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A47551	That neither temporallitie[s] nor tythes is due to the bishops, prelates nor clergy, by a Gospel rule And that kings, princes and lords temporal, may j[ust]ly take the temporallities and tythes from them, and dispose of the ... the defence and benefit of the kingdom, and the relief of the poor. Proved by the laws and pract[i]ce of twenty Kings of Judah, England, and France as also by the testimonies of the Universities of Oxford and Prague, fifty four of ... nobles of Bohemia and Morania, two hundred and fifty years agone, and als[o] one hundred and twenty authors beside. Together with some directions how gospel ministers ought to have maintenance, according to the gospel rule, and institutions of Iesus Christ. By E. K.	Netherlands. Emancipatiekommissie.	1672 (1672)	Wing K6A; ESTC R218954	82,628	97

to the glory of God the peace of the Country and the comfort and contentment of all good Christians as God shall be my help In testimony of which premises I have subscribed these presents with my hand before these witnesses c. Now to conclude John Huss a Martyr at constance he prophesied that the light of the Gospel should break out a hundred years after his death which was fulfilled in Luther whom God stirred up a hundred years after there is another Antient Prophesie which some think was by John Huss also which Prophesie is That the Church cannot be reduced to its former dignity and reformed untill all things be made new the former dignity of the Church is to have the same Officers for quality that Christ and his Apostles instituted and to have Episcopacy and all the rabble depending thereon plants which our heavenly Father hath not planted rooted up for so long as they stand the Church cannot be reduced to its former dignity neither in doctrine nor discipline because these Church Officers as they are esteemed are not of God but usurpers and other the like in the Roman Church who are not of Gods but of humain institution they mix their humain devices with the Laws and institutions of Christ and so defile and polute the Ordinances of Christ much like unto those Nations which Sholmanezer King of Assyria placed in the Cities of Samaria every Nation made Gods of their own and yet it is said of them that they feared the Lord and served their own Gods 2 Kings 17.29 33. Just so the Pope and Prelates make Gods of their own or devise a way of their own to worship God by which is all one for a devised worship of men which Christ hath nor appointed may justly in Scripture fence be said to be an Idol worship and so they may be said to fear the Lord and serve or worship their own Gods or Idols a worship of their own making for did ever Heathen dote more upon their Idols than Popes and Prelates dotes on their own devised way of worship ye shall saith Moses from God walk after the Lord your God and keep his Commandments and obey his voice and that Prophet or dreames of dreams shall be put to death that speaks to ●hou●● 〈◊〉 out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in Deut. 13.4 5. What then shall be done to those dreaming drones that not only speak but make Laws and command Gods people to turn out of the way that Christ hath appointed them to walk in to have them to walk in the Ceremoniall wayes and appointments of men This doth imply as much as to say go and serve other Gods serve him with a worship which he hath not appointed for to be compelled by Laws and penalties to leave the Commandments of Christ to follow the Commandments of men is no other than to serve other Gods the Lord saith that such an one if it be a Brother a Son or a Daughter or a Wife thine eye shall not pity neither shalt thou spare nor conceale but thou shalt kill him thou shalt stone him with stones that he dye because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God ver 8.10 The Lord threatened by the Prophet Zeph. that he would cut off Man and beast and the stumbling block with the wicked and them that worship and that swear by the Lord and that swear by Malcham Zeph. 1.3.5 To swear by the Lord in truth in judgement and in righteosness as Jer. 4.2 Being Lawfully called to swear it is one part of Gods worship but to swear by Malcham or other things is Idolatrous for so the thing that is sworn by is made an Idol and set in Gods stead and honour given unto it as to be the searcher of the heart and to witness that what is sworn is truth and so it is in other parts of Gods worship if we keep not close to Gods word but devise a way of worship which Christ hath not prescribed it is Idolatrous as well as to swear by Malcham it is the stumbling block of the wicked for diminish ought from his word which also is to be understood of his worship for it is not found in the Scripture that Christ hath given power to any man or men to add or diminish to any part of his worship from his institutions either in the old Testament or the New to swear by Malcham c. The thing that is sworn and affirmed may be true and yet the oath is sinful and Idolatrous because it is not Gods way that he hath instituted that oaths should be