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A04026	Informations, or a protestation, and a treatise from Scotland Seconded with D. Reignoldes his letter to Sir Francis Knollis. And Sir Francis Knollis his speach in Parliament. All suggesting the vsurpation of papal bishops.	Knollys, Francis, Sir, d. 1643.; Rainolds, John, 1549-1607.; Simson, Patrick, 1556-1618.	1608 (1608)	STC 14084; ESTC S107421	32,696	102

Bishop least equality should breed dissention yet saith he the Bishop was not aboue them in ho nor and dignity that he had rule over them but looke what is the Consuls duety in the Senate to propose matters to aske their opinions to direct others by giving them advise by admonishing by exhorting to guide the whole action by his authority and see that performed which was agreed upon by their common consent that charge had the Bishop in the assembly of Ministers And having declared that S. Ierom sheweth this to haue ben brought in by the consent of men vpon the first of Titus he addeth that the same S. Ierom other where sheweth how ancient an order of the Church it was even from S. Marks time to Hereclas and Dionysius at Alexandria In which words of Calvin seeing that the order of the Church he mentioneth hath evident relation to that before described and that in the describing of it he had sayd the Bishop was not so aboue the rest in honor that he had rule over them It followeth that M. Calvin doth not so much as seeme to confesse of Ieroms reporte that ever since S. Marks time Bishops haue had a ruling superiority over the Cleargie Wherefore to use no more profes in a thing manifest which else might easily be proved more at large out of S. Ierom and M. Calvin both It is certaine that nether of them doth affirme that Bishops so long time haue had such superiority as D. Bancroft seemeth to father vpon them Thus haue I signified mine opinion of the points that your Honor specified in D. Bancrofts Sermon Which yet if he or any doe proue that I haue erred in or take him otherwise thā I ought I shall be very willing by Gods grace to correct remembring the Apostles lesson that The spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets 19. Sept 1598. SIR FRANCIS KNOLLIS HIS SPEACH IN PARLIAment related by himselfe to the late worthy Lo Treasurer Sir William Cicil. To the end I may informe your Lordship of my dealing in this Parliamēt time a gaīst the undue claīed superiority of the Bb. over their inferiour brethren Thus it was Because I was in the Parliament in the 25 yeare of King Henry the 8. In which time First all the Cleargie as well Bishops as others made an humble submission to King Henry 8. acknowledging his Supremacie and detesting the vsurpation of the Bishop of Romes authority Vpon which submission of the Cleargie the King gaue unto the sayd Bishops the same ample rule that before they had under the Pope over their inferiour brethren saving that the same rule was abridged by statute by this parenthesis following that is to say without offending the prerogatiue Royall of the Crowne of England and the lawes customes of the Realme In the latter end of the statute it was added That whofoever offendeth in any one parte of that statute and their aiders counsellors and abettours they did all fall into the penaltie of the Premunire And after I had recited the statute in the Parliament house I declared that in K. Henry 8. his dayes after this there was no Bishop that did practise superiority over their inferiour brethren And in King Edwards dayes the sayd Bishops obteyned a statute whereby they were authorized to keep their Courtes in the Kings name The which statute was repealed in Q. Maries dayes and is not revived in her Maiesties time that now is Wherupon it was doubtfull to me by what authority the Bishops doe keep their Courtes now in their owne names Because it is against the prerogatiue of the Crowne of England that any shou'd keep a Courte without a sufficiēt warrant frō the Crowne Whereupon I was answered that the Bishops doe keep their Courtes now by prescription and it is true that the Bishops may prescribe that K Henry 8. gaue them authority by the Statute of the 25 of his reigne to haue authority rule over their inferiour brethren as ample as they had in the Popes time But this was no special warrāt for thē to keep their courts by that in their owne names And yet they haue no other warrant to keep their courts as they do now in their owne names to my knowledge And this was the cause that made them obteyne a statute in King Edwards dayes to keep their