
Right, yet it is readily acknow~led'ged,that the exercife of this‘

i a power is from the King, to that no ‘Bi/hop can l'egaliy- exercife

F ii his power within the K ings Dominien: and over his Subiefls, i

but by the Kings Authority; And therefore whenuthis power‘
as reduced into aflz, it isordered a.[1§l_rcgu1'ated‘ in the form: an d?
manner-

'fcm:iall parts ofit, asthe power of 0rdt'nation,iand of ?ttrtf-. ‘

ding andloofing, Eecle/iaflicall eenfnrer, and the like.fAnd this -

l,‘ have his Authority by the ward ofGod, and thecontinuance of"

a 1(5) "’  
manner of exercife by Royazllpower. and muft run in the Chan?-
nell of pofitive lawes, provided they be not repugnant to the

Lawes of God. Andthus we grant, that not onely the power ‘ i

of a Bifhap, but alfo of a Preij? or Deacon (which yet none ever
doubted to be of Divine Right) is quaad exercitium az£'r"m from
the K ing, feeing they cannot legally exercife their funflion
within his Dominions. but by His permii‘fion;.fo no prejudice
to the King: Authority by the Divine Right ofBilhop,s ,

Pamphlet. v

Deldgating it to other: ta- execute‘ under themjn their own rightl;
in their N timer, and under their mm.

exfnilntadtuerfl ’

That our Bifhops delegate part of their power to wit'of'¥x-“g e

rifdiétian (For the power of Order never was nor can be dele-
gated) to be executed in their owne right, in their names; and
under their Sea-les, is no more then what hath alwayes been:
praétifed in this Kiagdotme without in.terru.ption, or offence,
except onely for at very lhort timein the reign: of 1 Edw. 6.. a
Minor King, In whofe reigne it was ena.&ed,. That all Eccl-ea
fiafiicall proeelles {hould from thenceforth (before it feemes
they never were) be in the K ing; Name and Stile, and under
His Settle; which if any {hall object now againft the Bilhops,
they may receive fatisfaétion from the unanimous opinion of
all the fmigex declared to the whole Kingdome by His Ma j e-

fiies Proclamation. An. 7).1 6 37. That the Sttzttzteforemehtia‘

oned flan-ds repealed‘, mtdzk not in force: and therefore the Bi.

‘_'/hop: might lawfully excrczfe their ordinary jurzfdiftion, and
hold their m'/Zmtiam without am)! Cammxflion under the great
Setzle,omd might ijftte ptrocefl? in their own tmmcr.

Befides, I would gladly be informed Why it is lawful} For
Lords ofLeett, and four: ‘:3tzrom',, and others ofthe Laity, to
fend procelle intheir owne names,and under their owne Scales,
who notwithflandi-ng acknowledge all their jnrifdiétion to be.
fromthe Crownesand yet change the perfons, and let the fame
actions be done by a Bilhop,and prcfently it becomes prejudi-
ciall to the Crowns; ' §famp—h»,§

1(5)

_ Pamphlet.‘
Tcrming the Clcrgyunder them their Sttéjc-£33 Q, and exafiing an
oat/9 cfcécciicnccframatbenc. e

i Animaclvcr/'. ' '
That the Bilhops terme the Clergy their Suéjefic, can hard;
1y 1 beleeve be fhewed in any Canons, or publique Aéts line:
the Reformation, yet (fetcafide the ole of our Englilh {peech

which appropriates the Word to am/2 Szcéjcflicn) there is a -

{nb)°ei&'ionodue~to Bifllops both from Clergy and Laity, efpe-
cially injiairimnliém, and that not onely by warrant of the law
of the land, but by the Authority, and according to the lan-
e _ guage of the Law of God. 05:] them that have the ml: cocr
Hcb-(slag; I7‘ jagiandfuhmiti or fichirfi‘ your/elves, for they awztchfor jam‘
N0” ,1,,;,,-,,, joules, For the Oath of Canonical! obedience, it is onel y to 0-
quin depafiorb hey the Ordinary according to Law, and what is according to
b“5_l0-i_”i""‘n’3.“ Lawcanuoc be faid to'be exafted ; «This oath therefore is no
aettquzs €ccle- mom derogatory to the King: Authority, then the oath of a
fie gubmm-0' freeman in Lafidm 01‘ any other cor ' h » h L d
,,bm.ca1mMn ._ poratxon. to o ey t e or C
xocum, Maia», or the Mimflers and Officers of their Corporation;
C‘ Even now you would make the Bilhops Kings againlt their
wills, and here you will not allow them the freedom ofcom-3

mon Subjeéts. C

A Pamphlet.

it is -very prejudicial! to Sc?/eraigne power, that fit:/9 4 claim:
flyculd écfcc ap or ccphclcf. C .

eflnimadvcr/'.

In the ?cm'/5 policy, it is conlefi on all hands that both the

. Regal/, and the High Pmfl: power were by Divine Right,
And yet the wifedome of God did not thinke the Divine Right
of the prcifl-boadprejudiciall to the Soveraigne power ofthe
Kings,but that both might well {tand together. and Ptrengthen
one another, A as we know they did, the one being fubordinate
lg: externall Govern ment to the other, And therefore we find

that   C

 

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that the I<'¢‘»:g3' 0FI:m’4/3 did limit and direéhyea Szcontroll the

' High Preifl inthe exercife ofhis offiee, and fometimes upon

fufi caufe depofe him, and yet none oftbem ever doubted
whathef ch; Hig/atPrn'/is office was bybivine Riglmor thought
to enlarge their owne power by the abolition ofthe other.
The like we fiynde praétifedeeby Chriflian Emperours, as Mar-
tz'az2,a;md 7>’£nm'»:m. 1. 2. p.178. Iu_/finian. Novel 0 £596. iaxta
finem. Theadofim _‘71mu'or apud Evagr. Z. 1. c. 1% 3. Bafzl. in Camila
Co‘/zflrmt.8. of}. 1. apud Bin. to. 3.p4g. 380, E61‘. and alfo ac.‘

: K;ngs3 2.3:
a 4.

1.. Chron‘: 28:
1;". 2. Chron.
29.‘ 3, 4: 30;
1‘;.1(mgs.g§
2.6,‘z7,‘.

CAI}-D

knowledged by Bilhops themfelvesin iimdry councels, as at i V

Mentz. 4. 814. and a. 847. apad. Bin. to. 341.462. and 631.‘
at Emerita in ‘Portugal. 4 705. Bimz. ta. 2. p. I 183. am. and
yet neither the one not the other doubted of the Divine Right

% of Biflnps.

How the Bifhops power here fhoulcl be more preiudiciall
to the Kings 0FEng1m¢d', I underfiand not, forour Kings lay"
no claims to any thing that’S efientiall in the Bifhops power
either of Order or jurifdifiion, » They neither may impofe
hands, adrninifier the Sacraments, nor excommtmicate, They
have ever diafclaimed. all fuch power, as appeares both by the
admonition added to the fitfenes Iniaaflian, ratified by Aft
ofParliament. a". 5. £71‘:-.. and {tmdry Declarations of our late
Sovtraigne Kingjldmer offamons memory, and Hi: tfl/1m‘:/2?;
that now is. The power it’s felfe therefore can no wayes be
prejudiciall to Soveraigmy. . % .

Andfor the exereife of Epifcopall power iris regulated in

icheife by the Soveraigne poWer,and this regulation fubmitted
to by theyBilhopsa, as appeares by the Statute of the faémiflian
aftlje Clergy, where the power of making any new Camam-,
(for the exercifing of Epifcopall power) is relirained and li-
mited‘ to the Kings afienr, wit/Jam which _/fgnificd 57‘ Hi:
writ, the lergy may not afemhle am.’ meet, nor being we:
may treat or crmclade-,. nor —/M?/1'7¢_g' canciudcd, pm} execute and
pm in are any fuck canon. or Caafiizuzianx. Here°s no prejudice
yet that appeares to the Soveraigne power. But let’s hear:

your rcafons. e
L Pa.m.phletJ

2 5.Hen,83

(8,)
‘ Pamphlet.

'3gMuf-,» it not owl}, introezlzecetév ea riglot Setperiotdr to all Civil
power, /0 elm ’z?%§eit“‘l:?r“’é*z¢2z‘y”z'7e~l£—rni1ed nor controlled 5] it.

. \ Animezeitver/It  

The Divine Ri-ght ofBil'hops priviledges Epifcopacy From

' beingabolilhed ; the civtll power may not abolilh what God

2\&. so hath inliituted, lefl- loozppilj it he found to figlo-t againfl God;
yet it lets not the Bilhops above Kings.who are in like manner

of‘;Dim'rze Inflitmion, and are (0 acknowledged by all t-hofe of

this Church that maintaine the Divine Right of Bilhops. And

Kings are further inflituted by God to be the Higher powerr,

tree Kings 6‘u- even above Bilhops themfelves. in all cemfe: and over all per;

premacy imme- [om mywell E ocle/Iezfiicall as civil! Supreame G_'oz/emo/en, not to
$3293’ 41: 'k°:0’w_ be limited or contro'l_led by any. but to limit and controllall
’ within their Domimons.’ And {'0 much is acknowl-edged il

ledgedlgy .422 of

1>,,,;;,;,,,W,- the oath ofsupremacy by the Bilhops themfelves.  

~ An. 2;..Hen.‘ So the Superiour, limiting and controlling right is fiillin

3~lc-I 2-‘iml 2.8 the King. notwithftanding the Divine Right of Bilhops.
H. 8sc:Io.and I wilh your Presbyterian faflion could waih away.the guilt

3“H€““~8'°‘5' of this imputation as cleare as the Bilhops can. The truth is,
5“7j3“"'° 'You doe not onely cla-ime the power of a your ‘Treréjterj by

’ Divine Right, but you deny the Divine Right of the King,and
make him the peoples creature, and his power mcerely hu-
mane. You allow the King no power to command, or nordaine
any thing in the .C'lm7‘c‘l:I,bL1t onely a minifleriall power to exe-
cute or confirme what your Preeéyeery ordaines. your Presby-

‘ wteriall power acknowledges no fubordination to the Regall,

neither in theinftitution nor exercife of it; butchallenges or

power pemzmont aver K lag: and Pre'noe:,toh'nd them in cloesieoee,
and their N 051:: with linker iron, [0 one of yourfellow Pam-

phleters; and againe, The King muflfuémit H13 Scepter to tlzef

_ .S‘.ce’pter.of Clo7[1_fi,V mid licke tloe dflfl of the C l.-mrclJe.t feet; foyonr

This charge therefore is juftly retorted upon your 7’re:l}-
get-inn Ajfemllj, That it inttoduceth a power Superiour to all
" M  l Givill

  (99 * , ‘ g be
Civill power; to that it neithctfcan 'be‘limiteti“nor eontrollefi
byit. ’
Pamphlet.“

By: 4]/o inforeeth hy e¢m[2-quenee the acknowledgement o_/‘for:
rgigne powemfor the limit: of Civil! juri/difiion being not of

force tafet hound: unto ‘Divine R ight ,4: Bi/hop jhallhj Divine .

tight have imthoritj within the Deominiom of 4 ‘Prince to
whom he is no Suhjefi, in caflthte Dioeefle [hall extend inta
the territories of fiverall Savermgner; which it may daette

well 4: the pretended juri/difiion-of the Bi/hop offiome (lathe L

e Arzimddverfl T

That the Divine Rightof Epifcapdcj etiforccth by eonfe-3
quence an acknowledgement offbrmignepower is a very vaine
furmife; for who ever alfirmedgthat the limiting or bounding
of Diocelfes (any more then that ofPatill1es) was otherwife
then by humane Conflitutien? and therefore you might as well
infer:-e,that the office of a ‘Prefhjter is not by Divine Right,
becaule his Patilh poflibly may extend into leverall territories,
and the Civil! power is notof force to fet bounds toDivine
Right. The bounds of‘Dieeefl’e: therefore being {ct by Hu-
meme conflimtionmay by the lame power upon full grounds

be altered, as we fee it zione in 31 out owne.inllance,the pretend-5 e

edjnrzfdifiion of the Bi/hop of Rome.

Pamphlet.

It may he iveay dangerew to Soveraigne Power; andthelwhale
Civil! State,that the Clergy /hcmlti imhed} it/elfe within it‘
felfe.h} which meme: it me} he drtmme into afeflion ezgainft‘
itgfor heing "United into a had], it is made ahle to hen,/hang

fmfiian, and heingfi, zétliahle h} pmfizfe to he drawnelgegainflf e ‘

the Staten  

eflnimaeivetf. \ g

If this realon were of any weight, it woula net only extend

{Q the abolilhlng oi Epifeopttej, but ofthe whole body of the
     e"   e hem

. A_(_._._—._._ ._ -_j.: -___.- -__ ___. .._.._. ~.-

4 drawne againfl the fiate; and much more doth this extend to =

is An f‘v‘vcr::~ to
fcandalous . pag-
_rgers,..

Tie)
Eiérfiy, who iiiuli: {till remaine a diliinét body from the Eaz'tfi~
what forme of government foever be introduced. and therea-
fore according tothis reafon may be liable by praflife to be

the abolition of all aim‘/I corporations, who are United, and ina-
botlied into thesflate (to ufe your owne words; and not onely
maybe, but are (as fad experience lhowes) drama: 6] pmffzfe

V and their owner intereflsin mofl party oftbe K ingdome, tofammti‘
tbeiprefmtt Reéellian again./t" Hz’: zllajcfly, and the. whole civill .

Rate, as it is-efiablilhed by Law.

But to let palfe this uncharitable. furmife a-gainll the whole -
“ body oi" the Clergy , whofe great Crime in your opinion:
(would you fpeake out) is their confiant Loyalty and fidelity
to this;/llonarc/7)’ and Civill Stateias it is ella.bliihed,I..fpeal-2 on e
the hehalfe otthe conformable Clergywehom you would abos; '

lifh: asfot the Scbzfamticnli part who are neither conformable
to the Doctrine not government ofthe Church ~ of England,
the Church acknowledges them not her owne,no. realon there—~
fore whyfhe ihould be charged with their molt Difloyall and.
Rebellious praétifcs. . Anfwer youfor itras you can. To let this.
pafie thereFore,for~this furmife againft the Body of the 6/erg},
is not only ur1charitable.,but altogether groundlelfe, and with-
out lhadow ofreafon ,,,for confidcring, the can/Z/imtiontof this
Church and Kingdome, the dependant: and fuéordinatian both
of the Bilhops, and the relltofithe Clergydunder the King, lince,
the Rciorma.tion,the tie of Solemne Oathcs upon them of Al.

legeance and Sizpremxcygthc firiflnefieof the lawesagainlfithemsa

even to the lolfe- of all upon the lealt exorbitance, refpeciall y if
they, looked towards forraigne powermpon the {e and {uch}
like confide-rations , there is not the leait . caufe now of any ~
{uch feare of their praétifeing againltthe State, as- was wifely r
obferved by that great States-man the Earle of Saliréuryt
Neither are the Clergya body wholly abfiraétedi or divided

from the tell of the Kingdome, butas they are a part of the:
pt1blicke,fo they havetheirintereltsand relations to the Com»
tnonwealth. They -have fome temporally ellates and poliellioas, J

andare moltotthem §ons oflayimen, and by marriages and),

othert

{ill -
.qgti:1er‘ingigElfi€litS are fo mingled with the 2242:], that their
-fortunes faile all in one bottomc, and if the Ship lhould mifcar.
Cry mull he expofed to the fame common danger, {mall reafon
then to feate theirpraétifing againft the ‘Sate,

Pamphlet-.

The more united 2/11} 50:13! ix, and:/Jegredter dependant: it lamb
E /5} fitéardinate Ofiieerx upon/bme one or few /Jedde, the more
elangeram it ie, éecau/e more expofid to parties‘, and were
capable to ail or ta ée nfled, and ‘to put an} tlaingeinto execute};

-on /;oeedil},fi*cret{hzmd mmmkmm/Z} ._
Animadverf}

The example ofthe ?ezyvi/Z» Preefilaaoél ( were there no other,
inllance) manifeltly lhewes the weakenefie oflthis reafon; In
the Symgogue,the body of their inferiour ‘Pres’/2: were more
in fubjefiion to their High Prei/i‘:,then our Eagle’/é Clerg] are
to any Be/bop or Arcbbs‘/bop, and they were more flrmely unit-\
ed in a body then any Qlergy of the World belides, for they,
were all of one Tribe, and had 48 Cities with their Suburbs
allotted them, fo that neither by marriages. not exchange of
tpolleflions they could be mingled with the other T-ri5e:,.yeI:
wee never find that they proved dangerous to the jewifh
flatc,or praétifed againfi: their Kings, but were generally ex-y
am ples of loyalty and obedience to all the people.
The fame may be obferved ofthe loyalty and fidelie] of the
iclerg} of this land fince the ReFormation,and,the more for this
Llnion Stlhbordinatc dependance,which you fo quarrel! at.'I'he

truth is,the more fitmely the Clergy are united amongfi theme

felves and under the Bifhops, and all of them under their Save:-1

league, as they are now fince the Reformation, the.more:im- ‘~

probable it..is,ifnot impollible,they fhould be drawne to.pra=-
(life againll hirn.But- on the contrary, whilelt this union con-
tinues, they are rendred more able byit to prevent or {up-
prelfe faéfionin the Church, andtby confeqaent in the State,

a and De fzffa, there is nothing morecleete and evident, then

that this-yfubordination of the Clergy to their Bi/7:o_p:,ai1d of the
  ‘ C3 3%@¥

I An. .1 6¢>3.-i

a @127‘
B‘?/I3”a;5i‘t*0the Kiitgshath ever tinee the Refoimittian hectic as
fpecialleimeanesto conteme bath Clergy and Lair} in due obe.
dience, to the ioynt happinetfe of King andpeople: uponthee

interruption of which blefied union and fubotdinatioun. through‘ i

the malice and praétife of your faétion we now fee,( I wi fh wet
— had beleeved them that fore-{aw it ), what an inundation of‘
miferg hathoverfiowed and endangered the d.ro.wnin.g ofithe:
A whole S‘5taE€...

