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A81407 The right and legall church-warden. Declaring and expressing their lawfull admittance unto the said office by the choice and appointment of the lord major and aldermen of London, the majors, and bailiffs of cities and corporations and by the justices of peace in each county through England, so that they may be legally authorized without any future dependance on the prelates. In a petition exhibited with all due respect unto the right honourable the lord major and aldermen of London. / By Rich. Dey minister of the Gospell. Dey, Richard. 1643 (1643) Wing D1286; Thomason E95_5; ESTC R13771 6,233 8

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at_o least_o two_o clergy_n man_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o every_o church_n gratian'ss_a deer_n par_fw-fr 3._o a●_n confecr_n do_v 1._o fol._n 424._o ad_fw-la mark_fw-mi and_o likewise_o our_o own_o service_n book_n which_o i_o know_v our_o la●so●●_n love_v so_o well_o that_o for_o it_o they_o will_v hazard_v all_o their_o benefice_n in_o england_n not_o out_o of_o truth_n and_o devotion_n but_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v keep_v under_o in_o bondage_n and_o drudgery_n their_o five-pound_n journeyman_n even_o i●_n which_o they_o say_v be_v establish_v by_o parliament_n allow_v in_o all_o church_n in_o england_n for_o the_o book_n be_v general_o impose_v pastor_n and_o curate_n r●●n_n to_o priu._n bapt._n and_o the_o curate_n of_o every_o parish_n beside_o who_o the_o patron_n will_v f●●d_v a_o rector_n shall_v diligent_o upon_o sunday_n instruct_v and_o examine_v so_o many_o child_n of_o this_o parish_n pubr_n of_o confirm_v and_o yet_o be_v can_v be_v the_o parson_n who_o in_o all_o 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the_o parson_n flattery_n or_o any_o sinister_a mere_n and_o therefore_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o office_n be_v such_o as_o likewise_o to_o be_v a_o warden_n in_o t●me_n of_o the_o vacancy_n of_o a_o rector_n i_o find_v it_o commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o these_o warden_n by_o archbishop_n parker_n and_o the_o synod_n at_o london_n 1571_o aeditui_fw-la nulit_fw-la n●_n nec_fw-la rectorem_fw-la nec_fw-la vicarium_fw-la reciptent_fw-la ad_fw-la ministerium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la nisi_fw-la quem_fw-la episcopus_fw-la institutione_n sva_fw-la approbaverit_fw-la &_o in_fw-la possessionem_fw-la illius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la mandato_fw-la svo_fw-la miserit_fw-la nec_fw-la parochum_fw-la recipient_a nisi_fw-la literis_fw-la &_o sigillo_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nominatim_fw-la i●i_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la commendatum_fw-la pag._n 18._o that_o the_o churchwarden_n shall_v receive_v no_o man_n neither_o parson_n nor_o vicar_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o their_o church_n but_o who_o the_o bishop_n by_o his_o institution_n shall_v approve_v and_o by_o his_o mandate_n put_v into_o possession_n of_o that_o church_n neither_o shall_v they_o receive_v any_o curate_n except_o he_o be_v commend_v to_o that_o church_n by_o name_n under_o the_o hand_n and_o seal_v of_o the_o bishop_n nay_o even_o the_o prelate_n own_o chief_a canon_n at_o their_o synod_n at_o london_n 1603._o for_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o cutoff_a goliahs_n head_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n do_v not_o only_o give_v leave_n but_o express_a command_n that_o neither_o admit_v neither_o every_o benefice_a reacher_n be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o 45_o canon_n to_o preach_v one_o sermon_n every_o sund._n and_o more_o they_o will_v not_o do_v except_o they_o be_v pay_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o day_n the_o churchwarden_n have_v power_n to_o admit_v another_o even_o by_o this_o canon_n for_o if_o they_o may_v reject_v they_o may_v admit_v the_o minister_n churchwarden_n nor_o any_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v suffer_v any_o man_n to_o preach_v within_o their_o church_n or_o chapel_n but_o such_o as_o shall_v appear_v unto_o they_o to_o be_v sufficient_o authorize_v thereunto_o canon_n 50._o these_o ground_n consider_v and_o compare_v seem_v to_o agree_v much_o with_o that_o name_n and_o office_n mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d princeps_fw-la sinagogae_fw-la the_o arch-sinagoguist_a or_o chiefe-congregation_a or_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n the_o word_n be_v mention_v at_o least_o 7._o or_o 8._o time_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n viz._n mark_n 5.22_o 35_o 38._o luk_n 8.41_o 49._o &_o luk._n 13.14_o act._n 13.15_o &_o 18.8_o 17._o where_n two_o be_v mention_v crispus_n and_o sosthenes_n in_o one_o congregation_n for_o aught_o appear_v contrary_a but_o act._n 13.15_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o one_o synagogue_n there_o be_v 3_o 4._o or_o more_o for_o the_o word_n be_v not_o the_o dual_a but_o the_o plural_a number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n send_v unto_o they_o to_o preach_v whence_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o be_v many_o and_o joint_o have_v power_n to_o admit_v a_o preacher_n after_o their_o ordinary_a duty_n end_v in_o that_o congregation_n where_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v both_o heater●_n and_o preacher_n so_o that_o here_o seem_v as_o good_a ground_n for_o this_o office_n right_o rectify_v as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elder_n of_o the_o lay-people_n mention_v mat._n 21.23_o and_o other_o place_n where_o the_o consequence_n seem_v to_o admit_v thereof_o but_o of_o these_o as_o also_o of_o our_o parson_n vicar_n curate_n and_o lecturer_n their_o right_n and_o stand_v divine_a or_o humane_a with_o the_o intolerable_a thing_n intolerable_a as_o now_o at_o this_o present_a mr._n v._o do_v most_o shameful_o tyrannize_v over_o ●●e_v who_o have_v ever_o respect_v ●im_n in_o all_o thing_n tyranny_n of_o some_o over_o other_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o with_o god_n assistance_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o shall_v bid_v the_o christian_a reader_n hearty_o to_o farewell_n london_n april_n 3._o 1643._o finis_fw-la