first words of his answer to the Epistle to the reader if the answer be his he denieth that the externall vvorship of God and government of the kirk shall ever die till the vvorld be done how sick soever they be He is either very simple if he think that any man meaneth that in the kirk vniversal the vvorship external shal perish or very sencelesse if he deny that it may die in particular kirks vvhich is the authors meaning as is evident to the barnliest reader by the words immediatly following or most malitious and sycophanticall in abusing his adversarie and the reader against his knowledge through studie of contradiction Who could looke for such a stumble in the threshold Cantherius in porta Archip. I remember of one ground vvhich he beateth vpon continually and many thank him for it as freeing them from the guiltine e of their oath albeit they had done against their former practise before their knowledge of this evasion and bringing the periurie upon you and all their opposites It is taken out of the first confession of faith Art 21. Not that we think that any policie and one order in ceremonies can be appointed for all ages times and places But that they may and ought to be changed c. Of this sort he taketh to be sitting at the communion c. because it is not iudged a necessarie but convenient ceremonie Epaph. There be two sorts of Ecclesiastick ceremonies some are determinable by a generall law throughout the Christian world or vniversal kirk al which are determined in the word therfore are necessarie some again are national temporall local individual c. left to the determination of particular kirks according to the generall rules and therfore changeable as is contained in the article 2. there is a twofold convenience of ceremonies according to the foresaid two kinds of ceremonies the one essentiall the other accidentall the one is internall or intrinsecall from divine institution the other external framed to circumstances Now let him who hath most hardned his heart in that course judge betwixt him and God whether the one conveniencie or the other be meant vvhen sitting is judged to be most convenient seeing it is not sayd most convenient without any further or most convenient to the times or to the present constitution of the kirk as the Bish vvould haue it vvhile he boasteth of this so often saying that which at one time is more convenient at another time may be lesse convenient But it is expresly sayd Most convenient to the institution vvhich in all times places is the same neither can there be any thing most convenient to the institution at one time in one place not most convenient at another time in another place The day is coming wherin thanks given for this sort of evasions shall turne into bitter complaints Archip. I haue holden you so long ye haue sayd so much beyond my expectation in my first greatest difficultie concerning the appearance of the indifferencie of the controverted ceremonies that I am almost at my wits end and I know ye are so wearied that I cannot put you to further paines in the remanent difficulties vvhich are not so materiall Epaph. I would to God that ye and all others were both almost altogether at their wits end by solid resolution The second difficultie answered If my paines can be profitable to that end care ye not for my wearying I remember your second difficultie vvas that the ceremonies are concluded in kirk and parliament upon religious and reasonable pretexts vvhich I cannot deny if ye meane pretexts of religion and reason yee may remember first that the narratiue is onely the pretext but authoritie is the cause of the conclusion In reasoning and voting for the articles no mention of reverence of religion of reason but frequent mention of authoritie In the narratiue of the acts never a word of authority but of reverence religion reason That pastors people vvho either vvere not present or shall succeed hereafter looking upon the acts as they are conceived may think that it was not humane but divine authoritie not violence but reason that caried the conclusion 2. That plausible narratiues are but weak reasons in his eyes vvho can discern betwixt colours and causes substances and shadowes A wittie head never wanted a circumstance to his tale nor a pretext to his purpose Men are more troubled to bring things to passe then to find out pretences When the notary is once resolved to make a false instrument hee knoweth it must begin with In Dei nomine Amen Augustine sayth that in his time theeues going out under night to steale used first to guard themselues with the signe of the crosse Pirats haue their prayers as wel as the honest marchants on whom they prey Nero in slaying his mother and Caracalla in slaying his brother Geta had their owne special pretexts according to Machiavels direction and the tempter could alledge scripture against Christ Archip. These are odious comparisons and answer not to my meaning Epaph. I make no comparison but I answer to your generall of plâ—usible pretences Ye may be any thing that the world will if ye suffer your mind to be casten in that modell The Apostle Col. 2. giveth two notes of will-worship which may easily blind the simple appearance of wisdome and shew of humility But true vvorship is vvise humble indeed because it is the vvisedome obedience of God The vvorldling first layeth downe the conclusion and then finds out the pretext But the godly first seeth the cause and then the conclusion In the one the vvill runneth before the right wit and affection forceth reason In the other inlightned reason leadeth the vvill affections The one is persuaded before he be informed the other first informed and then persuaded And ever the more knowledge and the lesse conscience we find in any age vve may look for the fairer pretences and the fouler conclusions I might soone close your mouth in this matter by examples out of Ecclesiasticall historie But that the recording of some subtill pretexts might perhaps lead unstable soules into great dangers Archip. The danger is greater in suppressing them for I must confesse that the most part for their direction in a matter of religion try not the reasons vvhereupon it is grounded but content themselues vvith any pretext or shift that they may haue for honesties cause when their vvorldly estate or hopes are in hazard Epaph. It may be seen how faire colours haue painted foule errors even of Paganisme it selfe by the Apologies of Christians vvritten against the Gentiles as of Iustinus Clemens Alexandrinus Tertullian Arnobius Minutius Foelix Lactantius Iosephus against Appion Gregorie Nazianzen against Iulian Eusebius c. Symmachus in that one Epistle vvritten to Valentinian Theodosius and Arcadius giveth proofes vvhat may be said in a bad cause Durandi rationale is demonstratiue for Popish practise and how
