Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
scripture_n best_a eye_n great_a 45 3 2.0782 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A43613 The ceremony-monger his character in five chapters ... with some remarks (in the introduction) upon the new-star-chamber, or late course of the Court of King's Bench, of the nature of a libel, and scandalum magnatum, and in conclusion, hinting at some mathematical untruths and escapes in the common-prayer book, both as to doctrine and discipline, and what bishops, were, are, and should be, and concerning ordination, humbly proposed to the consideration of the Parliament / by E. Hickeringill ... Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708. 1689 (1689) Wing H1799; ESTC R20364 90,871 81

There are 9 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

burden_n so_o much_o too_o heavy_a for_o any_o single_a shoulder_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o perform_v the_o great_a act_n of_o a_o bishop_n in_o ordination_n confirmation_n excommunication_n absolution_n etc._n etc._n only_o by_o foppish_a as_o well_o as_o popish_a like_o implicit_a faith_n see_v with_o other_o man_n eye_n and_o hear_v with_o other_o man_n ear_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o err_v so_o often_o oh_o but_o the_o wage_n than_o must_v be_v divide_v as_o well_o as_o the_o work_n flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v bear_v this_o doctrine_n no_o it_o can_v therefore_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v enter_v neither_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o a_o bishop_n of_o all_o other_o ought_v not_o to_o consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o self-interest_n which_o above_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n do_v bribe_v man_n judgement_n that_o they_o can_v because_o they_o will_v not_o give_v their_o assent_n and_o consent_v to_o so_o great_a a_o truth_n king_n charles_n i._o be_v tenacious_o in_o love_n with_o bishop_n as_o now_o in_o england_n constitute_v even_o to_o death_n so_o great_a be_v his_o opinionatree_n in_o the_o case_n ●nd_v yet_o he_o say_v they_o be_v not_o bishop_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o divine_a right_n and_o yet_o neither_o contra_fw-la jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la but_o i_o think_v quite_o contrary_a viz._n that_o ●here_o be_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n more_o plain_a than_o that_o bishop_n be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o nothing_o more_o plain_a than_o that_o the_o bishop_n in_o eng●and_n now_o constitute_v be_v contrary_a absolute_o contrary_a to_o jus_fw-la divi●um_fw-la or_o divine_a right_n so_o far_o as_o they_o act_n like_o novice_n in_o implicit_a faith_n tim._n 3.3_o a_o bishop_n must_v neither_o be_v a_o novice_n nor_o give_v to_o filthy_a ●ucre_n for_o any_o b●y-bishop_n any_o ignorant_a and_o unlearned_a bishop_n be_v as_o ●ood_a as_o the_o best_a in_o those_o act_n of_o implicit_a faith_n any_o novice_n can_v see_v ●ith_o other_o man_n eye_n and_o hear_v with_o other_o man_n ear_n any_o novice_n can_v and_o the_o great_a novice_n the_o fit_a too_o believe_v as_o other_o believe_v without_o any_o other_o reason_n therefore_o since_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v a_o bishop_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o novice_n if_o he_o be_v a_o novice_n that_o see_v but_o by_o implicit_a faith_n then_o tell_v i_o count_v they_o if_o you_o can_v how_o many_o novice_n have_v we_o in_o england_n that_o do_v all_o their_o great_a act_n by_o implicit_a faith_n this_o be_v as_o bold_a a_o stroke_n you_o will_v say_v as_o ever_o be_v and_o yet_o not_o a_o jot_n too_o bold_a to_o strike_v at_o so_o grand_a so_o poppish_a so_o popish_a a_o folly_n as_o implicit_a faith_n by_o which_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v and_o can_v be_v deny_v our_o protestant_n bishop_n do_v all_o their_o mighty_a business_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o contemptible_a and_o ignorant_a glergy_n ill_o ground_v excommunication_n and_o absolution_n and_o ●apias's_n thereupon_o and_o such_o unscriptural_a irrational_a and_o blind_a confirmation_n persuade_v the_o ignorant_a that_o they_o be_v fit_a to_o receive_v the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n when_o they_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o creed_n and_o sometime_o be_v never_o list_v or_o matriculate_v into_o mother-church_n by_o the_o initiate_a ordinance_n of_o baptism_n but_o that_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n not_o of_o the_o constitution_n if_o that_o be_v true_a it_o may_v be_v amend_v but_o it_o be_v false_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n only_o but_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o constitution_n which_o oblige_v no_o bishop_n in_o his_o office_n and_o performance_n of_o these_o great_a episcopal_a act_n but_o only_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o novice_n or_o implicit_a faith._n nay_o if_o our_o constitution_n do_v oblige_v he_o it_o will_v oblige_v he_o to_o impossibility_n for_o his_o work_n be_v more_o than_o any_o mortal_a can_v perform_v in_o propriâ_fw-la personâ_fw-la and_o the_o great_a charge_n of_o soul_n which_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o more_o terrible_a if_o his_o conscience_n be_v awake_a or_o not_o bribe_v with_o the_o wage_n it_o must_v be_v sensible_a that_o no_o plety_n part_n or_o prudence_n can_v possible_o discharge_v except_o as_o now_o by_o implicit_a faith_n which_o any_o bay_n a●_n child_n a●_n nevice_n can_v perform_v as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a it_o be_v covetousness_n therefore_o and_o ambition_n that_o first_o make_v bishopric_n so_o large_a for_o the_o sake_n of_o make_v all_o the_o bishop_n land_n therein_o one_o man_n monopoly_n and_o also_o make_v bishop_n conscience_n so_o large_a as_o to_o gape_v and_o swallow_v all_o the_o relish_v bit_n be_v so_o gustful_a and_o grateful_a to_o a_o greedy_a gut_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o now_o every_o county_n must_v have_v a_o bishop_n nay_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o or_o four_o county_n will_v scarce_o hold_v one_o great_a bishop_n nay_o to_o they_o too_o must_v be_v add_v sometime_o a_o rich_a deanery_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v a_o deacon_n again_o for_o the_o money_n sake_n and_o a_o parson_n again_o by_o commendum_fw-la for_o the_o sake_n of_o some_o bulky_a parsonage_n like_o wiggin_n in_o lancashire_n in_o commendum_fw-la hold_v by_o dr._n cartwright_n bishop_n of_o chester_n now_o advance_v to_o be_v a_o non-such_a protestant_a reader_n in_o popish_a france_n and_o curate_n to_o a_o popish_a prince_n in_o the_o protestant_a chapel_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o merli_n and_o i_o be_o persuade_v they_o will_v have_v the_o grace_n to_o blush_v if_o it_o do_v not_o also_o make_v their_o heartsake_n before_o i_o have_v do_v at_o the_o horrible_a burden_n they_o have_v undertake_v which_o the_o shoulder_n of_o the_o strong_a and_o able_a apostle_n of_o christ_n never_o do_v or_o dare_v renture_v to_o take_v upon_o themselves_o no_o mortal_a ever_o do_v or_o can_v discharge_v it_o but_o in_o this_o novice_n way_n by_o proxy_n or_o blind_a implicit_a faith_n god_n in_o his_o mercy_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v philippi_n nay_o jerusalem_n a_o little_a scanty_a city_n not_o so_o big_a and_o populous_a as_o colchester_n by_o half_a and_o yet_o have_v several_a bishop_n at_o a_o time_n therein_o philip_n 1.1_o to_o all_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v at_o philippi_n with_o the_o bishop_n and_o deacon_n how_o many_o bishop_n of_o london_n at_o this_o rate_n must_v there_o needs_o be_v in_o london_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o three_o county_n of_o hartford_n essex_n and_o middlesex_n into_o the_o bargain_n ay_o but_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v so_o many_o bishop_n no_o i_o grant_v there_o be_v bishop_n ●now_v there_o already_o as_o some_o have_v lay_v and_o angry_o grudge_v that_o we_o clergyman_n who_o be_v as_o much_o represent_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o any_o commoner_n in_o england_n and_o make_v as_o great_a a_o bustle_n at_o a_o election_n of_o member_n to_o get_v man_n for_o our_o turn_n shall_v also_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o other_o house_n which_o no_o other_o commoner_n be_v and_o that_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n be_v try_v by_o their_o peer_n that_o be_v by_o their_o equal_n commoner_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v conciliarii_fw-la nati_n it_o be_v part_n of_o their_o inheritance_n to_o be_v the_o king_n councillor_n and_o a_o seat_n in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v part_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o state._n but_o such_o man_n talk_v like_o those_o that_o say_v that_o we_o have_v english_a parliament_n before_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o many_o statute_n the_o judge_n say_v be_v good_a law_n though_o make_v in_o several_a parliament_n excluso_fw-la clere_n the_o lord-bishop_n and_o lord-abbots_n be_v shut_v out_o of_o door_n and_o not_o permit_v into_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n nay_o the_o lord_n abbot_n that_o have_v as_o good_a and_o as_o ancient_a right_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n as_o lord-bishop_n be_v long_o ago_o and_o to_o this_o day_n exclude_v notwithstanding_o my_o know_a devotion_n to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v not_o skill_n enough_o to_o answer_v such_o reason_n and_o record_n it_o behoove_v they_o that_o have_v more_o wit_n and_o be_v more_o concern_v than_o i_o to_o give_v this_o a_o rational_a answer_n i_o counsel_v my_o ignorance_n but_o my_o devotion_n to_o they_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v and_o i_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o bookish-man_n as_o my_o lord_n be_v breed_v and_o usual_o fellow_n of_o college_n by_o that_o state_n they_o take_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o college_n all_o but_o themselves_o go_v bare_a to_o they_o if_o they_o do_v but_o
