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A16624	Twelve generall arguments proving that the ceremonies imposed upon the ministers of the gospell in England, by our prelates, are unlawfull; and therefore that the ministers of the gospell, for the bare and sole omission of them in church service, for conscience sake, are most unjustlie charged of disloyaltie to his Maiestie.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1605 (1605)	STC 3531; ESTC S113554	22,354	86

Twelve generall Arguments Proving that the Ceremonies imposed upon the Ministers of the Gospell in England by our Prelates are unlawfull And therefore that the Ministers of the Gospell for the bare and sole omission of them in Church Service for conscience sake are most unjustlie charged of disloyaltie to his Maiestie 〈…〉 Math. 18.23 If I have spoken evill beare witnesse of the evill But if I have spoken well why smitest thou mee 1605. To the Reader GOod Reader We come not as voluntaries into this field of Contention but draug'd into it by the very haires of our head If our cause bee ●ighteous and good Thou wilt easily graunt ●in so great Imputations and Extremities ●nflicted upon us for the same that we can ●oe no lesse Then give reasons for our selves ●nd it All the favour I require of thee 〈◊〉 That thou wouldest looke into our cause 〈◊〉 not by the flashing lightninges that come ●ut of the mouthes of our Adversaries the Prelates but by the light of our owne Reasons by which if thou shalt see the goodnes of our cause and innocencie of our persons the● imbrace it with vs. And in pitie pray fo● vs that without shipwrack of Faith and a good Conscience wee may endure patientli● and meekely what so ever God shall suffer to bee inflicted vpon vs for the same in these wicked and licentious times The first Argument All Wil-worship is sinne To use these Ceremonies in Church Service in manner and forme prescribed is a Wil-worship Ergo To use them is sinne The Proposition can not be denied for the Apostle Paule plainly condemneth Wil-worship The Assumption may thus be proved All partes of Divine Service and Worship imposed only by the wil and pleasure of Man upon the Ministers of Divine Service and that of necessitie to be done is Will-worship But to use these Ceremonies in manner and forme prescribed is to use such Ceremonies as are 1. partes of Divine Service and Worship 2. imposed onely by the pleasure and will of Men upon the Ministers of Divine Service 3. 9 necessitie to bee done therein Ergo To use these Ceremonies in manner an● forme prescribed is a Wil-worship The Proposition is as cleare as the Sunne at noone-day The Assumption hath three parts 1. That they are parts of Divine Worship and Service This is proved evidently by this Argument All Mysticall and Ecclesiasticall Rites and formes of Divine Service institut●d by Ecclesiasticall authoritie to be● Ministeriall actions in the solemne Worship of God and performed in that manner and having that use in Divine Service that if God should but ratifie and confirme the same use they should then be parts of his true Worship I say all such Ceremonies are used as partes of Divine Worship But these Ceremonies in controversie are either all or the greatest parte of them such Ergo ●hey are partes of Divine Worship and Service The Proposition cannot with any modest face bee denied For els how ●ould a sole Divine ratification of the present use of them make them partes of his true Worship if they were not used as partes of his Worship before The Assumption is as manifest For if Christ should by some Revelation from heaven signifie That it is his will that a Minister in Divine Service should weare a white linnen garment In Baptisme make the signe of a Crosse To these endes and purposes that are expressed in the Service booke then certainly they should be essentiall parts of his Divine Worship els the Iewish Rites and Ceremonies and our Sacraments are no partes thereof The second part of the Assumption● the 1. Syllogisme That they are imposed onely upon t● pleasure and will of man This is evident For those things th●● God leaves as indifferent to the wi● and discretion of man to doe or leav● undone being imposed by man upo● man are imposed onely upon the wi● and pleasure of man The 3. part of the Assumption is That they are of Necessitie to be don● in Divine Seruice Which is also out of all doubt For● Minister standes bound to doe them upon paine of suspension and deprivation and God must haue no solemne Worship in England except it be administred in the same Upon all this it followes That to use these Ceremonies in manner and forme proscribed is to use such Ceremonies as are partes of Divine worship imposed onely by the will of Man c. The 2. Argument It is a sinne against God for him that is by way of Excellencie a servaunt of IESVS Christ without a precise and direct warrant from him at any time especially in the Solemne Worship of God to give speciall Honour to Antichrist and his members But to use these Ceremonies is in that manner aforesaid to give speciall Honour to Antichrist and his members Ergo It is a sinne against God to use them The Proposition is manifest cleare to any that have an eye of Reason and any light of Divinitie shyning in it For what is a sinne if this be not That a Servaunt of Iesus Christ even then when hee is in the Service of Christe should performe speciall Honour and Service to Antichrist or any of his limmes The Assumption is prooved If our adversaries will graunt it that the Pope is Antichrist and that all the visible members of his Church acknowledging him their supreame head are mēbers of him by this reason Such a Conformitie to Antichrist and his Members in the Ceremonies of Religion and Forme of Divine worship as is not only besides the word of God but in a speciall manner derogatorie to all reformed Churches that have departed from the Synagogue of Rome is a speciall honor to Antichrist and his members But to use these Ceremonies in Divine Worship is such a Conformitie to Antichrist and his members Ergo To use these Ceremonies in that manner aforesaid is to give speciall honor to Antichrist and his members The Proposition is without exception For if it should bee a speciall honor to the Bishops of England their conformed Cleargie For the Churches of Scotland voluntarily to leave conformitie to the Churches of the low Countries France Germanie and to conforme them selves in Ceremonies and Forme of Divine worship to the Prelaticall Cleargie of England It must needes bee a speciall honour to Antichrist and his members for anie to doe the like to them The Assumption is thus proved For a Minister of Iesus Christ to conforme him self in such peculiar Rites Ceremonies and formes of Divine Service to Antichrist and his members as all other reformed Churches have reiected for vaine foolish and superstitious is in a speciall manner derogatorie to all other reformed Churches But to use these Ceremonies in Controversie is in that manner to Conforme him selfe Ergo It is in a speciall manner derogatorie to all other Reformed Churches Both partes of the Syllogisme are such as may easilie bee prooved if they bee denied The 3. Argument All worship more then Civill performed to