and blasphemed and for a forlorne tradition or worm-eaten ceremonie shamefully shot forth yea a setled forme of godlinesse by long and happy experience universally approved to be displaced for far-fetched devices of needlesse novelties and the best subiects walking in knowledge of their dutie conscientious conversation without any just cause openly traduced that they are not Caesars friends in a false policie to make the righteous cause odious to authoritie If there be any children of Moses to esteeme the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of the world or of zealous Elihu to haue his wrath kindled against violence done to a just cause wrongs to harmlesse men otherwise deserving with what eares shall he heare the terrour of that trumpet Jf we deny him he will also deny us and the spirit of grace with courage raising his blast by a sweeter inforcement If we suffer with him we shall also reigne together especially now in thâ—se back-sliding dayes when men who not onely seemed most forward to root out Papists but zealous that reformation then professed by themselues and praised as the work of God might stand and grow haue now by some secret but strange inspiration of inchanting Mutation not onely sharpned their tongues that their words might be as the pricking of a sword but also dippped their pens in gall to write and speak against their brethren and for a muddy and mysticall conformitie who can tell to what but abhorâ—ed in Scotland ever since reformation as the rest of the Roman trash howsoever of late without shame of contrarie practises in mens owne persons hurled in againe to be the wall and tower of new Episcopacie cunningly brought in by her Intrant the constant Moderator and solemnly set up to remain the Atlas of their kingdome with full power of Lordly domination to be exercised over the kirk for the fiue Articles the fundamentall lawes of that usurped authoritie and to put forth and hold forth the lawfull and necessarie assemblies of the kirk as enemies to the power of Princes But contrarily both reason and experience making plaine that the kings of the earth were never pressed downe with any lawfull assembly Ecclesiasticall or any way disseysed of kirk Iurisdiction with which the Lord originally had possessed them but Episcopacie as time hath favoured her insatiable desires by dispossessing and bringing downe both kings and kirks hath set up and holdeth up Papistrie ever evill masters like fire and water but never better servants then treacherous slaues lying in wait to oppresse their masters It may be that the Patrones and urgers of this course wittingly aime not at the reducing of Papistrie and for any thing yet known charitie would they should not bee misdeemed in that grosse sinne Neverthelesse as a certaine learned man sayth of some of the Ancients that unwittingly and against their wills they made a way for Antichrist so it may be feared of some so diligent to catch occasions by envy to exclude and degrade them that are good and painfull and so ready to defend their own fault that rather then they wil leaue them they paine themselues to devise how to raise up troubles in the kirk and driue men from it into conventicles and corners very farre different from the wise Pilot vvhen the tempest inforceth emptieth the ship of some things to saue the rest but they cast out the Pilots of the ships themselues to saue these Romish wares trifles and customes as they tearme them and againe so negligent to censure great corruptions in such as are praised for their readinesse to admit by implicit faith whatsoever is offered and to stand in contention about mens traditions likely to say the kirk waste Although they do not intentiuely seek to bring in Papistry yet whiles in a desire thus to uphold their owne Lordships over Gods heritage they presse their own traditions more then the weightier matters of the law the practise of the ceremonie more then the observation of the Lords day kneeling at the receiving of the sacrament out of the Ministers hand more then the catechising of the people and true meaning of the Lords institution praising the conforme hypocrite ignorant or sencelesse aboue the wise Christian rooted and grounded in the Gospell they giue a great hope to the limbs of Antichrist to settle their tottering kingdome and a more easie entrance for the whole body of abhominations then they are aware of England feeleth and feareth already and Scotland hath cause to fast and pray that the opinion practise of these ceremonies may be removed as farre from them as busking and balling should be from chast women It is a prodigious presage that statutes such as they are and procured as they were in favours of dangerous novelties should be more vehemently urged and with greater rigor put in execution against the true servants of God for modest adherence to a truth never condemned and for refusall of needlesse rites never proved to be lawful by Gods word nor by any good appearance like to proue profitable then all the good statutes standing in force against idolatry and Idolaters blasphemers and murtherers open contemners of the Lords word and his service as if the whole obedience of a Christian subiect were inclosed in the practise of certain rites justly cast forth of this kirk in the ignominious dust of other errours or Christian charity were confined to the divided brotherhoood of indifferent things .. State Divines think better of government once received then that it should be tossed and interrupted with all the contrarie tides of rituall controversies Wisedome say they will rather tolerate some evill in a tried forme of government then in a government vntried Yea though a thing bee well done yet it looseth the credit if it savour of noveltie If a man might say with an upright heart that which I maintaine is the doctrine of the holy fathers I haue their witnesses at large taken out their owne bookes if for such a cause he be casten out he may say in the joy of a good conscience I am cast out with the Fathers This is the case of the Ministers of Scotland standing against the Hierarchie and the props therof And for this cause with many vehâ—ment out-criâ—s are they shamefully charged with the blind accusations of disobedience to King and Kirk of ignorance in matters of God worship of Puritanisme of popularitie of foolishnesse striving for trifles indifferent things dâ—terminable and determinate by the Prince of schisme tending to heresie of trouble and sâ—dition of scrupulositie of conscience after all possible coursâ—s taken for resolving of doubts of zealous but ignorantly so called of hypocrisie of nicenâ—â—â—â— and obstinacie wishing to haue entred in the nâ—w way at first and blushing now to change after standâ—ng so long and â—oâ— th se and many moe foule imputations vnworthy to b â—amâ—d among Christians peremptorily judgâ—d by such as hauâ— thâ—ir insilogismes in their hâ—â—les lesse
of his own will as it belongeth to him to saue his Kirk by the merit of his own sufferings All other authoritie is so intrenched within the marches of divine commandement Heb 12 25 28.29 that the least overpassing of the bounds set by God himselfe bringeth men under the fearefull expectation of temporall and eternall judgements For this cause my Lords let that authoritie of your meeting in this present Parliament be like the Ocean sea which as it is greatest of all other waters so it conteyneth it selfe better within the coasts and limits appointed by God then any river of fresh running waters haue done Next remember that God hath set you to be Nourish Fathers of his Kirk 〈◊〉 49.23 craving at your binds that yee should maintaine and advance by your authoritie that Kirk which the Lord hath fashioned by the uncounterfaited work of his own new creation as the Prophet speak th he hath made us Psa 100.1 and not we our our selues but not that she should presume to fashion and shape a new portrature of a Kirke and a new forme of divine service which God in his world hath not before allowed because that were to extend your authoritie farther then the calling yee haue of God doth permit As namely if ye should as God forbid authorise the authoritie of the Bishops and their prehâ—minence aboue their brethren yee should bring into the Kirk of God the ordinance of man and that thing which the experience of preceding ages hath testifyed to haue been the ground of great idlenes palpable ignorance unsufferable pride pittilesse tyrannie and shamelesse ambition in the Kirk of God and finally to haue been the ground of that Antichristian Hierarchie which mounted up on the steps of