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A40954	Truth exalted and deceit abased, or, A discovery of the false Christs and false prophets spoken of in the 7th and 24th chapters of Matthew shewing also when they came, and how they may be known, to the end that all honest people may be aware of them ... : also, here is something concerning the practice and doctrine of the	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing F512A; ESTC R18557	34,062	47

estate of Popery and Prelacy and did not the Kings and Nobles of the land and their Ancestors at that time to the end that they and the people might be informed and for other works where the Churches were founded and for the souls of the Founders their Heirs c. give certain possessions as well in Fees Lands Rents as in advousons which did extend to a great value and were they not assigned by the said Founders to the Prelates c. to sustaine the same charge and especially of the possessions which were assigned to arch-Arch-Bishops Bishops Abbots Priors c. by the Kings of England Earls Barons and other great men of the same c. And did they not think to merit by their works in so doing and had not the Pope of Rome then a great hand amongst them when the Church was so founded and the possessions by the founders to the Prelates c. were so assigned yea or nay See the Statute of the 25. of Edw. 3. in the year 1350. Query III. Was not Tithes free for any man to give after the Apostles times till the time of Pope Innocent the third and did not he decree by his decretall Epistle at his Councel held at Lateran that Tithes should be paid to the Parsons and Rectors of Parishes and did they not so become lexterrae and into parrochiall rights so called there from See Cooks 2. part Instit fol 641 642. was not here the rise of Tithes in the time of apostacy to the Parish-Priests Parsons and Rectors c. And was they not established by an earthly Law and so not jure divino yea or nay Query IV. Had not the Pope a covetous end to himself in causing Tithes to be paid as aforesaid and was not his end to have the tenth part of the tenths in imitation of the Jewish high Priests or as may be seen in Cooks 2. part Institut And whether is the Popes part as yet cast out from amongst the Parish-Priests Parsons and Rectors c. yea or nay Query V. Had not the Pope of Rome the order and rule amongst Tithes and the Priesthood and gifter of the Arch Bishopricks and Bishopricks when they fell void here in England c. until the time of King Henry the eight See Cooks 2. part Instit fol. 652 653. and Stat. the 24. of Hen. 8.12 and Stat. 28. of Hent the 8.10.16 Stat. 25. Hen. 8.20 11. And was not the Arch-Bishops and Bishops c. till Hen. 8. before they were elected consecrated and invested into their offices and dignities c. first to be nominated and presented by the King c. to the Pope of Rome and did they not from him viz. the Pope or by his order and appointment till then receive Bulls Pales Briefs Rescripts Delegacies Instruments Benedictions and Ceremonies and all things as it is said requisite thereunto belonging yea or nay See the Stat of the 25. of Hen. 8 Chap. 20. Query VI. And after the Pope was denied to be supreame head on earth of the Church of England was not Henry the eight and his successort as Kings and Queens of England c. declared to be head on earth of the Church of England aforesaid and was not the Priesthood after the Pope was denyed to be head to hold their places and Benefices which they received before in the Popes reign c. by the Orders Rescripts Delegacies Bulls Pales c. as they had been tollerated and set therein by the Pope and his Bulls c. yea or nay See the Stat. of the 24. of Hen 8,12 and 25. of Hen. 8.20 21. Chap. Query VII And when the Pope was cast out and denyed to be head of the Church and Henry the eight set up to be head did they not enact and declare how to ordaine and consecrate arch-Arch-Bishops and Bishops in England after that and was not the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury set up partly like a little Pope and were not they of the order of the Priesthood to receive under his seal authentick together with the broad Seal of England Orders Grants Rescripts Build Pales Briefs Faculties Dispenfations Benedictions and Ceremonies and such things as used to be had arid obtained of the Pope at the See of Rome before that time if so wherein did the Priesthood of England succeed the Apostlés of Christ but rather the Popes of Rome and whether did they differ much at that time from the Popish Priests yea or nay See the Statutes afore mentioned Query VIII Was not the Mass book in force till the time of Edward the sixth and did not he deny the Mass book to set up the Common Prayer book in its stead 1. 