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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87180	The prerogative priests passing-bell. Or Amen to the rigid clergy. Shewing the usefulness, equity, lawfulness, and necessity, of private persons to take upon them preaching or expounding of the scriptures, having a call thereto by the word of God, and agreeable to the practise of the best reformed churches of Christ, and judgment of judicious divines both forraign and domestick. Being a brief reply to that discourse intituled The pulpit guarded with 17 arguments, and owned by Tho. Hall. Calculated on purpose for the metropolis of Northamptonshire, and may serve indifferently for those parts that are in conjunction with the northern climate. / By William Hartley.	Hartley, William, of Stony-Stratford.	1651 (1651)	Wing H975; Thomason E637_6; ESTC R206608	11,574	16

The Prerogative Priests Passing-Bell OR Amen to the Rigid Clergy Shewing the Usefulness Equity Lawfulness and Necessity of private Persons to take upon them Preaching or Expounding of the Scriptures having a Call thereto by the Word of God and agreeable to the practise of the best Reformed Churches of Christ and Judgment of judicious Divines both Forraign and Domestick Being a brief Reply to that Discourse intituled The Pulpit guarded with 17 Arguments and owned by THO. HALL Calculated on purpose for the Metropolis of Northamptonshire and may serve indifferently for the Meridian of most places in other Horizons especially for those parts that are in Conjunction with the Northern Climate By WILLIAM HARTLEY But Diotrephes who loveth to have the preheminence amongst them receiveth us not wherefore if I come I will remember his deeds which he doth prating against us with malicious words and not content therewith neither doth he himself receive the brethren but forbiddeth them that would and casteth them out of the Church 3 Iohn 1.9.10 While the partition wall stood between Jews and Gentiles there was also partitions among the Jews themselves but now the partition being broken down every man is alike Priest unto God every man prayeth within the vail what are we better for our priviledges if we do neglect our freedom Doct. Jos. Hall Medit. upon the Angel and Zacharias LONDON Printed by J. M. for H. Cripps and L. Lloyd and are to be sold at their shop in Popes head Alley neer Lumbard street 1651. A Preface to the Reader JEsus Christ God manifested in the flesh gave his Disciples to understand that men did not light a candle and then presently put it under a bushel but set it upon a candlestick that it might give light to the room By which inference it was hinted that according to that dimension of light the Sun of Righteousness shall manifest in the elementary part of Microsmos little world mankind the Creature standeth accomptable to Justice if he extend not the benefit thereof to its proper Horizon To be wrapped up in silence at some times is an argument of prudence but at another season silent persons are rendered Accessaries A tacite Spectator of a person in act of murder is an Abettor and Consenter to the slaughter Nay there is a time when our own secrets may not be kept silent but what hath been spoken privately in the ear of Understanding must be publiquely declared on the top of that house or family wherein we are resident And when Israel is at a loss in the way to Canaan a voyce is crying in this Wilderness Prepare the way of the Lord make his paths straight Although the Spirit of Elias be prisoned by Herodians and the manifestation of God in the Creature as to fleshly understanding be killed and continue in the grave that earthly part of mankind for a time yet he that hath power to lay down his life will also assume strength to take it up again and striking dead those Roman Souldiers of Unrighteousness will march in the Van of his Disciples into Galilee Now to track the way of him whose footsteps are in the Sea is impossible and to limit the Holy One of Israel is forbidden For the times and seasons knoweth no man But if Wars and rumors of Wars as well in Churches as Nations Brethren both in natural and Gospel relation betray one another to death Stars of Heaven spiritual men in high and heavenly places be fallen and the Powers of the Earth worldly Kings and Potentates be shaken from a figtree Calculation there is ground for belief that the coming of the Lord is nigh at hand and another Messenger is coming down from Heaven the presence of God having great Power and the Earth is lightened by his presence crying * Babylon the great is fallen is fallen and is become the habitation of Devils the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird Rev. 18.2 The coming of the Lord as I give my Judgment is the Apparition of Righteousness in the Creation as to mankind and for his personal Raign which many godly persons expect I rather rejoyce to see then have faith to beleeve and say to those termed Millenaries as to all others who seek after Christ though in never so various administration to my apprehended light So walk as ye have received only let your Conversation be as becometh the Gospel The way to bring men to the knowledg of God is Christ Jesus who in the mystery of the Gospel is Love Meekness Humility c. in the Creature and all true Messengers put on Jesus Christ in this method But now seeing many who appropriate to themselves the stile of Ministers of the Gospel barren in this nature and fruits of rankor from a root of bitterness is so grown to maturity that the Tree is easily distinguished and notwithstanding the sheep-skin the rapine of the Wolf is discovered which cruelty is that contrary nature or pure Antichrist who must be destroyed not by outward violence but by the Word of God And this small Treatise presented unto publique view begs no further resentment then is consonant to Scripture and Reason whereunto he is wholly passive who is A Well-wisher unto Truth William Hartley To Mr THOMAS HALL SIR WHen the Cry of Sodom ascended to the ears of Almighty God you cannot be ignorant of the determination Let us go down and see whether the Cry be so great as reported It cannot be interpreted from this expression that either the remoteness of the place or the descension of God did obscure or add to the knowledg of him before whom all things are naked and open but written for our learning that great observation be had before we proceed to sentence Sir By the series of your discourse it will appear that you have not only judged before the time but also prevaricated righteous Judgment To condemn the innocent or justifie the wicked is equally abominated by the Judg of all men and although you have strained industry by Argument to maintain a Charge seeing you have a levelled at a wrong object your Argument and Charge in the eye of Reason stand annihilated It must be granted you have abilities yet let me mind you of this School Maxim b The prevarication of the best is the worst corruption You are pleased to say that although we have not the Latin tongue yet we have the lying tongue 'T is pity they are so inseparable in your self your animosity is against Lay-mens Preachings sure you are from Rome for your speech bewrays you in the Common-wealth of Saints there is no such distinction of Laity and Clergy but all are one or alike in Jesus Christ Let your term be granted yet some of your own Poets differ from you viz. c It is lawful for the Laity in case of vacancy or deficiency of Bishops and Ecclesiastical persons to take upon them the care