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A05172 Divine and politike observations nevvly translated out of the Dutch language, vvherein they vvere lately divulged. Upon some lines in the speech of the Arch. B. of Canterbury, pronounced in the Starre-Chamber upon 14. June, 1637. Very expedient for preventing all prejudice, which as well through ignorance, as through malice and flattery, may be incident to the judgement which men make thereby, either of his Graces power over the Church, and with the King, or of the equity, justice, and wisdome of his end in his said speech, and of the reasons used by him for attaining to his said end Theophilus, fl. 1638. 1638 (1638) STC 15309; ESTC S108356 57,625 70

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jure_fw-la divino_fw-la then_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n reprehension_n correction_n excommunication_n and_o relaxation_n from_o the_o sentence_n thereof_o such_o as_o show_v true_a repentance_n and_o minister_n that_o pretend_v a_o righr_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la to_o any_o rent_n power_n or_o jurisdiction_n that_o depend_v upon_o the_o king_n gift_n be_v as_o well_o against_o the_o king_n and_o the_o royal_a prerog_n as_o those_o that_o appropriate_a to_o a_o few_o under_o pretext_n of_o juris_fw-la divini_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la or_o regi_fw-la all_o that_o power_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v competent_a to_o all_o pastor_n be_v against_o god_n and_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o the_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o our_o saviour_n rule_n and_o precept_n for_o government_n of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o profess_v be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n 8._o archb_a pag._n 8._o now_o then_o suppose_v we_o have_v no_o other_o string_n to_o hold_v by_o i_o say_v suppose_v this_o but_o i_o grant_v it_o not_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v libel_v against_o our_o call_n as_o these_o man_n do_v be_v it_o in_o pulpit_n print_n or_o otherwise_o but_o he_o libel_n against_o the_o king_n and_o state_n by_o who_o law_n we_o be_v establish_v when_o churchman_n pretend_v obseru._n obseru._n that_o the_o power_n grant_v they_o authori●ate_n humana_fw-la belong_v to_o they_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la they_o may_v lawful_o be_v oppose_v by_o all_o that_o be_v in_o duty_n bind_v to_o defend_v the_o right_n of_o sovereign_a ●ower_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o temporal_a prince_n or_o state_n wherein_o they_o ●ive_a and_o opposition_n of_o reason_n to_o those_o that_o dare_v pretend_v such_o divine_a ●ower_n be_v no_o libel_v against_o king_n or_o state_n fendatarius_fw-la that_o disday●eth_v his_o superior_a by_o the_o civil_a law_n forfeit_v jus_o ●eudi_fw-la and_o bishop_n ●●at_v presume_v to_o ascribe_v to_o their_o title_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la that_o right_n which_o they_o ●ave_n by_o the_o king_n grant_v or_o parliamentary_a confirmation_n deserve_v to_o ●e_v deprive_v of_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v get_v from_o king_n or_o parliament_n it_o be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o pretend_v a_o claim_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la to_o a_o title_n ●●r_fw-fr right_n depend_v upon_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n as_o it_o be_v for_o bishop_n ●●_o devise_v a_o new_a guise_n for_o god_n worship_n and_o to_o impose_v other_o a_o necessity_n of_o it_o w●y_a do_v they_o not_o modest_o petition_v his_o majesty_n about_o it_o 9_o arch._n b._n pag._n 9_o that_o his_o princely_a wisdom_n he_o may_v set_v all_o thing_n right_a in_o a_o just_a and_o ●●derly_a m●nner_n but_o this_o be_v neither_o their_o intention_n nor_o way_n though_o state_n disease_n which_o none_o but_o his_o majesty_n with_o his_o parliament_n can_v c●re_v may_v be_v lawful_o lay_v open_a in_o word_n or_o whitt_n not_o ●●ely_a when_o the_o discovery_n thereof_o import_v the_o duty_n of_o any_o man_n in_o ●●s_o call_v but_o also_o when_o it_o be_v necessary_a or_o expedient_a for_o vindicate_v 〈◊〉_d innocency_n of_o honest_a man_n from_o imputation_n and_o reproach_n cast_v ●pon_o they_o by_o man_n of_o so_o great_a power_n in_o church_n or_o state_n through_o ●_o trust_v from_o their_o sovereign_n as_o none_o but_o a_o parliament_n