Youth Especially amongst the Poorer sort 11. The want of Imployment 12. The Excessive number of Private and Publique Ale houses and Tap-houses Malus culturafit bonus An Evil person by due ordering is made good Statutes 25 R. 2. c. 6.14 Eliz. c. 5.23 E. 3. c. ult 34 E. 3. c. 1.7 R. 2. c. 5.12 R. 2. c. 7 8.11 H. 7. c. 2.19 H. 7. c. 12.22 H. 8. c. 12.27 H. 8. c. 25.3 E. 6. c. 6. 5 E. 6. c. 2.7 E. 6. c. 11. An. 1. M. c. 12 13.2 3 Ph. M. c. 5.5 Eliz. c. 5.29 Eliz. 39 Eliz. 43 Eliz. 3.1 K. I. E. 6. Injunction 24. Eliz. Injunction 11.14 K. C 2. A CATALOGUE Of all the Arch-bishops and Bishops in England and Wales as they were first Established by his Majesty K. CHARLS the II. Canterbury DR VVilliam Juxon Lord Archbishop Primate and Metropolitan of all England 1633. York Doctor Accepted Frewen Lord Arch-Bishop and Metropolitan of England 1634. London Dr. Gilbert Shelden Lord Bishop 1660. Durham Dr. John Cossens Lord Bishop 1660. Winchest Dr. Brian Duppa Lord Bishop 1638. Prelate of the Garter Bath and Wells Dr. William Piers Lord Bishop 1632. Oxford Dr. Robert Skinner Lord Bishop 1636. Bangor Dr. VVilliam Roberts Lord Bishop 1637. Rochester Dr. John VVarner Lord Bishop 1637. Ely Dr. Matthew VVren Lord Bishop 1638. Chichester Dr. Henry King Lord Bishop 1641. Salisbury Dr. Humphrey Henchman Lord Bishop 1660. Worcester Dr. George Morley Lord Bishop 1660. Lincoln Dr. Robert Sanderson Lord Bishop 1660. St. Asaph Dr. George Grissith Lord Bishop 1660. St. Davids Dr. VVilliam Lucey Lord Bishop 1660. Peterborough Dr. Benjamin Laney Lord Bishop 1660. Landaff Dr. Hugh Lloyd Lord Bishop 1660. Carlisle Dr. Richard Stern Lord Bishop 1660. Chester Dr. Brian VValton Lord Bishop 1660. Exeter Dr. John Gauden Lord Bishop 1660 Bristol Dr. Gilbert Ironside Lord Bishop 1660. Norwich Dr. Edward Reynolds Lord Bishop 1660. Gloucester Dr. VVillam Nicholson Lord Bishop 1660. Hereford Dr. Nicholas Monck Lord Bishop 1660. Coventry and Lichfield Dr. John Hacket Lord Bishop The first five take place by Act of Parliament the rest according to their Consecration Counties under their Several Jurisdictions with the Parishes in each Diocesse Canterbury CAnterbury 257 Rochester 098 have all Kent York Yorkshire Nottinghamshire 581. London Essex Middlesex Hartfordshire part 623. Durham Durham Northumberland Man Isle 135. Winchester Hantshire Surrey Wight Isle Guernsey Isle Jersey Isle 362. Bath and Wells Sommersetshire 388. Oxford Oxfordshire 195. Bangor Carnarvonshire Anglesey Isle Merioneth Denbishire part 107. Rochest Kent part 98. Ely Cambridgeshire Ely Isle 141. Chiche Sussex Hartfordshire part 557. Salisbury Wiltshire Barkshire 248. Worcester Worcestershire Warwickshire part 241. Lincoln Lincolnshire Leicestershire Huntingdonshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire Hartfordshire part 1255. St. Asaph Denbyshire part Flintshire part 121. St. Davids Pembrokshire Carmarthenshire 308. Peterborough Northamptonshire Rutlandshire 293. Landaff Glamorganshire Monmouthshire Brecknockshire Radnorshire part 177. Carlisle Cumberland part VVestmerland 93. Chester Cheshire Richmondshire Flintshire part Cumberland part Lancashire 256. Exeter Devonshire Exeter City Cornwal 623. Bristol Bristol City Dorsetshire 236. Norwich Norfolk Suffolk 1121. Glocest Gloucestershire 267. Hereford Herefordshire Shropshire part VVorcestershire part Radnorshire part 213. Coventry and Lichfield VVarwickshire part Staffordshire Derbyshire Shropshire 241. York Durham Carlisle Chester are Diocesles in the Province of York all the rest are in the Province of Canterbury MORAL SENTENCES MOnarchia perfectissima gubernatio A Monarchy is a most perfect Government Basilica reverenter visitanda A Cathedral Church is Reverently to be frequented Vulgi genius perplexus The nature of the Common people is uncertain Seditiosi Rei-publicae ruina Seditious persons are the ruine of a Common-weal Ingenuis acerba penuria Penury is bitter to Ingenuous men Ad inferospoenas parricidii luent They shall suffer Punishment for their Murther in Hell Deteriores omnes sumus licentia We be all the worse by having too much liberty Turba gravis paci A rabble rout grievous to peace Quid opus est armis habentibus Regem What need we fall to Civil warrs seeing we have a King already Sat is peccavit qui resistere non potuit He hath offended sufficiently who cannot oppose Stultus fui qui multos fecerim inimicos Stultior qui falsis amicis confisus fuerim I was a Fool that made so many to be my Enemies but more Foolish that trusted false Friends Ei qui semel