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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87181	The priests patent cancelled, or the lay-mans answer, to the priests objections. Wherein the pretended grounds of the Ministery for the upholding of their arbitrary practises, over the consciences and estates of the people are answered, and refuted, by undeniable arguments from scripture and reason. / By William Hartley.	Hartley, William, of Stony-Stratford.	1649 (1649)	Wing H976; Thomason E542_17; ESTC R205973	8,235	13

THE Priests Patent CANCELLED OR THE Lay-mans Answer to the PRIESTS OBJECTIONS Wherein the pretended grounds of the Ministery for the upholding of their Arbitrary practises over the Consciences and Estates of the People are answered and refuted by undeniable Arguments from scripture and Reason By William Hartley Zach. 13.4 And it shall come to passe in that day the Prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision which he hath prophesied neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceive Vers 5. But shall say I am no Prophet I am a husband man for man taught me to keep Cattell from my youth Laicis licet curam de reformanda religione ecclesia suscipere cestantibus vel non facientibus officium vel facultate destitutis Episcopis Ecclesiasticis Polan LONDON Printed by G. Dawson for Henry Cripps and are to be sold in Popes-head Alley 1649. The Lay-mans Answer to the Priests Objections c. IT is no small piece of Sophistry that the enemies of the Gospels Freedome have made use of In putting terms of Odium and scandall upon the persons and endeavours of those who desire to promote the Peoples Liberty viz. Puritan Round-head Anababtist Independent c. to which may be added that learned deep and most Authentick expression mentioned in the Scots Declaration to wit Tub-preachers and now as if these names were worn thred bare those who stand for equall and impartiall Justice are stigmatized and branded under the notion of Levellers giving many groundlesse and improbable constructions upon their candied endeavours tending unto publique safety charging them with dismounting Magistracy overthrowing Ministery denying Property whereas their desire is that Magistrates rule by Law and not by Will Ministers walk after Gospel order and not carry themselves as * Many Ministers write themselves Rectors of such a place lords over Gods Inheritance and every man to enjoy his birth-right due unto him by the laws of God and Nature and no man to be by Patent vassalized either in Person or Estate And for a want of a right understanding or serious consideration of the intentions of the persons scandalized Hence it is that the People fight against their own Freedome cry up a King cry down a Parliament speak against the Army Maligne the wel-affected c. All which mischeifes may be properly interpreted to flow from the generality of the Clergie who through the powerfull influence and subtill insinuation they have gained upon their hearers affections doe bend the Peoples hearts to the crooked bow of their self-concernments What a great and crosse wheele the Clergie have been to this Kingdome is evident by severall ancient writers omitting former presidents I referre you to the Reigne of Henry the eighth In whose time Cardinall Woolsey and the Clergie the King not pleasing their humours did disavow the Majestracy of the Nation pretending their Oath of Allegiance to the Pope but Woolsey with Abbots Priors c. being rooted the Clergie seeing themselves brought into such a premenirie easily dispenced with the Oath to the Pope and sware supremacy to King Henry but at that time saith my Author the Clergie was in great danger to have been overthrown And when the Bishop of Rochester made a plausable argument grounded upon custome for continuance of their Spirituall Livings a Gentleman of Grays Inn made answer * See the large Chronicle of England pag. 923. It was a custome for Theeves to Rob upon Shooters Hill ergo they may Rob. The insolency of the Bishops against the supream authority viz. the Parliament crowned with their own ruine is fresh in memory I forbeare to instance any thing from the Synod But how mutable in principles of Religion this generation of men have been is notoriously manifested I speake not to prejudice any pious man being fully perswaded there hath been and is even at this time a competent number of godly Ministers who have and will seale the Testimony of Truth with their Bloods but in reference to the generality of the Clergie whose Religion * Bee of any Religion rather then suffer or loose their benefices turneth like Cocks of weather with the strongest Winde In the time of Henry the eighth the Clergie were Papists In Edward the sixth Protestants in Queen Mary Reigne Papists in Queen Elizabeths time Protestants and now Episcopall Presbyterian for Church Government Regis ad exemplum c. c. which being considered doth it not deeply concern all Christian Berean like to search the Scripture for Truth and Knowledge and no longer take their Religion upon trust from their Ministers but by a principle of light in themselves from the Gospel may be able to render a reason of their own Faith It is to be well approved of for great men to entertain Chaplains in their Families but it would add to their Honours if after religious Brookes example they would become their own Mediators to God to pray give thankes for and to instruct those who are committed to their charge And as we highly commend the Parliament in desiring godly and able Ministers to pray and preach before them so likewise we should heartily rejoyce if the Kingdomes Representatives would a Then the contention betwixt M. Love and M. Dell would be at an end themselves rather then by proxii being best privy to their owne concernments represent to God their owne condition and although this may appeare b Mr. Bates interrupted Mr. Hartly in his exercise refusing either to heare or conferre being assisted with a company of rude ignorant and unworthy persons broke up the Meeting with disorder grievous in the eyes of Ministers and persons ignorant of the knowledge and priviledge in the Gospel yet it is a glorious and acceptable work in the eyes of God and all persons whose ends are for the advancement of Truth Let 's heare what can be said against it Jehovah Lord Almighty is the God of Order 1 Object and in all Ages as there were Kings elected to execute the Magistraticall Office in matters of Civill-Government so there were persons separated and appointed to exercise jurisdiction in things spirituall Therefore the Ministery of the Church of England is grounded upon fundamentall authority We answer God is not the Author of confusion Reply And in order to Government there was a Law given Gods onely Vicegerent unto which all persons were bound to yeeld subjection alike Masters of Families eldest or * Gen. 34.19 Noblest of Tribes which were stiled Heads or Chiefe of the people stand authorised in point of execution As for Monarchs Kings or more properly Popes when by your Clergy rendred over all persons and all causes whether Ecclesiasticall or Civill supream Judges and Moderators Such creatures were never of * 1 Sam. 8 7. Hosea 13 10. Divine institution their foundation and continuance being ex superabundanti grounded upon conquest and tyranny And as for persons qualified with an outward power over their brethren