authorise_v by_o the_o statute_n whereupon_o the_o commission_n be_v found_v which_o i_o have_v set_v down_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n for_o it_o be_v ancient_a jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a which_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o that_o act_n and_o mean_v to_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o commissioner_n as_o nicholas_n fuller_n avow_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o client_n but_o to_o fine_a imprison_v and_o force_v any_o person_n to_o accuse_v themselves_o upon_o their_o own_o enforce_a oath_n their_o being_n no_o accuser_n know_v nor_o accusation_n libel_v he_o prove_v be_v not_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a but_o bring_v in_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o â—_o hen._n the_o 4._o in_o the_o record_n of_o the_o worthy_a proceed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o commons_o at_o the_o parliam_fw-la hold_v 1610_o we_o have_v this_o grievance_n second_o for_o that_o whereas_o by_o the_o intention_n and_o word_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o your_o highness_o that_o statute_n enable_v to_o give_v only_o such_o power_n ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o say_a commissioner_n yet_o under_o colour_n of_o some_o word_n in_o that_o statute_n whereby_o the_o commissioner_n be_v authorize_v to_o execute_v their_o commission_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o effect_n of_o your_o highness_n letter_n patent_n and_o by_o letter_n patent_n ground_v thereupon_o the_o say_a commissioner_n do_v fine_a and_o imprison_v and_o exercise_v other_o authority_n not_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n restore_v by_o that_o statute_n which_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o great_a â—â—rong_n to_o the_o subject_n and_o that_o these_o commissioner_n may_v as_o well_o by_o colour_n of_o these_o word_n if_o they_o be_v so_o authorize_v by_o your_o highness_n letter_n patent_n fine_a without_o stint_n and_o imprison_v without_o limitation_n of_o time_n as_o also_o according_a to_o will_n and_o discretion_n without_o any_o rule_n of_o law_n spiritual_a or_o temporal_a adjudge_v and_o impose_v utter_a confiscation_n of_o good_n forfeiture_n of_o land_n yea_o &_o the_o take_v away_o of_o limb_n and_o of_o life_n itself_o and_o this_o for_o any_o matter_n whatsoever_o pertain_v to_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n which_o never_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o maker_n of_o that_o law_n to_o fine_a and_o imprison_v at_o pleasure_n be_v punishment_n belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a sword_n which_o christ_n have_v forbid_v his_o apostle_n and_o all_o pastor_n their_o successor_n to_o use_v the_o weapon_n of_o their_o warfare_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o spiritual_a christ_n commit_v unto_o they_o key_n not_o sword_n in_o very_a deed_n there_o be_v no_o cruel_a beast_n nor_o more_o tyrannous_a than_o a_o degenerate_a churchman_n he_o be_v more_o insolent_a and_o outrageous_a with_o the_o dative_n sword_n than_o prince_n be_v with_o the_o native_a why_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v like_o their_o elder_a brother_n that_o bloody_a beast_n of_o rome_n degenerate_a clergiman_n will_v either_o usurp_v the_o power_n of_o the_o temporal_a sword_n or_o take_v it_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v but_o â—ver_o abuse_v it_o the_o three_o commissioner_n may_v inflict_v spiritual_a censure_n and_o punishment_n as_o suspension_n deprivation_n deposition_n excommunication_n they_o may_v call_v for_o a_o priest_n command_v he_o to_o denounce_v and_o declare_v in_o some_o cathedral_n church_n or_o other_o public_a place_n the_o offender_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v but_o they_o inquire_v cognosce_fw-la decern_v and_o pronowce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n in_o their_o court_n and_o the_o excommunicate_a may_v be_v denounce_v long_o after_o and_o howbeit_o the_o priest_n shall_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n in_o judgement_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v only_o like_o the_o dempster_n that_o pronounce_v the_o doom_n or_o like_o the_o hangman_n or_o poor_a slave_n direct_v by_o the_o judge_n he_o neither_o inquire_v cognosce_v nor_o decern_v yet_o if_o you_o think_v the_o commissioner_n may_v excommunicate_v because_o the_o archbishop_n be_v present_a you_o be_v deceive_v for_o his_o power_n in_o the_o high_a commission_n be_v not_o episcopal_a nor_o archiepiscopall_a but_o delegate_v only_o from_o the_o prince_n which_o other_o assessor_n not_o bishop_n have_v as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o by_o this_o delegate_v power_n he_o with_o his_o two_o associate_n as_o i_o have_v say_v may_v inflict_v this_o censure_n upon_o any_o subject_n within_o england_n or_o ireland_n which_o he_o can_v do_v as_o bishop_n or_o archbishop_n for_o their_o jurisdiction_n ordinary_a be_v limit_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o diocie_n or_o province_n when_o spottiswood_n pretend_a archbishop_n of_o saintandros_n be_v but_o a_o rural_a minister_n in_o calder_n and_o law_n of_o glasgow_n a_o rural_a minister_n at_o kirkliston_n possess_v only_o the_o rent_n of_o bishopricke_n not_o authorize_v as_o yet_o with_o the_o office_n of_o bishop_n for_o that_o pretend_a assembly_n of_o glasgow_n be_v not_o yet_o convocate_v yet_o be_v they_o arm_v with_o power_n to_o decern_v excommunication_n against_o any_o subject_n within_o our_o realm_n &_o to_o command_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o offender_n to_o proceed_v against_o he_o and_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o suspend_v deprive_v or_o ward_v he_o they_o be_v thus_o arm_v immediate_o before_o that_o pretend_a assembly_n with_o power_n of_o ward_n â—ining_v imprison_a suspend_v degrade_n and_o decern_v excommunication_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n or_o approbation_n of_o the_o estate_n that_o they_o may_v wring_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi at_o that_o corrupt_a and_o pretend_a assembly_n episepiscopall_a jurisdiction_n which_o many_o time_n they_o protest_v never_o to_o usurp_v before_o and_o without_o the_o free_a consent_n of_o the_o church_n obtain_v thereunto_o o_o perfidious_a violence_n what_o we_o have_v say_v of_o excommunication_n may_v be_v likewise_o say_v of_o suspension_n deprivation_n and_o deposition_n the_o archbishop_n do_v not_o suspend_v or_o deprive_v as_o archbishop_n but_o as_o the_o king_n delegate_n judge_n and_o commissioner_n by_o which_o power_n he_o may_v suspend_v or_o deprive_v minister_n out_o of_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n which_o no_o bishop_n or_o archbishop_n may_v do_v by_o their_o ordinary_a power_n we_o have_v a_o late_a example_n in_o our_o own_o archbishop_n about_o two_o year_n since_o for_o when_o mr._n spotiswood_n be_v at_o court_n mr._n la_o pretend_a archbishop_n of_o glasgow_n suspend_v mr._n blyth_n and_o mr._n forrester_n from_o their_o ministry_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v as_o archbishop_n for_o they_o be_v neither_o within_o his_o diocie_n nor_o his_o province_n he_o do_v it_o then_o as_o head_n of_o the_o commission_n sit_v for_o the_o time_n that_o be_v by_o a_o delegate_v power_n from_o the_o king_n to_o let_v pass_v that_o at_o that_o same_o vile_a assembly_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o archbishop_n and_o paction_n be_v only_o make_v with_o these_o man_n who_o have_v the_o benefice_n for_o which_o vulgar_o they_o be_v call_v bishop_n that_o excommunication_n suspension_n deprivation_n and_o deposition_n shall_v not_o be_v conclude_v without_o they_o not_o that_o they_o may_v suspend_v deprive_v excommunicate_v by_o themselves_o and_o at_o their_o pleasure_n in_o the_o high_a commission_n or_o any_o where_o else_o but_o according_a to_o the_o damnable_a canon_n make_v by_o that_o woeful_a but_o pretend_v and_o incumbent_a assembly_n far_o the_o prince_n may_v enable_v one_o or_o moâ—_n lay_v man_n with_o this_o same_o commission_n wihout_n mixture_n of_o ecclesiastical_a person_n it_o be_v then_o a_o extraordinary_a power_n wherewith_o they_o be_v enable_v by_o the_o prince_n to_o suspend_v depose_v and_o excommunicate_a but_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o this_o power_n himself_o and_o therefore_o by_o no_o right_a of_o god_n law_n may_v he_o communicate_v this_o power_n unto_o they_o and_o it_o be_v a_o proud_a usurpation_n over_o the_o church_n to_o they_o to_o receive_v it_o or_o exercise_v it_o in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v 1592._o some_o act_n which_o be_v make_v in_o that_o turbulent_a time_n of_o the_o 1584._o year_n be_v repeal_v as_o follow_v item_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o estate_n of_o parliament_n foresay_a abrogate_v cassis_fw-la and_o annul_v the_o act_n of_o the_o same_o parliament_n hold_v at_o edinburgh_n the_o say_a year_n 1584._o grant_v commission_n to_o bishop_n and_o other_o judge_n constitute_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n to_o receive_v his_o highness_n presentation_n to_o benefice_n to_o give_v collation_n thereupon_o and_o to_o put_v order_n in_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a which_o his_o majesty_n and_o estate_n foresay_a declare_v to_o be_v expire_v in_o the_o self_n and_o to_o be_v null_a in_o time_n come_v and_o of_o none_o avail_v force_n nor_o effect_n not_o withstand_v of_o this_o repeal_v commission_n our_o
