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A38049	The petition and articles exhibited in Parliament against Doctor Heywood, late chaplen to the Bishop of Canterburie by the parishioners of S. Giles in the Fields ; with some considerable circumstances, worth observing, in the hearing of the businesse before the grand committee for religion and of his demeanour since.	Saint Giles in the Fields Parish Church (London, England); Haywood, William, 1599 or 1600-1663, defendant.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2155; ESTC R13525	5,543	11

THE PETITION AND ARTICLES Exhibited in Parliament against Doctor Heywood late Chaplen to the Bishop of CANTERBURIE By the Parishioners of S. Giles in the Fields With some considerable circumstances worth observing in the Hearing of the Businesse before the grand Committee for Religion and of his demeanour since London printed 1641. TO THE HONOVRABLE the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament the humble Petition of divers of the Parishioners of the Parish of Saint Gyles in the fields in the County of Middlesex Most humbly sheweth THAT we live under the pastoral charge of one William Haywood Doctor of Divinity who hath lately published in sundry Sermons by him preached in his Parish Church most damnable and erronious Doctrines full of grosse Popish tenents And whilest he was House Chaplaine to the Archbishop of Canterbury did licence a Booke Intituled An Introduction to a devout Life containing the like Popish Doctrines all tending to the drawing away and seducing of the respective Readers and Hearers from the true Orthodox faith and to the upholding and advancing of the Popish Religion whose practise in Church discipline is superstitious and Idolatrous manifested by strange anticke jestures of cringings and bowings by using and approving of many Antiquated obsolet and Popish Ceremonies both in the Administration of the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper and in other holy duties Contrary to the Lawes established within this Realme in whose Parish Church aforesaid are set up Crucifixes and divers Images of Saints and likewise Organs with other confused Musicke hindering devotion are maintained to the great and needlesse charge of the Parish The particulars are contained in a Scedule annexed ●all tending to the great dishonour of God the violation of his holy truth to the abuse of his holy Ordinances to the utter subversion and overthrow of the true Religion established to the unspeakeable griefe of our hearts who desire onely to serve the Lord according to the rule laid downe in his holy Word and who are hereby forced against our wills to seeke out the sincere saving truth in our neighbouring Churches not being able to heare and in our consciences not daring to joyne in such Idolatrous worship all which we are ready to make good as this Honourable Assembly shall appoint And therefore we doe most humbly pray that this Honourable Assembly will take such a course for his removall that we may hereafter enjoy a faithfull Pastor who may dispence unto us Gods Word and Sacraments in our Parish according to Gods owne Ordinance without the superstitious mixture of humane Inventions And we shall pray c. Some of the particular Erroneous Popish Doctrines preached in the Parish Church of Saint Gyles in the fields at severall times by William Haywood Doctor of Divinity I. 1. HE affirmed that a Minister hath power to remit and retaine sinnes and not declaratively or Ministerially onely as he said some would have it but actually and absolutely And for proofe whereof he cited Iohn 20.23 Whosoever sinnes ye remit they are c. II. 2. He affirmed that every man in his naturall condition is by the fall of Adam wounded onely and but halfe dead which he preached the seventh of June last past on the Sabbath day and proved it from Luke 10 30. A certain man went downe from Ierusalem to Jericho and fell among theeves who stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed Leaving him halfe dead III. 3 He affirmed that the Virgin Mary was free from and without any mortall sinnes which he preached lately on a Sabbath day on Iohn 2.4 Iesus saith unto her Woman what have I to doe with thee c. IV. 4 He affirmed that Confession to the Priest of our particular sins is very necessary to the forgivenesse of sinne and that they who did not do it were guilty of a great sin Cum multis al●● had they been noted Particular Erroneous Popish Doctrines contained in a Book Intituled An Introduction to a devout life allowed with a large approbation by the said Doctor to be Printed whilst hee was House Chap●ains to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1 To pray is a remedy against temptation but if that faile Then hastily run in spirit to the Crosse of our blessed Saviour Jesus imagining thou feest him hanging thereon before thy face and imbrace as it were the foot of the Crosse upon thy knees laying fast hold upon it as upon an assured Sanctuary page 591. chap. 7. 2 Stir up thy heart other times with corporall gestures of outward devotion prostrating thy selfe upon the ground laying thy armes a crosse before thy breast imbracing his Image which Exteriour Acts are onely to be used when thou art retired alone in some secret Closet Pa. 159. Cha 9. 