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A56148 A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ... with a briefe answer to the objections out of antiquity, that seeme to the contrary. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3922; ESTC S122412 42,609 43

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986. Anno 1537. Thomas Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Edward Arch-Bishop of Yorke Iohn Bishop o● London Cut●bert Bishop of Durham Stephen Bishop of Winchester Robert Bishop of Carlile Iohn Bishop of Exeter Iohn Bishop of Lincolne Iohn Bishop of Bath Rowland Bishop of Coven●●y and Lichfield Thomas Bishop of Ely Nichola● Bishop of Salisbury●Iohn Bishop of Bangor Edward Bishop of Hereford●Hugh Bishop of Worcester Iohn Bishop of Ro●hester Richard Bishop of Chichester VVilliam Bishop of Norwich Robert Bishop of Assaph Robert Bishop of Landaffe Richard VVolman Arch-Deacon of Sudbury VVilliam Knight Arch-Deacon of Richmond Iohn Bells Arch-Deacon of Glocester Edward Bonner Arch-Deacon of Leicester VVilliam Skippe Arch-Deacon of Dorcet Nicholas Heath Arch-Deacon of Stafford Cuthb●rt Marshall Arch-Deacon of Vottingham Richard Corren Arch-Deacon of Oxford VVilliam Cliffe Geoffry Dowes Robert Oking Ralph Bradford Richard Smith● Symon Matthew Iohn Pryn VVilliam Buokmaster VVilliam May Nicho●as VVottin Richard Cox Iohn Edmunds Thomas Robertson Iohn Baker Thomas Barrett Iohn Hase Iohn Tyson Doctors and Professors of Divinity and of the Civill and Canon Law with the whole convocation house and Clergie of England in their Booke intituled the institution of a Christian man dedicated by them to King Henry 8. Printed cum Privilegio subscribed with all their names and ratefied by the Statute of 32 H 8 c. 26. chap of the Sacrament of order fol. 48. c an excellent place Anno 1538. Robert Barnes Doctor of Divinity and Martyr in his workes p. 210. Anno 1540. VVilliam VVragh●on in his h●nting and finding out of the Romish Fox among the Bishops in England dedicated to King Henry the 8. and his rescue of the Romish Fox A Booke intituled The Image as well of a true Christian Bishop as of a counterfeit and Anti-christian Bishop printed about the same time Rode●icke Mors his Supplication or complaint to the ●arleament of England c. 19.20 A supplication to King Hen●y the 8. by a namelesse Author against Bishops their jurisdiction pride Lordlinesse and wealth Henry Stalbridge his exhortatory Epistle to his most deare Country of England against the Pompous Bishops of the same as yet the true members of the great Antichrist of Rome their most filthy Father Lincolne Ridley his Exposition on Ihil 1. Iohn Frith a Pious learned Martyr his answer to Sir Thomas Moore p. 116. Nayler his answer to the epistle of the great Turke printed Anno 1542. Iohn Bale afterward Bishop of Osgris in Ireland his image of both Churches on Apoc. c 6 f 42 9 f 56.65 c. 13. f. 105 116 118. c. 14 f. 126. c 15 f 150. c. 17. f 160. King Henry the 8 himselfe in his Book inscribed● A necessary erudition for any Christian man published with the advise and approbation of all the Prelates Clergy of England in their convocation and of the Lords Spirituall and temporall and nether house of Parliament with the Kings own Royall Epistle to all his loving Subjects before it Anno 1545. by vertue of the Statute of 32 H. 8. c. 26. chap. of the Sacrament of order Anno 1551. The Book of Ordination of Ministers and Bishops confi●med by act of Parliament 3 Ed. 6. c. 12.5 6. Ed. c. 1. 8. Elizab c. 1. which prescribed the 1 Tim. 3. Tit. 1. to be read at the Ordination of Ministers and consecration of Bishops and limits the selfe same forme of Ordination with the power of impesi●ion of hands both to Ministers and Bishop● Anno 1552. Iohn Hooper Bishop of Glocester a Martyr expition upon the 8. Commandements and in Psalm 23● p. 40. Hugh La●ymer once Bishop of VVorces●er a Martyr in his Fourt● Sermon of the Plough and in his 2.3.4 and 6. Sermons before King Edward the 6. Anno 1●●5 I●hn Pove● Bishop of VVinchester in his Apologie against Thomas Martyr● c 4.5 f. 43.44.52.53.59 Doctor Harpesfield Arch-Deacon of London and Iohn Bradford Martyr Fox Acts and Monuments p 1465 Anno 1558 Thomas Bomb●edge Martyr Fox ibid p 1856. Iohn Elmer after Bishop of London in his Harborow for faithfull Subjects Master Bullingham after Bishop of Lincolne in his Letter to Master Bull Det 5 1●64 Master Thomas Becon in his cat●chisme in his workes dedicated to all the Bishops of England by name approved applauded by them and Printed Cum Privilegio London 1562. vol. 