of_o shire_n from_o synod_n to_o national_n assembly_n they_o must_v step_v up_o a_o popish_a ladder_n by_o archdeacon_n official_o bishop_n deane_n of_o arch_n archbishop_n save_v that_o at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n they_o find_v the_o prince_n for_o the_o pope_n to_o who_o they_o must_v not_o appeal_v nor_o yet_o to_o any_o great_a counsel_n of_o many_o reform_a or_o unreformed_a church_n or_o to_o a_o ecumenical_a council_n whatsoever_o they_o talk_v of_o general_n counsel_n now_o the_o cause_n convoy_v by_o these_o subordinate_a appellation_n be_v all_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n agitate_a in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o which_o cause_n we_o be_v to_o treat_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n these_o which_o belong_v to_o canon_n or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n concern_v either_o the_o make_n of_o they_o or_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o they_o or_o the_o relaxation_n of_o they_o as_o for_o the_o make_n of_o they_o 1._o in_o that_o the_o prince_n may_v make_v new_a law_n anent_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n with_o advice_n either_o of_o his_o commissioner_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a or_o of_o the_o metropolitan_a 2_o synod_n provincial_a or_o national_a may_v not_o be_v convocate_v without_o the_o prince_n write_v direct_v to_o the_o metropolitan_a 3._o nothing_o may_v be_v treat_v or_o determine_v in_o the_o synod_n till_o the_o prince_n first_o be_v make_v privy_a and_o give_v assent_v 4._o nothing_o shall_v have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n till_o the_o royal_a assent_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v give_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o synod_n shall_v think_v good_a to_o decree_v beza_n in_o his_o 8._o epistle_n to_o grindal_n bishop_n of_o london_n confess_v that_o he_o tremble_v and_o shake_v at_o the_o first_o of_o these_o head_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n it_o may_v turn_v upside_o down_o the_o whole_a government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o outward_a form_n of_o god_n worship_n overthrow_v the_o one_o and_o deface_v the_o other_o do_v not_o the_o bishop_n affirm_v at_o the_o examination_n of_o barow_n that_o the_o queen_n may_v establish_v what_o church_n government_n it_o please_v her_o highness_n because_o they_o dare_v not_o affirm_v that_o prince_n may_v change_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v unchangeable_a by_o divine_a law_n therefore_o they_o make_v many_o unchangeable_a thing_n both_o in_o government_n and_o external_a ceremony_n in_o god_n worship_n to_o be_v changeable_a that_o they_o make_v a_o change_n at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o may_v bring_v in_o all_o that_o ever_o be_v hatch_v by_o the_o antichrist_n a_o popish_a church_n government_n significant_a rite_n and_o symbolical_a toy_n and_o ceremony_n for_o what_o may_v a_o corrupt_a prince_n and_o a_o corrupt_a metropolitan_a or_o some_o few_o corrupt_a commissioner_n not_o challenge_v for_o changeable_a nay_o even_o rite_n of_o order_n and_o comeliness_n and_o law_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a for_o a_o religious_a use_n shall_v be_v consider_v by_o the_o lawful_a and_o ordinary_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_n how_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o general_n rule_v prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n how_o they_o will_v edify_v the_o church_n how_o god_n shall_v be_v glorify_v christian_a charity_n entertain_v order_n and_o comeliness_n preserve_v for_o we_o must_v not_o consider_v thing_n indifferent_a only_o in_o â—heir_n general_a kind_n but_o in_o their_o particular_a and_o circumstantial_a use_n which_o if_o we_o permit_v to_o prince_n they_o may_v abuse_v indifferent_a thing_n to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o church_n synod_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v convocate_v without_o the_o prince_n privity_n or_o the_o warrant_n of_o the_o law_n in_o general_a but_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v wilful_a in_o deny_v his_o assent_n and_o the_o church_n be_v in_o extreme_a danger_n ready_a to_o be_v overwhelm_v or_o great_o disturb_v with_o heresy_n schism_n division_n enormity_n we_o may_v use_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o the_o law_n of_o man_n be_v want_v yet_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o cease_v from_o do_v her_o duty_n and_o exercise_v that_o power_n which_o be_v grant_v she_o by_o christ_n who_o have_v also_o promise_v his_o presence_n when_o but_o two_o or_o three_o be_v convene_v in_o his_o name_n salus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la esto_fw-la the_o power_n of_o christian_a prince_n in_o the_o church_n be_v cumulative_a to_o aid_v she_o to_o execute_v her_o power_n free_o not_o privative_a to_o deprive_v and_o spoil_v she_o of_o any_o power_n christ_n have_v grant_v to_o she_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o church_n may_v entreat_v determine_v and_o strengthen_v her_o decree_n and_o constitution_n with_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o punishment_n notwithstanding_o the_o prince_n will_v not_o assent_v approve_v ratify_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o confirm_v they_o by_o his_o law_n and_o fortify_v they_o with_o temporal_a punishment_n prudence_n i_o confess_v be_v require_v in_o the_o church_n to_o weigh_v the_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o to_o put_v this_o â—er_n power_n in_o practice_n as_o for_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o law_n in_o that_o the_o prince_n may_v 1._o visit_v the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n and_o their_o person_n 2._o reform_v redress_n and_o correct_v they_o and_o whatsoever_o sort_n of_o heresy_n schism_n error_n abuse_n offence_n contempt_n and_o enormity_n of_o any_o whosoever_o 3_o to_o assign_v nominate_v and_o authorise_v when_o and_o as_o often_o as_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n such_o person_n be_v natural_a bear_v subject_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v meet_a 1._o to_o exercise_n and_o execute_v all_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n and_o preeminence_n in_o any_o wise_a touch_v or_o concern_v any_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 2_o to_o visit_v 3_o to_o reform_v correct_v and_o amend_v all_o such_o excess_n or_o defect_n whatsoever_o which_o by_o any_o manner_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n may_v be_v have_v be_v reform_v order_v correct_v amend_v or_o restrain_v the_o prince_n power_n in_o visit_v reform_v and_o correct_v abuse_n enormity_n error_n heresy_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v see_v as_o in_o a_o lively_a picture_n in_o the_o high_a commission_n to_o be_v not_o only_o a_o temporal_a power_n but_o also_o a_o spiritual_a to_o inflict_v ecclesiastical_a censure_n &_o punishment_n for_o the_o prince_n can_v not_o communicate_v this_o power_n to_o his_o delegate_n commissioner_n except_o he_o claim_v it_o to_o himself_o as_o principal_a for_o none_o can_v transfer_v that_o to_o other_o which_o he_o have_v not_o himself_o it_o must_v follow_v therefore_o that_o the_o prince_n power_n be_v ecclesiastical_a not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n and_o matter_n whereupon_o it_o work_v as_o heresy_n error_n abuse_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o formal_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o manner_n to_o wit_n by_o inflict_v ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o punishment_n unless_o we_o will_v affirm_v that_o suspension_n deposition_n excommunication_n be_v not_o ecclesiastical_a but_o civil_a punishment_n and_o censure_n which_o be_v absurd_a we_o shall_v entreat_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o high_a commission_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n several_o by_o itself_o as_o for_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o canon_n or_o law_n in_o that_o 1._o first_o for_o ever_o when_o as_o they_o be_v altogether_o abrogate_a by_o the_o prince_n 2._o for_o a_o time_n only_o as_o when_o he_o grant_v remission_n of_o any_o crime_n or_o transgression_n of_o the_o canon_n for_o time_n by_o go_v and_o to_o come_v when_o both_o infamy_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o transgressor_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a state_n 4._o when_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o canon_n be_v grant_v for_o time_n to_o come_v to_o any_o certain_a person_n upon_o special_a occasion_n the_o cause_n be_v try_v which_o grace_n they_o call_v dispensation_n which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v when_o the_o faculty_n of_o this_o kind_n grant_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n upon_o who_o this_o office_n do_v lie_v by_o statute_n be_v confirm_v with_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n or_o when_o if_o he_o without_o just_a cause_n refuse_v the_o chancellor_n of_o england_n grant_v they_o primary_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n make_v thereanent_a if_o the_o prince_n may_v abrogate_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n without_o consent_n of_o the_o church_n in_o vain_a be_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n make_v or_o that_o the_o church_n may_v not_o abrogate_v any_o canon_n when_o they_o find_v it_o prove_v inconvenient_a be_v as_o great_a a_o inconvenience_n in_o vain_a likewise_o be_v canon_n strengthen_v and_o guard_v with_o censure_n and_o punishment_n and_o the_o black_a mark_n of_o infamy_n set_v upon_o heinous_a crimeswith_o the_o legal_a effect_n thereof_o if_o the_o prince_n may_v abolish_v the_o crime_n as_o simoniacal_a paction_n or_o any_o the_o like_a