Pamphletav

Ejtmeéznex oft/vi: farparaiiax oft/7: Glergyéwitl27 their afcpendamcer‘

tupona fl:w*Bi[5ap:, and of them upon one /Iralaéi/7yop;t the Pepe a
rsling the whole had} oft/Je Clergy :m'thin,t/7:2Kin=gdom at /955 e M

pleaftxre, mi/‘ed icazafiantl_y» a-ptatmtfafiian again]? the King;

of'tba3.—Realm:a ,
L Aiziritadwrfla

That the Paper have heretofore troubled the Kings ufthis 
L Rea!me,,and ufurpedz upontheir Rvjaflpawerg and the more:
hecauie of the Union of the Clergy with, and depenadanvce upottr

that forraigne head, is evident. But that iorreigne influence

ibeingxnow whoiiy fiopt, and the Glér_g7oi‘this Real:-ne more “
firmely united to the King, then ever they were to the ‘Pope, .
this Argument makes tmthing at an againftthet prefent (Yergyt.

hut tatheraconcludes molt fttongly fortheit loyal-,ty=a.nd obedi-

ence; for if the ‘Pop: by reaion of thattznian was~=able to rule anti”?
fwayathe (‘lerg;e=of:»thofe times; . m-ucah more may the Kizzgi (to ~
whom they-aate now more fitmely united) mic and keepe the?

ptefent Clergy‘ inobedience, and ref} {ecure from any p.tat?ti+
fee by their mean es againfi him.‘ V n
Bu.t,Geod .S'£r;,what makes you and your party fo careful! of
fupptcffing factions againfl: the King?'ot‘“a.t'c you,pdc—{ignes in
_ _ _ , good’eame{’c to iirengthen the Iéingx Authority», by impluyinge
jfjjiflotf :E? ‘“”i; it againft the Body of the Clergffttothineg ieiie. King} A‘ M E s
Hgiiipcon whojhad good teafon to know you, layes open the gtoffe by-
tGaurt.p.8I.‘82. pocrtfie ofthefe pretenfions; and your praéhces fince, have

is»

tmdea cleate andiull cammentugon that Text; The pafikget

(I 3)
is very-remarkeable, I willtherefore rehea1;{'e:it.at large; as iéie;
thcrclrclated. * F % T ,

In the conference at Hampton Court, The Kings Supremacy‘
having been: twice mentioned by Dofior Reynolds, the K tog
alkcd him, if he knew any there or elfewherel wholikcd of
the prefcnt Government Ecclefiafiicall, that dxfllfikcd his Su-
prcmacy; ’Dofior=Rejr:old.rfaid,e.no; Why then, aid His Ma-
jefiy, I will tell you a tale, exffter the Religion rejton-do; K log

Edward 6. wtttfoone omrthronme  the fuccoflon of ‘ghee-no ’

Mary here in England, we in Scotland felt the effefit of at ;,
whereupon Mofier Knox wrétet to the ‘flxttgeene Regent (of whom
mthotttflatterjl may /I4], She wt: 4 wrtteotu mid moderate Lee-
elj) telling her that She won fexpreame head of the C hotreh, and
charged Her, etc She would onfwer it hefore god: Trihmoall, to
tab core ofchrtl/2* ht} E flanged, and of fotpprefllng the Topifi
P relatet, who ttithfloool the/tame‘. But how long,trow}ee,did zhgg
eontimee? evenfo lotog till‘ hy H thorit} the Popi/h B1:/hop;--
aaverefxeppreffed; he him/elfe and h ' X - erent: were hrought.io,.~mol
nvel.-’./etleoi, emolh} theft meome: /hmde /hang enoorgh to undertake
the matter: of reformation themfelz/es; Then lo the} hogan to
7?1tZk«?_/771411-46605271! of Her /iopromotcj, nor would longer re/1 upon-«V
hero Authority, but took; the oomfe eototheirowne hand, mod ac:-»
cording to thoztfurther light wherewith the} were illuminated,
the] made a farther Reformation of Religion; H out the; oxfed‘
that poor: Lodjmj Mother 13 not tmknowne. owdwith greife I‘
may rememher t't,who ‘éocomfe She had not home other1avi[3*’itt_/?rte=.
fled, a't’d=defire Mel}-oz private Chzzppell, wherein-to/Erve God ozflh
ter her memner, toithfome flmfileéted perfono ;— But her Stepre.
omoj mot not enough to obtain: it at their bfifldfr Ami how they‘
dealt with -meet;-2 my Lfl/linoritj‘, Toto all know; it woo not done
fintretly; and thottgh I would, I cannot cotsce-ole it: I will apply it

  ‘ thtouond theta (p!»tttt'tt‘»g/lo°.i hoz:sd'to~ht'o hat)Ht}5 fliojefljflzid, M}:>
A Lord:,the 534'/hopt,I may th4nh\e,yot:,thot the]? men dothets pleeztl 
for my Stepremocj, the} think: the} comma: mohetheir pozrtjgoad %

agtzinfiyott,‘ hot 6} appealing to it, do sfyoot orfome that adhere ‘
tmtojott, were not well nfiiefled toward: it ; Bot ifonceyote were”
wot, omdthe] ioplem’, ,1 /Qoowwhot wotoloi éecome ofmy Setpre;-l

' Q 3, 1 ’l'5lfliZ5'l:I_-3,

67.

I

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(:4)

two}, No 3;/op? No King. Thus that wife anti iearnefi K-egg‘

Away then wit his maske ofhypocrific: What yourhafferftic
on is to the King: 9/Iutlooritj, you have of late mad appeare
ro.a1lt_he world, pretend not the King any -longeriothe den
flrufiton of,Gods inheritance againfl: the manifefl: tru‘-th . and
the very evidence of your ow-ne confciences, which cannot
but tell -yougthat you charge the whole body ofthe~C‘lergy., not
out ofanyfeare you have of their praétifibg againfl the King,
but our of your Feare of their {trengthening the King too much,
to the fuppreffing of your faétion , who otherwife will {up-
prefle both King (:é['/aura/2.&iE once you can root out this uni-"
ted Bodyeoftheclorgpthe K ing {hall quickly;under(‘tandfrom
you what goodfreinds you are to his Suprenme e/fut/oorit} .-for
{home therefore either be what you fhould be, good and faith-
full Subjefls, or appear: asgyou are, ”

Pamphiet.

e;S3£nee~tI;e Refornoation tboflg/ogtbe B 1'/loop: Imz/evéeena.k>:oc@d of

from the Pope ,yet were-the} never jointed into the I('ing,cmd his
Authority, to derive and exerei/'ee power under Hs'm;6:4‘1 reg

~w4ir1e~in all things’ A: before, cmdfoeare read] upon om} occojZ- T

on‘ to be coupled otgoine to their old /scold, orxto om} other wh/eicb
rtloey//ml! make mnangfl tloem/"elrzexgavben time /Zmll/ewe; Am!
the time willfervefor/ml: apm-pofe_,wben by H13 Majeߣe:.po.
aver the]! /1241! Jamie totally fupprefled the part} oppofite unto

them,   w’/sereoft/oe] flmed in feare, for they rwillt/Jen reduce tI9e_

L Clergy meta an aéfolute blind obedience, mm tbem againe, and

6] them the people, mo; 50:12 the ‘Prince, .43: former!) :g_Iye]e to

’ 42472: done. e

Animodvex./I

' The ?5’ij]5op: here were not knocked off from the ‘Pope, it
was done in an orderlylieformation,byRoyal Authority,which
by the Law of God and the land hath power to cut,offaI1for-«-

raign 81 ufurped jurifdifiiofifliut this homely phrafe will well

become the manner of your hdiforderly Reformationsmvhich
we to be made by knock; and :ftur_.zul‘ts. But to let your lan-
e ’ gua ge

(I57

iguage palie, and tocome to your matter“, ‘That the Bx’/Zapmnce

the Reformation were nev er jointed into the Kz'r:g,but temaine
in allthings as before, is forlhameleife an unttuth, and fo fully

‘confuted by what is already fayd, as I {hall not need to adde an

tay thing by way of anftvergcithct to that, or any of the inferen-A

‘ ces which you make upon it.

But ifyou meane,that the Bi/zap: cannot be jointed into the A
K bag, byderiving the exercile of their power from him. un- e L

lelie the power it felfe in matters meerely fpirituall, be alfo
fro m~the King, this were to a-féribe moteto the King,then the
moderate fort offPapiy/'r': doe afcribe to the Popehi-»m{'elfe; For
though the moderne ?-effiit: hold that.‘31'/bop: have their power
of jurxfdiflian, at leaf} énforo exteriori, Eromthe Pope, 3 and not
immediately from Chri{t,as we may fee in Bel/Armin; (4),yec

(a)L,4;depan!;3;

the Scbaalemcn we regenerall y of another npinion,as we fee in mm» 6410- N‘-'

Frmzcifl  I/'i&'or~~. (b)~ C4/Ira. (c)'and fundry others.» The
fame was determined in the Comm]! afC‘anfl)lxce,andl is com
flantly maintained by the .S’arbomfl: to this day, andin all pro»
babili-ty had becne confirmed inthe Councell of Trent by the
Bilhops there; had not the Pope: Legazter ufed all poflible art
andllinduflry to keepe that quellion from being propounded,
But let mee returne your owne weapons, and page this
ehargeagainlt the Bilhopssupon your owne faétion in your
owne words«,buta littl-e varied, and~let’s fee how you can d.e.:.

( b) Re/efhde pa-7,

(c)_Lib.z.c.a4;..

fend your felyes. Since the Reformation your Prcréjterian e

power hath beene kept under by the State, yet profelling(as

you do) that yourEccle{ia&icalli power is neither derived from,

not to be exercifed by the Kings Authority; but on ‘ the con-
trary His Roynil Ant/Jarit}-malt be fubordinate to that: you
have remained inheart: as loyall Subieeéts as before, and you
have beene ready upon all occalionsl to couple your {elves with
others ofyoursowne fa&ion,.and to make a head amongfi your
felves to rife in rebellion when time fhould fervtgand this time

:31-‘ewes now for ftneha purpofe,whenpretendingthe King: Am

tlaarity V againil: himfelfe, a you have taiftd forces over all the
land; and when by thefe meanes you lhall have totally{uppre{-
£eclthe-Bilhops, and the obedient loyall ['/org}, of whom you

ftand 

(:5) " “ .

"hand in \Feare.an“d fo reduced both Clergy ahd Laity with more

.’77Wm¢?’ Of 0* then papall Tyranny into a blind obedience, and by both ha-

é’’‘’’‘'’‘’‘‘ 7' 25' rving the King wholly in your power ; He is like to find: the

fruits of your doftrine, which teacheth, Tho: K ixgr are hm lb!”

people: Amzrnoyr, and that the} may recall their power, or mm
. ' _ , do: their letter: of Amrrm} and Prox}: which loyall doflrine
3”” ‘Ii 7“/9"“‘ your Teachers have learned no doubt of their Brethren the 7: -

' I. . . . - .
f 4 9 fmtr,-and tome other Romamfismvho artheyplace allfiwerasgn

e.Boll«czrm. in rcopower originally in the people, fo the} hold, they cannot fa dltzoff

cognit. rhcmfolr/or of it, hot: that they/hell re/Erzio zhefomoo habitually in
thomfrlver, and may in form on/E: rofnmpe, and exerczfe rhofkmo;
But God I hope will ever kecpe this Churchand ‘Kingdom:
from the prevailing of either faflion. *

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" Such A faflion cannot hefafe for the King. for ifthey the 51/24’ A-3
gaiufl him, t ho} are as dangerous as they are potent; and tfthe]
he It/Zed h} him it is worfe, 6] redflon it will comimmll} keep:
wp great jealoufio: and mifundorflanding: hmvixt Him and ho’;
‘people.
 e dc/fniromdzwfl
The leaf} farflion in a State is ever dangerous, becaufe in
‘time it may prove potent: but to call the Bilhops and confor.
tmable Clergy »fo long effablifhed by the Lawes of the Land,
and moving in their feverall orbes according to t ofe Lawes,
and fo acknowledged by Hi: Majojly , almo/1‘ all e Nohilit},
‘_G€ntr], and he]? ofthe Commam, to call fuch an Eflate a fafiion
is an a& ofiniolent malice. And fuch an 1::/lore fo fixed by the
%I.awes,andin inch dependaneie upon His Majc-:fly,as hath beenc
fllewed. the more potent iris, the more fafe-for the King, the
more dangerous onely to the enemies ofhis Crowne and Dig.
ln1ty..,;. as conflant experiencehath aflured the Kingdome. ,
As for yourjealoulies and mifunderflandings, becaufe they

are of your owne fancying andfomenting, without ground, i

‘without end, againlla bodylo eflablilhed, they declare your
alelves plainly robe. the faction in this Kingdome ; And there.
» ~ A L‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ P fore

‘(E 7i n
‘fore Ifinil inake hold to read your owike charge ~::gain’i"a ’32'o"t;gf’
(gives, and let the indifferent Reader judge how wellitfitg
you, Sflcbafofiion 4.: jam‘: ammo: 16:/Eife for the 1’('t'2:‘g, for if"

' ,_l,,). 5, gfgd agozin/Z‘-'-/aim, they are (8! dorngerour agfiinfl Ifingr at
e the] are Potent with the [imple People’ . amd tft/re] ée nfed 5} him,

it 1': worfaé} rm/Fm that -the} t/jamfe/wt wt‘.-"I continua/{7 kgefic up
great iealoufies andmé/':4na’:rfi‘andin(gr écttwixt the King mm’ /22':
People,’ that upon 219:3 fonodartioa 117:} me] unfit t/aemfeive: 4
:17”/grove, gated in gfiefi‘ gamma 60!/9 ing and i7’eo;!: at tho):
plmfe. A _ , — ‘
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fiefldes to make the ‘7°ririce,w79ic/Jflonloi ée tire Isltdd oftlye whole,’
to be head of 4 faffian, ti: 4 diminution tending ' to deflrufiilon,
‘the next flcp-6elow«it-- tending to make /oim=beozd«ofnotbz'ng, in
~=ca]?: the part} zrbereon be oiotl: relje, ea’:/Jerfai/e /Jim or is.
titre] /Jim. Ami t/mt fofiion, that one while may [come to fame
  ~-bi; mrne, (mot/acr while upon t/.76‘ tame oftimu, and change

‘iiégffircflns/?a.noe:,ma} 6: rifled 4: powerfully-ago inf! /aim .
leA3’nimao1t/or/'.

“For the King who is head of the wholeto mal<€‘hii.'Ti‘fClF€ or  
‘to be made the head of a Faétion isiwith allcaution robe avoydé

ed. and the learned Sir:Fr.cmci.t_B4con gives t.f1C“‘rCalGnlD/9.I3'
Ejaj off.¢é?ion:ForI.eagucs or; parties within the -State are-ever
pernicious to tflfondrcbieig becaufe theyraife an obligation
paramount to obligation owooeraignetj, and make the King
Tanqzmw mm; ex noézlr, as one of us; or,in the reafon of your
owne language'tis out ofall queiiion a diminution tending
to deilrufiion   for the”King to become the head of -a‘ Farftion,

  and the very next Rep to make him head ofnothing. But for

the ‘King to edhere to the {me greater and moreconfiderable
‘part of his Kin_gdame,For Hjonour,Power,~VVil"domerand inte-
grity, for the King according to his Solemne 0ath,and the

"known: lawes of the Land to proteél: rhofe who hazard their
‘lives and fortunes to uphold his jull: and legal! Authority, a-
  i ‘D   T t gainfl;

liq“:

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gaihliithofc, who contrary to the lawes both of God andmani

" andtagainfi their feverall_Oathes have taken up Armes againffii

him, andthat for no other end but to force him to alter the
w hole frame of government fo long ellablifhed; this is not to;
make himfelic the head ofea’ fafiion, but to preferve himfelfe.
and his Kingdo me from a wicked faétion, who would indeed-
make him a head ofnothinggt who if they lhould-‘ prevaile (lb:
falfe and treacherous have they beene, that_no K.-ing as yet e-
ver dutfi: rely upon them) he mull expeél: no other meafute
then Om late .S?av:ra£gne in his minority,anZt'his Mother before‘

i him foundat their hands in Scotland. with the overplus ofthe;

Cominuance and growth of a rt!-tlffle and i-mplaeable malice,
which after fo many aéts of gm: and Faevoxr to fueh graoeew
454]‘: an(‘l'ung~r4t-efttll Pezfom, His Z!/.laje_/fie and his whole King.»
dome now finds and leeles to theirgreat greileandtrouble.

Pamphlet:

’ Tb: 2wa~oppof!"t6 parties the Bl:/50p!‘ and tliafetbat m gggiafi‘

tlqem are norvfo exa/lberated, andpointedone again]? the other;
3-/mt eitrherithe one or the other mufffell, and ée f upprefled,

eeinimadwrfii

let the World‘ take notice firlt of the moflz Uucbriflian and?
J:-religious prafiifes-of thefe great pretenders to» Religion, firllzi
they exafperate the Bilhopst by {inch violent oppreflions as‘
were never praxftiled yet by ['/.m:/ham or ‘P4ga.n.c; and then in“
way offatisfaétion, they make that exafperation an argument’
for their extirpat'iont and utter abolifhmtnt . ATC thefe the
wayes that Chrift taught his Difciples. or can theft be the"
fruits of the Ho!) .S‘pirit. E? not deceived, jaw may éevittbfi/{7}

People; éutjon mm mack: Gad, Jmrjudgemeut‘ flu-petb ‘not-,
But lefiseextanaine your Stateumaxime, we fliall find: it im:

applyedgat leaf! to the Bifhops; the fuppreflion would become.

your faftion well,.andiyou.-have‘bid very fa ire for it.

_  faéfiont in the Ghurch orRebellion inthe ‘State /
no raafedgt S necelfaty that the one party or other muftfall; at  
heals‘: their oppolition,_f<_>r aaKi:.:gdome or __C1y1;4yr>c/.2‘ diyitlcd can; L

nets:

co)  

em: -away; but that the Govemours Pnouid be hceéficeci ’to'l‘?Iic

. —_{m-y of Rebells, beeaufe both partiesare exafperated, is againfi:
A eallruleos oFRelz'g:'an, and policy. For Religion, iris much
‘ qjkg thc High Prey;/$5 Religion concerning the {uppreffing of

Chri/E, It is expedient (fa§'th he) that one fhould flzffer,-I‘atb€1‘

‘-,.,*§
S3

5&2.-,r;;_¢.,._s¢,.z3:z4

then the whoie Nation fhorfid perflh. Thisewifh religion S‘M8f¢:r&§
T A

indeed.

And the policyié not much better, For byfupprefiingthet

*-innocent, we mufi yeild to the Rebellious; and the giving way

I ‘ to one Rebellion, ever {owes the fecdof a new one.

‘Befides. fliouldthis argument hold good, it would outdo

that hellifh Powder 7' reefim,not only blow up the Bifl1ops?,btIt
<e'herKing, Nob1es,Gentty, and Commons. For tbegrcatefl and T

befl: part throughout the whole land; who have all ofrbemy
in {o highlané tranicendent a ma.nner*'becne provoked andexa
;3fperated‘by your faétion, that xt is no merva‘I_lc though your
iéguilty confcicnccs prompt you to the extxrpatxon ofall theft:

by degrees. Whom you have to highly offended; But your de-
"figne is {id} to e-fupptefle the.«Biihops, therefore you alleadge

ifatther. ’ t h

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.;?;3f¢b; ‘Bi/bop:/upper-ted hy Hz: /.144}:/}.yfhaIl'prevm'le, flttdfllfte

pf;-fie total/j theother part], H14 /Mdjtfl] am? he -who/z_'7 zfl their

5454, ggraine, 44 hi: predecefl‘oter:- have heme; for the} will he '42..

.551: to ex/egohfitlzetegy »the"C/erg]; Md the people, and them) 1'4
mg; figeir fife to he ruled hy their Prince.’

Animklehverf. ' fin ~ _
Thetpaffége is mifptinted in your Gopy, ‘I will fheweyoufif
‘you plearfe, how you fhould reade"it. If the Bzfiop: fopportc-oi

' ‘hy Htéjllajeflj under '_Goo[,omd the Loyall Nohilit}, gentry and

ammo»: of the L4nd,t/hollprevaile, and fttpprejfe tom!/} the op-
.po/ition ofthe other party, He’: Mnjefl} will he who/I} in Hie
Throne againe‘, eeaholt predeeeflottr: have heene; for the ?5z]hop'.'r
will hethe éetfer ahle to teachhoth Clergy and Laity their ohedt'-
..-¢.1m'e, 59' fitting hefore them 32: fi-efitmifcheg'fe:_ttrtd -mi/Erie: 
. y %  3

_]ene

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your Rdeilioteefafiiott, And, for themfelvet, it hetthever tm;»i~ V

their It/6 fine: the Reformation to he ruled 67 their ‘Prince, It 155..
‘ the Hozeattr oftheir Order} and the Reformation, dzfiirove it ifjo
6'4”. _ _ K .
But is it poflible,.that you and your party fhouldhave the-
Face ta charge the Bifhopswirh a cuflome of-‘» not being ruled
by thci; Pr ince? Your {elves in the msane while being the mofi
unruly and rebellious faflionagainfl your Pritncc~,thar eventhé
Sun (aw; witneffc thofe unparalleled pmnciples of rabellion.
and Treafon,delivered by the Fathers ofyour Religion.

H T/mt ifICi;ege and ‘Triocere refttfle to refi rme Re/zgion (and 1°»:
\ J50”, 1324]); the inferiattr ufifagiflratet, er“-the people hy dtref?ioez.l.A.
efthe /Miozflere, met} lawful/Lane.’ ought, tfneed reqezire, evm.»

§’"rcfi1cero Good

max 3' back; of

.obedmcc~:

C3“ You this 0- .$e/hjeéts orefieefiom their oothe: of ohedietgt'e..