synod_n ep_v l._n 2._o c._n 8._o for_o not_o be_v content_v with_o small_a bishopric_n and_o no_o big_a than_o a_o bishop_n may_v superintend_v in_o his_o own_o person_n if_o rapine_n be_v no_o sin_n it_o be_v never_o ●_o good_a world_n since_o ●he_v clergy_n and_o laity_n drive_v on_o two_o several_a interest_n and_o two_o body_n distinct_a and_o make_v the_o church_n one_o thing_n and_o the_o state_n another_o if_o the_o clergy_n endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o subjection_n and_o under_o their_o girdle_n canonical_a by_o imposition_n canon_n and_o act_n of_o uniformity_n endeavour_v to_o lord_n it_o over_o god_n heritage_n the_o laity_n no_o wonder_n that_o they_o struggle_v for_o life_n and_o liberty_n and_o that_o the_o feud_n and_o animosity_n betwixt_o they_o be_v immortal_a but_o they_o will_v die_v cease_v and_o decease_n if_o clergyman_n study_v to_o restore_v sinner_n and_o erroneous_a person_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n ay_o but_o the_o obstinate_a will_v not_o so_o be_v restore_v then_o let_v he_o alone_o perhaps_o he_o know_v more_o than_o thou_o do_v that_o be_v his_o teacher_n however_o to_o his_o own_o master_n he_o stand_v or_o fall_v and_o thou_o by_o give_v he_o warn_v haste_n deliver_v thy_o soul_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o opinion_n but_o as_o to_o evil_a work_n that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n province_n and_o care_n to_o correct_v and_o punish_v but_o if_o we_o can_v fright_v our_o parishioner_n they_o will_v not_o care_v a_o pin_n for_o we_o no_o you_o shall_v say_v they_o do_v not_o care_n for_o you_o nor_o love_v you_o because_o you_o be_v such_o scare-crow_n and_o bug_n bear_v that_o will_v be_v if_o they_o fear_v you_o only_o they_o will_v never_o love_v you_o do_v but_o labour_v diligent_o in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n and_o fear_v not_o but_o that_o all_o good_a man_n will_v give_v thou_o of_o all_o man_n live_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v double_a honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o a_o rule_v elder_a much_o more_o to_o the_o minister_n ●hat_n labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n though_o with_o we_o quite_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n the_o rule_v elder_a or_o bishop_n be_v the_o man_n of_o double_a honour_n among_o we_o and_o the_o pastor_n or_o teach_v elder_a must_v scarce_o keep_v his_o har●on_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o great_a rule_v bishop_n to_o who●_n the_o apostle_n indeed_o command_v we_o to_o give_v double_a honour_n but_o more_o especial_o to_o the_o minister_n or_o pastor_n that_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n those_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a the_o most_o reverend_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la if_o you_o believe_v the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o fop_n mind_v chief_o who_o speak_v not_o wha●_n be_v speak_v if_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o a_o lord_n it_o be_v with_o they_o more_o value_v and_o obey_v than_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n these_o be_v unjust_a and_o corrupt_a judge_n but_o i_o will_v not_o punish_v they_o if_o i_o have_v power_n as_o king_n cambyses_n do_v one_o of_o his_o unjust_a judge_n of_o the_o kings-bench_n viz._n pull_v his_o skin_n over_o his_o ear_n stuf●_n it_o with_o straw_n and_o there_o hang_v my_o gentleman_n over_o the_o bench_n in_o terrorem_fw-la that_o other_o tresylians_n may_v learn_v to_o beware_v of_o undermine_v the_o chief_a pillar_n of_o any_o government_n the_o fundamental_a law_n since_o therefore_o to_o give_v a_o rule_v elder_a or_o bishop_n more_o honour_n than_o a_o paster_n or_o a_o good_a preacher_n be_v express_o against_o holy_a writ_n as_o aforesaid_a look_v you_o to_o that_o but_o that_o great_a scripture_n which_o they_o bring_v to_o prove_v that_o every_o city_n have_v a_o bishop_n and_o but_o one_o bishop_n and_o every_o bishop_n have_v but_o one_o city_n you_o see_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v both_o these_o assertion_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v to_o be_v false_a though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o instance_n than_o in_o tit._n 1.5_o for_o this_o cause_n leave_v i_o thou_o in_o greet_n to_o ordain_v bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greet_v be_v a_o island_n that_o 〈…〉_o a_o hundred_o city_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o reign_n of_o leosophus_fw-la the_o emperor_n and_o anno_fw-la 880._o there_o be_v but_o twelve_o bishop_n but_o all_o that_o time_n why_o shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v all_o christian_n when_o the_o three_o great_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n antioch_n where_o disciple_n be_v first_o call_v christian_n and_o big_a than_o any_o city_n except_o rome_n and_o alexandria_n yet_o have_v no_o more_o christian_n in_o be_v than_o one_o church_n will_v hold_v act_v 13.44_o nay_o jerusalem_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_a have_v so_o few_o christian_n forty_o year_n after_o at_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o that_o all_o the_o christian_n be_v warn_v by_o god_n to_o depart_v do_v depart_v to_o pella_n a_o poor_a little_a village_n say_v eusebius_n lib._n 3._o c._n 5._o hold_v they_o all_o but_o we_o will_v take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o titus_n ordain_v in_o every_o city_n in_o the_o island_n of_o crect_n a_o bishop_n namely_o a_o hundred_o and_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o likely_a that_o all_o be_v christian_n for_o till_o constantine_n time_n one_o church_n hold_v all_o the_o christian_n in_o rome_n and_o one_o great_a church_n in_o alexandria_n hold_v all_o the_o christian_n there_o as_o their_o bishop_n athanasius_n give_v a_o account_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o constantius_n the_o son_n of_o constanine_n yet_o heylin_n in_o his_o cosmeg_n p._n 263_o say_v there_o be_v in_o crect_n but_o two_o hundred_o and_o seven_o parish_n then_o by_o that_o account_n the_o great_a bishop_n will_v get_v but_o a_o plurality_n two_o parish_n for_o their_o diocese_n and_o ever_o since_o that_o bishop_n first_o monopolise_v so_o many_o parish_n all_o under_o their_o ecclesiastical_a government_n there_o have_v be_v no_o ecclesiastical_a government_n at_o all_o but_o a_o mere_a anarchy_n and_o confusion_n as_o at_o this_o day_n and_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o set_v up_o so_o many_o independent_a church_n to_o the_o care_n of_o themselves_o and_o one_o another_o for_o who_o the_o rule_v bishop_n can_v not_o poisible_o take_v care_n engross_a all_o government_n we_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o some_o silly_a face_n of_o it_o in_o a_o poor_a surrogate_v and_o register_n that_o mind_v little_a else_o than_o to_o singer_n the_o penny_n and_o shear_v the_o poor_a clergy_n and_o churchwarden_n twice_o a_o year_n in_o visitation_n etc._n etc._n deliver_v your_o purse_n poor_a sheep_n escape_v better_a than_o we_o they_o be_v clip_v but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o the_o master_n that_o seed_n they_o have_v the_o wool_n but_o they_o that_o shear_v we_o poor_a lamb_n take_v our_o wool_n but_o seed_n we_o not_o they_o have_v it_o for_o nothing_o and_o their_o great_a revenue_n will_v not_o satisfy_v but_o as_o i_o say_v in_o my_o naked_a truth_n it_o be_v not_o a_o sin_n for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o rob_v the_o spital_n let_v such_o hard_a heart_a clergyman_n who_o have_v such_o exceed_v many_o flock_n and_o herd_n read_v their_o neck_n verse_n 2_o sam._n 12.5_o 6._o in_o nathan_n parable_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o sentence_n and_o david_n anger_n be_v great_o kindle_v against_o the_o man_n and_o he_o say_v to_o nathan_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o man_n that_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n shall_v sure_o die_v and_o he_o shall_v restore_v the_o lamb_n four_o fold_n because_o he_o do_v this_o thing_n and_o because_o he_o have_v no_o pity_n and_o what_o do_v they_o visit_v for_o to_o see_v that_o all_o be_v uniform_a pish_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v they_o themselves_o be_v not_o uniform_a nor_o their_o cathedral_n worship_n uniform_a with_o one_o another_o nor_o with_o country_n church_n nor_o with_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n and_o what_o harm_n so_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n it_o need_v not_o by_o order_n of_o uniformity_n nay_o pope_n gregory_n the_o 〈◊〉_d six_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n commend_v variety_n of_o usage_n in_o unâ_fw-la fide_fw-la nibil_n officit_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la diversa_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la let_v they_o show_v we_o one_o such_o diocesan_n bishop_n as_o we_o have_v get_v in_o england_n in_o the_o best_a and_o pure_a time_n or_o one_o bishop_n that_o ever_o dare_v pretend_v to_o govern_v the_o church_n by_o implicit_a faith_n in_o other_o for_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n or_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o in_o holy_a scripture_n or_o any_o reason_n for_o it_o or_o any_o possibility_n to_o discharge_v that_o heavy_a charge_n and_o i_o will_v strike_v out_o avarice_n and_o ambition_n as_o the_o