given and taken God saith of the Rebellious and wicked Jews though they swear the Lord liveth surely they swear falsly why so because their swearing was vain and customary and not in such a way as God had appointed oaths to be taken and therefore he reckon'd it a false oath though the thing they swore was true The Lord doth live and so men may devise a way to worship God and snatch here and there a sentence or two of Scripture and mangle it in pieces and then patch it together to make up a form to please themselves and it may be some others and though the words for the matter of them are words of truth yet this also is sinful as to swear by Malcham or as the wicked Jews to swear the Lord liveth Because Christ hath not any where instituted such a way of worship to jumble a many texts fetcht here and there together to make a form of worship though the words themselves be good yet they were not ordained for such an end nor we have neither precept nor example from Christ nor his Apostles so to use them but from Antechrist the Pope such example may be taken by them that please Conjurers Witches and Charmers use or rather abuse good words for they often times mutter over the Creed and our Lords Prayer and several texts of Scripture to work their feats but God hath not trusted us with the Scriptures for such ends especially not that those who can please themselves with such a form should impose the same upon all others by penalties of imprisonment or banishment or the like as hath been done to some And therefore it is impossible that ever there can be any right reformation or that the Church can be reduced to its primitive purity and dignity so long as the Bishops and Prelates bears such a sway both in the Church and Common wealth until God put it into the hearts and minds of Kings Princes and Lord● c. and to take away the temporalities and tyths from Bishops Prelates and Clergie which they have so long usurpingly and unjustly detained from the King and Nobles and not performed the conditions for which their predecessors gave them and sacraligiously kept to their own use what was given for the use of the Poor and so reduce them first to live after

Kings 2. 1 Solomon Solomon deposed Abiather the High Priest because he took part with Adonijah and set up Zadock the Priest in his room and this say they was a greater matter then to take away temporalities for Abiather was put both from his Priesthood and from his Maintenance 2 Nebuchadnezzer Also Nebuchadnezzer had power given him of God to lead away the Children of Israel with the Priests and Levites into the Captivity of Babylon Hasael King of Syria came against Jerusalem 2 Kings 12.17 18. and 3 King Jehoash Jehoash of whom the Scripture witnesseth that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his dayes and yet for the safety of his Kingdom without taxing his Subjects he took all the hallowed things that Jehosaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his Fathers Kings of Judah had dedicated and his own hallowed things and all the Gold that was found in the Treasury of the house of the Lord and in the Kings house and sent it to Hazael King of Syria and he went away from Jerusalem And this was much more then the taking away of the usurped Temporalities of the Prelates to defray the Kingdoms Charge and to relieve the Poor to whom it is due as is shewed in the Epistle 4 Hezekiah Again It is said of the good King Hezekiah 2 Kings 18.3 that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord according to all that David his Father did he put down Idolatry as in verse 4. so that after him was none like him among all the Kings of Judah nor any that were before him for he trusted in the Lord and clave to the Lord and departed not from following him but kept his Commandements and the Lord was with him and he prospered c. as in verse 5 6 7. And when Senache●●b 〈◊〉 ●f Assyria came up against Judah Hezekiah gave him all the Silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the Treasuries of the Kings house and he cut off the Gold from the doors of the house of the Lord and from the Pillars which were overlaid with Gold and gave it to the King of Assyria as verse 15 16. Any one of these things done by King Jehoash and King Hezekiah was much more than for our King and Nobles to take the usurped Temporalities from the Prelates and Priests to defray the Kingdoms charges and to relieve the poor and yet this was not counted Sacriledge in these Religious Kings in taking the Church goods for publick uses for they are not reproved but commended for doing that which was right in sight of the Lord. 5 Ahaz Also in 2 Kings 16.8 when Rezin King of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah King of Israel came up against Ahaz King of Judah to Jerusalem Ahaz took the Silver and the Gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the Treasuries of the Kings house and sent it as a present to the King of Assyria to come and help him c. We do not read that any of these good Kings of Judah laid any Tax upon their Subjects though it was Lawful for them so to do but in the first place for