 8% That the peep./e may armigne. their Pr.irtt'e..
I 'P'7’ ‘ Thttt Prince:-for. caetfee ma}-he depo/ed.

ejfem of 3/frmex to reform: it theemfelz/et. \

lb’: 49 .6 . . , A V
]b,;». :7 1? 2734: the people have right to heflow the Crowne dflpleet/Eire."  1
1':>.p. 13. The: the; have the /time power over the King, that the King;

135-P38~ 53- hath over ax}-one per/En.

That it were good that lrelwotrde were appointed h} the peop/e5.

fer fetch oz: _/hotelei hi/I T_)Imnt.t,. at there it for thofe. that have gil-
%' P9g~ 4°’? \ led weive: or hemet, or have when their. whelpees.
35- P3g- 70: e That the Prinee.ma] he exeommtmicated.
74 0- “P1? P3“ That he that-hp excommtmiceitian it mji‘ iotohell; it not wor-
fb'_P:§'o6_ 57'o_ th} to enjoy my iifi: &lP074 earth.‘ . _  
° _ 7'/mt it is the dztjof the N ohilitjto repreje the rage and Yu-
K”°7‘ “P1°d‘:f‘/3/ease} ofPri2tce.r. ‘  

3”3i’&C' Theft Nohle men,ir2fi:riot:—r Mog{fir4te:,4nd rather thenfoi1e,the *

people were hotmd hefore God to reforme Relzigiatywhether the
V Qfieene  fl7e.2l{itt,g‘2rtJee-ne Mary) would, or no, yea though it
§"“””'4”'-0fFr- were 6} putting her to death, yet: they ought to hfewe fflt herto

ggdmilif P ’ 9°-’-death-en‘ at/14Ton_/For-., T}remt,_C'rt1e!I heovff. . i
I‘ 3’ 3 ' _ Neirhetrdoe your Modern: Teachers and.PampHletcrs come
any whit fhort of thcfe horrid pofitions oftbcif Fathers. I re;

gortt memo the PamphIet¢rs,of.thct p.rcfcntttimels,Vwhetbicr-
" N ‘ " i  ' th‘c’y;

That if Prince: he Tyrant: ezgoinflGod and hieftmrth, » these:

(5,),

fiigy Joe or not; Or if in any ofthefe particulars, they thiflke?

it not time as yet to fpeake outta the world, lam furetheit;

Difciplesi have prafiifeci them, all at the height, But Bleffed
be Gods mercy. hitherto without efle&?' V . A
How the Genim of your faétion-inclines you-~to~rehel/ion,
none had greater experience then our late Salomon, Iwili
trherefore fetdowne a paflhge in his Bafzlicon Daron to this pur-
pafe, worthy robe imprinted in the deepelk‘ thoughtof His

‘Majefly, andalluhisloeyall people ;0 Having..fhewed.how your

hétion ufed him both in his minority, and alter, whilellhe Pag“60‘_‘l6"¥?éT-1

was in Scotlmid‘, and how they laboured to bring in «‘.'DemczcrA--t

_c}t into thexingdome, as well as into the Church. he concludes
with thefe word 5, Take heed therefore {hm}-Sauna offiich Pt!-~
ritomax, 2/erfpe/I: in hmch and Cammon-wealth, whom no dea
fert: can oh/ige,mithe“r Oaths’: nor«‘7’romi/er hind, hreathing new
thing hut [edition fiitdi-'6‘4[I47}1flit.I', aflairing without meaflxre, 7'41.-to
lmg without reafim, and making their anme imagination: ( with-
out mi} nfzzrmnt of the word) the fqfiflfe of their-can/Eience. [pyro-
xefi hefore the great _C/‘ad, and/inn-1 am harem‘ upon in} 7'efl¢-
mane, iteix-noepliuefw nice to ljwin, that]-an jhall neverfind ina-
iz} High - land, or Borderer theew: ‘greater. ingmtimde , and

more 11:1, andwile perjurier, than-with thefe phumticdllflzirits ;— i

andfnffer them not to hraokejour land, ifyoa like to fit-at'~reflv,
except joy waxald keep: them for tryin gyemr patience, as Socrates

did -an will mfe. You fee how apt your pa-rtyis to be ruled by» 4
your Prince, and yet you of all others mull: needs accufe the;

Bi fhops ofunrulinefle, : :&«-‘”1:r£t~Gracch-033$ c. ,

Ifihe other fide prevail? again]? the Bi/hops‘; 4: poflihlj they med}?
hamvegvta deaie with 4 part} long/inc: reejefled . hy» other Rea

formed -C-‘hiirehn . .«
A 1-/!nimozdz)icrf.’”i

Tam glad to meetwith this claufe here (though by the By)?

concerningthe rejeéiing of Epifcopacy by; other Reformed

=€hurch_es;for though it be one of yo ur Llnparallel’d«Rea{ons .

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44 -4____.__ _ _

Note this.

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in t"l'tefi<ontii;aeice ofyour difcourfe, yet you~never‘regt«:ar3it
afterwards to makeit good,onel_y here you mention it againe.
and that but barely and by the way. Shall I tell you what I
coneeave may be the reafon of this your Omiffion? and it is
moft Worthy to be taken notice of by all that are well affected
to the ti!/fomtrcIa£ca1lGove»rnement of this State.

1 You cannotbe ignorant, that in all Reformed Churchesra-
broad, where Ullonarclaj is eftablilhed in the State, Epifcopazrj

hath beene retained in the Church,as in ‘benmarke and Sweden,

A rhelides the territories of the L8:/aemn Princes of German},

who havea'e%j'e&ed'the namerot Bifiop: onely, not the thing or
»offiee,their lhperintendents difiering not from Bifhops in pow-
er, but onely in name; And lo it was in Scotlandalfo at the
fitfi, and inthe Palatinate. ‘As for other Reformed Clmralm
that have rejected Epifcopacj, the cheite of them are Repub-
—l1°q1I¢*.t, and tome -of them nonevof the bet} freinds to Lfl/lamm
:c/2j,to fay no more. A

Let the world take .notice where you have a minde to be
complying, andto what you have a great longing to reduce
this State, even to comport onely with the Repuélicks that

T have abolifhed Epifc-apac]; But I hope thofe whom it molt

eoneernes do fee how neceliary it isfor a Monarch; to comply
cheifely with the Reformation of other L/'l«to:mrc:$::, as they

defire to uphold the happy Governement of this Kingdome, ,

under which, by the blefling ofGod, .it hath to long .flo.urilh-_-

ad.
As for that lingular and irelh example of re feeling Epifiopdt
cyin the Uvtanarcby of Sea tlomd, it is but reafon that we fee a
little experience of it there, howit will ftrengthen and flap-
port the Royal! Authority, before we follow theexatnple ofir
here in this Kingdotne;for from King james his report of the
e&'e&s of your Prefbjterier in His time, we have no great en-.
couragement to confide, without farther tryall. ii

pt Pamphlet. T ~
and Intel; [9 51¢,/ted for —-60!/9 the Kiitgdame: :7" England and

Scotland.
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i.’ ~ 7 .. .-...., _... —-- 6; . .-  9--—-y  :

V Jnimddzferfi

calumnies of flandcroas Tongues, they are of a blalling naturtje
But the Bilhops defence againlt them is; That the Difciplels
not above I-lis Mafler . nor’ the fervant above his Lardgwhilefi
out B’I:_fl_I.-d‘ .S'a'm‘o#r was upon earth he was blafied by the ma-
licious 7ewe: for a Winenbibber, a Glutton, afreinrd of Publi-
mm: and Simaerx. And it is no flrange thing for the Minillers
of Clzriji‘ in all ages to take up. his €rofl'e, and to=be blaftedé
with their Saviour. T ' A

B'ut,_I pray you, for whichof their good works do youhlaih
the Bilhopsfi lor,wh'atev'er ill opinion you and your party eon~~
eeive, and feeke to-»br.eed~’ in others, of the Rezzerendfli/bop: of
this land, it becomes good Chriflians and true hearted Eng-g
£2’/A-mm, with thankefu1l~ hearts to remember and acknow-
ledge, That there are few things of confequencc for the pro-

moting of the welfare and» havppinelle or the Churehand Kingr
“dome, wherein/the Bifhops under God have not becne the
efpeciall Infléruments; The lawes of this land, by meanes
whereof this Kingdome hath. long eni~‘oyed~ a happyiand qpiet"

a You have found outa very proper Metapfiare for the bitter‘

governementgttwe owethemt in a great meafure tothe a'dv‘ife,ancf t

€ounfcll' of B-1'/bopx‘. Ina Kingfof the  smut in the pre-
face to his I.awestfayes,. they were made by the ptrfwafiom
and advife of Hedda and Erlgenwafzi I:fi:{B£/Bopr. Atlirlflanlby
the wife counl'e1l"ol"Ulfeéu-[me the A'rcb‘~Bifbap, andother Bi.
fihops; King Edmondxby the Counfell ofada, and W:'41_/hm his
Arch-Bifiiop‘, and diver-s~ others his Bifhops. The Lawes of
‘Saint Edward gathered out of the former into aebody, thc.
fumme whereof we find in King ?aiam- Charter, recited‘ in
Matt‘. Peri/'.. which with form alterations we now enjoy by:
the name of Mdgna Cimrm confirmed by Hm‘. 3. were by the"
i eon-n.feel§l and advifeof Bi/7:ap:,.a swe. may read in Ltfiécrll-Jr-~
cbalanamia. To go no farther downewatdfin this Argument to

matters ordinarily knowne, The union of the Houfes OfTorfl.-' t

and Lmzcaffer‘, the tvyo rofes, whereby the lat’: civil! wars (to
Iigeake of); in;-this» Kmgdome were brought to-an happy end,
. ’ wast

  (=47)  
hythe wife advife and counfell of Bilhnpezl/farm») “Tite
t effcflittg of that marriage-with Scoilamd in the time of King
Hm. 7. whereupon followedtthe union of the two Kingdoms.
was by ‘Bi/Igap Fox. Above and beyond all thcie, that Blefline/g
of Blef{ings,the convetfion ofthis land to Chrifiiattityui was um-
clet the free-«grace of“God bytthe miniflety of Biihops: The
a foundation of many ofthe cheife (3/m-else: and Ca/ledgerin
the land weowfi 30 the piety of the-Bilhops and their ‘plentie-‘.
full revenues: as we doe the reparation and augsnentationteof
divers ofthem,to the prefent Bi(hop.s.The cheife inliruments
of the Reformationin the land were Bilhops, who alfo watt-ed
whatthey hadiplanted, 8: that with their own bloud,as Cran-
I war, Ridley, Latimn-,'F:rr4r,Hoaperfrhe cheife propugners of‘
the Reformation againli the ’C'/:::rc/2 afkomve, ‘have'becn'I>’i/éopr
by theirlearned writings, orderly worfhip of’God,and admi-
nillration of Difceip-line a's~neere as-mightvbeto the {irft anclbefi
times ofChriflianity-=; And‘that’Which you cheifely hlaflthem
for, but furelyis not the leaft among the good oflices done by
them to this Church, is the upholding of the Doflrine and Die‘
fcip-lineeftablilhed againfi thepowet andipraflices ofyour fa-
&ion who wyouldelong ere this have reduced this“Churchto
the miierable confufion wherein it now is,I need fay no Worfe.
I ~Sir.,however you are pleafed to blafl this ‘Holy ‘Order 10
blcffed by God, fo blelfitugethie whole land,yet every know...
ing and confc-ientious man oithis Kingdome. that {cares not
b-imfelfeto be blafled with the gteatfin ofingratitude againll:
Goal for fuch treafures ofbleflings, conveyed ‘unto him by
their meanes, is very fenfible of the great obligation he hath
itosehonour them, and cheifely to Honour God for them, $16:
humbly to defire oPGod the continuance ofthem. ’

Pémphlet.   I A ~
To/am will Ht? Majeflj run the bamrzl rim 117:} do: wi2icI:fi:p3
farm ‘tom-ring mill. i l y i o
Anipmdmzfl

i a You might with as good a heart, and ‘as good manners have
t    L role

I x . eftgfi L   4‘
"eolcl‘iiim in plaine Englifh, that you will pull down: thcf’B£~;
fliops ifyou can, though you hazard His Majefiy with the fall:
But through the mercy of the molt High he lhallnot need to
feare your mdlicefor feeing he buildsupon that firme founda-
tion of Law and juflicen, by which the Bilhops are efiablilhed:
the/e l'4;we.r fly which be fuppart: /rirfiubicfiir no tdahé-t 6} Gods’

. gaodrmfr, (as himfelle expreihwhen he was at hislowefl ebbe;
. and bath fince found it true.) willwcrfvppart him, and.thistot-;
tering wall. t t L

J You have this great Statefirtans firfl: r_ea'fonfor t_.-he abolifhing

of Epifcopacy, and his urging ofit. Ileave it tothe Readers A
ceniute whether theanimadvcrfions have not made this impair-'

ralleld reafon appeare‘ to be-that Paradox, the contrary where-

of ‘is true, -viz. That the upholding ( not the abolllhing) of
Epilcopacy-willallute His Majefties Royall authority. _

7Pam;phlet; -

~‘:Z't‘2a:ill increzzf: H135 M4jcfli:r_eRefi:nu?:‘.; The Temparaltiex 0}“ “

a ‘the ‘Bi/Z,-op: éeingin«sb£3"Billgr4ntcd- tzo.tbeaK¢3ng, t/rare will be
1m Augmehmtie‘njof'Ha3 Retx:ntJe:,é}‘t%: sanflant rent oftbem
And ér/ides Iv} finer upon Zeafcr, and at/aerwifetbere will 5: ap-

*-parmnitie: marl mmnesfar Hzk Majeflie tagmtéfie Hirfl-rt/mrtt, i

 tb4t«w;'ll 6: now dzfappaimm’ of Monqpaliesrand prajcfir.

. %v3‘z)'maalv¢>5f2  T ‘. —
”’l'helil<e motion for the Temporaiirigr of the Church was

‘torrtierly made in a ‘Parliament at [avientry in the time of Hem; ;

'4. which thereupon got the name of La.c/e-learning Parlia-
went, as our*C’bronicle:tell us; wherein one Sir job» fkejncjr,

“(thoughmmetirnes a Deacon profefi) was aforward Speaker,

‘the Kings profit was then. pretended as now, ‘but the contrary

it was made {'0 apparent by ‘Thomas /Irtmdell Arch-Eff/mp of

‘Camcréurj, thatthe Authorsof thiattprojefii.-were afhamed,

i iand‘t‘he King fo {corned the motfioh, that-H6 prfifcm‘-‘ds He

would leave the Church in a better condition than he found it,

itather thenla worfe. {Andi doubt not but-Our Grm'ms'.S’o van .

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faigzfelfofi his foule abhors the thought of lo foule an A&,as?*r
to opprefle andruincthofc whom he hath allwayes found moft l
true andtaithfull to I-I-‘1sCrowne; which would expofe Him, 

and his, to thofe. many Anathemdet andlfxesrdtionxmchtio.

A ned in the Will: and (barter: of the Donors, not onely to the l 1
Gonfumption of the reflof his revenu>es,but to the laying ofara to
l e'~vetla&ing:-bloteof infamy upon his ftoryvthroughout all {uc~ j

cceding ages, never to he wiped out, ‘ - A

Or if your difcentfiom that cLack- lcarniag Parliament doth”    

not pleafr: you, I willdoe youpbut right, and fetch your pedi-

gree yet higher ; You know who it was that alkedthc qua-r
flioat~.,_Ad q_m'd perditio-lwecfltowhat endis this Wall! When

the box-ofoyntment was powred uponout Saviour; and what

he pretended’; to wit, the poem, as you now doc the;I('z'::g.., *

Baalaith the Text, be cared notfizr the P‘0.07‘E3élW ‘yam: atlaeife, and 
hr: the bagg: ; And it is farther by fome obfetved; Thathe 
that complained then dc-. erdimneitselliledinthe Gofpellfilizur
perditianis 5 the {on ofde ruflion , and became at length film:

prm/itiam'.:, a Traitour to his Lord and,Ma{let; I will not a p- t

ply, but-I“c6uld heartily wilh thelfcariots ofyour party, who e .
are fo greed ypafter Church Revenues. would take into pth’cit"

éonliderat ion a religious Speech of anablc S‘pea~kcr in the Haufe 
X affohmmans ata Committee fome ycates agoe (Maftct 7’ym be-t

ingfthen in the Chaitejfitleetie it U!/[afler Pym, /2: that thinly

' tofave "d777".f;Jiflg 5155: religion,’ 51!: I21‘: [auleméll 6e :1 terrible“
loafer in the end; for what _/Zmllp it profit 4 man to gain: the whole

world, and loaf:/six awn: foul: Pt‘

But what if the King according ‘to youfttprojéét mould he  l ,
polfcfléd of the Church revcnut-fs,would he be ever the richer?”
  Do we not find in all hiftories Sacred, and ‘Pioplaanc, mofl: te-

markeable examples ofDifm'ne wx_geam::,. which hath ever

azccompanyed‘ fuch ptafiilcs; ‘and that. theprey thus gotten? l.
hath proved like the coale which the Eagle‘ {natchtd from the
Altar , or like garments ‘infected with the Plague? To infitance»
t in He». 8. an example beyond all examples in this kind. How ‘ t

was that Kinggentichft by, that waft accelfion of   Church revecr

A. . L , V mztet»

 

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V muesupon the diflohlution of Religious houfes, Quid rcizmguhm

\ V  other Church-laudsflt appearesupon record b y 3 ccmpmmon .

ofparticulars‘, Téwgttrlicfidcr other/hmme:-9 mm; ‘;[m , __ yd‘, 3 egg,
farm’ panned: rei{Edh:flpan is/we per/‘onafl efihttefrofrlyfifi. ;_,;T;::.J lard C£vran=£u’eg
from the whale Clergyupan 4 pr.enium'r¢,ée/Ides 4/.’ tbs’: tén,-,m,,,~ . f
or/42rd: of the religion: Igaufé: jeilded rig’/at /‘car: t/aouflédpmndz
per amnum ofoldflwtx, wbicbmz: more éjfm-M, L,/M, gm,” n_’
V ""’”“ ”f‘b‘ '°"”"'-‘Th’ “"4 6‘fi“"-'9 and much more rim; all :6  
V-mairxder oftheryearr;/]* rem-new oftlyt-*wbo1e'hC’l:rg_y of Eng[:,::
4 43d zfme laqk, at the improvement of rm~::,e flute ,5“; tin,’ ,.;.
wzmzz: much, or :\mre,tl:‘m-a million per ammm mm. one wouyd r e
have thought here hadtbcene treafilre enough to have enriched
the Crownefor ever, and that the ‘Exc/aequerh would never:
' havebecne drawne dry, nor the ‘King have needed to-char
his Subjeétssany more with iubfidies, or other taxes . Whig:  
rplaufible pretences were ufed arthat: time, "to makcsthc A6;
more cafly paffe. Btfwhatbccamc -of all thisinfinite mail
A ofwcélth in the conclufionl? Thr-outgh t‘hee-iufl: ( I needvnot fa e
the f‘»’C1T€t)2jL1dgement of God it came to paffe, that thc 53,5.’

