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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

observed by the Commissioners we may fear will prove too true the same causes will not fail to produce the same effects witness Simeon and Levi's digging thorow the wall that is the present conspired Plots of Treason like to blow up all if they be not hindered even when you and your brethren are making up the breach Now as we are tied by Oath to the preservation of this Peace according to our Power We can look for no peace with God nor blessing from God if we give way to that or suffer that according to our power that breaketh this peace They say in the Preface of the Ceremonies that without Ceremonies it is impossible to keep Order or quiet Discipline in the Church So we reply that Mans Ceremonies in Gods Worship will spoil the peace and quietnesse both of Discipline and Worship witnesse the putting of the Ark upon the Philistims Cart Apoph 66 though it was a new one Erasmus telleth us quod mala non sunt tantum abolenda sed etiam quae speciem mali in se habent things evil of themselves are not onely to be abolished but those that have in them appearance of evil In all this Noble Senators We take not upon us to put uncouth glosses upon your Edicts but under favour we use the words without forcing to overturn that which crosseth the Truth and peace of Religion and State as means conduce to the end so impediments frustrate the end if they be not removed And now since under favour We have presumed to inlarge our selves in this point o● Peace We beg leave of your Honours to speak a word or two of the Improbabilities of Peace here among our selves without removal of that stumbling block the Service-book People can worse be without the Ordinance than without Liberties Lives and Being When Pompey the Great was about to supply Rome with food in a great Famine the Master of the Ship told him when he went abroad a great Storm appearing that he could not sayle and live Pompey replyed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There is necessity of Sayling but not of Living and in this case what shall they do for with this Mock-ordinance or Will-worship of the Service-book they dare not joyn There are such multitudes of people saith Smectymnuus that distaste this Book that unlesse it be taken a course withall there is no hope of any mutual agreement between Gods Ministers and their people We will say no more of this but let the sudden tumult raised by that Make-bate Service-book in Scotland be a seasonable Caveat to us and all other Nations to strike with Authority lest that which should be done with the Right hand be done unhappily with the left hand Here might be place for another Motive namely from the reward sed recte fecisse praemium to do nobly is reward enough God employeth not man propter indigentiam sed propter munificentiam so much for any need of him as for honouring of him by that employment up then as the Lord biddeth you your Honour shall be blazoned through the world you shall be called the Saviours upon Mount Zion in setting Christ on his Throne and the Kingdom shall be the Lords Answer of the Surplice WE had almost forgotten to say somewhat of one rag of the Ceremonies namely the Surplice of all the Idolatrous Rites not least yea worse we dare averre than that Plague fore-clout which was sent as should appear to infect Mr. Pym and the rest of the House for this rag is so infectious in Gods worship that many thousands of Gods people dare not joyn with it and that upon good grounds as shall appear for as it hath been argued against all the rabble of the Ceremonies it is mans device and hath been an Idol in Gods worship Therefore in the worship of God it must be an Idol still The Antecedent no man will deny for it hath been the Master Idol in worship amongst the Papists sanct fying all other Idols and without which it is unlawful to offici●te The consequent is as clear from induction of particulars as hath been instanced from groves and things of that nature yea from the Brazen Serpent though of God his Institution now according to the rule of Art either let the Defendant give an instance extra propositum besides the thing in question or acknowledge the truth of the Consequent without contradiction This hath been a grand Instrument of much mischief against the Ministers and People of God as we can shew at large depriving the people of their faithful Ministers and the Minister and theirs of all means of livelihood The unlawfulnesse of this Babylonish Garment will further appear if we look to the original whence we have it We must either have it from Heathen Rome Gallestus which in her Idolatrous service did Apishly imitate Aaron his garments as it is instanced in the reign of Numa 800. years after the Law or we must have it from the Dreides the mad Heathen Priests amongst the Gaules and Britains or from the Antichristian Rome as we have indeed it being one of the Popish Ceremonies retained or lastly from the P●iestly attire of Aaron which Heathen and Popish Rome hath impiously followed denying thereby the Lord Jesus to be come in the flesh who with his graces was typified out by those goodly and beautiful garments Col. 2.17 which being shadows are done away and Christ the Body is come for us then to imitate them in this foolish Relique or to devise a Priestly garment of our own head in Gods worship is to rob Christ of his honour exceedingly and to make our selves deeply guilty of will-worship Had not God himself clothed those garments in the Law with a particular and punctual command for matter and manner they had been foolish and ridiculous things Exod. 39.1 Simler they made the holy garment saith Moses as the Lord commanded which later words as the Lord commanded are repeated as the learned observe nine several times in this Chapter intimating that they did not swerve one jot from Gods ●irection teaching all Gods servants thereby as the learned apply it Pelarg. ut se contineant intra limites verbi Dei that they contain themselves within the limits of Gods Word and bring nothing into the service of God of their own invention for the Apostle calls that Simler 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 will-worship this being so it appears what evil workers those Ministers are who with an high hand do display this Banner of the Man of Sin against Gods own face in the time of his worship interposing betwixt Gods presence Exod. 39.43 and the worship and diverting of the blessing upon the worship for Moses is said to bless the work of the worship upon this ground because he saw it done as Jehovah had commanded The Hebrewes adde and that truely that because of this the presence of God was in it Isa 20.22 Wherefore we humbly intreat