fidem solvit iterum habere fidem vix est tutum It is not safe to give credit to him the second time who hath once Violated his faith Odio digna est simulatio simulatione capienda Dissembling is worthy of hatred and to be catched with Dissembling De quo bene Merearis vide Beware of whom you deserve well Cave fidem habeas verbis Take heed how you trust words Invidia vero dementius est nihil Nothing more mad than Envy Falsis testimoniis opprimi quamplurimos tum nemo nescit Very many men are undone by false witnesses as every one knoweth Intellige per vulpem pauperculos quos calumniis premere contumeliisque afficere divitibus aequè studium est By the Fox understand poor men whom wealthy ones study to oppress with Calumnies and Reproaches Malus si libitum fuerit quo jure quaque injuria praecipitem dabit A wicked man right or wrong will undoe thee Impotenti sincero perpetuò est cum malis parata certatio There is a perpetual Enmity betwixt powerless honest and wicked men Non sunt amici omnes qui blande dicunt They are not all Friends who speak flatteringly Verum amicum res adversae pericula designant Adversity and danger Evidence a true friend Qui plura quà m decet quaerit interdum acquirit nihil He that hunts after more than is sitting sometimes gets nothing Potens si libet nocere facile capit nocendi causam A mighty man if he lists to hurt easily takes occasion Unumquemque suo decet esse contentum It becometh every man to be content with his own Unicum summum praesidium complurium amicitia est The only and chief strength is the friendship of many Noli omnibus fidem habere Multi enim dum aliis videntur velle prodesse sibi interim consulunt Trust not all men for many while they seem willingly to do others a pleasure in the mean time provide for themselves Quibuslibet enim rebus potior est libertas Liberty is better than any thing whatsoever FINIS Words explained used in this Book Indifferent Not forbiden nor Commanded that may or may not be done but as Authority shall Judge most meet Properly bind the Conscience By a Divine ordination Simply necessary Of Divine ordination Immediate worship An Act of obedience to the first Table for the honouring of God Properly so called Any action done to the honouring of God immediately in such things as God hath to that end ordained Improperly or Respectively Ceremonies ordained of men to attend upon any service or an Act done to the honouring of God by the orderly and comely usage of his own ordinance Ambulatory Rites Ceremonies that have not Divine Institution Properly Sacred Of Divine Institution Symbols Tokens Institution Ordination Appointment disposing Administration Subaltern Placed under another Venerable Honourable Convocation An Assembling together of Arch-bishops Bishops c. 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A CENTURY OF REASONS For Subscription and Obedience to the Laws and Government of the Church of England both ECCLESIASTICAL and CIVIL With Reasons against the COVENANT Justifi'd by Scripture Confirmed by the Laws of the Kingdom the Right and Power of Kings Ecclesiastical and Human Authorities with an Harmony of Confessions â—o which is annexed the Office and Charge belonging to the Overseers of the Poor c. Rex solo Deo minor caeteris omnibus major Tertul. Who can lay his hands upon the Lords Annointed and be guiltless 1 Sam. 26.9 W. Wasse School-master in Little Britain near unto Christ-church London Printed by W.W. for R.H. at the Bible in Heart in Little Britain 1663. To the most High and Mighty Monarch CHARLS the II. By the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the True Catholick and Antient Faith c. Religious Renowned and most Gracious King THis Small Work that chiefly concerns Kings and perswadeth to Obedience unto them with all Humility and Submission I one of your meanest Subjects present unto your Sacred Majesty in whom Courtesie and Clemency with Authority are transcendently Eminent of whom O King of Peace I cannot but with the many ten-thousands of your Loyal and Royal hearted Subjects give in my Test that Your Sacred Majesty is not onely as David but as Solomon yea the Solomon of the world who having Reconciled Three Kingdoms to Your self at Home and most Nations of the World Abroad have also tied Peace to Your Sacred Person These Transcendent All-concluding and All-commanding Virtues fill Your Loyal and Royal Subjects hearts with confidence that our Eyes shall see in Your Peaceable days God's House finished and the Temples built again that have been destroyed And the rather