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A91309	Truth triumphing over falshood, antiquity over novelty. Or, The first part of a just and seasonable vindication of the undoubted ecclesiasticall iurisdiction, right, legislative, coercive power of Christian emperors, kings, magistrates, parliaments, in all matters of religion, church-government, discipline, ceremonies, manners: summoning of, presiding, moderating in councells, synods; and ratifying their canons, determinations, decrees: as likewise of lay-mens right both to sit and vote in councells; ... In refutation of Mr. Iohn Goodwins Innocencies Triumph: my deare brother Burtons Vindication of churches, commonly called Independent: and of all anti-monarchicall, anti-Parliamentall, anti-synodicall, and anarchicall paradoxes of papists, prelates, Anabaptists, Arminians, Socinians, Brownists, or Independents: whose old and new objections to the contrary, are here fully answered. / By William Prynne, of Lincolnes Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P4115; Thomason E259_1; ESTC R212479	202,789	171

liberty left them to elect what civil government they by publique consent shall deem most convenient provided it be generally agreeable to Gods Word which hath prescribed generall rules applicable to all civill Governments actions as well as Ecclesiasticall and spirituall though no one Government in particular And why the Government of the CHVRCH MILITANT should be more particularly uniformly unalterably said down in scripture then the Government of Christian Kingdoms Nations states under the Gospel which leaves both of them equally undetermined since both of them were alike limited among the Israelites under the Law no rational man cangive any solid reason Christ being King of Kings Lord of Lords yea a great King over all the Earth the only Potentate and Lord of Kingdoms Nations Republiques and of mens bodyes estates as well as KING and Lord of his Church Saints or of mens soules and consciences 9ly There was not only one uniforme Church-government at first under the Gospell in all Churches no not in the Apostles times for in the originall gathering and planting of the Christian Churches they had at first only Apostles Brethren no Elders or Deacons After that their Churches increasing they proceeded to elect ordain Deacons in the Churches of Ierusalem and afterwards some other Churches though not in all for ought we read Not long after the Apostls ordained Elders in Churches which had none at first after that Widowes in some Churches not in all In the primitive Churches some Congregations had Apostle s Evangelists Prophets workers of miracles Healers by miraculous extraordinary gifts of healing men endued with diversities of Tongues Interpretation of Tongues GOVERNMENTS that is men gifted with an extraordinary faculty of Governing Churches all which the Scriptures many Divines distinguish Other Churches at that time had none of these Officers or members and all Churches have beene deprived of them since those dayes these Officers not being perpetuall but temporary as all acknowledge though Christ might have continued a succession of them still had he pleased Therefore the Government and Officers of all Churches not being de facto one and the selfesame in all particulars in the very Primitive times as well as since it can never be proved to be of divine right but one the sel same in al succeeding ages without the least variation since it was not so in the Apostles days 10ly The Apostles speech 1. Cor. 12. 4 5. 6. c. There are diversities of gifts but the same spirit and there are differences of administrations but the same Lord and there are diversities of operations but the same God which worketh all in all compared with v. 8. to 13. ch 9. v. 19. to 24. I made my selfe servant unto all that I might gaine all And unto the Jew I became as a Jew that I might gaine the Jew to them that are under the Law as under the Law that I might gaine the Jew to them that are under the Law To them that are without Law as without Law that I might gaine them that are without Law To the weake I became as weake that I might gaine the weake I am made all things to all men that I might by all meanes save some paralleld with Acts 15. 1. 2. 5. 6. to 32. Ch. 21. 