courtes by in the Kings name Now it is a straunge allegation that the Bishops should claime authority at this present to keep Courtes in their owne names as they doe by prescription Because the statute of 25. H. 8. doth restreigne them generally from offending of the prerogatiue royall of the Crowne of England and the lawes and customes of the Realme And no man may iustly keep a court without a speciall warrant from the Crowne of Englād as is a foresayd And the generall liberty given by King Hen. 8. to the Bishops to rule and governe as they did in the Popes time is no sufficient warrant to the Bishops to keep their Courtes in their owne names by prescription as I take it And therefore the Bishops had done wisely if they had sought a warrant by statute to keep their Courtes in the Queenes name as the Bishops did in king Edwardes dayes In which time Cranmer did cause Peter Martyr and Bucer to come over into the Realme to be placed in the two Vniverfities for the better instruction of the Vniversities in the word of God And B Cranmer did humbly prefer these learned men without any challenge to himselfe of any superiour rule in this behalfe over his inferiour brethren And the time hath been that no man Could cary away any graunt from the Crowne of England by generall wordes but he must haue speciall wordes to cary the same by Therefore how the Bishops are warranted to cary away the keeping of their Courts in their owne names by prescription it passeth my understanding Moreover whereas your Lordship sayd vnto me that the Bishops haue for saken their claime of superiority over their inferiour brethren lately to be by Gods ordinance that now they do only claime superioritie from Her Maiestie Supreame Governement if this be true then it is requisite and necessary that my L of Caunter bury that now is do recant and retract his saying in his booke of the great volume against M. Cartwright where he saith in playne words by the name of Doct. Whitgift That the superiority of Bishopps is Gods owne institution Which saying doth impugne Her Maiesties supreame government directly and therefore it is to bere tracted and truely For Christ plainely truely confesseth Ioh 18. 36. That his kingdom is not of this world And ther fore he gaue no worldly rule or preheminence to his Apostles but the heavenly rule which was to Preach the Gospell saying Ite praedicate in omnem mundum quicunpue crediderit et baptizatus fuerit falvus erit qui non crediderit condemnabitur Go and Preach in all the world

of the Gospell hereby day lie falling to decay much a doe also hath ben for making of a constant moderatorin every part which caried but a show for a time and to be away only to posses Bishops with parpetuall domination quhilk also by the godly and learned was discovered and abhorred knawing that of old frō the same practise haue proceeded the degrees of Romane Primacie defacing and overthrowing the true Government of Christ his Church Atlast after many overshadowing clouds the effect and operation of this worke hath broken through the cloud with thunder flacks striking upon god ly sincere Teachers of this land The end of all is The Altar of Conformitie must be set up and Kirke Governement must be turned over into the hands of Lord Bishops supportters of the Altar etc Which kind of Governement if it be lawfull or can stand with the word of God that we haue to examine in this part In the former part the order and Forme of true christian Discipline with Duties Offices Ministeries according to the Institution of Christ hath ben declared by the cleare and sound groundes of the word which government offices and Ministeries thereof we haue demonstrat to be perpetuall sufficient and to haue continuance to the glorious comming of Christ Iesus Now this part shall conteine a Refutation of the contrarie Gorvernement by Lord Bishops their Episcopall Domination insisting upon the same grounds layd doun afore and thus we proceid Whatsoevir is contrarie to the Institutiof Christ his wrettin word is Antichristian and is to be banished out of the Kirk of God But Governement by Lord Bishopps with Episcopall domination is contrarie to the Institution of Christ and his written word Therefore it is Antichristian and is to be banishit out of the Kirk of God The Proposition can not be denyed by faithfull Christians the word of God being of absolute perfection both for substance and Ceremonies against the which no exception can be made except by Atheists or Papistes holding the Pope of Rome may dispēce with the word or equalling his