have we this confidence sith that Your Royal Majesty hath broken down the Partition Wall of Rites and Ceremonies in the Church of England and in the Church of Scotland and now of Two made One And as it hath been usual to Unite Nations and common to call United Nations by one Name and in them to Establish but one Form of Government Ecclesiastical and Civil even so hath Your Sacred Majesty done whereby the Black Monarchy of the Prince of Darkness is now cast down for ever Most Serene and Powerful Prince the attractive Beauty of Your Government draws the very Hearts and Souls of Your Loyal and Royal hearted Subjects not onely to pay unto You what is due but also by a Practicable Example to go before others in Obedience for want of which many years past by and gone through unduely untempered Zeal multitudes of Your Subjects denied the Magistrates of their duty and Your Sacred Majesty the Head of all Government By means whereof for some small Differences a few Error-searching Singulars out-faceing and opposing Ever-famous Plurals uncharitably first set the House of God on fire and afterwards caused a General Conflagration throughout all Your Majesty's Dominions which without Art-exceeding Deploration cannot be remembred Therefore there is great reason why Your Sacred Majesty should beware of yielding hasty belief to the Robes of Sanctimony By their works you shall know them Most Dread Soveraign By this dimme Light of a small Candle I am come at Noon-day to give what Light I am able unto the dark corners where the Sun nor the Moon nor the Stars as yet appear notwithstanding the Eye-dazling lustre of them in the Firmament of our Church and State the Light of the least of them being able to guide the Wayless Traveller in the darkest night Great and Mighty King the Great God that hath made You thus Great and set You up the Oracle of Kings the Miracle of Ages and made You to Your Enemies as a Rock invincible against which they have and for ever shall dash themselves in pieces the same Great God give You the Conquest of all our Hearts and Wills that there may be an Harmony and Agreement of Soul and Spirit amongst all Your Subjects from Dan to Beersheba and that this entire Realm of Great Britain English Scottish and Welch now being framed into one happy Soveraignty it is the humble Prayer prostrate upon the knees of my heart that the Almighty Three in One would bring us to be perfectly One Your Majesty's Most Humble Loyal and Obedient Subject W. WASSE To the Right Reverend Father in God GILBERT By the Divine Providence Lord B p of LONDON Reverend Father in God THere is but one thing in the World hath moved me to this Publick Addressing my self unto Your Lordship and it is this The Misrepresentation of me and my Judgment concerning the Established Government of the Church of England by the False Government and the No-Government Faction and this onely occasioned from my Childish Non-conformity through their Instructions for which I humbly beg pardon for I did it ignorantly and since Years have taught me wisdom with the reasons which prove our Government Holy Just and Good as to the ends thereof being convinced as in duty bound and as an account of my Obedience which I owe I do in all Humility present unto your Lordship the Reasons of my Conformity Beseeching the. Merciful God and our Heavenly Father to increase his Graces more and more upon You to his Glory the Churches Freedom from Error and Heresie and Your Everlasting Comfort Your Lordship 's poor Beadsman to be commanded W. WASSE TO THE Right Honourable Sir John Robinson Knight and Baronet Lieutenant of his Majestie 's Tower of London and Lord Maior of the Honourable City of London AND To the Right Worshipfull Sir Richard Brown Knight and Baronet one of his Majestie 's Justices of the Peace and Major General of the same Right Honourable and Right Worshipfull IT is not the first nor second time I have Affected to make known the Uprightness of my Heart towards his Sacred Majestie 's Kingly Power the Ecclesiastical and Civil Government of the Church of England established in all his Majestie 's Dominions But never untill this time could I Effect it and I hope seasonably when the Grounds and Reasons are considered which with all Humility I offer in a particular manner unto Your Lordship and Worship and the rather unto you than to any other Citizens in as much as ye were so eminently Instrumental in the Restauration of his Sacred Majesty and since in His Preservation From whom I have received sufficient cause to give Publick testimony of my thankfull Heart which the whole Kingdome also hath and to whom I worthily Devote my Self who next under God and His Sacred Majesty have preserved me with the Loyal ten-thousands from Ruine and Destruction and unto whom the Power and Possession of my Person belongs and therefore none more meet than Your Lordship and Worship to whom I might after the retirement to my Books commit the Care of this small Compiled work which asserteth the Duty of Subjects unto Kingly Power Ecclesiastical and Civil Government especially the Duty