preheminence of Bishops untill that man of sin came forth as the ripe fruit of man his wisedome whom God shall consume with the breath of his own mouth 1 Thess 2. â— Let the sword of God pearce that belly which brought forth such a monster and let the staffe of God crush that Egge which hath hatched such a Cocatrice And let not onely that Romane Antichrist be thrown down from the high bench of his usurped authoritie but also let all the steps whereby he mounted up to that unlawfull preheminence be cut down and utterly abolished in this land Aboue all things my Lords beware to striue against God with an open and displayed banner by building up againe the walles of Iericho which the Lord hath not onely cast down but also hath layd them under a terrible interdiction and execration so that the building of them againe must needs stand to greater charges to the builders then the reedifying of Iericho to Hâ—el the Be the lit in the dayes of Achab. For he had nothing but the interdiction of Ioshua and the curse pronounced by him to stay him from building again of Iericho But the Noblemen and States of this Realme haue the reverence of the oath of God made by themselves subscribed with their own hands in the confession of faith called The Kings Maiâ—â—tes published more then once or twice and sworn by his most excellent Maiestie and by his Hignesse Nobiâ—â—tie Estates and whole subiects of the Realme to hold them back from setting up the dominion of Bishops Because it is of veritie that they subscribed and swore the sayd commission containing not onely the maintenance of the true doctrine but also of the discipline professed within the Realme of Scotland Consider also that the worke cannot be set forward without the great slander of the Gospell defamation of many preachers and evident losse and hurt of the peoples soules committed to our charge For the people are brought almost to the like case as they were in Syria Arabia and Aegypt about the 600 yeare of our Lord when the people were so brangled shaken with contrary doctrines some denying and others allowing the opinion of Eutiches that in the end thâ—y lost all assured persuasion of true religion and within short time thereafter did cast the gates of their hearts open to the divell to receive that vile and blasphemous Doctrine of Mahomet Even so the people of the Lord are cast in such admiration to bâ—â—ne the preachers who so openly damned this stately preheminence of B sh ps then within a few years after accept the same dignitie â—ompe and superioritie in their own persons whi h they before had damned in others that the people know not which way to incline and in end will become so doubtfull in matters of religion and doctrine that their hearts will be like an open taverne dâ—re patent to every guest that likes to come in We beseech your honours to ponder this in the ballance of a godly and prudent minde and suffer not the Gospel to be slandered by the behaviour of a few number of preachers of whom we are bold to affirme that if they goe forward in this defection not onely abusing and appropriating that name Bishop to themselves onely Act 20.17 28. Phil. 1.1 1. Tim. 3.1.2 Pâ—t 1.5.7 1. Pet. 5.1.2 which is common to all the Pastors of God his Kirk but also taking upon themselves such offices that carry with them the ordinarie charge of governing the civill affairs of the countrey neglecting their flockes and sâ—â—king to subordinate their brethren to their iurisdiction If any of them We say be found to step forward in this course of defection they are more worthy as rotten members to be cut off from the body of Christ then to haue superioritie and dominion over their brethren within the kirk of God The preheminence of Bishops is that Dagon which once alreadie fell before the Ark of God in this land and no band of yron shall be able to hold him up againe This is that paterne of that Altar brought from Damascus but not shewed to Moses in the mountaine and therefore it shall fare with it as it did with that Altar of Damascus It came last in the Temple and went first out Likewise the institution of Christ was anterior to this preheminence of Bishops and shall consist and stand within the house of God when this new fashion of Altar shâ—ll goe to the dore Remember my Lords that in time past your authoritie was for Christ and not against him yee followed the light of God and strived not against it and like a child in the mothers hand ye said to Christ Draw us after thee God forbid that yee should now leaue off and fall away from your former reverence borne to Christ in presuming to lead him whom the Father hath appointed to be a leader of you and farre lesse to traile the holy Ordinances of Christ by the cords of your authoritie at the heeles of the ordinances of men And albeit your Honours haue no such intention to doe any thing which may impaire the honour of Christs Kingdome yet remember that spirituall darkenesse flowing from a verie smal
of the Ordinances of Christ establish their own Traditions vvherein they proceeded so farre till they came to the manifest contradiction of Christs own legacie in the Sacrament by that horrible clause of Non obstante expressed in their act Notwithstanding that Christ institute c. So our Prelats after their preferment not resting content with the destruction of the unitie authoritie and order of the Kirk nor with their precedencie before the Peeres of the Kingdome and power over all the subjects must make an on set upon the vvorship of God esteemed the substantiall and fundamentall part of our profession so long as the other vvhich vvas called the circumstantiall part was in question but now being once controverted judged as indifferent and alterable as the other was before and being inspired with the sprit of Desolation by promises and threatnings working in their soules feare of losse faith hope and loue of worldly commoditie in stead of Theologicall vertues they resolue to proceed in the course of defection till they haue come in effect to the clause Non obstante in the Sacrament Notwithstanding the institution and example of Christ Archipp Yee haue brought me to the fourth maine degree of defection concerning the vvorship of God Fourth degree of defection in the worship of God wherein I vvould see the severall steps and upon what part the first assault vvas made Epaph. Neither they nor I can tell vvhere they vvill ariue but resoluing to try a stormie sea in despite of shipwrack for better sport to the Papists for further disgrace to the reformation of Religion for loosing all and for the more casiâ— fishing in troubled waters The famous Confession of Faith vvell known and commended at home and abroad the formes of prayer publickly used in the Congregations and Families of Scotland must be cast in a new mould Aberdeen Assembly But by some providence these new faces haue been kept close since the generall Assemblie holden at Aberdeen the 13 day of August 1616 vvhere some opposition being made to that needlesse and hurtfull change to the formes there presented they vvere set over to further deliberation but of such a commission vvhose designes vvhen time requires will finde favour to speed vvel Archipp But I heare no mention of the fiue Articles in that Assembly Epaph. Albeit it vvas layd to the charge of the Prelats that it was high time for them to render the fruits of the paines and charges bestowed upon their exaltation c. which the clerke vvas forbidden to reade And albeit lineaments vvere drawn for Confirmation and for holy daies by enjoyning the Communion at Pash yet the proceedings of that Assemblie gaue greater provocation then contentment As the recantations of some Subscrivers of the protestation at Edinburgh