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A56127 The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576 670,992 826

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it_o move_v or_o stir_v thou_o any_o whit_n to_o see_v thy_o own_o blood_n sup_v and_o swallow_v up_o in_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o perpetual_o to_o perish_v so_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o compel_v to_o diminish_v or_o debate_v any_o thing_n of_o thy_o superfluity_n or_o any_o parcel_n of_o thy_o pomp_n and_o royalty_n lo_o this_o most_o ungracious_a opinion_n this_o custom_n be_v creep_v in_o and_o use_v in_o many_o place_n that_o as_o oftentimes_o as_o any_o great_a man_n son_n be_v meet_a rather_o for_o any_o other_o thing_n than_o for_o a_o bishopric_n be_v choose_v and_o ●lected_a bishop_n or_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o temple_n then_o with_o solemn_a pomp_n and_o a_o solemn_a company_n set_v in_o their_o array_n be_v mad_a cry_n and_o loud_a shout_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o triumph_n then_o all_o the_o hall_n and_o court_n do_v sound_a and_o ring_n with_o the_o noise_n of_o trump_n with_o trumpet_n with_o unbrea_v then_o be_v in_o every_o place_n light_v taper_n 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division_n which_o say_v he_o will_v never_o be_v appease_v till_o the_o head_n spiritual_a will_v reform_v themselves_o and_o show_v a_o fatherly_a affection_n to_o the_o people_n and_o not_o extend_v the_o sentence_n o●_n the_o church_n upon_o so_o light_a cause_n and_o upon_o such_o partiality_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o time_n past_a chap._n 6._o that_o another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n have_v partly_o rise_v by_o temporal_a man_n through_o disorder_v of_o their_o chaplain_n and_o chantry_n priest_n chap._n 7._o that_o suit_v take_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n which_o suit_v together_o with_o oath_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la whereby_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v condemn_v and_o not_o know_v the_o name_n of_o they_o that_o be_v cause_n
thereof_o he_o term_v a_o sore_a law_n and_o much_o declaim_v against_o they_o chap._n 8._o though_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o doctor_n a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o heretic_n for_o that_o only_a that_o he_o err_v but_o for_o that_o he_o opinative_o defend_v his_o error_n and_o that_o nevertheless_o the_o spiritualty_n as_o a_o common_a voice_n go_v among_o the_o people_n have_v in_o time_n pass_v punish_v many_o for_o heresy_n upon_o light_a cause_n and_o offence_n whereupon_o many_o people_n have_v grudge_v and_o that_o grudge_n have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o partiality_n that_o have_v be_v show_v upon_o suit_n take_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n by_o spiritual_a man_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o extreme_a and_o covetous_a demeanour_n of_o some_o curate_n with_o their_o parishioner_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o grant_n of_o pardon_n for_o money_n as_o it_o be_v to_o some_o charitable_a use_n that_o have_v not_o after_o follow_v have_v raise_v another_o grudge_n among_o the_o people_n which_o have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 12._o that_o make_v of_o law_n by_o the_o church_n which_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o make_v have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n in_o which_o chapter_n he_o cite_v divers_a law_n make_v by_o the_o clergy_n and_o execute_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n touch_v tithe_n of_o wood_n exemption_n of_o clerk_n from_o secular_a jurisdiction_n and_o the_o like_a which_o law_n while_o spiritual_a man_n stick_v fast_o to_o and_o stiff_o maintain_v temporal_a man_n by_o reason_n of_o common_a use_n and_o custom_n that_o they_o have_v see_v to_o the_o contrary_a have_v resist_v they_o whereupon_o have_v rise_v great_a strife_n and_o variance_n and_o expense_n in_o the_o spiritual_a law_n chap._n 13._o the_o lack_n of_o 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