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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76758	Mene tekel, or, The council of officers of the Army, against the declarations, &c. of the Army. Wherein is flatly proved by the express words of the Armies declarations, that the sixth article of the * late address of the said council of officers to the Parliament, point-blank changeth the cause of liberty of conscience, from the good old one, to a bad new one; from that which at first, and all along the Army engaged in, and for, and declared to that which they engaged against. Moreover, that the imposition therein is agreeable neither to the Armies solemn declarations and engagements, nor to liberty of conscience, nor to the Scriptures of truth, but is contrary to them all ... Geo. Bishop.	Bishop, George, d. 1668.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3000; Thomason E999_13; ESTC R207833	40,890	51

and different That viz. the Settlement hath onely these viz. That such as professe Faith in God by Jesus Christ words few and simple The Addresse That all persons who professe Faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ his eternall Son the true God and in the holy Spirit God coequall with the Father and the Son One God blessed for ever Which because they are not all of them the words of Scripture for where saith it God coequall with the Father the Son And for that those of them which are Scripture words are no where spoken by the holy Ghost in the Scriptures so together as Ye have set them nor for that purpose viz. to hold forth a Distinction of Persons of three Persons in the Godhead or Trinity which the Imagination of Man hath formed of God which knowes not God And in regard these Your Tearms are laid as so many Shibboleths or Snares for the tender Consciences of those who cannot speak of God in the will and words that Mans wisdome teacheth which must be confounded but in the will of God and the words which the holy Ghost teacheth And forasmuch as ye are notwithstanding so Dogmaticall and peremptory therein as that ye make the Confession of this your Faith to be the Quallification sine qua non without which there is no Protection And have placed it as the bound or limit of Conscience-Liberty under which it must come or suffer which indeed destroyes Liberty of Conscience for where it is bound in any one Particular there it cannot be said to be Liberty of Conscience And inasmuch as Ye seem to set such a high value on the Scriptures that ye make the acknowledging of what ye have pleased to call it though not in its own words nor have ye made it to appear that it saith so of it self essentiall to Protection of which in the next particular And finally in that ye exact this Profession as the issue and fruit of all the bloud and Warrs and your late Deliverance I say upon these Considerations in the Name and dread of the Eternall God I do require you and all your Doctors and both their Mothers the two Universities and all their Children the Priests to prove in Plain and expresse Scripture words together where the Scriptures do attribute Faith or believing to the holy Spirit as a distinct Person as here ye have set it Or confesse that ye cannot and so raze out with your own Pens your new Confession of Faith contained in this Article which ye seek to enforce as the fruit and issue of all and with such a Penalty Or if ye are silent ye shall be taken pro confesso that is to say by your silence to confesse that ye cannot True it is the Scriptures bear Record of Christ that he said to his Disciples Ye believe in God believe also in me John 14. 1. And He that believeth in me as the Scripture hath said out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water this spake he of the holy Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glorified John 7. 39. And no man knoweth the Father but the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him The Comforter when he is come even the Spirit of Truth which proceedeth from the Father he shall testifie of me John 15. 25 26. And Paul said unto them at Ephesus Have ye received the holy Ghost since ye believed And they said unto him we have not so much as heard whether there be any holy Ghost And when Paul had laid his hands on them the holy Ghost came on them Act. 19. 1 2 6. And again In whom also after ye believed ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise Ephes 1. 13. And There are three that bear record in heaven the Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one And there are three that bear witnesse on earth the Spirit the Water and the Bloud and these three agree in one 1 John 5. 7 8. And this we believe and set our seals to But where say they as ye have exacted it Now the words of Mans wisdom concerning God which knowes not God which must be confounded which must be brought to nought which the holy Ghost teacheth not and the Doctrines which are not from the Spirit of Truth we reject Secondly that the words viz. And do acknowledge the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the revealed or written word or will of God Are wholly added as so many Shibboleths or snares also for those who in tenderness of Conscience to God cannot say of the Scriptures what they say not in their own words of themselves And that there be who in tenderness of Conscience to God cannot do thus is known by the sufferings of many in divers parts of the Nation because of it True it is the Scriptures say of Christ Jesus that in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God the same was in the beginning with God All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made And the word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us and we beheld his glory as the glory of the only begotten son of the Father full of grace and truth John 1. 3 14. Vpholding all things by the word of his power Heb. 1. 3. His name is called the word of God King of Kings and Lord of Lords Revel 19. 13 16. And of this Word the Scriptures are a true declaration Luke 1. 1. And all Scriptures is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto all good words 2 Tim. 3. 16. And the Prophesie came not in old time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1. 20 21. And this the Scripture saith of it self and this we own and testifie and our Testimony is true but as for the terms revealed or written word or will of God where sayes the Scripture such words I require you and your Doctors again to prove it for we cannot take a testimony of the Scripures which is not from the Spirit that gave it which spake its own words and its words we receive who have received the Spirit which cannot be imposed upon by the wisdome of man which must be confounded 'T is strange and a thing to be noted that ye your Priests and Doctors who keep such adoe about the Scriptures and who have put you upon this and so magnifie the Letter cannot make four lines of a Confession of your faith in the Letter of the Scriptures as appears by this your Article and that those whom ye seek to ensnare with terms about the Letter which it