3 By necessary obedience thou must obey thy Ecclesiasticall superiour as the supreme head of Christs Church Also Arch-bishops Bishops Pastors and such as are their Deputies Thou must obey thy Civill Superiours to wit the Princes and Magistrates but ever in that which he hath charge over us As in that which belongs to Civill Policy and publike affairs we must obey our Prince Our Prelate in that which belongs to Ecclesiastical matters p. 366 336.339 c. 11. 4 Call to the Saints of heaven our blessed Lady thy good Angell and the rest of the Saints to whom thou hast an especiall devotion to keepe thee in the way to heaven Page 691. Pray for the whole Church of God employing and imploring to that end the intercession of our blessed Lady Page 149. When thou commest before thy spirituall guide imagine thy selfe to be on Mount Calvary kneeling right under the feet of Jesus Christ crucified c. Pag. 10. 5 An example of the practise of good thoughts by S. Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury a Leveret started and sore pressed by hounds as this holy Prelate went on a journey ran under his horse as to the best place of refuge that the imminent danger of death suggested barking and bragging round about durst not presume to violate the Sanctuary to which their pray had taken recourse P. 183 184. 6 Examples of good and manfull courage of Saint Francis and Saint Bennet who feeling the great temptations of the flesh which they suffered the one cast himselfe naked into the thornes and the other into the Snow to mitigate them Page 571. 7 Now certaine it is that imperfections and veniall sins doe not take from us the life of grace for that is never lost but by deadly sin The onely care then that remaines is that these imperfections doe not daunt our courage Page 31. for a veniall sinne be it never so little displeaseth Almighty God though not so hainously that he will damme us for it Page 112. 8 It is no hainous sinne my Philotheus to tell some little lie in pastime to exceed somewhat in needlesse talke in carelesse lookes in apparell in mirth in play in dancing and such like toyes Page 114. 9 In the Sacrament

of Marriage the Priest halloweth the wedding Ring Page 520. 10 Our blessed Saviour hath instituted the venerable Sacrament of the Eucharist which containeth really and verely his flesh and blood to the end that he that eateth it should live eternally Page 219. in which he doth annihilate himselfe in a manner and turneth himselfe into our celestiall food that so he may feed and nourish our soules and make his intrinsecall abode for ever within the hearts and bodies of his faithfull servants Page 230. 11 As for bodily diseases none are lawfull impediments from participating of this holy Sacrament save onely those which provoke much vomiting Page 226. 12 To communicate every eighth day is requisite neither to be guilty of mortall sin nor of any affection to veniall sinne Page 227. Doctor Heywards Superstitious and Idolatrous manner of administration of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in the Parish Church of Saint Gyles aforesaid The said Church is divided into three parts the Sanctum Sanctorum being one of them i●●●parated from the Chancell by 〈◊〉 large Screene in the figure of a beautifull Gate in which is carved two large pillars and three large statues on the one side is Paul with his sword on the other Barnabas with his Booke and over them Peter with his Keyes they are set above with winged Cerubims and beneath supported with Lions Seven or eight foot within this holy place is a raising by three steps and from thence a long raile from one wall to the other into which place none must enter but the Priests and the Subde●●ons this place is covered before the Altar with afaire wrought Carpet the Altar doth stand close up to the wallon the East side and a Deske raised upon that with degrees of advancement this Deske is overlaid with a covering of Purple Velvet which hath a great gold and silke fringe round about and on this Desk is placed two great Bookes wrought with needle worke in which are made the pictures of Christ and the Virgin Mary with Christ in her armes and these are placed on each side of the Deske And on this Altar a is double covering one of Tapestry and upon that a long fine Lawne doth with a very rich Bone-lace The walls are hanged round within the rayle with Hue silke Taffata Curtaines In the exteriour Acts of administring the Sacrament For the preparation to this duty the said Doctor and three Subdeacons doe all goe from the body of the said Church unto the West end being there cloathed according to their Order some in Scarlet silke and fine linnen they bend their course towards the East every one at their first entrance saluting the Church dore with low Congies then they all move to the middle of the Church where they all ducke downe towards the East then they all advance to the beautifull gate where they stand Then every one bowing to the ground three severall times as they goe They enter into the Sanctum Sanctorum in which place they reade their second Service and it is divided into three parts which is acted by them all three with change of place and many duckings before the Altar with divers Tones in their Voyces high and low with many strange actions by their hands now up then downe This being ended the Doctor takes the Cups from the Altar and delivers them to one of the Subdeacons who placeth ' them upon a side