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A17037
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A true and short declaration both of the gathering and ioyning together of certaine persons, and also of the lamentable breach and division which fell amongst them.
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Browne, Robert, ca. 1550-1633.
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1583
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stubble the vvalss be hai vvâ—thered grasse naitatheâ— those their vâ—â—e popish decâ—ees traditions are â—he syâ—evves veins of that moâ—ster Aâ—â—christâ— their conclâ—â—tous lavves made in popish â—onuocations likevviâ—e their yearlâ— inâ—unctioÌ„s made to persecute the forvvardest be the bloud marroâ— or rather the strength poâ—â—son of that monsle Their stinted seruice is a popish beadroâ—â— full of vaine repâ—ticions as if â—eauen paternosters did please the Lord better then syâ— as if the â—â—â—ttering of a pie or a parate vvere much more thâ— better because it is much more theÌ„ enough Their tossing to fro of psalmes senteÌ„â—es is like tenisse plaâ—e vvhereto God is caâ—led a ludgâ— vvho can do best be most gâ—llant in his vvoâ—shipp as bie organs solfaing pâ—â—cksong chautâ—â—g bâ—ssing mumling verie roundlie on diuers handes Thâ—s thei haue a shevve of religion but in deed thei turne it to gaming plaiâ— mockholidaie vvith the vvorshâ—p of God For the minister people are bâ—â—dled like horses euerie thing appointed vnto them like puppâ—es as to heare tead ansvueâ— kâ—ele sitt stand beginn breake of that by number measure course onelie after â—ne order of antichrist Theâ— vvhole serâ—â—ce is broken dâ—â—ordered catched taken out of the masse book a dum â—â—le minâ—sterie manteined therebâ—e yea a vaâ—â—e vvorshâ—p vvithout knovvelege and feeling And vvhat difference is there betvvene prâ—â—ng on bâ—â—des and the â—umbling vp of so manye Lordes praâ—ers so manâ—e babâ—inges bâ—e thâ— priest so â—â—aâ—â—e anâ—vueres by the claâ—k people For no part of the seruice must be left out by the bishops â—â—unctions Against such praiers vvas the companie also strengthned bie thâ— vvord of God first bâ—bâ—cause thei are redd and not applied to the vvorde preached vvhich is agâ—â—nâ—t the custome â—F the church vnder the oâ—â—â—lavve and also sence the coâ—â—ng of Christ For When thâ— sâ—crifices With praier and â—â—en Vvere offered the Word aâ—â—o Vvas preached Therefore it â—s Wâ—â—tten in Ecclesâ—asâ—â— 4. 7 Take â—eed to thy foot When thou entrest inâ—â— the house off God and be more 〈◊〉 to hâ—â—re thâ—n to grue the sacrifice off ffooâ—es for thâ—i knovve not that thâ—i do euill So then to bable â—uer praiers VVhen the people â—â— novve not nether are taught thâ—ir sinnes is an â—â—ommation Proueâ—â— 15 8. 21 27. And to seuâ—r the offices off the pastor Vvhich God bâ—th â—ined it is iniquitie For to preach to praie and minister the sacâ—aments are so put togâ—thâ—r in the scriptures that in the pastor dâ—d prai or minister the sâ—câ—amentes be Vvas also to preach as it is Written Deut. 33. â—0 Likevvise in Maâ—ac 2 6 7. Also the Apostles did not publiqueli prai and minister the sacramentes except the Vvord Vvere preached vvithall Act 2. 42. Act. 10. 3â— Act 6 4. Also because such praiers are off customâ— and course thei can not be Vvith true feeling and touch off hart Therefore in vaine thei Vvorshâ—p me saith the Lord because thei come neare vnto me Vvith their moâ—thes and honour me vvith their â—â—pes but haue â—enoued their hart from me Esa 29 13 Novve then â—ff it be the offiâ—e off the pastor and preacher and part off his calling toe pray then must he be able off him selfe to do it Whâ—e then should a seruice or reading off praiers be stinted vnto him For iff his lippes keep not knovvledg Malac. 2. 7. iff he can not minâ—ster the vvoâ—d Vvith praier Act. 6 4. he is not meet to be a pastor or vvatch mâ—â—ouer the people But vvhereas the praiers are set devvne bi number and course it is alltogether a popish superstition or rather an heathnish follie For to Vvhat purpose are such fond repeticions and vaine babliâ—g s forbidden bie Christ Mat. 6 7 And iff all thinges ought to be done in due order 1. Cor. 14 40. Col. 2 5. then vvhere is that order in so chiefe a thing as is the vvoâ—ship off God Suerlie such a seruâ—â—e and vvorship off God is to build vpon the foundacion as he that buildeth a dunghill vpon the sandes and vvhen the tempest off vengeance shall come it shall take him avvare Vvith the dongâ—e he hath gathered But thei obiect that a leâ—tuâ—gie maie be appointed and red and that most off their seruice is good and the rest iff anie be euill maie be left of them that heare though the minister must nedes read it all To this it vvas ansvvered that it is a shame for them to come into such bondage as ether to suffer the incense of Nadab and Abâ—hâ— for such is their seruice and abstractes from the massâ—booke Leuit 10 1. or else to be seruauntes to men to hinder their I bertie vvhich is forbidden 1. Cor. 7 23. 