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A25413	A summarie view of the government both of the old and new testament whereby the episcopall government of Christs church is vindicated out of the rude draughts of Lancelot Andrewes, late Bishop of Winchester : whereunto is prefixed (as a preamble to the whole) a discovery of the causes of the continuance of these contentions touching church-government out of the fragments of Richard Hooker.	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600.	1641 (1641)	Wing A3153; ESTC R12190	15,403	46

A SUMMARIE VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT BOTH OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT WHEREBY The Episcopall Government of Christs Church is vindicated Out Of the rude Draughts of LANCELOT ANDREWES late Bishop of Winchester Whereunto is prefixed as a Preamble to the whole a Discovery of the Causes of the continuance of these Contentions touching Church-government out of the fragments of RICHARD HOOKER OXFORD Printed by LEON LICHFIELD Anno Dom 1641. The causes of the continuance of these Contentions concerning Church-Government COntention ariseth either through errour in mens judgements or else disorder in their affections 1. When contention doth grow by errour in judgement it ceaseth not till men by instruction come to see wherein they erre and what it is that did deceive them Without this there is neither policy nor punishment that can establish peace in the Church The Moscovian Emperour being weary of the infinite strifes and contentions amongst Preachers and by their occasion amongst others forbad preaching utterly throughout all his Dominions and in stead thereof commanded certain Sermons of the Greeke and Latine Fathers to bee translated and them to be read in publique assemblies without adding a word of their owne thereunto upon paine of death Hee thought by this politique devise to bring them to agreement or at least to cover their disagreement But so bad a policy was no fit salve for so great a soare We may think perhaps that punishment would have beene more effectuall to that purpose For neither did Solomon speak without book in saying that when folly is bound up in the heart of a child the rod of correction must drive it out and experience doth shew that when errour hath once disquieted the minds of men and made them restlesse if they doe not feare they will terrify Neither hath it repented the Church at any time to have used the rod in moderate severity for the speedier reclaiming of men from error and the reuni●ing such as by schisme have sundred themselves But we find by triall that as being taught and not terrified they shut their eares against the word of truth and sooth themselves in that wherewith custome or sinister persuasion hath inured them so contrariwise if they be terrifyed and not taught their punishment doth not commonly worke their amendment As Moses therefore so likewise Aaron as Zerubabel so Iehoshua as the Prince which hath laboured by the Scepter of righteousnesse and sword of justice to end strife so the Prophets which with the booke and doctrine of salvation have soundly and wisely endeavoured to instruct the ignorant in those litigious points wherewith the Church is now troubled whether by preaching as Apolloes among the Iewes or by disputing as Paul at Athens or by writing as the learned in their severall times and ages heretofore or by conferring in Synods and Councells as Peter Iames and others at Ierusalem or by any the like allowable and laudable meanes their praise is worthily in the Gospell and their portion in that promise which God hath made by his Prophets They that turne many unto righteousnesse shall shine as the starres for ever and ever I say whosoever have soundly and wisely endeavoured by those meanes to reclaime the ignorant from their errour and to make peace Want of sound proceeding in Church controversies hath made many more stiffe in errour now then before Want of wise and discreet dealing hath much hindred the peace of the Church It may bee thought and is that Arius had never raised those tempestuous stormes which we read he did if Alexander the first that withstood the Arrians heresy had born himselfe with greater moderation and been lesse eager in so good a cause Sulpitius Severus doth note as much in the dealings of Idacius against the favourers of Priscillian when that heresy was but green and new sprung up For by overmuch vehemency against Iactantius and his mates a sparke was made a f●ame insomuch that thereby the seditious waxed rather more fierce then lesse troublesome In matters of so great moment whereupon the peace or disturbance of the Church is knowne to depend if there were in us that reverend care which should be it is not