Table Then the Doctor kneeleth to the Altar but what he doth we know not nor what hee meaneth by it This dumbe devotion being ended and the Altar more holy the Cups are returned to him in the same manner as he gave them which the Doctor receives kneeling and so doth he place them upon the Altar with great adoration in the bending of his body and in touching each of them with his finger The bread being set upon a Plate and some of the wine powred into a bowle all are covered with a fine linnen cloth which cloth hath the corners laid in the figure of a crosse This being ended he continues in his dumbe devotion on his knees towards the East his backe being towards the people he taketh money out of his pocket and laieth it on the ground for a time and then he taketh it up and offereth it being on his knees with a very great bending of his body to the Altar which gift is reserved in a Bason onely for that use In these dumb devotions of his the Organs Play in a dolefull low tune When this is finished the Doctor begins the Consecration which being ended the number of beckings bowings and bendings by him and the Subdeacons before the Altar are impious ungodly and abominable to behold These Articles were all proved before the grand Committee for Religion which appeared to be farre worse by the circumstances declared by the witnesses For it was proved that when that Popish Book was Printing the Printer seeing such grosse Popery in it commanded his Workman to stay his hand till hee spoke with the Licencer so he tooke his Corrector of his Worke being a Master of Arts with him and shewed the Doctor divers Popish passages in the Booke saying he durst not Print it asking him if he had not overslipt the reading of them Hee looked on those they shewed and gave the Printer order to goe on with the Booke he would justifie it and would preach the same before the King his Master he being now his Majesties Chaplen preferred thereto by Canterbury It was proved that the book being called in by warrant c the Printer was troubled and put into the Pursivants hands threatned with Starre-chamber except hee would deliver up the originall Copy by which he printed which he refused to doe for that it is ever their custome to keepe originals by them for their owne safeguards if they should be questioned to shew the Licence c. But at length hee by promises and threats was constrained to deliver up the Copy wherein the Licence was witten by the Doctours owne hand Which being got the Doctour or others for him did procure a Proclamation to bee set out wherein it was declared that the Printer and the Authour had conspired and had put in all the Popery after it was licensed the Printer being then disabled to prove the contrary At the hearing of the businesse before the Committee the Doctour was asked in what places it was altered from that he licenced Hee answered in Page 691. Article 4. He allowed it to bee read Call to minde the Saints of Heaven c and the Printer had left our the word minde but what stuffe it is so read was observed then by the Committee It was proved that a Parishioner of his being seduced to Popery by a Romish Priest and others the Doctour was intreated to admonish and reclaime her and though hee had beene solicited three or foure severall times yet he refused although he came to the next doore to dinner where shee dwelt her husband being somewhat importunate the last time to have him conferre with his seduced wife hee was very angry with him and wished him not to trouble him Another woman being perverted her husband got her to goe to the Doctour hoping by his councell and reasons to have reclaimed her instead whereof hee confirmed her in saying that Salvation might bee had in the Church of Rome which though it were true was very unseasonably spoken and shewed that hee had no great desire shee should returne He hath caused the Protestation to be read and taken in that ridiculous absurd and disdainfull manner with much scorne and jeering that the Parishioners that are forward and well affected to that just and pious act become the scorne and laughter of their neighbour Papists and to divers of the Vestry his Creatures of whom none hath taken it as Parishioner nor one word said to encourage others to take it in Pulpit or else where but much to the contrary Many other things as bad as these could have beene proved but what was already heard appeared sufficient cause for his removall which this Honourable Assembly without all question will doe when those other weighty Affaires of more generall concernment are setled especially in regard he doth still persist in his old manner not reforming any considerable thing his Atar stands deckt continually week-dayes and all and mewed up within the Screene and Rayles as before some of the Parishioners desiring to receive the Sacrament in their Pewes were denied it and sent away without it and hee forceth all to come up to the Rayles still as before In divers of his Sermons since the hearing of his businesse hee hath with much bitternesse inveighed against the Petitioners and at those that goe from their owne Parish Church although hee hath so weake a voice that hee cannot be heard by the one halfe of those that come to Church All the Premises well knowne and seriously considered there can no reason be given by any well affected Protestant to desire his continuance FINIS