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A00289	A very lively portrayture, of the most reverend arch-bishops, the right reverend bs. of the Church of England set forth in XX. irrefragable positions, concerning their authority, power, and practise, as they onely are our diocesan lord bishops, so grounded upon Scripture, reason, and experience, by evident demonstrative practises, as their troublesome opposites, may cleerely see, how greatly they are deceived in all these. A labour undertaken for the peace of all Gods people, and for a just condemnation of al those, that cause division, and offences, contrary to the doctrine and discipline of Christs Church.		1640 (1640)	STC 10406; ESTC R212270	37,262	65

A VERY LIVELY PORTRAYTVRE OF THE MOST REVEREND ARCH-BISHOPS THE RIGHT REVEREND Bs. OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Set forth in XX irrefragable positions concerning their Authority power and practise as they onely are our Diocesan Lord Bishops so grounded upon Scripture Reason and Experience by evident demonstrative practises as their troublesome opposites may cleerely see how greatly they are deceived in all these A Labour undertaken for the peace of all GODS people and for a just condemnation of al those that cause division and offences contrary to the Doctrine and Discipline of CHRISTS CHURCH Printed in the Yeare 1640. THE NAME of Bishop is found in the New Testament so as the controversie is not about the name whether one may bee called a Bishop nor whether Bishops in the true sense have beene in the Church from the Apostles dayes for this is fully agreed upon But the positions following and here handled are such as have beene much controverted but now so cleerely manifest that every indifferent and impartiall judicious Reader may discernt plainely on which side the truth is POSITION 1. That Bishops jure Divino are Superiours to other Ministers 1. BEcause our Saviour made severall degrees in the ministerie which the Apostle mentioneth Ephes. 4. 11. Yet in the same degree he set none over another not one Apostle over another not one Evangelist over another 〈◊〉 not one Elder or Bishop over another 2. Because the Apostle in reckoning up the dignities in the Ministery from Christ mentioneth no Bishops as degrees in the ministery differing from the rest but Apostles 〈◊〉 Evangeliste which were extraordinary then Pasters and Teachers ordinary Eph. 4 11. 3. Because the name of Bishops is given onely to those who are called Eld●… Act 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 28. Tit 1. 5. 7. Now Elders were all of equall Authority Such the Ap●…stles 〈◊〉 and more th●… on●… in every Citie Act. 14. 23. and had charge given ●…ot one over ●…ther but over the fl●…ck over the which th●… holy 〈◊〉 had made them Overseers O●…Bishops Act. 20. 〈◊〉 4. The Apostle placeth Bishops onely before 〈◊〉 Ph●…l I. 1. I Tim. 3. 1. 8. but no where b●…fore Elders as Superiours to them 5. The office and quality of a Bishop described 〈◊〉 that which equally and alike agreeth to all teaching Elders 1 Tim. 3. 1. 2. 7. Tit. 1. 5 6 7 8 9. and not to a speciall function in superiority before an Elder For Titus was appointed to ordaine Elders and the Apostle telleth him what a 〈◊〉 a Bishop meaning an Elder should b●… as making an Elder and Bishop one and the same It cannot be proved by S●…riptura that in the A●…stles dayes Elders and Bishops were degrees one ov●…r another nor by Historie 200. yeares after that they were distinguished by degrees 6. Because such as 〈◊〉 Elders were next to the Apostles in the Councel at 〈◊〉 and sate with them as next to them Acts 15. 23. Bishops here were none except included within the name of Elders and so all one 7. The double honour which Saint Paul speaks of he alloweth it to teaching Elders 1 Tim. 5. 17. which dutie of teaching Bishops affect not and yet claime double honour 8. Because these Elders Acts 20. 17. came to bee called Bishops not in respect of any superiority they had one over another but to mind them of their watchfulnesse and care over their flock in respect of which flock and not in respect of their fellow Ministers they were called by Saint P●…l who first g●…ue them th●…t title Ov●…seers or Bishops Acts 20. 28. 9. Because Tim●…ie and Titus from whom they would derive the superiority of Bishop●…●…ver Elders were Euangel●…s 2 Tim. 4. 5. a dignity above other Churches Offic●…s Eld●…s O●…Bis●…s or P●…stors all one and 〈◊〉 Eph. 4. 11. now why 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 higher degree ●…hould be made Bis●…ps and so put in a lower for me wa●…th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perswade the reunto 10. Because the Postscripts to the second Epistl●… to Tim. and that to Ti●… are worthy of no credit in this case to prove Tim. and Tit. Bis●…ps For these be no Scriptura nor of divine authority but added by some private uncertaine S●…ribe and so bring of humane authority they c●…nnot stablish Tim. and Tit. Bishops jure divi●… who by divine authority were 〈◊〉 The vanity of alledging these 〈◊〉 are solidly by other confuted and not answered 11. Becaus●… the consent of the Learned is fully against this superiority of a Bishop to wit to be above an Elder or Presbyter in degree 〈◊〉 divi●… but were all one and the difference came by an humane consti●…tion 1. Of this judgement are ancient Fathers 〈◊〉 A●…stin Chrys●…stome Ambrose Seduli●…s Pri●…sius The●…ret 〈◊〉 Theophylact. 