and the dissipation of the rest like the stragglers of an armie put to the rout through rigorous censure of others who proved constant gaue greater hope then distrust of better speed And therefore unto a naked handfull sick of feare and suspicions the fiue Articles vvere offered vvhich vvere likely to draw down the Sacraments and the Saboath from their honourable estimation as the 13 Articles of Perth vvere powerfull to divide the Ministerie cassire the Assemblies and nullifie the vvhole Iurisdiction and libertie of the Kirk Assemblie at Santandroes The peeping answer returned to the first motion of these Articles giving hope to prevaile drawes on vvith posthast a generall Assembly to bee kept at Santandroes the 25 of November 1617 Where the said Articles were in a sort proponed but neither considered in themselues as points of divinity true or false erronious or orthodoxe nor how they might stand in our reformation vvithout infamie of our profession and scandall of our professors By reason of the shortnesse of time suddaine convening of the Assemblie and absence of six vvhole Dioces besides the Commissioners and best enformed sort of sundry Presbyteries matters were remitted to further diligence rather then any thing perfectly concluded Archipp Had the diligence bene used and paines taken at that time before the conclusion of Articles vvhich hath been aboundant since they might haue been perhaps holden off and the Kirk yet free of their fasherie Epaph. But the masters of that credite gaue forth that after that Assemblie the Kirk would never be favoured in our daies with liberty to meet again in a generall which as it vvas a prettie pollicie speaking fully of the dischage of the ancient Generall Assemblies but lisping for one of the new edition so was it a meane to make the credulous Ministers inclining to peace rather then contentious disputation the more secure and lesse carefull to search the good and evill and to see the course of that plot dressed up to fined articles In the meane time they are surprised with the suddaine proclamation of a Convention to be holden at Perth August 25 1618. Perth Assembly Archipp Albeit I haue heard and reade much of that Meeting yet I desire to heare your observation concerning the principall Actors the proceeding and conclusion thereof Epaph. The meeting vvas more then ordinarie made up of Noblemen Statesmen Barons and Burgesses powed out for the purpose vvith the splendor of their greatnesse to dash and deface such simple and modest Ministers and Commissioners as were loath to admit any noveltie in the vvorship of God wherof they vvere not fully perswaded in their own mind Amongst the deliberate and mightie in those purposes vvere to be found some it may be taking that golden occasion to remember the proceedings of the Kirk of old against superstition and proud attempts as injuries done against them or some of their neere and deere friends some to shew their resolution to please in despite of whatsoever to be said or done some began to practise those Articles before they went to Perth but vvith as great griefe to their own flocks as they little regarded to offâ—ndâ—th 〈◊〉 and many so their own friends and set for their own particulars that they vvere led rather vvith hopes of gaine and pleasure for themselues then vvith Religion for Religion In big vvords the coÌ„mon cause vvas professed of all but theâ—e was more heat in the pursute of what vvas liked then patience to consult with reason anent the bringing again into the practise of Gods worship of certain ceremonies advisedly cast forth and happily holden without for the space of many by gone yeares In the proceedings how violently matters vvere carried God the conscience of the mightie and vvise and such indifferent beholders as vvere present are vvitnesses The particulars are to be seen in the nullitie and antinullitie of that Assemblie so much tossed betwixt an adversarie to Novellists and the advocate of Novelties in the answer to gentle Iohn Mitchâ—lsones polâ—mickes and other Treatises of that subject In end although costly vvits projected that course yet so strait vvas the vvay to conclusion that the pleasing of superiour powers was pretended with
promise never to urge obedience no censure durst be touched against Contraveners nor Statutes made against the golden rule Try all things and keep that which is good a soveraigne preservatiue against defection and a deadly dittae against Ecebolius Archipp Such a conclusion made by such persons upon such proceedings is no strange thing But obedience unto a conclusion of that qualitie against so many bands of conscience and so long practise seemeth a matter more strange Epaph. Ye cannot be ignorant what the obedience and what the opposition was for the space of three yeares after notwithstanding of so many assayes to bring on the practise till at last in the Parliament holden at Edinburgh in the mâ—neth of August 1621 there is a law made for the ratification of the fiue Articles but without the sting of compulsion and as free of penaltie as the constitution of Perth meeting was voyd of sanction and censure What civill obedience shall be given to that Ecclesiasticall constitution for respect to the law time will proue and they know best who resolue to bee Christians according to the act of Parliament THE COURSE OF CONFORMITIE AS IT IS CONCLUDED in the last Parliament Anno 1621. Archippus Second demand concerning the parliament YOV are now vvhere I would haue you and vvhere my second demand proponed in the beginning desired to bring you As ye haue led me through a long labyrinth and many secret vvayes of defection to the beginning of that parliament so I beseech you wearie not to lead me to the end thereof that I may know what I am bound to do by vertue of that act in the presence of God for according to his acts I desire to be professor and pastor both Epaph. Satisfied in â— particulars Remembring for preface my premonition in the beginning I will first shew you the introduction to the Parliament concerning certaine preparations for dressing the five articles for the parliament and the Parliament for them Secondly the parliamentarie proceedings and paines taken in time of Parliament for their ratification untill the inacting of the statute it selfe Thirdly some memorable and rate events falling forth at that time by his providence vvho beholdeth from heauen the actions of men 1. Preparation for the parliament Qui aduersus multos belluÌ„ gerunt eos superare possunâ— quamuâ—s viâ—ibus inferiores suâ— si modo sustâ—inâ—â—â— queâ—◠〈◊〉 mâ—m impetum and at extraordinary times leaves not himselfe vvithout an extraordinary vvitnesse Archip. The delay of time vvas an introduction of it selfe according to the Florentines policie The first brash of a multitude is ever strongest and time vvorketh But vvhat were the particular preparations Epaph. After their conception and pressing towards the wombe at Aberdein Saintandrowes and before their birth followed at Perth and begat some lovers Afterward they gat the favourable names of the kings service and conformitie and vvere carefully fostered by a rumour that the learned and wise of the land is for them that the people would gladly embrace them and to them vvas tied all peace and quietnes Multi percutiunt ut grandines potâ—ntâ—â— ut sulmina Archip. That had been a strong argument indeed in the schoole of common-wits if it vvould goe on this forme Our fathers did it our Princes gave us leaue and our Prophets defended it Epaph. But this yong conformitie vvanting such authoritie came little speed at Presbyteries and Paroches Her cause then was pleaded first in the court of Facilitie The Bishops did convene their