to defray the Kingdoms charges to secure themselves and their Subjects they took the goods of the Church much more may our Kings and Nobles take the Temporalities and Tythes for the Kingdoms use because the Temporalities was their Predecessors and those that now have them hold them by usurpation the conditions for which they were given being broken And Tythes are pure Alms or as it were a free will offering of the people not paid now under the Gospel by any Divine Institution Therefore the King may at his pleasure have the profits brought into his Treasuries for the publick benefit of the Kingdom 6 In Mat. 12.1 2 3. the Disciples on the Sabbaoth being an hungred pluckt ears of Corn and eat them the Pharises rebuked them but Christ answered them have ye not read what David did when he was an hungred and they that were with him how he entered into the house of the Lord and did eat the Shew-bread which was not lawful for him to eat nor they that were with him but for the Priests only and yet Christ did not count this Sacriledge whereby it doth appear that it is lawful in time of necessity to use any thing be it never so much consecrated Therefore if need require the King and Lords temporal may take the Prelates Temporalities Gleab Lands and Tythes from them 7 Titus Vespatian Titus and Vespasian secular Princes had power given them of God twenty four years after the Lords Ascention to take away Church goods from the Priests that had offended against the Lords holy one and it seemeth unto many they did and might worthily do the same according to Gods good will and pleasure And forasmuch as our Priests may transgress and offend as much and rather more against the Lords Anoynted It followeth that by the pleasure of God our secular Lords may likewise punish our Priests and Prelates offences by taking their Temporalities c. from them 8 Ambrose Our Saviour being King of Kings and High-Bishop with his Disciples did pay Tribute unto Caesar Whereby he gave Example to all Priests and Prelates to pay Tribute unto their Kings Ambrose in his fourth book on Luke 5. saith If the Son of God pay Tribute who art thou that thinkest thou oughtest not to pay If thou wilt not be in danger of Caesar possess not those things that are Caesars for if thou hast Riches thou art in danger of Caesar In his eleventh Question Magnum quidem If thou wilt owe nothing to the King forsake all Earthly things and follow Christ If then all Ecclesiastical Ministers having Riches ought to be in subjection to Kings and pay them Tribute it followeth that Kings may lawfully by the Authority given them of God take away their Temporalities as in Dan. 2.37 38. The God of Heaven hath given thee a Kingdom Power and Strength and Glory and wheresoever the Children of men dwell that is as far as any Kings Empire or Dominion doth extend the Beasts of the Field and the Fowls of the Heaven hath he given into thine hand and hath made thee Ruler over them all and if so then the abused and usurped Temporalities in the Clergies hands are given of God into the Kings hand and he may lawyfully take possession of them and imploy the Rents thereof for the defence of his Subjects and Kingdoms and the relief of the Poor which was the end for which they were given by our King and Nobles Predecessors 9 Again St. Ambrose alleageth in the eleventh question that all things are under the power of the Emperour and if the Emperour require Tribute we do not deny that the Lands of the Church shall pay Tribute If the Emperour have need of Church Lands he hath power to challenge them let him take them if he will thus

peoples pure alms thus by their fruit you may know them whether they be the followers of Christ or of Antichrist wherefore all Emperors Kings Lords Ladies and common people of every degree and state that know these things and will not withstand these enemies and traytors of Christ and of his Church ye strive saith he for Antichrist against our Lord Jesus Christ and shall bear the indignation of God Almighty without end if in time it be not prevented by repentance and amendment Walter Brute Wal. Brute before John B. of Hereford in K. Rich 2d's reign affirmed that under the Gospel tythes are alms he denied not but under the old law tythes were given to the Levites for their service in the Tabernacle and in the Temple but that service of the Levites ceasing at the coming of Christ who put an end to that Ceremonial law how can tyths now be demanded or received for that service which is ceased they may aswell demand the first fruits which was paid in the old law as well as tythes but if they claim tythes by force of the Levitical law then by the same law Prelates and Priests are prohibited to have any temporalities among their brethren no more then the Priests and Levites had then when they received tythes Christ gave no new Commandment of tything any thing when his Apostles said we have left all and followed thee what shall we have Christ did not say that he would give them temporalities and tythes and worldly dominion no that he forbad them it shall not be so among you Mat. 20.25 26. but upon their obedience