2. John 〈◊〉 and the Wald●…ses 3. The learned Divines beyond the Seas Luther 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 H●…minglus Gnalter M●…sculus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●… and others 4. Learned Divinesin our Land D. 〈◊〉 D. Reynolds Doctor Holland D. Fulk D. Whitacres D. Willes and many moe Our Bishops here Bish. 〈◊〉 Bis●…p Peacock T●…stal shop Bil●…n once so held when he wrote against the Seminaries Bishop 〈◊〉 now living yea and Arch. Bishop Whit●…gift 〈◊〉 as much Yea the Arch-Bishops all the Bishops and the Clergie of E●…gland acknowledged Bishops and Pres●…rs to bee Besides the 〈◊〉 of our La●… in 37. H●… 8. C●… 17. in 〈◊〉 of Edward 6. 〈◊〉 2. 1. and 1. of Eli●… 1. have resolved the same against Bishops authority 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5. Orthodox 〈◊〉 reformed wi●…eth th●… much by their doctrine and practise Monarchies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which have cast them out So 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and of late ●…ates of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and many other Churches Shall we think●… that all these have 〈◊〉 in this point so ma●…y so 〈◊〉 m●…n and whole Churches 11. 〈◊〉 non●… but Papists among us maintaine the p●…sition and such as be popishly affected or are of 〈◊〉 mind ●…oving to have the preheminence 3. I●…hn 9. or ●…ch as flatter for favour and pre●…rment And yet here may be produced against them 1. The Canon Law which telleth ●…s that superior●…ty of Bish●…s over other Ministers is of 〈◊〉 Law which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 out of 〈◊〉 fourth Councell at Car●…hage 2. The coun●…ell of 〈◊〉 and B●…il 〈◊〉 it ●…o 3. Two famous Doctors of the civill Law 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are of this judgement with us 4. Some great Papists 〈◊〉 Hug●… Cardi●… ●… Bish●… of Civil G●…rg 〈◊〉 hold their authority to be by positive Law and came in after the Apo●…les dayes The Ancients alledged for this superiority speake but of their owne times long after the Ap●…les dayes or ●…lse they judged of the times before by a mi●…ke that ●… in their dayes which was nothing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 200. yeares after Chri●… 12. Becaus●…Bis●… 〈◊〉 of S●…int 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his dignity and ●…owledged 〈◊〉 that the Superiority of Bishops over Ministers was 〈◊〉 of all 〈◊〉 of the word of

Go●… and founded upon the onely politique 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Lastly 〈◊〉 Doctor 〈◊〉 is hold to 〈◊〉 that our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Bish●… do●… d●…ive their 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and from the Pope of 〈◊〉 and therefore must Bis●…s bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 over other Ministers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may know if he will that Peter was 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 proved to his h●…d and 〈◊〉 inferiour to his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And as for the Pope he is proved to be 〈◊〉 by many learned Divines and is judged to b●… the man of 〈◊〉 in 2. Th●…ss 2. and the 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 speaking like the Dragon Rev. 13. and 〈◊〉 Bish●… p●…ceeding from him 〈◊〉 needs 〈◊〉 such jure divi●… because his 〈◊〉 is from the 〈◊〉 POSITION 2. They are Di●…cesan Bishop●…by divi●… right 1 BEcause they know 〈◊〉 hold that a Di●…san Bishop is one over many 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 it written that the holy Ghost set many Bishops and Elders ov●… 〈◊〉 flocke and Church at 〈◊〉 one Church Act 12. 47. and 15. 2●… and therein m●…y Eld●…s Acts 15. 6. 2●… 23. at 〈◊〉 one Church Eph 1. 1. R●…v 2. 5. but many Elders Act●… 20. 17. or 〈◊〉 verse 28. At Philippi many Bishops yet but on●… Church Phil. 1. 1. and Saint 〈◊〉 when he had planted Churches appointed T●… to ordaine Eld●… Bishops in every City more than one Tit. 1. 5. ●… as the Apostle himselfe did in every Church Elders Acts 14. 23. who kept one way and co●…rse al●…ke in all ●…nd ev●…ry Church 1 Cor. 4. 17. and 7. 