A —~:e:beqwr.inVPcantlyVgrew empticr then before,theKingin gr-car.-.

er wgmts thefi ever, *infomueh that the very next yearc to his
I feazmgupon the greatcfi: oftherreligious houics, he was fore.
ed t~h'vrough‘=»th e_ extremity of poverty: taiméafe fk:‘¢:oJ;;g ,0   T
‘*e'o_yne‘_‘6_’r'dfe .»rao.:‘r_j,.'lea_tberoda_yxe, the 5;]:/} gfuwjm’ (0 ’thc\S;oz;e:Gc/&r-ma‘:
W0fid€1‘5 Of D"1Vm.9'Il!filC€) an_d the poore feduced people were ;j',,,8j a 7d’”’”"
more opprefl'cdand tmpovertfhed with new taxes 8:: char cs “ “Q1
then they had heene in the raigne of any~p.R I NC E , eithergbe ’
‘fore or fince; A   V A  - » ; '
  Is not here ‘ed fairc encoura‘ ement trow-, c rfo  1 1
‘ rogo about the enriching OH-giimfC1fe( and hygs )fcrv1;;.t1lg: 
tthe Bifhnps revenues? Yet let me tell. you éarther for the ad.
;/Ivaljcing of your goochf proieéf in difparity to the times of
«He». 8. The Biihop.r~ now to be a-boli{h.ed‘in your defires and
defignes are bottomed upon afirmer«ai1dberter'Foundation‘ -
then the A6502‘: and F7341: ofthofe times, and therefore you
-muft expeéi a greater curfe from ifyou go about toga“
mhem do wne. Befides the revenue of the Bifhops and their
 h e ~51? .§!.stI3edml:
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Gntideib-ai:now~ nwbieh you wouid iputein the Kings pnrfe, ie,
not Confidcfabit in companion of the Vail; revenue of tboie;
Religious Hm];-J, accounting what is in the C hurches(;not the

  TenanIs);bandsi, as is eafie to be defmonfirated; And why you:
‘ ihouid przomife the King bett-Ci‘. fucceiie upon‘ worie grounds.

andWea'ker,p:=obabi1ities, then He». 8.. had; lcti..t.she nindifier-5
em reader judge. ‘ ‘ i

T » But fuppofe yon intended -(“g'ood‘footb)> to increafe. the i‘

King; revenue by this projeéi, and were able tomake it good

A yet how will you be ableito fatisfyithe K ings. canfcieme, , than;

Hemay be able to do it? Yes you tell us:.
i / P’ampbT€t;. .  n
témt Hi: </Maje/2} maytake tlaefe'lm:»d: tifu: given, m':lsi;.o
amfcmp/:-, 5.! clear; 51' .tlJafe'-eon/Iqiegratéan: fo/1a.2m'ng.., ‘

eflnimecié/e7y‘2"I

I“c!o not find in the confiderations following a ny thing com-
lidcrable for the removing~ofthi—s {eruple one ofthe Kigzgl can-»~

fi:imce.. I Find nothing ebeuttfléinderssand iempertinenciesf, as~we~.
fliallfee, when wecome to examine the particular}. Inithex
meane while I {bail take, the boldneife toput this fcruploe '

e home, why the Iefing in-ccmfcience as Irconceive cannot take a-g  

way the lands, much leffe the 0m'er~0f“Epifi'opacj,I win maker

ufe onelyofjone groundgand that istliesolemne Oath that Hie” b
Ma Jefiy takes at His C'or'orMz‘-ion; which as _i:_remaines.upon re; _

cOrd'in-AthciAExvI'9eq§ter,- runs thus. . e e
-5271: Sermon éeing done. the Arc/zéi/liape goat/fro the-. ing, am? i

T mke.¢:Hi5wi11ir{gnefl’eto»mkE' 1/at Oath tdftlfl/{]'i'dk€n»5;i Hie Prea»
e" — deceflotrirc. T17'e_~Ki.°1g- /bewetla/aim/2*!_fe wiliing, dfifitb-,‘dfi-dga9>

uh-to t/9e~e/I/fear. The Arckéz'/bopddminifiretla tbefi: qmfiiarzxa %,

Iafidjbv K ixgvanf mm t/1emfewml{}f.' ..

Epifeopus..

‘L aS’2s'r,m'1Iyoai= _gr:m¢,. and Izecpe, amdiéyxyour 04:/diconfirme to elir‘ ‘

it}1?people.0fE7'.rgIdnd.t/ac Ia.2a2e.i and mflame: ta them gramtefl i
41%? EM‘ .‘“f‘-€“.z’v?ed12#t-(ewfel/.e— @224 r6!»;e'o~:iPWr?dev

.W.(IW.~$   3

iefiiarxi dad name»? the larva, cafiamat, andfi-aac!:if¢;‘§;m¢:
ed to the Clcrgjhhy the Iariam King .9’. Edward ]0!lrA‘7’=9-fig-
‘Jeceflbr, aczrarding ta I 2 lave: of Gad, sh: trite" prufeflim 
figggpfi):/I efiahlifh-din this Kiy;gdam,4nd figreedhle to the preg-
rgggtive thmzqf, and th: ancient snflamcs afth:I1R:.alme.? ’ %

‘  “Rhex°"W ' h 

Ihgrant,aadprofnih£ero keeps §I1Cm§. .  '

Bpifcopus;

h -.4S‘ir,—wi1l‘yau keep: peace, mzdggfdlj agreement ihtirelj (ahgom-.£;.'

. ing to jam pamr)hath.to Ghbhd, phe H601-Chtsr.Ach’, the Clergghh
_ and the people?   h   % X ' ‘ %
~ ' ' » ' h R'E:c..
_I;hWi1l keep: it.. ’ _
A! T % Epifcopus» «   .
Sam, willycm tojaur power, hi caufe law,1jt:fl:34ie, and dif¢'rttian,’}g
m:rc}V‘andtrntht.a h:.¢-xecz4ted.V?_T’ h. h  . ' 5 H
h ‘h _  ..;R5?.x":'
I.EwiII.’.. _ " W  . 4
      .EPifC.°P»U$ i . h h  
Wfiljas grant ta kéepe the 14124: . and rightfhllT'cufléma.{which »
the commmmlt] of this your K bsgdame have; and willfyou dc;
fend mad .’vph.a_ld them tathe hammr: ofgad, fl mach 4; i-njgg  
9.W',9b:;?'.i‘ . - . '. _  '

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» L  Tgrantahd prqhifife {O to 'dmh.

'ThZen one ohfthehBhi‘fl1§ps reads thi§ad*n1on£tion fo. the King 'f %
hbcforc thepeoplc witbta loud vgoycc... h _ ‘ - A

h  Ear} thaI<;’:L¢'r2¥g-,= - aw hcfeechjou to parJa‘n,"_ and to gmht; ' .

andvpr-efcrw unto us,  and to the Chnrché.r% committed to 0:1?‘
qimrgq, ,c¢_llt§s_r{on£qa!!prhviledghes, amjd dye (hm, jaflaadhjufiiche, and
T h h . .  1   T Ltfifhj’

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V .2 z’§h4h‘~_70#‘W0fl_ld pwotéff drzoz’ defend mg 433 hwerygoool Kivgz'¢2 mg»

'K't'ngdaimé ought to hejprateélor, andodefinder of his Bi/hoip,-, ,q,m9
zhe(‘h;mhe:_xmd:r thoirgowmmmt. ’ . %

. é 7 The;-King-anfwercth .

T With aewilling mad J6‘-110141‘ heart »I. prom:/79 , and grmgt my

pardon, and that I will pre,/ewe and maintain: to yoza mzdthe

Churches‘ committed tojonr charge 42!! canonical! privilcozigjoo

and due km» and jztjficc, mm’ that I willhejoror proetcffor mm’ dc.

of.-ndcr to my power hjthe ¢flE]Z4nce of god, never] gaod‘IC:':»{g-

in his; Ifihgdomc in right ought to protsff, and d find the Bi/hopr,

A o and httrchn imolcr their Government.

Then the King orifeth, mad ixflled to the Communion Tdhlo,‘

where he make: afoleezhne Oath in-}hcfight afall the people to oh-V _

* {ferve the premifle:,handl2z]z1ng h-IQ hand upon   the Rocky,/kjeth,
h T A .'ofheOath. . h

' ” ‘The-.;hing)’which‘}htt'a/e‘hEfhre prpm_ifi'd, I Mail ptrjfbrmt (M43 _

Afkeepe, fo~_/yelp: me ‘C/‘ad, —a¢n'a’ the cbnfmr;6' ofthishaake.

~ A . By this Oathit appearese to mac, the Kingobinds himfelfeto .

sprotefi and defend hisffiifluopsfind :11} their lawfuil rights and

Mprivilcdges, both in genera1l.words, which include them with e

the refi ofthefieingdomegandfitcr in fpcciall,as fully as can be

Aéxprelfcd ;' By the; lawesof Saint Ediamrd are meantcheifely 
/z.ho1e\includediz_1 Magoo Charm, thevery firfl whereof is, A
' ‘That the €'hm'c'h~ofEng!and‘/halljenjo] ail her-rights, liherrim,’

~ ouflome: and.prim‘1oolge:,.€§-o- And as if this Werenot .ycr_e~
nough, the King fweares in fpcciall to the Clergy ,\ to pron,-F2‘ hi;

flighopx as every goodlflng ought to do,amd tohpreferv: toonhem all  

afianigallpriwledgex with due law, Andi;/flice,o ('j_'::'.'

Now, unleffehyou can by your An: prove eradication and
eabolifhing ofeEpi€copacy, and alienation o_ftheir=Rcvenue,to
bea‘ protefting and,preferving'of the Biihops with their rights
and priviledges, a cunningesophificr may happi|y_fin3"out1omc
gcolourable cvafions to delude the mind, hutoa religious heart
can never find any oiolidity of reafon, whereby tofatisfic the
Ki"5S—C9n{Ci€-_l]CGill this pagriculoaxg , ff

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= illitihe (did; That the ing in 1_’v1rl:'.emrnt aelfétem-a.ny oftliefi
laiwes and cufiomcs; which He {weates to maintame, and yet   ‘
its notguilty of the Breach of his Oath, and‘thetefore_by the

fame rcafon may al£€r.‘Epifc'apacy ;—The anfwet is eafy, He
mayldoe the former without Breach of his Oath’, becaule all

 the-‘patties lt.1tfl‘C{Ed_ in mgr: I:a_wes' give their confcnt to alter
them by their reprefematwefln ‘7’ar1mmwt5 and (0. by :.‘clCa»o'

{ing their Intercll in the Kingtg-‘ptomilel, His Qagh being pm.
milloryeceafes to b-mcl in thoie particulars. But. thecafe may

well he thought farte di*§er'en-t concerning the Bilhlops, felt be; it

(ides the Generall Oath to.the K%ngdomg;,here.i; a fpeciall
Oath to the Bilhopseand their Chute-hes under them, >th.a.tl the
King will prcferve andtlefend them -inall their r,ights.~ T

New unl‘ell'e you ean »p'er{7wade thefiilhops to giveconfenr
-to their owne abol1lhmg,..and lo releafethe King of his faith,‘

given to them sf well as to the refl of the Kingdome, petfwadc

t-hem, Ifay, not force‘ them. fotforced content is no conlent,.

neither in Law notlconfciencie : You will nevethe able -to fe.
vtgutethe Kings conlc1enceas- to this p.ameular.; That he may
lawfully break: a pr’omsfforjr=0atb without their confent. to

whom thisfolemne pmmife was made ; juMmentumpramif.~«

forizmz aéligm mifui a5jE_r"zz;m'o;2em,mc pate]! in meliu: commu-

% " sari mm nocammto creditorile c§- ipfa iaazzito; mam praemiflio qmeu  
fit /Jamini, fiti direélé -in .commag1xm éllim, nude nan} caxfidemtur
quid in iliafit wolitu , (zit! deogrgtim; (6-‘boo’ madotobligdt gain
mcefféfinm eff ad canvifium bs:m:_§nm‘n,t 6* mfcrwturjuflitia e

es} veritm‘ inter bamine1.ita communiter Docfiotes Spar. dc ]u.

ram; promifl. l. 2. C. l3.n.I'4. Injummento bomini faflo mm ‘—‘ %

patefi dif;:en_{ari,- qyiepcr pramiffnmeacquiriturjw es’ cuifitiprou

T mgjia, fed non pate-flfipriwzrijzare/uo finejyfh: caufla qzmip/'um~ t
, cancernere deéetjquia mfilims mxzim mm fufiicit, at alter‘ /no ‘jar: 
primmr. Idem. cap; 4.1 . n. .2. And .I have great realon to i
think: all the? Cafmfl: of your fafltionfifiesnot able to tmtyc this =

Knot: U
' Pamphlet. -

i Mi time: rm-ned, that the ‘Clergyjn the conflimtian the] how 49%.?‘ '
  it tvjttelsrtfiif/w12.:a‘4»:!iv.5 ésen alvvtzwfafiiéai dzainfi its éiétrtivt .  
7 -   T A or

‘bi J.

ml

Wéftha tidhicfi, am? the parity fijxdpbwéfi '3fRa‘[ig‘s‘flfi,f the ot?>o!é/3; a

rug — f .gp;/fqgpgcj muff ?I€€d&-‘give’§I93.W1'€3.g?'5“i". gromui flflifé-='.
rims.-'e’in.tihofi' re_-[]7'eL-‘fa ’ V p

A u_4’m'mAa'*zzer[I - p

"Theie conliderations “feeme to be diretfted to the fatisliyitiigl 7

of the K1'n_gd0me,'nc-)t mentioning the King; a but} will take

them as I find them; fori am ~confident what elWi'll’fatisf‘y the

one.wil'l fatisfy both. “
i This charge bringes to ‘mind, what c‘?cc1ef;'4_/i‘icalll§'tar] tels
"us ofthe pracftice of the Tagdns in the Primitive times; when
any publicke ca_l-‘amity happened inthe Empire, they ufed to’
lay’ the blame of all upon therChriflians,as thecaufe of all ‘thdfe

cvills ; ‘So here if any mifcarriages have formerly beeneinthe i_

¢Civill government, orrpreliures upon the Subjefisp Liberties,
the Bifhopstmuft be the caufe ofall; though Imuft tell you, the
maine caufers of them have fince beene welcome uniier the

-ihelter of yourpfaétion. and ‘that the Bilbo-pslin place have /

‘beene as great oppofers of them asiany -. randrfer -Epifcopacy it

ielfe it hath had no more rel-at-ion to the caulingofthefe fiiffe-e i

rings ,‘then Tcneterden Ste¢ple.to Goodwin Sande.‘

/.

doubtfor the advancement of the Hal] '-C'm4fe,?2aVe beene the

greatefi occafion ofthe late preliures upon the.peoplesLibe»r-  

ties. The Kings Majefty hath declared bifI}i'C_1‘iC prudently and
graeioufly : bat it it Hi: Prerogative to preflerw: 2/ye peep!”
Liéertiex, and it/Jepepap/es liéertiex Mg/9: toflrengthen H574 Ta-.
rogatim-. V . _ ' A . j ' ' V
TheiKinghath ‘given as muc-haliurance as can be inhumane
things, that Hue will doelviis part; “His Prerogative {hall pre-

ferve thepeoples liberties. I would you would thinke as well i
ofdoirig your duty, that thepe~op-leis liberties in'a grate-full re—..- , i i

turne may Itrengthen the Kings l,3rerogative.i and beleeve it,‘

you will find this the belt,   na-ythe ouelyiaway to iecureyyour  

"I3.i..befC’i'€$_o. _ _
As

' The truth is, yourfaétions continual! and .g’i"OW‘il1g 4u=furpa¥-i
tions-and'intrem:hments upon the-Kings jut} prerogative, and   h  
yo‘ur‘vio1entpra&1c:e, to let your lelves above your ranke, no t r

 

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 a As for the other part of your charge, that the Bifhops have
heene enemies to the purity and power of religion, you lhould
have fayzl Pm-imui/me, and the power of darkenefie, for if
we may judge of your fafiton by your workes, as our Saviour
hath warranted us to judge of the tree by the f: hits, your rifing
up inarmes againft your Leige Lord and Soveraigne, and all
his loyall Subje&s,your horrid profecution of this unchriflian,
and unnaturall Rebellion,your robbingficriprifoning, murther-»
ing,forceing of damnable Oathes and Covenants, with many
otherhigh oppreflions upon your fellow Subjeéis. thew you

now to the world (what the Bilhops before, by your dange-

rous pofitions; and fecret praétifings here, and open praflifizs
in other parts, wherefoever you got power, knew you to be,)

p namely avery dangerous faétion againll: the true purity and

power of Religion. But you {till runn on with your glamour,
and we mull follow you. r r t a 4 a

Pamphlet.‘

"A: to civil! right: and Liberties , becaufc men afall minke: baw
jufcred in theirperfimx, and efiare: 5} the power cg’ this fa.-
ffia», tp/no/e aftbe éetterfart bat/cfelt their -jbarpe teeth, and
ill will to the Suéjsfh libertier in the Haufi: of ‘Terror, Starre-

e Clmméer, Com:/Ell Table, and High Commiflian. i

  Animadver/I

Sir, what meane you by liberty? If you meane true liberty
which may (land with that duty and alleageance. which by
the lawes of God and the Land, all owe to their Soveraigne,
let your party give an inllancc wherein the Bifhops have op-'

pofed it; Befidesthe number of the Bilhops being (0 fewreq ‘

fpefiively in thofc feverall Courts you mention; infaying the
better fort have felt their ill will to the Subjefts liberties, in
thofe {everall Courtes, do you not with the lame breath
cha1‘ge;alfo.,the whole houfe ol ‘Torres, allthe Lords ofthci
Trio] Comyfclapd the Smrr.rImméer, as well as the Bifhopsif
Concerning th“e\Hig'/r Cammiflioxz, whatfoever feverity
hath there been: ufed againft your faétion, hath not your u_n-'
r ‘ F ~ lufrferablei

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£'h=‘i°eralhle violence and wickednelle finee made ‘it appear: to an
the world, to have heene for the molt part too little. And be.“
fides the Subjeff now findes,that the little finger of a Sub com~
?_fl1ittee- is heavier then the loyncs of the Higla Commiflirm and.
the .S.’tme- nl)’am5er,put them both together at the highell. And
Whereas you {ay,that the the hell of all ranlces have felt the
tccthofthe Bilhops inthcfe Courts, It is very Pcrange then,
that the bell of all rankes lhotlld dclire the Bifhops continua

I
II

T ance, and none fhould defire their extirpati=on,but onely Selim-

srie: and exftéeg/}.<,as is notorioufly knowne; But it is the mart-
ner ol your party,,ou-t of your great humility and knowledge oi‘:
your felvesxoeftile your felves the befl,&ifnee<l be the whole
fiarifh; asthe {mall in confident-able remainder in the two pie...
tended l-loufes of‘ Parliament makein your » elli-mation, the:
whole Kingdome. “

Pamphlet.
2'/yafe: ofinfiriow make: Have felt the fling aft/éeiiltaiier in tlteive
Eccle/iaflimll Com’-tr, wherein by their under Ofiiccrs they
have pil.l:d‘a‘nd polled ' the poor: people at their pleafvtre, and:

i l lafd xpon their: A harden‘/ocowier,tI7I:n ever/big-many. ma: unto:

itbB"P£'o. T
7 ' , 0 ..
,*   . eflnsmadverf.

Y‘on'a1'e l’:‘ill‘upon your old errour ofihtitling the Kingdome‘

to all your fufl"erings,for by thofe ofinferiourranke, you muth

meane your owne fa&ion,with fome other lcandalous perfons,

which have fzullly fullered in the Ecclefiaflicall €ou,r-ts, for-

erimes molt proper to their Cognizance ; And whatever‘
eouaéle zlanrguage you.-are pleafed to bellow upon:-thofc Courts,
yet fiance the intermifliontof them, the whole Kingdome fees,

and? each good man laments with greifeof heart the {lupendi-
one growth ofthole many hatefull crimesto Godand Man, as-
fwearing,blafphemy,.drunkennclle,.fornitzation, ac-‘lultery, in-
cefi, prophanation of7Gods Houle and \iVorlhip,t Schifme, he-
relie, withtaaany other finnes which werebelore in part l‘€ii"rai=
med, but are how common} y praéticedwithout all conttollun at
deg your happy Relogmatiohg i And;

l.’ .

t (as) x” —

And For the pilling and polling. which you charge upon the
under olficers of the Eccle/iaflicall Casirtr, and through them
upon the Bifiopr, it is well knowne the fees of thole Courts
are limited,and not left at plealure; every Regzfler being bound
"to have a table of the lawfull fees in hisoffice for every man to
fee; which how moderate they are (what ever clamours have
beene railed to the contrary) in comparifoen of Fees inyother
Courts, thofe that have had experience of both cannot but ac-«
knowledge. v _

Befides, if any under olficers have exaétedmore then their
due, as no queition they have, both in the Ecclefialiicall and o-‘
cher Courts, to the veryxgreat .and gencrall. greivance of the
Kingdome, yet if theBilhops taking this into their confiden-
tion have myaidethe bell provilion they can againll it, both in
their Canons, and cenfures, and no Wayes concurring in the

A crime- the deferve encoura ernentand afflflance in {o ood
: Y . S 8

ahworke, not to have it call upon their account, as a crime of
t €1!‘S. I A

_ However, thefe are but perfcnall faults in the under Offi-
cers, and if your principle of Reformation be, to abolilh Offi.
c_es and Courts for per {onall faults in fome Ofiicers andjudgcs:
give me: leave to tell you, if you follow this Reformation too
clofe, you may happily abolilh all the Courts in the Kingdom.
and fhcw your felfe at lall an Enemy of Parliaments.

y Pamphlet. , ~
Neither com the] éclewe rim: tbefe 642:: éeene tlse per/rmallflmltr
one!) of [ owe few men, facing it /mtb éeenefi general] to :6: whole

Triée, andflr conflant at 4l1tiene:,uot thi: time excepted, that
they have lien muierfuck a cloud, andjet bane been: as read]

to do: or /uffer any tiring, whirl: Inigkt be to they-ejadice aftbe a

Sulvjefz‘, 4&5 heretofore.

