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A20031 A true, modest, and iust defence of the petition for reformation, exhibited to the Kings most excellent Maiestie Containing an answere to the confutation published under the names of some of the Vniuersitie of Oxford. Together vvith a full declaration out of the Scriptures, and practise of the primitiue Church, of the severall points of the said petition. Sprint, John, d. 1623. Anatomy of the controversed ceremonies of the church of England. 1618 (1618) STC 6469; ESTC S119326 135,310 312

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canere instrumentis in animis puerorum est To vse instruments is for babes and children Itaque in ecclesijs sublatus est tantum instrumentorum vsus relictum est canere simpliciter so that our brethren thinking by these authorities to helpe their cause haue indeed cut the throat of it The Papists themselues confesse that their harmonicall musicke is much later lib. 4. Chronol p. 729. then Iustine Martyr or Augustine either Genebrand confesseth that Pope Constantine sent Organs to King Pippin anno 757. as yet unknowne to the Germanes and Frenchmen and Beza sheweth by good authorities that they were first brought in by Pope Viteliane at the soonest and Colloqu Mompelg par 2. p. 37. into France anno 878. So long the Churches of Christ stood without them and it had been well with them if they had stood so still VVherefore most noble King 1. Seing this theatricall Musicke serveth not to edification in the Church to the which all things there used should serue by the Apostles rule 2. Seeing it hindereth edification in withdrawing the minde from contemplation and pulling it down to carnall delight 3. Seeing it was a part of the Leviticall service which is now ceased in Christ 4. Seing plain voice musicke was taken to be fittest for Gods service by Christ and the Apostles and all the Fathers in the best times of the Church we most humbly entreate your maiesty that this stage-like musicke may be removed and that which is fittest for edification and best beseeming the spirituall worship of the Gospell may be retayned 12. Against the prophanation of the Lords day HErein we both consent Hee is very Answ to pet p. 12. prophane say our brethren that desireth not this from his heart Now wee heartily thanke the holy God of Heaven even for this and we pray him that hath begun this good in our brethren to encrease it to the day of Iesus Christ Indeed the sanctifying of the Sabbath Esay 58. 13 Exod. 31. 13 is it that giveth life to all religion and therefore this being once well setled all religious and Christian duties will quickly follow VVherefore O most noble King not onely we the ministers that desire reformation but both your Vniversities the Vice Chancellors Doctors and heads of houses and the rest of the learned Clergy and obedient subiects expect this at your Highnesse hands that as you haue by your most Christian proclamation give Constant. Euseb lib. 4. c. 19. Theodos Valent. c. de ferijs Carolus magn 139. K. Canutus K. Iuas in martyrol Fox p. 73. Gythcon K. of Danes ibid. p. 755. Exod. 20. 10. charge for the sanctifying of the Lords day and for restraining of idle sports and games upon it as the godly Emperours and Kings haue done before So because through the backwardnes and disorder of many brutish people that day is not yet so carefullie regarded as it should bee It will please your highnesse so soone as God shall giue opportunitie to enact it as a Law that all your Maiesties people may not onely keep a rest but a religious and holy rest upon that day VVee know your highnesse knoweth the largenesse of your gates that they be as large as your kingdom and therefore will provide by godly and wholesome lawes according to the charge of your God which is uppon you that all within your gates i. within your hignesse government and dominions shall keepe the day of the Lords rest in all the holy duties and services of it 13. That the rest upon holy dayes be not so strictly urged Argument 1. IF Saints dayes may without any offence to God bee remooved then the strict observation thereof should not be so severely urged But the first is true for some Churches reformed haue de facto taken them away as brought in by men and de iure they might so do because the keeping of such times without speciall commandement seemeth to be an observing of dayes contrary to the Apostle Gal. 4. 10. and a consecrating of them to the memory of men which should onely be obserued to the Lord Rom. 14. 6. As Ambrose well saith qui calendas Ianuarias colit peccat quoniam homini mortuo defert divinitatis obsequium he that keepeth the calends of Ianuarie sinneth because he giveth divine worship to a dead man his reason is as good against holy dayes Amb. ser 17 kept in the memory of Christian men as Pagans for divine honor should be yeelded to neither Arg. 2. There should be a diffrence made between the rest upon the Lords day and other holy dayes But now there is no difference the rest being as strictly urged upon the one day as the other Ergo. The proposition is thus proved i. The Lord himselfe maketh a difference betweene the Sabboth and other holy dayes of his own appointment for upon the passeover day it was lawfull to dresse that which they did eate Exod. 12. 16 But not so upon the Lord day Exod. 16. 2. 3. 2. the Sabboth is of the Lords institution and so precisely to be kept holy dayes are but an Ecclesiasticall constitituon and therefore not in the observation to bee made equall to the other 3. Difference to be made in the obseruatiō of the Lords day and other holy dayes the rest upon the Lords day doth simply bind in conscience as all the commandements of God doe the rest of holy dayes doth not simply bind in conscience in respect of the thing commanded but as we are bound in conscience to obey our governours in all lawfull things for there is but one lawgiuer which is able to saue and to destroy Iam. 4. 12. 4. the constitutions of the Church haue observed this difference making greater restraint of labour upon the Lords day then upon other festivals upon the Lords day all ruralia opera works of husbandrie are forbidden Cabilonens c. 18. itinerari cum caballis to travel with horse or oxen Aurelian 3. 27. to keep Fairs or Markets upon the Lords day Coloni part 9. c. 10. no courts or pleas then to be holden Tarraconens c. 4. no dansing or playes or shewes to bee used Mogunt c. 61. All these canons and many more provide onely or chiefly pro diebus dominicis for the Lords dayes Argu. 3. That liberty which God hath given to worke six daies ought not where Exod. 20. 6 there is no urgent necessity to be restrained especially where there is a necessity to labour for where necessity requireth wee deny not but a day of cessation may be enioyned upon the worke dayes as when a generall day of fast or of thanksgiving is proclaimed yet even upon these daies necessary labours are excepted But the rest of holy daies is upon no necessity yea many pore men working a crash for necessity haue been fetched to the Courts and forced to pay large fees Ergo it impugneth the liberty which God hath given and so is unlawfull as it is