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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10177	A briefe suruay and censure of Mr Cozens his couzening deuotions Prouing both the forme and matter of Mr Cozens his booke of priuate deuotions, or the houres of prayer, lately published, to be meerely popish: to differ from the priuate prayers authorized by Queene Elizabeth 1560. to be transcribed out of popish authors, with which they are here paralelled: and to be scandalous and preiudiciall to our Church, and aduantagious onely to the Church of Rome. By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1628 (1628)	STC 20455; ESTC S120656	100,630	151

A BRIEFE SVRVAY AND CENSVRE OF Mr COZENS His Couzening Deuotions Prouing both the forme and matter of Mr Cozens his Booke of Priuate Deuotions or the Houres of Prayer lately publâ—shed to be meerely Popish to differ from the priuate Prayers Authorized by Queene Elizabeth 1560. to bâ— transcribed out of Popish Authors with which they are here paralelled and to be scandalous and preiudiciall to our Church and aduantagious onely to the Church of Rome By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis MAT. 7.15 16. Beware of false Prophets which come to you in Sheepes clothing but inwardly they are rauening Wolues Ye shall know them by their fruits 2 COR. 11.14 15. For Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angell of light Therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse whose end shall be according to their workes Printed at London 1628. To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons house of Parliament now assembled RIght honorable thrice worthy aâ—d true Christian Senators your pious zâ—ale and zealous pietie in questioning some Popish and Arminian Bookes which haue beene lately published and I would I could not say authorized and patronized by some spurious and Romanized if not Apostalized Sonnes and Pastors of our Church to the inquietation of oâ—r State the hâ—zzard of our Church the propagation of Popâ—ry and Arminianisme the beâ—râ—ying of the truth the encouragement of our Enemies and the inexpiable blemish of our orthodox and Apostolicall Religion hath as at first inuited me to pen so now emboldened mee to pâ—blish and dedicate this BRIEFE SVRVAY and Censure of Masteâ— Cozens his cozening Deuotions to your Honours if not to animate helpe or further yet at least to ease you in the Anatomie and cleare Discouery of that virulent and popish poyson which is couched in the veines and cloaked vnder the Coule and Saint-like habit of those new Deuotions which now expect nay neede your doome and censure As it fares with potent States and ample Cities that they can no sooner want an enemie abroad but presently they finde and feele some foes at home so hath it of late befell our Church who hauing secured her selfe against the feare of foraigne Enemies by those sundry victories and glorious Trophiâ—s which her Tyndall her Fox her Iewell her Rainolds her Whitakers her Fulke her Perkins her Abbot her Whites her Willet her Morton her Vsher and her other learned Woâ—thies haue oft-times gained ouer Romes Master-Champions and greatest Goliahs who proclaime vs Victors by their long continued silence is now endangered and almost surprised by Couzning and Domesticke foes who in fighting for her doe but warre against her her foraigne peace hath bred her warres and iarres at home and raisd a Troian Horse within her bowels which is like to set her all on fire at vnawares vnlesse some showers of soueraigne Iustice quench her flames Now blessed be the God of heauen who hath infused this Christian prouidence and zealous care into your pious hearts to single out these wilie and friend-seeming enemies of our Church before you haue seized on those rauenous and oppressing Wolues which prey vpon our State What Authority and right a Parliament hath to deale in Ecclesiasticall affaires to patronize Religion to vindicate plead its cause and to arraigne conuent and censure such who violate the setled and receiued Doctrines of our Church let Christ Iesus testifie who informes his Apostles and Saints that they should be brought not onely before Councels and Synogouges but likewise before Kings and Rulers that is before secular Magistrats not for temporall and State affaires onely but for his name sake and for bearing witnesse to his truth and Gospell Whereby hee admits that temporall Magistrates may intermeddle with Religion if occasion serue Whence it was that not onely Iohn the Euangelist and other Christians in the Primatiue Church were conuented before temporall Magistrates for matters of Religion but likewise St. Paul himselfe was by the very Iewes themselues accused before Faelix Festus and Agrippa for his very preaching and Doctrine before whom he pleads his cause and at last appeales to Caesars iudgement seate euen in these particulars of