17. Now so many in one Church could not be Di●…san Bishops 2. Because neither Christ nor his Apostles ever ordained any ordinary Ecclesia●… function to bee ever continued in any Church which he that was appointed thereunto could not in his owne person performe without substitut●… But a Discos●… Bishop takes more upon him then he can by himselfe discharge but must have his substitutes by reason of the largenesse of his ju●…isdiction over hundred●… of congregations 3. Bec●…e 〈◊〉 Postscripts to Saint Pauls Epistles the one to Timoth●… and the other to Titus are the words of men ●…humane testimo●…ies and false too as is proved fully by the learned and therefore cannot confirme a Dis●… Bishop to b●…of divine authority and of divine right 4. Because they ●…nne upon meere suppositions taking for granted what yet they have not proved nor can prove to uphold their Di●… dignity such bee these 1. That Timothy and Ti●… were not E●…angelists substituted onely for a time at Ephesus and in Creet to doe what the Apostle would have done had he been there contrarie to 2. Tim. 4. 5. in that Epistle in the Postscript whereof he is called a Bishop 2. That these two were Bishops differing from Elders when no where their consecration is mentioned and were they Bishops Di●…san because the Postscripts say they were Bishops●… but when so consecrated or how there is no mention And is it any way likely that S●… 〈◊〉 making else where A●… 20. 17. 18. 28. Elders and Bishops all one yea and that in his Epistl●… to Titus chapter 〈◊〉 5. 7. that by the false Postscript naming them Bishops we should take the name of Bishops to bee of another sor●… 〈◊〉 Saint Paul meant and had made 3. That Saint Paul 〈◊〉 to them ●…is Epistles as to di●…san Bishops and how to behave themselves in their Episcopall authority as a p●…terne in them to bee followed of such like succeeding Bishops If Paul wrote to Timothy his first Epistle from whence they fetch all their authority for ●…piscopacy why is not the Postscript put at the end of this Epistle to make him a Bishop while he was at Eph●… but at the end of the other Epistle out of which they doe make little ●…se for this their standing If he was then Bishop at Eph●… when the first Epistle was written then its cleare that Saint Paul wrote not the Epistle to him as a Bishop but as his substitute for the time in his absence 1. Tim. 3. 14. 15. To him Saint Paul wrote as also to Titus not to make them Bishops of which not one word in the Epistles written to them but what they should doe according to the present condition of the Churches and by those rules and precepts which he wrote how the Churches of Christ should be ordered for the tyme to come and not by these pre●…pts and rules to erect new Officers in Christs Church which he never ordained there is not a word in the Epistles to prove this to be the s●…ope But they having ●…ped this di●…san dignity and presumptuously practising what they doe they take to themselves what they ●…n find in the Epistles to beare them up contrary to the intention of the Apostles writing 4. That the power of ordination and jurisdiction was then 〈◊〉 Bishops and not in the Elders when in the Eldership was the power of ordination and imposition of hands 1. Tim. 4. 14. Act. 13. 3. and jurisdiction and rule in them to ●…t the Elders they which preached and laboured in word and Doctrine which fed the 〈◊〉 these were they t●…t ruled Heb. 13. 7. 1 Th. 5. 12. 1 P●… 5. ●… ●… 1. Tim. 5. 17. you such rule the Elders had as Saint Peter warneth them not to lord it over Go●… h●…tage which had beene n●…dlesse if the authority ha●… be●… in the hands of others 1 Pet. 5. 3. These be their false suppo●…tions and 〈◊〉 imaginations on which th●…y ●…ave built their rottering dig●…es 5. Bec●… thi●… setting up of one in dignity over many is an homane invention long after the Apostles dayes which was devised to prevent Schi●… say they But this invention was no●… of the spirit of Gen. First for that in the Apostles dayes there were schi●…es 1 Cor 3. 3. and 1●… 1●… and 〈◊〉 R●… 1●… 17. yet the holy Ghost did not direct the Apostle to ordaine any di●… Bishop to prevent Schis●… neither there where he mentions those schi●…es and divi●… as 〈◊〉 nor any such rem●…y in his Epistles●…to Ti●…hy and T●… 2. Be●…se as Doctor Whit●… hath written the 〈◊〉 devised hath proved worse than the disease which doth never happen to that remedie whereof the h●…ly Ghos●… is the Author 3. Because the holy Spirit which could foresee what evill would en●…r upon this devise would not ordaine that for a remedie to prevent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and diss●… which was never ●…erto found an effectuall remedy for it but 〈◊〉 her begate pride 〈◊〉 and other evills in the Church even to this day 4. For that this devise was from the spirit of Antichrist Satan taking advantage upon this gro●…d to raise up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all and so a 〈◊〉 government for the reason is alike for Arch-Bishops over Bishops Pat●…ks ov●…r Arch-Bishops P●… over Patriarks as Bishops over 〈◊〉 except men would va●…ly imagine that schis●… would onely arise among Pas●…rs and not among Bishops Arch. Bishops 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 too contrary to experience and