perfidious_a prelate_n have_v resume_v the_o same_o again_o without_o any_o law_n revive_v it_o but_o let_v we_o proceed_v and_o hear_v what_o be_v record_v in_o the_o worthy_a proceed_n of_o the_o parliament_n above_o mention_v the_o act_n be_v find_v to_o be_v inconvenient_a 28._o and_o of_o dangerous_a extent_n in_o divers_a respect_n 4._o for_o that_o every_o petty_a offence_n pertain_v to_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n be_v by_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o say_a word_n and_o letter_n patent_n ground_v thereupon_o make_v snbject_a to_o excommunication_n and_o punishment_n by_o that_o strange_a and_o exorhitant_a power_n and_o commission_n whereby_o the_o least_o offender_n not_o commit_v any_o thing_n of_o any_o enormous_a or_o high_a nature_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o most_o remote_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o london_n or_o york_v which_o be_v very_o grievous_a and_o inconvenient_a these_o three_o commissioner_n be_v arm_v with_o double_a vengeance_n and_o power_n of_o both_o sword_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a may_v strike_v a_o man_n at_o one_o strike_v in_o one_o sentence_n for_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o fault_n both_o with_o temporal_a and_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n and_o punishment_n they_o may_v depose_v and_o imprison_v a_o minister_n at_o one_o time_n for_o one_o offence_n they_o may_v fine_a and_o excommunicate_a at_o one_o time_n etc._n etc._n again_o they_o may_v punish_v the_o same_o offence_n in_o one_o person_n with_o a_o fine_a in_o another_o with_o imprisonment_n in_o the_o three_o with_o excommunication_n in_o the_o four_o with_o deprivation_n for_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o discretion_n and_o not_o the_o law_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o censure_n and_o punishment_n let_v we_o see_v what_o be_v record_v in_o the_o grievance_n therein_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o commission_n ground_v upon_o the_o statute_n be_v grievance_n apprehend_v thus_o 28._o first_o for_o that_o thereby_o the_o same_o man_n have_v both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o may_v both_o force_v the_o party_n by_o oath_n to_o accuse_v himself_o of_o a_o offence_n and_o also_o inquire_v thereof_o by_o a_o jury_n and_o lâ—stly_o may_v inflict_v for_o the_o same_o offence_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sentence_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a punishment_n 2._o whereas_o upon_o sentence_n of_o deprivation_n or_o other_o spiritual_a censure_n give_v by_o force_n of_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n any_o appeal_n lie_v for_o the_o party_n grieve_v that_o be_v here_o exclude_v by_o express_a word_n of_o the_o commission_n also_o here_o be_v to_o be_v a_o trial_n by_o jury_n yet_o no_o remedy_n by_o traverse_v not_o attaint_v neither_o can_v a_o man_n have_v any_o writ_n of_o error_n though_o a_o judgement_n or_o sentence_n be_v give_v against_o he_o â—â—â—â—unting_v to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o imprison_v he_o during_o life_n yea_o to_o the_o adjudge_v he_o in_o the_o case_n of_o premumire_n whereby_o his_o lanâ—s_n be_v forfeit_v and_o he_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o that_o whereas_o penal_a law_n and_o offence_n against_o the_o same_o can_v be_v determine_v in_o other_o court_n or_o by_o other_o person_n then_o by_o those_o trust_v by_o parliament_n with_o the_o execution_n thereof_o yet_o the_o execution_n of_o many_o such_o statute_n divers_z whereof_o be_v make_v since_o 1._o eliz._n be_v commend_v and_o commit_v to_o these_o commissioner_n ecclesiastical_a who_o be_v either_o to_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n contain_v in_o the_o statute_n be_v praemunire_n and_o other_o high_a nature_n and_o so_o to_o enforce_v a_o man_n upon_o his_o own_o oath_n to_o accuse_v and_o expose_v himself_o to_o these_o punishment_n or_o else_o to_o inflict_v other_o temporal_a punishment_n at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o yet_o beside_o and_o after_o that_o do_v the_o party_n shall_v be_v subject_a in_o court_n mention_v in_o the_o act_n to_o punishment_n by_o the_o same_o act_n appoint_v and_o inflict_v which_o we_o think_v be_v unreasonable_a the_o three_o commissioner_n may_v not_o only_o inquire_v and_o try_v but_o also_o judge_v in_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a in_o cause_n of_o heresy_n simony_n idolatry_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v i_o grant_v provide_v in_o the_o statute_n 1._o elizabeth_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a have_v authority_n or_o power_n to_o order_v determine_v or_o adjudge_v any_o matter_n or_o cause_n to_o he_o heresy_n but_o only_o such_o as_o heretofore_o have_v be_v determine_v order_v or_o adiuge_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o by_o the_o first_o 4._o general_a counsel_n or_o any_o of_o they_o or_o by_o any_o other_o general_a council_n wherein_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v heresy_n by_o the_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o say_v canonical_a scripture_n or_o such_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v order_v judge_v or_o determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n this_o provision_n be_v no_o limitation_n unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o without_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n there_o be_v some_o heresy_n determine_v which_o be_v not_o determine_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n see_v then_o they_o may_v determine_v in_o all_o he_o resy_n determine_v in_o the_o scripture_n they_o may_v determine_v in_o all_o heresy_n whatsoever_o and_o may_v affirm_v that_o to_o be_v determine_v for_o heresy_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v orthodoxal_a if_o the_o commissioner_n the_o prince_n delegate_n may_v be_v judge_n in_o all_o cause_n of_o heresy_n far_o more_o be_v the_o prince_n himself_o by_o their_o law_n and_o that_o without_o the_o provision_n foresay_a wherewith_o the_o delegate_v commissioner_n be_v circumscribe_v these_o three_o commissioner_n have_v power_n to_o receive_v appellation_n from_o other_o inferior_a court_n ecclesiastical_a like_a as_o the_o five_o with_o we_o have_v power_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n to_o receive_v and_o disusse_v all_o appellation_n make_v to_o they_o from_o any_o inferior_a ecclesiastical_a judge_n and_o to_o inhibit_v the_o say_v ecclesiastical_a judge_n to_o proceed_v in_o any_o matter_n which_o they_o shall_v hold_v to_o be_v improper_a for_o they_o wherein_o they_o shall_v perceive_v the_o say_v judge_n to_o have_v behave_v themselves_o partial_o advocate_a the_o say_v matter_n be_v their_o own_o judgement_n see_v the_o commission_n renew_v anno_fw-la 1618._o so_o they_o may_v draw_v to_o themselves_o any_o cause_n whatsoever_o agitate_a in_o inferior_a court_n not_o only_o at_o the_o appellation_n of_o any_o notorious_a villain_n pretend_v grievance_n but_o also_o by_o advocation_n when_o they_o shall_v construe_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v unproper_a or_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o inferior_a court_n to_o be_v partial_a in_o the_o narrative_a of_o the_o proclamation_n it_o be_v pretend_v that_o this_o high_a commission_n be_v erect_v to_o stay_v advocation_n of_o cause_n grant_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o council_n and_o session_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o have_v be_v compleaen_v by_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o other_o minister_n of_o that_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n that_o advocation_n and_o suspension_n be_v frequent_o grant_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o council_n and_o session_n unto_o such_o as_o be_v in_o process_n before_o they_o and_o their_o ecclesiastical_a court_n for_o offence_n commit_v whereby_o offender_n be_v embolden_v continue_v in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o â—ing_v the_o say_v advocation_n and_o suspension_n or_o mean_n to_o delay_v their_o trial_n and_o punishment_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n complaint_n have_v be_v make_v sometime_o by_o minister_n and_o suit_n to_o stay_v advocation_n that_o the_o ordinary_a indicature_n ecclesiastical_a may_v proceed_v to_o their_o censure_n without_o stop_n but_o not_o to_o change_v advocation_n be_v the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n with_o their_o associate_n honest_a and_o more_o conscientious_a man_n than_o the_o lord_n of_o council_n and_o session_n a_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a clergyman_n be_v of_o all_o man_n the_o most_o vile_a and_o profane_a do_v the_o bishop_n complain_v why_o do_v they_o then_o advocate_n cause_v from_o inferior_a court_n ecclesiastical_a see_v they_o have_v usurp_v the_o sway_n of_o proceed_n in_o court_n ecclesiastical_a to_o themselves_o do_v they_o accuse_v themselves_o of_o partialitiall_a proceed_n in_o inferior_a court_n or_o handle_v improper_a cause_n and_o will_v these_o same_o man_n be_v less_o partial_a and_o more_o conscientious_a in_o the_o high_a commission_n if_o no_o censure_n can_v take_v effect_n without_o their_o approbation_n and_o appellation_n shall_v ascend_v from_o inferior_a court_n to_o superior_a court_n and_o synod_n wherefore_o will_v they_o rather_o advocate_n cause_v to_o this_o extraordinary_a court_n of_o high_a
ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a person_n as_o for_o example_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n and_o the_o postmaster_n as_o with_o we_o the_o archbishop_n may_v assume_v any_o four_o of_o the_o number_n to_o be_v his_o assessor_n as_o for_o example_n mr._n thomas_n henderson_n comissarie_n of_o edinburgh_n m._n john_n weemes_n commissary_n of_o saintandros_n m._n james_n hamilton_n commissary_n of_o glasgow_n and_o the_o chauntour_n of_o glasgow_n mr._n david_n sharpe_n or_o any_o other_o four_o ecclesiastical_a person_n or_o civil_a enroll_v in_o the_o letter_n patent_n these_o three_o as_o for_o example_n the_o archbishop_n postmaster_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n have_v power_n to_o inquire_v in_o all_o heresy_n error_n schism_n contempt_n and_o enormity_n whatsoever_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v reform_v by_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o all_o offence_n and_o contempt_n commit_v against_o the_o form_n of_o their_o service_n and_o common_a prayer_n and_o other_o late_a statute_n make_v anent_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n as_o also_o seditious_a book_n private_a conventicle_n adultery_n fornication_n outrageous_a misbehaviour_n disorder_n in_o marriage_n and_o other_o offence_n particular_o express_v in_o the_o letter_n patent_n and_o all_o other_o grievous_a offence_n punishable_a by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n so_o with_o we_o the_o five_o as_o for_o example_n the_o five_o abovenamed_a have_v power_n to_o take_v trial_n of_o all_o offender_n in_o life_n and_o doctrine_n or_o religion_n or_o scandalous_a in_o any_o of_o these_o intercommoner_n and_o recepter_n of_o jesuit_n seminary_n and_o mass_n priest_n hearer_n of_o mass_n and_o excommunicate_a papist_n so_o like_a recusant_n or_o not_o communicant_o so_o like_a incestuous_a or_o adulterous_a persous_a obstinate_a contemner_n of_o the_o discipline_n of_o of_o the_o church_fw-mi and_o excommunicate_v for_o the_o same_o all_o minister_n preacher_n doctor_n or_o master_n of_o school_n college_n and_o university_n all_o exhort_v and_o lecture_a reader_n for_o preach_v or_o speak_v in_o public_a against_o the_o present_a establish_a order_n of_o the_o church_n truth_n or_o estate_n against_o any_o of_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o bypast_a general_a assembly_n of_o the_o kirk_n truth_n special_o of_o the_o act_n of_o general_a assembly_n hold_v at_o perth_n in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n 1618._o truth_n and_o all_o disobeyer_n of_o the_o say_a act_n truth_n likewise_o writer_n of_o pamphlet_n contrary_a to_o any_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi or_o printer_n of_o the_o say_a book_n and_o pamphlet_n truth_n or_o of_o any_o other_o book_n without_o licence_n these_o three_o commissioner_n may_v authorise_v their_o drunken_a pursuivant_n to_o break_v open_a man_n study_n chamber_n coffer_n letterne_n and_o search_v if_o there_o be_v any_o book_n or_o writ_n against_o their_o hierarchy_n and_o the_o order_n of_o their_o church_fw-mi and_o to_o spoil_v at_o their_o pleasure_n these_o three_o commissioner_n may_v convent_n before_o they_o any_o subject_n of_o whatsoever_o degree_n or_o call_v civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a in_o whatsoever_o season_n of_o the_o year_n ear_n time_n or_o harvest_n from_o whatsoever_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n even_o the_o remote_a for_o whatsoever_o offence_n repute_v ecclesiastical_a even_o the_o light_a to_o the_o great_a detriment_n and_o damage_n of_o the_o subject_n so_o with_o we_o may_v these_o or_o any_o other_o five_o in_o the_o number_n the_o archbishop_n or_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v always_o present_a summon_v and_o call_v before_o they_o at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n they_o shall_v think_v most_o convenient_a any_o person_n dwell_v within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n and_o province_n of_o saintandros_n and_o glasgow_n these_o three_o commissioner_n have_v power_n to_o command_v the_o shireffe_n justice_n and_o other_o officer_n and_o subject_n to_o apprehend_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v apprehend_v such_o person_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a and_o take_v such_o bond_n for_o their_o appearance_n as_o they_o shall_v prescrive_v or_o to_o commit_v they_o to_o prison_n so_o may_v the_o five_o with_o we_o direct_v their_o warrant_n to_o the_o captain_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n the_o provost_z and_o baily_n of_o the_o burgh_n where_o they_o shall_v happen_v to_o sit_v shiriffes_n and_o baily_n of_o regality_n to_o search_v take_v and_o apprehend_v who_o they_o please_v and_o to_o present_v they_o before_o they_o the_o three_o commissioner_n have_v power_n to_o force_v any_o person_n convent_v before_o they_o who_o they_o suspect_v to_o accuse_v himself_o upon_o his_o own_o oath_n to_o answer_v to_o their_o interrogatory_n when_o there_o be_v no_o accuser_n nor_o article_n of_o accusation_n libel_v against_o he_o he_o must_v swear_v to_o answer_v to_o that_o which_o he_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o understand_v not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o general_a and_o to_o grace_v this_o oath_n they_o call_v it_o the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la if_o any_o person_n refuse_v to_o take_v this_o oath_n he_o be_v forthwith_o commit_v to_o prison_n the_o manner_n of_o take_v the_o oath_n be_v by_o lay_v their_o hand_n or_o three_o finger_n on_o the_o book_n to_o swear_v by_o god_n and_o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n that_o they_o shall_v answer_v true_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v demand_v of_o they_o and_o when_o the_o book_n be_v kiss_v the_o oath_n be_v accept_v 249._o as_o barow_n report_v in_o his_o discovery_n and_o although_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v never_o so_o great_a as_o praemunire_n abjuration_n forfeiture_n of_o land_n and_o good_n and_o some_o of_o the_o offence_n be_v limit_v to_o be_v try_v only_o in_o the_o king_n bench_n yet_o the_o party_n suspect_v shall_v be_v force_v by_o this_o commission_n to_o accuse_v himself_o upon_o his_o own_o oath_n upon_o such_o captious_a interrogatory_n as_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v devise_v when_o there_o be_v neither_o accuser_n nor_o libel_n of_o accusation_n say_v nicholas_n fuller_n in_o his_o argument_n and_o defence_n of_o his_o client_n this_o oath_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n under_o king_n henry_n the_o 4._o at_o the_o instant_a suit_n of_o the_o prelate_n for_o detect_v and_o suppress_v of_o those_o who_o that_o blind_a age_n call_v lollard_n that_o be_v for_o suppress_v of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v peep_v out_o of_o corner_n the_o commons_o repine_v against_o that_o statute_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la and_o the_o godly_a write_v against_o it_o as_o a_o bloody_a maximinian_n law_n they_o be_v first_o ordain_v to_o accuse_v themselves_o and_o then_o to_o be_v burn_v see_v fox_n in_o henry_n 4._o the_o same_o oath_n do_v the_o prelate_n now_o make_v a_o mean_n to_o suppress_v a_o due_a reformation_n of_o their_o church_n worthy_a vdal_n and_o many_o more_o have_v end_v their_o day_n in_o the_o prison_n for_o refusal_n of_o this_o unjust_a and_o superstitious_a oath_n the_o three_o commissioner_n have_v power_n to_o fine_a at_o their_o discretion_n to_o commit_v to_o prison_n for_o non_fw-fr compearance_n or_o for_o contumacy_n in_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o decree_n or_o repute_v desert_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o all_o the_o jail_n ward_n and_o prison_n in_o the_o land_n be_v at_o their_o command_n to_o receive_v the_o person_n commit_v and_o send_v by_o they_o to_o prison_n so_o with_o we_o the_o captain_n and_o constable_n of_o the_o king_n ward_n and_o castle_n jailor_n &_o keeper_n of_o prison_n in_o burgh_n or_o land_n be_v charge_v to_o receive_v and_o detain_v all_o person_n direct_v to_o they_o in_o such_o form_n as_o shall_v be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o warrant_v subscribe_v by_o any_o five_o of_o they_o one_o of_o the_o archbishop_n be_v always_o of_o the_o number_n neither_o may_v the_o imprison_a be_v set_v at_o liberty_n but_o at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o with_o we_o also_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o ma_n privy_a council_n be_v require_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o any_o certificate_n subscribe_v by_o any_o 5._o of_o the_o say_a commissioner_n one_o of_o the_o say_a archbishop_n be_v always_o one_o either_o of_o fine_a impose_v upon_o any_o party_n or_o upon_o the_o refuse_v to_o compeir_n before_o the_o say_a commissioner_n to_o direct_v a_o summar_n charge_v of_o horn_v upon_o ten_o day_n for_o payment_n of_o the_o fine_a that_o shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o they_o and_o to_o direct_v other_o letter_n for_o denounce_v person_n that_o shall_v refuse_v to_o compeir_n before_o the_o say_a commissioner_n of_o the_o which_o letter_o no_o suspension_n or_o relaxation_n shall_v be_v grant_v without_o a_o testimony_n under_o one_o of_o the_o archbishop_n hand_n of_o the_o party_n obedience_n and_o satisfaction_n howbeit_o with_o they_o they_o be_v thus_o authorize_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n to_o fine_a ward_n and_o imprison_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o