Religion which he would not haue done had not Princes and secular Magistrates a Iurisdiction and Prerogatiue as well in Church as State affaires Not to trouble you with the petition of Mr. Iohn Witcliffe to the Parliament in the time of Richard the 2. for the Reformation of the Clergie for the weeding out of many false and the establishment of sundry Orthodox pointâ— of Doctrine in our Church his seuerall posiâ—ions That the Parliament or temporall Lords might lawfully examine and discusse the State the disorders and corruptions of the Church That they might lawfully and deseruedly yea that they were bound in conscience vpon the discouery of the Errors and corruptions of the Church depriue her of all her Tithes and temporall endowments till she were reformed And that any Ecclesiasticall person yea the Pope of Rome himselfe might be lawfully accused censured and corrected by Lay men do sufficiently confirme your Parliamentary praerogatiue in matters of Religion Not to recite the opinions and Resolutions of two reuerend and learned Praelates of our Church Iewell and Bilson who both acknowledge that Ecclâ—siasticall or Church affaires and matters of Religion both may and haue been alwayes debated determined and setled in Parliament as well in former as in latter ages Our Common prayer-booke our Articles and our Homilies in which the body of our Religion doth subsist which are all established and setled in our Church by Act of Parliament together with Articuli super Clerum 1. E. 2.36 E. 3. c. 8.1 R. 2. c. 13.15.2 H. 4. c. 25.4 H. 4. c. 17.2 H. 5. c. 7.26 H. 8. c. 1.2.27 H. 8. c. 15.28 H. 8. c. 10.31 H. 8. c. 9.14.32 H. 8. c. 15.26.33 H. 8. c. 31.32.34 35. H. 8. c. 1.35 H. 8. c. 5.1 Ed. 6. c. 1.2 2. 3. Ed. 6. c. 1.19.20.21.23.3 4. Ed. 6. c. 10.11.12.5 6. Ed. 6. c. 1.3.12.1 2. Phil. and Mary c. 8.1 Eliz. c. 1.2.5 Eliz. c. â— 28.27 Eliz. c. 2.39 Eliz. c. 8.1 Iac. c. 4.11.12.3 Iac. c. 1.4.5.7 Iac. c. 8. and sundry other Statutes both in the times of Popery when as Clergy men had the greatst iurisdiction and command and since for the establishing and setling of Religion the ordering of Ecclesiasticall persons and affaires and the suppression of haeresies and haeretiques doe abundantly testifie that the Parliament hath an ancient genuine iust and lawfull praerogatiue to establish true Religion in our Church to abolish and supprâ—sse all false all new and counterfeit Doctrines whatsoeuer and to question and censure all such persons who shall by word or writing oppugne the setled and receiued Articles and Doctrines of our Church what euer some ignorant or

though it were licensed and reprinted is yet suppressed and called in vpon no doctrinall nor iust excâ—ptions inhibited cald in and seized on vnder the bare pretence of not being licâ—nsed but in truth because they did oppose Mr. Mountagues Popery and Arminianisme which the Parliament it selfe tooke notice of displaid both it and all his treachery and falsehood to the woâ—ld and were not all the Printers and Stationers which were the instruments to publish thâ—m vnto the world conuented Ex Officio before the High Commissioners where thâ—y wâ—re glad to buy theire peace at last for their good seruice to our Church and State in printing and divulging all tâ—ese books to the affronting and suppressing of his spreading errors Since these old stirs and garboâ—lâ—s haue not these priuate Deuotions and houres of prayer whose Censure and Suruay I here doe humbly tender to yoâ—r Honours beene licensed in a spâ—ciall manner for the Pressâ— â—uen with an affixed and printed Approbation like that of Dr. Whites to Mr. Mountagues Appeale and since its publication so guarded and supported by Authoâ—ity though fraught with 20 seuerall points of Popery and patched vp of Popish ragges and reliques that neither the complaints and cryes of mâ—n against them nor the voyâ—e and presence of a Parliament could yet moue any of our swaying great and zealous Praelates to suppresse them or passe a doome of condemnation on them who now insteâ—d of Answering and inhibiting them doe not onely dâ—ny to licence but likewise diligently suppresse and intercept all Answers and Râ—plies vnto them as the intercepting Mr Burtons Answer at the Presse and the detaining of the Copie of this my present Censure in the Licensers hands who will neither licence nor deliuer it do abundanâ—ly testifie And is it not then high time for your Honours to engage bestiâ—re and shew your zeale in the cause the quarrel and patronage of our Church and Faith when Popery and Arminianisme are growne now so potent so head-strong so impudent sawcy and audacious as to ouer-top controll affront and beard the very truth and Doctrines of our Church to stop their pleas and bâ—rre their passage to the Presse in a peremptory and presumptuous manner euen whiles the Parliament doores of Iustice stand wide open to heare their pressures and auenge thâ—ir