traditions with the word The controversie therefore staudeth in the Assumption whether the Governement of the Kirke apperteineth to Lord Bishops or not whither to Lord Bishops apperteineth a Lordly Domination Quhilk both to be contrary to the word of God thus we proue The first proufe doth arise from the Examination of the right use of the name Bishope which against the minde of Scripture is abused making it a nāe of speciall office with a speciall dignitie prerogatiue Prelacie aboue the rest of the disposers and Teachers of the word appropriating unto Bishops Lordship or Lordly domination making Prelats of Pastors and Princes of Prelats The name of Bishop EPISCOPOS signifieth as touching this Argument ane Inspector or Overseer caring for thē that are committed to his charge Quhilk name is commō to all Pastors Doctors or Teachers and Elders in the Kirk As is evident by expresse Scripture in these places following The Apostle Paul sending for the Elders of the Kirk of Ephesus Act. 20. ver 17. And speaking to the same Elders he cales thē Bishops Take heed thersore to your selues and to all the flocke whairof the holy Ghost hath made you overseers EPISCOPOVS to feade the Kirke of God Marke faith Ierom how calling the Elders of one Citie of Ephesus he intituleth the same men Bishops In like manner the Apostle Peter ca. 5. v. 1. 2. useth the same word speaking to the Teachers Rulers of the Kirk Feed the flocke of God saith he quhilk dependeth upon you caring for it or according to the originall Episcopountes that is doing the parte of ane Overseer or Bishop being common to Pastors As may further appeare by these places Phil 1. 1. Tit 1. 5. 7. 1. Tim 3. 1. 2. Frō quhilk places these conclusions are necessarily inferred 1. The name of Bichop being common to Pastors Teachers and Rulers it is not to be appropriate to any one with title power or prerogatiue aboue the rest 2 Here is restrayned the function and charge of these Overseers to one flocke over quhilk the Holy Ghost hath placed them Therefore presumption it is against the holy Ghost to a Bishope for to claime the charge of many Kirkes over many Bishops or Pastors and he not resident at one Kirke as the miserable abuse and practise is begun in this Realme The Second proufe The Scripture hath disposed distributed by Christ his Institution the Regiment of the Kirk and offices and Ministeries therof to Pastors Doctors and Elders making no mention of speciall offices titles or dignities of Papal Bishops so cal led by his Maiestie Basil dor pag 44. or Prelats c. Therfore the Regiment of the Kirk cannot be claimed by Papal Bishopes or Prelates by Scripture or by Christ his Institution and so the usurpation of Papal Bishops and Prelats in the Kirk Governement must be Antichristian The first part is evident and cleare deducit in the former parte of this Treatise out of scriptutes wherein is expressed the Institution of the foresayd offices and Ministeries of Pastors Doctors and Elders Wherupon the other part touching Papal Bichops with their titles dignities and prerogatiues c. Hes this cleare inference that they are not warranted by scripture as sayd is For if there were any sick Bishops or Prelates with office Titles power and dignities aboue the rest then the scripture would haue set them downe more distinctly and precisely than any of the rest for the hieer place that one occupieth in the kirk of the more necessity he is vnto the Kirk for this cause the more carefull would Christ the Head of the Kirke haue bene in poynting him out and distinguishing him from other We see in the Old Testament the High Preist his Title Office Function and speciall Administration and juris diction is more particularly and pre cisely set downe than the Office of any of the inferior Preists and Levites And so in the New Testament if any such had bene aboue the rest their title power dignitie and office more particularly precisly had ben poynted out then of Pastors Teachers and Elders c But the contrary we see in scripture wherein the offices Ministeries and power of Pastors Teachers Elders is clerely set furth But no sick thing of Papal Bishops Prelats and the rest of that order Therefore can these no wayes stand with scripture 3. Quhilk forder is to be cleared by examinyng and trying the Titles Dignities and Domination of Papal Bischops Prelates c Who following the Romāe Antichrist claime to themselues a twofold power Civill and Ecclesiasticall quhilk are the two Hornes of the Secund Beast Apoc 13. 11. As some good Divines do expond Quhilk both powers by the devise of Satan as two swords haue served the Pope of Rome that Antichrist to tread doun the greatest powers on earth of Emperors Kings and Princes and