commission_n in_o england_n if_o a_o man_n stand_v wilful_o forty_o day_n together_o excommunicate_a â—_o and_o be_v according_o certify_v by_o the_o bishop_n into_o the_o chancery_n that_o then_o he_o be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o prison_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o writ_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o apology_n of_o certain_a proceed_n in_o court_n ecclesiastical_a and_o in_o a_o wrâ—â—_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la it_o be_v say_v quod_fw-la potestas_fw-la regius_fw-la sacrosanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o querelis_fw-la suis_fw-la deessâ—_n non_fw-la debet_fw-la the_o ordinary_a lawful_a court_n ecclesiastical_a far_a more_o than_o shall_v be_v aid_v and_o assist_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o not_o molest_v or_o stop_v the_o truth_n be_v that_o this_o high_a commission_n be_v erect_v to_o suppress_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o kirk_n to_o maintain_v the_o usurp_a power_n and_o tyrannous_a domination_n of_o our_o perfidious_a prelate_n over_o synod_n general_a &_o provincial_n presbytery_n &_o session_n &_o to_o effectuate_v the_o intend_a conformity_n which_o they_o know_v they_o will_v never_o get_v do_v in_o synod_n and_o presbytery_n unless_o the_o terror_n of_o this_o high_a commission_n be_v stand_v above_o their_o head_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o urge_v conformity_n they_o have_v their_o recourse_n to_o this_o weapon_n or_o in_o synod_n and_o presbytery_n man_n be_v terrify_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o this_o be_v their_o strong_a castle_n out_o of_o which_o they_o command_v and_o hold_v in_o slavery_n &_o bondage_n the_o whole_a city_n here_o the_o bonifacian_a prelate_n stout_o draw_v the_o two_o sword_n fine_a consine_fw-la suspend_v deprive_v imprison_v etc._n etc._n but_o the_o courageous_a soldier_n fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n will_v not_o be_v bear_v down_o with_o any_o such_o outrage_n and_o terror_n now_o as_o they_o receive_v appellation_n from_o inferior_a court_n no_o appellation_n can_v be_v make_v from_o these_o three_o or_o our_o five_o suppose_v their_o injustice_n and_o tyranny_n cry_v never_o so_o loud_a i_o wonder_v if_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o faithful_a patriot_n let_v be_v conscientious_a professor_n can_v digest_v this_o these_o three_o commissioner_n may_v appoint_v inferior_a commissioner_n from_o who_o also_o as_o subdelegate_n they_o may_v receive_v appellation_n i_o will_v add_v out_o of_o the_o record_n of_o the_o grievance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o these_o consideration_n first_o out_o of_o the_o statute_n that_o the_o say_a act_n be_v find_v to_o be_v inconvenient_a and_o of_o dangerous_a extent_n in_o divers_a respect_n for_o that_o it_o enable_v the_o make_n of_o such_o a_o commission_n as_o well_o to_o any_o one_o subject_n bear_v as_o to_o more_o item_n for_o that_o by_o the_o say_a statute_n the_o king_n and_o his_o successor_n may_v howsoever_o your_o majesty_n have_v be_v please_v out_o of_o your_o gracious_a disposition_n otherwise_o to_o order_n make_v and_o direct_v such_o commission_n into_o all_o the_o country_n and_o diocese_n yea_o into_o every_o parish_n of_o england_n and_o thereby_o all_o cause_n may_v be_v take_v from_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o bishop_n chanceller_n and_o archdeacon_n and_o layman_n sole_o be_v enable_v to_o excommunicate_v and_o exercise_v all_o other_o spiritual_a censure_n for_o that_o limit_n touch_v cause_n subject_a to_o this_o commission_n be_v only_o with_o these_o word_n viz._n such_o as_o perteine_v to_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o know_v what_o matter_n or_o offence_n be_v include_v in_o that_o number_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v unknown_a what_o ancient_a canon_n or_o law_n spiritual_a be_v in_o force_n and_o what_o not_o from_o whence_o arise_v great_a uncertainty_n and_o occasion_n of_o contention_n out_o of_o the_o commission_n ground_v upon_o the_o statute_n that_o the_o commisson_n give_v authority_n to_o enforce_v man_n call_v into_o question_n to_o enter_v into_o recognizance_n not_o only_o for_o appearance_n from_o time_n to_o time_n but_o also_o for_o performance_n of_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v by_o the_o commissioner_n order_v and_o also_o that_o it_o give_v power_n to_o enjoin_v party_n defendant_n or_o accuse_v to_o pay_v such_o fee_n to_o minister_n of_o the_o court_n as_o by_o the_o commissioner_n shall_v be_v think_v fit_a as_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o commission_n it_o be_v find_v grievous_a these_o way_n among_o other_o 1._o for_o that_o lie_v man_n be_v by_o the_o commissioner_n punish_v for_o speak_v otherwise_o then_o in_o judicial_a place_n and_o court_n of_o the_o simony_n and_o other_o misdemeanour_n of_o spiritual_a man_n though_o the_o thing_n speak_v be_v true_a and_o the_o speech_n tend_v to_o the_o induce_n of_o some_o condign_a punishment_n 2._o in_o that_o these_o commissioner_n usual_o appoint_v and_o allot_v to_o woman_n discontent_v at_o and_o unwilling_a to_o live_v with_o their_o husband_n such_o portion_n &_o allowance_n for_o present_a maintenance_n as_o to_o they_o shall_v seem_v fit_a to_o the_o great_a encouragement_n of_o wife_n to_o be_v disobedient_a and_o contemptuous_a against_o their_o husband_n 3_o in_o that_o their_o pursuivant_n or_o other_o minister_n employ_v in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o suspect_a offender_n in_o any_o thing_n spiritual_a and_o in_o the_o search_n for_o any_o suppose_a scandalous_a book_n use_v to_o break_v open_a man_n house_n closert_n and_o desk_n rifle_v all_o corner_n and_o secretâ—_n custody_n as_o in_o case_n of_o high_a treason_n or_o suspicion_n thereof_o their_o commission_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o statute_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n howbeit_o it_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o statute_n we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o show_n of_o a_o statute_n for_o commission_n of_o jurisdiction_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o yet_o our_o usurp_a prelate_n tyrannize_v over_o loyal_a subject_n faithful_a patriot_n conscientious_a professor_n desert_v by_o these_o who_o will_v be_v count_v father_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n leave_v open_a and_o naked_a to_o their_o violent_a rage_n without_o any_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o the_o vile_a off_o scour_n of_o the_o land_n will_v not_o the_o estate_n in_o parliament_n redress_v this_o proud_a usurpation_n shall_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o their_o parliament_n be_v grieve_v not_o only_o at_o the_o exorbitant_a power_n of_o this_o high_a commission_n but_o also_o at_o the_o statute_n itself_o and_o shall_v our_o noble_n and_o inferior_a estate_n not_o be_v grieve_v at_o our_o usurp_a commission_n or_o will_v they_o suffer_v the_o like_a statute_n and_o make_v the_o country_n mourn_v and_o groan_n for_o it_o the_o next_o day_n as_o our_o neighbour_n have_v do_v can_v prince_n or_o estate_n give_v power_n of_o spiritual_a censure_n either_o to_o lay_v or_o spiritual_a man_n or_o may_v they_o lawful_o put_v the_o temporal_a sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o pastor_n or_o may_v spiritual_a man_n as_o they_o call_v they_o accept_v it_o if_o neither_o can_v be_v do_v how_o can_v the_o estate_n erect_v ratify_v or_o suffer_v such_o a_o commission_n what_o be_v this_o but_o the_o spanish_a inquisition_n set_a i_o up_o this_o throne_n satan_n shall_v set_v up_o papistry_n or_o any_o other_o religion_n whatsoever_o in_o short_a process_n of_o time_n for_o they_o sit_v at_o the_o rudder_n and_o may_v turn_v religion_n as_o it_o please_v they_o and_o when_o they_o see_v fit_a occasion_n and_o themselves_o to_o have_v able_a power_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o dignity_n and_o power_n of_o archbishop_n in_o england_n this_o proud_a name_n of_o archbishop_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o attribute_v to_o any_o common_a metropolitan_o at_o the_o first_o but_o to_o the_o renowâ—ed_a and_o mighty_a giant_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n antioch_n alexandria_n and_o rome_n who_o be_v mount_v far_o above_o metropolitane_n when_o the_o time_n be_v near_o that_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v mount_v on_o horseback_n but_o after_o that_o he_o be_v mount_v then_o metropolitane_n that_o they_o may_v keep_v some_o proportion_n with_o their_o head_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o a_o degree_n of_o power_n above_o other_o bishop_n &_o invest_v into_o a_o office_n that_o the_o book_n of_o god_n &_o the_o apostolical_a church_n never_o know_v to_o consecrate_v bishop_n to_o convocate_v synod_n to_o receive_v appellation_n from_o the_o court_n of_o inferior_a bishop_n to_o visit_v the_o diocy_n of_o other_o bishop_n within_o the_o privince_n a_o diocesan_n bishop_n that_o be_v a_o bishop_n over_o many_o flock_n and_o pastor_n of_o one_o diocie_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o apostle_n far_o more_o a_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n a_o provincial_a bishop_n an_z archbishop_n have_v jurisdiction_n and_o power_n over_o the_o comprovinciall_a bishop_n the_o church_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n within_o