499.500 The Doctrine of Christ and Anti-christ vol. 3 f 409 4010. sect. 18.19 Iames Pilkington Bishop of Durham Exposition on Agge c 1. verse 1 2 3.4 9.12.13 c. 2. v. 1 2 3.4.9.10.11 on Obidias v. 7.8 and in his Treatise of bu●ning Paules Church Incomparable Iohn Iuell Bishop of Salisbury defence of the Apologie of the Church of England Edit 16.10 part 2 cap 3 divis 5. c 4 divis 2 cap 5 divis 1 cap 7 divis 5 cap 9. divis 1 p 99.100 101.196 202 c VVilliam Alley Bishop of Exeter in his poore-mans Library part 1 Miscellanea Pr●lect 3. f. 95 96. Printed cum Privilegio Edit. 2.1571 Alexander Nowell Deane of Paules his Reproofe of Do●mans Proofe LONDON 1565. cum privilegio f. 43.44.45 Doctor Lawrence Humfryes Regiu● Professor of Divinitie in the Vniversity of Oxford Puritano papismi Confu●atio ad Rat 3. p. 262.263 Iohn Ke●ridge his Sermon on 1 ●im 3 1 2 3 London 1578 Iohn VVhitgi●t Arch-Bishop of Canterbury against Cart-wright p 353 Master Cart-wright in his second Replie against Whit-gist Anno 1585. ● Tract 8 of Arch-Bishops and Bishops p 404 to 616. CONFVTATION of the Remish Testament on Acts. 20. sect. 4 ●hil 1 sect. 1 1. Tim. 3. sect. 2. Tit. 1 sect. 2 Doctor VVilliam Fulk against Brislow motive 40 against Gregory Martin London 1583 p 172. Confutation of the Rhemi●● Testament on Tit. 1 sect 2 phil. 1 sect 1. Master Iohn Foxe in his Acts and Monuments prescribed to be had in every Arch-Bishop Bishops Archdeacons Deanes and Prebend residentiaries house in every Cathedrall and Collegiate Church by the Canon● made in the Synod of London Anno 1571 Edit 1610 p 216 358 359. 360 414 430 432 434 439 517 518 599 625 961 972 1009 1016 1465 1856 both in the text and marginall Notes Doctor VVilliam VVhittaker Regius Professor of Divinity in the Vniversity of Camb●id●● Contra Duraum l 6 sect 19 Responsio ad 6 Rationes camp●ani Rat 10. p 122 141 Contr 2 q● 5. c 7 contr 4 qu 1 c 1 Master P●ilip Stu●t his display of corruptions neare the end The ●ee hive of the Romish Church oft printed and lately reprinted Anno 1635. passing on● most learned Doctor Iohn Rayn●lds in his conference with Hart Anno 1584 London 1609 c 3 divis 1. p 100 101.105 c 4 divis 2 p 122 123 c 6. divis p 185. divis 3 p 218 c. 8. divis 3 p 4●1 divis 5 p 540 541 and his Letter to Sir Francis Knolles in refutation of Doctor Bancrof●s Sermon at Pauls-Crosse 9. Feb. 1588 dated s●pt 19. 1598 Doctor A●dr●●willes Synopsis Papisini The 5 generall Controversie Qu
great perill of his Salvation The Pope hereupon commanded him by his Bull to accept it threatning else to excommunicate him whereupon by the advise of his Covent and the Magistrates of Florence who informed him that he ought to obey the Pope herein he unwillingly accepted it and kneeling down before them he lift up his eyes and hands to heaven saying O my Lord thou knowest full well that it is much against my will to accept this charge which I have undertaken for feare to resist thine and thy Vicars will and since thou knowest it I beseech thee direct me to doe what I ought Then entring into his See he had only 8. persons in his house He had no Cupboord Tapistry or hangings of Say in his Chamber no vessels of Silver no Horses nor Coaches riding upo● a Mule that was given him saying that the goods of the poore ought not to be spent in nourishing beasts and providing Superfluities He had the Scripture alwayes read at his Table and ever said they should doe him a speciall favour to thrust him from his Archbishopricke wherein he continued with as great regret as he received it Adde to these that * Linus the first Bishop of Rome after Paul and Peter resigned up his Bishoprick te Anacle●us that Pope Cyriacus as Fasciculus Temporum Henry of Erford Nauclerus Crispin●and others write quitted his Bishopricke in a short space against the will of the Clergy whence some have excluded him out of the number of the Roman Ponti●s that (a) Pope Stephen t●e 6. renounced his Episcopacy and became a Monke repenting of the cruelty shewed by him to his predecessor Formosu● that Pope Celestine the 5th as Platina Luitprandius Anasta●ius and all (b) o●hers in his life accord voluntarily renounced the Papacy as a charge exceeding his forces and hindering his Devotion and this (c) Anno 1448. (d) Pope Felix the 5th renounced and deser●ed the Papacy which he formerly swa●ed Lo here five Popes re●ouncing and resigning their Bishopricks Herman a Weda Archbishop of Colen who deceased An. 1552. desired often to dye a simple Christian without any charge or dignity rather then to die a Priest or a Bishop To come nearer hom● Dubritius B●shop of