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A27512	A short view of the prelatical church of England laid open in ten sections by way of quere and petition to the High and Honourable Court of Parliament, the several heads whereof are set down in the next two pages / written a little before the fall of that hierarchie, about the year 1641, by Iohn Barnard, sometime minister of Batcomb in Somerset-shire ; whereunto is added The anatomy of The common-prayer.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.; Bernard, John.	1661 (1661)	Wing B2034; ESTC R17815	85,593	122

in pressing of that Book and other like stuffe their insolent domineering over Nobility and others yea their daring attempts to set a-foot their interdicted power and their supercilious insultations their proud words and affronting attempts vented by themselves and their Priests even now when the hand of the Lord is lift up against them which they will not see but they shall see it in this they are worse than the Egyptians or Philistims 1 Sam. 6.6 who were content the Lord his hand being upon them not only to let the Ark of the Lord go but also sent it up in the handsomest way that they could taking Egypt for an example in this their insolent striving against God and his Truth they may be compared to the Peasants of Lycia Metam Ovid l. 6. lib. 1. de fals Religione whom the Poet seigneth to be transformed into Frogs for their cruel and barbarous usuage of Latona of whom Lanctantius also makes mention but the Poet tells us that for all the Metamorphosis they left not their old manners Litibus exercent linguas Et quanquam sub aqua sub aquis maledicere tentant Englished thus Their brawling Tongues but setting shame aside Though hid in water under water chide Or with Du-Bartus in this posture they may be compared to Lizards or Snakes cut in pieces Threat with more malice though with lesser might And even in dying shew their living spight Or as God said to Moses of Pharoah that he would not let his people go no not with a strong hand that is he will stand out with God Exod 3.19 so do they they will not let the Ordinances go the Liberty of the Ministry go they will not let the kingdom of Christ go though Gods strong hand be out against them but as he fell at last so shall they all their houshould-stuff and never rise again the Scots have put them in the Pond Judg. 7.17 let the love of the truth lead you and their practice be to you as a speaking emblem in the words of Gedeon Look on me do likewise We will shut up the Point with a Parallel of loyal entertainment of Kings in their Inthronization the men of Judah the men of Israel contended zealously who should be most Officious in Crowning King David though he was crowned before Judah annointed him King over them and Israel did the like over them 2 Sam 24.5 and to bring the parallel nearer home what pious emulation was between us our brethren the Scots to set King James of blessed memory upon the Throne of England 2 Sam. 5 ● Deut. 17.15 they might both deservedly say for they shewed it in effect that they were his flesh and bone as Israel said to David he was no stranger as the Scripture hath it but a King from among his brethren never King was received with greater concourse higher magnificence and more applause this made the Kingdoms as Jerusalem Ps 112.1 as a City compacted in it self which the Septuagint translateth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a partici ation or communication together often indeed attempted but never effected till then but now blessed be the Name of God in a more loving league and stricter bond than ever contending who shall do God and his Majesty that now is most service shall we not then joyn with them heart and hand in bringing the Lord Jesus the King of glory into his Kingdom he hath shewed himself no stranger amongst us but done great things for us but to the woe of our hearts we have used him too long like a stranger in keeping him at doors and the door upon the hinges Now let us set open the gates Rev. 3.20 and bring him in with triumph which will never be done so long as the Prelacy and the Liturgy or either of them keep the house Non patitur regni socios Christ will have no consort in his Kingdome much lesse an Antichrist Christ bare many calumnies and injuries from the Jews at his arraignment under Pilate and past by many things not answering again but when Pilate came to meddle with his Kingdome he would not let that pass but freely avouched it Art thou a King saith Pi●ate thou fayest I am answered Christ and to this end was I born Joh. 18.37 1 Tim 6.13 and for this cause came I into the world that I should bear witnesse ●nto the Truth of which words Paul giveth this testimony that Christ before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession which words of the Apostle have two remarkable things in them First that Christ hath a Kingdom which he will vindicate in despight of all opposing power wherein he will have his own Officers Government and Service to take place Secondly that this course must continue till the coming of he Lord Jesus and every one that is of the truth especially Ministe●s and Magistrates must maintain it as they will answer it at that day for this work God hath brought you together and if you should divert this work so exemplified expressed by Command which God forbid then might Christ say unto you 2 Sam 19.12 as David to his Kindred ye are my brethren ye are my bones and my flesh wherefore are ye the last to bring back the King Wherein if you will not be faulty but intend as we verily hope you do to bring back the King then let it be your special honour to make the paths of the Lord streight by removing of that rubbish Sect. that the King of glory may enter in The second Motive is from the Danger of not removing of the Service-book Craesi filius Danger as all knows is the strongest motive to cause a people or Nation to take heed Histories report that danger hath made a dumb man speak The danger from this Service-book may be looked upon in a twofold respect namely a priori from that which is past and a postoriori from that which is like to ensue the former may also be looked upon in a way of prophecie or in a way of performance the men and servants of God to whom he was pleased to reveal himself in more than an ordinary way especially in time of persecution or some pressure lying upon them have foretold how the house of David should wax weak and the house of Saul should wax strong that is Popery should make head and the truth of Christ should suffer much and many in tryal should forsake it according to that of Simeon a sword shall pierce thorow thine own soul also that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed Luk. 2.35 where by the swords piercing of the soul according to all the ancient is meant the wounding sorrows of the Mother of Christ at his sufferings and by the revealing of the thoughts is meant the discovery of some stumbling or taking scandal at his death Chrysostome Austin Origen Ambrose Theophylact and what is the ground of all this