may be a terrour to all men in place that they do not the work of the Lord by halves and quarters Num. 14.24 but that with Caleb they follow the Lord to the full The Lord hath said his Command upon you to put away the Excommunicate thing and to cleanse his house of Idols and Idolothites and blessed be that God whom you serve ye have begun by your Edict though men of disobedience hinder the work but follow home the work we intreat you and remember those Achans but above all put away that Ashtaroth the Service-book for that we may well call Fundi nostri calamitas the very Caterpiller of Gods Husbandry To shut up this Motive from the point of danger be pleased to take notice how God bears in upon Moses that great Commission to Pharaoh to let his people go Exod. 4. and that both by words and signes namely by turning his Rod into a Serpent his hand made leprous and the waters turned into bloud which were not onely to confirm him in his message against the fear of his adversaries but more particularly to teach him that if he withdrew himself in part or in whole from the work the Plague of Leprofie of Blood and Biting with Serpents should be upon him yea God put Moses upon a present trial of Obedience and Faith by causing him to take the Serpent by the tayl notwithstanding of the danger to be bitten by it we speak to the wise who can apply it better than we CHAP. X. Of the Covenant THe third Motive for removal of the Book may be taken from the Protestation dated May 5. 1641. Confirmed sent abroad and solemnly sworn unto yea and bound up with a publick Covenant on the publick day of T●anksgiving by Ministers and People so that it is an inviolable Covenant stricken between God and us like unto that in Nehemiah which is there called a sur● Coverant Neh 9.38 Coverant a written Covenant to which our Princes Ministers and People seal unto from which we cannot depart except we will incur that fearful Judgement threatned against Covenant breakers Emblemed out un ous in Scripture Psal 15.4 by dividing of the Sacrifices and causing the parties to go betwixt them Gen. 15.17 admonishing that God will so divide them in his wrath if they forsake the Covenant The subject of the Covenant consisteth of three parts In the first we are sworn and tied to maintain all the Rights of Religion Jer. 34 18 King and State In the second to oppose all Persons and things that do oppose the three former mentioned and more specifically to oppose with all our life and power all Popery and Popish Inno●ations which Expressions are thrice mentioned once in the Protestation or Oath and twice in the Explanation The third and last piece of the subject i● the Peace of the three Kingdomes England Scot a●d and Ireland which we by Oath are also bound to maintain H●nce two Arguments will offer themseives one more directly and the other by way of conse●uence For the former Sect. if all Popery and Popish Innovations are to be opposed then it will follow that the Service book and Ceremonies should be opposed and by consequence by your Authority abolished Verba Statuti sunt amplianda non r●stringenda the words of Acts and Statutes for good and against evil are to be taken in the largest extent but the words themselves are universal enough Now that the Service-book and Ceremonies therein contained and pressed upon mens Consciences are Popery we and many others have cleared yea they are Popish Innovations Nam omnia quae a Chri●o non sunt nova sunt all things that are not from our King Christ in his worship are meer Innovations Cant Prax. as Tertullian was wont to call Praxeas hesternum Praxeam a yesterdaies upstart so one and all of them are Exotick upstart things It is true indeed by the malignity of the Masters of those Ceremonies the bulk was increased and would have been like Crocodiles who grow so long as they have a being if you had not come in place of the T●tyrites a creature terrible to the Crocodiles which leapeth upon their backs and brings them to the shore but otherwise for the kind they are all non ejusdem farinae sed furfuris the same kind of Bran and as the woman said of the Foxes Plin. lib. 8. c 25. If one be good all are good For the further confirmation that they are Popish we have proof from that Treatise of Ceremonies annexed to the Service-book Bible in the Du●● letter Anno. 1561 in some antient Copies we have read that they thought good to retain some Popish Ceremonies but in another Copy they call them the old Ceremonies retained stil all one in effect The latter Argument from the Protestation Sect. by way of sequel is from our mu●ual Covenant and Oath joyntly and severally to maintain the peace of the three Kingdoms which is impossible to be done in the opinion of our Brethren the Scots without Identity of Discipline and Worship witness the very words of the Arguments by the Scotish Commissioners given to the Lords of the Treaty perswading conformity in these to be the chief meanes of peace We will transcribe some passages for all we cannot leaving the thing it self to your Honours review It is said they t● be wished that there were one Consession of Faith one form of Catechisme one Directory for all the parts of Gods publick Worship as Prayer Preaching Administration of Sacrame●ts c. Page 2. The Arguments that they use are first from the Conjunction of spirit and presence both of great and small of Assemblies in the Courts and other where where there is oneness of worship but by the contrary there is division where the worship is diverse Secondly Vnity of worship will extinguish those Nick-names as Puritanes and Scismaticks put upon Professors Thirdly This will make the Ministers of both Nations with face to face labour strenuously and chearfully to build up the body of Christ Fourthly and lastly Pages 3 4. This will break the back of the Recusants hope of bringing Rome into England all which works strongly for peace the sense whereof we cite though not the very words But if this unity of Worship be not say the Commissioners there is no unity in Policy or Church to be looked for for as all the former combustions and stormy tempe●●s formerly arose from that Popish Service-book born it upon them whereby all the three States were much indangered so they professe in plain terms that their Reformation so dearly bought Page 8. shall again be spoiled and defaced from England and whatsoever peace shall be agreed upon they do not conceive how without Reformation it shall ever be firm and durable for that Service Government and Officers being none of Christs but the main evil and the cause of all evil in the three Nations That Maxime