urged POSITION 8. They judge it necessary that whatsoever is amisse in the Church should be caref●…ly and speedily reformed and this is evident to all 1. BEcause they refuse to heare and receive any complaints against their Courts and devile which way to vex those that clearely informe against their unlawfull proc●…dings and illegall courses 2. Because they stop the way and passages of all reformation by withholding the meanes which should do it by making the supreamest in authority beleeve that there needs no reformation towards the better part except it be by innovations to draw back to the Mother Church of R●…me By reproaching such with hatefull names who labour for a reformation of abuses 3. Because they or their Chaplaines doe with all strength by their best learning either ●…cuse or defend every thing which is justly found in faul●… within their government in their manner of governing in their Ministry in their Ceremonies and 〈◊〉 service or what else so ever needeth any reformation And why they set themselves to be 〈◊〉 ready 〈◊〉 is for these ●…roved reasons 1. BEcause they hold it policie to ●…mend nothing least they should grant something to be 〈◊〉 and so 〈◊〉 such as have a long 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 desir●…d and endeavored by word by writing and by 〈◊〉 much to bring them to it and would heartily praise G●…D to s●…e all things in better order for the good of GODS Church and the praise of his Name and peace of his People 2. Because they know the Northern wind hath blown that way suddainely arising as a storme whilest they set saile toward the South-East in a calme weather fearing no such tempest 3 Because they read that albeit Christ found fault with the corruptions and superstitions in the Iewish Church yet the corrupted high Priests Chiefe Priests learned Doctors Hypocriticall Scribes and Pharises would run their owne way and amend nothing but plotted his death as the Evangelists shew And therefore why should these out Reverend Fathers amend any corruptions at the motions of Christs Servants 4. Because the unholy Pope and his heathen-like Prelats at Rome did never hold it fit to make any alteration in their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 further then they were enforced and when they seemed to go●…e about it they like cunning craftsman in their Trade did it with such caveats and cautions witnesse their Trent councel as all that which they did was as good or little better then nothing 5. Because it may be they hold that an Ecclesiastical State cannot decline nor be corrupted by the evils of times for that they read how our Saviour Christ had somewhat against the Bishops in the 〈◊〉 Chure●…s against the 〈◊〉 Bishop for losse of his first Lov̄e against the Bishop of 〈◊〉 for suffering the Doctrine of 〈◊〉 against the Bishop of Thyatira for permitting wicked I●…sabel a false Prophetesse her fornication and Idolatrie against the Bishop of Sardi●… for resting more upon a name or fame then upon the truth of Religion and the power thereof against the Laodicean Bishop that had such a high co●…it of hims●…e as might make him matchable with the most of our Reverend Prelates even the highest in the instep for his loathsome lukewarmenesse Lastly they are very indifferent which Religion tak●… place whe ther Protestancy or 〈◊〉 so they may injoy thei●… Lordly dignities and dash out the braines of Calvi●… and that G●…vian Doctrine that Presbyterian Raskal as our highest Reverend Father in his wisdomc and rayling zeale called him POSITION 9. They may very well rule by their sole power alone 1. BEcause they find it written that two is better than one the one to lift up the other if one happen to fall but woe to him that is alone Eccl. 4. 9. 10. 2. Because they forget not how King David in bringing up the Arke would have all the chosen men of Israel with him 1 Sam. 6. 2. 1 Chro. 15. 3. and how King Hezekiah would for keeping the passeover consult with his Princes and the congregation in Jerusalem 2. Chro. 30. 2. 3. Because our Saviour said tell the Church Mat. 18. 17. which Church consisteth of more then one at the least of two or three vers●… 20. 4. Because we read that at the ordination not any one of the Apostles would ordaine Deac●…s alone but said joyntly whom we may appoint over this buisinesse Acts 6. 3. Nor did the Ap●…stle Saint Paul ordaine Elders but with 〈◊〉 for it s said they ordained Elders Acts 14. 23. And the imposition of hands was by the 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 4. 14. 2. In the act of excommunication casting out and receiving in Sa●…Paul would doe neither of himselfe but with others gathered together 1 Cor. 5. 4. 2. Cor. 2 6 8. 10. 3. In making decrees and Canons for the Church the Apostles would not doe it alone but with the Elders also Acts 15. 22. 23. 