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A62025	Reasons of the present judgement of the Vniversity of Oxford concerning The Solemne League and Covenant, The Negative Oath, The Ordinances concerning discipline and vvorship : approved by generall consent in a full convocation, 1, Jun. 1647, and presented to consideration.; Judicium Universitatis Oxoniensis. English	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.; Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.; University of Oxford.	1647 (1647)	Wing S624; ESTC R183228	29,783	44

the fourth that of Doctrine not at all better then our own which we are in the next passage of the Article required to reforme 3. Wherein if hereafter we shall find any thing as upon farther understanding thereof it is not impossible we may that may seem to us savouring of Popery Superstition Heresie or Schisme or contrary to sound doctrine or the power of godlinesse we shall be bound by the next Article to endeavour the extirpation after we have bound our selves by this first Article to the preservation thereof 4. Wherein we already find some things to our thinking so far tending towards a Superstition and b Schisme that it seemeth to us more reasonable that we should call upon them to reforme the same then that they should call upon us to preserue it Secondly we are not satisfied in the next branch concerning the Reformation of Religion in our own Kingdome in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government How we can sweare to endeavour the same which without making a change therein cannot be done 1. Without manifest scandall to the Papist and Separatist 1. By yeelding the cause which our godly Bishops and Martyrs and all our learned Divines ever since the Reformation have both by their writings and sufferings maintained who have justified against them both the Religion established in the Church of England to be agreeable to the Word of God 2. By justifying the Papists in the reproaches and scorne by them cast upon our Religion whose usuall objection it hath been and is that we know not what our Religion is that since we left them we cannot tell where to stay and that our Religion is a c Parliamentary Religion 3. By a tacite acknowledgement that there is something both in the doctrine and worship whereunto their conformity hath been required not agreeable to the Word of God and consequently justifying them both the one in his Recusancy the other in his Separation 4. By an implied Confession that the Lawes formerly made against Papists in this Kingdome and all punishments by virtue thereof inflicted upon them were unjust in punishing them for refusing to joyne with us in that forme of Worship which our selves as well as they doe not approve of 2. Without manifest wrong unto our selves our Consciences Reputation and Estates in bearing false witnesse against our selves and sundry other wayes by swearing to endeavour to reforme that as corrupt and vicious 1. Which we have formerly by our Personall Subscriptions approved as agreeable to Gods Word and have not been since either condemned by our own hearts for so doing or convinced in our judgements by any of our Brethren that therein we did amisse 2. Which in our Consciences we are perswaded not to be in any of the foure specified particulars as it standeth by Law established much lesse in the whole foure against the Word of God 3. Which we verily believe and as we think upon good grounds to be in sundry respects much better and more agreeable to the Word of God the practice of the Catholique Church then that which we should by the former words of this Article sweare to preserve 4. Whereunto the d Lawes yet in force require of all such Clerks as shall be admitted to any Benefice the signification of their hearty assent to be attested openly in the time of Divine Service before the whole congregation there present within a limited time and that under pain upon default made of the losse of every such Benefice 3. Without manifest danger of Perjury This branch of the Article to our best understandings seeming directly contrary 1. To our former solemne Protestation which we have bound our selves neither for hope feare or other respect ever to relinquish Wherein the Doctrine which we have vowed to maintaine by the name of the true Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England we take to be the same which now we are required to endeavour to reform and alter 2. To the Oath of Supremacy by us also taken according to the Lawes of the Realme and the Statutes of our University in that behalfe Wherein having first testified and declared in our Consciences that the Kings Highnesse is the only supreme Governour of this Realme we doe after swear to our power to assist and defend all Iurisdictions Privileges Preheminences and Authorities granted or belonging to the Kings Highnesse His Heires and Successors or united and annexed to the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme One of the which privileges and Preheminences by an expresse Statute so annexed and that even in terminis in the selfe-same words in a manner with those used in the Oath is the whole power of Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction for the correction and reformation of all manner of errors and abuses in matters Ecclesiasticall as by the e words of the said Statute more at large appeareth The Oath affording the Proposition and the Statute the Assumption we find no way how to avoyd the Conclusion §. IV. of the Second Article of the Covenant FIrst it cannot but affect us with some griefe and Amazement to see that antient forme of Church-Government which we heartily and as we hope worthily honour as under which our Religion was at first so orderly without violence or tumult and so happily reformed and hath since so long flourished with Truth and Peace to the honour and happinesse of our owne and the envy and admiration of other Nations not only 1. Endeavoured to be extirpated without any reason offered to our understandings for which it should be thought necessary or but so much as expedient so to doe But also 2. Ranked with Popery Superstition Heresie Schisme and Prophanesse which we unfainedly professe our selves to detest as much as any others whatsoever 3. And that with some intimation also as if that Government were some way or other so contrary to sound doctrine or the power of godlinesse that whosoever should not endeavour the extirpation thereof must of necessity partake in other mens sins which we cannot yet be perswaded to believe 4. And we desire it may be considered in case a Covenant of like forme should be tender'd to the Citizens of London wherein they should be required to sweare they would sincerely really and constantly without respect of persons endeavour the extirpation of Treason the City Government by a Lord Major Aldermen Sheriffes Common-Councel and other officers depending thereon Murther Adultery Theft Cosenage and whatsoever shall be c. lest they should partake in other mens sinnes whether such a tendry could be looked upon by any Citizen that had the least spirit of freedome in him as an act of Justice Meeknesse and Reason Secondly for Episcopall Government we are not satisfied how we can with a good Conscience sweare to endeavour the extirpation thereof 1. in respect of the thing it selfe Concerning which government we thinke we have reason to believe 1. That it is if not Iure divino in