Synodals and there the blast of conformitie vvas raised with all inforcements of terror And of the fearfull sort of Gedeons army some were moved to promise at least the practise of conformitie contrary to their own vote at Perth and others mistaken in their modest silence as consenting to the course Next in the transcendent court of Extremitie the high commission did convene and as it pleased them to make choyce faithfull pastors vvere drawn before them and contrary to all order and law of this kirk and kingdome summarily silenced and confined By these preparatorie assayes many were induced to call evill good by speaking for it by not speaking against it by defending it as they were doers of it and a busie sort defending it in others which as yet they had not done themselves By such proceedings scandall and confusion vvere mightily increased The people did run from novelties at home to seek the sacrament where they might haue it according to the old forme And although for covering this deformitie and drawing the ministers to the course intended it was openly given out that it was never meaned that the people should be compelled to altâ—r that forme received and confirmed by law and long practise yet so pregnant and piercing were these new formes that many moe suspected some hard event of these varied policies then were throvghly persuaded to change their profession But some readier way was found out to make disciples of some Noble men and Borrowes the earth vvas compassed and sundry were made but upon sensible cost When it was perceived to bee hard and difficile to get place for these strange novelties in the worship of God and in the paroches of this kingdome without more helpe of the secular arme the leaders of that imployment after great stormes grew calme for a Parliament Archip. But how was the matter brought to a Parliament Epaph. The skill vvas to catch a fit opportunitie Ad res geren das semper temporum occasiones expectare intucriq oportere Machiavel and a strong occasion vvas offered by the seeking of a voluntarie supply for the afflicted state of Bohemia vvhen the Nobilitie and others were assembled for that busines it was resolved that the generall contribution of the Lieges would bee more honourable for the countrey and fitting for that worthy cause and for presenting their overture choyce was made of the Bishop of Saintandrowes who went to Court in the midst of a winter storme and persuaded the refusall of the voluntary contribution and delay for a time to bee good service And having obtained libertie for holding a Parliament came speedily home againe with greater ioy to such as sent him then appearance of timous ayd to the state distressed Archip. That was too strike under cover a Bastinado de bombaso Epaph. After that the deeps betwixt the two rockes of highest displeasure and popular indignation were tried the peoples disposition and opinion sounded they greedily grip the wished oportunitie of that charitable supply so vniversally liked finally all mâ—ane and men being fervently disposed set on edge and in readines and promâ—ses passed for hope of good successe in this principall earthly desire This parliament so long delayed and as long desired with all solemnities of state is proclaimed at the market crosse of Edinburgh Archip. You are now drawing towards the second poynt which I â—annot well take vp except ye give me the tenor of the proclamation
harme Therfore the Lords of secret Counsell ordaining letters to be direct to command and charge the whole Ministers presently being in this Burrow except the ordinarie Ministers of the Burrow and such others vvho upon the notorietie of their lawfull adoes heer shall procuâ—â— warrant from their Ordinarie and failing of him from one of the Archâ— to remaine and abide still heer by open Proclamation at the Market crosse of Edinb to remoue depart out of the said Borrow within 29 houres next after the said Charge that they onnâ— wise presume to repair again thereunto during the time of this Parliament under pain of rebellion And if they or any of them fâ—ile the said space being bypast to denounce c. vvhich denunciation to be used at the Market crosse of Edinburgh shal be as sufficient as if it were used at the market crosse of the head Burroâ— of the shire where they dwell certifying them also that their denunciation they shall be taken apprehended warded and punished accordingly Archip. That is more then ever I looked could haue proceeded from Christian authoritie professing the same reformed religion with us It was a strong prognostick of great rigor against the persons of the Ministers and of great preiudice to the cause of religion What was the resolution of the Ministers Epaph. They could not stay against the proclamation they could not altogether desert the cause in so desperate a time And therefore finding that the commissioners of Shires were sent for and earnestly desired to make knowne their grievances with faire promises of satisfaction a strong preparation to purge the great matter of all opposition and that after assayes there was no hope of recalling of the rigor denounced against them for obedience first to God and next to God unto his Maiestie they resolved as followeth VVEE the Ministers of Iesus Christ in his Highnes kingdom of Scotland being convened from the quarters of the Countrey to concurre for the weale of the Kirke and according to the ancient custome thereof observed before in Parliaments to consult upon weightie affaires as the present case requireth consideration and being charged at the market crosse of Edinburgh to remoue forth of the sayd Borrow within 29 houres immediatly following the sayd charge as also justly fearing harder sequells to follow upon such beginnings haue concluded according to the necessitie layd upon us to haue our informations and admonitions to the honorable Lords of Parliament attesting them in the name of our Lord Iesus to remember the labours and sufferings of their honorable predecessors and to doe in the matters in hand as they would be accepted at his glorious appearance and praying to the Father of lights to open their eyes and to incline their hearts to try things that differ and approue things expedient Archip. Informations and admonitions good for them cannot be evill for me and others and who knoweth if being represented to them after so many sensible confirmations from heaven and earth they consider of them more advisedly and unpartially and so many as haue lost their first loue remember from whence they are fallen and doe their first workes Epaph. Some preposterously iudge of all reasons by the conclusion and not of the conclusion by the reasons 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others are so obstinatly set against al persuasion that Ne si persuaseris persuadebis And a third sort close their eyes and ears against all information they fear that the light of their minde prejudge their affection and they be made to beleeve that for true which they wish were false yet both for their sakes whose repentance wee are seeking and for your owne and others whom we would confirme behold some of the many then left behind us Reasons left by the ministerie to the members of parliament YOur Honors assembled in this present Parliament ought to abstaâ—â— sâ—â— ratification and all corroboration whatsoever of Perâ—h Assembly and Actes thereof for the reasons following and many moe alleaged and to be produced if your great adoes could permit 1 It is but an assembly single and in it selfe diuided 2. in forme of proceeding not onâ—ly different from others but directly against the order establishâ—d by the kirk 3. In effect contrarious to all generall and provinâ—iall