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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85375	Bishop Goodman his proposition in discharge of his own dutie and conscience both to God and man.	Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656.	1650 (1650)	Wing G1099E; ESTC R177532	11,800	20

come to those great years which may claim a priviledge to doat Tying my self to Religion as it is setled by Laws under favour be it spoken I doe not think the temporall Judges of our Common-Laws so fit to interpret them but rather the Spirituall Judges the Church men themselves especially such who were the Law-makers and knew their own intents best and as it may be supposed had a speciall influence in those Laws while the Temporall Judges were onely assistants and not permitted to speak but when they were demanded besides the honour of Priest-hood which is not to be incroached upon within the compasse of his own sphere thus I shall reduce all Opions to the Church of England as it is settled by Laws For the name of Protestant Religion that I may confess my own weakness I never yet understood what was meant by it yet I have read Sleydon and Florimond both very wise and excellent Authors though different in their Opinions Factions and in all their wayes and courses yet they agree in the name of Protestant for 1529. there was a Diet held in Germany where many Princes Free States and others did enter a solemn Protestation 1. Against the Pope and his Power 2. Against the Emperour and the Power which he claimed 3. For an absolute liberty and freedom of Conscience that every man might profess what Religion he pleased and none to be molested therein There were then at least 14. severall Religions which did enter this one Protestation and if the Jews the Turks and the Heathen had bin present no doubt but they would have joyned in the Protestation and so become Protestants and yet not converted from their own Religion much lesse made Christians how this word Protestant should signifie and point out any one proper Religion it is beyond my understanding the Roman Catholicks protest against all Religions but their own and therein they become Protestants The Laws of England and the Acts of State finding this inconvenience doe usually add this one word and call it the true Protestant Religion which doth very much qualifie the business Now when I say that I will reduce all to the Church of England as it is setled by Laws I must here crave leave to take some further advice concerning the Ordinances of Parliament which were made without the Kings consent while the Kings Power was acknowledged how far they doe oblige out of Parliament and how far they differ from Acts of Parliament for herein I am not yet so fully satisfied Now that the Church hath lost all her Temporalties the Revenues are gone the Jurisdiction is gone the Honour and Esteem is gone and nothing left for further or future Sacriledge it may please God to use this as a means that our Eyes may be opened and without any temporall obstacles we may discern the naked truth and so agree in one Faith while the controversie-moungers who were the Incendiaries in the nature of Buffoones most contemptible in themselves they must find out some other trade to thrive by for their Patrones and Supporters have now their own ends and swallowed up their morsell and have no further use of them and now they must fall to sedition and matters of State between the Presbyterian and Independent men whose wit learning honesty and Religion carry an even and equall proportion while all of them running themselves out of breath and finding how one error hath begotten an other they will at length return home and seek shelter under the Apron of their Mother Church and by Gods assistance I will doe my best endeavour to hasten their return I cannot ferve God in any other kind for my strength will not serve me to Preach and though no man doth honour Preaching more then my self yet I doe not think it alwayes a like necessary where Religion is once Planted and that men are sufficiently satisfied in the truth of Religion that there they should be still learning and that the practice of Religion should onely consist in the precept this I doe not commend multiloquium parit contemptum there may be Satietas in sacris it is not frequent and long Preaching but painfull and profitable Preaching which works upon the minds and affections of men It cannot be denied but many Sects and Sectaries have risen from rash and unadvised Preaching men must fill up the houre somtimes with impertinencies somtimes with seditious discourses but alwayes with needless repetitions as the Directory commends extemporary Prayer so following that example for the reason is alike in both some men will Preach ex tempore and while they sweat in the Pulpit and fill up the houre with weak stuff the judicious hearer presently concludes that this man breaks the fourth Commandement Six dayes shalt thou labour and take pains and the seventh day thou shalt rest but here he hath bin idle and not followed his Studies the whole week and now he labours and sweats on the Sabbath and truely to little purpose for as it is in Husbandry according to the pains of the Husbandman together with Gods mercy the Earth brings forth her increase so according to the pains of the Preacher he must expect that the People shall edifie for if he be careless and negligent and regard not his own Preaching he cannot in justice expect that others should greatly regard it Thus far the judicious hearer but the Sermon consisting of weak stuff the weak hearer suppose Tradesmen Artificers if they have but a volubility of speech they will adventure to make such a Sermon Thus you have preachers of all Trades and Professions thus some Ministers desiring to be reputed zealous and painfull in their Calling with their tedious and frequent Preaching they have prostituted the very honour of Preaching and made it contemptible Some Preachers there are whom of all others I doe most commend I confess I received more benefit from them then from others and these are Silenced Sequestred Plundered and utterly supprest for it is an Errour to think that all Preaching should come from the Pulpit Men Preach in their lives in their actions in their examples The Heavens declare the glory of God and the Firmament sheweth his handy work one Day telleth another and one Night certifieth another here is excellent Preaching indeed not an impertinent word Thus the Church in all her Orders and Ceremonies did Preach the building of great Cathedralls set forth the Majesty and Magnificency of God and that he was to be served like a God Thus we consider Solomons Temple where the very snuffers were of beaten Go'd they did likewise assure us that God had his dwelling and habitation amongst men which was an argument that God was once Incarnate and visibly conversant with men And whereás the Jews expect a Temporall Messias I doe acknowledge that in all the Old Testament there is not one word to the contrary and therefore I beleeve that Christ was not