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A97210	The Royalist reform'd or Considerations of advice, to gentlemen, divines, lawyers. Digested into three chapters. VVherein their former mistakes are examined, and their duties of obedience, unto the present authority, succinctly held forth as rationall, and necessary. / By Albertus Warren, Gent.	Warren, Albertus.	1649 (1649)	Wing W954; Thomason E582_4; ESTC R204579	31,154	49

good or not so good in qualified and unstrained sences for if we and they sware to maintaine Scottish Ecclesiastick government take it so Hypothetically we did not understand what it was and Doctors of their Church confesse it hath suffered much alteration since its first footing there If we take it Categorically admitting they sware who took the Covenant to comply to the Polity most agreeable to Gods word we nor they can be our owne judges therein it is a thing so purely spirituall If the Synod could not define which kinde of Church goverment was only imbraceable their presumption will not differ from a venial sinne if such sinnes there be since the putting down of Episcopal government was only lawfull and expedient in order to safety of the Nation that the best might be set up and men are justified as I take it by a Vote That no Church government is of perpetuall divine right which did wisely let in satisfactory light for the paineful Midwifes of Reformation in all and every respective sunctions and callings To the third what can be said to be truly conscience unlesse grounded upon Gods word or some necessarily emaning consequence thereof otherwise say Divines how easily will private apprehensions resolve into Error these are to take care they make not torrid misguided zeal fruitfull in production of scuffiers against common decencies withall remembring that the ground and rise of superstition was alwaies zeale zeal is its parent time its nurse and cunning Preists it's Fomentor Witnesse Rome But I 'le resume the first viz. The Episcopall Levites many of whom I confesse I honour much for their learning civility and breeding who were they perhaps well harnessed would draw in the Lords yoke gallantly though as they now stand what mischiefes mseries affronts and abuse●● many of these will redact themselves unto rather then leave off a Canonical Coat or a blessed Tassel from their Wasts is wonderful how vigilant they are to pry into the Vacancy of some blind Qratory about London or the Country there with abundant zeal to vent definition doctrine reasons and use not missing one of these rare ingredients least they should misse of being layd by the heels and so not be celebrated at the next Tavern for Counter Martyrs where having layn three or four dayes or weeks they get more useful learning then in all their former Academick disceptations ayrie diputes besides happily better furnisht at their egresse with humility then before when afflicted with a peice or two in thefr Pockets Some of these Episco pall Ministers are very ignoramuses and have justly because unfit been evicted yet these looking big will speak with a great deal of formall gravity and are by many extolled for learned fellowes whom these Black Coats out presence with a pontificall kind of deportment I could never much admire such men who can neither speak nor write their supposed excellencies If they have any thing in them it is uselesse yet a man must conceipt their rests some mighty invisible wonders in their sculls And I will heartily confesse this distinction J learned from some Commanders at Colchester Leagure unto whose sagacity much is by me owed in order towards right scanning of men and interests where J received infinite courtesies from Martiall men insomuch that to many good respect my genius preferreth a leagure far before an university There was I taught not to adore black gaberdines more then gray cloaks there mens discretions as conquered conquerours were discovered and I had just cause to go home with a strong conviction that there are good Preachers besides qualified Ministers But this is a digression The good degree of perfonall love I bear to many ministers of the old stamp wrings truth from me and my ambition would center in satisfactions cape so far see you love your selves as be commeth discreet men not biassed fot upholding despoticall intercsts in Church policy fervently zealous for promotion of godlinesse in its powerfull vivacity remitting state matters to states men not picking out texts on purpose to give scandall believe me it is a very high ofence for men to make Gods precious word seem accessary in procreating sinister excursions Christ never presidented pragmatick invasions upon publicke magistracy set over us undeniably by his permissive divine providence which he will not endure to be pieced out with our own No toung of man or Angels can excuse you from contracted scandall by being wedg'd up and doting too much upon formality I see no reason why the places in the Old testament denoting the Majesty of the materiall temple should be strained to elevate the necessity of preaching in our Churche only for although in Metaphilick reasoning ubieties are explicated with respect to bodies and therefore if one ask where Christ is an answer is well given In heaven he is the apposite answer might have been He sits at the right hand of his Father for the first respond scilicet he is in Heaven doth rather declare unto us his Majesty then ubiety for circumscriptive or finite ubiety falleth not upon him as God infinite locality or ubiquity a divine attribute is competent to God alone spirits have it not why then are you affraid of private exercises in these times by you termed times of persecution when as not despising reasonable Order wherein Room excells all Churches though otherwise she harh little piety your selves must acknowledg God is in every place in houses in Churches in fields and what is spoken My house is an house of Prayer must be understood as to the term House in an Allegoricall sence that is My People being gathered shall pray servently and I will heare them the duty is there held forth not the place prefined to performe the duty in But some will by and by object that I am a slender Divine and unfit to teach or tereat of misteryes beware of proud ignorance for it i● your vice who think Laymen unworthy to disquire or examine Parsons more learned Axiomes the spirit of God is not cannot be concluded in this or that humane qualification no better expedient for restraining from a spirit of contradiction and opposition to Publick materiall Churches then useing or them as indisterent Trouble not your selves with Species of Government civill for if government be but exercitium Potestatis no scruple need be but that Texts for obeying Magistrates and that parentall clause of the Commandement extending to Governours no lesse then naturall Parents may be without impropriety of reason understood as imposing subservience to present Authority under which God hath placed us all Such was due to Caesar The wisdome of Superiors is such I hope as will easily forgive former extravagances whereunto perhaps a vehement perswasion that God would a continuance of things in Statu quo made many of your Coat obnoxious And I think some thing higher then morall indempnity from want may reduce the discreetest Episcopall Clergy unto a temperament of silent dissaplause if not