possible wee should either speak at any time without feare or ever write but with a trembling hand Doe they consider whereabout they goe or what it is they have in hand who taking upon them the causes of God deale only or chiefly against the persons of men We cannot altogether excuse our selves in this respect whose home controversies and debates at this day although I trust they be as the strife of Paul with Barnabas and not with Elymas yet because there is a truth which on the one side being unknown hath caused contention I doe wish it had pleased Almighty God that in sifting it out those offences had not grown which I had rather bewaile with secret teares then publick speech Neverthelesse as some sort of people is reported to have bred a detestation of drunkennesse in their children by presenting the deformity thereof in servants so it may come to passe I wish it might that we beholding more foule deformity in the face and countenance of a common adversary shall be induced to correct some smaller blemishes in our owne Yee are not ignorant of the Demaunds Motives Censures Apologies Defences and other writings which our great enemies have published under colour of seeking peace promising to bring nothing but reason and evident remonstrance of truth But who seeth not how full gorged they are with virulent sl●nderous and immodest speeches tending much to the disgrace to the disproofe nothing of that cause which they endeavour to overthrow Will you speake wickedly for Gods defence saith Iob. Will you dipp your tongues in gall and your pennes in blood when yee write and speak in his cause Is the truth confirmed are men convicted of their errour when they are upbrayded with the miseries of their condition and estate When their understanding wit and knowledge is depressed When suspitions and rumours without respect how true or how false are objected to diminish their credit and estimation in the world Is it likely that Invectives Epigrammes Dialogues Epistles Libells loden with contumelies and criminations should bee the meanes to procure peace Surely they which doe take this course the way of peace they have not knowne If they did but once enter into a stayed consideration with themselves what they doe no doubt they would give over and resolve with Iob. Behold I am vile what shall I answer I will lay my hand upon my mouth If I have spoken once amisse I will speak no more or if twice I will proceed no further II. But how sober and how sound soever our proceedings be in these causes all is in vaine which wee doe to abate the errours of men except their unruly affections be bridled Selfe-love vaine-glory impatience pride pertinacy these are the bane of our peace And these are not

conquered or cast out but by prayer Pray for Ierusalem and your prayer shall cause the hills to bring forth peace peace shall distill and come downe like the raine upon the mowen grasse and as the showers that water the earth We have used all other meanes and behold wee are frustrate wee have laboured in vaine In disputations whether it be because men are ashamed to acknowledge their errours before many witnesses or because extemporality doth exclude mature and ripe advise without which the truth cannot soundly and throughly bee demonstrated or because the fervor of contention doth so disturbe mens understanding that they cannot sincerely and effectually judge in Books and Sermons whether it be because we doe speak and write with too little advise or because you doe heare and read with too much prejudice in all humane means wch have hitherto been used to procure peace whether it be because our dealings have been too feeble or the minds of men with whom we have dealt too too implacable or whatsoever the cause or causes have been for as much as wee see that as yet wee faile in our desires yea the wayes which we take to be most likely to make peace doe but move strife O that we would now hold our tongues leave contending with men and have our talke and treaty of peace with God We have spoken and written enough of peace there is no way left but this one Pray for the peace of Ierusalem THE FORME OF GOVERNMENT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT And first under MOSES THE Common-wealth of ISRAEL was considered either as Personall containing all the whole people not a man left or Representative in the Estate Tribes Cities whose daughters the Townes adjacent are called I. The Estate had ever one Governour 1. Moses 2. Iosua 3. Iudges 4. Kings 5. Tirshathaes or Vice-royes Ezra 2. 