scarlet_a robe_n upon_o canterbury_n his_o grace_n when_o he_o pass_v through_o paul_n and_o as_o i_o hear_v when_o any_o come_v to_o his_o chamber_n of_o presence_n they_o must_v hold_v off_o their_o hat_n howbeit_o his_o grace_n be_v not_o present_v himself_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o of_o their_o pomp_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o prince_n as_o immunity_n liberty_n etc._n etc._n in_o their_o own_o large_a field_n or_o possession_n their_o immunity_n liberty_n privilege_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o their_o barony_n and_o large_a possession_n be_v but_o temporal_a nothing_o avail_v to_o further_a and_o advance_v christ_n kingdom_n the_o particular_n be_v best_a know_v to_o they_o who_o have_v see_v their_o charter_n peculiar_a to_o any_o one_o of_o they_o to_o wit_n either_o to_o york_n as_o to_o have_v the_o praecedence_n before_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n except_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o to_o canterbury_n as_o 1._o to_o take_v the_o place_n before_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v call_v the_o first_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n 2._o to_o inaugurate_a the_o king_n at_o his_o coronation_n 3._o to_o receive_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o homage_n while_o the_o heir_n be_v minor_a not_o past_o 21._o year_n howbeit_o the_o same_o heir_n hold_v other_o land_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o crown_n 4._o to_o hunt_v with_o his_o own_o hound_n in_o any_o park_n within_o his_o own_o province_n bishop_n be_v make_v peer_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o canterbury_n be_v the_o first_o peer_n therefore_o he_o must_v have_v place_n before_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n whereof_o we_o speak_v before_o he_o must_v inaugurate_a the_o king_n at_o the_o coronation_n which_o be_v a_o duty_n not_o appertain_v to_o he_o for_o the_o rite_n of_o coronation_n be_v not_o part_n of_o the_o pastoral_a charge_n and_o suppose_v they_o be_v they_o belong_v no_o more_o to_o a_o bishop_n then_o to_o a_o minister_n or_o to_o one_o bishop_n more_o than_o to_o another_o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o to_o make_v a_o exhortation_n to_o conceive_v a_o prayer_n and_o bless_v a_o minister_n may_v do_v that_o as_o well_o as_o a_o bishop_n or_o a_o bishop_n as_o well_o as_o a_o archbishop_n bishop_n have_v vassal_n under_o they_o as_o noble_a man_n have_v william_n the_o first_o ordain_v bishopric_n &_o abbey_n which_o hold_v barony_n in_o pure_a and_o perpetual_a alm_n and_o until_o that_o time_n be_v free_a from_o all_o secular_a service_n to_o be_v under_o military_a or_o knight_n service_n enrol_v every_o bishopric_n and_o abbey_n at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o appoint_v how_o many_o soldier_n he_o will_v have_v every_o of_o they_o to_o find_v for_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hostility_n and_o war_n as_o they_o become_v vassal_n to_o king_n &_o emperor_n so_o they_o labour_v to_o have_v many_o vassal_n under_o themselves_o insomuch_o that_o nobleman_n become_v their_o vassal_n the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n have_v land_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n on_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o steward_n at_o his_o installing_n and_o howbeit_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o custody_n and_o ward_n of_o the_o land_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o chief_a for_o knight_n service_n till_o the_o perfect_a age_n of_o the_o heir_n yet_o the_o land_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o archb_n be_v except_v pastor_n &_o minister_n shall_v be_v content_a of_o their_o stipend_n not_o meddle_v with_o superiority_n over_o vassal_n personal_a or_o real_a ward_n their_o bishop_n have_v park_n &_o pond_n beside_o their_o palace_n for_o hunt_v &_o fish_v canterbury_n grace_n may_v hunt_v in_o any_o park_n within_o his_o own_o province_n that_o be_v through_o all_o england_n except_o 4._o diocy_n a_o pastime_n condemn_v by_o the_o ancient_a canon_n in_o clergy_n man_n hierome_n say_v he_o never_o read_v of_o a_o hunter_n that_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n bâ—_n sâ—atuâ—e_n as_o to_o grant_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a law_n through_o all_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o english_a empire_n which_o graces_n they_o call_v faculty_n câ—nterburie_n have_v among_o other_o court_n a_o court_n which_o they_o call_v the_o court_n of_o faculty_n wherein_o there_o be_v appoint_v a_o chief_a precedent_n 181._o who_o hear_v and_o â—onsidereth_v of_o their_o grievance_n and_o request_n that_o be_v petitioner_n for_o some_o moderation_n and_o easement_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n sometime_o as_o they_o pretend_v overstrict_n and_o rigorous_a and_o a_o register_n beside_o who_o record_v the_o dispensation_n the_o law_n of_o god_n may_v not_o be_v dispense_v with_o if_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n which_o be_v make_v by_o man_n only_o be_v too_o strict_a their_o rigour_n may_v be_v relax_v when_o and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n this_o necessity_n ought_v to_o be_v consider_v by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n and_o not_o reserve_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n grace_n to_o be_v give_v or_o 〈◊〉_d sell_v at_o his_o pleasure_n for_o in_o this_o court_n of_o faculty_n dispensation_n be_v set_v to_o open_a sale_n as_o at_o rome_n as_o the_o admonition_n to_o the_o parliament_n do_v â—_o port_n if_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n to_o remit_v of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n then_o easement_n shoulâ—_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o petitioner_n without_o money_n 3._o if_o â—here_o be_v not_o a_o relevant_a cause_n than_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o dispensation_n grant_v at_o all_o let_v be_v for_o money_n so_o this_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v to_o dissipate_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n &_o to_o wound_v thâ—se_a which_o be_v yet_o whole_a and_o sound_a iâ—_n be_v enact_v 25._o henr._n 8._o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o time_n be_v rom._n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v have_v power_n and_o authority_n from_o time_n to_o time_n by_o their_o discretion_n to_o give_v grant_v and_o dispense_v by_o a_o instrument_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o say_a archbishop_n all_o manner_n such_o licence_n dispensation_n composition_n faculty_n grant_n delegacy_n instrument_n and_o all_o other_o write_n as_o heretofore_o have_v be_v use_v and_o accustom_v to_o be_v have_v and_o obtain_v at_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n or_o any_o person_n or_o person_n by_o authority_n of_o he_o same_o provide_v always_o that_o no_o manner_n of_o dispensition_n 97._o licence_n faculty_n or_o other_o resâ—riâ—ts_n or_o write_n hereafter_o to_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o archbishop_n or_o his_o commissary_n be_v of_o such_o importance_n that_o the_o tax_n for_o the_o expedition_n thereof_o at_o rome_n extend_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o four_o pound_n or_o above_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v put_v in_o execution_n till_o the_o same_o licence_n dispensation_n faculty_n rescript_n or_o other_o writing_n of_o what_o name_n or_o nature_n soever_o it_o be_v be_v first_o confirm_v by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d have_v heir_n or_o successor_n king_n of_o the_o realm_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o enroll_v in_o the_o chancery_n in_o a_o roll_n by_o a_o clerk_n to_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o same_o it_o be_v therefore_o just_o write_v by_o mr._n cartwright_n that_o the_o archbishop_n save_v profession_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n be_v make_v pope_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n place_n and_o that_o he_o exercise_v untollerable_a and_o filthy_a merchandise_n these_o faculty_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v either_o particular_o or_o general_o 1._o particular_o such_o as_o be_v often_o grant_v after_o summary_n examination_n and_o trial_n of_o the_o cause_n as_o 1._o to_o appoint_v public_a notary_n 2._o to_o give_v licence_n to_o the_o sickly_a woman_n travel_v with_o child_n age_a and_o disease_a person_n to_o eat_v flesh_n on_o forbid_a day_n for_o some_o political_a respect_n 3._o to_o solemnize_v matrimony_n howbeit_o thrice_o open_a publication_n of_o the_o banneâ—_n have_v not_o precede_v 4._o in_o case_n which_o belong_v to_o benefice_n notary_n which_o be_v call_v register_n be_v appoint_v by_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n respective_o public_a notary_n appoint_v by_o archbishop_n serve_v as_o i_o suppose_v the_o diocy_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n see_v they_o have_v such_o manner_n of_o court_n and_o officer_n under_o they_o depend_v whole_o on_o they_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o have_v this_o prerogative_n engross_v in_o their_o hand_n also_o among_o many_o more_o if_o he_o grant_v licence_n to_o eat_v flesh_n only_o for_o political_a reason_n wherefore_o be_v the_o same_o fast_a day_n or_o day_n of_o abstinence_n from_o flesh_n observe_v which_o the_o papist_n observe_v wherefore_o do_v the_o curate_n in_o time_n of_o