5. Because it s without all example in tempora●…l government in the handling of temporall matters which are not of so high a nature as spirituall as every one doth willingly acknowledge for Kings have their Counsels and wee shall find that no temporall court is there in this Kingdome of the higher sort where the authority doth re●…in one onely person but the principall person hath either Colleagues or Allessours The Chancelour of England hath an Assistans of twelve Maisters of the Ghancery The Master of the Wards hath a Councel of the Court The Kings ●…nch Common Pleas and the Exchequer are benches of a certaine number of Iudges So hath the Chancel●… of Duchie a Councell of Court The Exchequer Chamber hath the Lord Treasurer with him and with him joyned the Chancelour and Bar●…ns The Star Chamber is an Ass●…blie of the Kings privie Councell aspersed with with the Lords Spiri●…uall and Temporall The Lord Pr●…sidents in the Marches of Wales and in the North have their Councells Now if no one be fit to be alone in Civill Courts ●…xcept Bishops be neither faulty nor subiect to bee faultie the Bishops are not to be alone in their jurisdiction and Ecclesiasticall Courts POSITION 10. Their high authority so lawfull they all obtaine by very lawfull meanes 1. BEcause they preach to please for they find it written If I please men I should not be the servant of Christ Gal. 1. 10. 2. Because they follow the time as the readiest way to preferment observing what is acceptable to great ones and avoiding what may offend them because they find it written of some chiefe Rulers in the I●…ish Church who knew and beleeved more then they would manifest that they loved the praise of men more then the praise of God Iohn 12. 42. 3. Because when some have not beene able otherwise to prevaile they have offered monies because they find it written that Offers have beene made by one a Divell to Iesus Christ All this will I give thee Mat. 4. 9. and by another a servant of the Divell Symon Magus offering to the Apostles money to have the

to the Temple at the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and there preached Act 3. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 Fathers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and others preached in the after-noone and so doe the Ministers in all reformed Churches 7. Because they appoint catechising in the afternoon to put downe preaching and such a 〈◊〉 as doth no good to the 〈◊〉 and simple for Ministers are 〈◊〉 to aske no other questions then are in the common Catechisme and yet this kind many Ministers observe 〈◊〉 and are never questioned for it 8. They permit not any to leave a reading Minister nor an idle preaching Minister when he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 paines to preach to goe to 〈◊〉 an other 〈◊〉 Teacher and 〈◊〉 The Preacher for his 〈◊〉 shall 〈◊〉 without check but 〈◊〉 that goeth to heare shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 open 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Because Sir Henry 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it 2. 3. 〈◊〉 they know the people of the 〈◊〉 went to heare Christ 〈◊〉 5. 1. and 21. 38. and also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saying to the people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 why 〈◊〉 you him 〈◊〉 10. 20. they did not 〈◊〉 the people to their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for it 〈◊〉 made they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 going to heare 〈◊〉 then themselves 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 in their 〈◊〉 Lastly they hinder this going abroad to 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 they have 〈◊〉 how people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to understand without a Preacher Rom. 10. 14. and they remember what the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that hee could not understand what he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a guide Act. 8. 31. Who 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of understanding 〈◊〉 cannot 〈◊〉 hence very 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 care 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 have of 〈◊〉 mens soules because they find it written that the mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not good 〈◊〉 19. 〈◊〉 POSITION 16. They have a speciall care that God being a 〈◊〉 should have a spirituall 〈◊〉 and this 〈◊〉 according to his written word 1. BEcause they have 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to worship God by for they find 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so will I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God but whatsoever I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 12. 39. 31. 32. 2. Because they are 〈◊〉 that the 〈◊〉 people say their service and prayers with 〈◊〉 after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though they understand little or nothing for they read that we must pray with the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Cor. 14. 15. and also of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 me with their 3. Because they bind all 〈◊〉 such various 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 prayer and 〈◊〉 up 〈◊〉 another to stand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 part of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others to bow to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the second 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of God and not to another to bow to the Table 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be observed 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of God making people 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 no better that these be 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 〈◊〉 3. 