to_o number_n and_o estate_n a_o plurality_n than_o be_v more_o people_n than_o any_o one_o man_n can_v probable_o visit_v and_o regard_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o number_n or_o distance_n of_o place_n no_o man_n do_v rule_v or_o feed_v the_o people_n in_o the_o scripture_n time_n pure_a and_o primitive_a time_n by_o proxy_n journey-men-curats_n surety_n register_n surrogat_n or_o implicit_a faith_n it_o be_v non_n sense_n all_o over_o as_o well_o as_o irreligious_a until_o blind_a man_n can_v learn_v to_o see_v as_o our_o great_a man_n do_v now_o by_o other_o man_n eye_n and_o implicit_a faith_n i_o grant_v that_o the_o blind_a beggar_n of_o bednal-green_a do_v do_v his_o business_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o dog_n and_o a_o bell_n and_o get_v they_o say_v thereby_o a_o great_a estate_n but_o still_o in_o spiritual_n it_o will_v not_o hold_v good_a and_o if_o it_o will_v it_o will_v be_v no_o great_a honour_n for_o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v account_v the_o great_a blind-beggar-ecclesiastical_a yet_o so_o he_o must_v always_o way_n beg_v the_o question_n and_o do_v his_o great_a church-work_n by_o blind_a implicate_v faith_n or_o else_o be_v not_o possible_o do_v business_n therefore_o some_o repair_v must_v of_o necessity_n be_v do_v and_o in_o time_n too_o or_o else_o a_o church_n so_o crazy_a in_o her_o discipline_n and_o ●o_o non_fw-fr sensical_a in_o her_o ceremony_n can_v stand_v long_o propl●_n how_o we_o can_v the_o papist_n uphold_v they_o with_o dragoon_n constable_n jailer_n summer_n register_n ●●ng_v m●n_z and_o the_o inquisition_n with_o curse_n an●them●●_n 〈◊〉_d to●●●●●●_n and_o jail_n if_o ●ny_a body_n m●k●_n 〈◊〉_d ●ment_n of_o like_a prop_n they_o will_v ●●●d_v th●m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d and_o give_v they_o the_o slip_n now_o in_o there_o day_n and_o 〈…〉_o when_o governor_n who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o reform_v do_v negl●●●●o_o long_o 〈…〉_o year_n ago_o in_o 〈…〉_o the_o people_n can_v beat_v no_o long_o and_o take_v they_o to_o do_v but_o the_o people_n be_v but_o tinker-like_a refor●ness_n if_o they_o mend_v one_o hole_n they_o make_v two_o force_n and_o jail_n imposition_n &_o ●●●ght_v do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ignorance_n a_o german_a writer_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o people_n be_v 〈◊〉_d ●illy_o there_o before_o ●●ther's_n time_n and_o so_o devout_o priestridden_a that_o i●_n the_o priest_n have_v 〈◊〉_d they_o they_o will_v have_v eat_v g●●●s_n as_o our_o ass_n and_o ja●●s_n do_v but_o those_o happy_a day_n be_v do_v and_o pass_v nor_o must_v we_o expect_v such_o success_n former_o the_o pe●●●●_n be_v the_o only_a clerk_n the_o only_a scholar_n and_o the_o g●ntry_n go_v to_o no_o school_n but_o the_o dance_a school_n but_o now_o qui●●_n contrary_a the_o g●ntry_n be_v the_o most_o accomplish'●_n vertuoso_n 〈◊〉_d knowledge_n and_o the_o great_a accomplishment_n of_o a_o clergy_n ceremony_n mon●er_n be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d bowing_n and_o alamode_fw-fr posture_n ecclesiastical_a 〈◊〉_d the_o two_o art_n demiss_a those_o two_o fountain_n of_o such_o dance_a ●●●●ature_n 〈…〉_o ceremony_n wherein_o be_v pretty_a well_o improve_v so_o seven_o year_n 〈◊〉_d hot_a and_o long_o a_o skirmish_n of_o ergo_fw-la versus_fw-la ergo_fw-la be_v but_o addressing_z to_o ●●me_n 〈◊〉_d chamber_n maid_n or_o groom_n to_o a_o patron_n that_o have_v a_o void_a live_n in_o his_o g●●_n and_o he_o be_v forthwith_o by_o the_o help_n of_o implicit_a faith_n make_v free_a of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d pit_n this_o may_v be_v do_v because_o it_o be_v frequent_o do_v and_o then_o the_o flo●●_n be_v no●_n guideable_a by_o such_o a_o novice_n but_o go_v to_o the_o conventicle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d out_o for_o better_a pasture_n what_o then_o then_o they_o be_v prefound_v and_o 〈◊〉_d then_o then_o the_o register_n shear_n they_o take_v their_o fl●●●●_n and_o 〈…〉_o go_v to_o 〈◊〉_d more_o wool_n against_o the_o ●●x_n 〈…〉_o the_o next_o vision_n which_o begin_v as_o all_o other_o matter_n of_o that_o nature_n with_o a_o nomin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o pay_v th●_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o register_n whi●●_n the_o bishop_n great_a e●●_n 〈…〉_o be_v get_n himself_o a_o 〈…〉_o with_o wine_n and_o oyster_n 〈◊〉_d nex●_n question_n be_v i_o d●ncer_n r●ady_o then_o after_o dinner_n call_v 〈◊〉_d to_o pay_v there_o the_o poor_a clergy_n mu●_n pay_v again_o after_o d●●●er_n when_o the_o have_v pay_v for_o it_o once_o before_o in_o their_o procucation_n and_o synodal_n 〈◊〉_d they_o eat_v a_o bit_n well_o the_o world_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o old_a bishop_n humphrey_n late_a bishop_n of_o london_n do_v indeed_o make_v we_o pay_v our_o visie_n o●_n pro●●●ations_n incend_v and_o give_v at_o first_o to_o be●_n charge_n and_o pay_v the_o common_a reckm_n and_o so_o he_o do_v we_o never_o pay_v twice_o but_o that_o lanovation_n come_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a then_o after_o manuer_n to_o church_n they_o go_v again_o when_o the_o clergy_n be_v short_a to_o do_v as_o much_o to_o the_o churchwarden_n and_o swear_v they_o to_o be_v forswor●_n for_o no_o man_n ever_o do_v or_o can_v keep_v that_o oath_n sometime_o a_o church-wat●_a den_n pay_v four_o or_o five_o shilling_n sometime_o two_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n the_o sell-soul_n seldom_o refuse_v ready_a money_n then_o take_v in_o their_o presentment_n and_o have_v thereby_o notice_n where_o the_o covey_n lie_v by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o stalk_a horse_n the_o apparitor_n he_o catch_v some_o to_o be_v sure_a in_o his_o net_n whence_o they_o never_o escape_v but_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o father_n at_o least_o well_o may_v the_o fop_n say_v here_o be_v a_o hea●th_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o never_o do_v any_o sickly_a church_n stand_v in_o more_o need_n thereof_o if_o by_o the_o church_n they_o mean_v the_o say_v black_a guard_n and_o ragged_a regiment_n of_o summoner_n jaylo●●_n sworn_n i_o have_v almost_o ●aid_v foreword_n churchwarden_n apparitor_n register_n surrogate_v official_o and_o ceremony-monger_n here_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a body_n of_o a_o church_n for_o you_o the_o like_a of_o it_o be_v no_o where_n in_o the_o world_n for_o though_o the_o papist_n have_v the_o same_o tool_n and_o for_o the_o same_o use_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n call_v and_o know_v yet_o every_o priest_n secular_a beside_o the_o swarm_v monk_n and_o itinerary_a friar_n be_v perform_v more_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n in_o their_o way_n than_o the_o best_a bishop_n do_v here_o in_o make_v pen●●●nes_n be_v it_o not_o high_a time_n for_o our_o governor_n to_o imitate_v our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o make_v a_o whip_n of_o small_a cord_n and_o slash_v these_o ecclesiastical_a money-changer_n our_o of_o the_o temple_n when_o ●urrs_n get_v into_o the_o church_n the_o sexton_n do_v not_o stand_v ask_v how_o they_o come_v in_o when_o he_o see_v the_o door_n stand_v open_a but_o whip_v they_o out_o even_o so_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o spend_v time_n in_o inquire_v how_o these_o ceremony-mong●●s_a and_o ragged_a regiment_n get_v so_o high_a into_o church_n but_o slash_v they_o out_o for_o though_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o jesuit_n or_o a_o court-whore_n may_v have_v do_v wonder_n in_o pu●●ing_v a_o great_a fapping-cap_n upon_o my_o ceremony-monger's_a head_n yet_o i_o can_v imagine_v how_o they_o can_v open_v his_o skull_n and_o put_v in_o more_o brain_n except_o scholar_n and_o wit_n can_v be_v make_v like_o knight_n by_z dubbing_z or_o as_o king_n make_v lord_n by_o letter_n patent_n not_o but_o that_o the_o vulgar_a and_o the_o fool_n himself_o think_v himself_o some_o body_n for_o w●t_v and_o knowledge_n forsooth_o virtue_n and_o valour_n more_o than_o before_o his_o father_n or_o elder_a brother_n dyed_n or_o before_o he_o get_v i_o know_v how_o to_o be_v a_o court-favourite_n but_o anatomize_v and_o rip_v he_o up_o and_o you_o will_v not_o find_v he_o to_o be_v make_v of_o clay_n one_o jot_n more_o refine_v than_o the_o other_o mortal_n by_o the_o sound_n or_o title_n of_o honour_n but_o he_o that_o be_v a_o fool_n and_o a_o coward_n before_o be_v to_o still_o though_o he_o have_v fool_n fortune_n the_o luck_n to_o have_v a_o king_n for_o his_o godfather_n an●_n to_o give_v he_o a_o name_n but_o in_o all_o other_o respect_n he_o be_v just_a as_o god_n almigh●●_n make_v he_o and_o as_o his_o sin_n and_o ignorance_n have_v pollute_v he_o only_o a_o great_a de●●_n more_o lofty_a and_o confident_a i_o dare_v not_o say_v impudent_a proud_a and_o high._n but_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o church_n now_o in_o force_n i_o will_v prove_v foresee_v the_o arrogance_n ecclesiastical_a take_v care_n as_o well_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v to_o prevent_v it_o nay_o even_o in_o minute_n matter_n such_o as_o that_o namely_o that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o presbyter_n his_o reverend_a brother_n so_o much_o as_o