one Kirk alone but over many in one or moe Dioceses quhilk injquity hath flowed also frō the Antichrist of Rome and thence is derived to the Orders of his Cleargie Archbishopes Bishops Arch-Deanes Deanes c. setting up by the devise of Satan ane Hierarchie that is a Spirituall principalitie in the Kirke of God overthrowing altogither the Ordināce of Christ Iesus in ordering his Kirke officers whairof hath bene spoken more at large in the first Treatise and in place thereof intruding upon the Kirk Satanicall and Antichristian devises and Traditions whereupon this conclusion groweth like unto the former Whosoever leaving the Institution of Christ expressed in his word vsurpe spirituall authoritie and iurisdiction togither with civil power in the Kirk They communicate with Antichrist and their usurpation is Antichristian But Papal Bishops and Prelates practise this Antichristian iniquitie against the Institution of Christ his word Therefore they communicate with the Antichrist and the practise and usurpation is Antichristian The Assumption we haue to proue Quhilk is playne by scripture expresly condemning in Ministers of the word both civil power as we heard before and spirituall authority or power aboue the rest of the Ministers and disposers of the word as inferiors to thē Quhilk we proue as followes 1. Christ comming into the world taking upō him the shape or forme of ane servant Philip. 2. 7. witnesseth that he as Minister of the Gospell cam not to be served but to serue Math 20 28. and no servant is aboue his Master Math 10. 24. 2. Christ recommending to his Disciples humilitie with Paritie and equa litie expresly forbiddeth among them Superioritie or Domination Math 20. 25. etc. and 23. 8. 11. Marke 10. 43. etc. Luc. 22. 25. etc. 3. Christ giveth unto his Apostles Disciples alike the Keyes of the kingdome of heaven and they resaue alike power Math 18. 18. Ioh 20. 23. 4. The Disciples and Apostles observing their Masters command equall themselues not one clayming superioritie or Primacie aboue the rest but all professing equalitie call them selfe servantes 2. Cor 4. 5. Ministers and Dispensators 1 Cor 4. ver 1. 5. Messengers 2 Cor 5. 20. etc. And no place there is to be foūd whair they are called Princes Lords or by any such name soūding to superiority or dominatiō in any wise 5. The practise of the Apostles sending by like authoritie Peter and Iohn as Messengers and erand bearers to Samaria Act 8. 14. Quhilk the Apostles wald never haue cōmanded if Christ had not given them a like power neither Peter whom some make to be Prince of the Apostles would haue obeyed if Christ had given him Primacie or Superioritie aboue the rest 6. Peter himselfe disclaiming all such Primacie and Superioritie equaleth himselfe with the Ministers Elders of Kirke calling himselfe fellow Elder 1. Pet 5 1. expresly forbidding Ministers and Elders to take domination as Lords aboue the heritage of God ver 3. 7. The Apostle Iohn sharply cheeketh and rebooketh Diotrephes clayming to him prioritie or preferment aboue the rest Iohn Epist. 3. ver 9 10. 8. Against the spirituall superioritie of Papal Bischops doe serue all those places afore cited wherein the name power office properties and dueties of a Bishope are communicate with Pastors Teachers and Elders Act 20. 17. 1. Pet 5. 2. Phil 1. 1. Tit 1. 5. 7. 1 Tim 3. 2. 3. 4. c. Quhilk places are plane pithie sufficient alone to overthrowe pretended prioritie of Papal Bishopps Praelates c. With scripture agreeth learned and sinceire Antiquity in ancient Christian Kirkes wherof we shall bring a few for exemple speaking most clerely in this purpose Cyprian lib de simplicit praelat The office of a Bishop is one and vndivided parte whereof is absolutly held of every Bishop Idem Cypr lib. Epist 3. Every Bishop doth rule and governe his owne portion of the Lords flocke being to give an account of his doings to God Athanasius Epist. ad Liberium Episcop Romanum All the blessed Apostles were indued with the fellowship of equall honour and power Chrysost Hom 43. in Math What Bishop soever shall desire primacy in earth shall finde confusion in heaven and he who shall covet to be first shall not be in the nūber of Christ his servantes Hieron in Epist ad Evagrium Where soever a Bishop shall be either at Rome or Evgubium or Constantinoble or Rhegium he is of the same worth and of the same preisthood Idem ad Tit cap 1. After the age of the Apostles one of the Bishops was set aboue the rest whom they peculiarly called a Bishop But this was rather by custome than by the truth of the Lords disposing That it may further appeare even by Hierom himselfe that the usurpation of Papal Bishops prevayled by custome against the truth marke well what he writeth vpon Heb 13. 