Ahimndverf.

Here you take-upon you to charge the very order o_fEpg£f.
eapac},but whether the boldnefle or weakenefle ofyour charge
be greater is very hard to dctcrrnine.whereyou la y the whole

' . 2 .   F 3. tribe

Roma 3

(£5) .
tribe offiifhops,” -as you phrafeit, hath beehegenerally f'an"lty;.
and conPcan:tly at all times, you forget your lelfe to be a Chri-
flian, or by what meanes God hath conveyed that ineflimable
Bleffing to you and the ref} ofthe Kingdome ; wasit. thinke
you, by a tribe of wicked men that have beene generally and
confiantly faulty? 0 Sir, be better advifed,or elie it had beene
better for you to have beene borne a ‘Pagan, then not to ac-
knowledge with all humble_ thanl<efulnefl'e._tbe great blefling
you received in being borne againe a C hriltian by Baptifme,
and in acknowledgement thereof to reverence the Inilruments
which God made choice of to derive it to you. i
  But however you forget your felfe in umleryalewing nay re-E

viling your fathers in Chrift, thegreatefl and bell part or the

Kingdom: have had fo long and full experience of the manifold
Blellings of God upon this Church and State by the Epifcopall
Government, efpecially‘/fincei the Reformation, that they are
not yetiminded to make trytll ofryour Novelties. I will
therefore make a laire motion to you ; , Let you and
your party goe into fome uninhabited part of the/world , and
there make tryall of your Church Difcipline ( if you can agree
upon it) but for {o many yearcs as fince the Reformation, I
will defire no more of you,th-en let aiigood certificatebe made
to thofe that are here in being of the excellency of your Gor-
vcrnment, and then comparing them both together, let that
which appeares to be the better governmenmtake place.

And whereasvyou charge it asa great fault upon the Bifhops
evenlat this prefent time.tbat they areready todo 8: fuffer any

y thing,Which may be to the prejudice of the Subje&sashtrc-

toforc,we know your meaning,thc Bilhops will not 1' oyn with
you in this ungodly rebellion ;Wl)lCl‘I you pretend is in defence
of the Su=bjeé1's liberties; Sir,you could not honour them more
in the fight of God and good men, fortheyiljwe amtfa learn-

ed C brifl‘. not Chriilian ‘Realivgion,;, Saint Paul {ayth exprellely,

He that refifl: the higher ‘Power: /54!! rec:i?Je'c;'a§:72dts'ax~:‘ and
thelOathTof Supremacy (were there nothing elle) tells the
Englifh Sub)'~e&,pla‘inely who the highefl: power herelis, for,
he {wcatcof the Kings Supreimaecys =ye‘a*i reach Member o-fthe
Commons Honfc in Parliameiit takes this Oath ( and fo ac-

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ltinowleldgcs the Kings Iupretnacy) inthe time ofParli2imcnt'; e
So he is acknowledged l'uprt:am both in and out of Parliament;

Now you and your faftion may thinke to avoid the Scriptures

damnation by your vaine diftinétions of in and out, but the

Bifhqps ( how meanely toever you are pleafed toth-inke of A

thexn) judge it belt to take the fafcft way in a point ofDamna..
tiomand that’s thetplaineway without diIlinguilhing,thc good
old way of not refilling the King. But you got: on {till with
your Charge againfl Epifcopacy it felfc.
V . . - Pamphta ‘ V -
Zafllj the] find‘ that their dimes’, s'nt‘eréff:, and dependants}: are
fm/:r,tbat the] will allmyc: do: :6: like,an.d t/:4: éatb t/aefiame
and exerts:/2' oftkairgovernment, éeingaltoget/oer die/erfc fiat»,
and difirroportionaéle unto ‘that of the Civil! S Mite, they are 05-_-_
{iged thereby to ‘mr:lc'a‘IIn‘m*' to it; i " i ’ i - i L ‘   L ‘
W Animadtzer/.1 » 0  
This of all theirefi of your accufations is‘ the mofl impudent

  land unreatonable, and atgnes you tn be willfully blinded in ..

what you ‘liatfe once fancye’d;‘ yet‘ tn let the iworlcl tee your
inadn‘efl'¢,t'athct then out of any hdpc to cuteit, I will make
it appear: in fiat Qppiolitionto your accufation, That of all
C‘hnrCh GOVCI_'l1€mCl)tS_ there is t10n‘e,therc can be nonc,fo pro-

lportionab.le,; and every’ way agteeabie gtothe Government of ’l

't'etn{:1cnta%. ’ ‘ t  . L e e 3
‘ Foffirfl what flrongetevidence can there be of this agree-‘
ment, than that‘/7/Iaindrc/J‘}"‘/tied Epifcopec; have continued in all :
Chtifli’anK'1ngtlo;nesiince their Etfl receiving of Chrifliants
ty,yc_ac‘\"7‘eii; inthqfie thétdeny ofbe_dienee ttithe Rémfijb fee'Ia°si~n
‘the’ Gff€£’€§,;.i/_i:4'fIrf‘L‘5';0i1:'?€ ,_/1r5ifl.3:se',_;G éafgiax; Lemma» ;"é1‘f1‘cl other
Chu‘rc~hes ‘recktinecl  by Dofior Feild, a:ndiMafie‘t Ifrm.-~+
wood. who never krtewia‘ny other Government but by Biihops? ,
and in thefe Wcflcrti parts of the world when the Reformati-
‘gnbf R’tligionfwa‘§fc't‘0n‘i foot in feveerall Cetm‘tricS*,th't3Li~gh an
em: few States Epifcopacy was rciefied for reafons inti=~
  ' Lnatédi

this Civill Staite,   .‘/3.4.01¢4.7‘("2"'}€‘d”, asié the i8gi_/‘cogkifl go. 5

. (38)   L
mac;-d befo-rc,y'etit1 all Kingtlome§ imhracing the reformation’;
it was retained as beft {ui=:m_g with Monarchy ; And in this
Kingdome, though the Civil! Government hath had many
changes, under the Sdxom, Done: and Normans, yet none of
tthefe Conqueronrs ever attempted the Change offipifcopall
Governement; which they rather fought to uphold and effe-
hlifh, then to abolifh or impaire, which mufi of neceffity ariic
from one ofthefe two rcafqns. or both; Either they thought
it to be of Divine Inflzitution, and therefore not Within their

A power to alter. or elfc to he to wcllfuiting with Monarchy,

that it was neither fate not: profitable to alterit.
‘ And what opinion this Mtonarchyfince hath had of Epi-
fcopall Government, and of the {uitablenefle of it to the C1‘.

vii! Government, appcares both by the Kings conftant nfing of
their ad vife in their greatefi a£hires,and by the Declarations of J

fundryA&s of Parliamentin acknowletdgement of their worth
and ufefullnefle to the State. In the 25. E‘a’w. 3. The Parlia-
ment acknowledges, That the Holy Church of England mu

fimntlod in the State of Prelim], cove. e/Ina.’ that the King; of

England in time: pofl were wont tohetz/e the gt-eatefl port qfthcfrl
C almtoell for thefofe -guard of the Realm: of faith . Trelate: and
(lathe: advanced, ave. Wheretzo the Bi/hop: of Rome granted
the ‘Bi/hopriolq to Aliens, 6-6. To the deflryfiiox ofthe Law"
and right: of the Regime, the damage of the people, and [uh-yer.
fi_0}9 ofthe Eflater ofthe Realme, c’9"'c. The like We finde in the
Statute ofprom‘/ion :6. R,z'c.3.iC4_p.4.i Where th,eCommons
mew that thePrelate.: were much profitable and nmgw to their
So:/eraigne Lord the K ing, andthe whale Realise, hath 5] their
Counfefl me their fzthflanoe. And that h} withdrawing thofe liege
perfomflofhit Comzflell out of the Realm without the K ing: can/em
é-their omt,theRealm would he dc,‘/iitute of ootmfe/Z cévftthfimsce,
to the final! deflrttflian of the /Jame, (five. TAn fince the Refer.
mation in the Reigne of Queene Elizaheth, A0, 315;. Cap. 1."
The Bifhops are called one of the greotefl Efiater ofthzlt Realm,
and the High .E_/fate of Prel4c].But this truth of the conformity

e and C_0mpDl‘.t_lIfillt oi Epiicopall Cvovegtnmcnt, with Monqrehia

« ii A; call

 

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call will be& appeare by reafons, for feeingthc Scveraigné‘ port“

wet in a Monarchy is placed in one, if: the.EeclLe{iaPricall po.waez,»:
be placed in fome few, whichhave dependance:upon,and {ub-
ordinationto that one ., this in all reafon muft needs agree bet-
ter with that governemem, then when a parity is introduced

he into the Clergy, no man being lubordinate to another, not all

of them allembled fuborclixnate tothe King, hereby a‘.Dem06Mv
t_y willbe temp in a Lflrlanartbj, and how thole two Govern:
ments will agree together, let reafon judge. e

Burl {halls not need to ufe any other reafons in this fubjeéit
to prove both the.co‘nFormity of Epifcopall Government with
this Monarchy, and the uncontfornnitykot the Preiby-teriall go-

vernment with it, then what I find obicrved -by a -Dafior of

your owne; in a difcourfe of his written, before hisseyes were
blond-{hot with this Rebellion, on have no reafon to relufe
Y

But ifyou pleafe lct"s paiie the man, andelooke upon his rea-
fons. which forthe moi} part ofthem are’ beyond your Ma;
fitting.  i

His Conclufion which he undertakes to prove is ; That the
9,-Irtflracrtztictzll government 6]. ZS’ t7/720.12: tit mafeforitkis K ing-s
dome than tlmt Manarokicali of-t-ls: Ramtz‘mfi,r,t arilbdt other De-

macmticttll oft}.-re I’re@}teritzn~.c., andlcaincerningr tkt27‘l4fl,.(f'0r of t

the firl‘r we lhallneeato fay nothing )’he tels you; That with
math dtfiw/t} it will/ttémtt to éegovc-med 67 afree Mon4re«/ay,.
eflaeciafly éeing oft/tat nature, where t-heftmta perfom mu]? be Ci-
-vifl SuéjeEf:,a>zd Ectltfittjfitall fuperioartztshafi L‘a}>tE.’dn-5 the:
are neither Magiffrattt, tear Minzfierr, tmdjet mttfl be {faraw-

tsottrtits the Church 3 Sacha jttrifdifiiatz amt/i‘ need: dtflra} the P33‘ I6’!

mmtre aft/"l«{e atttrtiiy. .
That wbertw ['/Jrtfi: Kiegtzl.’ pawtr it given in C £v‘arge- to fit-
preme [‘éar:j}'a;ian Mngiflratet, ift/safe men derive not fiaeir power
from the K ing (,1 may adde in the exercile of it) the} eflaéltfb ‘II
Regiimtnt againfl‘ him, f0 Ibdtlf H21: power doe not iatclmlt "theirr,
1522} exclude bit, and Having n0_(%;{er6mixent power over them,
a they impeach Hi: right‘, [0 they will etslarge their own: lit’-éertjs .
tiltit be dt'_fl’al=vtd in mltmfe lictrmom Li&ertint5f7m.« or
That’

Dofiot Ct:-Mu»!
Downing iln

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the man” nor his judgement feemg he ciyed in your quarrell;  com ‘

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Thank} Governnient would he lilqs the Spleene in the had},

which tit thefnhjefl of the drege, and fetling: of all the hnmoun; L

and that we majxfq of it, at Plato [aid ofa fDentacrac}, that it to
inter inigna: format: optima, inter legitinta deterrima: for ifj:
degenerate into an Ochlocracy, it bccomesmhe moff intone...
tableifyganny. e t r 4 1 ‘  

 « bctea-islfor the Government of Bifbops he-telsyou, That
no /boner way our State delivered from the T}:-amt] of the Ronoijh
Monarch], hat it [cone pitched npon the Arijiocraticall ; and at
all the’Chriflian world did then approve the Choice , fa we have
ever [incefotmd the efeflc of it. in the fitfety, honour, and trea-
fare of the Eflate. I. or it wroaghtlittle or no alteration in
the recei'm'ng, it heing according to the Latte: refirained ‘with the
limitation of theCivill State ; So that a: it was received with:
out force, and reentred without a S tare» earthqnahgor fhafing the
groetndof the Civill.Go.vernmext, fa it ever continnedpeaeeahle,
and a pacifier ofgrowing diffierencet, it heing the middle State of
three,and carrying it’:/elf} at a LZ’lediatorhetmxt the K in g and
hi: people.

'2 . .S‘eeondlj,it :2 the onely fornte fit to he tender the Monarch}, i

he__6'oItJ_/'6 it will he eaftl} rnled, and ordered h} the State, whereae
ho-th the other forntetrrill rule, where the} he entertained. ‘ . r .
3. And Thirdl}, at it is eafll] raled, flit will not eafily he
di/‘ordered. as the other m'll,though they fihonld fa//rnit to he
ruled for a Time, till the] he ahle to refifi, for all the hraechet of
Rehellion are-‘rooted and hid in the depth of diflbmhled di/ohedi»
hence. An Ari/focracy cannot immediate! diflolved either into
a Tyranny, or a Tanmltnota P0pHld7'it],tt u not ea/ie to conceive,
howit /honld h} an} meanet, h} the conr/e‘ of State corruption, e.
1:/er degenerate into a head-flrong popttlarit], of it’: own: accord,
withoutgexternallferce: And 44' little rea/on there :3 it jhanld
-advance i't /Elfle into a Tyranny, h; turning the C harch intoa
Conrt,ahd Religion intoa Vaj all to Amhition.
That o>:e\r_n_\ore prefervative it hath, That the Optimate: (the
B i/hops) are {lrongl} di/fofed to this kind of Government, not
onel}. being of qmet Contemplative natare: , hat alfiv the A cade-
aticall folledge governement , which doth firflpofiefe and fully
pleafe them it Ari/iocraticall. i 4. And

 

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 Tyfpd;fggy{~I,g,. fuppofe..tI:£.{government‘]77oo1Idflxe dffpeodeyf‘
god, it '1': eafiliefi‘ reformed, withomffirr: and_totmultJ. andfpeedé‘

-1;, 6eoAi¢[e igbztb no+po-wer t0"}'6’fi_;/11"‘!/{I.4£‘~*l507.’i’]ea '?3’I"35€79 .1‘./J6 atbei‘
two form“ loam‘, é]ff£rr1‘ng»:upt/he *v:4lgar,~av/Jam they re!) (and

.,.,j} gpmfar .ez_17iflv‘wc*.:, wlooreea: tkfifloate o cam fife no fowl: motive:

<eo flawed out -aeReéel/ion, beocm/'e it ofiendx, it proceed: rather

A from weoknefle tl:c;:x~wioI{ezinefe, fro1n'Sc/ooldfz‘-iczzll £-ndsforeoion.

Ap3g.?7£‘g¢ '

-which do/erves mtber pity the» pmzi/lzment, and it 2': not likely A

sehot tbejgfiouldedzfiaorbe the Sum, wbojlraltooertainelj loofevebae

firtle that £136.. bm2e,eratIoe‘rtbengm'ne more. V

That the any ‘Bofiap: among thefe that *bewe;tron6led and
wrmay ledeKig%gdomk, are only Pet.er::pretena'eoI fuqoeforo, which
 gained ‘é_7‘fifln°ng.einfuoh-tronfiledgvdtero. ‘ X  \. %« 
 Thisisthc {ummc of your.Do,&orsoreaions fiorthc "Epifco,-,_.,
pail government. ; e A A

Aftefwhichevhe cxprefics hoimfclfe forthcpowcr» 0f‘Kin.g:s,
and tbccarodthe-y oughtxo have otouphpld the Clergy. He telos

“us, and that; moflztml y; Tim: there :2 more in Soripmrefortbe

Fag. 23;!

power of Kings, then s'no.un]'6ook_‘ee _§:~tbe«‘«iVoro1do5efide:.Tbatoto 7

‘ ‘uphold t/oeirpover, -tbejmsfl up/sold their N oéilitj and —rCIergy

4: the two pillar: of acfltoiuaro/on]. “t/we oommamalty éeing the
ggrootndw/aroon flee} fland; oow/7icl9.tloeye~well knxoav that intend the
mine of Monarch}, fontbe} will fieftore ‘to’/lrike at %t/oefle two
props‘, [gnawing it.m'/1 2/oenfoll, A and nthefiyndation remain: for
.4‘/oe1oo~toere¢‘? amwgovernmeur itpono " % ' » I, L o’ ;
I oppofc thcfe rcafonsmo your confidcrations,-and where ht

ozfindsomoftrcafon let thc.‘Read«cn.giv‘c.his vote:  1

_ , ‘o.P;t1u1ph1ét. ‘ V,  e >
Zdrto Re‘Iigioa;5eta:gfe ~tlae jt4l0t(fl:J' of an alteration ointendeoi
.1/Jerein. A % qt W '1  A o   _ } V
% %<ea;»§’rIirr¢1¢:voz":)e:“*/‘._%iLj 

 ‘Non I-{wave thought of Retggion at the la{l,thougl 1 yougorfi.
:po§1nc_lcd~at not at firfhwhcreyou prafii-fc th; (Fur-_;purfe: art,in
gdraimng thcopeoplesoeyes afidc, that you may im:~be::gm’e-an:

:£W—hi|e x'i9rkeyour?fcat. y0t1oam’ufe_=thcm=withe ouwjcsand»
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fraifcjealoufiets-in them ofan intended alteration ofkeligibn (53.
you fay) and in-the means while your felvcsindcavour» a real!

‘anil-in—a mafmer total-laltcration oi the: R»-eli‘g_ion efiaéls//Bed, and.
jarofeife i‘-«t; were\the‘re nothing die in it. I {hould much {u fpcét;

your r~cl=igi0n~,~ which muft be ufhcrcda in by: inch 'arts%as~ T

th?cIe§—.. % %
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Jlfifingfrbizv fly’: Imrodu 31170» ofdirverk Pepi,/5"Ii:no'zMtiafi.mndtA

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With you a} the"R‘ites‘ and Ce»remb'fiies of.t%l1‘c'TR‘cf~onnaY§5:é*

.fl

ofi ékfb‘ iiobettér tfiéti Popi{h‘I-nfi-{av-ations-and’Ceremonies. and»?

the Bifhops are traduced‘bywyouV as Pgapifh. and I1%opifhlyvaffcéh-«A
edict urgcingflic ob‘f¢rv%atLion (Si th§em,thoBgh there-be a m o&-—
Rrfcff charge‘ :6 this ~pi1rpio+fe--léa ycd upon the Brffrops by; the?

iii-€t‘*f’~   .  .  
 [C]:1,g{o:,:;.,P_'2(IT3m€nt‘ln’ti'%¢ bi-g1‘nn1ng‘o?_Qgeenc% Elganéctb: reigns. The-=

ty of Common ..Words*‘are very ré‘m’ai°Fkcablé5*t’hercforje-I will relate them h'er-cg, _

P”Y€*'s P1‘mI¢dA Aikdfar dire execu£io72*b:reqf+(i;1 c; the ufe: ofthefcrvice booltze

 R“ "vqichrhe Rites and“Ceremon:ies) T792’ .-Qtgev.-ne.: mofl'excel{mt~ .
' % '” (*)'Majeflj7'. tl9’a“Eb'rd: téib:pbi*aIl,‘and~ull the C'oanv:on.H'n t/as’: pre..- .

féjet l—"arl£déhent:“é:fl§7n5léd doth-if! Grid: name earm.-]ll,1_ regain,
"undo/urge all the pA'rtb‘£if/9iJ?[i;v,- ..'Bif/.mp1: tmd~0f/96r.0rdin‘ari::,*
rim: they fbal! indeavouf them/2'lm:v-to tbetmermo/2: of thzir
knmledgexg that tbfe due and true execution /Jereof may 62 bad

through out tbeir Diazc_fl5':,afld bargé:,4: the} W511» dfifwe7‘75ef0rt. ‘
Gadfor/nab e-viii: and piagfies, wlaerewit/a~.A{am'g%Iat) fGad may >

 puni/E‘-his Péopiefor 71c'_'gle'o§?1'!9g"}1I7:goad and w/ajolfome Law."