5. and that there is a shew of wisdome in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. 〈◊〉 24. 4. Because they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to serve God as 〈◊〉 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 in their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 for they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and they 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 us not to God for if 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and if we 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we 〈…〉 Cor. 〈◊〉 8. and to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 22. 2. as to bow to the name of 〈◊〉 to bow to the Communion Table as an Altar to kneele in receiving the Bread and 〈◊〉 to keepe dayes as holy dedicated to 〈◊〉 to fast upon their Eves and the like for they find it written who hath required this at your hands Esay 1. 12. and in vaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 me after the Doctrines and 〈◊〉 of men Mat. 15. 9. Mar. 7. 7. 3. To be persuaded that God may be 〈◊〉 served and his ordinances better set forth by humane additions then he himselfe left them unto us as to adde in baptising the Infant 〈◊〉 making of the signe of the Crosse playing upon Organs in singing of Psalmes the wearing of a Surplesse and 〈◊〉 in saying of service with 〈◊〉 and other vestments to grace their worship to have over the Communion Table a painted 〈◊〉 or on a Table a velvet cushion with a 〈◊〉 curiously wrought to 〈◊〉 up 〈◊〉 also the setting up of great Candlesticks with candles in them and sometimes lighted for they find it written that the Scribes and Pharisees of their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 up and received many things to held Mat. 7. 4. And that the Lord hath forbidden to adde to that which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 commanded or to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from it 〈◊〉 4. 2 and 12. 32. They not forgetting the words of 〈◊〉 They 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the care but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the counsels and in the imaginations of their owne 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 〈◊〉 7. 〈◊〉 26. 5. And lastly because they 〈◊〉 not so much respect what God commands as the observation of their owne 〈◊〉 and Articles after which they examine how people frame themselves in serving of God For they 〈◊〉 it written 〈◊〉 the hypocriticall 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 Leaders of the blind did lay aside 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Commandements of God to hold and keepe their owne traditions Mar. 7. 8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they also know what Esay 〈◊〉 They have chosen their owne wayes and their soule 〈◊〉 in their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and devises Esay 66. 3. 4 POSITION 17. They preferre the Churches union and what God requireth to be done before their owne Lordly dignity and what they themselves command 1. BEcause they can bee content that the King and his subjects should be at ods even to the shedding of much bloud if God prevent it not rather then they will leave their Rochets For it is written the Divell is come 〈◊〉 unto you having great wrath because he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but a short time Rev. 12. 12. 2. Because whosoever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that doe reprove them and doe discover their pride tyranny and Lording over 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their corrupting of Gods worship their grosse 〈◊〉 of Princes their opposing the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 godlinesse their cunningly suppressing preaching in part and painefull preachers their nourishing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 undermining the Gospell hatching innovations to bring in poperie after 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to procure them to bee attached imprisoned and whipt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 set on 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 cut off by a common bloudie hangman and to lie in severall prisons that they might not have comfort one of another for they find it written that the high 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 imprisoned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 20 that the flattering Sycophant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 K. 22. that the high 〈◊〉 chiefe Priests beat the Apostles Acts 5. 40. that they 〈◊〉 killed such as were