2. Cor. 11 20. For bie the capp and the surplisse the bishops dischargings vvith other their traditions the VVord is in bondage likevvise their Vvorshipping off God â—ie such stinted seruice so that thei can nether praie nor preach as thei should but as it pleaseth the bishopes Nether let them account off the feeling vvhich some saie thei haue vvhen thei heare the seruice red For euen in vvo shipping Idols there is a strong feeling or â—a her a strong delusion and though there mâ—ght be good motions in an euill thing yet that did not vvariant the euill no more then Paules zeale did iustifie his persecuting of the sainctes nor the tearâ—s vvhiâ—h come from a troubled hart do iustâ—fie the â—inne for the vvhich it is troubled And Vvhat is it to Vveep before an Idol or to shâ—d teares in a false â—aine vvorshipp And vvhat should thei boast of some good praiers some good vvordes vvhich are in their commoÌ„ seruice For vvitches coniurers vvill Vse good vvords good praiers vvhe thei coniure charme the deuil And vvhi halt thei betvuene good euill For iff thei do many things vvell yet in one thing be open greuous transgressors all is made naught And hovve should anie thing be partli good as thei sai partli euil For the euil that is doth make it vvholi euil as it is vvritten Iam. 2. 10. 2. Sam. 15 23. So then such traditions and orders are so far from building vpon Christ the foundacion as the Lordes house temple can not be the synagogue of satan nor his builders the open knovveÌ„ balamits maisters of iniquitie For Balaam blessed Israel but counseled to make an agremeÌ„t partakeing together of Israel amalek So these do blesse the cause prai for discipline but thei tolerat dispense vvith abominations to make Christ belial agree Yea sai thei Paul teacheh vs to preach Christ bi all maÌ„ner of vvaies Phil. 1. also reioiseth there iÌ„ So thâ—i vvil preach Christ after the manner of Balaam as bi their praiers thei hould stil the mediation intercession of antichrist so bi their tolerating dispensing vvith vvickednes thei hould
the Lordes message as iâ— is vvritten in Ieremie 23. 22 in teaching the people those thinges vvhereby they might turn them from their euill vvaies from the vvickednes of their inuentions Therefore excepâ— they haue a due message they can not preach the vvord off message For I seÌ„t them not saieâ—â— the Lord in that place nor commaunded them therefore they bring no profit vnto this people Againe except they preach those things first ffor vvhiâ—h first cheifly they vvere senâ— namelie vvhat soâ—uer is to reclame â—he people first from some especiall vvickednes vvherin they sinne sâ— ffâ—â—m all other dâ—ffâ—â—lâ—es they can not be said to preach the vvorde Therefore seing the bâ—shâ—pes calling authoritie vuas shevved before for to be vnlavvefull seing also thâ—y call not the pâ—ople from the â—hâ—ifâ—st abominations Vvhich are the cause of the rest but ratheâ— vviâ—fâ—lly vvith crueltie do leade them in the same as vvill aftervvard appeare they can not preach the vvorde of God For to make a sermon is not to preach the vvord of God no nor yet to make a true sermon For the seruaunt that telleth a true tale hath not done his maisters messâ—ge nor the arraunt for the vvhich he vvas sent except he tell speake that for the vvhich his maister seÌ„t him Therefore though the byshopes teach the people and geue them lavves make manie iniunctâ—ons yea though they be lavves of Christ yet if they abuse the obedience of the people to houlâ—e and follovve vvith some lavves of Christ their ovvne lavves â—speciallie vvhat are they but antichrists And hovv can they then but onelie in name in shevve preach the lavves of Châ—â—st For example vvhile they peruert the lavve of God in this they can not be saied to preach his lavve namelie vvhereas God commaundeth to plant to build his church by gathering the vvorthie and refusing the vnvvorthie Mat. 10. 11. Act. 19 9. Ezr. 6. 