of_o god_n howbeit_o he_o do_v it_o in_o effect_n and_o so_o do_v the_o archbishop_n for_o simony_n nonresidencie_a plurality_n of_o benefice_n readmission_n after_o the_o irregularity_n of_o apostasy_n observation_n of_o superstitious_a day_n and_o time_n not_o eat_v of_o flesh_n in_o lent_n and_o forbid_a day_n which_o be_v here_o express_v be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o may_v take_v the_o like_a libereie_n in_o usury_n perjury_n incest_n marriage_n within_o degree_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o case_n and_o cause_n which_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o pope_n of_o old_a it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n then_o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o admonition_n call_v this_o court_n a_o filthy_a quagmire_n and_o poison_a plash_n of_o all_o abbomination_n see_v the_o filth_n of_o all_o these_o abomination_n be_v wash_v here_o and_o the_o guilty_a person_n come_v forth_o after_o the_o archbishop_n dispensation_n as_o white_a as_o snow_n leave_v his_o filth_n behind_o in_o that_o court_n beside_o the_o prerogative_n court_n the_o court_n of_o arch_n the_o court_n of_o audience_n the_o court_n of_o faculty_n the_o archbishop_n have_v yet_o another_o court_n call_v the_o court_n of_o peculiar_o which_o deal_v in_o certain_a parish_n exempt_a from_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n in_o some_o diocese_n 181._o and_o be_v peculiarlie_o belong_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n he_o have_v also_o inferior_a court_n such_o as_o other_o bishop_n have_v you_o see_v then_o canterbury_n be_v a_o petty_a pope_n or_o according_a to_o bancroft_n reckon_v a_o vice-pope_n make_v up_o of_o the_o old_a spoil_n of_o comprovinciall_a bishop_n and_o synod_n and_o also_o with_o the_o new_a spoil_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v arm_v beside_o with_o the_o king_n delegate_v temporal_a power_n in_o the_o high_a commission_n and_o so_o great_a in_o his_o intensive_a power_n than_o ever_o he_o be_v in_o time_n of_o popery_n and_o when_o the_o union_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v shall_v be_v great_a in_o his_o extensive_a power_n also_o with_o his_o court_n overrule_a our_o nation_n and_o shall_v be_v vice-pope_n of_o this_o little_a world_n o_o if_o faithful_a patriot_n will_v foresee_v and_o prevent_v this_o the_o least_o of_o their_o ceremony_n will_v prepare_v a_o way_n to_o this_o mischief_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o dignity_n and_o power_n of_o english_a bishop_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n we_o do_v only_o give_v not_o grant_v superiorite_n of_o bishop_n over_o pastor_n which_o be_v suppose_v we_o meddle_v only_o with_o the_o unlawful_a power_n and_o dignity_n of_o archbishop_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o the_o superiority_n of_o bishop_n over_o pastor_n be_v unlawful_a also_o by_o divine_a law_n one_o pastor_n be_v not_o superior_a in_o degree_n above_o another_o no_o more_o than_o one_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n above_o another_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n the_o name_n of_o bishop_n be_v not_o appropriate_v to_o any_o eminent_a rank_n of_o pastor_n but_o be_v common_a to_o all_o as_o may_v be_v see_v act._n 20._o philip._n 1._o 1._o timoth._n 3_o tit._n 1._o 1._o pet._n 5._o and_o that_o their_o office_n be_v also_o common_a may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o same_o place_n from_o whence_o hierome_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o evagrius_n do_v conclude_v that_o a_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v all_o one_o and_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n cap._n 1._o that_o communi_fw-la presbyterorum_fw-la consilio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la gubernabantur_fw-la the_o church_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o joint_a advice_n of_o presbyter_n our_o opposite_n say_v that_o government_n be_v only_o private_a in_o the_o inner_a court_n the_o court_n of_o conscience_n not_o public_a in_o the_o external_a court_n or_o consistory_n it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n when_o the_o priest_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o external_a government_n of_o the_o church_n which_o bishop_n do_v vendicate_v to_o themselves_o and_o their_o court_n the_o poor_a priest_n have_v no_o further_a power_n then_o to_o receive_v private_o auricular_a confession_n ponder_v the_o weight_n of_o secret_a fault_n and_o according_o to_o enjoin_v penance_n but_o hierome_n speak_v not_o of_o a_o several_a but_o of_o a_o common_a council_n and_o joint_a care_n of_o many_o assemble_v together_o for_o this_o private_a government_n in_o the_o inner_a court_n of_o conscience_n be_v not_o only_o then_o but_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n whereby_o every_o pastor_n may_v deal_v with_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o of_o his_o own_o flock_n but_o hierome_n speak_v of_o a_o government_n which_o be_v alter_v after_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o different_a from_o the_o episcopal_a government_n which_o follow_v when_o the_o church_n be_v thus_o govern_v in_o common_a by_o joint_a advice_n of_o presbyter_n they_o have_v not_o a_o perpetual_a precedent_n or_o as_o we_o use_v to_o speak_v a_o constant_a moderator_n who_o have_v this_o preeminence_n during_o life_n set_v over_o they_o to_o moderate_v the_o common_a meeting_n but_o they_o choose_v their_o precedent_n and_o change_v they_o as_o they_o think_v fit_a no_o pastor_n can_v claim_v this_o priority_n of_o order_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o common_a meeting_n as_o belong_v to_o he_o of_o office_n the_o apostle_n do_v no_o where_o institute_v this_o same_o small_a difference_n of_o pastor_n that_o some_o during_o life_n shall_v be_v moderator_n of_o the_o rest_n let_v be_v that_o majoritie_n of_o rule_n and_o superiority_n in_o power_n which_o bishop_n do_v claim_v the_o pastor_n who_o be_v at_o alexandria_n the_o first_o we_o read_v to_o have_v set_v up_o a_o constant_a moderator_n to_o who_o also_o they_o do_v appropriate_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n this_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o that_o great_a mischief_n which_o follow_v this_o be_v the_o cockatrice_n egg_n out_o of_o the_o which_o antichrist_n himself_o be_v hatch_v for_o this_o perpetual_a presidencie_n and_o priority_n of_o order_n do_v degenerate_a in_o superiority_n of_o power_n and_o majoritie_n of_o rule_n and_o the_o bishop_n grow_v to_o some_o grandeur_n they_o behove_v to_o have_v a_o archbishop_n and_o at_o last_o a_o pope_n so_o that_o if_o a_o bishop_n have_v not_o be_v a_o pope_n have_v not_o be_v and_o if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o pope_n the_o great_a antichrist_n have_v not_o be_v 2._o boni-gratis_a suppose_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o treatise_n de_fw-fr aetatibus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la wonder_v that_o the_o pope_n monarchy_n shall_v arise_v from_o so_o small_a a_o beginning_n but_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o that_o iniquity_n be_v a_o mystery_n and_o that_o this_o mystery_n be_v work_v under_o ground_n even_o in_o his_o time_n for_o even_o the_o apostolical_a time_n want_v not_o a_o proud_a diotrephes_n love_v preeminence_n a_o little_a seed_n will_v bring_v forth_o a_o great_a tree_n if_o the_o discipline_n have_v not_o be_v corrupt_v as_o well_o as_o doctrine_n the_o great_a antichrist_n can_v not_o have_v rise_v all_o the_o error_n and_o heresy_n in_o doctrine_n and_o matter_n of_o faith_n which_o have_v enter_v in_o the_o church_n can_v not_o have_v bring_v he_o in_o unless_o error_n and_o corruption_n in_o the_o government_n have_v enter_v in_o also_o for_o unless_o this_o have_v be_v he_o can_v pretend_v no_o claim_n at_o all_o to_o govern_v and_o rule_v i_o come_v therefore_o to_o our_o english_a bishop_n let_v a_o man_n travel_n through_o italy_n where_o the_o pope_n be_v or_o spain_n where_o the_o spanish_a inquisition_n be_v he_o shall_v find_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o power_n of_o a_o italian_a spanish_a or_o english_a bishop_n the_o english_a bishop_n be_v the_o same_o now_o for_o power_n and_o greatness_n that_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n there_o be_v four_o thing_n chief_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o he_o first_o the_o derivation_n of_o his_o power_n 2._o the_o sole_a exercise_n of_o his_o authority_n 3._o the_o deputation_n of_o this_o his_o authority_n 4._o his_o extensive_a power_n as_o for_o the_o first_o they_o be_v not_o bishop_n as_o we_o have_v say_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o divine_a institution_n or_o right_a nor_o can_v be_v neither_o be_v they_o bishop_n by_o humane_a law_n that_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n which_o imprudent_o and_o unhappy_o set_v up_o the_o first_o bishop_n err_v in_o take_v up_o right_a the_o nature_n of_o church_n government_n and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o antichrist_n who_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v but_o in_o the_o full_a time_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o bishop_n which_o rule_v together_o with_o the_o presbytery_n or_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n but_o they_o be_v bishop_n by_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o the_o land_n only_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o law_n for_o all_o their_o