the undermining the Tribunals of Judgment and the Wofull disturbance of Church and State which the proudest Non conformist cannot Balk but must confess it is a Truth and that they have walked within the Enormous confines of their own Exorbitant desires and even as Atheistical Nullifidians have not regarded the Blood of a King like riotous Ruffians eating and drinking and taking pleasure therein adjoyning Criticks to justle out the truth of the Lawfull absoluteness of Kingly power practizing as the Scenical jesters do fast and loose without a Cordial subjection and obedience but being Covetous cried give give for a King to whom no Antheme was more pleasant than possession of 80000 l. Diotrephes like seeking for the Pre-heminence yet pretending to have the self-denying Virtue but Demas like did embrace the present now and at the same time while they did profess themselves lofty Favourites took a Pattern of Religion from Raviliack and cared not for a King so much as a Wildred promise a Promise that made a King of never Dying Virtues and Bishops of never Dying Fame troublesome to their queasie Stomacks The Devil they had rather have for their Father and Confessour by whom they were led to follow the bright Beams of Corruscant Gold and Silver that had with them Authority to make them turn Turn-coats yet ceased not Parasitically to profess and swear they Loved the King with all their Saul at that very time the Friperers of Power and Government were telling them so much Money as made those Mercenary Pensioners bow before they would break though they had a King of Power in their Hands able for ever to have made them and three Kingdoms happy if these were not Ideots going in the Pride and Presumption of their Hearts after the Gods of Gold and Silver let all Generations judge whose Faith was Spun so broad and whose Consciences were without Measure as the Corn in Egypt without Number let any who have had so great Convincing reasons as we have had Judge how likely they should be the only feeling and faithfull Members that made so great a Defection from Duty and Allegiance or with what Confidence we should rely upon their Pargetting Profession whose Pandects and Plagiaries have made their Mountainous thoughts to swell higher than any Mountain in their barren Country being a people more Lapped than Nichodemus who was ignorant of the Mysteries of the Gospel and came by night to Jesus for Instruction but these who professed they knew Jesus to be Christ the King of Jews and Gentiles came by night to their Annointed Soveraign Lord and King not for instruction but to betray him and Judas like sold him for Money the root of all Evil. Now consider if God was so severely wrath with David a King for the Death of Urias the Hittite that Dyed in Warr with others of his Subjects that God did threaten Him that the Sword should not depart from his House And tell me nay tell the whole World whether you think Private persons Subjects sworn in Allegiance to their undoubted Lawfull King if they shall treacherously Murther their King will go Unpunished of God shall not his Sacred blood be upon their Heads upon the Heads of those that have Slain a righteous King upon the Heads of those that put the Sword of Warr by their side at a time of tenders of Peace Can such be guiltless O tempora O Mores it is hard to Kick against the Pricks By this very thing let it be known to all Generations ye were Sons of Belial ye that might have prevented the Murther and did it not ye are guilty His blood be upon you and your Children and the Innocent let them be free Thus far I hope I have kept a good Conscience in what I have done and hope so to keep it whatsoever I suffer for this my Integrity when I was a Child I did as a Child and took the Covenant being traiterously mis-led by them that did pretend Zeal and Piety for which transgression I humbly plead the forgiveness of Our Dread Soveraign Lord King Charls the First I willingly forgive such mens taking the Covenant