21. they booke by their contrarie lavves both papists careles vvorldlings as crooked trees to bâ—ilâ— the lordes sanctuarie force the vvretched to their vvorshippings service as if dogges might be thurst vpon God for svveet sacrifice Proud forceing is meeke building vvith them deuotioÌ„ compelled is their right religioÌ„ Thus herein they pollute the Lordes sanctuarie vvrest his lavve hovv much more by a thousand moe abominatioÌ„s vvhereof aftervvard vve breiflie touch some For by theÌ„ do they feed them selues the people vvith the bread of vncleannes in stead of the puer vvord of God They make it readie vvith the dongue that cometh of man euen vvith their traditions tolerations falsifiinges And if the Pharises made the vvorde of God ofnone effect or authoritie by their traditioÌ„s as it is vvritteÌ„ Mark 7 13. much more these They by their corbans or offering of guiftes gaue occasion to children to dishonour their pareÌ„ts these by their spirituall courtes by their sâ—ond excommunications dispensations absolutioÌ„s c. yea by their taking of bribes fees do let so manie lose to all misrule filthines They taught the gould of the Temple to be greater then the temple vvhich sanctifieth the gould Mat. 23. 17. these teach that to sinne is damnable but to pollute the Lordes spiritual Temple by mingling the cleane vvretched together vvhich is the cause of all sinne is noe matter of damnatioÌ„ forsooth it is a thing tollerable because they can not remedie it They taught that the offering on the altar vvas greater then the altar though it sanctifie the offering and these teach that to vvant the sacraments that is lamentable but to vvant the kingdoÌ„ of God the visible shevve of his rule in his church vvhereby the sacrameÌ„t is saÌ„ctified that they make no matter If then for such doctrine they vvere called blind guides fooles by Christ him selfe Mat. 23. 16 17. yea though they sate in Moses seat that is at first vvere lavvefullie called to teach the people yet the people vvere charged by Christ toe lett alone such blind guides not to be guided by them Mat 15 14. hovve much more should vve leâ— these blind guides alone vvhich neuer vvere lavvfully called and also sit in the seat of Anticbrist â—or vvhat is the seat of Antichrist but that Popish Gouernment and lordship in the communioÌ„ of such Romish offices horrible abuses by them And vvhile they syt in the teÌ„ple of God â— Thess â— 4. exalt their traditions aboue Gods vvhat are theie but antichriâ—â— Doe thâ—ie then preach the Lordes vvord of message or is not hâ—s vvord a fier and like an haÌ„mer that breaketh the stone lere 23 29 But all their preaching can not breake bring men from anie smaller or greater disorders vvhich vnicked church lavves or church Prelates coÌ„maunâ— them Thus vvas he seâ—led not to seeke anie approueing or authorising off the bâ—shopes Bâ—t because he knevâ—e the trouble that vvould follovue 〈◊〉 he so proceeded he sought meanes off quietnes so much has vvas lavueffull for dealing vviâ—h the bâ—shopes he vvas of this iudgement that men maie novve deale vvith them as before â—heâ— might vvith the pharises that is so far as vve nether sinne against God noâ— gâ—ue offence vnto men Thereffore iff Christ did his Fathers vvill vvhen he sate in the midâ—es off the doctors hâ—aâ—eing them asking them quaestioâ—s Luc. 2. 46 â—ff Paul did his duetie vvhen he sate doune in the synagogue as it vvere offering him selfe seekeimg leaue to speake to the people Act 13. 14. â—â— he also did lavueffullie applie him selfe to their ceremonies Act. 21 26 then thus far alloâ— there medling vvith the bishopes to trie proue them or to be tried off them as vve see the like did fall out in Christ also to yeeld to their povver so that vvherein vve yeeld it be not against the trueth vve do not establish it as vve knovue Paul did to the povver off the priests off the pharises off the chiefe off the synagogue Thâ—â—efore he thought it lavueful first to be tried off the bishops then also to suffer their pouver though it vvere vnlauveffull iff in anie thing it did not hinder the trueth But to be authorised of them to be svvorne toe subscribe to be ordained receaue their licensing he vtterlie mislâ—ked kept hiÌ„selfe cleare in those matters Hovve be it the bishopes seales vvere gotten him by his brother Which he both refused beffore the officers being vvritten for him vvuold not paie for them also being aftervvard paied for by his brother he lost one burnt an other in the fier an other being sent him to Cambridge he kept it by him till in his trouble it vvas deliuered to a lustisse off peace so from him as is supposed to the bishop off Norvvich Yet least his dealiÌ„g on this manner should encourage others to deale in vvorse manner he openlie preached against the calling authorising of preachers by