2. of Edw. 6. Chap. 1. and was not that cryed up as the true Christian Protestant Religion and accounted the publick profession of the Nation c. and was not that mightily cryed up whilst an outward Law gave it life and did not Queen Mary deny the Common Prayer book to set up the Mass book in England againe and was not that cryed up for its time and while an outward Law gave life to it was it not both by priests and people had in great esteeme and they by Law bound to the same yea or nay Sessio secunda Anno Mariae primo Chap. 2.3 Query IX Did not Queen Elizabeth deny the Mass book and set up the Common Prayer book againe and by a Law binde people to the same thereby denying all Laws that was for the upholding any other worship c. 1. of Eliz. Chap. 2. and did not that stand in force till of lace that it was made void by act of Parliament and if all that Religion and worship was false and not true hath not the priests been the greater deceivers and manifested themselves to be the false Prophets and have they not shewed themselves and their rise to be from the Pope and are they not on the top of Popery and ground of superstition yea or nay Query X. Had not the Pope his pensions and Peter pence and other things in England till Henry the eight and when Henry the eight put the Pope out of them did he not let the Bishops and priests into the worlds honours or endow them with the Popes ornaments as pensions Easter reckonings smoke pence c. or Tithes Oblasations Obventions c. to keep them from corruption and sinister affection and if corruption and sinister affection be sin and priests plead for the same terme of life doe not they that so pleade both plead against the Law and one end for which Tithes were given and so plead against Tithes terme of life and impleading against the intent of the Law and one of the chief ends for which Tithes were given doe they not plead thereby that they have no right to them and so make them void by that plea yea or nay also see the Statute of the 24. of Hen. 8. Chap. 12.25 of Hen. 8.21 27. Hen. 8.20.21 Query XI And

when Queen Eliz. had set up the Common prayer book and that uniforme worship which is now denyed was not the parish-priests c. to be made or called to the Ministry by the act of Parliament made the thirteenth of Eliz. Chap. 12. yea or nay Query XII Was not the parish-priests Ministers or preachers by vertue of the said Statute of the thirteenth of Eliz. 12. who held or hold their places and Benefices c. by vertue thereof to subscribe to the Articles agreed of in the Convocation holden at London in the year 1562. And did they not receive Orders c. under the seal authentick of the Arch-Bishop And were they not to read the same assent and subscription to the said Articles with a Declaration of their unfeigned assent thereunto in the parish Church so called where they were to serve as a priest Farson Minister Curate or Clerke c. In the time of Common prayer or open service at or soon after their Induction being the age of 23. years or upon refusall of the same aforementioned were they not to be ipso facto viz. deprived of their spirituall promotions as if they were then naturally dead and their dispensations to be void yea or nay Query XIII And was not that the Back door or outward way of calling by which the Parish Priests Parsons Ministers Curates or Clerks c. entered into the parochiall ministration and not by Christ the true door Ioh. 10. and right way by which his Ministers doe enter into the true Gospel-dispensation and administration according to the Scriptures and is not the said back-door shut against the parish Ministers or that way of calling made void in Law for is it not enacted and declared by the Stat. of the 13. of Eliz. 12. viz. that all Institutions Inductions Admissions Licences and Tolerations c. about the office of the Ministry c. contrary thereunto viz. the Statute aforesaid shall be meerly void in Law as if they never were and is that Law repealed that saith so was there none accounted true Ministers all that time if so but what were called according to it if not was not the Ministry a false Ministry all that time seeing that way and order of calling is denyed and was not many or most of the parish-priests and publick Preachers c. that serves now who were called in the time of the late B●shops called by it and olerated according to the said Statute and if that was a false Ministry and a false way of calling to the work of the Ministry and more Popish than postolicall when was there any true Gospel-Ministers in Englan since the apostacy and coming of the false Christs and false Prophets amongst them of the parochiall order and that ministration c. hath there been none truly ordained and called till of late within these few years since they left the old way of calling by a testimony under the seal authentick of the Arch-Bishop and as aforesaid or was not that way as much cried up for the right way in its time whilst the Law favoured it as any other way was or is the way and calling of Ministers to the Gospel-Ministry according to the Scriptures so alterable as to change as the outward government changeth yea or nay Query