18. to 30. by which it is evident that many Churches of the Iewes and those in Jerusalem did still rotain the use of Circum●ition purification other Iewish Rites Ceremonies which the Churches of the Gentiles by the Apostles owne resolutions WERE NOT TO OBSERUE And with Acts c. 2. to cap. 22. where it expresly appeares that the Apostles and other Christians equally frequented the Iewish Temple Synagogues conforming themselves to the Orders discipline thereof and their owne private Assemblie Cougregations consisting all of professed Christians Wil expresly clear it that all particular Churches Congregations in the Apostles times had not one and the selfe same Church-government Orders Ceremonies Therefore it is most cleare there is no such uniforme general government or discipline necessarily prescribed in the Gospel unto al without the least variation as is objected Eleventhly It must be granted to me till disproved that before the Law from Adams Creation till Moses there was no one universall set forme of Church Government and discipline enjoyned to be observed by all the world from which none might vary in any particular That under the Law it selfe there was one forme of Government Worship Discipline Ceremonies and Solemnities to be observed in the Wildernesse another in the Lind of Canaan One forme in and under the Tabernacle revealed by God described by Moses another in and under the Temple shewed by God and appointed by David and Salomon Yea the second Temple and its Ornaments services differed somwhat from the first and all of them expired when the Gospell came If then there were no one universall constant forme of Church-Government Discipline before and under the Law it selfe then by parity of reason till direct Scripture proofes be produced to the contraty there neither is nor can be any such under the Gospell Twelfthly The Scripture as all must acknowledge gives not many particular but mostly generall Rules for the Government and regulating of our thoughts words actions lives Children Servants Families callings the fashion of our apparell gestures eating drinking sleep c. Yea the promises and threatnings in it are for the most part generall and indefinite yet applyable to every particular person and occasion If then there be for the most part only generall Rules precepts which admit some Latitude and variety in particulars prescribed to us for the very ordering and regulating of our thoughts words actions lives apparell meat drinke c. Then certainely there are but generall Rules and Precepts given us for the Government Discipline of the Churches which admit varieties of Government discipline in sundry particulars so as they agree in the generall with the Word and bee not repugnant to it as well as the generall Rules for regulating our words thoughts actions conversations callings apparell meat drinke and family Governments admit of variety which more immediately concerne every man then the more remote and generall Government of the Church But against this my Brother Burton Objects 1. That God in the Old Testament did give this charge to Moses See that thou doe all things according to the patterne shewed thee in the Mount Hee must not vary ONE PIN And when the Temple was built God was so exact in this that he would not leave it to David himselfe though both a King and a Prophet and a man after Gods owne heart to set up what worship he pleased in the Temple but God gave him an exact patterne of all and that not only by his Spirit but in writing that he might neither adde to nor omit IN THE LEAST TITLE 1 Chron. 28. And it was never left

HERETIQVES limiting the maner of proceeding against them defining what shal be heresie how it shall be punished and abridging the Authority of the Bishops and Canon Law ch 16. concernes Pluralities ch 19. containes the submission of the Clergy Convocation to the King declares the Kings supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall the impotency of the Clergy or Convocation to make or promulge any Canons or Ecclesiasticall constituti●ns or to debate any thing in Convocation without his Royall Lycence and approbation The Nullity and invalidity of the Canon Law abolisheth all appeales to Rome and Authorizeth 32. persons whereof halfe to be of the Clergy the other halfe of THE LAITY to survay the Canon Law and to compile a body of the Canon Law to be authorized by the King under his Great Seale by vertue of this Act for to be the only Canon Law to be used within this Realme Chap. 20. takes away the payment of any Annates o● first fruits to the Bishop of Rome nullifies his usurped power and Buls settles the forme of electing and consecrating Archbishops and Bishops within this Realme and plentifully manifests the Kings and Parliaments Jurisdictions in Ecclesiasticall affaires chap. 21. doth the like exonerating the Kings Subjects from all exactions and Impositions heretofore payed to the Sea of Rome and enabling the Archbishop of Canterbury and his Officers to grant all Licences and dispensations within the Realme which were formerly granted at Rome only The Statute is worthy perusall consideration fully demonstrating the power of the Parliament in Church affaires 26. H. 8. c. 1. declares the Kings Highnesse to be supreme head of the Church of England under Christ making it a part of his Royall Title and to have Ecclesiasticall authority to redresse and reforme all Errors Heresies and abuses in the Church punishable by any spirituall or ecclesiasticall Law Chap. 3. enacts The payment of the first fruits of all Dignities Benefices promotions spirituall and tenthes to the King and his Heires abolishing the Popes usurpations and authority herein