may_v without_o ●anger_n represent_v to_o the_o sovereign_n their_o malversation_n nevertheless_o ●o_o private_a subject_n can_v in_o good_a manner_n petition_v his_o majesty_n for_o reformation_n of_o such_o a●uses_n or_o prevention_n of_o such_o danger_n as_o do_v high_o concern_v the_o state_n and_o religion_n that_o they_o can_v in_o probability_n be_v help_v or_o avoid_v without_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o majesty_n estate_n in_o his_o ●igh_a court_n of_o parliament_n again_o his_o g●_n do_v press_n ●ere_z to_o ●ubb_v a_o most_o false_a and_o pernicious_a reproach_n upon_o honest_a man_n who_o be_v ●ble_n in_o a_o parliament_n to_o make_v appear●_n both_o their_o own_o loyalty_n to_o his_o majesty_n the_o traitorous_a heart_n of_o those_o that_o through_o impotency_n to_o moderate_v their_o prosperous_a fortune_n charge_v they_o with_o mutiny_n and_o with_o what_o else_o they_o please_v 10._o arch._n b._n ●ag_n 10._o and_o by_o most_o false_a and_o unjust_a calumny_n to_o defame_v both_o our_o cal●lings_n and_o person_n obseru._n obseru._n eum_n qui_fw-la nocentem_fw-la infamavit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aeqnum_fw-la ob_fw-la eam_fw-la rem_fw-la condemn●●_n praesertim_fw-la quando_fw-la reipub●_n interest_n vitium_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la convitiando_fw-la ob●jectum_fw-la fu●rit_fw-la manifestum_fw-la fieri_fw-la dig._n lib._n 47._o tit._n 10._o l._n 18._o 11._o arch._n b._n pag._n 11._o and_o these_o man_n know_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o people_n have_v labour_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o misinform_v their_o knowledge_n and_o misguide_v their_o zeal_n and_o so_o to_o fire_v that_o into_o a_o sedition_n in_o hope_n
d●ct●r_n bastwicke_n and_o condemn_v his_o book_n write_v against_o the_o pope_n authority_n your_o connivance_n some_o say_v ●avour_n and_o countenance_n show_v to_o the_o writing_n 〈◊〉_d sancta_fw-la clara_n reprint_v in_o london_n by_o your_o grace_n direction_n or_o ●●●mission_n at_o least_o chonaeus_fw-la shelford_n cousin_n re●ve_v pocklington_n and_o ●●●ers_n contain_v doctrine_n of_o popery_n and_o atheism_n seem_v to_o argue_v a_o ●●●position_n in_o your_o gr_n te●ding_v to_o popery_n assure_o these_o act_n ●●●ourage_v papist_n make_v atheist_n merry_a and_o grieve_v all_o religious_a ●●ts_n and_o man_n of_o good_a judgement_n think_v that_o they_o so_o tend_v to_o the_o ●●●ering_n in_o of_o popery_n as_o when_o you_o have_v well_o consider_v the_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d gr_n will_v be_v loath_a to_o give_v your_o oath_n that_o you_o have_v be_v far_o from_o ●●●●mpting_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o alter_n of_o ●●●●gion_n in_o the_o least_o degree_n your_o gr_n be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o understand_a courtier_n and_o to_o have_v the_o dexterity_n to_o offer_v as_o well_o your_o oath_n ●our_n service_n to_o such_o as_o you_o know_v either_o dare_v not_o or_o by_o their_o condi●●●●_n may_v not_o or_o esteem_v it_o against_o good_a manner_n and_o civility_n to_o put_v 〈◊〉_d lordship_n to_o it_o in_o a_o case_n that_o no_o man_n which_o know_v your_o lordship_n action_n can_v possible_o imagine_v you_o can_v swear_v safe_o ●ee_z live_v under_o a_o gracious_a and_o a_o religious_a king_n 15._o arch._n b._n pag._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o pervert_v by_o some_o pernicious_a churchman_n as_o constantness_n and_o other_o obseru._n obseru._n ●_o shall_v humble_o desire_v your_o lordship_n to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o recite_v ●●fly_o all_o the_o innovation_n charge_v upon_o we_o be_v they_o of_o less_o or_o great_a ●●●ent_n 16._o archb_a pag._n 16._o and_o as_o brief_o to_o answer_v they_o ●mong_o other_o innovation_n pretend_v make_v by_o prelate_n obseru._n obseru._n m_o r._n bur●●●_n mention_v that_o they_o procure_v from_o k._n james_n both_o a_o command_n ●●e_z university_n that_o young_a student_n shall_v not_o read_v calvin_n or_o 〈◊〉_d or_o any_o of_o the_o modern_a learned_a writer_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n ●●thout_v any_o prohibition_n of_o read_v popish_a writer_n and_o a_o order_n ●●●●biting_v young_a minister_n to_o preach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n &_o repro●ati●_n whil_v old_a doctor_n dean_n &_o bish_n do_v both_o preach_v &_o print_n book_n 〈◊〉_d ●●lse_o &_o erroneous_a