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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56218	The time-serving Proteus, and ambidexter divine, uncased to the vvorld containing two letters of M. John Dury (the great champion for the new ingagement, faithfully extracted out of the originalls under his own hand) : the first, to Joseph Hall, late Bishop of Exeter : the second, to William Lawd, late Archbishop of Canterbury : wherein he expresseth the reasons which moved him, not onely to scruple and dislike, but in some sort to renounce his ecclesiasticall orders and ministeriall function, formerly conferred on him in the reformed churches beyond the seas, because not given by a diœcesan bishop ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing P4106; Wing D2892; ESTC R19645	6,280	8

THE Time-serving Proteus AND Ambidexter Divine Uncased to the VVorld Containing two Letters of M. John Dury the great Champion for the New Ingagement faithfully extracted out of the Originalls under his own hand The first to Joseph Hall late Bishop of Exeter The second to William Lawd late Archbishop of Canterbury WHEREIN He expresseth the Reasons which moved him not onely to scruple and dislike but in some sort to renounce his Ecclesiasticall Orders and Ministeriall Function formerly conferred on him in the Reformed Churches beyond the Seas because not given by a Dioecesan Bishop but by particular men whereof none is above the degree of a Priest and in point of conscience to crave and receive a Reordination and new Orders from our English Bishops that so he might enter by the door into the sheepfold Whose superiority in degree over other Ministers and sole jurisdiction in conferring Orders he asserts to be jure divino professing withall his conscientious observance of and submission to all their Canons and Constitutions and testifying to all the world that he was the Prelates and this Archbishops most humbly devoted servant in all obedience and so he actually was till their fall and then he quite deserted them and turned a zealous Presbyterian again untill the late change of affairs metamorphosed him into an Independent and since into the first printed Advocate for the New Ingagement proving a Divine of as many various Editions as there are severall impressions of his inconsiderate Considerations Jam. 1. 8. A double minded man is unstable in all his wayes Jude 12. 13. Clouds they are without water carried about of winds Trees whose fruit withereth without fruit twice dead plucked up by the roots raging waves of the sea foaming out their own shame wandring stars to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever Printed in the Yeer 1650 A Copy of a Letter presented to the Reverend Father in God JOSEPH Lord Bishop of Exeter by Iohn Dury Wherein he setteth down the reasons which moved him to crave Orders in the Church of England after he had gotten a presentation to a Cure although else-where beyond seas he had been formerly called to a Pastorall charge in one of the Protestant Churches Right reverend Father in God IT doth import every one who is called to a Pastorall charge in the Church to satisfie his own conscience in all things belonging thereunto and be sure that he a entereth in by the door into the Sheepfold least if he enter in another way he be counted a thief and a robber Now I was lately called by my b Lords Grace of Canterbury to such a charge in this Church of England whereof I never was heretofore a member in the Clergy Therefore I thought it my duty to consider with my self whether or no I could lawfully take such a charge upon me except I were first received admitted unto the Ministry as others are in this Church of England which after ripe deliberation I found I could not do either lawfully in respect of the Church in which I am to have a charge or conveniently in respect of the duties to be discharged in it or safely in respect of the tranquillity of my own conscience concerning both For which cause I found it requisite to c request among other favours this at your Lordships hands that you would be pleased to grant me the orders which are appointed by the Canons of this Church to be received after a presentation or title is granted and before institution and induction may be given to any who is to have a charge of souls It is therefore my humble desire and intreaty that I may have the priviledge and right which others have by d lawfull ordination into the Ministry to discharge the office unto which I am called in this Church And least this request should seem to be without ground and motives sufficient to perswade my e conscience to desire it I will shortly set down the reasons which induce me to sue for this favour 1. I cannot find in conscience that I am a true member of the Clergy in this Church except I have the orders which others have in it and as it is appointed by the Law that every one should have For the f Ordination of the Church giveth one the right to be a member of the Ministery in it and he is none of the members that is not ordained as the Church appointeth Now it is so with me therefore I think my self obliged to seek for your Ordination that I may have the previledge of a true member of the Clergy and g enter in by the door into the Sheepfold 2. A Minister must be h carefull before all things to be without blemish and occasion of offence both in respect of the Church wherein he is to follow his calling and in respect of a good conscience whereby he must walk and be conversant in his calling But except I receive i Orders appointed by God in the Church I conceive that I cannot be blamelesse in either of these respects For first in respect of the Church I should not be blamelesse because the Law of the Church doth admit none to be a Curate or Minister except he be ordained by some Bishop of this Church Secondly I should not be blamelesse in respect of my own conscience because I must k intend to observe and submit my self to all the Canons and Constitutions of the Church agreeable or not contrary to the Word of God Now I know that this Canon touching the Ordination of Ministers is one of the chief and important Constitutions and l most agreeable to Gods Commandement therefore I acknowledge my self bound to observe it 3. Although I have been admitted els-where unto the Ministry yet I think not that m Ordination sufficient to authorize me to discharge a Pastorall office in this Church 1. Because the Church where I was formerly admitted is not the same with the Church of England as being different in Government from it 2. Because the orders which I received formerly were not given by persons of the same degree and authority by which these of the Church of England are conferred For those are given by particular men whereof none is above the n degree of a Priest but these are given by a Diocesax or Bishop 4. Because in my o former calling to the Ministery I have been heretofore interrupted and perplexed in conscience about it For a year after I was ordained I fell in trouble of mind concerning my calling and was once resolved to have left it wholly The cause of my doubt was a p certain restraint and confinement of my Ministry to certain conditions not agreeable to the freedome of a good conscience in professing the Gospell which were laid upon me both by those that sent me and those to whom I was to minister the Word When I found