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A94619 To the right honorable the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament The humble petition of some of the parishioners in the parish of Chigwell in the county of Essex and divers others. 1641 (1641) Wing T1642; Thomason 669.f.4[28]; ESTC R210205 1,627 1

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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE KNIGHTS CITIZENS AND BVRGSESES OF THE COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of some of the Parishioners in the Parish of Chigwell in the County of Essex and divers others Humbly Sheweth THat Dr. Emanuall Vtey now Vicar of the Parish Church of Chigwell aforesaid hath erected an Altar in the said Church and doth use frequent and offensive bowing and cringing thereunto compelling others to doe the like and hath kissed the Altar three times in one day and doth constantly read the Prayers in the Divine Service with his face toward the Altar and backe towards the people so that many of them cannot heare what is said That the said Vicar openly in the Pulpit of the said Church hath spoken these ensuing words or words to the same effect viz. 1. That his Fathers Soule was in heaven making intercession for his and that it was lawfull to pray unto Saints if the time would permit 2. That the Commands of the Arch-bishop of Canterburie whom he compared unto the high Priest were equally to be obeyed with Gods command in his word 3. That the said Vicar hath said that the King is not Supreame head of the Church next under Christ and being demanded who then was he ansvvered the Bishops and said further that no Minister vvho understood himselfe vvould pray for the King as Supreame head of the Church under Christ and that there hath been no true Religion in England these 40. yeares and being then told he was a friend to the Pope answered that he loved the Pope vvith all his heart and affirmeth that the Pope is not Antichrist vvhosoever he is 4. That the said Vicar hath declared that vvhatsoever any person vvho had entred into holy orders did speake he spake by Divine Inspiration and being urged that then they differed not from those that wrote the holy Scriptures he made no answer to that but impudently and blasphemously persisting in his former opinions said further that if the Divell could have orders put upon him vvhatsoever he should say should be by Divine inspiration 5. That the said Vicar hath said that if a man usually meet vvith occasions of Drunkenesse or Fornication and be actually overcome by them yet such a man doth not sin because he sought not the occasion 6. That the said Vicar hath beene oftentimes seene drunke and his wife hath reported that he vvas a Papist in heart and did weare a Crucifix in his bosome and kept one in his study and that hee so bitterly threatned her for not bovving to it as she vvas constrained to cry out for helpe and hide herselfe 7. And lastly the said Vicar hath said the house of Parliament hath nothing to doe in matters of Religion but if any things were amisse complaint ought to be made to the Bishops and they were to reforme it and hath also uttered many other words tending to the dishonour of the High and Honourable Court of Parliament All vvhich premises containing Popish and superstitious Ceremonies corrupt and dangerous opinions and Tenents contrariant to the established Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England scandalous and blasphemous vvords tending to the dishonour of Almighty God and as they conceive the subversion of his Majesties Royall Supremacy and the abridgment of the power and authority of the High and Honourable Court of Parliament Your Petitioners humbly implore the suddaine removeall of the said Vicar with a reformation of the said Innovations and such censure upon the offender as to the grave Wisedome of this Honourable assembly shall be thought meet And your Petitioners shall ever pray c. To the Courteous Reader IT is obvious to the judicious that the Prelates have beene the originall cause of all the divisions and Schismes in the Church as well since the Reformation as before as may appeare by their withstanding of it in the beginning and also ever since by their imposing things upon mens consciences contrary to Gods Word and to the vttermost of their power persecuting all zealous and Godly Ministers because they vvould not be obedient to their ungodly commands and in the meane time maintaining and countenancing a dumb idle and scandalous Ministry so long as they would be conformable to them yea Popish Ministers and Popishly addicted as may appeare both by this Petition and many other presented to this Parliament and to divers former Parliaments but the Prelates bare such a sway that no good could be effected Wherefore let every good Christian pray earnestly unto God that he would put into the hearts of his Majestie and this Parliament utterly to abolish this Antichristian Hierarchicall Govenment Which hath beene the chiefe hindrance of a through Reformation Printed in the Yeare 1641.