This in Wary-‘fo1~emnc % and Waighty*_chargc,an_d the Bifhops c. .
. ipeéiall-y of late, have bccnc vcryfifenfiblg of 1:, and~h£avc ‘3-C‘-‘1 T
co-rdx'ng1y~preflcd the due and true ufc of the fervice Bookg   V

a.ndTaif”the Ceremonies .th‘c‘t‘t'"c:fi‘abl%ifhcd, As forany Othén”
cafl'omary§_c>bférvé'née%sihat ba.ve.be:€n%e:pra&i{ed aecoréing to»

the Hiage~of IhC;.fi1"fi :titi1es- of. the Re formanian, .».an_d fince di(-
‘ll§{edr,';dfl5you bm:as1obedi£nt,Suhj:es3'3;confqrmg :;o;tlu;ol"e.£3e-»

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fcmfilitsffihatiaiecflabliihfld:gietmthq yer;y;lc‘1:tc§ 2.-Qfsthp ;LaWg .  
r . ’ " . ;.::» [ . A , andi

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"-Qua the‘Bifi1ops.% neither have nor will utge the prafiice ofany
.%.new, not othctt Ceremony upon ‘YOU.’ ” ’

A ‘Iwifh you could give as fai-re anaccount’0f't119~fe-n1anY and

grandlnnovations you would put upon this.-C-hutch and State; t

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with which 1 {ball chargcayou by arndby. ,

t ' . Pamphlet. W‘ « A '
'alnd':)’7e fupprefling ofpreaebing, it :5 evident :that fl?! 3/5?’
and their adherent: /aaveéeenet the Le/I-ntltare thereof, :

Animddz/erf. T -

‘Would youttfelives fuifcr invefiivcs-=againfE your own: plat;
‘Yon.-mes 9fGov-cmrncnt, fhotzld you obtain: your dcfires, «and
-goveme here, » WhiCh'“‘G-Dd forbid? T‘he»Bifl1ops1ha-ve done no
more, they bavcnot fupprelfed tbeprcaching oftbe Word of
f“‘Gpd, but the declamations -of -your fa&ion«-aga'inft- the cita-
eblifhcd Government here. ‘which you‘ mif-name preachingt
Condemne not that in others, whiclryou :illow~in your felvcs.
be ‘once ingcnious,if you can: But wcfllatll meet-with this cla.

1 mour in a full .ctf-Y by and by; -and;tbere+wc-fl1allt,give=i-t a fuller

tnfwec/.r. ft - L

Pam timer.‘

t izfhd ~een7'e*qne::'gl], Tljare can’ "5: vi Meade: fa pote‘nt*"ta4_§'m~g

, % men: ‘mind.._f,,~fladt- as/eereie ego; intemioegeefreturning to Tqeeg, 44-
2»: 4501‘/Mg 0f6‘Pé'fwrm~ V  t r 

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- T be'Rc*forrner’s; bf th’is*Churc*h from“Pbpery,w'ho{w'erc‘ mo.-¢

‘ godiy wife, andtunderftood better what bC]0H.gS:[0.RCVf0fma&
, tion. then you willevct doc-,= ttwcrcaf. andthEr‘Q§ii1iOn;§ But

_let’s%heare=ydurre-afdnst»   \ ,. ,  e ,,

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‘Whey-ebj we fiall "reeede fdrtiaerfrom  ‘tPee:’efUeé;'  

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{ ~Tlie;ib‘l”efi‘ed Refoxfitnerts ofthis_Cburch receded from Pbpery
to‘t¥‘h'e pi-‘itnitive puiritytof C'I:r5f}ia§n~ R*ch'gs'on- corrupted by P0-

 

pery 5 This was a recedingfro‘m' an extreame to the meme ;.T’o$

recede farther? thenetliey did, isto recede from one extreame
to another, tanvd to leaps over-tfie meane, which the Poeewill

'te‘fl you is north ee fcmtnation of wife met){.S’tuIti d!‘!77I‘2’1'Mllt‘-"
vizia; . t  “ -*Bt1tfiy01a~argdc,Thatto teoedefrom 7’0.]79i7]“aS"~

 

Fayre as we can, wiil~b“e  ftcure ourtnotz retuming thither a-

gaine, as-it Taper) were the onely mifcbeife to be aevoitfed; ‘wer
mutt notfo fawrre recede~ f-romthe {u'P=€'l*Q1ElGt‘}S~0f Pope‘:-y,a5‘m 

tuxtqurrfelves-intx;> P"$~o.pImn~efl'eatidx/1t.l2:zf[i;:c, and to,leape over»-A

the coLtrfeand>ptta&ii:e offithe‘ Err It atzdhc {l'ageseof- the E-‘hurchge.

Neithennay we under“ the pr~etmee of rcceed=ing.:from the Ty-9

mnny of the Churchof Rem: fa1l*hcadlonginto A?marcb}<»a§51di

Eanfiafiongandleape overtthat-«Government; which hath ever

andeevetyr» where tille*Wof’yL efierday‘ eobtained in the Church of“
€‘brifi;. Iakipenyis 21 very, great? anddangerous evifly *’tis~mo{t:

true, yettpreophaneffe and popular confufion 8: runningcoun.

ter to the whole coutfe ofChr«iffen.dome, and that in the~be&‘~*

times, are evills alfd ofia very great magnitude and concerne-_
mcnt, to fay no more..-  A it * t 

  e But~fl1ouIdgwe ad-m-itth‘ete= \wene~no;gteaete‘t' not other mifs A
ehci-Ee tothe. Gh;m:c—Ia.£h.en Ptopeny: ;.;.Y:et.c\he;rec;eding_.fa;thefl? »

t allwayesi the bCfl!‘afl:'fl£8flCfl'O“.;f!1OCI'5€UI1‘I1ing‘thi-

    

t-her aga

. your owne f‘a&ip_n'is 5.11-=%ev'idcnce’oftbis beyond‘

allexception ;: P-»0f'n0tWVifi:1'fiafia‘i'h1§ your violent reccfl"1ons»

from th¢°.€Churche0f-Rama; you are wheeled about with the:

Sepir-it::o€gtiddi.nes., and iteturned bac-kc to the ve»r,y. Tyranny,

and fupcxligitioris Qf1_2.om¢,1 the Scene-onely; and fame proper»

tiesetafilittlealtered. To inflance in fome few particnla_ts,; You
have as many fuperflitions‘abot~;t.your Sermons, as the Church A
of Rome in andjabout the1t<‘"pi‘a'y"Ve-rs; And you‘ place assmuclr

"R,e'lig\i.ot‘)ei§1,t_1,)4€: ."¢:1'¥»  ezpemtum-zof.-‘a Ser‘mon.‘ias.t~hePapifts
doe in the bare heating ofta Lfitafe. ; _ ‘ e

Againc the fame .ex;orbita~nt p_qw_cr yghiehvtfic Po;.aéti1{uerpte*s‘:~

ii: 9.1

over"

L ms) I
over Kings; malting them onely. his Mtittlflers to execute t ‘ins’
Decrees, the fame cxtravlaggnt power you aflume to your All-
femb1j¢s,.,. drtcunfiltories, orPresbyteries. brwliere y0l|€3“
agree to plaice your ‘Ecclefiafl‘icall~power-; and the fame bloudy»
rebellious Dofirincs of Sub je&s taking up ofArmee,=~and rc-
filling of Kings,and-advahnceing the Game by what meancs foe-
vcr, though never fojdillitonourable, and unjultin thuemifelvest
‘and mqn%"thc like clevilifh maximes thatare puhlifl1ed- by thc
2,;efm'te:~ orthc upholding of the Tyranny, and ufizrpation of’
the Pope overMonarc‘hy,% and the Church of Gqd; the lame
and worfe are daily} vented outofthe Pul pits 8; prtiles by your

fetlitious Leflnrers forftthe fame ends. and the people miferaa Sse Ljlivi-5
hly tbewitched andifeducted by-_ them,to theadc fltuéhott of“theit ‘ 1”“ N”"”""
.e'&ates,bt3d.ies,iand foules: and il Gael he not the more merci-

full, ta the utter d“efolétion ofthe molt fliouri {hing Chu_rch.and
Kingdome in the (ildriflian world; your ptafiicesof late have
made this [0 notorioufly manifeflvto all the world, that did not

blindneiie of mind through the height lofGods~]udgements~

upon-youaecompany the perveriencfle of your fpirits, and the
bloudincife ofyour refolutibns, your felveeseecould not but ac-~
R‘-nowledge your owneghuilt; and abhorre your {elves in daft 8:1
2-lhes-, at-s~you have rendretfyourfelvcs aitd. your aftions moifl:-‘
juftl y odious in the fight of God; and all good men... . L

By allewhi-ch your felvest~ have made it appeare to all the
World,(and fdhave confuted your own: rule of Reformation)‘

That to -reécde fartheiti from Popery isnot allwayts the bet}

fecuritytfornot returning thither -agbainc  ? 4
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CA3 éjtbe Am Iknotvwtion: we-were dfdwm m-an-rte it; :5?» 8-3’

war we were/Eric’: tbeeflefarmatian. »

A ,At'n'm‘4t{v?r_f.

You have your Ajflflvecrt to this before; - and thither Ilhallf
refertfe yiout ' ' ‘ l

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"‘:-T£10f8'tkh.4i,'f1Jiné6 t’£vZ.4~ta 5: a rmam'ng too fdryta the otlant eixareiimz
‘féaald at/Ev confide r,4dmitting it weit%¢[a,}?{et= fieizaga thing ir_:d:f- —

:fcr:nt,and lartfu/Z to £2? done.

aiimadverfl. ‘ .
You may admit a-running into extremities out3‘o’fE-heiihig'h
conceit you have oFyoutifelve.s,'thateany thing beco'mes you-g

‘butwe cannot admit i-Epilcopacyt, not the'aboli%fhing of ita- y

mongfl: things indifferent, upon,-your «bare affirmation. Or

lhould we for difputationsy--fake grant, That Epifcopacy and fo ,
the aholilhing of it were things in their yowaenaturc indifl‘e—-~

a.~rent,yct you will never be able to prove your aboli-t-ion oofi: in
this Kingdome to belawfull, «which is your {econd Alfertion-3;

for that cannot be »done‘lawfully without the Kings confent,

and theIKing cannot confcnt lawfully by rcafot) at His Oath,
which cannot. lawfully be releafed twitihout the Bilhops con.
fent, who are cheifcly intcrelled-in=it, and to whom-the Oath
was made, which I yeonceieve ahath beene fully madesappeate.

*W}Jeti.var- ‘it 95: notfncqejfary, av: leaf} expedient, to due $1‘ at 't}.W:§
time. ‘ _ e
l vfnimadverji

’Y0ur"f0unélation Oftl'1e.laWfi;1llnefl'C dfaholifl-ait1gi'hath faz-
*1€d you, and therefore your buildingyof neccffitygand expedie
cnce will prove but aCaIile in the aire. That which'is_‘unla'w3
atullocannowaycs become nece{l'ary,_nor expedient.

l‘  . L   a  a. ‘Pamiph‘le’t.~ _
‘N . Forthefatixfafliou ofnaea:yyfifji’n‘da3‘y;1ya V L
xfnimgéiverf. l   I

¢*“That is ofyout faftion ; Truly Sit,‘yciuh"ave not givch the
world eifpecially oflate that latisfaflion either in your judge-

”men‘t othonelly, that they lhould be much moved with an

Argument drawne from giving you fatisiafiion .; '1‘-hatwhich
  ~ would

Iiwh)‘

.' would iatisfié yé>Li,' would give but ill farisfaéfioh to the greac-h

rm and befi part of the Ki-ngdomq. Your Unchriflian {did I
fay»-)‘nay=inhumane_and %barba1fousoutrag.es againfi Epi_fcopa-_
cy have more and more honoured it in the eyes of all {obtr-
mindedmcn within the Kingdomc; for as itfovahs fa,id‘oF'th‘at
Monfler Né-ro.that cannotbuit be good,which Nero condcmné,

' fothercxmcds qoca;grcater~Argument of Commendation tow
hfipifcopacy, thegythac hit is fo exceedingly, maligned b}.',{t1c»h.h
h Mon-flcrsaofxvxckcdnefie as-your feLvcs.~.j % A

Pa’ mp‘h‘léf.'

% Tiiét /34.713 étene pbfl:'fléd witbfb great and jafl~}ajé:4i1ou]f}', far

,; ;zr:[p‘.e£Z..aftke latterédficlirzing fofarre to give 0;»/arr extreme. -

‘ h  _T h ‘ 4 /_”.4‘&£m4a!*¢rcrf.'% -‘ .

fr How §h{7£'youI:j’ca1oufi“c in this rc{p,céfih2th‘bcen‘e,xhAe Rea.
dcérhmay learn: by what hath gone» before ; .bu,tg we fhallrheao
diily acknowledge it to be great, and the greatcrfor‘ the un-3
iuflneflé of it, as that great and wife Counfellour the L;f6"ur‘—
!‘.ig"7‘{3i‘d:in I116 Caffi Of 3ii'}a:’an‘PErrat iomerimcs Lord Depuav

»ty of Ireland opprcflédh‘ ‘by the malifcc of? his enemiesgv That he Cami”.  

had ever obfcrved in oF_i¢aloufi«;-:5: and cnmitics betwixt mcn -’3"‘hL<‘:'f;
The mail u°n;'ui‘t and ggouAndl.cfl”c,g,werc cvcrthe mofl: extreme .Le'°c ”

. Common-
 yiolcnc... w,_,ahh_;

  % A A 153m phTEt'.“ _ _
Multitfldér cmmot_.t/mink: tbémf2fl72e1 /}cxV4refi'om_~ Péjperjf }md'~
‘J’?-api‘/b"t'nna<()i¢tian:,/nv 7d}1g,_M--£‘Pi/i'0pfl€‘]_4¢'anfifiuet/:1. ‘. V
_ ‘ Am'm4q’wrf."- h A
Whim ‘you’: fzifliqn washin'g.rowing.%you*bbaficd yourlelxics *‘

L to~bcit.h,c Children ofGed from your pauciry,~ycc- were «then 

acca(i,on»no ufc 1t._ 

thelitclc flockcof Chri{t,= the Fcw that than befavcd-; bin now

ygware gnownc up,mulAtitudé isbccomc ‘a note of your Church 
which you hav»ehhc.retoforc condemned ‘as:Pdpi{h ; Your Die %
-‘vitfity -it 1%-cmcs is cha,ngcjablc,and: youxan vary it, as youhavé ~

P}il.mP}71$Ci{g:"

low)

:~Pg1mphiet.i

,_.*B:L-an/babe} conc’e'i'v:,t/4.4: M E pifl-opaqy and-P aper] mre’bait.4:b-

ed, amzlgrew up to it/mir height together.

T ,An.s'm§2d:varf. .
«If this conceit ofgyours be true, I would gladly beinformed

byyou how the Evil Bifhops offlame, who for manyofuccell
ofions~lived molt renowned pre{'er.v,cts of the purity of Chrifii.
an'Religion»both.in';Do&soinc and  ifc~iplinc, and died glori-  
uous-Martyrs for thqlamc, as is mnqucflionable in thc~Cburch

Story, how it is couceiveable, -that theft.-7FIOiy.Bifl1OpS‘fl10lJi'd

at the fame tiI1)C"hatCh-POp€l‘y_, whichis nothing el..fco.but.the K
—fwer_ving ofthg Church ofRozm from thei.primicive\;purity of’
a~ChI:ifti-an Religion. Rcfolvc mee but this riddle, and I will

then conceive withyour Multitude-s,That-Epilhopacy and,Po.-

vopcry wcirc—hat.ched, andtgrcw up together. i



:;.S7atlJIlt they are ééttamed upoh tbefame ground: and principle-5,,‘

‘Li:/mac befing t/we/am: «reajbnforan Arcla-~Bi/bop, omdfa for d

- Tatoriarob, Md 63 ‘Pope, otaflepe ’Biflmp:fi'oa» S chi/‘me: and

5-faiffiam, axvtlmt tlrwre flumld 6:’ 4»B£flmp over other Breséj-»
fiterx, to keep: them from 29¢/Jifmes ; Andgenerfllj tbroafboyt,
that. tho fame reafam which few: to maintain: the one, flrroze
.prapor«tiona6l7~to -maintain:-£79: other, and that tbefame cffeéh
tbztfiilov $007? the one , wi/laflptop ortionaégfoflaw typo» the
«Of 97:: ' \ T _ ' - i "

~An£mAd'v¢r/".
‘I carmot’ but fake-notice here of your:o-goodaffcfiionito

-Schifmesi and Afaétions, you are out of love with 1'apu,r.:m'-
'arabu, Arch-Bijbqpr, and Bifbopx, becal~ul'e there is the fame

tcafon (you fay‘) for one, and all; They ferve onclyto;-keepc

from Sc/nfmes andfafiionr, But this by the way;

The tnaiuc thing ‘I have to tellyoui is, ‘that you site very

gtofly mifiakcn in this ranking .ofthc_>Popc, and our Archbi-

‘lhops,

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: fimps , l andfiiihops together, in" keeping our Sehifmesfanti
‘factions; Andjyou might with as good teafon have ranked our
;-Bifhops 8: your {elves together, for the Pope by aliumeing to

himfelfetcbrsj/E: ineommunicable’Title andpower of‘Z)m'mr-

A f;.1z—B,'f,5pP, and the i»lDiv(in“e prerogative of'Infalliéii:1zy hath

raifed as much ichilme and faétionlin th€‘»Cili7iP(ial1 world, as

your {elves life to do,«undet theeflile of the'=Kingdomeof Chrift

wheteyou get power in your handsgwhereas theteis nota

«smote tfieéiuall fnppreiicr of-fchifmes and fa&ions,then Archi-
e.epi£'copacy,and Epilcopacy,if it he confervéd in its due and fuli
' power, as it is regulated and eftablifhedin the Church of E mg-
 Aland; not on the other*fide~agreater inlet to lchilmes,and {affi-

ons, then thefupprefling of the jail} and neceliary power ofour
Archbiihops, and Biihops. I wifh your-faction hadjnot given

+'the“Kingdom a {ad experiment ofthe truth of this."'=Y0l1l‘ foune-‘

dation therefore failing youof coupling the Pope and our Bia-

h “ihops togetherin the reafons and tend ofetheir-conftitution,
your pretty fancies of thefame meanes for their maintenance,

a and the fame effects of their power huiltiupon this foundation;

ran to the ground without more adoe.

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«find witball they 05/5.-rt/whiz: fiber: hath not hen: I/2: like flaew;
' audfedre afdefefhan unto Paper], in 4njReform:d C'hsreb,as’

4',,:;bi:,1v£ver¢ ‘Bifbapr arenreteined , gndibat ifbatb proceeded

p gal/3 from the Bifbops, and their avdlatrmttap

p ' p Jfnimadtiver/I   L
t ‘It is well your owneequick-fighudmqfltitudes can obfetve

aonly a {hen/land a fcare ofdefeétion unto pqpe‘ry>in the Church

of ‘1:Tngl4nd;hut neithenis that to beeafcribeil tothe Bi{hops,an&
ttheir adbeerents, whohave raifed fuch monnmentstof their
::zeale.t.and abilities again{tPopery in their man religions and
~ll;:a{r3ed writings,as arenot extant inall thc_Rcfot'mcd»Churches
:r en es. i

— The truth ‘is, this flieni» and fearc_==you'obferve,~ is oftyouri
Vgownc fancyingand framing. thc_Kingdom¢ kggwggyou gr;
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m'a'1.-eating.