ch 13. abolisheth sanctuarie in cases of High Treason ch 14. Authorizeth the nomination and consecration of suffragan Bishops in sundry places of this Realme and both creates and limits their authority chap. 15. takes away some exactions of spirituall men within the Archdeaconry of Richmond 27. H. 8. c. 8. limits that the Kings spirituall Subjects shall pay no Tithes whiles they are in their first fruits ch 15. authorizeth the King to nominate 32. persons halfe of the Clergy the other of the Laity for the perusall and making of Ecclesiasticall Lawes and manifests the Convocations invalidity to make such lawes or Canons ch 19. Limiteth and abolisheth Sanctuaries and sanctuary persons ch 20. containes an Order touching the paying of Tithes throughout the Realme ch 21. Limits the maner of payment of Tythes within the City of London ch 27. suppresseth divers Monasteries Priories and Religious Houses vesteth their revenues in the King and erects the Court of Augmentations 28. H. 8. ch 10. extinguisheth thes authority of the Bishop of Rome prescribes an Oath of abjuration of it and Popery together with the Popes usurpations and excellently sets forth the Kings supreamacy the Parliaments authority in matters ecclesiasticall as you may read in the Act worthy perusall ch 11. enacts Restitution of the first fruits in time of vacation to the next incumbent ch 13. compells spirituall persons to residence upon their livings ch 16. Releaseth such as have obtained pretended Licences and dispensations from the Sea of Rome 31. H 8. c. 6. enables such as were Religious persons to purchase lands to sue and be sued in al maner of Actions which they were disabled formerly to do by the Common Canon Law ch 9. Enables the King to make Bishops by his Letters Patents only and to erect new Bishopricks which he did ch 13. disolves all Monasteries and religious Houses and vests them in the King wherein you may behold much of the Kings and Parliaments power in Church businesses ch 14. For abolishing of diversity of opinions in matters of Religion most fully and exactly demonstrates the Kings and Parliaments jurisdictions in matters of Religion as the whole Act sufficiently manifests though the Articles therein defined were erronious and the Act too cruell and bloudy 32. H. 8. cap. 8. provides for the true payment of Tythes and offerings chap. 10. containes the punishment of incontinent Priests and of women offending with them ch 12. concernes Sanctuaries and the priviledges of Churches and Church-Yards ch 15. prescribes the manner of proceeding against Heretickes and impugners of the Act for abolishing of enormious opinions in Christian Religion chap. 23 24. concernes Accounts of Bishops and subsidies granted by the Clergie chap. 25. Dispences the Kings marriage with the Lady Iane chap. 24. Dissolves the Hospitalls of Saint Johns of Ierusalem in England and Ireland for supporting and maintaining the supremacy and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome contrary to their duty and Allegiance chap. 26. Intitled An act concerning true opinions and Declaration of Christs Religion is most pregnant to our present purpose which you may peruse chap. 38. Concerning precontracts of marriages and degrees of consanguinity is likewise a most punctuall Act for the Kings and Parliaments Ecclesiasticall power and chap 44. 45 47. good evidences of it 33. H. 8. chap. 15. 27 28 29 30 31 32. Enabling Religious persons to sue and bee sued severing the Bishopricks of CHESTER and Isle of MAN from the jurisdiction of CANTERBURY to the See of Yorke making the Church of Whitgate a Popish Church by it selfe and severing it from the Parish of Over which I wish our Independents to observe and to learne from this and other Acts that no new Churches or Parishes can be erected legally but by act of Parliament which none of their Churches are 34. and 35. H. 8. c. 1. intituled An act for The advancement of true Religion and For the abolishing of the contrary is most pertinent to our purpose and c. 15. 17 19 35. H. 8. c. 9. for ratification of the Kings stile and Title of Defender of the Faith and supreame head of the Church of England and Ireland ch 6. Concerning the qualification of the Statute of the 6. Articles c. 16. concerning the examination of the Canon Lawes by 32. persons halfe of the Clergie and halfe of the temporalty to be named by the Kings Majesty during his life to compile a body of the Canon Law to bee used in the Realme 37. H. 8. c. 4. 12. but especially ch 17. That Doctors of civill Law may execute Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction though Laymen and married a Law worthy reading and chap. 21. For the union of Churches not exceeding the value of 5l which could not be done but by Act of Parliament are all most pregnant evidences of the Kings and Parliaments indubitable Ecclesiasticall jurisdictions in matters of Discipline Religion Church-government and all Church affaires whatsoever The Statutes made in King