to his commands he promised to give them an everlasting Kingdom they that will have tythes by virtue of the Levitical law they are bound to keep that law and by the works of the law no man can be justified Hierome Hierom writing to Nepotianus saith how can they be of the Clergie who pretend to be so who are commanded to contemn despise their own substance yet take the substance of others to take away from a friend is theft to deceive the Church take away that which should be given to the poor it is sacriledge so that by this testimony all Bps. Prelates Priests that hold temporalities tythes c. that belongs to the Church to the poor they are sacrilegions Mersiliu Also Mersilius of Padua taught that Bps. Priests should not enjoy temporal estates that the corrupt manners of the people did spring from the wickedness of Prelates Priests by their evil example Nicholas Herford Philip Ripingdon Robert Rigge Nich. Herford Phil. Ripingdon and John Ashton being altogether brought before Wil. Bishop of Cant. in K. Rich. 2d reign did all affirm and say that it is against the holy Scripture for Ecclesiastical persons to have temporal possessions and that temporal Lords may at their pleasure take away temporal goods from Church men offending and that tythes are pure Alms and that Parishioners may for the offence of their Curates detain the same and bestow them on others at their pleasure And Rob. Rigge Vice Chancel of Oxford was displaced for holding of these truths with these men the Popish Prelates did so rage Pope Alexander and 310. Bishops In a Council at Rome in the year 1179. it was decreed by Pope Alex. and 310 Bishops that none of the Clergy within orders should meale with any temporal business and that Priests should have but one benefice and that the Bishops should be charged to maintain such Priests as they did ordain untill they were promoted to some benefice but how these decrees as to the Clergies not medling with temporalities and maintaining such as the Bishops ordain untill they be promoted is manifest to the world for Popes and Bishops will do and undo at their pleasure for temporal profits D. Hall George Cassander Bishop Hall not many years ago in his book pag. 835. saith that George Cassander a learned Papist was set on work by two Emperors viz. Ferdinand and Maximillian to compose the quarrels of the Church and in his 56. p. he saith that the principal cause of the destruction of the Church is to be laid upon those who being puffed up with a vain insolent conceit of their Ecclesiastical power do proudly and scornfully contemn and reject them which rightly and moderately admonish their reformation wherefore my Opinion is saith he that the Church can never hope for any firm peace unless those which are in Ecclesiastical government will be content to remit somthing of their too much rigour and yield somthing for the peace of the Church and correct abuses according to the rule of divine Scripture from which they have swerved and if abuses be corrected according according to the rule then must their temporalities and tythes be taken from them and their Lordly titles and Jurisdictions and they made like other men By what is said above and proved by many Authors of Prelates worldly mindedness and their usurped dominion of temporalities and tythes which they rob and steal from the poor and needy by breaking the conditions for which temporalities and tyths were given and have falsified the trust reposed in them so that now there is no hope that they will yield any thing for truths sake to be reformed according to the Scriptures except Kings and Princes Lords and Commons as Angello Cararo the Venetian Embassador said of the Court of Rome unless they go about it roundly in express terms laying aside all Civility saith he it will be difficult to bring it about they are so setled upon their Lees But their is one text of Scripture which I think doth clear this point of the Lawfulness for Kings and Princes to take again their possessions from Bishops Prelates and Priests which all the forenamed Authors plead for for it doth not only Justifie the King and Princes in taking the temporalities from Prelates c. but it is a precept and law of God that ought to be obeyed and put in execution that the Kings inheritance be not imbezled and given away from succeeding Kings Ez. 46.16 17. Thus saith the Lord God Ezek. 46 16.17 If the Prince give a gift unto any of his sons the Inheritance thereof shall be his sons it shall be their Inheritance by a possession by an inheritance but if he give a gift of his Inheritance to one of his servants then it shall be his to the year of liberty or Jubile which was so named of the long sound of the Trumpet and Joyful shout because servants that were sold was then at liberty and joyful to the poor because their land that was sold or mortgaged was then at liberty and they returned to their possessions The year of Jubile or liberty was every fifty years but many fifty years are expired and still the usurping Prelates hold the temporalities both from the King c. and from the poor who should be relieved out of the profits of those