17. viz He divideth the care of the Kirke equally amongst many In saying obey them that are set over you Besides these and others a fore cited against the authority practise of Papall Bishops many mo testimonyes may be drawne out of the same Fathers and Doctors with others also of the same judgmēt quhilk are alledged be menteners of Christian Discipline against authority of Papal Bishops as out of Cyprian lib3 Epist 10. 14. 27. Tertullian de Ieiun August lib 19. cap 19. de Civitate Dei Item lib de opere Monach Hierom ad Oceanum et in Tit 1. Ambrose lib Epist 5. et 33. Chrysost hom 2 in epist ad Philip Hilar adver Constan. Nazian orat ad Maxim Bernard de consid lib 2. ad Evgenium Papam For this same purpose are alledged some testimonies of Councels as Carthage Chalcedon Constan c. Siclik against the authority and prac tise of Papal Bishops do witnes all Protestant Kirkes in France Helvetia Polonia Hungaria Bohemia c. and in any Nation truly professing the Gospel in all the world onely England excepted And among the late writers the most learned and notable professors defenders of the truth against the Romāe Antichrist all writing against the Lordly usurpation of Civil and spirituall power in Ecclesiasticall persons as may be seene by their severall writtings Lastly out of English writers evē some of them of the other side matter may be fetched against the Lordship of Papal Bishops Iewel in defen Apolog adversus Harding page 714. D Bilson in his Booke in quarto page 126. D Bridges of the Prince Supremacy page 926. M. Elmar Bishop of London in his book printed at Straesborogh See a Petition directed to Her Maiestie pa. 7. 8. 9. quhilk we bring to proue rheir consent and witnessing unto the truth Although as Cyprian sayth Humane testimonies are not to be expected when Divine suffrages goe before Cyprian Epist 5. lib 2. As for objections in the contrary what can be moved to moue any of the simplest against such cleare light of holy scripture and so many testimo nies of Divine

estate of Christ his Kirke under the Gospell must be inferior unto the estate of the Kirke under the law which had the accomplishment of all offices ministeries and lawes needfull and sufficient for the regiment therof But none will graunt that the estate of the Kirke of Christ is inferior to the estate of the Kirk under the law Therefore the aforesayd offices are sufficient for the Governement of the Kirk of the New Testament And therefore this forme order of Government by the foresayd offices and Ministeries of Preachers and assisting Elders being grounded vpon the written word of God practise of the Apostles Kirkes in their time Rom 12. 6 7 8. Eph 4. 11 12. Act 14 23. et 20. 17. 28. 1. Tim 5. 17. Tit 1 5 c. It can admit no prescription or change by any mortall man or by any humane tradition whatsoever Which forme of Discipline as it hath been practised in the Apostolicall and Primitiue Kirke quhilk is evident by scriptures afore aledged so hath it the testimony of antiquitie in the auncient Kirkes as is collected not very obscurely out of Ignatius Epist ad Trallen Tertul in Apoc. cap. 39. et lib de Baptism Christian. Cyprian lib 2. Epist. 5 et lib. 3 Epist. 10. 18. 22. et lib. 4. 5. Augusti de verb. Dom. in Math Serm. 19. But more clearly out of Ambrose in 1 Tim. 5 1 Ierom in Isai 2. et ad Rustic Epist 16. Possidonius in vita Augustini Socrates Eccle. hist. lib. 5. ca. 20. and others also alledged be the defenders of this christian and true Kirke Governement Amongst the quhilk I cannot passe by for proofes sake the cleare sayinges of Ambrose and Ierom. Ambrose writteth thus upon 1 Tim. 5 Whence it is that both the Synagage and afterward the Kirk had Elders without whos counsell nothing was done in the Kirk Quhilk by what negligence it is growne out of use I know not unlesse perhaps by the slouthfulnes or rather prid of the Teachers whilst they alone will seeme to be something Ierom ad Tit. cap. 1. Vntill schismes were made in religion by the diuely suggestion the Kirkes were governed by the common counsell of Elders and in the same place speaking of the corruption that followed therafter addeth this But this was rather by custome than by the truth of the Lords disposing