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goodat rallingoiieares an L jealoufiese. Your multitudeé he§té5f’ -

obfetvation will be oifhewes. and feares. ofthe Man4rcbie:*
defcétion into Tjrann}; then if*you<dt-aw your arrowes to the
head,aud follow your Princip|‘es—h<;>_me,have at the Monarchy,
as well as E pi{'copdc7*. And if other ReformediChurches have

lnbt the like lhewes.‘ and Fearest ofdefeflion raifed amonglb

them, as in the Church of Englim , they may thanke God, and’.
in part their owne providence For it, that have not nourifhed in‘
their owne bowels a proiefled faétion agginll their ellablilhcat
gtoveranmentg asthis unhappychureh and State hath done.

i 

Eflfztltituder cannot “ t/einke themfelveexfimre‘ from alteration Em
religion till the} are ajfzaredlaftke preaching of God: ward;
W/2ere5} mam mind: mazeée inflrufled, and-r efiafli,/bed in the‘
W3”)?-. ii 7 i i’ , ”

. Aitinra dryer]? ‘
You iliouldihaveiayed, your multitudes cannothe ilecure

ofthe alteration of Religion your ielves intend to make, till?

theyare aiiuredof. the preacbing6of‘e:4rfing and Ijn, which is»
the preaching now in falhion amongft you, whereby tnense
miudsmay be teduced from“ their obedience to God, and the
King*,aand“confirmed'iu their Rebellion. Had the Bilhopsj
beene able totally tohave fupprefiedthefe kind“of‘preachers,
as youcallthem. indeed the Train peters of fedition, thefts-
menters offafiion, the In endiaries~~ of the Kingdame,.I ams
iure God, andthe King ha beene better ferved, and o_up/Re-V
ligion; and“ State preferved from thatedeplotable confufzon,
wherein it is now involved  A * A

But you ofall others (me thinlt-es) fhoulél not oomplaine of  

the Bilhops for fupprefling of preaching; ’ I tis obferved by; 1' u-

dicious men-ofemany writers oficontroverfies olReligion,.

a~e,-hat they ufually charge theiradverfaries with thofe imputati-
ons, wheteofthemielves are moi’: guilty, as ifthey meant to~

ombroyle controverfies, nattoextinguilh them; Your felves,
who arewholiy, afied with theésgmt ofdppofition, arem‘ol%;*
4 % . t \ e:_:trcme.ly; V

weharrged your adverfaries (as you make them) in this «great
!-«controverfie ofthe Kingdome, wherein your {elves are 

  ment,then your (elves, -even tothe heght ofoppreflion, and A

Fthte gubiefi, and whofeapropercy have notyou invaded, :tha+t

. whom of late you have acknowledged for your mother, fo

r of preaching. who now and then filenced,or {ufpendedvone of
«or lequeflred all the Orthodox preachers ofth Land. You «

r "jibe MM?! 5;"'I'€t'4 01%: Mi¢)"'~.r ’0frre1r5i~g,[¥z«r{¢vg’ M 35:
7 H V ~ \ 4 g  H ‘

rm , 7
rt-eattremeiy guilty oithio contentious, andpartiall humour. fa
;-guilty, that there is not one particular, wherewith you have

rmofl‘ tranfcendent tranfgrcflors. g
a You charge the King -andehis Miniliers with an Arbitrary
g'ov.ernment,and who more lawleiie in your uiurped governs-3

Tyranny? Youcharge theliing with the breach of theprivi- A 5 4 /«
ledges ofParliament, land yourufclves the while haveinfringed l
*-the greateit priviledge-of a Parliamennthat can be. —wh-ich-is
the freedotne ofir- r it
You charge the King with theinvading oithe propertyaof

is the Kings loyali Sub jefl? ,
  You charge the Bilhops with -Innovarionsin Religiomyour
‘-{elves in the meane while being the grleatefltlnnovafors in Re-
ligion, inithe Chrifiian world, not only in departing from the
«conliant and Llniveriall ‘Interpretation, and iifage ofthe ‘Ca-
sthatiqueg Church/o‘f'aChrifi,and that in very many particulars of
rshighconcernmenttbothin Do&rine,and Diféiplineg but even i /,
from thoferparcicularReformed Churches. whom you moft 
admire": for I would very gladly be informed by you, What
Reformed Cihurch you followain your pretended Reformati-
»on, Iiwill tell you by and byinitsproper placehow you have V
“innovated, and that-in no meane matters,from all other Re- .1 ‘ M Cow;
‘formed Churches, evenfrom the ancient Kirk; of Scotland, nggfégilhhclloj
great mailers are you in thc‘Al‘t of Innovating. .
Lal-’lc1y_,you complaint here of the Bifl1opsfo.r~iuppreHing

your faélious Lecturers. whilefl your{el~ve«s hav rmprifoned
Hypocrites firfl call: out the Beame of your own e eye. 

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_(_z¢‘gp3¥can;-iuuet fair tt'2e}'imve fix:-2wl-rkemta~ its me tz£at'c:at’:=‘
[uppreflors thereof.

Artimiczdt/er/7

He that" looks backto the beginning ofthc Reformatiozii
and ohferves all along, the growth 0f*preaching., fr-omwhat
meane beginings at the firft to what a height {ermonsare now
rilen both in number and wcight,and that under the govern.
menr ‘of Bifhops; will not find them to have beene luppreflbrs ~
of preaching, muchlefie violent; theywill foonrr find your
fafiion to be very violent. fuppreflbrs ofthe truth‘, 

y In Queenie Slizabctjak daycsthc Court had Sermons only in»;
Isti-nt forvthe.» greatefl part of Her time. After-that, Her Ma jc~
flies houlhold had now and then a’ Sermon upon Sundaycs. 

In cl-1elCountry I have heard a grave Divine lay, that in tehiea
whole Cou«ntyofI-Iartfird there were not above 4 or 5 preach»

J ing Mini~flcrs,whereof hitnfelfe was onc,this was~rowardsthe~.

end qfthe. ueenes Reigne, and in other Counties the ‘pro-
portion at that time did not much exceeds ~
"In the City of Londmrnor forty ycares~fine-er-very many» of:
the Churches had but their monthly or quarterly Sermons,-,5
And how preaching is ofi late improved both in Court,Coun...»~t
try. and City, unto twice a wcekc, (to fay nomore) or once.
at leaft in every Chutchhnd Qhappell: almofl throughout the 

h whole Kingdomc, t your felves cannot be ignorant; s And calla

you this luppreIEngi.ofprcachingP  Sure it hath not beene very:
violent: Well:-,1 make you a faite motion; name but any oncw
of the Reformed (Ehurcbes ab1oad,whi'ch you fancy bell (yourz "
mother Kirlro 0f‘?Séat/mid, if you tpleafe) where preaching‘;

abounds inthat pleuty,‘as inthechurch ofEvglamlunder the   

government-offi-i‘fliops or elfe for ever 'after hold your peace, .
as to this complaint; of the Bifl'lOP,,_S“>:VlO'l‘€Ht .{upptefiing..s,o§
preaching, ~ V s W A l . n V
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'Il"it be la-wfullto argue fromthe time pal’: itOtl‘2€Flltl1'2’€} as?
your {eves here do;I affirme th'eBilhops have not ii~1pprcfTedt‘~;
any diligent preachers meerely for their diligence, and there-
fore it is to be prefume-d,they will not. But S"i-r,th’ere are more:
qu-alificationsbelong to preachers befides diligence, which if”
they be wanting, diligence is no more a vertue, but a V1;C€,an&“
arvery high aggravation of it, athe more, the worle in inch a»
Ca :6. i 7 ’ T * r ’ ‘
The belt things are aptefl: to degenerate and corrupt,and the i

T heftthitigs corrupted become! the ~worl't; preaching amongfk’

the rel}. It behaves the Biihops -therefore to rcgulaite ali5

‘ preachers undertheir»govcrnment, lei} through the iirregulae

rity of the preachers, preaching it {elfe degenerate into that"
whic‘ “ defcrves any thing rather then the name of preaching,
If in t is regulation the»Biihops havefupprefled any irregular
ritiesjin the preachers; or theirefermons, they*rl1aye honoured 
and atlvaaced" preaching by it, andarc not to be~accou=ntcd the I
fuappteffors of diligent, but of irregular pr-eachers.  T
‘ The truth of this willbefl appeare by inftancing in fame pa'r- . I
ticulars. i~The Bilhops arerto regulatepreaching .for“ matter;  "
time, and place. . ‘ } ‘ T
1 . Fitlt for the matt'éri*o’Fit,;= that itber according to the  l
word oi‘God; now if in proi'ecuti_on of this rule, r the ‘Bilhops :~~r
lifave fuppreifed Hareradox,i"aEi'i“ous and‘ feditious preaching; 7
this is not fuppreffing the preachingof the word~of'Go&, but 7
of the word* ofrnan,-or lworfc; and that hcciufc -it» fpeakes not I
accordingptothe Word ofGod.~s ’ A
2. For the timcandmea‘fureof preaching; the Bi{h‘opsarc~«’
to moderate, that it intrcnch not upon other times and duties.‘ .s T
tooth‘: placcing of all Religion "in; preaching and hearing of”
Sermons. I There is a Time to pray, « a‘Time'tovpreach,’ yandia = K I
Time to_worl(e in our {everalI=vocations,a Time-for allithings, - V ,
iayet.h«the preacher; preaching; therefore muilfnot =takcupgall' 5‘°1“°'i3""
our timc.Ii the Biihopstherefore have indeavouredrito confine ~
prtac-hing;to~.at3«hourc, .that«itmg otjufllei ogt» the-prayer? ~
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 a l   ®frthe”Chnrc"h,or to Sundayes, andflolydayes that thepeople

.3 fupprefling of preaching;-buta j nil: preflingof every duty in
the proper feafon of it. The Bifhops of former times, ithatrea

«Praying, were not for this accounted the fnpprellors olpraya

your party that are all for preaching, zwhy rlhould thisin them
be accounted a {nppreflingof preafih-ing?_

that which wee commonly call preaching, otherwife to creepe
into houfes.to keepfionventicles. &=t0‘.pf'€aCh -itz6“<>rneI°s,iS to
keep Ecclefiafiicall Allemblies againll the Avflc ibliesr of the

is the mofifafiiour, the mo]? Scandalam,andtl:emofl dangerqm’
any ofdioi/ion,aud/'eperatio:a‘ that hath bin Iseardofin anylfirke.
-qr ingiomég andltberafareby ccleflaijficke cenfurer, and aciézifl
.pmu[bment: probe/peedilyaand powerfully fupprefll-d,

the peace aft/9:5: Kingdame, and direffly lappqfite.to the propagati-
an of the Gofpefl. Theyiare thew-ords ofthe =Commiflioners

 the Church of England have according to this very _prudent.ad-

{ .  iuffcr you To fuddaincly to accufe your new mother of Sm-
laud for {upprefling ofpreaching. ‘andyourjuflice will not

ill the fame cafe. y
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Irbiob cari} am} the -repu:atianf'rari;«t?:¢m§
l Vfuimndverfl

i Tiber rats F9: 5139 melt rats men 9_i%19‘!=i>usasi99» butwith
‘ l  l   year

may not neglect their vocations on workingrlayes. this iS,n0tE  

[trained the Eucbita, a‘no.ver-kzealous let} that were all for «

~* l \    ling; And if our preient Bilhops haveindeavoured to regulate \

t 3. For the place of preaching, the Bilhopé are to take care. A
thatitbe publicke -in the Church. I mean: for fer preaching, l

‘ Church,which yourGhoflly FathCrrs,o_fl5'cotlan)d will tell you ' .

4: 41 ago]? i 
perniciom prn£Zice,renJr'mg to the deflruflioan bath of .Rr’—l1'g4'an,asd A I

of the General! Aliembly in Scotland. Now if the Bifhopsof T
vice endeavoured only to fupprelle Conventicles, and private p

' r Affemblyes againfl: the Church, Ihope your piety will not e l

fu&'er you to accufe your old mother, and acquit yourncug l

' - Good Sir. overweene not your felfe; nor your preachers; '

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your fc1'ves,th‘at have eat!’ of all fenfc ofihohour‘ and reputationi -

e A‘ndthat which you thinke moft commends them ( their

poreaehing. confideting the spanner’ of it) is the greatei-1' Raine
that may be to thcittreputatton mgthe eyesofvalflober-minded
men: for whereto tends their preaching, but to {ednce the pea.

‘ pic, and fiirre them up totfedition. and-in faflion, whereby.

i obfervation in honour of the Sermons of his time, that if they

Gods holy name is prophancd, and his facrede Ordinance of
preaching perverted to the di:&ru&‘i"on of mens foulesi?

Sit-,if you call-thiereputation, aflwrc y-ourfclieji the Bifllops 4
will«never-beambitionsiofit.. T . 

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M14} in tjme alfi: mrr; arm] 2/m'r reward; andifivdr: their‘??? *
{»9‘aprick:jamagng,rbe»:a - V
F ‘ . i e .i Aiiimatdzier/'§  .
S’i'r,yoii ’w‘a'nt'a ‘ good mcmmy, you tell usin thevery front“
of your Pamphlet. it is one of your p i rleife reafons, that the
Biihopricks will incrcafe His Maieflies revenue,(if yourpto-
j:e&‘ofabolifl1ing*be not abolifhed, ) and hereyour preachers
{hall {hate theirfiifliopricks among-R‘ them. Shall‘ hell you-
my opinionfyouemeane they-{hall fhare both alike-, > the King;
and preachers, afmallbenevo ence; you intend the gteateiifg
ih‘ar~ceto N J E.'«.Efq’m're,and {urn Efquims as y our ielfe.:
i M Pamphlets» A A i _ — V
Jlndfér thefizme red/Em they twill alwayerfivpur dirmfié Pie;/2}; . 1
that preacbalittle at 'tbemji9l*v::, keeaufctlveymitlier-‘eelipfiv’
Meir-banner; nor*endang:r~t/yeirprqfitxse n A -

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Sir? Frehcili "B-am»; a man of honour; and-‘ilearnirrg hath; an “é3‘fi§$;'.'T¢5§*
0 mg; -
gfiooks. to x

had ‘beeneicoflefled into a body, theyhad -been‘the‘b'eff 
ineDivinitye*{ince the Apofliles times; Sure your preachers ban
wen ’le&ures (take them ‘at the beft) could never pleafe that
Eéarnedgmiage go, 35 todgevg Qgom him » {ohigh an Encaméun}
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5 ho "douht"he- meant it ehcilely ofthe learned laheuré ofthe cart?
-eformable Clergy, fuch as he ordinarily heard, which_are_infi.

nitelylimproved alfo fince his time, whom yet you honour

«with no better title, then that ofdumbe Pre-ifis. but I leave it
-e to the eutrderliandmog reader,whether'he willbeleeve hisjudge»
ment, or.your reyling. ‘ "

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The Bifiap: neither can nor will 5: diligentrrpreag/sex: tbemflilverg j

[along 4: befidest/aeif fllinéfleriaflfziizfiiaenx, ti/raj. have a whale
*€Diacefl‘e to rule. " * ,

efleimasdrmyr/’Z% .

  It feemes in-your Divinity,the ruling ofthe Churehiienone  i
r of the Minifletriall fun&ions,the truth is,the ruleing both jrij
véchurch 8: State is the thingyou aimie-at for your {elves.But to r

let that palle. The Bilhopsryou lay«ne.ithee.can nor will be dis-
aligent Preachers themfelvesgfo long as they have a wholetDio-
eeile to rule; Sir,  know you would triumph veryemuch be.

r giorethe viéiory, Shouldgl grant you that it is notfita*Bilho,p y
fhould preachfo frequently-»ien his owne perfon,as others of his ,

rClergy,conliclering he hath atDioEefl'e to rule ; But I pray you  

agivie once‘ leavetoraskeryou a quellion‘? Is it fit for the Generall ’

it of an Army, that is totorderfthe whole ~Army,to:l-ight as much

A in hisowne perfonas an inleriour Commander, or a (Eommom \\
‘Souldier-r? .1 l’ hedoe engage‘ himfélfe in his owne perfon to the yo i

,ne-glefling oi his:0fli‘ce is-Generall, he may h3Pi3i‘ly “be repul-= L

=ted the more faopularlyvaliant, but withall it,.is»a very great ;

‘adventure if he delh-oyes not himfelfe, and his whole Army

.   by-it; TheChurchis=reiembled=inthe‘Cantiel“es toawcll or~

derd Army, the :~Churthmen are the {ouldiers of this Army,
their preaching isramaine part oletheir warfare, "1" he Bilhops

‘  _ Rate to rule anddirefi the tell to preach, out of their wifedome
ranei experience; And it is the Bilhops proper work; to over.
:.fee the Preaehers,and tovkeepey them in ordenand a great worke  

it is,and whofoever does it coofcientioulfly. fhall find.-uitfo, _ he
-‘lhell~notnee__cl ;irto,be.idle;aaudet lsaworke alfo of: very high
L “ L T v 3 ' “ goncernmeng

‘ fr 7)
ctmeernmentior the-good ofthe‘Church, forif the inferioue
iChurchrnen be not ‘Wel~lordcred», they will -fight againfl the
Church, as Wellas«for the Chit r§:‘il‘, we leyeeucnder the-lan_1enta-
able experience of itat this day; As for the-Bilhops preaching
in his -owne perfomfhe ought to do-it, and to do it frequently,
the ofcner ti1c—bCtt€l‘—, with regard ,‘had»to his yeares, andother
(parts of his duty; ' But ifa Bilhop will fo Farre attend perfonall
preaching . as to ‘neglect the 0"V€f- fighto*ft‘he«{evewra‘ll ‘preach-
ers, that are under-him, he may happily live and dye the more
popular man, but it had beene better For his D-ioeelfe, and their
ioules health, if he had bellowed more time in obferving, in-
couraging, and ordering the leverall preachers in his fDiocc_[]”e

{to dotheirduties, this. mull rin~real'on have -more 'edifyedi~his a
tD.ioceAg'c, then hisfiperfonall preaching alone could do. _

Pampihlevt T C
Hzzd cumfier tlzemfiolaerewitbplacer of civifl furirdifizen V5:/bier;
mad the} mac}; nccampanjed with great t:mporall4~digm'tie:*, and
-"?‘€'Z/lI3fiIJ€’.€g l . ‘ i ' C ,
a dnimadzderfl 1 I
For ’civill ]nrisdi&ioii,, you know there is a CO’irfC taken to
ca l'e both "Bifhops and t~herelt of the Clergy thereof‘, and ‘I
wilh both Church and State may fee better lriuts of it then hie-
therto. «yet -that the exercife offerae part of eivilljurisdiélion
may be rather. a helpe then a hindrance tothe fpiri-tuall functi-
on, the example of the jewilh preillhood approved by God
himl'elFe,gand the experience of all rwell‘governe_d pChriliia’ni
Churches and~Kingdom.es in other part s,* and eof’oiu‘r owne in
iormer ages, till thisprefent, are tefii monies beyond cxeepti-j ;'
Oll. Vida 2. 657971.  8; ' ‘ ‘ - lg
As for the Ternporalities, ofthe Bilhops which they “inioy l
by thebounty of Godly Kings accord»ing to the I.‘a*wcs‘o_FGod=W'
and the land,the{le are lofar.re‘fi'otn ‘being encumbr-ances'7‘m: g
hindrances to the«Bilhop either in his preaching or'govern—;
ment, that they are great, yea necel-l'ar.y helpes to make-them
‘both elfetfilaall to theend for which they were ordained. For
@156 pure; mjan: m‘/Home it ccmtenmdefaith the wile*man,and ¢- E56153? 9° it
i . t VCII