who keep it within such bounds of Piety and Loyalty as can neither hurt either the Church my Self or the Publick peace Otherwise than thus I have not kept it and therefore with humble boldness lay hold upon and plead my right unto and in the Act of Indempnity given and granted by Our Dread Soveraign Lord and King Charls the Second as my Salvo against all the false Rumours and Reports gone out against me unto which I humbly add the Admission under Seal from the Right Reverend Father in God Gilbert by the Divine Providence Lord Bishop of London which I doubt not but they are sufficient Indempnities for my first Oath that ever I took 1643. being in Nonage and under Servitude when I took it And when enlarged into freedome I took the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy 1648. and since never took any Oath in any kind whatsoever but in Obedience to His Sacred Majesty And therefore let those that would retort upon me the Covenant consider the time when it was taken by me and under what Jurisdiction I then was remember that one Grand objection against our Rulers brought by all Non-conformists as a reason to enforce the taking of it viz. that they were Wicked but now are Justified which Objection brought as a reason did much prevail upon the Hearts of multitudes of Ignorant Men Women and Children and upon my Self amongst others But had we been able wisely to have considered that the wickedness of the Rulers if any such there were did not make the truths of God a Lye and his Commandments of none Effect it might have been a good Premonition to us that profess our selves the true Members of the Church to have taken heed we had not fallen and carefully to have minded those that made it their business to creep into mens affections with entising Words and under pretence of Religious opposing Ceremonies and established Government Kill'd the power of Godliness Nevertheless as I have so still I do acknowledge many Godly men to be amongst those that do not Conform and sound Religion yet not more sound Religion as some formerly and now would perswade than is in them that Conform although some might then and may now seemingly be of a more holy Conversation Howsoever that was and is the Error of the Person not of the Government or Doctrine of the Church yet such themselves being Judges cannot but have Regret upon their Spirits for those desperate falls they have had in the Opposing of the Doctrine of our Church and our established Government The fall of Contempt and Disobedience unto that Divine Commandment Curse not the King no not in thy thought The breach of four great Commandments the 5 6 9 10. their joyning Violence with that they called truth and Cruelty with that they called righteousness too evidently
Church of Ephesus write ver 8. And unto the Angel of the Church in Smyrna write ver 12. And to the Angel of the Church in Pergamos write ver 18. And to the Angel of the Church in Thyatira write 3.1 And unto the Angel of the Church in Sardis write ver 7. And to the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia write ver 14. And to the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans write ver 18. I counsell thee to buy of me Gold tried in the Fire that thou maist be rich and White raiment that thou maist be cloathed and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear and annoint thine eyes with Eye-salve that thou mayest see Statutes PArl. 21. Edw. 1.1 Edw. 3. c. 2. 25. Edw. 3. c. 2. 12. Hen. 3. p. 23. 12. Hen. 7. c. 18. 19. Hen. 7. c. 1. 12. Hen. 8. 31. Hen. 8. c. 9.13 25. Hen. 8. c. 20. 2. Ric. 3.11 18. Hen. 8.1 Bracton c. 9.10 8. Eliz. c. 1. 25. Eliz. c. 3. Jacob 3.11 Canons 1604. Canon 33 34. 42 43 44 45 46 47.59 139 140 141. The End MAY 29. 1660. YE Angels great in power Protect Our Soveraign Charls the Lord's Elect. Let Monk be Blest with showers of Grace That hath Unveil'd His Royal Face Oh welcome welcome from Exile Your waiting Captives can't but Smile Our King by Wisdome hath Release Our suffering Charls the Prince of Peace All tongues without false hearts let Sing With warbling Notes God save the King MAY 30th HAst thou an Eye Then look on Majesty Three Kingdoms just Possessour In Seisin full In Re-assuming free Faith's fence and best Professour Let Heads and Tongues ' Mongst Salvage have their doom Their Heart-strings break with fear That Treason hatch Against our Spotless joy Or England ravish of her Kingly Sphere Instruments be Blest That opened our Eyes To see Deliverers that Catechize In Proditores September 1660. HEnce hence absent what is it your desire You Enginers Massacres to conspire Let only such as Love a Royal peace Such and their Fruit for evermore encrease Cease cease your thoughts contrive not Murders still Against a King of Peace ye worst of ill What ere you think our Duty is to Sing Glory to God Honour to the King God save the King W. W. THE OFFICE and CHARGE Belonging to the OVER SEERS OF The POOR Of Hospitals Bridewell and of Every Parish in pursuance of several Acts Of PARLIAMENT Give to him that asketh thee c. 35 Matth. 