wrongs bidding particular and personall defiance to these two spreading and combinings errors which threaten ruine and surprisâ—ll to them When those Consistories and High-Commission Courts which should be Sanctuaries Shields and chiefe Protectors to them against domesticke vipers which gnaw out their bowels and those from whom they might expect and iustly challenge the greatest fauour aide and best support are now so farre from shielding and assisting them against their Mountebanke Cozeninâ— and domesticke Opposites that they doe euen bend themselues against them in intercepting all supplies which priuate louers would impart vnto them in silencing questioning and clubbing downe such by force who take vp armes in their defence agâ—inst their personall homebred and professed foes Alâ—s whithâ—r should our poore distressed Church or our Religion flee where should they seeke for succour and reliefe in this their forlorne and distressed condition when as they are so forsaken of their owne indeared and ingaged friends that few of them hâ—ue eares to heare or hearts to pitty their pressures and most iust complaints and fewer courage hands or strength enough to ease or quit them of these pressing opressing and suppressing vulters which rent and teare their liuâ—rs and their in most parts To you to you alone right Christian Senators and valiant worthies of the Lord they now addresse their tongue-tide grieuances and silenced complaints to you they flye for present succour and redresse against their aduerse and preuailing powers and now implore your aide your iustice doome and finall sentence euen with silent sobs and mournfull teares because their mouthes are closed and shut vp against those opeÌ„ professed enemies whose woâ—ks and writings haue betraid their cause and those tyrannicall vsurping powers who haue enâ—oyn'd them silence at the Presse and intercâ—pted or reiected all those Counterplees Answers and Rebutters which haue beene tendred or drawne vp by any to vindicate their right and cause against homebred and perfidious Opposites And can â—ou then denie their importunate flâ—xanimous and most iust â—equests which you haue so readily and cheerefully embrâ—câ—d at the first wâ—â—hout Petition Blessed be God your zeale and courâ—ge for Religion are so eminent and intense already that they neede no spuâ—s oâ— mine to quicken or â—xcite them to so necessary and pious a worke Therefore leauing all needlesse exhortations and encouragements to set on these requests I shall briâ—fely glance vpon the best and speediest meanes of disâ—nâ—rating our Church of all her prâ—sent grieuances of rescuing her restrained Doctrines from their Egyptian thraldome of reinuensting them in their former priuiledges and quitting them from all future dammages incrochments and inuasions whatâ—oeuâ—r which meanâ—s I here humbly prostrate and submit to your mature graue and pious wisedomes which haue no such Pole-star to direct them as themselues The meanes which I shall meekely offâ—r and propose to your refined iudgements for this purpose are First to suppresse those Popish Deuotions and Arminian Treatises which haue beene published of late among vs by appprobation and authority and to expiate defecate and puâ—ge out their Romish and Arminian drosse and filth at least by fire that so they stand not as Records against vs to the shame the weakning or betraying of our Cause and Church Secondly to lop off those putred gangrend festred and contagious members who are like to putrifie leauen and infect the whole intire body of our Church and haue already sowne by their pernicious writings the Tares of Popery and Cockels of Arminianisme which sprout vp apâ—ce amidst the Wheate and pure Doctrines of our Church that so their exemplary and open punishmentâ— may deterre all others from â—he like â—udacious scandalous treacherous and pernicious attempts Thirdly to inquire out the roots and great-bulkt trees which nourish and support those limbs and vnder-branches which haue thrust forth these buds of Popery and blossomes of Arminianisme which your flamish zeale and feruency to Religâ—on are like to scorch and blast before they come vnto maturity to discry those superiour spheeres and vppermost wheeles which moue those lower and inferior Orbs which now run out of course to search those Dens and Burrowes out which harbour and protect those little Popish and Arminian Foxes which now spoyle our Vines and offer violence to their tender Grapes and to discouer those higher Springs and poysonous Fountaines which send out those muddy bitter and vnwholsome streames which doe not water but poyson and defile our Church Certainly these budding branches whose Popish and Arminian fruits you now examine receiue their sap their nourishâ—ment and support from some greater Trunkes and deeper Roots which must be felled and

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