or_o lord_n of_o the_o first_o house_n be_v wonderful_o culminant_a and_o strong_a or_o else_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o irregularity_n and_o folly_n can_v ever_o have_v be_v so_o notour_o signify_v if_o i_o can_v erect_v thy_o scheme_n i_o do_v prognosticat_fw-la thou_o be_v in_o thy_o detriment_n fall_v and_o azimuth_n i_o confess_v that_o among_o dance_a master_n rop-dancer_n spanial_n and_o monkey_n he_o be_v the_o fair_a candidate_n for_o a_o reward_n or_o crust_n that_o cringe_n come_v over_o and_o bend_v the_o most_o nimble_o but_o that_o man_n by_o illegal_a and_o irrational_a capriccio_n shall_v cherish_v their_o hope_n so_o to_o become_v favourite_n in_o the_o church_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o if_o i_o be_v as_o supple_a as_o the_o best_a i_o can_v only_o say_v as_o cicero_z in_o his_o declamation_n against_o catiline_n vivunt_fw-la imó_n vivunt_fw-la &_o in_fw-la senatum_fw-la veniunt_fw-la oh_o tempora_fw-la oh_o mores_fw-la it_o be_v a_o sad_a time_n when_o father_n peter_n or_o madam_n portsmouth_n choose_v senator_n and_o that_o a_o poor_a lad_n shall_v find_v it_o out_o that_o the_o ready_a road_n to_o get_v into_o the_o church_n or_o to_o the_o steeple_n and_o pinnacle_n be_v to_o be_v like_o a_o young_a setting-dog_n that_o first_o learn_v to_o stoop_v when_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o nothing_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o he_o he_o be_v come_v on_o and_o may_v be_v a_o right_a setting-dog_n in_o time_n and_o stoop_v to_o something_o chap._n v._o of_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n there_o be_v but_o one_o of_o these_o say_v irregular_a and_o illegal_a and_o irrational_a ceremony_n aforementioned_a that_o have_v any_o colour_n of_o law_n and_o that_o be_v the_o canon_n for_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n jesus_n but_o that_o canon_n be_v nail_v by_o scripture_n and_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n which_o enact_v great_a penalty_n even_o deprivation_n if_o any_o ceremony_n monger_n obstinate_o persist_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o ceremony_n except_o those_o alone_a that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o common-prayer-bock_n of_o which_o that_o same_o of_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o joshua_n or_o jesus_n and_o all_o their_o other_o bowing_n and_o cringe_n to_o the_o altar_n to_o the_o east_n be_v none_o at_o all_o i_o protest_v i_o wonder_v at_o the_o ceremony_n monger_n audacity_n and_o fool-hardness_n that_o he_o still_o dare_v to_o do_v it_o in_o defiance_n of_o the_o law_n reason_n and_o scripture_n except_o he_o think_v to_o set_v the_o convocation-house_n over_o and_o above_o and_o on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o parliament-house_n where_o it_o will_v stand_v most_o totter_o and_o subject_a to_o the_o storm_n let_v no_o man_n therefore_o think_v this_o discourse_n to_o be_v bold_a or_o over-hold_a have_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n holy_a scripture_n and_o right_a reason_n on_o my_o side_n and_o can_v therefore_o with_o such_o great_a advantage_n baffle_v they_o all_o wonder_v rather_o at_o my_o incorrigible_a ceremony-monger_n that_o will_v take_v no_o warning_n till_o he_o be_v force_v public_o to_o recant_v the_o schism_n and_o mischief_n his_o noddle_n have_v force_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god._n the_o strength_n of_o his_o mai-guard_n like_o that_o of_o hell_n and_o popery_n lie_v all_o in_o stop_v the_o several_a avenue_n of_o light_n that_o none_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n for_o they_o hate_v the_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a and_o therefore_o will_v if_o they_o can_v keep_v the_o key_n of_o the_o press_n door_n as_o well_o as_o the_o pulpit_n door_n that_o no_o glimmer_n may_v appear_v without_o licence_n thus_o the_o devil_n rage_v the_o more_o because_o his_o time_n be_v short_a and_o fret_n and_o fume_n when_o you_o discover_v his_o cloven-foot_n especial_o when_o he_o have_v long_o be_v adore_v of_o which_o he_o be_v most_o ambitious_a as_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n but_o bless_a be_v god_n that_o be_v above_o the_o devil_n truth_n and_o light_n be_v his_o glorious_a attribute_n as_o error_n and_o darkness_n be_v the_o property_n of_o heil_n and_o if_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o great_a in_o man_n and_o great_o strong_a they_o will_v submit_v to_o law_n and_o reason_n to_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a writ_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land._n equity_n and_o conscience_n and_o not_o call_v to_o the_o bevil_n and_o the_o gaoler_n to_o help_v they_o to_o wreek_v their_o malice_n upon_o innocent_a man_n that_o only_o show_v they_o their_o dirty_a face_n in_o a_o glass_n god_n will_v be_v do_v i_o say_v with_o chrysostome_n to_o eudoxia_n the_o empress_n i_o fear_v nothing_o but_o sin_n and_o i_o must_v sin_n except_o i_o reprove_v my_o brethren_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o they_o for_o as_o they_o have_v sin_v before_o all_o it_o be_v fit_a they_o shall_v recant_v before_o all_o and_o so_o all_o of_o they_o will_v except_o they_o be_v pass_v shame_n and_o consequent_o past_o grace_n when_o sick_a man_n be_v deadly_a sick_a and_o their_o whole_a constitution_n so_o distemper_a and_o out_o of_o frame_n that_o the_o very_a n●ble_a part_n be_v senseless_a stupid_a and_o past_a feel_n it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o toll_n the_o bell_n for_o they_o they_o have_v not_o long_o to_o live_v come_v then_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n confess_v and_o recant_v public_o in_o the_o church_n where_o thy_o nonsense_n be_v commit_v and_o defy_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o pomp_n and_o vanitle_n of_o this_o wicked_a world._n oh_o but_o may_v ●ome_v say_v it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o your_o coremony-monger_n be_v the_o fop_n of_o all_o fop_n for_o bow_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o the_o east_n now_o his_o wafer-god_n be_v depart_v bu●_n have_v a_o care_n of_o condemn_v he_o when_o he_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n for_o holy_a scripture_n the_o canon_n and_o right_a reason_n all_o three_o be_v his_o voucher_n poor_a hair_n and_o as_o solomon_n say_v you_o fool_n when_o will_v you_o be_v wise_a have_v not_o i_o wash●_n the●●_n ●●aok●mor●s_v and_o to_o as_o little_a purpose_n long_o ago_o for_o first_o that_o 〈◊〉_d philipptan_n the_o second_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v woether_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n etc._n etc._n be_v no_o precept_n but_o a_o prophecy_n that_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v it_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v that_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d above_o every_o name_n whether_o barchochobab_n the_o jew_n messiah_n in_o english_a the_o son_n of_o the_o star_n mehomet_n antichrist_n or_o any_o other_o the_o th●e_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o jew_n tu●ks_n athlest_n and_o devil_n do_v no●_n own_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n above_o every_o name_n whether_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n or_o hell_n or_o thing_n under_o the_o earth_n but_o it_o shall_v come_v at_o least_o at_o the_o day_n o●_n judgement_n and_o probable_o before_o beside_o that_o text_n at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v deprave_v and_o ill_a 〈◊〉_d to_o say_v no_o worse_o for_o if_o i_o do_v not_o revere_a to_o cast_v dire_a upon_o the_o ashe●_n of_o the_o dead_a i_o can_v name_v a_o great_a favourite-bishop_n under_o king_n charles_n the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o make_v that_o text_n speak_v false_a english_a to_o countenance_v his_o ●illy_a and_o fopplsh_a warship_n from_o that_o text_n for_o because_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v himself_o and_o his_o silly_a worship_n to_o the_o scripture_n he_o as_o impudent_o as_o profane_o bring_v the_o scripture_n to_o his_o whimsy_n thus_o mahomet_n pretend_v to_o have_v faith_n to_o remove_v mountain_n tell_v the_o people_n his_o follower_n and_o musselman_n that_o he_o will_v make_v that_o great_a mountain_n that_o stand_v before_o he_o to_o come_v down_o to_o he_o at_o his_o three_o call_n and_o therefore_o most_o grave_o admonish_v it_o to_o come_v once_o twice_o thrice_o but_o no_o mountain_n will_v come_v whereupon_o without_o change_a countenance_n he_o say_v if_o the_o hill_n will_v not_o come_v to_o mahomet_n mahomet_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o hi●l_n and_o so_o march_v till_o they_o meet_v for_o by_o that_o holy_a scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o name_n be_v mean_v in_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o j●us_n every_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v how_o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o stoon_n power_n the_o righteous_a shall_v run_v to_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d prov._n 19.10_o no●_n the_o letter_n or_o sound_n of_o je●ovah_n not_o the_o tetragrammat●n_fw-gr but_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v the_o tower_n not_o the_o four_o letter_n or_o sound_v of_o the_o name_n whither_o the_o righteous_a run_v and_o be_v safe_a beside_o my_o ceremont-monger_n do_v not_o bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o joshua_n which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n jesus_n in_o