were written for our learning the Church of God to which the Holy Ghost in Paul spake which is in God than the Heavens can be said to be the word of God which were made and are upholden by the word of his Power for they declare the glory of God Or the Firmament for it sheweth his handy work Or the day for day by day uttereth speech or the night for night unto night sheweth knowledge or all of them for there is no speech nor Language where their voice is not heard their line is gone out through all the Earth and their words to the end of the world which cannot be said of the Scriptures this the Scriptures testifie yea even that the invisible things of him from the Creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead so that they are saith the Holy Ghost in Paul of those who held the Truth in unrighteousness because that which is to be known of God is manifest in them for God hath shewn it to them without excuse yea that he left not himself without a witness in that he did good and gave us rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons filling our hearts with food and gladness And yet how do ye darken Counsel by words without knowledge words which neither the Scriptures know nor the Spirit of Truth nor do ye your selves understand what ye say and then set it up as the Faith of Gods Elect to be imposed upon all yea upon Gods Elect yea for a Snare for Gods Elect whose Faith never sought to inforce it self otherwise upon any than by commending it self to that of God in every mans Conscience which this of yours doth viz. by the Penalty of exclusion of Protection if it be not Professed and therefore we rejct it and should though it were in the very words of Truth which this of yours is not because coertion in matters of Faith or Conscience in things Spiritual or Evangelical we are sure is out of Truth and comes from him who is out of it to wit the Devil O how would vain man be wise in his wisdom to speak of God who by wisdome knows not God for so it hath pleased the wisdom of God But man is born as the wild Asses colt To conclude this particular How can he be written who is without beginning of Dayes or end of life of whom it is written who can declare his generation How can he be said to be written who is the Son of God the word of God and there is no other without circumscribing him without making him an Image a thing like unto your selves The third Exception against this 6th Article of your Address is that instead of the words however differing in judgment from the Doctrine Worship or Discipline publickly held forth as aforesaid viz. Article 1. where ye say it is intended that Christian Religion be held forth and recommended as the publick Profession in this Nation which we desire may by the grace of God be reformed to the greatest purity in Doctrine Worship and Discipline according to the word of God the instructing of the people whereunto in a publick way so it be not compulsive as also the maintaining of able Teachers for that end and for the confutation and discovery of heresie error whatsoever is contrary to sound Doctrine is allowed to be provided for by our Representatives the maintenance of which Teachers may be out of a publick Treasure and we desire not by Tythes And Article 2. That to the publick Profession so held forth none be compelled by Penalties or otherwise but onely may be endeavoured to be won by sound Doctrine and the example of a good Conversation Which are the immediate preceding Articles to this third of either of which Articles there is not a whisper in this your new Profession I say the third Exception is that instead of the words however differing in judgment from the Doctrine Worship and Discipline publickly held forth as aforesaid shall not be restrained from but shall be protected in the Profession of their Faith and exercise of Religion according to their Consciences These only are inserted viz. Shall not be restrained from their Profession but have due encouragement and equal Protection in the Profession of their Faith and exercise of their Religion which varies the case both as to the matter of the third Artitle of your said Settlement and Cause and plainly shews that the allowance of the Profession of their faith and the exercise of the Religion of such as Profess faith in God by Jesus Christ according to their Consciences however differing in judgment from the Doctrine Worship or Discipline publickly held forth is not intended in this Article nay its clear cut out but the forcing of the Consciences of all such as shall differ in judgment from that which it holds forth as the Publick Profession which quite overthrows Liberty of Conscience And it is worthy the observation that the Clauses viz. However differing in judgment from the Doctrine Worship or Discipline publickly held forth and according to their Consciences are wholly left out of this sixth Article of your Address it is the whole matter and words of the first and second Article of your Settlement aforesaid unto which these Clauses of the third have relation Which undenyably manifests that as there is not a word of Conscience in this your new Cause and profession of Religion so that it proceeds from the Spirit not that which fought for but that which fought against and hath murthered Liberty of Conscience And further that the good old Cause is changed and that the hand hath done it which engaged against it Fourthly The fourth Exception is that whereas in your Settlement Article 3. ye say shall not be restrained from viz. such as profess Faith in God by Jesus Christ but shall be protected in the profession of their faith and exercise of Religion according to their Consciences in any place except such as shall be set apart for the Publick Worship where we provide not for them except they have leave This Article of your Address runs it thus shall not be restrained from viz. All persons who profess faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ c. their profession but have due encouragement and equal protection that is to say such only shall so have as are of the same Profession as is therein publickly held forth which indeed is no encouragement at all nor Protection of Liberty of Conscience but a meer delusion as seeming to hold forth that which it contains not neither doth it intend for as I said before in the former exception the Provisions viz. However differing in judgment from the Doctrine c. Publickly held forth c. And according to their Consciences and the Provision mentioned in this Exception viz. In any place c. Except such as shall be set apart for the Publick