presbytery_n by_o all_o whâ—câ—_n ceremony_n of_o kneel_v stand_v and_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v only_o mean_v pâ—ayers_n make_v when_o they_o be_v in_o that_o posture_n now_o who_o can_v imagine_v then_o that_o the_o preiâ—â—â—_n of_o a_o bishop_n iâ—_n more_o needful_a than_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o people_n except_o he_o can_v pray_v more_o hearty_o and_o more_o spiritual_o than_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o usual_o be_v suppose_v to_o do_v because_o his_o worth_n noâ—_n his_o friend_n relation_n monâ—y_a or_o kâ—ndâ—ed_v advanc'â—_n he_o in_o gospel_n time_n and_o in_o the_o primitive-tinâ—s_a when_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v a_o bishop_n the_o presbyter_n only_o do_v it_o except_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n be_v only_o two_o name_n for_o one_o person_n as_o undoubted_o they_o be_v aftertime_n do_v distinguish_v they_o how_o only_o by_o precedency_n as_o the_o chair_n man_n of_o a_o committee_n the_o speaker_n he_o that_o in_o session_n give_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n but_o no_o better_a man_n nor_o other_o character_n â—han_o his_o other_o brethren_n the_o justice_n or_o member_n except_o for_o order_n sake_n precedency_n and_o therefore_o for_o order-sake_n the_o bishop_n with_o the_o presbyter_n or_o the_o presbyter_n or_o in_o default_n any_o church_n member_n or_o the_o whole_a church_n may_v have_v lâ—id_v on_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o have_v pray_v at_o a_o ordination_n thus_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v choose_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n thâ—y_o have_v their_o mission_n from_o the_o whole_a church_n act_v 13.2_o 3._o jeâ—om_n and_o chrysostom_n agree_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n but_o only_a ordination_n and_o that_o be_v by_o custom_n as_o the_o best_a man_n not_o as_o the_o sole_a man_n he_o never_o can_v lawful_o ordain_v but_o in_o his_o own_o church_n and_o his_o own_o church_n member_n only_o and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n for_o bishop_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n have_v no_o more_o soul_n in_o their_o diocese_n than_o they_o be_v intimate_o and_o familiar_o acquaint_v with_o this_o make_v chrysostome_n say_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o custom_n of_o a_o bishop_n presence_n at_o ordination_n yet_o betwixt_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n homil._n 11._o in_o 1_o tun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o little_a difference_n and_o in_o scripture_n time_n nothing_o at_o all_o theopâ—â—lact_v call_v it_o ferme_fw-fr niâ—il_fw-la next_o to_o nothing_o namely_o precedency_n but_o the_o church_n in_o scripture_n or_o the_o faithful_a ordain_v as_o many_o bishop_n as_o be_v needful_a and_o may_v not_o presbyter_n ordain_v now_o without_o a_o bishop_n presence_n as_o well_o as_o of_o old_a in_o scripture_n time_n or_o as_o well_o as_o bishop_n do_v ordain_v archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_n but_o in_o holy_a writ_n if_o any_o have_v the_o precedency_n the_o presbyter_n have_v it_o the_o presbyter_n that_o be_v among_o you_o say_v st._n peter_n i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o a_o presbyter_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o no_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n can_v be_v give_v than_o what_o age_n and_o nature_n give_v thence_o come_v sieur_n monsieur_n sire_n and_o sir_n or_o father_n maâ—am_n a_o diminutive_a of_o dame_n or_o dam_n madam_n my_o dam_n or_o mother_n and_o age_n be_v honourable_a the_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n be_v thence_o derive_v senior_n seniore_fw-la signior_n gâ—and_n seniore_fw-la in_o spanish_a italian_a and_o lingua_n franka_fw-mi presbyter_n among_o the_o greek_n elder_a or_o alderman_n or_o earl_n all_o be_v one_o derivative_a from_o seniority_n to_o that_o if_o people_n be_v ambitious_a of_o a_o name_n presbyter_n or_o earl_n alderman_n or_o earl_n of_o the_o church_n be_v far_o before_o overseer_n or_o bishop_n who_o diocese_n be_v at_o first_o no_o big_a than_o that_o he_o may_v â—asily_o