their Mattens Even-song Complin Procession Dirgie c. As for the name Masse used by the Fathers we are to understand as Morney and others well observe that as the Church finding ease and growing in Wealth under and after Constantines time fell to grow a little gawdy to please the Gentiles and also to allure both the Jews and Gentiles the Christians were content to hear and speak antiquated Names as Altars Sacrifices Priests First Book of the Masse c. 4. and so fell in the word Missa but it is as clear on the other side that never one of the Fathers alleadged nor Orthodox Councels did use any of these words in their Sence and this may suffice for the Popish Masse They also abuse that place of the Acts 13.2 translating it as they were saying Masse but the foolery of it as hath been said answereth it self The Masse then being such a piece as it was Englands great unhappiness to lye so many years under the burthen of such an abomination so when the light of the Gospel sprung up to fetch us out of Darkness and from the shadow of Death it was great incogitancy to speak the least in our Reformers in King Edwards dayes Iosh 7. to take a Monk from among the Canaanites and putting a coat of English cloath upon it to represent it being an unclean Beast as a service to the Lord it is no better truly than the excommunicate thing What had we to do with the River of Nilus How could we look to pick Gold out of the Popes Dung-hill Valer. max. lib. 1. tit de Relig. where there is nothing but mire and dirt It is true that Heathenish Rome sent the Suns of their Senators to the Etrurians to have their instructions for ordering of their Religion but why should we when God had brought us out of Babel or Antichristian Rome turn immediately in again to take a pattern out of it for the service of our God this is an express thwarting of the Book of God whose Omniscience should only appoint in his own Worship witness that order and appointment given from him by Moses to the Israelites first Deut. 12 28. he layeth it down affirmatively Observe and here all these words that I command thee and he enforceth it with a strong reason It shall go well with thee and thine when thou dost what is good and right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God but now lest they should patch up his Service with some Heathenish tricks he strictly inhibits them so much as to inquire of their Gods Vers 30.31 saying thus How did these Nations serve their Gods even so will I do likewise where the Hebrews observe two things are observeable First Idolatrous Service is not to be inquired after because that occasioneth a turning into it and secondly all imitation of such service is forbidden Cypryans complaint cited by the answers to the Humble remonstrance suits well to this purpose Ad hoc malorum devoluta est Ecclesio Dei sponsa Christi c. The Church of God and Spouse of Christ falls unhappily into this evil exigent U● lux de tenebris mutuetur Ep. 7.4 id faciant Christiani quod Antichristi faciunt That light should borrow from darkness Christians should do that in Gods service especially which the vassels of Antichrist do From this discovery also the Service-book is unbottomed of that main Plea from antiquity which Doctor Hall in his humble Remonstrance makes his sheet Anchor P. 13. but Smectymnuus in his answer puts him to it that for want of ground it is come home but to follow this a little further and to wave the antiquity of a set Liturgy an instance whereof for divers hundred years the Doctor nor any of their Book-men cannot produce We desire to know what Antiquity they or any other can alledge for this Liturgy surely he can go no higher than the Masse-book and when it hath gone as high or higer than it can sometime abusing Scripture and sometime butting upon the coined and counterfeit Liturgies First Book of the Mass c. 4 3. fathered falsely upon the Apostles and Disciples of Christ yea and also upon the Fathers as Peter James Matthew Andrew Denis Clement Basil Chrysostome and others the falshood whereof Morney discovers at large yet for all this saith the noble defender of the Truth the Popish Masse is no part nor ever was of the Divine Service of God and therefore the English Liturgy out of it and not able to ascend higher than it can be no Divine Service as they call it and that inclusively by Catexochen or excellency it can be no Divine Service but is indeed a devised Service but suppose it or the unbloody Sacrfice of the Mass should look as high as Cains unbloody Sacrifice yet if there want truth they would prove no better than antient errors Last of all to shut up the Point Sect. the discovery whereof casts the Doctor upon a very foul shift namely the denying of the Liturgy to have its rise or to be selected out of the Roman models wherein we beseech your Honours to cause him to deal Obsignatis tabulis by comparing the Books together and besides all the evidences alledged if it appear not and that to the eye to be what we have said to be the truth we will de-relinquish our suit but if it be so as we aver we desire no more of the Doctor and all the admirers of the Liturgy that they would deal candidly with the truth with your Honours and with us a whole body of Petitioners who in conscience do profess we desire to do nothing against the Truth but for the Truth and as it becometh not those that defend the Truth Fictis contendere verbis to Skirmish with devised or velitory palliations as the Poet hath it even so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there is nothing becometh candid ingenuity better than the Truth To defend evil cunningly is no good commendation it was no grace to the Orator of whom it was said Candida denigris de candentibus atra That he could with ill abused eloquence make black white and white black and yet when such men have done all what they can they find that true of the Civilian Mala causa pluribus eget remed●ts The malady of an evil cause stands ever in need of more medicines than he that undertakes the cure can afford For a closure of the point in love to the truth we desire all men that have any wit to take notice of these two things the former a man had better be tongue-tyed than appear in an ill cause the latter when they have done all they can it will fall out with them as it did with the Scribes and Pharisees envying that the people should follow Christ Perceive you not fay they one to another Ioh. 12. ●● how ye prevail nothing the world is gone after him Just so in this case of