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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76406	A true tryall of the ministers and ministry of England; as also a true discovery of their root and foundation, and of the called English Church, with its honours, possessions, tythes, and maintenance. Together with the fruits of the said ministers and ministry. Published for the sake of the simple ones, that they may no longer be deceived; but may come to witnesse the altar, whereof they have no right to eat who serve at the tabernacle, Hebr. 13. 10. / Written forth by Gervase Benson.	Benson, Gervase, d. 1679.	1655 (1655)	Wing B1903; Thomason E857_2; ESTC R206612	10,040	15

manifest whom ye call your Ministers Parsons Vicars and Curats and the foundation of your Churches as you call them and your Parishes and your Fonts and your Basons and your Sacraments for which there is no Scripture and your Infants Baptisme and your Tythes Prediall and Parsonall and your Oblations Obventions and Easter Reckonings and Mortuaries and your Crysoms and your Churching of Women and your first-fruits and your Patrons and your Presentations and your Orders and your Approbations and Augmentations and all your worship as you call it which is not in Spirit and in truth to be of man and from man and was invented by fallen man and their Titles and Dignities they received of man and from man and one from another and their Original Head and Root and Foundation was the Archbishops and Bishops amongst which the Bishop of Rome called the Pope was Chief and Supream head untill the Raign of Henry the Eight late King of England as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Nation doth and may appear And these called Archbishops and Bishops and such as received Orders from them to be Priests Ministers and Deacons and Clerks as they called them were called the body Spiritual and were and are called the English-Church as by the Statute of 24. Hen. 8. Cap. 12. doth and may appear And as that Statute declareth The Kings and Nobles of this Realm endowed the said Church both with honour and possessions to keep them from corruption and sinister affection And the Pope and the See of Rome had the Tryal amongst other things of the right of Tythes Oblations and Obventions And by that Statute it is ordained and declared That all spiritual Prelates Pastors Ministers and Curates within the Realm of England may use Minister execute and do all Sacraments and Sacramentalls and Divine Service unto the Subjects of the same And by the Statute of the 26. Hen. 8. Chap. 1. King Henry the Eight and his Successours is declared the onely Supream Head in earth of the Church of England And by the Statute of the 25. Hen. 8. Chap. 20. The Annals or first fruits which were payed by the Archbishops and Bishops of England to the Bishop of Rome are taken from the Bishop of Rome called the Pope And by the Statute of the 26. Hen. 8. Chap. 3. The first fruits and profits of every Archbishoprick and Bishoprick Parsonage Vicaridge c. are given to Henry the Eight and his Successours and over and besides a yearly tenth of all spiritual livings as they are called And by the Statute of the 25. of Hen. 8. Chap. 20. It is ordained and established That the King and his Successours may grant to the Prior and Covent or the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Churches or Monasteries a Licence under the great Seal as of old time hath been accustomed to proceed to the Election of an Archbishop or Bishop at every avoidance of any Archbishoprick or Bishoprick within the Realm of England with a Letter Missive containing the name of the person which they shall Elect and choose c. And by the Statute of the 25. Hen. 8. Chap. 21. The Archbishops of Canterbury have Power and Authority given at their discretions to grant Dispensations Licences c. unto the King his Heires and Successours for causes not being contrary to the holy Scriptures as before had been accustomed and used to be obtained by the Kings of England from the See of Rome And by a Statute made 13. Eliz. Chap. 12. It is ordained that every person under the degree of a Bishop which doth or shall pretend to be a Priest or a Minister of Gods holy Word and Sacraments c. shall in the presence of the Bishop declare his assent and subscribe to all the Articles of Religion which concern the confession of the true Christian faith and the doctrine of the Sacraments comprized in a Book imprinted Entituled Articles whereupon it was agreed by the Archbishops and Bishops and the whole Clergie in the Convocation holden at London in the year 1562. And that none should be made Minister or admitted to preach or administer the Sacraments in England under the age of 24 years or unlesse he be approved by the Bishop of the Diocesse being a Deacon at the least c. And all admissions to Benefices c. and all Licences or Tolerations made to the contrary to be meerly void in Law as if they never were So that it is manifest That the foundation of the late Archbishops and Bishops here in England was Man viz. The Kings and Queens of England with the Priors and Covent of Monasteries and the Deanes and Chapiters of the Cathedrals And that the Ministers Parsons Preachers Vicars and Curats as they call them were members and branches arising from that Root and Body To wit The Archbishops and Bishops which Archbishops and Bishops by a late Ordinance of Parliament were and are abolished and taken away And by another Ordinance or Act of Parliament the Kingly Power and Government was and is taken away and rendred uselesse in this Nation and the same declared to be a free Common-Wealth And by another Ordinance of Parliament the late Deans and Chapiters c. are also abolished and taken away So that it is manifest by the Lawes Statutes and Ordinances aforesaid That the called Priests Ministers Rectors Parsons Preachers Vicars and Curats were Members and Branches of the late Archbishops and Bishops of this Nation and had their rising and sprung from that Root and Body and of that Root and Body were members and branches And that the Archbishops and Bishops themselves were made and had their rise from the late Kings and Queens of England with the Priors and Covents and Dean and Chapiters aforesaid which said Kings and Queens Priors Covents Monasteries Deans and Chapiters Archbishops and Bishops Root and Branch and their Power and Authorities being disannulled rendred and declared uselesse abolished and taken away as aforesaid It doth clearly appear and is manifest That all the Priests so called and Ministers in England with the called Rectors Parsons Preachers Vicars Clerks and Curats being Branches and Members of that Root and Body viz. the late Archbishops and Bishops as branches and members of that Body and Root are taken away disannulled and abolished and the Root of their Root the Kings and Queens of England c. And thus having clearly proved and made manifest their foundation to be of man and from man and them and their foundation and the Root of their Root by man razed taken away made Null and rendred uselesse I leave them in the Pit without foundation either of God or man where they and their memory shall rot who have brought nothing to perfection and all that go about to set up write again and uphold that which God hath cast down and disannulled and blotted out the hand-writing of Ordinances the Commandement by which the Priests took Tythes and changed the Priesthood that was changeable that

