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A65743 Mr. VVhites speech in Parliament on Munday the 17th of January concerning the triall of the XII bishops an. dom. 1641.; Speech in Parliament on Munday the 17th of January concerning the triall of the XII bishops an. Dom. 1641 White, John, 1590-1645. 1641 (1641) Wing W1772; ESTC R9948 2,324 8

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Mr. VVHITES SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT On Munday the 17th of January CONCERNING THE TRIALL OF THE XII BISHOPS An. Dom. 1641. AC OX LONDON Printed for F. Coules T. Bancks Mr. WHITE His Speech IN PARLIAMENT JANVAR 17. Master SPEAKER BY woefull experience wee have been sensible of the great evills committed by ill affected persons to the peace and securitie of the Kingdome producing thereby these dangerous and troublesome times even such are the troubles that this whole Nation and the other his Majesties Kingdomes is fallen into and lies groaning under that wee have not felt the like in this Land never since the civill divisions betweene the two Houses of Yorke and Lancaster or Barons warres were on foot in the same nay let these troubles of our times be compared with them they are of farre more dangerous consequence there was in those dayes onely the sword to decide the controversies no other place chosen for that purpose but the field in a warlike and couragious manner In these our divisions we have adversaries of no courage or magnanimitie that riseth against us onely subtill and treacherous spirits lying in their Cabynets and keeping themselves close in their stately buildings their devising on divellish and hellish stratagems to be put secretly in execution for our destruction as powder-plots fiering privately of Townes nay Cities if their endeavours might have successe according to their desires which strikes us with amasement and continuall feare of our safetie in our owne habitations and places of livelyhood we cannot discerne so corrupt are the hearts of most men who scarce to converse inhabit or eate withall so malicious is Satan working in his instruments in whom hee dwells and over whom hee altogether raignes and rules to bring to passe his owne ends that hee workes by no wayes but by practising of unheard or unconceived of plots amongst Christians as by Sorcery Witchcraft poysoning and the like these inventions can wee not be aware of A man seeing his enemy and knowing him to be so may use meanes either to resist or flie from him thereby to save himselfe but being in place unsuspected to meet an enemy pretending himselfe a friend or at least not knowing or conceiving him to be his enemy how can he be secure how can hee defend himselfe or preserve himselfe from his malice or destruction These times are now filled with such malignant spirits devoted altogether to the service of the Divell labouring by all meanes to bring to confusion and desolation all the opposers or not complyants to their wicked designes Mrs. SPEAKER having presented to your considerations the manifold dangers and troubles wee sustaine by these practises of malignant persons I presume humbly to present to your view the Authors of the same their practices to compasse their desires and the meanes to avert and remedy the same which I desire you to consider of and apply the same as to your judgements and wisedomes shall seeme requisite The greatest and chiefest Authors of our miseries is the Bishops and their adherents favourers of the Romish and Arminian faction that have with a high hand and stretched out Arme in their severall places of Power and Jurisdiction both spirituall and temporall exercised crueltie and tyranny over the Children and Saints of God binding the Consciences of free Subjects onely to their opinions and commands in the exercise of their Religion with extremitie and greatest severitie inflicting punishment upon those of tender Consciences that shall refuse the same enjoyning all of the Clergie under their authoritie to teach onely such things as may serve onely to the defence and maintetenance of their demised doctrines and tenents of their superiors preaching the same out of feare not conscience these corrupt Bishops Lords over their brethren and fellow servants in the administration of the mysteries of salvation have beene the prime Authors of all the troubles wee are now incumbred withall I speake not Master SPEAKER altogether against their persons but even their offices and places of authority as now they are used contrary to the true iatent of the Apostles in the first admitting of the ordination of Bishops in these particulars as I under favour conceave First their denomination and stile Lord Bishops we finde not anywhere allowed nay not named in Scripture Secondly they joine not with their authority teaching and constant preaching of the word of GOD warranted by the same but separated contrary thereto Thirdly joyning with their Spirituall power temporall Jurisdiction usurping to themselves the only Office of the Magistrate Fourthly procuring to themselves places of Judicature chiefe Iudges in great Courts as their High Commission late Star-Chamber and the like which are all contrary to the rules and ordinances of Divine-writt We cannot otherwise conceive or expect as long as their Offices thus corrupted remaines without limitation or correction that ever there will be true Religion setled in this Land or any peace or unity of hearts and affections in this Kingdome being too apparant to all the world that from age to age since the Prelates have had such power and command in the Common wealth they have bin either the rootes and founders or Actors and Competitors with others of all the divisions and dissentions that have ever beene in this Kingdome either betweene the Prince and his people or between the Prince and his Parliaments and still such persons of perverse Spirits possesse such Offices Secondly I come to shew you these their practises how they have and still endeavour to bring to passe their wicked designes they are knowne already I verily beleeve both to you and almost all men that is by Innova●ing Religion joyning with the Church of Rome approving aswell of the Doctrine as Ceremonies thereof endeavouring to bring all others into the same opinion with them especially the Lords and Grandees of this Kingdome to perfect this they raise divisions betweene the King and his Subjects between King and Parliament between Lords and Commons and betweene the Commons themselves to raise mutinies Insurrections Rebellions amongst his Majesties good Subjects open Wars between his Majesties Kingdomes one against another and all under pretence of the Religion to defend the Office power and Jurisdiction of Bishops above all others yea that their Spirituall power is above the Kings in Ecclesiasticall causes and the like all which we have had wofull experience of Thirdly and lastly the meanes whereby we may remedy these evills is First to regulate and rectifie their unlawfull and usurped power and jurisdiction and settle such a forme of government in Religion as shall seeme to the wisdome of this House to come neerest the word of God And Secondly with all speed as we possibly can upon Triall bring to deserved punishment these Prelates and Bishops that have been the only Authors of all our miseries FINIS