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A20393 A dialogue. VVherein is plainly laide open, the tyrannicall dealing of l. bishopps against Gods children vvith certaine points of doctrine, vvherein they approue themselues (according to D. Bridges his judgement) to be truely the bishops of the Diuell. Throckmorton, Job, 1545-1601, attributed name.; Penry, John, 1559-1593, attributed name.; Marprelate, Martin, pseud, attributed name. 1589 (1589) STC 6805; ESTC S109672 18,572 34

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nowe otherwise troubled with matters of state that he cannot intend it or if he coulde yet it is not for him so to abase himselfe in regarde of his high calling which he is nowe placed in Puritan As though the cause of God were to be neglected in respect of his high place if he were lawfully called thereunto as he doth very vnlawefully vsurpe the same contrarie to the lawe of God for is it possible he can be the true minister of God a temporal magistrate that is to serue God and Mammon to As th'Apostle saith Let him that hath an office attend vppon his office and not offices Minist Why howe dare you presume to say soe Were not L. Bb. established by her Maiestie consent of the whole parliament Puritane I graunt they were but the Lorde hath saide contray in the commaundement he gaue to his ministers Luk. 22. saying The kings of the gentiles raign over them and they that beare rule over them are called gratious Ll. but yee shall not be so but let the greatest amonge you be as the least and the cheefest as him that serueth and 1. Pet. 5. Feede the flocke of God which dependeth vpon you caring for it not by constrainte but willingly not for filthie luker but of a readie minde Not as though ye were Lords over Gods heritage but that yee may be ensamples to the flocke And in the first session of parliament holden in the first yeare of her Maiesties raigne there was neuer a Lorde B. in the lande Minist If you wil haue noe L. Bb. howe shoulde the Church be gouerned then Puritane Accordinge as our Sauiour Christ hath commaunded as the holy Ghost hath set it downe vz. by pastors Doctors Elders and deacons Rom. 12. Ephes 4. 1. Cor. 12. Minist You are very full of scripture as though we haue not the same offices in effect though not in the same titles as for example haue not wee Parsons for Doctors Vickers for Pastors Churchwardens for Elders and Sidemen for Deacons to distribute to the poore Puritane And what for Archbishops and Lorde Bishops Jacke I will tell you for him Archbishopps for Popes and Lord Bishops for Cardinals Ha ha M. Vicker I see you are a good Churchman doe not you vse the pulpit sometimes Minist Noe indeede sir but I reade the Homiles somtimes and the Queenes Injunctions and doe my dutie as other ministers doe Puritane Me thought so by that fitte comparison that you haue made Jacke And haue you no more but one benefice neither and yet do all that Minister Yes in deede I say seruice at two more but I haue little profit by them marie the best is they are somwhat neere for they are all three within foure miles together Puritane And how can you serue them al vpon the Sabboth day Iacke Some of them are but small and I can make quicke dispatche with them betimes take my Mare and r de to the other and can make an ende of all by ten of the clocke and spende an houre with good fellowes at home before dinner to Puritane And Mast Vicker do you thinke herein that you discharge your duerie to God and those congre gations ouer whom you haue taken this charge Minister Why sir I discharge my duetie better then those that take vpon them foure or fiue Puritane Why is there any that takes vpon them the charge of so many Minister Yea a hundred in England Puritane Well I will cell you the fearefull judgements of God hangs ouer our heades and cannot be long deserred but fall vpon the whole land where to such dumbe idolls as you are is committed the charge of soules and to your selues eternall destruction of bodie and soule wherefore M. Vicker as you tender your owne saluation leaue this your vnlawfull calling of the ministery and betake you to some occupation or husbandrie Minist I care not what any of you spightfull Puritans say so long as I can haue the fauor of my Lorde Bishop Jacke I pray you M. Vicker let me spurre a question vnto you if I may be so bolde where do you serue Minist I serue in Middlesex Sir Jacke Who made you minister Minist My good Lord of London Puritane Like enough he hath made a greate many of blinde guides in his time besides you for hee made the Porter of his gate minister of Paddington being blinde Jacke O monstrous is this true did he so indeede Puritane It is most true for the Bishop of Winchester hath recorded it in a booke of his set forth in print Jacke Why what will our Bishops growe to in time if they be suffered for me thinks this is a feareful thing to make such ministers as can neirher see nor speake for it is like if he were his porter no doubt of it he had not the gift of teaching Puritane Very true but because he could doe him noe longer seruice he was so good to him to prouide for the poore blinde man that he might liue Jacke Sure I thinke when they come once to be Lords they cleane forget God and al godlinesse for I haue heard that there was some good thinges in him before he was Bishop of London for he wrote a book called the Harborowe of faithful subiects against Bishops wherein he saith Come downe yee Bishops with your thousands and betake you to your hundreds let your fare be Priestlike and not Princelike c. Puritane Indeede he wrote such a booke and the same words that you repeate I haue read in the same but alasse when he was at the best he was but a corrupt man and the best things in it sauor but of earth for there is many things handled in it very immodestly and vnchristianly but one thing especially he setts downe there which himselfe practiseth cleane contrary where he speaks of the habilitie that shoulde be in every minister of the worde that he shoulde knowe his quarter strooks to be able to conuince the aduersary c. Minist Why will you haue none Ministers but such as can preach I can tell you that the twentieth minister in the lande cannot preach Puritane The more the worse for you and the rest howe many soeuer there be stand without repentance in a most damnable state for you are most notorious murtherers of soules in taking vppon you so high a calling being so farre vnfitte for it so many as perish for want of teaching in your charge their bloude the Lord wil require at your hands Minist The Bishop knewe my abilitie before he made me minister Puritane Wel he stands in the state of damnation as you doe and thus much I say vnto you and to all Idole Ministers and to him and all vsurping Archbishops and Lord Bishops leaue your vnlawful callings into which you haue intruded your selues and with speed repent and humble your selues before the Majestie of God confessing your horrible and grecuous sinnes with Peters teares in that you are the cause yea