63. with whom were joyned the LXX Elders II. The Tribes had every one their Prince {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Phylarcha Num. 2. with whom were joyned the chiefe of the families {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Patriarchae Num. 1.4 III. The Cities had each likewise their Ruler Iud. 9.30.1 King 22.26 2. King 23.8 with whom were joyned the Elders or Ancients Ruth 4.2 Ezr. 10.14 These last not before they came into Canaan and were setled in their Cities It appeareth that Moses sometime consulted only with {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the heads of the Tribes and then one Trumpet only sounded Num. 10.4 in some other causes with the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the Congregation and then both Trumpets called Num. 10.3 The highest BENCH or Iudgement for causes of greatest difficultie was that of the LXX who at the first were the Fathers of each familie that came down to Egypt Gen. 46. which number did after that remaine Exod. 24.1 9. and was at last by God himselfe so appointed Num. 11.16 See 2. Chron. 19.8 The inferiour BENCHES for matters of lesse importance were erected by Iethroes advice of Rulers of Thousands Hundreds Fifties Tithings Exod. 18. 21 26. and after established by Gods approbation Deut. 16.18 In every City as * Iosephus saith were seven Iudges and for each Iudge two Levites which made together the Bench of each City The forme of the Ecclesiastical government under MOSES THe Priesthood was setled in the Tribe of Levi by God Levi had three sons Cohath Gershon and Merari Of these the line of Cohath was preferred before the rest From him descended four Families Amram Izhar Hebron and Vzziel Of these the stock of Amram was made chiefe He had two sons Aaron and Moses Aaron was by God appointed High Priest So that there came to be foure distinctions of Levits 1. Aaron as chiefe 2. Cohath 3. Gershon 4. Merari The Commonwealth of Israel was at the beginning in the desert a Camp In the midst whereof the Arke and Tabernacle were pitched and according to the four Coasts whereof they quartered themselves on every side three Tribes On the East side Iudah Issachar Zabulon On the South side Reuben Simeon Gad. On the West side Ephraim Manasses Benjamin On the North side Dan. Aser Napthali Num. 2. v. 3. 10. 18. 25. These foure Quarters were committted to those foure Divisions of Levits The East quarter to Aaron and his family The South quarter to The Cohathites The West quarter to The Gershonits The North quarter to The Merarits Num. 3. vers. 38. 29. 23. 35. Who lodged among them and took charge of them as of their severall Wards But there was not a parity in these foure for 1. Aarons family which bare the Ark it selfe was chiefe 2. Cohaths which bare the Tabernacle and vessels next 3. Gershons which bare the veile and hangings of the Court third 4. Meraries which bare the Pillars and Posts last Neither were all the Levits of each of these severall houses equall but God ordeined a superiority among them Over the Priests Eleazar Over the Cohathits Elizaphan Over the Gershonits Eliasaph Over the Merarits Zuriel Num. 3. v. 30. 24. 35. Whom he termeth Nesiim that is Prelats or Superiors No more did he permit these foure to be equals among themselves but appointed Ithamar Exod. 38.21 to command over Eliasaph with his Gershonits Num. 4.28 Zuriel with his Merarits Num. 4.33 Eleazar Num. 4.16 to have jurisdictio over His own Family Elizaphan with his Cohathites Yea he maketh not Eleazar and Ithamar to be absolute equals but giveth Eleazar preeminence over Ithamar and therefore termeth him Nasi Nesiim Princeps Principum or Praelatus Praelatorum Num. 3.32 And all these under Aaron the High Priest So that 1. Aaron was the High Priest 2. Under him Eleazar who as hee had his peculiar charge to look unto so was he generally to rule both Ithamars jurisdiction and his owne 3. Under him Ithamar over two families 4. Under him the three Prelats 5. Under each of them their severall chiefe Fathers {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} as they are termed Exod. 6.25 under Elizaphan foure under Eliasaph two under Zuriel two Num. 3.18 c. 6. Under these the severall persons of their kindreds This is here worth the noting that albeit it bee granted that Aaron was the type of Christ and so we forbeare to take any argument from him yet Eleazar who was no type nor ever so deemed by any writer will serve sufficiently to shew such superiority as is pleaded for that is a personall jurisdiction in one man resiant over the heads or rulers of diverse charges The forme of government under JOSHUA THe Common-wealth being changed from the ambulatory form into a setled estate in the Cities of Canaan as before the Levits were divided according to the severall Quarters of the Camp so now were they sorted into the severall territories of the Tribes So God commanded Num. 35.2 8. The lot fell so that the foure partitions of the XII Tribes were not the same as