popish_a &_o arminian_n doctrine_n in_o those_o point_n ●econdly_o that_o his_o gr_n affirm_v at_o the_o censure_n of_o doctor_n bastwick_n 〈◊〉_d we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n differ_v not_o in_o fundamentalibus_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d allowance_n of_o the_o book_n write_v by_o chonaeus_fw-la &_o sancta_fw-la clara_n to_o 〈◊〉_d purpose_n with_o the_o book_n of_o false_a doctrine_n publish_v by_o monta●●_n shelford_n ailword_n jacks●n_n c●s●ns_n three_o his_o not_o censure_v those_o that_o maintain_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v neither_o antichrist_n as_o k._n james_n in_o his_o print_a work_n have_v plain_o declare_v nor_o that_o babilonicall_a beast_n of_o rome_n mention_v in_o 6._o hom._n of_o rebellion_n 4._o new_a doctrine_n in_o the_o point_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n and_o concern_v the_o lord_n sabbath_n 5._o that_o the_o censure_n in_o use_n against_o drunkard_n heretic_n and_o other_o vicious_a person_n be_v now_o inflict_v upon_o minister_n that_o esteem_v it_o unlawful_a or_o inexpedient_a to_o impose_v a_o necessity_n of_o ceremony_n which_o the_o prelate_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v indifferent_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n 6._o their_o add_v to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o our_o church_n other_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n than_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o communion-booke_n whereunto_o they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n prefix_a to_o the_o say_a book_n 7._o their_o practise_v without_o special_a warrant_n a_o power_n to_o judge_v of_o case_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o civil_a not_o ecclesiastical_a court_n now_o see_v his_o gr_n in_o this_o place_n where_o he_o promise_v both_o to_o recite_v &_o answer_v all_o the_o innovation_n be_v they_o of_o less_o or_o great_a moment_n charge_v upon_o the_o prelate_n as_o tend_v to_o th'advance_v of_o popery_n be_v so_o far_o from_o answer_v as_o he_o do_v not_o recite_v any_o of_o these_o particular_n but_o mention_v only_o those_o that_o he_o can_v give_v such_o colour_n of_o answer_n unto_o as_o hi●_n greatness_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v out_o against_o all_o reason_n that_o any_o man_n dare_v allege_v against_o the_o same_o and_o see_v ●e_n acknowledge_v that_o exe●ptio_fw-la ●ir●mat_fw-la regulum_fw-la in_o non_fw-la exceptis_fw-la his_o gr_n propound_v of_o a_o part_n and_o forbearance_n to_o mention_v the_o foresay_a particulars_n charge_v by_o mr._n burton_n upon_o the_o prelate_n argue_v that_o m_o r._n burton_n do_v true_o chardg●_n the_o prelate_n with_o the_o say_a innovation_n and_o that_o they_o can_v neither_o deny_v nor_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o the_o make_v thereof_o 17._o archb_a pag._n 17._o and_o there_o be_v visible_a inconvenience_n observe_v in_o man_n former_a flo●●king_n to_o sermon_n in_o infect_a place_n obseru._n obseru._n when_o preach_v be_v forbid_v under_o pretext_n of_o danger_n of_o infection_n by_o concourse_n of_o people_n at_o sermon_n comedy_n and_o scurrilous_a interlude_n contrive_v in_o derision_n of_o religion_n and_o true_a piety_n be_v no●_n only_o suffer_v to_o be_v act_v in_o all_o ordinary_a stage_n but_o in_o the_o court_n i●●selfe_n also_o with_o great_a confluence_n of_o people_n as_o though_o the_o mean_n o●_n humiliation_n and_o not_o way_n to_o prophanne_n be_v pestilentious_a in_o great_a assembly_n and_o that_o god_n vengeance_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v for_o the_o practice_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o preach_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o pinch_v or_o disquiet_v profane_a man_n conscience_n there_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v give_v justifiable_a either_o in_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n upon_o occasion_n of_o death_n or_o sickness_n that_o have_v be_v incident_a to_o some_o at_o a_o sermon_n to_o prohibit_v the_o ●se_n of_o that_o spiritual_a food_n at_o usual_a time_n ●o_o such_o as_o have_v mind_n hunger_a with_o a_o appetite_n thereof_o no_o more_o then_o to_o prohibit_v man_n to_o take_v their_o ordinary_a food_n or_o physic_n when_o they_o find_v their_o stomach_n at_o their_o usual_a time_n dispose_v thereto_o because_o man_n ●icken_v or_o die_v sometime_o