XIV Is it not declared and enacted or at least was it not so by the Statute of the 13. of Eliz. 12. that none shall or should be made Minister or admitted to preach till he was 23. years of age nor administer the Sacraments so called untill he was 24. years of age nor unless he bring or brought to the Bishop of that Diocess from men known to the Bishop c. a testimoniall both of his behaviour c. and of his professing the doctrine expressed in the said Articles agreed of in the Convocation holden at London in the year 1562. And moreover that none should be admitted to the order of a Deacon or Minister c. unless he did or should first subscribe to the said Articles c. and was not every parish Minister c. to read his assent and subscription to the said Articles with a Declaration of his unfeigned assent thereunto in the parish Church so called where he was to serve and was he not bound to read it in the time of Common Prayer or open service at or soon after his Induction or else upon refusall to be ipso facto as aforesaid and his dispensation made void c. And if that were judged by the Priests Clergy-men c. to be the onely right way of ordaining Ministers and legall calling of them according to the Institution of the Apostolicall order recorded in the holy Scripture and to be the standing rule or onely way of ordination for ever after to the work of the Ministry and none else and if the Priests Preachers or parish Ministers did subscribe to the Articles agreed of and upon such an account declared their unfeigned assent thereunto and did read their Declaration of that assent and subscription thereunto c. openly in the time of Common prayer and as aforesaid How soon are they changed and overturned in that and have they not shewed that their assent and subscription was feigned and so hypocriticall and not reall And if that were the right way of ordaining Ministers and the onely legall way of calling them according to the Scriptures and Christs Institution c. why was it forsaken and made void for any self-end c. And if that were not the onely right way of Ordination and calling of Ministers to the work of the Ministry then whether were not all they that were so ordained and called falsly and untruly called and not according to the Scriptures if so were they not the greater deceivers and doe they not make it appear that there hath been no true Gospel-Ministers in the parochial ministration nor no right way of ordaining and calling to the work of that Ministry till of late according to their account c. seeing the parish-ministers have left that their old way of ordination and calling have they not been constrained to beg to the Parliament c. or at least have they not been beholden to them or to some in outward authority appointed for the Nationall Government to finde them out a way of ordaining calling or approving of Ministers and if they had not found them out one or done something for them about the same had not the parish-ministers been clearly rooted and run off from their foundation about calling ordination and toleration yea or nay Query XV. And if none might have been admitted to minister in the behalf of the Lord till they had been 23. years of age but by a Nationall Law have been bound from the same viz. the ministry untill such a time or else have suffered by the Law for so doing might not Samuel a true Prophet the servant of the Lord by such a Law have been bound from being a Minister

in the legall dispensation when he was a little child and bound about with a linnen Ephod and so not have been admitted to minister to the Lord or in his behalf in that ministration because a child or not 23. years of age might he not either by such a Law have been bound from the work of the ministry though the Lord had called him to it and by his word both established and fitted him for it according to the Scripture 1. Sam. 2.18.19.1 Sam. 31.19 20 21. or else by that Law have suffered and been by men condemned or not approved because not called to the ministry according to their Law if so was not such a Law viz. 13. of Eliz. 12. as the parish-priests preachers and Ministers were called ordained and tolerated by or according unto their ministry a Law directly contrary to the Scriptures and in opposition to God and his word or way of calling to the ministry as aforesaid yea or nay Query XVI And might not Christ Jesus himself by such a Law have been bound and not admitted to have done his Fathers will at twelve years of age when at such an age he waxed strong in spirit being filled with wisdome and the grace of God was upon him so that he was fit to dispute and did at twelve years of age doe his Fathers business as may be read Luke 2.40 41 42. to the 50. But if it had been of late years when the Common prayer book and that way of calling to the work of the Ministry according to the Statute of the 13. of Eliz. 12. were in force if not yet might not Christ himself if he had then been personally