oversee_v it_o or_o see_v over_o it_o now_o it_o be_v monstrous_a the_o burden_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o danger_n great_a in_o maladministration_n that_o 〈◊〉_d hâ—mil_n ult_n 23_o 6._o 13_o in_o heb._n 12.17_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 〈…〉_o for_o sours_n yâ—â—_n and_o at_o his_o 〈◊〉_d too_o do_v not_o the_o horrid_a hazard_n threaten_v his_o head_n but_o what_o care_v some_o man_n for_o the_o thunder_n of_o heaven_n vengeance_n till_o it_o fall_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v stout_a than_o those_o two_o atheistical_a emperor_n tiberius_n and_o caligula_n they_o will_v run_v under_o ground_n in_o yault_n and_o cave_n when_o it_o thunder_v but_o some_o be_v as_o unreâ—enring_v as_o the_o high._n priest_n of_o rome_n call_v julius_n caesar_n that_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o reaâ—_n divinity_n lecture_n in_o rome_n to_o the_o people_n be_v the_o great_a robber_n and_o murderer_n in_o the_o world_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o his_o ambitious_a and_o greedy_a rapacity_n the_o brave_a câ—mmon_a wealth_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v but_o he_o fall_v in_o the_o height_n of_o hâ—s_n jollity_n and_o to_o shall_v all_o â—erably_o who_o portion_n be_v as_o they_o desire_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d only_o in_o short_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n in_o holy_a writ_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o no_o not_o in_o ordination_n as_o in_o asrica_n presbyter_n do_v ordain_v and_o so_o now_o at_o this_o day_n in_o germany_n france_n and_o in_o the_o most_o prorestant_a church_n and_o must_v we_o schismatice_n from_o scripture_n and_o from_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v a_o custom_n they_o get_v into_o the_o greek_a church_n forty_o custom_n they_o have_v besides_o this_o contrary_n to_o scripture_n custom_n chrysostome_n be_v a_o greek_a bishop_n and_o hierom_n though_o write_v in_o latin_a yet_o dwell_v and_o converse_v among_o the_o greek_n but_o will_v never_o make_v so_o bold_a a_o venture_n as_o to_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o those_o time_n so_o the_o four_o century_n when_o the_o task_n be_v forty_o time_n easy_a because_o the_o province_n or_o dâ—â—cess_n be_v forty_o time_n less_o nay_o a_o hundred_o time_n less_o than_o now_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n beside_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v the_o most_o on_o it_o be_v but_o per_fw-la civitates_fw-la alongst_o the_o city_n which_o be_v a_o hundred_o in_o crect_n and_o the_o parish_v 〈◊〉_d two_o handred_a and_o seven_o and_o not_o a_o ten_o part_n chilmans_fw-mi this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v only_o silly_o construe_v to_o make_v such_o havoc_n 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v both_o in_o the_o state_n and_o all_o true_a devotion_n yet_o man_n drink_v health_n to_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o they_o mean_v hereby_o a_o good_a health_n to_o the_o protestant_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o protestant_a member_n the_o only_a true_a meaning_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n let_v it_o pass_v buâ—_n if_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n they_o scandalous_o mean_v there_o by_o only_a the_o great_a diocesan_n that_o can_v possible_o watch_v over_o souâ—s_a except_o by_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n in_o the_o black_a guard_n of_o apparitor_n summoner_n registery_n proctor_n canonist_n lay-vâ—cars_a vicar-general_n commissary_n official_o surrogate_v or_o i_o do_v not_o know_v who_o at_o the_o general_n rendezvous_n and_o head_n quarter_n at_o doctors-common_n what_o a_o affront_n be_v this_o to_o the_o true_a protestant_a church_n of_o england_n i_o grant_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d have_v all_o this_o whole_a ragged_a regiment_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n too_o and_o for_o the_o same_o service_n in_o their_o popish_a muster-roll_n but_o god_n forbid_v that_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n shall_v signal_o dâ—ffer_v from_o popish_a church_n