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cause_n	ecclesiastical_a	king_n	supremacy_n	2,485	5	10.5338	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00011	Englands complaint to Iesus Christ, against the bishops canons of the late sinfull synod, a seditious conuenticle, a packe of hypocrites, a sworne confederacy, a traiterous conspiracy ... In this complaint are specified those impieties and insolencies, which are most notorious, scattered through the canons and constitutions of the said sinfull synod. And confuted by arguments annexed hereunto.		1640 (1640)	STC 10008; ESTC S101178	37,368	54

that the Children of Israel came up out the Land of Aegypt unto this day consider of it take advise and speake that same may be said of this Oath There was never such a deed done or seen since we came out of spirituall Aegypt Consider of it take advise and speake what shall be done to these Innovators It 's against the King and his Prerogative Royall who by the Statutes and Customes of this Kingdome hath power to appoint any of his naturall Subjects to exercise all manner of Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction under him as appeareth by Stat. 1. Elizab. cap 1. and Stat. 25. Hen. 8 cap. 19. and 37. Hen. 8. cap. 17. but this Oath spoyles his Majesty of all such power investing onely Arch-bishops Bishops Deanes c. with Ecclesiasticall power and so takes from his Majesty what his Predecessor Henry the had who gave a Commission to Lord Cro●●●d to 〈◊〉 cise under him all Jurisdiction Ecclesiasticall as you may 〈◊〉 in Mr. Fox his Martyrologie Volume 2. pa. 1000. Printed An. 1597. It 's against the Oath of Supremacy in taking of which we acknowledge the Kings Majesty to be Supreme Governour of the Church in all Causes and over all persons Ecclesiasticall as well as Civil and the King by Law having power to alter Church Government and to delegate whom he pleaseth of his Subjects to exercise Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction as appeares by what is foresaid and still is in practise in the High Comission in which are alwayes the Lords of his Majesties Privy 〈…〉 If the Oath be once lawfully taken what new power can discharge it in such a case they may aswell Unchristian me as unsweare me How can any honest sworne Subject take this New Oath without manifest danger and great suspition of per●ary for having sworne before for the King in case he alter the Government by vertue of this Oath I have sworne against the King set up Oath against Oath myselfe against my Soveraigne and that which is yet worse must not repent of it For I am sworne from ever consenting to what his Majesty hath done And is that all No I must dissent and become a Schismatick and Seperatist for ever Neither is that all but I must take up Armes twice a year at least and Preach for the Hierarchie and their present Government against my Soveraigne and that he hath charged This I am bound to by vertue of the 〈◊〉 Canon and if not by the Oath of Canonicall obedience And in case a Minister refuse or neglect this it's Suspension by his 〈◊〉 and if it be done who knows but it may c●st Hang●● tuum for resisting Supreme Authority Againe this Oath is a plot to sweare in the conceit of Epis●●pacie to be jure divino of late they have step'd off from their ancient foundation thinking to weaknesse either to depend vpon humane Laws or Princes favours and have published to the whole world that their standing is by divine right and therfore 〈…〉 Now this Oath will hinder the alteration of the Church Government to a better For being once sworn to Melius non mutabis pejus Christs Kingdome must be kept out Antichristian Offices government rules and wayes of proceeding be established in the Church and that by an Oath If the Book of Common Prayer would better the Discipline and doe much wish therefore to have publique Penance restored this Oath contradicts it and tells us that we have all the Discipline is needfull to Salvation and that the Government by right ought to stand a● now it stands But there are great grievances dreadfull disorders and horrible corruptions in the Discipline and Government of the Church as now it stands and men should rather sweare to indeavour their utmost to get them removed in this approaching Parliament then give consent to have them unalterd one day longer as Iesu-worship Altar-worship kneeling at Sacrament promiscuous receivers subscription Oaths ex Officio Canonicall obedience reading of Apocrypha Books abuse of Excommunication the exorbitant power of Bishop interdicting whole Churches perverting equity in all their Courts changing times and seasons for Marriage at their pleasure hindring Preaching and praying where they list imposing new and unlawfull things upon the Ministry illegally outing them from their livings c. The proceeding yet in many things by the Popes Canon Law the taking away the power of the keyes from the Pastors of particular Congregations and setting up Chancellors over them and their flocks putting into Laymens hands for a Chancellor is no other the power of Excommunication Lay-Elders are much cryed out of and condemn'd by us in the Scottish and Forraigne Churches and yet we set and hold them up at home with both hands The Bishop delegates his power to the Chancellour and so the sentence of Excommunication is devolv'd upon a meere Lay-man which dealing with Presbyterians we say is incompatible to a Lay-man and what is this but to destroy with the hand what we bind with the tongue Neither is that shift avayleable to say it 's some grave Minister that must pronounce the sentence because he is but os Canceliarij the mouth of the Chancellour to pronounce what he decrees who can stoppe it if not pronounc'd call it out of the Ministers hand and must give the A●solution if pronounced and so the whole power lyes still in the Chancellors hand If these things therefore and diverse other were altered we should not abjure them but thinke our selves bound by right and Conscience to intertaine them Againe this Oath appeares further to be unlawfull First because it doth insuare our Consciences and takes away the liberty of them binding us not so much as to consent unto any alteration although it should be in the judgement of all farre better then what we have Secondly it doth make us vassals and bondslaves to the Prelary we must be their sworn Subjects and tye our selvs by Oath to uphold their tottering Kingdome And if the Prelacie have its pedegree from Rome as some of themselves 〈◊〉 me what is this Oath but a policie to setch in our shoulders so support Antichrist and his Government what is it but the plain marke of the Beast which some make to be an Oath and others a submitting to his power and acknowledging of him to be Lord Me●d in Comment. 〈◊〉 Here is both an Oath and an absolute 〈◊〉 unto the 〈◊〉 and acknowledging of them to be 〈◊〉 By this Oath free 〈◊〉 become 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 contrary to the Petit●on of Right 30. 〈◊〉 3. It is an 〈◊〉 and perpetuating of humane and 〈…〉 for the whole Hierarchie mention'd in the Oath from Arch-bishops to the end of the c. are sufficiently known to be moore Ecclesiasticall Constitutions and subject to such coruptions from time to time as may necessitate an altert●ion Are there not such ●oule corruptions now amongst them as er● mightily to the Parliament for alteration and without redresse will sinke the whole Kingdome What safety or 〈◊〉 then