Assemblie Pâ—â—sbyterâ—es and Sessions as they are institute and have been hâ—lâ—â— in Scotland since reformation of religion within the same 4. The carried s ntence and actes thereof are repugnant to the forme of religion retrived beloved professed established and defended by this kirke and whole body of this Realme by your Honorable predecessors of worthy memorie and your selues and practised vniversally and in the severall paroches of this kingdome these sixtie yeares and aboue Non est a consuetudine recedendum sacise nisi rationi adversetur much lesse from a known truth directed and blessed by God in such abundance of benefits as the lend hath enioyed with religion No kirk Protestant nor Lutherane nor of other profession Papist or whosoever wil go in a change without some evident at least apparant reason of the word The change but of the old Calendar for the Popes new one and that is but a small thing made a great hurly burly both at Rigâ—m Livonia and at Augusta 2 Such ratification should crosse and directly preiudice the acts of Parliament 1592 and the provision expressed in the end of the act of Parliament 1â—97 And all other acts set downe in favour of the iurisdiction of the kirk libertie thereof assemblies and discipline Item his Maiesties proclamation published and printed at command of his Counsel 1605. Item the protestation made at Perth 1606 and all others made before and since Item the covenant made by the ministers and professors of this kingdome 1596 and 1597 and all other bands whereby Pastors and flockes haue oblâ—shed themselves in persons and continuall practise to stand to the forme of religion received and practised Tales legum mutationes would proue legum vulnera Quae in suo statu eademque manent etsi deteriora sunt tamen vtiliora sunt Reipub. quam quae per renovationem vel meliora inducuntur And with what credit and constancie could your Honors confirm separation from your fathers and the break of ancient vnitie conformitie with your own kirk when it may be truely sayd Melius atque rectius olim provisum quae convertuntur in deterius murantur 3 The reformers of this kirk and such as by a long continuance follow them said a sure foundation and builded upon the same without errour notwithâ—tanding of diffiâ—ile times It were our wisdome to go forward not haâ—kâ—â—rd to strengthen and not to weaken David left not the 〈◊〉 where Saul left it nor Salomon where David If our fathers were in the way our change is errour and out of the way And shall we say now thâ—â— our sound ancient profession is priscus rigor cui jam pares non sunt homines
death Another Admonition PLease your Honours take heed what you doe at this peremptor time concerning the establishing of the unlawfull act of the pretended assembly of Perth Christ hath put his cause in your hands be faithfull now or never Beware of bringing back and casting in again of this stumbling block The glory of God the standing of the kirk of this land your own soules and the soules of many thousands for whom Christ Jesus died is now in hazard and depends much if ye look to outward meanes vpon your fidelitie wherof ye shall not want witnes neither in heaven nor earth The eyes of men and Angels are upon you the eyes of those who mourne for the mis ries of Gods kirk are longing for comfort from you And the great iudge of the world the almightie our God whose eyes are all a flaming â—â—re â—â—e behold every mans part in this present Parliament Yoâ—â— voteâ— your actes your nameâ— shall be registrate to all posterity Ponder the â—â—ore the wâ—ght of the cause where with ye meddle and the fearfull inâ—◠〈…〉 wâ—â—â— doe accompany shal follow the ratification of the act of â—hâ—â—â—tended assâ—â—ly that will â—efall the king oâ—n of Christ his ministery the â—est part of sinâ—ere profe 〈◊〉 your fâ—iends familiars your children posterity and it may be also your owne persons both spiritually â—â—lly For if according to your plâ—ce in prudent humble maner yee do not resist the estaâ—â—shing of that act â—y all lawfull meanes yee cannot clâ—â—â—â— yourâ—sâ—lves of â—â—spiâ—ing the 〈◊〉 and covenant of God solemnly sâ—◠〈◊〉 sâ—â—sâ—rived â—y aâ—â—â— stâ—tes anâ— of drawing down the undoubted cuâ—sâ—â— of God which hâ—st 〈◊〉 nâ—w to come upon 〈◊〉 cannot be guiltles of 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 liuing the Papist to 〈…〉 thâ—n wee are wâ—â—e off yeâ— and of the greâ—ving of the hearts of the kings â—est suâ—iects of bringing thâ—iâ— faith and casting them in â—â—plexitie how to serve both God their natiue king Yeâ— cannot be guiltie â—e of the thrusting out of faithfull ministers and bringing in of yong boyes â—iâ—â—lâ—ngs and time serverâ— to the overthrow of the Gospel 〈◊〉 slaughter of souls Ye cannot misse to draw thâ— whâ—le â—and in a snare and in special the weaker Christi ns who by the f râ—e of civil law must either suffer their guides to become a prey to worse subiects thâ—n themselves or at least their meanes and estates to be so pilled and impaired by â—ines and penalties as in a short time they shall neither be able to serve their king their countrey nor their â—â—n necessities or else to controll and enthrall theâ—r conscienâ—es to the dâ—struction of their souls Now is the time wisâ—ly to prevent these things which if ye doe time shall approve you God and good men shall â—cknowledge you in this poynt better Christians better Statesmen better servants of God more 〈◊〉 and wisâ— subiects to the king better friends tâ— kirk commonweal then they who upon whatsoever pretences shall either urge or yeeld to the contrarie Resist theâ—â—ore the establishing of ceremonie as a reenâ—rie of Papistrie Our neighbour countrey grones under thâ— york which now is presented again to their nâ—â—kâ— and would redeeme the libertie which you haue had and y t in some meâ—sure enioy It cost your predessorâ— many a tear with God their utterm st endevoâ— with men to purchase transmit this liberty vnto youâ— and Christ hath bought it with his bloud for you Count not so lightly of it as to loose it for a moment â—ut stand fast in that liberty wherwith Christ hath made you free and be not intangled again with the yoake of â—ondâ—ge Good suâ—iects haue no iust cause to fear the offence of a good king in maintaining God right and their owne so long as their cause is honest and their dâ—fenâ—e lawful Stand therfore for the truth confesse Christ before men aâ— ye would that he shold confess you before the father Archip. If they had taken time to ponder your reasons and exhortations I cannot think that they could haue resisted so great evidence of truth so powerfully expressed But what resolution was taken in case all these meanes should failâ— Epaph. The Ministers resolved upon the last remedie a Protestation vvhich they left behind them in these words MAy it please your Honours in this present Parliament assembled â—nder the right high and excellent May of our deâ—â— dread Sov ProtestatioÌ„ to the Parliament We haue now before our eyes the forâ—seen and foretold bitter fruits of these alterations of the Kirk and â—â—â—t fear of farther evils to ensue upon such dangerous beginnings so much the more as wee are deprived of that ordinarie and general Assembly whereunto properly belongs to propone at Parliament the Kirk affaires And although for supplement of this pittifull defect in â—â—umble â—â—nner we did offer our reasonable supplication conform to his High proclamation we 〈◊〉 haue no place to be heard in our lawfull and religious desires In this hard and heavie case the sensible danger of our untimâ—â—s silenâ—e in thâ—se â—aies of the growth of som decay of grace contempt of thâ— Gospell troubles abroâ—d moved for the most part by the