jurisdiction_n &_o power_n be_v unite_v and_o annex_v to_o the_o crown_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v derive_v as_o from_o a_o source_n unto_o they_o and_o by_o law_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v their_o process_n and_o write_n in_o the_o king_n name_n and_o not_o in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o that_o their_o seal_n shall_v be_v grave_v with_o the_o king_n arm_n as_o i_o have_v already_o declare_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o make_v process_n in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o use_v their_o own_o seal_n but_o herein_o they_o transgress_v the_o form_n prescribe_v by_o lawtheir_o manner_n of_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la in_o chief_a of_o the_o king_n their_o episcopal_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v not_o change_v for_o all_o that_o want_v of_o formality_n as_o before_o i_o have_v clear_v out_o of_o bishop_n farrars_n answer_n sir_n edward_n cook_n in_o the_o 5._o book_n of_o his_o report_n do_v prove_v that_o the_o function_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o bishop_n and_o archbishop_n in_o england_n be_v by_o and_o from_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o conclude_v that_o though_o the_o proceed_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n run_v in_o the_o bishop_n name_n yet_o both_o their_o court_n and_o law_n whereby_o they_o proceed_v be_v the_o king_n as_o m._n sheerwood_n in_o his_o reply_n to_o downam_n do_v report_n so_o then_o all_o the_o act_n of_o their_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n be_v perform_v by_o authority_n derive_v from_o the_o king_n if_o you_o will_v call_v that_o authority_n civil_a than_o action_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n be_v perform_v by_o a_o civil_a authority_n which_o be_v absurd_a but_o see_v this_o be_v impossible_a that_o civil_a authority_n can_v be_v elevate_v to_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n it_o must_v follow_v that_o it_o be_v true_o spiritual_a power_n which_o be_v unite_v to_o and_o derive_v from_o the_o possessor_n of_o the_o crown_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o estimation_n of_o man_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o law_n howbeit_o in_o itself_o and_o by_o god_n law_n it_o can_v be_v do_v it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o all_o the_o jurisdiction_n proper_o spiritual_a which_o the_o english_a prelate_n do_v exercise_n as_o prelate_n be_v unlawful_a how_o soever_o they_o have_v the_o warrant_v of_o man_n law_n it_o be_v but_o only_o to_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n that_o they_o have_v set_v downam_n bilson_n and_o other_o their_o friend_n on_o work_n to_o plead_v that_o bishop_n be_v above_o pastor_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o divine_a institution_n which_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o prove_v next_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v their_o sole_a authority_n which_o be_v censure_v by_o sir_n francis_n bacon_n now_o chancellor_n of_o england_n after_o this_o manner_n there_o be_v two_o circumstance_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o bishop_n wherein_o i_o confess_v i_o can_v never_o be_v satisfy_v the_o one_o the_o sole_a exercise_n of_o their_o authority_n the_o other_o the_o deputation_n of_o their_o authority_n for_o the_o first_o the_o bishop_n give_v order_n alone_o excommunicate_v alone_o judge_v alone_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o thing_n almost_o without_o exemple_n in_o government_n and_o therefore_o not_o unlikely_a to_o have_v creep_v in_o in_o the_o degenerate_a and_o corrupt_a time_n we_o see_v that_o the_o great_a king_n and_o monarch_n have_v their_o council_n there_o be_v no_o temporal_a court_n in_o any_o land_n of_o the_o high_a sort_n where_o the_o authority_n do_v rest_n in_o one_o person_n the_o king_n bench_n common_a plea_n and_o the_o exchequer_n be_v bench_n of_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o judge_n the_o chancellor_n of_o england_n â—ath_v the_o assistance_n of_o 12_o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n the_o master_n of_o the_o word_n have_v 4_o council_n of_o the_o court_n so_o have_v the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o duchy_n in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n the_o lord_n treasurer_n be_v join_v with_o the_o chancellor_n and_o the_o baron_n the_o master_n of_o request_n be_v ever_o more_o than_o one_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n be_v two_o the_o lord_n precedent_n in_o the_o march_n and_o in_o the_o north_n have_v council_n of_o divers_a the_o star_n chamber_n be_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o king_n privy_a council_n asperse_v with_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a so_o as_o in_o all_o the_o court_n the_o principal_a person_n have_v ever_o either_o colleague_n or_o assessor_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o other_o well_o govern_v kingdom_n abroad_o where_o the_o jurisdiction_n be_v yet_o more_o distribute_v as_o in_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n of_o france_n and_o in_o other_o place_n no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o the_o act_n that_o pass_v by_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n be_v of_o as_o great_a importance_n as_o those_o that_o posse_fw-la by_o the_o civil_a court_n for_o man_n soul_n be_v more_o precious_a than_o their_o body_n and_o so_o be_v their_o good_a name_n bishope_n have_v their_o infirmity_n and_o have_v no_o exception_n from_o that_o general_a malediction_n against_o all_o man_n live_v vae_fw-la soli_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la etc._n etc._n nay_o we_o see_v that_o the_o first_o warrant_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n be_v direct_v to_o a_o number_n dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o temporal_a matter_n and_o we_o see_v that_o in_o general_a cause_n of_o church_n government_n there_o be_v as_o well_o assembly_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n in_o counsel_n as_o of_o the_o estate_n in_o parliament_n whence_o theâ—_n shall_v this_o sole_a exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n come_v sure_o i_o do_v suppose_v and_o i_o do_v think_v upon_o good_a ground_n that_o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la ita_fw-la and_o that_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n be_v counsel_n about_o the_o sea_n and_o chair_n of_o bishop_n at_o the_o first_o and_o be_v unto_o they_o a_o presbytery_n or_o consistory_n and_o meddle_v not_o only_o with_o the_o dispose_n of_o their_o revenue_n and_o endowment_n but_o much_o more_o in_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a but_o that_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n stick_v close_o to_o the_o bishop_n in_o matter_n of_o profit_n and_o the_o world_n and_o will_v not_o loose_v their_o hold_n but_o in_o matter_n of_o jurisdiction_n which_o they_o account_v but_o trouble_v and_o attendance_n they_o suffer_v the_o bishop_n to_o encroach_v and_o usurp_v and_o so_o the_o one_o continue_v and_o the_o other_o be_v lose_v and_o we_o see_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n fas_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n doceri_fw-la and_o no_o question_v in_o that_o church_n the_o first_o institution_n be_v excellent_a perform_v all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n as_o in_o consistory_n and_o whereof_o consist_v this_o his_o consistory_n but_o of_o the_o parish_n priest_n of_o rome_n which_o term_v themselves_o cardinal_n a_o cardinibus_fw-la mundi_fw-la because_o the_o bishop_n pretend_v to_o be_v universal_a over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o hereof_o again_o we_o see_v divers_a shadow_n yet_o remain_v in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n pro_fw-la forma_fw-la choose_v the_o bishop_n which_o be_v the_o high_a point_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n when_o he_o give_v order_n if_o there_o be_v any_o minister_n casual_o present_a call_v they_o to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o some_o other_o particular_n and_o therefore_o that_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o thing_n reasonable_a and_o religious_a and_o according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n that_o bishop_n in_o the_o great_a cause_n and_o those_o which_o require_v a_o spiritual_a discern_a namely_o the_o ordain_v suspend_v or_o deprive_v minister_n in_o excommunication_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a use_n as_o shall_v be_v afterward_o touch_v in_o sentence_v the_o validity_n of_o marriage_n and_o legitimation_n in_o judge_a cause_n criminous_a as_o simony_n incest_n blasphemy_n and_o the_o like_a shall_v not_o proceed_v sole_a and_o unassisted_a which_o point_n as_o i_o understand_v be_v a_o reformation_n that_o may_v be_v plant_v sine_fw-la strepitu_fw-la without_o any_o perturbation_n at_o all_o and_o that_o be_v a_o mater_fw-la which_o will_v give_v strength_n to_o the_o bishop_n countenance_n to_o the_o inferior_a degree_n of_o prelate_n or_o minister_n and_o the_o better_a issue_n or_o proceed_n in_o those_o cause_n that_o shall_v pass_v and_o as_o i_o wish_v thiâ—_n strength_n give_v to_o your_o bishop_n in_o council_n so_o that_o be_v not_o unworthy_a your_o majestiesâ—_n royal_a consideration_n whether_o you_o shall_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v strength_n to_o the_o general_a council_n of_o your_o clergy_n the_o convocation_n house_n which_o be_v then_o restreyn_v when_o the_o state_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v think_v a_o suspect_a part_n of_o thâ—_n kingdom_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o late_a homage_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n