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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68614	The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus. Or A briefe elaborate discourse, prooving Timothy to be no bishop (much lesse any sole, or diocæsan bishop) of Ephesus, nor Titus of Crete and that the power of ordination, or imposition of hands, belongs jure divino to presbyters, as well as to bishops, and not to bishops onely. Wherein all objections and pretences to the contrary are fully answered; and the pretended superiority of bishops over other ministers and presbyters jure divino, (now much contended for) utterly subverted in a most perspicuous maner. By a wellwisher to Gods truth and people.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1636 (1636)	STC 20476.5; ESTC S114342	135,615	241

deale treacherously with his people yet consider now that the times are drawing neare wherein you may be recompenced with the like usage as the Prophet Isai threatens † Wo to thee that spoylest and thou that wast not spoyled and dealest treacherouslly and they dealt not treacherously with thee when thou shalt cease to spoyle thou shalt be spoyled and when thou shalt make an end to deale treacherously they shall deale treacherously with thee Wherefore my Lords breake of your sinnes and sinnfull proceedings by sincere and timely repentance and of Lyons Beares Wolves Thieves and Robbers which many Bishops have degenerated into become Lambes and Shepheards to Gods people and now at last as the Elect of God holy and beloved put on bowels of mercies kindnesse humblenesse of minde meeknesse long suffering forbearing and forgiving all those against whom you have any quarrell even as Christ forgave you so also doe ye And above all things put on Charity which is the bond of perfectnesse and lett the peace of God rule in your hearts to which you are also called in one body and let the word of God dwell richly in you in all wisedome c. And if you will divert this Pest either from your selves or others then presently † beginne to turne to the Lord with all your hearts with fasting weeping and with mourning sanctify a fast call a solemne assembly gather the Elders c. and not by proxy but in proper person if ever you will either be reputed the Preists or Ministers of the Lord weepe betweene Porch and the Altar and say Spare thy people O Lord c. give not thine heritage to reproach Alas for the day of the Lord is at hand and as a destruction from the Allmighty shall it come and who shall escape it And that your fast may be acceptable beware that it be not a fast for strife and debate to smite with the fist of wickednesse or to make your voyce to be heard on high bewareleast it be only a hanging downe of your heads like a bulrish and aff licting of your soules onely for a day But let it be that true fast which God hath chosen to loose the bands of wickednesse to let the oppressed goe free to undoe the heavy burthens which you have lately layd on Ministers and people and to breake of every yoake wherewith you like Lordly † Barons have clogged the Consciences yea and bodies of Gods servants and brought them into a miserable bondage and captivity under you as if they were your vassals not Brethren to breake your bread to the hungry to bring the poore that are cast out yea the poore Ministers and Christians you have most unchristianly cast out of their livings houses and Gods house it selfe throwne into your nasty prisons where they must still be detained when others are set free to your houses yea to their owne houses livings and Gods house againe to cloath the naked to draw out your soule to the hungry to satisfie the afflicted soule to turne away your feet from the Sabbath from doing your pleasure on Gods holy day to call the Sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord honourable to honor God alone therein not doing your owne wayes not finding your owne pleasure nor speaking your owne words If thus you now fast and doe peradventure you may be spared in this day of the Lords great wrath and God will make our health to spring forth speedily But if you forbeare to doe it and proceed on as you have done be sure that God will visit you for these things and that his soule shall be avenged on such a Nation as you are He will no doubt bring evill upon you and you shall not be able to escape in this yeare both of yours and his visitation in which as you have most strangly visited others thrusting many of Gods best and painefullest Ministers from their Ministery in sundry places upon meere new fancies and Articles of your owne against Law and justice so God the supreame Visitor will in his justice visit you in one kinde or other with his most righteous judgments cut you off with his plagues as he hath done your forecited predecessors This you have cause to feare and seriously to expect unlesse you forthwith become New-Creatures Loe I have in few words admonished you If you amend there may be hope of mercy if you continue what ye are contemne alla dmonitions striving still as you have done against God his truth and people you shall be ashamed confounded and perish you shall become as nothing and as a thing of nought For God hath spoken it and he will make it good The transgressors shall be destroyed together the end of the wicked shall be cut off For yet a little while and the wicked shall not be thou shalt diligently consider their place and it shall not be found Consider what I have written and the Lord give you understanding in all things Farewell Whether Timothy were ever a Diocaesan Bishop or first or sole Bishop of Ephesus QVESTION I. IF the multitude or common received opinion might take place or our Prelates be the Iudges of this Controversy they would presently conclude affirmatively without dispute that Timothy was a Diocaesan Bishop yea the first and sole Bishop of the Ephesians But if the Scripture or verity may be umpire it will evidently appeare first that Timothy was no Bishop I meane no such Bishop as Iure divino or humano is different from an ordinary Presbyter in dignity and degree much lesse Bishop or first or sole Bishop of Ephesus as is generally conceived which I shall clearly evidence by these ensuing Scriptures and reasons That Timothy was no Bishop in this sence is apparant 1. First because S. Paul and Luke who were best acquainted with him and make frequent mention of him never stile him a Bishop neither is hee termed a Bishop in any text of Scripture S. Paul in his Epistles to him cals him his owne Sonne in the faith 1. Tim. 1. 2. A good MINISTER not a Bishop of Jesus Christ 1. Tim. 4. 6. His dearly beloved Sonne 2. Tim. 1. 2. A good Soldier of Jesus Christ. 2. Tim. 2 3. A 〈…〉 in that needed not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of God 2. Tim. 2. 11 In his other Epistles hee tearmes him 1. Thes 3. 2. Rom. 16. 21. His Brother and beloved Sonne 1. Cor. 4. 17. 2. Cor. 1. 19. Col. 1. 1. A workeman of the Lord 1. Cor. 16 10. A servant of Jesus Christ Phil. 1 1. but never a Bishop S. Luke termes him Paules Companion Minister attendant and fellow-worker onely Acts 16 1 2 3 c. 17 14 15 c. 18 5 c. 19 22 c. 20 4. never so much as intimating him to be a Bishop The Scripture therefore never phrasing him a Bishop nor giving him that Title among all his other Epithites is an infallible