patrons of that bloudy Coâ—cel of Trent the consâ—ience of our inevitable coÌ„pearance before the judgment sâ—at of Christ to giue an account of our stewardship compels us as 〈◊〉 high extremitie to declare to your Hâ—â—our bounden harty affection to hold fast that anâ—ient faith forme of Religion received beleeved and defended by the Kirk â—f Sâ—â—tl the King Maj. and Eâ—tates the whole bodie of this Râ—â—lm your forâ—â—eers of worthy memory and your selues as God eternal truth onely ground of our salvation and of our high peace and prosperity by Gods undeserved mercie so long continued as also our unfaigned detestation of all formes ceremonies many or few that enemies of the truth may cast in our teeth as signes of repentance of our reformation or any part therof and presages to them of our return to their damned superstition either substance or ceremonies therof And likewise in the name of Iesus Christ whâ— shall render to every one that which he hath done in the flâ—sh to require your Honâ—â— to stand stedfastly for the said ancient Religion fâ—rme of doctrine Sacracraments Disâ—ipture as they haue been ministred in this Kirk ever since the Reformation of Religion for the jurisdiction and libertie of the true Kirk generall and provincial Assemblies Presbyteries Sessions as they are established by the Kirk and lawes of this Kingdome and against all usurpation and corruption of spiritual government and unnecessary Ceremonies as the fiue Articles of â—â—th Assembly and whatsoever is as aples of strife and deadâ—y destroyers of the kirk of Iesus Christ Otherwise if it shall happen as God forbid that any matter â—e propounded put in article or concluded in this present Parliament in prejudice of the said Religion
originall law of nature Archip. But what say ye to the other Epaph. A wonder it is vvhat Doct. Douname can meane in good earnest by marching loyalty in order after piety and before sobriety and charity If the Magistrate haue absolute and unbounded authority in things indifferent which for fashion sake he denyeth in the generall What can be the cause why the matter being indifferent he giveth not the first place to loyalty preferring it to piety or if limited and restrained why shall not sobriety and charity be the limits as well as piety Albeit it bee lawfull to pledge the King his health yet neither sobriety nor piety ought to be banished from the table Neither can he say that drinking beyond the bounds of sobriety for once carryeth a greater guiltinesse then to practise that many times vvhich may destroy a soule for whom Christ dyed May there not be cases of Antinomy or opposition of the lawes of loyaltie and pietie of loyaltie and sobriety as well as of loyaltie and charity And as he alledgeth that there is Scandalum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 equall offence in the one albeit he know that authority judging them to be indifferent may well be displeased but cannot be scandalized at least in aeâ—uilibrio in equality with the other scandall May there not be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 peccati equalitie of sinne in the other in times or places where there ruleth an ungodly or intemperate Magistrate Bezaes order making charity the first and generall rule and seconding that with the constitutions of the Kirk and lawes of the Common-wealth is divine Dounames putting mans authority before sobriety and charity is humane Archip. But the scandall ceaseth to be sinne or at least to bee our sinne when our superiours command Epaph. Disobedience were unlawfull it upon commandement of our superiours the scandall either ceased to be or ceased to be sin or ceased to be our sinne But first it ceaseth not to be For the commandement of the Magistrate maketh it the greater as the boldnesse of the Papist the mocking of the profane the griefe of the godly the superstition of the simple in these late daies haue declared and still the more that the ceremonies be urged and received the greater shall the offence be and the greatest vvhen there shall be least contradiction Next the scandall ceaseth not to be sinne because scandall being scandall it must be sinne as idolatry is ever idolatry there is no dispensation of the law of nature Thirdly it ceaseth not to be our sinne vvhen the sin is in modo imperandi in the manner of commanding The superiour may haue guiltinesse in commanding and the inferiour be innocent in obeying but when the sinne is also in re imperata in the thing commanded as the matter commanded being against piety decency or charity the guiltinesse is on both sides Archip. For removing of scandall we ought not to disobey but to render a reason of our obedience Epaph. If rendring a reason of our doing might quit us of sin as some haue pretended the question of things indifferent might be soone put to an end the Apostle his doctrine abridged and all the Christian Kirkes brought to quietnesse But that vvhich the Schoole-men utter more obscurely that the actions of the understanding depend upon our own will or upon the will of others quoad exercitium non quoad specificationem is clear in experience We may make our selues or others to thinke upon the matter but to assent or diassent it depends not upon our will They are little exercised in catechizing of the ignorant who maintaine such grounds Archip. But I am sure the commandement of the superiour at least extenuates the sinne Epaph. Comparing sinne with sinne the fault is not so great upon particular tentation without purpose and intention to fail against the rule of Charity or Sobriety or Piety as to obey a Law injoyning the practise of a thing indifferent against sobriety or charity with purpose of obedience For in the one thou simply neglects the commandement of God but in the other with a soule disparagement of Antinomy thou prefers the commandement of Man Archip. Necessary duties must not be left for offence of any Epaph. D. Dounam his reason taken from the distinction of necessary and arbitrary dueties can haue no place heere For albeit communicating and preaching be necessary duties and must be done albeit all the world should stumble yet kneeling and comforming which man hath made their adherents are no necessary duties Dimittendum est propter scaÌ„dalum omne quod potest pratermittâ— salva triplice veritate scil vita doâ—trina Instititia Hieron gloss ora Tom. 9. but at the most indifferent ever in the opinion of the practisers and therefore in the case of offence to be left Might he not upon the same ground conclude that seeing drinking is a necessary duty therefore rather ere I want drinke at a time I will yeeld to drinke aboue Sobriety The offence commeth not by communicating nor drunkennesse by drinking but the offence commeth by kneeling and drunkennesse by excessiue drinking Archip. The great danger in this purpose is that declyning the one extremity ye fall into the other Epaph. To tell you my mind I acknowledge an essentiall kirk the Congregation of the faithfull a representatiue Kirk the Assembly representing the Kirk essentiall But I know no virtuall Kirk on earth whether the Bishop of Rome or any other man as having in himselfe eminently and virtually for so the Papists professe and others in part practise such certainty of truth and soveraignty of judgement that he may command what he will in any controverted matter Ecclesiasticall whether he command that which is unlawfull or that which is lawfull to be done in an unlawfull manner that is against the generall rules When Alexander the Great came to Ierusalem he desired his image to be erected in the Temple The high Priest was willing to please him in every thing wherein God was not displeased and therfore refusing with all reverence that idolatry what he might and what served more the Kings honour he offered cheerefully First to beginne the accounts of their times from his entry into Ierusalem and secondly to name all their first borne sonnes Alexanders from him What is civill what domestick what is Casars what is ours let them be forbidden water and fire and their Citie sowne with salt who refuse it Let Christs royall prerogatiue who will not giue his glory to another be kept for himselfe May we not in so narrow a strait where we can see no way to turne neither to the right hand nor to the left open our mouthes with the obedient Asse and say Haue we used to serue so in other matters In Ministerio Ecclesia spectandum est â—pâ—um ministerium persona qua eo fungitur Quod ad personam attineâ— civili potestati minister subjicitur nam et civis est quemadmodum alii tributum