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vezia Kingthat is poor: is without power,much more at pot->t"»e~
l Clergy man; And therefore even ijnthc Apoflles times God?
thought it not.enou,l-gh toar-me -them withthe power of mira.
cles,_but for theirefarthereiuppocrt &Ja.flititancle,t in preaching the
Golpell, and governing‘ the Church,he conferred upon them:
the power of difpofing. the whole tevenewes of the Church;
Litftsozi: 34-3 :-,1 fir 4: mega: were polfefforx 0f[4?1d.!,. or bat;/es; fold them, lain!’
' érgugbt the price, and lejcalgit daw22e.7v¢t’t‘}J#‘* a4'p‘0_./Hexfect. vGfV€
the Bilhops this powetagaine, and you ‘have good leave toe: ‘ A
take away their civiIl]utisdic"tions, Dignitiesland revenues.‘ t /i

H % V A Pamphletz- _  e  A.
‘Meititmde and dieerfi't}‘of§mpZb;7man2«et make them mméle, am!
. .2;/Je beigéattqftemparu/l~banom.exccfl?.afworld!} wealth ’maz»é32~

tlacm ttoaflatefy, and tan :§:a.{le ta» 4'5‘/vfrkdrge their minsflereie/Z*
funfiioéss-, as z/aejttassgiatt ,~fo tbizt they mu/E I.-mt/e tiaeirfzareeto
rreffe, dtzdtbcirfoatnefleg with;/:e.émaw7ét/e t-/:2] owilreigne ag
fvertbeltreessl —~ . _    = "  . ‘L l *
I“ A*'I1ifl4t1d'?/6'7‘/2'  ' I _
To let paffe your feltfeleffe applicati»onof'?otImm: parable a;
gaintltthte Psifhopts .» All thefe your inlinuations conclude as~
fltonglyt a gai nil. the C iv illzgouerrtmeetat, as the EcelefiaPtical],’a-
gainftymonarchyliit; felfeyaszwell as Epifcopacy, for will not;
multitude and diverfity-oEei:m:ploym'entse-make you unable ,ast
well as the Biéfl?10pS', efpecially when you takcupon you both’

Ecclefiafticall, land‘ Civill iutisdiélion  will notvexceffe of

worldly w;ea.l;th'make your {elves too flately, (but that proud-:
l men nev.ets;ehinlqe oftlleifi owne pride).and’too idle alfo -to-d if-

c_hargeeytourt-fevetall funcfhlonsii Do you.not'{fn good earnefi)
tehinake all rule over you even in the State,to be no better them

Abe éraméleweignc, utnlefll: your fclves have the managing of

all. You-chaste made too» much way for theoAnabaptit'licallg ;

p,hrenfy OE: parity. Take heed, your owne ,ifl'ule ’wi~ll defltoy. 3

their par,-.entsviu_=thee conclulion, and levellr your felves» in the 2+

eonfufioxasoiyewtowne tmking.-. _ 4 3 — » ' e “

 

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'.fZ)§on*ihe‘w7ao7e =m.4flter,‘t’ 9e' quefléon'-itfifibetlfier the dppaintévgef

‘certain: numécr of iLa_ymen}~6_7 -Hi:'Majefl7‘a’nd bx’: Parlia-

' rpientgsa exercifeeall Ecclefidflicalljzerzisdiffion under t/be-*m,cmd

‘ ~61 their /2:4!‘/aarit}, 'z'nflead*ofArcI'aZ&t'f%op.r and «'.B£j7:’ap:, 4p-
painting at certain: ngtméer afL4}rmn, ta exerwfe it e pder to/yew;
.-5} their Afitllafiifj,-ifl—"£l1?ir v:am::,=4nd:m:der their $5441.51. ~

A . »T A“ k flhlilmddverfi % . V i ‘l i
 Hitherto ‘you have laboured to pull downe ‘Epifcopacyg

you now   tell us,*whar you would builcleupin the momeiol"‘it_;

"wherin like your anceliors,=thehuilders of‘Baé.s-Z, orlike thofe

That build Callles in the aire, you propound a medell; which
‘-116 vereyetfhad hei‘ngL,but’in your owne braines, land‘-votes. For

you wouldeinvell: meeriaymcn foremaining with all Epifcoa ,

tpall, and «ECclefiai{iica‘ll *-Powcr.5 by which emeaneseyou would

makcthe power ofoltheflhurch, and the mi-l2ifl:ers ofit, a meet
‘humane ordit1ance,&>conifound 't=he'Sacred and"Civill fumfiion, ’
elagainfl‘; ‘all:prefiden.rs either of;C‘/m’/Finns, fmex, Tm-k_e:, or a-- ‘
my people that acknowledge a75eitya: fo Farr: areyou from
‘that agreement you boafl ofwith other Reformed Churches.

Fiiril for lurifdiéiion. theule ofchelieyes accordinglto your

:pla't-forme jmufc’ bco‘nly.ilnhI.aym cnsfhands.,fl1e~y mull: have the‘;
‘lfole power to exc‘omm‘unr_icate7 and abfolvcejven we Minificrs"
‘*themfelves,as well as any othen; to judge of their do&rine,ancil
~tther.eupon to firfpend or deprive them, ifcmfe be; to deter-_
mine all comroverfies of faith, and to be zhefolle judges in all -
ma.tters:fp.irituall:6u'h~ich' mot’: neerely concemethe foule-.Th_i's‘
is a device fo direfily qppofiteito the1@rdinance=of Chril°t,who -
-committed theufe of th‘eKeyes, and therewith meeovern-

«men: of the Church in matters Spirituall to His Apoliles and

‘their fucceiellors ionely.,that a~mon%gli:allthe monlirous opin"ii—_'
~ons'oif Ancient and ‘Moderne‘Heretic%é: and Kc/aifrmm'qz:e:,lthere';
‘waé never yet vented Iuch an Iéln.Chriflian paradox to the
«world ;' fofarre are .you‘fro'm conformingin this (as you plre-.  

V-tend) withfother. Reforthed Churches.  

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.'(6o)i  
You hays indeed the exatnpleof {ome other Reform¢&
Churches, your Mother the Kirke of Scotland if you will, for

_ giving power ofvotingtto Lay- men, in paflittg oft-he molt {pia-

ritnall ccnfu-res-of the Church; I doen~ot[fahy you-laavc the Ex-
ample of Chrill: fo-tit, hut witha-ll you fall {horn of’ ybur Mo.
that Kirkc. indivcts particulars, to inftance in tome. '
 The Laity with them atcnot the oncly nor the cheife men
in the managing ofthe Et:clefial%ical«l jutrildiéfion, the Ecclc.
fiaflircks are joyned wi-th them, andtmodetate in their cheife
Affcmbliees for Church tnatters. Andfccondly they derive the
power of their ;Afl"embly from a Higher foumaine thenthe Para
liament. Neither -wiIl'th«ey he i~nflrm‘:'fr:d, much leffe conclna‘
dedtlby it in their debating and determining of Church matters;
after the fnnannetyas you tutor your young A{TcmbIy; They
pretend a claims: Etotn Chrilhand under him ackenoirvrledge nos

Superiottr.

y . Sir, Thefe are no lefl'e then fu»ndamental‘s in Church"Go-L»

vetnment, wbereinyou. are nottyetagrerd with your owns‘

~Mother,',‘An_dywhiJefl thctei isgfo great adiefagtecment betwixt‘
the Mothttfand the Daughter,‘ a11eethinl<cs~a propolition for“

agreement with other Reformed Churches ,. fals not 170 kindly‘
from your penne. - t ' t

But you argue ; The Arch-Bifhops and Bilhophsy appoint a t

cettaine number of Layman yto;c-xetcife allrEcclefiaflicall jnrif-~
fliuflixon under them by their A»uthority,rim-hieir names,and un.
der their Scales ; And why may notthe King and Parliament

dot: the fame ? You are ficke of the new dtifeafe of tl?1etim‘es,}’

you will be reforming .thc.Church Dilcipline, yet you under»
Rand itnot 5‘ forth: Arch-,Bil.hoyps.aml Bilhops doe not ap.»
point a_ny~Laymen to etagercifc all Ecclefiaflicall jurildiétione

under their names. 5 for inftance the power of the Keycrsl inn

cxcommutiicating and abfolvi-ng is the maine part of Ecclcfiv
alltic-alljntifdtfiion, and that neither i:s,nor‘can:be ‘delegated by  

the A~ti:h-Bifhops and [Bilhops to any_I.ayman* ;. A Lay Chan'-

cellonr or lfiommilfatyfby vet*tue~ol his @ommi{fion.from his
Bilhop, may advife and_tlire&i.n POlnt2Ol“LflW, when it is fit

y to cxcom municate and tola.bl'ol:ve,. Landhe may exencife other-so

partaof Ecclcfiafiicall jturildjfiiong. But the lentenceof exa
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a conimunication and abfolution, is or ihouldi be ever pronoun?

ced by the Biihop in perfon, orat lcafi by a Pteiii autihofiffid

T thereu-nto by the Bifhop, I fhall therefore rcturneithis AI‘g|»l- Accm-fijngto
men”: thus uyponyou, Ifa Bifhop to whom the power of the theexamPl€ 05

Ke»yc§‘W&se0mmittcd- by Ehrifl, cannot delegate this power Sfraafl ALI1;rl:<E
to a Lay man, much le£3_‘e then mayany other doe it, _to whom Eyittggstofe G0‘ _
this power was never committed by Chtiiig The King we ac- ,,-,,,;, to ex-
knowledge by vettue of his Supremacy in caufes EccI_efiafl1- communicate
call, may delegate to Laymen all that extetnalljuriidifiion, tileincfiiiuouo
flowing. from his" Supremacy with power ofoutward coetc1-  ‘Sm’
on. by lines; impritfonments. and the like: but Forthe meere ' ”’i

‘e fpitituall andintetnall part of it,con_fii'iing in the power of the

Keycé, out Kings have ever difclaimed it, as not belonging to
them; Andi heartily wifh your faction would al{o forstheit V146, Mm_
owne fakes forbeatre this forbidden fruit, for befides that all
aétsdone by {ueh u.Iurpcd«power, and by potions uncapabie,
are mcete nullities in themfelves, the cenfutes a plaiine mocke-
ry, and no more to b-eeiicmed then as éretafiilmina, bugbeates

_ and fearctowes, the committing or accepting offuch power

by Laymen is a high ptophanation of Ch-riiiseOrdinance,and a

very abomination in the fight ofGod ; And if!-Iofim Bifhop

of Coréuénthe famous prefident at the Counfel1ofN:'ce, cai-

ied it the abomination afdefolation, for a Layman to fudge at all Sgidga .3. vim
in Ecol?/iaflimllafl'a:'re:; VVhat would he have (aid, if Laymen I-Cofltitig

T aione (the Clergy wholly exei‘uded)‘fhould have aflizmed ails

Ecclefiafticall power into their hands, according to the modeil
of your project? Take heed then in time, for ifiyon got: on
thus toinvaeie the Sacred fimv&ieon»,you have jut’: caufe to {care
that Divine vengeance. which hath iniike cafes beene execu.
ted, when 'Uz.z.i.e/J was (mitten with Leproiie, Nadaé and A-
éilm weteéconfumed with fire, and the ground claw; afu-adage
and fwailowed up Cam}: and his company.

" ‘ Pam phier, ’
'c/fnciwbetlier fimeor more of their learned ‘Divinu, appointed 5]
e/futizqrity of Parliament to ardazine Miuiflerx inflead afone
mav,(nv/mg 12¢ Majefl} give: the if/es gfa Bifiop) appointed

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crcclorder and
ollrices of Epi-
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This is the other part of Epifcopall power, name’ly the
power of’Ordination. which is in no part -ofir communicable
to the Laity,no not by the Bilhops themfelves, as thatof juris-
power you would
feeme to leave to fame of the Clergy {but this Clergyimull not
‘be Bilhops, ( whom you would a’boli{h)lbut.limple ‘Presbyters-,;
soontrary to the firllin {iittttion of ordination, and the conllrant
practices of Chrifiendome inal‘l.3g€S and ‘-Places ti“ 0f later‘

times. For as a late learned writer obferves. and provesit fully Q

in the particulars; That ordination by Presbyters is againfl the
Canons and Sanctions Apollollicailil, agaiinfit the Decrees. of 8
famous Councels in "C‘hriliCn(iOmC,0l'“AHc_7rd, of Anta'orl2,.S‘4r-=4
div, AY:xan_a'ri4,two- of Confiantinaple. the draw/{Mn Ccmzcc/I,
and that of }Hi[p.ali:,-, aga'-inft theflogmaticall refolution of the
fathers, S. Corneliw, Cjprz'm1,rItimm¢flm,Epip/mn£ua',Aa1fl»in,
9/Imérofe, 6‘/iljfoflomfl, yea of Saint Hierome himfelfe,and di-
vers others;-againfi the conflant "voice of C hrifitend-ome appro-
priating Ordination to the Bifhops hand—s,and declaring all Or-
dination: by tnecrc Presby tcrs to be voyd tip/‘a fafio; And that
no Ordination by a non Bilhop was ever approved of by “any
‘Counccll,or fingtle fuf£rage»of an y famous man i'lTC'i]I ifiendo me,
till of very late yearesin this Wellerne part of the World.
But on the Contrary is reckoned by Epip/mniua amongl} his
Here/fa", where he delivers this Doctrine of the Catholilqucl
Church againfl v3"&'rim., TIM: the eorderi pfBi/&op:.;éeget:fa-
tlaertr to the (Vmrcb, 63:: the Order of ‘Z’re]Z2}ter: beget: /Em; in
Baptifme, -hint na Fat/oer: or ‘Doéhr: 6} Ordination. 

L1 pou thefe confiderations I proporund ttbislcafe of-cbnfcience
modellly for our felives, (leaving other moderne Churches to
God and themfelvcs.) We enioying hitherto(by Gods blefling)
the Order of Bilhops audflrdination by thelm pofition oftheir

a hands, according -to the Confiant praétice of all Chrillendome

in alleges.‘ Whether the wilfull abolitionolthis Orderand
_ ‘ ‘ t - “ ~ prgclin-ationa

5} A2‘? af‘Par!:'ament., together‘ with fair: at more tt§

A itmamely fingle Presbytets»

663:)
Otdlnatiomwill not he a lormall S'chil’me and departure atleaii: Y'oUr- fore-Fa;
fromthe -outward Comnmnron of the Llnrv‘erfa.Il Chur_ch_of :,:’:;5“§1:[ff§f;%‘;
Chrilt?‘ I leave it to the mdicrousand Conlcxentrous Chrrlhan ‘ ‘ ' ‘

. petitioning, for
to Judge..- reformation of

And whereas-you fay, that the King and Parliament appoint Cer'cmonies~,in '

the Bifhops now to ordztine with the afliftarrce of fours; or ‘h='°_‘-‘ginning

more M’inil’ters«,you fay truth in part,~,but you conceals‘ that the  I§‘:$o~P7Cf”""°_'
Bilhops have the power of Ordination fromea Higher hand, k:m'f€‘f;;: 5:‘
/from Chrift; andyour inference therefore from hence is very robe fcwmarié
namely Weak:That beeaufe the King &Parliament appoint thecfillto Rymé at
Bilhopsy that have power to ordaine, to exereife that power, ‘1“ d‘“°“’“°“

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thereforeetheymaiy appoint thole that have no power, to do Elcfigeffiiifi {gt

their eririon

But what need youttrouble your {elves ahout Ordination by wasxlius. Wee
Minillersi’; For according toyour principles why cannot Ordi- 195 M”’”fl”~‘ W"
nation beladminifired by I*.ayn_1en,, aswell as the power ofthe G££f:;’n;:
Keyes in excommunication, and abfolutionfl fee no reafon but ,1,” ,,., dg;_,L,,,,’
youmay do the onc,..asywell asthe other. or if a Layman may men pfiscrgxg 4
not ordaine, how can you that are Laymen give Authority tor/.’0.W"" 174'“)
ordain? I heleeve, would your fpeake out,(your principlesandl ":
pra&ices~in the meane while fpeake it for you )4 You account :2,-,;Q_. ,,,;,,,~,,g ,,
Ordinlation aeneedlclle Ceremony ,, one of your Ordinance: the dufizuzzon
will enablewhom you pleafe fufiicientl-y to do all A&s,.either off’?-'?~9W¢’ E69

of Epifcopall.or Preilily order; onely you mull: pretend to the "~‘fi"fl’“‘”’ 5”‘

Pe0Plethe ufe offome M-inillere», to make {O great a chaflge the d'{"'l'”g the ye" i

- A J / ~t[:‘U 1
more paflahle and plaulihle at the prefent, not out of any great: ‘,z:¢,_0fs\e fie

neceffity you conceive either of Bilhop or Preifi: to otdaine. Petitionanfwtc
' red fullybyrhc
Pamphlet‘ e U“iV€*5‘)" 05'
Te an altermion of that can/Eqmnc: 4: to depart in Fallanceowit loxfirdg
thefafieguard ofH:3 Lfl/[4j:flie.r- Royall vim‘/aority, the in-
crmfe of/2:2 revenue, :2‘/are ‘Unity of H8 Majefiies K ingd am:
in,amd between. t/aemfelvexprnd wit/rat/yer Reforrind C/mrcbeag.
and plggfezzliyg of agood lxzmdérflmgding‘ between: the K ing,
acted in} peop!e,6}/ecz4ring mate them if/zcir {religion a»a"'liéertié'.r.‘.

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Animadwrf.

This is the fumme ofwhat you pretend in your Pamphlet,’
to the which I {hall oppofe the {umme ofwhat hath beene
prooved to the contraryin the feverall An-imadverfions, upon
each particular, namely that this Abolition of;Epifc-opacy will
be an alteration of inch confequence, as camaot be made with-
out perverting the Ordinance of God, and {ubverting the fun.
damentall-lawes of the Land. Not without the guiltofperfuryi
facriledge, 8: in juliice upon thefiing and the whole Kingdom.
That inflead ofafluring the Kings Authority, it will weak-emit
at the firih and defiroy it atthe la~R.. That inllead of-increasing
the Kings revenue, it will deprive His Majeily of the Handing
revenue he “hath now by Epifcopacy .. That inflead of {ettling

.a good Union in His Maieltie-s owne Kingdoms, and between a

- E flthemand orherflefo-rmed Churches; it willdifolve the Gate
“:2: 3;‘ 0:!‘ of this Kingdome in .a very»fl1_or_tt1me, andlayavery dange-
lmCO,,m);m_ rous Foundation: for the cl.ePrroying ofMonarCh}’a throughout

p Befee.rlu'»gz/ac the whol.eChrillian world. And lafily that inflead ofcaufing

_‘ ffaflddlflgl wit/7

' zixg xmdcrm, or

Lord to 6/We a good underfltanding betweene His Majelty and his people,

"”""fi’"2 ‘"4 by fecuringr-unto them their Religion 8: Liberties ;it will mani-«

[Wk /«W:/5,6,4, fePtly,&in a manner totally .ab.o1ilhthe religion here eflablilhed,

my 55 ,',,m,- by the Reformation. in the Lyturgy of the Church, the orde r
ragement to of Epi{copacy,and many of the 39 Articlesgand befides will in.
#78 cimfm” troduce a more then Papallflalvery to be exercifed bothsupon

€krarcl2e:,gra4- King and people‘

in danger o/we The queliion then upon the whole matter is,'whether an al-

, jock; ef7Arm'. teration of fuch a:val"t confe-quence as this,vbeenot the high ‘

r/W/".4" T)‘ way fo farre to provoke the Ma-jelly of Heaven aegainlt us, as

"W3 "’ j°J”‘ to deprive us ofall thefetreafures ofbleflings forementioned
:,:’é5;g;'f;g both fpairituall and temporall, which he hath conveyed to this
on and Ca‘vc- land by thehands ofBi{hops, sand for our rebellious andtun-
aunt. I leave sthankfull wantonne{Te,to give us abill ofdivvorce,and-‘remove
eth=R€3d°“° our Candleflicke from us to aNation’ and People more wor-
i‘°(;‘fid“ 13.": ‘thy. =WhiCh God avert for hismercir: fake the/J?'_1'fl fie/as.
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