This forme of Discipline according to the word the Kirk of Scotland hath used many years by past being authorised and ratified by the three Estates in Parliament receaved and practised by all the Preachers within the whole Realme with on consent concord even by thē also who now haue made defection frō it taking upon thē Episcopall authority Siclik it hath the testimony of all the reformed Kirkes in Europe in France in Freisland in Geneva in Helvetia Polonia Vngaria in Palatinatu in Germania Saxonia Bohemia in Suedia Dania and all other reformed Kirkes except Englād alone Siclik also it hath the testimony generally of the Divīes of later times as Zuinglius Martir Aretius Calvinus Bucer Hiperius Bullingerius Musculus Hemingius Beza Olevianus Iunius Sadael Nowel Fulke Whitakers with all other learned famous Preachers in the Countries reformed professing truely the Gospell only Englād excepted wherin also the best yea the greatest parte haue sought and dayly seiks the liberty of the same Governement according to the word most clearely haue defended it with their penne and most pithie writtings and most constantly haue avouched it by their manifold suffrings at home and abrode for the glorifiyng of God and the witnessing of the truth of Christ Iesus All that afore hath been breifly sayd anent the deduction of this purpose may be more largely intreated and more particularly handled if any within this land will proue so obstinat as to refuse consent to the truth of Christ Iesus THE SECOND PART OF KIRKE GOVERNEMENT CONTEINING AREfutation of Episcopall Governement by Lord Bishopes IT pleased our Heavenly Father to compasse us with compassion and mercy whē we were lying in darknes and under the shadow of death by sen ding his owne deare Sonne Christ Iesus with the brightnes of his Gospell delivering us from Idolatry and super stition and the darknes of the former times vnder the bondage and tyranny of Antichrist and that by the Ministery of few not the greatest to the great admiration of the world And forder of the same mercy it hath pleased him from time to time to multiply the nūber of the faithfull and to increase his graces among men for the beutifiyng of his Kirk within this land and finally to croune his owne worke adding the keepstone of sincerity both of doctrine and Discipline as it was prophesied by that holy Martyr M. George Wiseheart quhilk two glorious staues our Kirke hath brooked with Concord Unitie with peace prosperity many yeares within the gates of Ierusalem in this land wherby our Kirk by the unspeak ble bountifulnes of God became famous renoumed and in great accōpt before many others amonge forren Nations and Kirkes reformed in Europe For the which belongeth everlasting prayse to this our boūtifull God through his Sonne Iesus Christ our deare Saviour But now of late hath risen ane whirle wind among our selues like the whirle winde that devoured the children of Iob shaking the foure corners of the house of God and throwing doun the kepston and this wind of discord Schisme and dissention is not come from the wildernes but risē from our owne bowels and the riches of the Temple dispoyled not by Assyri ans Chaldeans or Arabians but by the Preistes and Ministers themselfes hom-bredd and borne in the bosome of our Kirke and fostered sometime by the sincere milke of the Gospell who also haue made avoumemt of the same sinceritie both of Doctrine and Discipline not only in Preaching and practising but also with solemne Oath binding themselfes therto From quhilk an manifest slyding backe and Apostasie is seene this day lamented with greiff by the godly and mocked be the enemyes the Papists and Atheists whose number strength and power daylie in cresseth by this lamentable renting inbringing of Episcopall Gubernation be Lord Bishops quhilk before had ben banished with Antichristian corruptions from the Kirk of Scotland For the working of this Mysterie many intentions haue bene proponed many sheapes cullours haue bene changed As for example in the begining nothing for such was meened but Ministers to haue vote in Parliament and that to vindicat the Ministerie from povertie and cōtempt c. quhilk practise God even then at the begining discovered unto his servantes and they unto the world foretelling the effectes that visibly now appeares before the eyes of the world viz. renting of our Church overthrowing of Christian Discipline setting up a fewe Episcopall men with contempt bondage and povertie of the rest which this day is to be seene to the great greife of the godly and hinderance