to consider the infinite successes on the Parliaments side for it is not so heathenish as some would have it in all cases to judge of matters by event that perclusion of censures by contingencies must as I take it be referred or understood with reflection to the fortune or accident of some particular sights or singuler manageries of some few actions by party against pary as the Jewes against the Philistines our case is otherwise and not merely fortunable for we have for 7 or 8 years observed how all open force upon equall congresses private publique stratagems and machinations plots and contrivances for morall advantages carried on many times by persons of extraordinary capacities Heavens ayd being solemnly as in appearance pray'd defections of Trustees from the State or whatsoever else tentations for re●se●ling the late King and his Interest have been fruitlesse and which is much by how much more likely any thing was to take effect God in its prevention and frustration cassating men's policies in their height hath then in such nicks of Time made bare his arme against it and notably blasted the managers of such devices It is confest the calmest of Gentlemen object not impertinently how all Histories witnesse that God hath permitted wicked parties to do great matters against a better cause slaves say you have envassaled their Masters Rebells such is your language have slid into Soveraignty But I am confident no History can paralell our times observe the difference here God hath suffered not one partie not the ambition of one man not sometimes the prevailing indirect partie of our Corporate body to carry on his work his Divine Majesty hath often by strange alterations done wonders by those whom presently againe he hath cast of discerning falsehood from truth rallying up publick spirits when there was inhumane judgement little hopes of such helps and in the close hath set up this new Modellizd army thought very inconsiderable which as a clowd hath obscured by its atcheivements as wel Martiall as Civill even I say with a Curtaine of terror and obliv on hath darkned all former victories and actions since this Parliaments first convention whence it is evident looking well into things and persons now at the Sterne politick and martiall that they who in your apprehentions long ago did hatch these alterations are if it were so prevented of their deep and secret hopes and this present supremacy or persons acting in it in respective capacities called to act but of late in respect of such old contrivers could not orignally be guilty of such ambitious designes I am sure small hopes they had in their privat capacities of those great honors and trust whereunto providence hath now called them and fastened upon their sholdiers Neither the late Kings great knowledge errors or unfortunacy were obtruded upon these Kingdomes by accident providence also would have it thus and undone it cannot be hee is a foole that wisheth it It is above me to dispute what poor hopes his issue hath actually to were the Scepter of government here yet I beleeve the Spanish example in 88. will startle many sorreyners when especially they shall consider our present posture of defence and offence We might go backward and see what the Pore supposedly Christs Vicar could doe to England in H. 8. time upon our politick defection from him I will not deny but God may permit us againe to be governed by a King but few examples can be produced of any people having shak't of that government over whom Regal interest could presently prevaile that introduction of Kings upon the Romans after expulsion of their Tyrants was late and after many ages It is fresh in memory how Queen Elizabeth assisted the Hollander against Spaine a thing held lawful then evinceing thereby that species of government are of a politick not religious concernment the mediocrity of Specifical modes of governing is Analogicall respecting times persons and safety of Nations governed However it is scarce possible for a King to be vested with government here without an absolute conquest and that by outlandish mercinaryes our condition then must be bad enough we shall pay full dearely for a King When safety outweighs Danger he is a foole that neglect it when danger out weighes safety he is silly that attempteth it What ever Heaven will must come to passe leave these things to God nothing of humane passion can hinder his designes therefore come it to passe how it will as to resetling of pristine interest or not whereof there is so slender hope better it is to be a Willow then an Oake And for our meane carriage let us not so much examine other mens Religion as our owne sooner or latter most of you must come to my humor of Reformation But I perceive there is one thing stumbles many Barbatulous Ladds amongst you enough many think to foment disaffection and make any man a Malignant And that is a putting downe of Stage playes Alter but the Scene and many Pulpits will be as whimsically apish to your wild sence and for sevearer Eires of Gentlemen the Tragick Commedy of flacessent Tithes supercilliously acted every seventh day by the Pulpits-demised premises terribly deploring the but necessary regulating of them is super excellent wherein least you should be wanting that have right of Presentations I have lately observed how unable you are O strong Policy upon all lapses by Gods privation in preferring a pontificall creature for feare the Respective Parishes should petition for election of their Minister A thing so reasonable and just as nothing can be more equitable Thus we shew our teeth cannot bite foreseeing not how easily one lift of the Soldiery can scatter and dismantle that weak excrescent Babel no hard matter to be done because already most Ministers languages are different and their doctrines like convertible responds of an Oricle Cease then to wonder why generaly Ciergy men neigh after new quarrels and combustions continually yelp and bark against Armyes peace and settlement under present authority since it is evdent there is good cause for such excursions aswell regarding their double malice as policie their malice against all not crediting their doctrines to be EVANGELICA●LL though never so carnal their pollicies in begetting troublesome matter for Ephemerides or Journall Book whose matter dilated upon is of great effieacy for spinning out discourse till the hour-glasse become as empty above of sand as their Braines of true knowledge I beseech you Gentlemen be not too much prejudiced against private exercises in Religion for Charityes sake I will suppose though they in your judgment may misse in circumstance yet there is much of devotion in them Churches and houses are alike in themselves but as they are circumstantiated And my conscience forces me here to discover how rationall the objection raised by some no fooles against the more Publick and solemn dispensations of Divinity in Churches is in my apprehension viz. We cannot say they make answer in