discipline_n not_o so_o much_o as_o nominal_o and_o so_o little_a real_o and_o to_o purpose_n that_o some_o have_v only_o be_v starve_v to_o death_n in_o a_o jail_n and_o many_o hundred_o and_o their_o family_n undo_v whilst_o the_o smith_n field_n fire_n be_v be_v fierce_a indeed_o but_o the_o torture_n do_v not_o last_v long_o our_o marciful_a hand_n make_v man_n feel_v death_n long_o and_o often_o before_o that_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v permit_v to_o end_v the_o pain_n oh_o bless_a reformaâ—n_n yâ—â—_n you_o will_v say_v our_o lâ—rany_n be_v in_o english_a the_o mass_n litany_n in_o latin_a and_o the_o saint_n be_v omit_v and_o te_fw-la dâ—um_fw-la be_v â—ung_v in_o english_a or_o half_a jabbâ—rd_n over_o unintelligible_o after_o the_o firth_n leâ—n_o we_o praise_v thou_o o_o god_n we_o acknowledge_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n all_z the_o earth_n do_v worship_v thou_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d wish_v it_o do_v but_o in_o my_o little_a travel_n i_o know_v it_o be_v lass_n for_o more_o than_o half_a the_o earth_n be_v infidel_n to_o old_a day_n there_o we_o be_v out_o of_o
much_o less_o now_o when_o there_o be_v so_o few_o sand_n in_o the_o hour_n glass_n of_o my_o life_n yet_o to_o run_v out_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n the_o great_a wrath_n can_v precipitate_v but_o a_o few_o minute_n die_v we_o must_v and_o can_v any_o man_n die_v or_o suffer_v in_o a_o better_a quarrel_n than_o in_o vindicate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o italy_n or_o any_o other_o in_o his_o likeness_n chap._n ii_o of_o implicit_a faith._n that_o man_n have_v neither_o worth_n nor_o honour_n in_o he_o that_o do_v not_o true_o love_v and_o honour_v a_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o true_a virtue_n and_o worth_a and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o the_o grandeur_n but_o to_o idolise_v a_o i_o image_n because_o a_o great_a and_o golden_a image_n and_o because_o neouchadneâ—_n zar_n the_o king_n set_v it_o up_o what_o be_v it_o out_o popery_n idolatry_n or_o flactery_n or_o poppery_n i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o absolve_v the_o prince_n in_o dan._n 3.3_o the_o governor_n the_o judge_n the_o treasurer_n the_o counsellor_n wise_a fellow_n â—nd_v the_o sheriff_n when_o they_o adore_v the_o golden_a image_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o king_n have_v set_v up_o though_o i_o confess_v being_n sixty_o cublt_n high_a as_o high_a as_o the_o top_n of_o the_o steeple_n it_o make_v a_o great_a figure_n in_o the_o world._n and_o what_o can_v my_o ceremony-monger_n say_v more_o for_o himself_o than_o that_o great_a golden_a image_n both_o of_o they_o have_v a_o great_a face_n and_o bulk_n but_o want_v 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o stand_n and_o be_v dumb_a and_o blind_a for_o my_o ceremony_n monger_n in_o the_o church_n i_o be_o in_o good_a earnest_n and_o in_o sober_a sadness_n tell_v a_o woeful_a truth_n which_o have_v almost_o ruin_v our_o church_n do_v almost_o all_o his_o great_a act_n in_o the_o church_n like_o the_o papist_n by_o blind_a devotion_n and_o implicit_a faith._n be_v there_o any_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o sacred_a function_n of_o priesthood_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v apt_a and_o fit_a for_o so_o great_a so_o holy_a and_o so_o divine_a a_o office_n otherwise_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o a_o contemptible_a clergy_n be_v the_o necessary_a and_o sad_a consequence_n yet_o this_o be_v huddle_v up_o by_o implicit_a faith_n in_o mâ—_n archdeacon_n or_o some_o casic_a deputy_n or_o surrogate_v the_o bishop_n that_o ordain_v be_v not_o oblige_v to_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o go_v upon_o trust_n for_o all_o in_o that_o great_a work_n of_o ordination_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o word_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n all_o be_v do_v i_o say_v before_o by_o implicit_a faith_n as_o the_o papist_n call_v it_o but_o this_o more_o silly_a than_o popery_n for_o it_o be_v more_o rational_a to_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v than_o to_o believe_v as_o