after_o a_o good_a meal_n meat_n or_o after_o physic_n inconvenience_n that_o sometime_o fall_v out_o at_o sermon_n either_o in_o wholesome_a or_o infect_a place_n be_v not_o sufficient_a pretence_n for_o prohibition_n or_o discharge_n of_o so_o lawful_a good_a and_o necessary_a a_o business_n but_o the_o business_n be_v debate_v at_o the_o council_n table_n 17._o ar●h_o b●_n pag._n 17._o be_v a_o matter_n of_o state_n as_o well_o as_o of_o religion_n and_o it_o be_v conclude_v for_o no_o s●rmons_n in_o these_o infect_a place_n and_o in_o all_o likely_a hood_n by_o the_o counsel_n refer_v to_o the_o prelate_n consideration_n obseru._n obseru._n who_o have_v enjoin_v the_o fast_n mention_v in_o those_o news_n from_o ●p●w●●●●_n without_o sermon_n in_o london_n contrary_a to_o the_o order_n for_o ot●er_n fast_v i●_n former_a time_n the_o mention_v a_o innovation_n in_o that_o point_n be_v very_o injurious_o name_v a_o libel_n for_o it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o crime_n nor_o judge_v unlawful_a to_o any_o man_n to_o speak_v or_o write_v what_o be_v not_o unlawful_a for_o prelate_n to_o do_v nor_o three_o be_v that_o true_a that_o se●mons_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n to_o humble_a man_n 18●_n arch._n pag._n 18●_n i_o have_v hear_v that_o k._n james_n discourse_v at_o table_n of_o the_o un●avourines_n of_o ling_n to_o his_o ta●t_n and_o smell_v obseru●_v obseru●_v a_o gentlememan_n answer_v to_o his_o majesty_n tell_v he_o that_o ling_n be_v his_o only_a meat_n my_o meat_n say_v the_o king_n i_o swear_v man_n i_o have_v never_o in_o all_o my_o life_n eat_v of_o that_o fish_n whereupon_o the_o gentleman_n reply_v that_o by_o only_a meat_n he_o mean_v it_o be_v special_a good_a meat_n the_o author_n of_o the_o newe●_n from_o ipswitch_n be_v charitable_o construe_v or_o admit_v to_o interpret_v his_o own_o word_n will_v be_v possible_o find_v to_o have_v mean_v that_o sermon_n be_v the_o most_o and_o best_a special_a good_a mean_n to_o h●mble_a man_n it_o be_v a_o act_n that_o smell_v more_o of_o pride_n then_o of_o justice_n to_o wrest_v to_o a_o ill_a sense_n word_n that_o can_v bear_v a_o good_a interpretation_n and_o be_v well_o mean_v 20._o archb_a pag._n 20._o beside_o these_o man_n live_v to_o see_v the_o fast_o end_v and_o no_o one_o wed●esday_n lecture_n suppress_v
suppose_v also_o that_o they_o who_o for_o reproach_v the_o prelate_n for_o make_v the_o innovation_n for_o which_o his_o gr_n in_o this_o speech_n pretend_v some_o reason_n and_o warrant_n a_o intention_n to_o introduce_v popery_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v libeler_n by_o the_o foresay_a law_n and_o ordinance_n and_o that_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o episcopal_a dignity_n to_o forbear_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o libeler_n and_o to_o forgive_v they_o yet_o all_o they_o can_v in_o reason_n have_v crave_v for_o punishment_n of_o they_o be_v that_o such_o punishment_n shall_v be_v inflict_v on_o they_o as_o the_o law_n make_v papist_n and_o such_o as_o usher_v in_o popery_n obnoxious_a unto_o for_o si_fw-la deprehendetur_fw-la author_n famosi_fw-la libelli_fw-la eatantum_fw-la poena_fw-la plectendus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la convitium_fw-la passus_fw-la meritó_n damnaretur_fw-la si_fw-la verum_fw-la crimen_fw-la e●_n libello_fw-la imponeretur_fw-la and_o see_v in_o england_n there_o be_v no_o law_n that_o punish_v papist_n criminal_o or_o make_v their_o religion_n much_o less_o the_o usher_v of_o it_o in_o a_o crime_n so_o as_o albeit_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o prelate_n do_v not_o only_o usher_v in_o but_o be_v themselves_o content_a to_o profess_v popery_n with_o as_o much_o passion_n as_o they_o have_v command_v the_o observation_n of_o popish_a ceremony_n and_o manner_n of_o church-government_n they_o can_v not_o for_o that_o by_o any_o english_a law_n be●_n punish_v with_o either_o pillory_n or_o prison_n it_o follow_v consequent_o that_o the_o defendant_n for_o charge_v the_o say_a prelate_n with_o the_o usher_v in_o of_o popery_n though_o false_o can_v not_o lawful_o for_o that_o be_v punish_v either_o with_o pillory_n or_o prison_n but_o suppose_v final_o that_o there_o be_v either_o reason_n or_o some_o law_n in_o england_n without_o make_v popery_n a_o crime_n or_o the_o usher_v in_o of_o it_o any_o fault_n to_o make_v the_o 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