all_o with_o they_o no_o not_o the_o pope_n himself_o but_o what_o if_o i_o prove_v that_o our_o king_n at_o their_o coronation_n have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v ordain_v clergyman_n they_o be_v no_o more_o exclude_v then_o by_o our_o law_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n than_o mr._n archdeen_n or_o the_o pope_n himself_o what_o be_v ordination_n but_o the_o order_n design_v or_o set_v a_o man_n a_o part_n to_o some_o office_n if_o to_o the_o ministry_n than_o there_o be_v certain_a significant_a word_n to_o that_o purpose_n and_o what_o more_o significant_a word_n for_o ordination_n to_o the_o priesthood_n or_o make_v a_o man_n a_o clergy_n man_n than_o those_o the_o bishop_n use_n to_o our_o king_n namely_o with_o unction_n anthem_n prayer_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o ordination_n of_o priest_n with_o the_o same_o hymn_n come_v holy_a ghost_n eternal_a god_n etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n say_v also_o among_o other_o thing_n let_v he_o obtain_v favour_n of_o the_o people_n like_o aaron_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n elisha_n in_o the_o water_n zacharias_n in_o the_o temple_n give_v he_o peter_n key_n of_o discipline_n and_o paul_n doctrine_n which_o last_o clause_n be_v pretermit_v in_o time_n of_o popery_n from_o the_o coronation_n of_o hen._n 6._o till_o charles_n 1._o and_o charles_n 2d_o lest_o it_o shall_v imply_v the_o king_n to_o be_v more_o a_o clergy_n man_n and_o ecclesiastical_a person_n than_o these_o archdeacon_n can_v afford_v he_o but_o our_o gracious_a king_n charles_n 2d_o and_o his_o father_n at_o their_o coronation_n have_v the_o ancients_n form_n of_o crown_a king_n revive_v and_o in_o the_o anoint_v the_o bishop_n say_v let_v those_o hand_n be_v anoint_v with_o holy_a oil_n as_o king_n and_o prophet_n have_v be_v anoint_v and_o as_o samuel_n etc._n etc._n then_o ●he_v archbishop_n and_o dean_n of_o westminster_n put_v the_o coif_n on_o the_o king_n head_n then_o put_v upon_o his_o body_n the_o surplice_n say_v this_o prayer_n o_o god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o sure_o of_o old_a the_o very_a pope_n himself_o look_v upon_o our_o anoint_v king_n as_o clergyman_n else_o why_o do_v the_o pope_n make_v hen._n 2_o his_o legate_z de_fw-fr latere_fw-la here_o in_o england_n the_o usual_a office_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n usual_o style_v legati_fw-la nati_n therefore_o mr._n archdeacon_n you_o talk_v like_o a_o unthinking_a black-coat_n stock_v with_o a_o little_a superficial_a learning_n when_o you_o say_v our_o law_n exclude_v the_o king_n from_o the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o he_o have_v as_o good_a right_n as_o your_o d._n d._n divinity_n ship_n and_o indeed_o to_o give_v the_o man_n his_o due_a he_o be_v glad_a afterward_o to_o confess_v that_o constantine_n and_o the_o eminent_a christian_a emperor_n call_v counsel_n and_o approve_v their_o canon_n then_o by_o your_o leave_n dear_a d._n d._n they_o also_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n might_n upon_o occasion_n and_o if_o they_o have_v see_v cause_n also_o disprove_v the_o same_o who_o then_o be_v papa_n of_o old_a pater_fw-la pa-trum_a sure_o no_o other_o but_o he_o that_o be_v papa_n i_o mean_v pa●ter_v pa-triae_a all_o the_o male-administrations_a in_o ecclesia_fw-la stical_a government_n take_v their_o rise_n and_o original_a from_o our_o ignorance_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n or_o who_o be_v the_o claviger_n key-keeper_n or_o porter_n to_o let_v they_o in_o and_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o bulky_a clergyman_n call_v a_o bishop_n a_o ordinary_a or_o a_o diocesian_n he_o we_o say_v keep_v the_o church-key_n he_o excommunicat_o and_o exclude_v sinner_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o alone_o receive_v they_o and_o let_v they_o in_o but_o that_o be_v false_a the_o sneak_a register_n and_o surrogate_v do_v that_o job_n ay_o but_o who_o entrust_v a_o bishop_n alon●_n to_o be_v the_o church-porter_n doorkeeper_n or_o church-key-keeper_n where_o be_v his_o commission_n where_o be_v his_o authority_n and_o who_o give_v he_o this_o authority_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o holy_a scripture_n that_o god_n never_o give_v he_o any_o such_o commission_n place_n office_n or_o authority_n to_o keep_v the_o key_n of_o the_o church_n any_o more_o than_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o or_o chairman_n to_o a_o committee_n have_v power_n to_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o house_n or_o let_v in_o any_o of_o his_o fellow-member_n for_o do_v a_o bishop_n differ_v from_o another_o presbyter_n more_o than_o the_o chairman_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o committee_n or_o he_o that_o give_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n at_o session_n differ_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o fellow-justice_n he_o be_v no_o better_a man_n nor_o the_o more_o learned_a wise_a nor_o more_o honest_a a_o man_n though_o he_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o they_o that_o be_v all_o to_o to_o speak_v what_o they_o put_v into_o his_o mouth_n the_o speaker_n take_v too_o much_o upon_o he_o to_o speak_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o house_n till_o the_o majority_n of_o vote_n have_v give_v he_o instruction_n and_o commission_n to_o pronounce_v a_o sentence_n or_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o house_n or_o to_o turn_v any_o member_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o he_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n he_o be_v the_o speaker_n indeed_o and_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o wise_a and_o fit_a man_n for_o that_o place_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o it_o be_v not_o always_o so_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o member_n must_v be_v choose_v speaker_n or_o chairman_n and_o have_v precedency_n for_o order●salte_n and_o to_o avoid_v confusion_n but_o he_o not_o otherways_o differ_v from_o other_o member_n except_o only_o that_o the_o honourable_a speaker_n be_v the_o honourable_a mouth_n that_o be_v all_o after_o the_o member_n have_v choose_v and_o ordain_v he_o and_o the_o king_n have_v confirm_v he_o even_o so_o a_o bishop_n have_v no_o new_a character_n confer_v upon_o he_o more_o than_o when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n save_v only_o the_o king_n ordination_n or_o mandate_n or_o congee_n d'_fw-fr estire_n the_o e●●ction_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n be_v a_o mee●_n mockery_n as_o aforesaid_a beside_o the_o play_v with_o the_o edge●ools_n and_o mock_v of_o god._n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n use_v to_o be_v choose_v just_a as_o parliament_n man_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o vow_n of_o the_o people_n as_o shall_v be_v more_o particular_o prove_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o chapter_n concern_v bishop_n and_o ordination_n thus_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v choose_v and_o ordain_v by_o the_o whole_a church_n act_v 13.3_o perhaps_o the_o chief_a church-member_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o or_o ordain_v the_o minister_n missioner_n or_o messenger_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o worst_a member_n have_v as_o much_o power_n and_o virtue_n to_o ordain_v a_o messenger_n elder_n or_o bishop_n as_o the_o best_a bishop_n or_o presbyter_n if_o the_o majority_n of_o vote_n have_v ordain_v and_o so_o appoint_v as_o be_v clear_a from_o scripture_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o shall_v be_v more_o particular_o insist_v upon_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o ordination_n ordination_n what_o be_v it_o more_o than_o choose_v approve_v or_o set_v a_o man_n a_o part_n for_o a_o office_n to_o do_v business_n relate_v to_o this_o life_n or_o a_o better_a i_o will_v not_o say_v in_o church_n or_o state_n or_o as_o a_o clergyman_n or_o layman_n for_o these_o be_v idle_a ungrounded_a vain_a and_o odious_a name_n of_o distinction_n where_o god_n and_o holy_a scripture_n never_o make_v any_o such_o distinction_n and_o have_v not_o only_o confound_v our_o notion_n of_o thing_n but_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o most_o of_o our_o confusion_n in_o what_o man_n mischievous_o distinguish_v and_o call_v church_n and_o state_n which_o be_v not_o two_o thing_n nor_o two_o distinct_a body_n if_o you_o make_v they_o so_o you_o must_v make_v two_o king_n and_o two_o distinct_a head_n to_o these_o distinct_a body_n and_o that_o be_v one_o too_o much_o and_o if_o you_o make_v a_o clergyman_n and_o a_o layman_n two_o distinct_a sort_n of_o person_n you_o make_v a_o man_n that_o god_n never_o make_v and_o if_o so_o then_o clergyman_n i_o must_v catechise_v you_o who_o make_v you_o so_o god_n it_o be_v false_a for_o god_n in_o holy_a scripture_n do_v not_o call_v the_o preacher_n but_o the_o hearer_n not_o the_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o minister_n the_o clergy_n but_o the_o hearer_n and_o flock_n be_v god_n clergy_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o the_o presbyter_n which_o be_v among_o you_o i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o