present in England have by that Law been disallowed of and not admitted to the work of the Lord at twelve years of age nor afterward no more then by the Jews and chief priests he was who questioned his authority and said have any of the rulers or Pharisees beleeved on him if so was not that Law directly opposite to the Scriptures and contrary to the way of God as aforesaid and if he had pleaded his inward spirituall call and said his Father had sent him would not the rulers and chief priests in England have opposed and said ●n inward call without an outward according to the Law of man before mentioned would not have been sufficient yea or nay Query VII And if none might have been admitted to Minister in the behalf of the Lord but such as subscribed to the Articles agreed of in the Convocation holden at London in the year 1562. and also such as did assent to the same and read their subscription to the said Articles with a Declaration of their unfeigned assent thereunto in the parish Church where they were to serve in the time of Common prayer at or soon after their Induction being 23. years of age and before their admission brought the Bishop of the Diocess from men known to him a testimoniall of their professing the doctrine expressed in the said Articles that they might receive a testimoniall under his Seal authentick and be tolerated c according to the 13. of Eliz. 12. which was the Parish-Priests way of ordination and toleration it seems till of late that there was no Bishops to give them orders or a testimoniall under their seal authentick c. might not by the same rule or Law all the Ministers of God as true Prophets and Apostles that was sent by the Lord God and his Spirit according to the Scriptures have been disallowed of and neither admitted nor tolerated because they had not the Common prayer book nor the Articles that was but agreed of in the Convocation holden at London as they were agreed of in the time of apostacy therefore they could not subscribe to them nor read any Declaration of their unfeigned assent thereunto in the Parish Church because they had no such Parish Church nor Popish stuffe among the true Gospel-Ministers before the apostacy spoken of in the Scriptures and if the Lord should have sent any by his Spirit according to the order of the true Prophets and Apostles might they not have been disallowed of and not admitted into the work of the Ministry in England c. if they could not submit to that Popish stuffe and inventions of the false Christs and false Prophets or errour of the parish priest●● c. that came in since the apostacy and must not such as the Lord sends now and hereafter by his Spirit and according to his word be disallowed and denyed by the parish-priests c. if they can not submit to their other inventions or former Popish traditions yea or nay Query XVIII Was it not declared in the Statute of the 13. of Eliz 12. that none should be admitted to administer the Sacraments when the Common prayer book and that Service was in force untill he were 24. years of age and was not the Sacraments and Sacramentalls formerly whilst the Mass book was in force commonly called the Mass see the Statute of the 2. 3. of Ed. 6. Chap. 1. And if the Sacraments and Sacramentals were called the Mass whilst the Mass-book was in force was they not the same in the time of the Common prayer book and are they not the same that they were seeing the Scripture speaks nothing of either Sacraments or Mass yea or nay Query XIX Did not the Pope after the apostacy when he caused Tithes Oblations Obventions c. to be paid to the Parish-Priests Parsons and Rectors c. cause the same to be paid to them and such like onely as were of the Popish order and preached up his interest and observed the Mass book and that service and worship onely which was then set up and by him allowed of yea or nay Query XX. If so then whether ought not those Tithes Oblations Obventions c. to have ceased and returned back to the people againe when he and that worship and service was denyed for which they were payed or is the worship and service in the ground of Superstition and Popery made void where and by whom Tithes Oblations Obventions c. are received which the Pope at first since the apostacy created or caused to be paid yea or nay Query XXI Did King Henry the 8. when he denyed the Pope to be head of the Church of England called the holy Church then deny the Tithes and make them void which the Pope had created or caused before to be paid and did he put down Tithes to cause them to returne to the people againe whose right they were before the Pope caused the people to pay to them to his Priests Parsons and Rectors c. or did not King Henry and his Parliament when the Pope was denyed to be head of the Church confer and state the Popes former Creation or gift as Tithes Oblations Obventions c. upon the Prelates or the Kings Parish-Priests Parsons and Rectors c. and were they not then to observe to