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A95621 Ten modest queries humbly offer'd to the most serious consideration of the right reverend father in God, Thomas, lord bishop of Saint Davids, and that they may be communicated to the rest of the clergy, at his primary visitation now held for that diocess / by a true and sincere member of the Church of England, and well-wisher to his lordship in all things that are good and honest. 1687 (1687) Wing T672B; ESTC R42910 1,602 4

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Ten Modest QUERIES HUMBLY OFFER'D To the most serious Consideration of the Right Reverend Father in God THOMAS Lord Bishop of Saint Davids AND That they may be Communicated to the rest of the Clergy at his Primary Visitation now held for that Diocess By a True and Sincere Member of the Church of England and a well-wisher to his Lordship in all things that are good and honest QUERY I. WHether every Bishop and Clergy-man take not an Oath of Canonical Obedience to his Metropolitan the Arch-Bishop If so Whether a Bishop or inferiour Clergy-man can without incurring the Guilt of Perjury disobey his Metropolitan in licitis honestis QUERY II. Whether every inferiour Clergy-man is not bound in a Stricter Tye of obedience to his Metropolitan whom he knows to be stanch and firm to his Religion than to his Diocesan whom he has some reason to suspect because he has only his own word for his Integrity tho' his Actions may declare the contrary QUERY III. Whether a private Ministers refusing to read a Thing publickly in his Church because he knows it to be contrary to his Conscience and destructive to his Religion be a sufficient Reason for a Protestant Bishop to abstain from Church and turn his back on the blessed Sacrament on the Lord's day QUERY IV. Whether a matter of Conscience or scruple ariseing at any time in Gods Church the inferiour Clergy are to follow the Opinion of 20 Bishops whom they know to be stedfast and firm in their Religion and that value less their preferrment then their Consciences and the displeasure of their Prince for whom they are ready to sacrifice their Lives and Fortunes less then the displeasure of their God whom they cannot whom they dare not offend Or else to follow the Opinion and Judgment of four temporizeing Bishops who under hand endeavour the ruin and destruction of the best of Churches like so many Wethercocks turning every way with the Fickle and inconstant Wind If so whether the 20 Prelates that are eminent for their Piety and Learning Or the four which are eminent for neither be guilty of the present Schism that 's unhappily set on foot by he Enemies of our Church QUERY V. Whether after his Majesties gracious Declaration for Liberty of Conscience a Protestant Bishop ought to force his Clergy to Act contrary to their Consciences and what is most Sacred to them their Religion If so whether our Swearing to observe the 39 Articles do's not oblige every Clergy-man to stick stedfast and firm to the Faith therein contain'd and not to bring our Religion which is so Primitive and Apostolical into scorn and contempt through any unjust Compliance for Temporal advantage QUERY VI. Whether the kind and endearing Expressions of Fellow Brethren and Fellow Labourers in Gods Word as us'd by the Apostles themselves be not more decent and more becoming the Gravity of a Bishop to his Clergy then the Billingsgate Scoundrel Expressions of Seditions Scandalous and perjur'd Varletts QUERY VII Whether the same Charge that Paul gave to his Son Timothy do's not stand good still That a Bishop must be sober of good Behaviour given to Hospitality apt to Teach not given to Wine no Striker not Covetous QUERY VIII Whether the same Persons that have Commanded the Clergy of late to read the Declaration huffing some of them into a Compliance by threats and hard words wheedling others into it by fair promises and good words to Act contrary to their Inclinations are to be look'd on at this time as friends to the Church of England Or if they should at another time when it stands more for their Interest oblige the same Clergy to read Mass in their respective Churches whether the Oaths then of Canonical obedience may oblige such to obey their Diocesan QUERY IX Whether such who have of late comply'd herein in obedience to his Majesties Command and at the same time declar'd their dislike of it are not guilty of the silliest Equivocation such as a Jesuit himself wou'd be asham'd to own being the greatest hypocrisy that cou'd be offer'd both to God and Man QUERY X. Whether the wicked Tenet of the Heathen Emperour Timeri Mallem quam Amari be not more becomeing a primative Persecutor than a Christian Prelate whose best way to make his Lawn sit easy is to Merit the love of all good and virtuous Men and not to value the hatred of the vitious and prophane For as benefits and rewards will oblige the one to Reverence and admire his Person so will Punishments and the fear of Justice deterr others from casting any dirt or aspersion on him in the discharge of his sacred function FINIS