presbytery_n by_o all_o wh●c●_n ceremony_n of_o kneel_v stand_v and_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n be_v only_o mean_v p●ayers_n make_v when_o they_o be_v in_o that_o posture_n now_o who_o can_v imagine_v then_o that_o the_o prei●●●_n of_o a_o bishop_n i●_n more_o needful_a than_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o presbyter_n or_o people_n except_o he_o can_v pray_v more_o hearty_o and_o more_o spiritual_o than_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o usual_o be_v suppose_v to_o do_v because_o his_o worth_n no●_n his_o friend_n relation_n mon●y_a or_o k●nd●ed_v advanc'●_n he_o in_o gospel_n time_n and_o in_o the_o primitive-tin●s_a when_o timothy_n be_v ordain_v a_o bishop_n the_o presbyter_n only_o do_v it_o except_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n be_v only_o two_o name_n for_o one_o person_n as_o undoubted_o they_o be_v aftertime_n do_v distinguish_v they_o how_o only_o by_o precedency_n as_o the_o chair_n man_n of_o a_o committee_n the_o speaker_n he_o that_o in_o session_n give_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o court_n but_o no_o better_a man_n nor_o other_o character_n ●han_o his_o other_o brethren_n the_o justice_n or_o member_n except_o for_o order_n sake_n precedency_n and_o therefore_o for_o order-sake_n the_o bishop_n with_o the_o presbyter_n or_o the_o presbyter_n or_o in_o default_n any_o church_n member_n or_o the_o whole_a church_n may_v have_v l●id_v on_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o have_v pray_v at_o a_o ordination_n thus_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v choose_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n th●y_o have_v their_o mission_n from_o the_o whole_a church_n act_v 13.2_o 3._o je●om_n and_o chrysostom_n agree_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n but_o only_a ordination_n and_o that_o be_v by_o custom_n as_o the_o best_a man_n not_o as_o the_o sole_a man_n he_o never_o can_v lawful_o ordain_v but_o in_o his_o own_o church_n and_o his_o own_o church_n member_n only_o and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n for_o bishop_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n have_v no_o more_o soul_n in_o their_o diocese_n than_o they_o be_v intimate_o and_o familiar_o acquaint_v with_o this_o make_v chrysostome_n say_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o custom_n of_o a_o bishop_n presence_n at_o ordination_n yet_o betwixt_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n homil._n 11._o in_o 1_o tun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o little_a difference_n and_o in_o scripture_n time_n nothing_o at_o all_o theop●●lact_v call_v it_o ferme_fw-fr ni●il_fw-la next_o to_o nothing_o namely_o precedency_n but_o the_o church_n in_o scripture_n or_o the_o faithful_a ordain_v as_o many_o bishop_n as_o be_v needful_a and_o may_v not_o presbyter_n ordain_v now_o without_o a_o bishop_n presence_n as_o well_o as_o of_o old_a in_o scripture_n time_n or_o as_o well_o as_o bishop_n do_v ordain_v archbishop_n and_o metropolitan_n but_o in_o holy_a writ_n if_o any_o have_v the_o precedency_n the_o presbyter_n have_v it_o the_o presbyter_n that_o be_v among_o you_o say_v st._n peter_n i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o a_o presbyter_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o no_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n can_v be_v give_v than_o what_o age_n and_o nature_n give_v thence_o come_v sieur_n monsieur_n sire_n and_o sir_n or_o father_n ma●am_n a_o diminutive_a of_o dame_n or_o dam_n madam_n my_o dam_n or_o mother_n and_o age_n be_v honourable_a the_o great_a title_n of_o honour_n be_v thence_o derive_v senior_n seniore_fw-la signior_n g●and_n seniore_fw-la in_o spanish_a italian_a and_o lingua_n franka_fw-mi presbyter_n among_o the_o greek_n elder_a or_o alderman_n or_o earl_n all_o be_v one_o derivative_a from_o seniority_n to_o that_o if_o people_n be_v ambitious_a of_o a_o name_n presbyter_n or_o earl_n alderman_n or_o earl_n of_o the_o church_n be_v far_o before_o overseer_n or_o bishop_n who_o diocese_n be_v at_o first_o no_o big_a than_o that_o he_o may_v ●asily_o oversee_v it_o or_o see_v over_o it_o now_o it_o be_v monstrous_a the_o burden_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o danger_n great_a in_o maladministration_n that_o 〈◊〉_d h●mil_n ult_n 23_o 6._o 13_o in_o heb._n 12.17_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 〈…〉_o for_o sours_n y●●_n and_o at_o his_o 〈◊〉_d too_o do_v not_o the_o horrid_a hazard_n threaten_v his_o head_n but_o what_o care_v some_o man_n for_o the_o thunder_n of_o heaven_n vengeance_n till_o it_o fall_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v stout_a than_o those_o two_o atheistical_a emperor_n tiberius_n and_o caligula_n they_o will_v run_v under_o ground_n in_o yault_n and_o cave_n when_o it_o thunder_v but_o some_o be_v as_o unre●enring_v as_o the_o high._n priest_n of_o rome_n call_v julius_n caesar_n that_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o rea●_n divinity_n lecture_n in_o rome_n to_o the_o people_n be_v the_o great_a robber_n and_o murderer_n in_o the_o world_n and_o sacrifice_v to_o his_o ambitious_a and_o greedy_a rapacity_n the_o brave_a c●mmon_a wealth_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v but_o he_o fall_v in_o the_o height_n of_o h●s_n jollity_n and_o to_o shall_v all_o ●erably_o who_o portion_n be_v as_o they_o desire_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d only_o in_o short_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n in_o holy_a writ_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o no_o not_o in_o ordination_n as_o in_o asrica_n presbyter_n do_v ordain_v and_o so_o now_o at_o this_o day_n in_o germany_n france_n and_o in_o the_o most_o prorestant_a church_n and_o must_v we_o schismatice_n from_o scripture_n and_o from_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n to_o follow_v a_o custom_n they_o get_v into_o the_o greek_a church_n forty_o custom_n they_o have_v besides_o this_o contrary_n to_o scripture_n custom_n chrysostome_n be_v a_o greek_a bishop_n and_o hierom_n though_o write_v in_o latin_a yet_o dwell_v and_o converse_v among_o the_o greek_n but_o will_v never_o make_v so_o bold_a a_o venture_n as_o to_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o those_o time_n so_o the_o four_o century_n when_o the_o task_n be_v forty_o time_n easy_a because_o the_o province_n or_o d●●cess_n be_v forty_o time_n less_o nay_o a_o hundred_o time_n less_o than_o now_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n beside_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v the_o most_o on_o it_o be_v but_o per_fw-la civitates_fw-la alongst_o the_o city_n which_o be_v a_o hundred_o in_o crect_n and_o the_o parish_v 〈◊〉_d two_o handred_a and_o seven_o and_o not_o a_o ten_o part_n chilmans_fw-mi this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v only_o silly_o construe_v to_o make_v such_o havoc_n 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v both_o in_o the_o state_n and_o all_o true_a devotion_n yet_o man_n drink_v health_n to_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o they_o mean_v hereby_o a_o good_a health_n to_o the_o protestant_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o protestant_a member_n the_o only_a true_a meaning_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n let_v it_o pass_v bu●_n if_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n they_o scandalous_o mean_v there_o by_o only_a the_o great_a diocesan_n that_o can_v possible_o watch_v over_o sou●s_a except_o by_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n in_o the_o black_a guard_n of_o apparitor_n summoner_n registery_n proctor_n canonist_n lay-v●cars_a vicar-general_n commissary_n official_o surrogate_v or_o i_o do_v not_o know_v who_o at_o the_o general_n rendezvous_n and_o head_n quarter_n at_o doctors-common_n what_o a_o affront_n be_v this_o to_o the_o true_a protestant_a church_n of_o england_n i_o grant_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d have_v all_o this_o whole_a ragged_a regiment_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n too_o and_o for_o the_o same_o service_n in_o their_o popish_a muster-roll_n but_o god_n forbid_v that_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n shall_v signal_o d●ffer_v from_o popish_a church_n discipline_n not_o so_o much_o as_o nominal_o and_o so_o little_a real_o and_o to_o purpose_n that_o some_o have_v only_o be_v starve_v to_o death_n in_o a_o jail_n and_o many_o hundred_o and_o their_o family_n undo_v whilst_o the_o smith_n field_n fire_n be_v be_v fierce_a indeed_o but_o the_o torture_n do_v not_o last_v long_o our_o marciful_a hand_n make_v man_n feel_v death_n long_o and_o often_o before_o that_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v permit_v to_o end_v the_o pain_n oh_o bless_a reforma●n_n y●●_n you_o will_v say_v our_o l●rany_n be_v in_o english_a the_o mass_n litany_n in_o latin_a and_o the_o saint_n be_v omit_v and_o te_fw-la d●um_fw-la be_v ●ung_v in_o english_a or_o half_a jabb●rd_n over_o unintelligible_o after_o the_o firth_n le●n_o we_o praise_v thou_o o_o god_n we_o acknowledge_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n all_z the_o earth_n do_v worship_v thou_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d wish_v it_o do_v but_o in_o my_o little_a travel_n i_o know_v it_o be_v lass_n for_o more_o than_o half_a the_o earth_n be_v infidel_n to_o old_a day_n there_o we_o be_v out_o of_o