nor example in the Scriptures and take Tythes of the People and demand them as theirs by a humane Law made in the will of Man which the Ministers of Christ Jesus never did act any such thing nor sue any man at the law but he that preached the Gospel lived of the Gospel for so hath the Lord ordained Neither did Levi nor his Sons under the first Priesthood act any such thing for that Priesthood was made by a law Exod. 4.13 14. and Exod. 28.1 And had a commandement to take Tythes of the people according to the Law Hebr. 7.5 And no man took this honour to himself but he that was called of God as Aaron was Hebrewes 5.4 And those that did not bring their Tythes to the Store-house robbed God Malach. 3.8 10. and not the Priests neither were the Priests to go to the Magistrate to compell them by a law to pay them Tythes and Treble damages as the Priests now in England do but according to all that the Lord commanded so did they as you may read Levit. 8.36 But these men now in England who are called Ministers of the Gospel and of Christ are neither called of God who never heard his voice as Aaron was and those under the first pristhood who received their Law from God and had a commandement from Him to take Tythes of the People Nor as the Ministers of the Gospel were called who witnessed their call from God not of men neither by man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead Gal. 1.1 And the Gospell which was preached by them was not after man neither received they it of man neither was taught it but by Revelation of Jesus Christ And Christ-Jesus is the same yesterday to day and for ever and the Gospell is the same for saith the Apostle Gal. 1. If any preach another Gospell then that which we have preached let him be accursed And the Ministers of Christ are the same and are one who hold one Head who are led and guided by one spirit even the Spirit of Truth which the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him Joh. 14.17 And as many as are led by the Spirit of Christ they are the Ministers of Christ who abide in his Doctrine and do whatsoever he commandeth them But they that have not the Spirit of Christ even the same spirit which was in the Apostles of Christ they are none of his Ministers Rom. 8.9 And they that deny Revelation and affirm and say That all Revelation is ceased are no Ministers of Christ who know not the Father nor the Son For no man knoweth the Father but by the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him Matth. 11.27 And they who were the Ministers of Christ Jesus witnessed Revelations and delivered and preached to others no other doctrine but what they received of the Lord. Even that which from the begining was which they had heard which they had seen with their Eyes which they had looked upon and their hands had handled of the Word of Life 1 John 1.1 1 Cor. 15.3 which Word of Life those called Ministers in England who deny Revelation who sue men at the law for Tythes and maintenance never heard who are yet in their sins who live in pride covetousnesse and oppression who hold and teach that none can be free from sin nor overcome sin whilest they live here contrary to plain Scriptures Rom. 6.18.22 and 1 John 2.13 14. And so they being servants of sin are free from righteousnesse for it is they that are free from sin that are the Ministers of Christ Rom. 6.18 For he that commits sin is the servant of sin and no man can serve two Masters none can be the Servant of Christ whilest he is the servant of sin John 8.34 For Christ and sin are two contrary Masters and betwixt light and darknesse there is no fellowship 2 Cor. 6.14 For whosoever finneth hath not seen Christ neither known him 1 Joh. 3.6 And how can they be Christ Ministers who neither knew him nor ever saw him For who are Christs Ministers he is their Lord and Master and they do whatsoever he commandeth them Iohn 13.13 And where Christ Jesus is made manifest the works of the Devill are destroyed 1 Iohn 3.8 Now sin is of the Devill 1 Iohn 3.7 8. And the Devill is no Minister of Christ nor none that are of him and he that commits sin is of the devill who was a lyar from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him Iohn 8.44 neither is there truth in them who teach for doctrines the Tradition of men Matth. 15.9 Who hold up a worship and maintenance and the high places devised by man which they received by Tradition from the Pope and his Prelates after the customes of the Nations and not after Christ who make the Commandements of God of none effect by their traditions these are such as the Apostle spoke of 1 Tim. 4.1.2 who give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devills speaking lies in hypocrisie having their consciences seared with a hot Iron who run but God never sent them and say Thus saith the Lord when he never spoke to them and therefore it is they have not profited the people at all because they stood not in the counsel of the most High God who are not built upon the foundation of Prophets and Apostles and Ministers of Christ Jesus the Rock of ages but from the foundation of the Prophets Apostles and Disciples of Christ Jesus they are razed and excluded who are unholy for if their Root had been holy the branches would have been holy also Rom. 11.16 but their fruits have made them manifest to have sprung up from the bitter root who have troubled and defiled many Hebr. 12.15 themselves being unclean manifesting their root And therefore all people every where consider what ye are doing that hold up a Generation of men whom you call Ministers of Christ and of the Gospel who be unholy and uncleane who do the Temple of God defile who in the way of Cain do go and after the Errour of Balaam for rewards run greedily These are they that be spots in your feasts of Charity when they feast with you they feed themselves without fear clouds they are without water carried about of winds Trees whose fruit withereth without fruit who are Murmurers and Complainers who can never have enough who say What shall we eat what shall we drink wherewithall shall we be cloathed Matth. 6.25 c. Heathens they are and no Ministers of Christ who after their own ungodly lusts do walk whose mouthes speak great swelling words having men persons in admiration for advantage sensuall they are who have not the same spirit which was in the Apostles and Ministers of Christ as sundry of them have confessed and published in print whose Foundation and Root is now discovered and made