a_o silly_a surrogate_v believe_v be_v there_o a_o man_n to_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o church_n this_o be_v do_v by_o implicit_a faith_n too_o in_o a_o casie_a surrogate_v and_o sell_v soul_n register_n that_o perhaps_o have_v not_o pay_v the_o last_o payment_n for_o his_o place_n and_o money_n must_v be_v have_v whereas_o the_o bishop_n that_o signify_v it_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o matter_n nor_o of_o the_o proceed_n or_o proof_n but_o by_o implicit_a faith_n in_o the_o register_n certificavit_fw-la â—s_v aforesaid_a and_o then_o the_o judge_n grant_v a_o capias_fw-la by_o implicit_a faith_n too_o in_o his_o hand_n that_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o matter_n neither_o of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n be_v not_o here_o fine_a do_n the_o while_n in_o the_o great_a of_o church_n work_v the_o out_o and_o in_o the_o in_o and_o out_o be_v all_o by_o a_o implicit_a faith_n more_o irrational_a than_o that_o of_o the_o papist_n nay_o the_o poor_a parson_n of_o the_o parish_n must_v neither_o will_v nor_o choose_v but_o must_v in_o pain_n of_o the_o law_n excommunicate_a and_o deliver_v to_o satan_n any_o bedy_n that_o the_o register_n hand_n and_o seal_v mark_n out_o with_o a_o anathema_n by_o mere_a implicit_a faith_n in_o pope-sell-soul_n the_o register_n so_o when_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o jailor_n have_v worry_v he_o and_o torture_v he_o as_o they_o do_v suspect_v witch_n till_o they_o confess_v and_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o tormentor_n clutch_n and_o the_o excommunicate_v person_n humble_a enough_o to_o open_v his_o purse_n to_o mr._n register_n poor_a parson_n must_v absolve_v he_o again_o by_o the_o old_a and_o implicit_a faith_n in_o the_o register_n in_o confirmation_n too_o all_o be_v do_v by_o implicit_a faith_n in_o the_o parish-priest_n nay_o usual_o not_o so_o well_o but_o hand_n over_o head_n to_o all_o that_o kneel_v for_o it_o though_o some_o of_o they_o to_o my_o knowledge_n be_v never_o baptise_a nor_o can_v yet_o say_v the_o creed_n so_o well_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o teach_v a_o parrot_n nor_o understand_v one_o article_n thereof_o much_o better_a than_o a_o parrot_n here_o be_v sine_fw-la do_n and_o a_o rare_a constitution_n to_o sight_n for_o tooth_n and_o nalt_n swear_v and_o forswear_v by_o a_o blind_a devotion_n and_o implicit_a faith_n and_o scarce_o a_o man_n know_v wherefore_o but_o no_o kettle_n make_v so_o great_a a_o sound_n and_o noise_n as_o those_o that_o be_v empty_a but_o when_o man_n go_v out_o of_o god_n way_n the_o further_a and_o fast_o they_o go_v the_o further_a and_o fast_o they_o go_v astray_o the_o very_a disciple_n of_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o popish_a priest_n and_o cardinal_n sell_v to_o justle_a one_o another_o even_o in_o the_o presence_n for_o the_o place_n the_o chief_a and_o uppermost_a but_o our_o lord_n tell_v they_o they_o behave_v themselves_o more_o like_a worldly_a prince_n than_o his_o disciple_n say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o pride_n say_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o but_o will_v my_o ceremony_n monger_n on_o his_o deathbed_n and_o at_o the_o tremendous_a judgement_n seat_n say_v so_o as_o he_o do_v now_o in_o spite_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o word_n i_o be_o your_o humble_a servant_n say_v the_o pope_n nay_o your_o servant_n servant_n servus_n servorum_fw-la yet_o lucifer_n himself_o be_v not_o proud_a dear_a brother_n say_v a_o popish_a bishop_n in_o his_o style_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o make_v no_o more_o of_o they_o than_o a_o mere_a pavement_n in_o state_n to_o walk_v upon_o and_o trample_v money_n too_o the_o poor_a priest_n must_v give_v his_o highness_n though_o the_o family_n at_o home_n want_v bread_n nay_o the_o poor_a sheep_n must_v not_o bleat_v neither_o but_o though_o clip_v twice_o a_o year_n like_o sheep_n before_o shearer_n they_o must_v be_v dumb_a so_o open_v they_o not_o the_o mouth_n yet_o i_o tell_v the_o outlandish_a bishop_n seven_o year_n ago_o of_o this_o unconscionable_a 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