a_o great_a crack_v bell_n that_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o vocancy_n but_o must_v apocryphal_a book_n too_o justle_v the_o holy_a scripture_n also_o out_o of_o the_o church_n you_o will_v say_v the_o mass-book_n do_v it_o before_o we_o do_v it_o yea_o that_o be_v true_a so_o a_o popish_a interest_n also_o possible_o bring_v this_o great_a crack_v bell_n into_o a_o protestant_a steeple_n what_o do_v it_o do_v there_o there_o it_o hang_v but_o have_v never_o be_v hang_v so_o high_a but_o that_o it_o be_v crack_v and_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o give_v a_o unintelligible_a and_o jar_a sound_n to_o keep_v out_o a_o better_a and_o in_o room_n of_o a_o better_a it_o will_v serve_v well_o enough_o to_o make_v up_o the_o number_n of_o the_o yea_n and_o the_o no_n well_o may_v this_o crack_v ceremony_n monger_n dread_v a_o wise_a and_o a_o pious_a and_o honest_a english_a parliament_n more_o than_o he_o sear_v either_o god_n or_o the_o devil_n more_o than_o heaven_n or_o hell_n lest_o they_o spy_v this_o church-cobweb_n though_o it_o hang_v alost_a and_o sweep_v it_o down_o or_o new_o cast_v this_o useless_a crack_v bell._n you_o may_v know_v he_o by_o this_o certain_a mark_n for_o conscious_a of_o gild_n and_o of_o his_o own_o uselessness_n and_o futility_n through_o well-grounded_n sear_v like_o the_o murmur_a israelite_n he_o belong_v for_o the_o flesh_n pot_n of_o egypt_n again_o egyptian_a or_o popish_a d●rkness_n which_o have_v cover_v as_o darkness_n do_v all_o his_o fault_n this_o pope_n joan_n in_o the_o dark_a have_v be_v as_o good_a as_o my_o lady_n and_o a_o popish_a king_n he_o joy_v in_o to_o choose_v rather_o than_o angel_n food_n manna_n what_o be_v it_o he_o know_v not_o he_o relish_v it_o not_o for_o he_o love_v popery_n in_o his_o heart_n as_o the_o carpenter_n love_v his_o ladder_n because_o it_o help_v he_o up_o so_o high_a to_o overlook_v his_o better_n well!_o let_v he_o even_o march_v then_o after_o his_o brother_n cartwright_n he_o be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o so_o well_o as_o to_o read_v common-prayer_n in_o the_o french_a protestant_a chapel_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o merli_n thus_o have_v i_o run_v he_o to_o a_o inavoidable_a dilemma_n one_o of_o the_o horn_n whereof_o must_v gore_n my_o ceremony-monger_n for_o it_z he_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o his_o irrational_a and_o illegal_a ceremony_n the_o law_n and_o the_o next_o jury_n deprive_v he_o by_o his_o own_o celebrate_a act_n the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n which_o condemn_v all_o ceremony_n monger_n and_o all_o ceremony_n not_o contain_v in_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n and_o then_o the_o king_n may_v in_o the_o vacancy_n without_o invade_v any_o man_n propriety_n like_o queen_n elizabeth_n put_v this_o unprofitable_a and_o impossible_o to_o be_v perform_v nuisance_n to_o its_o proper_a use_n and_o to_o a_o good_a use_n but_o if_o he_o recant_v abhor_v repent_v and_o forsake_v his_o illegal_a and_o popish-like_a ceremony_n we_o have_v get_v the_o day_n he_o be_v convert_v to_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o will_v then_o voluntary_o relinquish_v that_o burden_n which_o no_o mortal_a can_v bear_v for_o fear_v of_o the_o torment_v eternal_a which_o none_o can_v bear_v the_o say_n of_o st._n chrysostome_n in_o heb._n 13_o 7._o h●mil_n ult_n 24_o will_n penetrare_fw-la his_o hard_a heart_n and_o scare_v conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o wonder_v in_o my_o heart_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v posh_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o chief_a bishop_n in_o the_o church_n to_o be_v save_v etc._n etc._n high_a priest_n aaron_n say_v nolo_fw-la episcopari_n moses_n also_o be_v as_o loath_a to_o come_v into_o the_o collar_n send_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v say_v he_o in_o a_o pet_n to_o god_n almighty_a foresee_v the_o dreadful_a burden_n st._n chrysostome_n in_o that_o homily_n say_v in_o effect_n concern_v a_o great_a bishop_n as_o one_o say_v of_o a_o executor_n viz._n if_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o send_v a_o man_n to_o the_o devil_n i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o executor_n and_o if_o i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o send_v a_o man_n to_o the_o devil_n i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o great_a lord_n bless_v i_o that_o vain_a ambitious_a man_n shall_v hope_v to_o comb_v heaven_n by_o that_o very_a sin_n of_o haughtiness_n and_o pride_n which_o make_v lucifer_n a_o devil_n i_o well_o know_v that_o in_o this_o juncture_n every_o projector_n be_v full_a of_o his_o notion_n which_o may_v do_v well_o to_o in_o utopia_n but_o be_v not_o practicable_a here_o and_o i_o will_v answer_v such_o well-meaning_a noddle_n be_v a_o grave_a senator_n of_o old_a rome_n do_v his_o pious_a friend_n that_o bring_v he_o a_o excellent_a model_n of_o government_n my_o friend_n this_o will_v do_v well_o in_o plato_n commonwealth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o feasible_a for_o we_o who_o live_v in_o the_o dregs_o of_o romulus_n but_o nothing_o be_v here_o propose_v but_o what_o be_v easy_a good_a for_o all_o sound_z pure_a primitive_a and_o practicable_a as_o well_o as_o profitable_a and_o hurt_v no_o body_n no_o not_o the_o great_a diocesan_n and_o sleepy_a fat_a prebend_n in_o their_o present_a incumbency_n and_o possession_n if_o they_o can_v with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n continue_v they_o for_o st._n chrysostome_n be_v bold_a with_o such_o bishop_n as_o be_v so_o addict_v to_o filthy_a lucre_n that_o he_o quite_o incapacitates_fw-la their_z for_o the_o place_n 〈…〉_o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la tat._n c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o ●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la ut_fw-la indigenus_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la est_fw-la removendus_fw-la let_v he_o be_v depose_v nay_o degrade_v as_o unworthy_a of_o that_o holy_a function_n some_o repair_v of_o necessity_n must_v be_v do_v as_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o pious_a king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v think_v meet_a upon_o those_o that_o have_v by_o their_o filly_n illegal_a and_o foppish_a and_o popish-like_a constitution_n and_o ceremony_n reduce_v all_o true_a devotion_n to_o a_o mere_a pharisaical_a and_o outside_n superstition_n which_o be_v also_o very_o silly_a and_o nonsensical_a to_o boor_n do_v not_o st._n cyprian_n tell_v we_o ep._n 68_o that_o in_o the_o ordination_n of_o sabinus_n the_o bishopric_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o suffrage_n that_o be_v the_o vote_n of_o the_o whole_a fraternity_n or_o brethren_n and_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o bishop_n that_o i_o together_o in_o our_o presence_n etc._n etc._n that_o exhortation_n in_o the_o common-prayer-book_n before_o the_o communion_n concern_v the_o quiet_v of_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n when_o the_o guilty_a person_n think_v himself_o not_o qualify_v sufficient_o for_o the_o receive_v that_o bless_a sacrament_n give_v the_o minister_n power_n of_o absolution_n that_o be_v power_n of_o the_o key_n the_o church_n key_n good_a reason_n of_o his_o own_o church_n whereby_o i_o judge_v that_o every_o minister_n have_v power_n to_o loose_v what_o any_o register_n or_o bishop_n or_o surrogate_v have_v ●ound_v if_o he_o think_v fit_a though_o they_o also_o have_v bind_v the_o spirit_n down_o to_o hill_n or_o his_o body_n afterward_o lie_v bind_v for_o want_v of_o absolution_n in_o a_o ail_v i_o think_v a_o minister_n have_v power_n like_o orphtus_n to_o setch_v he_o back_o from_o satan_n but_o not_o from_o the_o jailor_n be_v not_o this_o to_o give_v the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n to_o a_o minister_n by_o the_o stature_n or_o common_a prayer_n book_n which_o the_o common_a practice_n or_o canon_n do_v not_o allow_v or_o admit_v this_o be_v to_o give_v and_o take_v again_o this_o be_v to_o give_v we_o do_v not_o know_v what_o this_o be_v to_o give_v the_o great_a bishop_n more_o eye_n than_o those_o same_o large_a eye_n call_v archdeacon_n this_o be_v to_o give_v minister_n the_o power_n that_o christ_n give_v they_o to_o ru●e_v and_o feed_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o pet._n 5_o 2._o signify_v both_o feed_v and_o rule_v and_o one_o as_o much_o as_o the_o other_o god_n have_v joy_n joy_n do_v they_o together_o and_o woe_n be_v to_o he_o that_o sepatate_v those_o who_o god_n have_v join_v together_o only_o to_o gratify_v his_o own_o ambitious_a and_o avaricious_a claw_n that_o grasp_v more_o than_o it_o can_v possible_o hold_v and_o by_o endeavour_v to_o be_v mr._n do_v all_o become_v mr._n do_v ill_a this_o be_v to_o mock_v the_o presbyrery_a give_v and_o take_v again_o this_o be_v just_a like_o the_o silly_a charm_n in-dock_n out_o nettle_n you_o shall_v say_v the_o stature_n you_o shall_v not_o say_v the_o present_a discipline_n here_o be_v wise_a work_n and_o most_o cousounded_a clash_n and_o irreconeileable_a ministration_n ecclesiastical_a well_o it_o be_v well_o in_o apology_n that_o we_o can_v say_v it_o be_v make_v in_o