man pleasing humour determine in doctrine against the word or in ceremony against the generall rules their dutie is to obey God rather then man He was a Pope and not a Protestant that concluded If a beast touch the mountaine he shall die therfore the Laicke shall not meddle with Scripture and matters of the Kirk We know that even poor folk haue soules and should haue knowledge and faith to saue them Archip. Knowledge in the Professours is most necessary but the smaller measure may serue if their Leaders be full of light Albeit ye and others who stand against ceremonies haue more affection then knowledge and more zeale then learning as I haue often heard you called ignorant wilfull men and that there is scarcely a mouth full of learning amongst you all yet there be many great Clerkâ—s and a faire procession of learned Doctors of Divinity in the Kirk of Scotland to whose fatherly care the people may safely commit the matters of the worship of God and of their own salvation let them onely obey their superiours and attend their secular affaires Epaph. I like not jesting in a serious purpose Ierome was moved to write a booke de vtris illustribus by the like objection of the Heathen against Christians The Papists plead their cause at some times by objecting of ignorance to the Reformed Kirkes But I never heard it of any of our adversaries against us except of some vaine glasterers vvho thinke themselus learned because their dwelling hath marched a long time with bookes and learning and know not their own ignorance because they paine not themselues to reade and consider difficulties Some men care not for the losse of the truth so they may appeare learned We stand not for our learning so we may retaine the truth we haue learned Christ in comparison of whose excellencie we thinke all things losse and are ready to defend the least and lowest hâ—mme of his garment against all such Bragadochies Albeit our Clergie hath gotten the names of the greatest Clarkes yet never had the people more need of knowledge then now When great titles began among the Iewish Doctors as Orgnolam Rabboni hakkodesh the light of the vvorld the holy Doctor Vrim and Thummim both light and holinesse was wearing away And so was it in the Christian Kirk when the titles of Comestor Magister sententiarum Doctor irrefragabilis Doctor Seraphicus Doctor Fundatissimus Doctor Illuminatus Doctor Solennis Doctor Resolutus Doctor Subtilis Doctor Angelicus c. made men so famous Albeit we could point at the men and the gifts amongst our selues and say this is Doctor Resolutus and that is Doctor Solemnis c. Albeit our Doctors for their subtilizing distinctions might with Antonius Pius be called Cumini sectores so long as they stand upon their learning they would proue to the people like the Starres which giue but small light they are so high The Lord vvill confound the wise and learned that he may haue the glory to himselfe When vaine imaginations vaine altercations vaine affectations the three peccant humours of learning doe abound in some and idlenesse covetousnesse and ambition the threefold consumption of the Kirk appeares in others then is the Clergie sick and hath need of Physicke then haue poore people need of knowledge and to beware of contagion To vvhat serue the Priests roddes except they bud The high Priest in the time of the second Temple was called Vir multarum vestium the man with the many clothes but he wanted the oile We haue the man with the many cloathes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with great pompe but the oile is dryed up The golden girdle that had wont to be about the pappes soon after the reformation is now slacked and sliding down towards the loines where it was before Reu. 15 6 The sea of glasse and chrystall is beginning to be muddy to be turned into bloud because of this mountaine of Episcopacie and preferment that is cast into it Revel 8 8. And therfore if ever at any time since the reformation our people haue need at this time of the judgment of discretion Institutio Iussio Observatio And now to close this point of Ecclesiastick coÌ„stitutions I wish you and all others by holy judgement to discerne of the first institution of these ceremonies that therby ye may judge of the following ratification and of your own observation I haue shewed you that they are not in nature indifferent and giving them to be indifferent that the Apostolick rules are not kept And therefore albeit the conclusion of that Assembly were Ecclesiasticall and publick in respect of the persons assembling seeing it is not Ecclesiasticall and publick ratione modi medii in respect of the manner and meane used to bring on the conclusion but in that respect civill and private how can it be counted Ecclesiasticall No man at that time durst so much as pretend piety decency or charity The Kings pleasure the averting or preventing of the kings wrath what shall become of your Kirk if the King countenance it not such a Theologicall and inartificiall arguments as his Majestie never did use in any Assembly and could not haue heard with patience caryed the conclusion As the interpretation of Scripture which is onely private ratione personae in respect of the person interpreting and not in respect of the manner and meanes of interpretation is not to be judged the interpretation of a private spirit so upon the contrary the conclusion of persons Ecclesiasticall proceeding from a private or civill cause cannot be esteemed Ecclesiasticall Lex humana quâ—â—â— eâ—â—uadiâ—â—â— viâ—tuâ—â— obligandiâ—nâ—â— habâ—t cuâ—â—a coâ—muni bâ—nâ— deficit The conclusion can haue no greater force nor no other quality but that which it receiveth from the reason whereupon it depends He that striveth to demonstrate a supernaturall conclusion by a naturall reason bringeth forth nothing but a naturall conclusion If the first institution be not sound the following ratification can giue no new right and therefore the observation must be unlawfull Archip. In this third Evangelicall and Christian determination ye haue spoken of Divine institutions and of Ecclesiasticall constitutions Humane inuentions in the Christian Kirk I would heare now what ye are to say of Humane inventions succeeding in the Christian Kirk to Pharifaicall conceits in the Iewish Kirk Epaph They would all suddenly evanish if the word of Christ were obeyed in his own house The lines and cords of mens wit that creep in and rap out may serue for civill and secular mets and merches But as the Temple was met with a reed so hath the Lord ordained a golden reed for the measure of the Sanctuary In all Planets coniunction is most amiable except the Sun which is good by aspect but evill by coniunction When man presumeth to equall his ceremonies with divine Institutions and to set down a positiue worship with the worship of God that marreth all Archip. That is the