Landaffe voluntarily re●ounced his Archbishopricke so Sampson Paulus Leonorius and Amon made Bishops volens nolens voluntarily gave over their Episcopacies St. Patrick the first Archbishop or primate of all Ireland and Benignus his third Successor in that See willingly resigned their Prelacies retiring themselves to Glastenbury Abby And Anno 1366. (d) Richard Havering Archbishop of Dublin voluntarily renounced his Archbishopricke upon this occasion● One night he dreamed that a certaine Monster heavier then the whole world stood eminently aloft upon his brest from the weight whereof he chose rather to be delivered then alone to have all the goods of the world When he wakened he thought thus with himselfe that this was nothing ●ls but the Church of Dublin the fruits whereof he received but took no paines for the same the case of most Prelates now as soon as he could therfore he came to the Pope of whom he was much beloved and there renounced and gave over the Archbishopricke for he had fatter and better livings then the Archbishopricke came unto Why should not our Archbishops and Bishops now follow these many vertuous examples in resigning and abandoning all their Bishopricks for the setting of a sweet peace and blessed Harmony in our distracted Church and State which their ambition pride tyranny Exorbitances and Innovations have almost brought to ruine Had they but their humility and piety they would speedily renounce their most pernicious Hierarchy to imbrace a fraternall unity and parity with their fellow-brethren whom Christ hath made their equals as these and other Prelats have done and as our present * Archbishop of Canterbury confesseth that famous Nazianzen rather th●n the peace should be broken freely resigneth the great Patriarchate Constantinople and retired whose steps he should doe well to follow But if he or they refuse to do it for our Churches peace and Kingdomes safety let them know that it is no new thing to abolish Bishopricks by Act of Parliam● by which * most Bishopricks were first created and so not Jure Divino How many Bishopricks have been supprest in Ireland and Wales in Later ages * Mr. Camden can at large informe us almost halfe the Ancient Bishopricks there being not now extant The Bishopricke of Westminster was no sooner erected almost but instantly suppressed And 7. Ed. 6. The * Bishopricke of Durham by Act of Parliament was dissolved and the Lands and hereditaments thereof given to the King but 1. Mariae Pa●l 2. c. 3. Popery ●lowing in againe that Bishopricke was revived and reerected yet not so fi●mly but that it and all others are still subject both to a temporall and finall dissolu●ion when eve● his Majesty or the state in Parliament shall thinke meet as all the Prelates and the whole Convocation expre●ly acknowledge in their * Institution of a Christian man dedicated to King Henry the 8. and ratified by Parliament as the Abbies Priories and such like Nests of Anti●hristianisme in this Real● though se●led by La●s and long Prescription were all suppressed by p●blick * Acts of Parliament in a moment If any de●m the continuance of our Lorly Prelates necessary in regard of their presence in Parliaments which some conceive cannot be held without the presence of these ●ord● Spirituall I Answer first that Abbots and Priors before the dissolution of Mona●teries were Spirituall Lords in Parliament aswell as Bishops since then Parliaments both may have been and are now held without Lord Abbots and ●riors they may by the same reason be held without Lo●d Bishops Second●● B●shops sit n●t in Parliament of right as they are B●shops for as Bishops they are not * prope●ly Peers and shal be tryed in case of Treason by a common Iury as Scr●ope Fisher and Cranmer were bu● as they hold of the King per a Baro●iam in right of their Churches which few of them at this day doe Therfore their si●ting in Parliament is not of right but of meere grace of the King who may Sommon or not Sommon ●hem at ●is pleasure sinc● they are no Lords nor yet so stiled by the King in any of their Paten●s though they so in●itle themselves in some of their (b) late Prin●ed Books Thirdly In (c) matters of Treason Felony blood and Capitall Crimes debated in Parliament the Bishops both by Common and Canon Law o●ght not to give their votes nor yet to be present in the house but to depart which no other Peeres doe ●ut they * If then the Parliament in these cases of highest na●ure may passe a compleat Iudgement without them their presence is not necessary in it nor they any needfull members of it Four●hly Bishops in former ages