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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83369	The petition and articles exhibited in Parliament against Iohn Pocklington, doctor in divinity, parson of Yelden in Befordshire, Anno 1641	I. H.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2156; Thomason E172_10; ESTC R17893	1,962	7

THE PETITION AND ARTICLES Exhibited in Parliament against IOHN POCKLINGTON Doctor in Divinity Parson of Yelden in Bedford hire Anno 1641. Jer. 23. v. 15. Therefore thus saith the ●ord of Hosts concerning the Prophe●s behold I will feed them with wormwood and make thens dr●n●e the water of gall for from the Prophets of Ierusalem is proph●nenesse gon● forth into all the Land Imprinted at London 1641. ARTICLE J. HEE hath within these few yeares in his Church of Yelden turned the Communion Table Altarwise ARTICLE II. He bowes to or before this Altar very low as often as either he passeth by it or makes his approach thereunto ARTICLE III. He shewes more outward reverence to the Altar then to the name of God for one time in the Church protesting before GOD and his holy Altar when he made mention of the Altar he turned himselfe towards it and made low obey sance before it but at the name of God he shewed no such respect ARTICLE IV. He hath placed a Crosse in a Cloth behind the Astar called the Altar-cloth ARTICLE V. He useth much to magnifie the Crosse and once in his Sermon speaking of Moses his prayer against Amalecke he said that Moses spread forth his armes in the forme of a Crosse and that that posture of his was more availeable with God then his prayer ARTICLE VI. He hath caused a Bell to be hung up in his Chancell called a Sacring Bell which the Clarke alwayes rings at the go●ng up to Se●ond Service which he performes with variety of postures sometimes turning his fa●e towards the South sometimes towards the East and sometimes towards the West ARTICLE VII He hath cansed two clothes to be made which He cals Corporals and these be useth to lay over the Bread in the Sacrament and each of these h●●n five Grosses on it one at each corner and one in the middle ARTICLE VIII That he refused to give the Sacrament on Easter-day Anno 1638. to 12. or 14. of his Parishioners tho they had acquainted him before that they intended to receive on that day according to their usuall custome and though at the time of the administration of the sacrament even from the beginning thereof to the end they kneeled at the railes for otherwise he would not administer it to them at any time yet He still passed them by and sent them away without it to their great reproach and discomfort having no just cause so to do ARTICLE IX He hath also composed and published two books of Pamph●ets the one intituted Sunday no Sabbath the other Altare Christianum wherin he justifies and defends all those Innovations in Religion that have bin unhappily introduced into this Church which also he practises by himself and besides in those bookes he asserts and maintaines divers wicked Popish Antichrishian points to the great danger dammage of this Church and state justifies sundry Popish canoni●ed Sain●s for true Saints Martyrs of God and censures our owne English Martyrs mentioned in M. Foxes Calender before his booke of Acts and Monuments set forth by publique Authority and approved by the whole Convocation Anno 1579. for Traytors Murderers Rebels and Hereticks ARTICLE 10. He affirmes and maintaines the dedication and consecration of c●urches by Prayers and th●t as he saith from the Doctrine and Decrees of Popes of the first and best times and confirmed by the Doctrine and practice of the holy Catholike Chur●h And he censures the Centurists for bold and impious because they condemn brand such kind of Popish Consecration of wood and stones for the Mystery of iniquity Alt. Chr. ca● 10. page 52. ARTICLE XI He teaches and affirmes that the distinction of pl●ces in the Church 〈…〉 antient ●●●and observed even from the Apostles 〈…〉 ●●verall places in the Church were appo●●●ed or the ●●e●gy and for the Laity Alt. Chr. c. 8. p. 43 44. And these severall places had severall degrees of holine●●● And it orium was the place for the Laity and that was lesse holy but Presbyterium was the place for the Clergy and this was more holy And in the holy place namely the Chancell or Presbytery there was a Throne or Chaire placed ARTICLE XII But He bethinks himself and saith that this Chaire was not in all Churches but onely in the Churches of Bishops and that such a Chaire was in the Church of Ierusalem and Rome and then after affirms that the Succession of Bishops in such a Chaire was one thing that kept St. Augustine from departing out of the bosome of the Catholick Church for he brings him in saying thus The succession of Priests from St. Peter keepes mee of right in the Church the name of this Catholick See that is of Rome keepes me in Alt. Chr. p. 47. The Copy of the Petition To the right Honourable the Lords of the upper House of Parliament The humble Petition of I. H. of Cardington in the County of Bedford Gentleman Humbly sheweth THAT Ioh● Pocklington Doctor of Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Yelden in the County of Bedford Vicar of Waresly in the County of Huntington Prebend of Lincolne Peterborough and Windsore hath bin a chiefe Author and Ring-leader in all those Innovations which have of late flowed into the Church of England May it therefore please this Honourable House to take the premises into your just and pious consideration and to convent the said D. Pocklington before you to answer the same that so he may receive such condigne and exemplary punishment as may deter all others from the like dangerous Attempts and I innovations and your Petitioner shall ever pray c. FINIS