42. When I was an hungred yee gave me meat when thirsty ye gave me drink when a Stranger ye took me in when Naked ye Cloathed me when Sick ye visited me when in Prison ye came unto me 35 Matth. 35 36. The Poor yee shall have alwayes with you 12 John 8. Let all your things be done with Charity 1 Cor. 16.14 By W. Wasse School-master in Little Britain near unto Christ-church London Printed by W. W. for R. H. at the Bible in Heart in Little Britain 1663. THE OFFICE and CHARGE Belonging to the Overseers of the Poor c. Quest 1 WHat is the word Overseer Answ The Word Overseer is a distinction of Office a word of Antiquity not of Novelty a word of Excellency not of Indignity an Office beseeming the best of men not the worst of men 1 Chron. 23.4 Acts 20.28 Quest 2 What is an Overseer of the Poor Answ One placed over others to see unto them 1. To see what is to be done 2. To foresee how it may be done 3. To Oversee that it be well done 1. To imploy the Poor by Work 2. To Relieve the Poor by Money 3. To order by Discretion the wants of the Poor Quest 3 What men are fit to be Overseers of the Poor 1. Men of Honest Report 2. Men of Wisdom 3. Men of Wealth 4. Men of a good Conscience Quest 4 What men are not meet to be made Overseers of the Poor Answ 1. Such as complain of their being taxed too high for the Poor which give with grudging and pay with delaying 2. Such as will not be spake with at home when the Tax is to be gathered nor bring money to the Church to pay it but rather absent themselves from Church to defraud the Poor of their right 3. Such as spend all upon their Pride in Diet and Apparel beyond their degree but part with little to the Poor 4. Such as abuse the Overseers and out-face them to defraud the Poor 5. Such men as will pay no more then the Law compels them to alleging that there is a Law and by the Law they must live Quest 5 What should Overseers consider of in their Office Answ 1. To discharge their Office as in the sight of God who searcheth the heart and seeth all their actions 2. To avoid all malice and not to Tyrannize over the Poor The Naturalists observe that the Governour of the Bees is without a sting or useth it not though it have a sting 3. That their Office is not held by Patent but that they are as Tenants at will and as they do over-see so they shall be over-seen 4. That if any perish for want of succour through their neglect it is their sin 5. That what Beggars are licensed in the Parish according to the Law to continue them within their limits or else to punish them for their defaults 6. That if they shall tax ten shillings more by the week then is needfull and then give largely because there is enough it will but encrease the number of the Poor and nothing decrease the charge of the Parish 7. That they relieve not such as may forbear it because it is to nourish idleness to rob those that want it to wrong those that pay it and condemn them of oversight which dispose it 8. That to enquire after Poor is the way to procure Poor and some will sue to be Recorded for Poor that are able to contribute to the Poor and being Recorded raise scandal upon them if not the Curse of the Poor Quest 6 What is the Office of an Overseer Answ The Office of an Overseer is to Tax the Contributions for the Poor and receive the Donations and then discreetly to dispose thereof Taxing all men that are Inhabitants 1. According to Equality The middle sort not equal with the Rich and when every one is rated equally according to his Estate to see that every one pay their rates though there be sufficient besides for the Poor 1. For Example sake Lest others be backward in paying their due 2. For the good of the Inhabitants If any thing be left it will some what abate the taxation the year following Moreover if the weaker sort pay and the better able be undertaxed or forborn it is an injury 2. According to their Estates Which is not to be judged by reports that is the next way to make Poor maintain Poor For a man of 250 pounds Estate with no Children is