great_a cause_n and_o surrogate_v a_o better_a reason_n in_o the_o room_n and_o be_v their_o profe●●te_n nay_o i_o will_v stoop_v low_o i_o will_v condescend_v to_o be_v my_o lord_n be_v the_o bishop_n chaplain_n and_o apologist_n but_o if_o all_o their_o skill_n can_v do_v it_o than_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o recant_v and_o repent_v that_o iniquity_n may_v not_o be_v our_o ruin_n and_o to_o restore_v the_o lamb_n fourfold_a and_o because_o rich_a dives_n have_v no_o more_o pity_n of_o his_o brethren_n who_o the_o rich_a diocesan_n call_v according_a to_o the_o style_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n reverend_a brother_n and_o brother_n but_o look_v over_o the_o head_n of_o his_o brother_n elder_a or_o presbyter_n as_o if_o a_o congee_n d'fsly_o have_v make_v he_o a_o saul_n and_o high_a by_o the_o head_n when_o he_o only_o strut_v be_v rich_a and_o stand_v a_o tiptoe_n but_o be_v not_o a_o better_a man_n nor_o a_o better_a scholar_n than_o he_o be_v before_o it_o may_v hinder_v his_o worth_n and_o learning_n rather_o by_o avocation_n run_v from_o ordination_n to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n thence_o to_o the_o council-chamber_n thence_o to_o confirmation_n thence_o to_o visitation_n etc._n etc._n if_o these_o do_v not_o hinder_v a_o man_n study_n and_o improvement_n i_o have_v lose_v my_o aim_n let_v they_o but_o read_v mr._n baxter_n learned_a book_n of_o episcopacy_n or_o archbishop_n cranmer_n opinion_n or_o ordination_n this_o latter_a a_o learned_a and_o holy_a martyr_n the_o former_a a_o most_o learned_a and_o pious_a confessor_n or_o let_v they_o bu●_n read_v the_o new_a testament_n and_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n at_o all_o betwixt_o a_o presbyter_n or_o elder_a and_o bishop_n what_o in_o one_o verse_n be_v call_v presbyter_n in_o the_o next_o be_v call_v bishop_n as_o bethlehem_n the_o town_n be_v the_o same_o with_o bethlehem_n the_o city_n aforesaid_a and_o a_o parish_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o diocese_n but_o in_o alter_v ●●mes_n when_o christian_n multiply_v if_o a_o presbyter_n can_v not_o watch_n over_o all_o their_o soul_n they_o allow_v he_o a_o co-adjutor_a and_o for_o distinction_n and_o precedency_n sake_n call_v he_o a_o bishop_n who_o sometime_o have_v not_o one_o presbyter_n under_o he_o as_o aforesaid_a most_o common_o but_o one_o and_o till_o bishop_n begin_v to_o scramble_v for_o more_o ground_n and_o like_o other_o prince_n to_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o be_v not_o till_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n make_v they_o so_o big_a that_o in_o the_o four_o century_n the_o great_a work_n of_o council_n and_o synod_n be_v perambulation_n to_o mark_v out_o the_o bound_n of_o the●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o parish_n or_o diocese_n to_o keep_v the_o peace_n bet_v wixt_n the_o encroach_a bishop_n in_o that_o four_o century_n call_v ambitionis_fw-la seculum_fw-la the_o ambitious_a century_n not_o that_o bishop_n in_o after_o age_n grow_v more_o humble_a or_o be_v ensample_n to_o the_o flock_n in_o self-denial_n modesty_n humility_n and_o contempt_n of_o worldly_a grandeur_n and_o as_o they_o say_v they_o vow_v in_o baptism_n to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o pomp_n and_o vanitle_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n etc._n etc._n but_o then_o first_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v ambitious_a of_o large_a diocese_n more_o than_o possible_o they_o can_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o oversee_v then_o they_o get_v journeyman_n and_o surrogate_v and_o register_n and_o apparitor_n and_o all_o that_o tribe_n to_o feed_v who_o the_o church_n warden_n be_v the_o spaniel_n swear_v to_o hunt_n and_o flush_n the_o game_n that_o the_o hover_a jar-faulcon_n the_o register_n may_v pounce_n they_o there_o be_v all_o and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o poor_a sinner_n never_o to_o be_v redeem_a but_o by_o silver_n or_o gold._n the_o golden_a key_n always_o get_v absolution_n which_o in_o gospel_n time_n and_o the_o primitive_a time_n never_o be_v purchase_v but_o with_o tear_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o jerom_n of_o fabiola_n ep_v ad_fw-la ocean_n episcopo_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la p●puio_fw-la collachry-mantibus_a etc._n etc._n the_o bishop_n presbyter_n and_o all_o the_o people_n weep_v for_o joy_n at_o those_o peultent_a tear_n and_o at_o the_o return_n of_o the_o prodigal_n mix_v their_o tear_n with_o he_o heb._n 13.17_o obey_v they_o that_o rule_n over_o you_o for_o they_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o they_o that_o must_v give_v a_o account_n etc._n etc._n a_o woeful_a and_o sad_a account_n must_v that_o bishop_n make_v when_o god_n call_v he_o to_o give_v a_o account_n which_o will_v be_v very_o short_o of_o his_o bishopric_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o bishop_n howought_v he_o to_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o when_o in_o ●●ead_n of_o watch_v for_o the_o soul_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n he_o have_v only_o watch_v for_o their_o pu●●es_n and_o instead_o of_o guide_v they_o he_o have_v send_v out_o doctor_n be_v commons-man_n to_o watch_v all_o england_n over_o in_o the_o bishop_n room_n we_o trace_v they_o by_o the_o foot_n at_o a_o visitation_n etc._n etc._n what_o have_v they_o be_v do_v cite_v admonish_v excommunicate_a jayl_a absolve_a this_o twenty_o nine_o long_a year_n in_o all_o this_o kingdom_n what_o ●en●●en●s_n have_v they_o make_v what_o penance_n what_o repentance_n be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a cheer_v that_o defeat_v all_o repentance_n by_o commute_v as_o the_o papist_n and_o we_o say_v turn_v the_o whore_n sin_n by_o which_o she_o get_v money_n they_o joy_v in_o she_o for_o they_o go_v ship_n into_o money_n and_o a_o few_o great_a whore_n be_v ●how_v to_o maintain_v all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a freebooters_a in_o doctors-common_n she_o be_v the_o thief_n that_o pick_v his_o man_n pocket_n they_o the_o receiver_n oh_o the_o jubi●ee's_v they_o make_v when_o the_o apparitor_n have_v find_v out_o a_o rich_a wh●re_n and_o a_o rich_a bastard_n which_o lest_o they_o shall_v miss_v let_v the_o churchwarden_n look_v to_o it_o for_o they_o swear_v the_o ecclesiastical_a span●el_n always_o to_o quest_n upon_o a_o haunt_v if_o he_o do_v not_o he_o be_v forswear_v oh_o most_o precious_a ecclesiastical_a discipline_n that_o begin_v with_o perjury_n and_o end_n with_o mercenary_a repentance_n or_o bribery_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n be_v as_o careful_a of_o their_o subject_n soul_n as_o their_o body_n for_o they_o also_o must_v give_v a_o account_n but_o what_o a_o irrational_a account_n will_v it_o be_v if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o a_o enemy_n shall_v land_n and_o invade_v we_o at_o harwich_n or_o canterbury_n to_o say_v i_o have_v set_v a_o watchman_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o paul_n or_o to_o make_v sure_a upon_o the_o high_a steeple_n of_o lambeth_n call_v to_o the_o watchman_n be_v the_o enemy_n land_a at_o harwich_n how_o angry_a will_v they_o be_v at_o such_o a_o nonsensical_a question_n and_o say_v sure_o you_o be_v mad_a do_v you_o think_v any_o mortal_a man_n can_v see_v from_o london_n to_o harwich_n or_o from_o lambeth_n to_o canterbury_n there_o may_v be_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o enemy_n land_a for_o aught_o we_o know_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o watch_n and_o ward_n at_o this_o distance_n in_o the_o interim_n the_o kingdom_n be_v well_o look_v to_o and_o the_o coast_n well_o guard_v be_v they_o not_o we_o be_v the_o next_o door_n to_o ruin_n if_o more_o watch_n man_n be_v not_o set_v and_o strong_a guard_n which_o be_v easy_a and_o no_o charge_n or_o expense_n at_o all_o when_o the_o pay_n that_o two_o watchman_n have_v engross_v will_v well_o pay_v and_o maintain_v forty_o of_o as_o good_a vigour_n and_o ability_n and_o in_o some_o sense_n better-sighted_n and_o better_o tongue_v watchman_n to_o feed_v and_o give_v warn_v or_o be_v the_o welfare_n of_o our_o land_n and_o body_n only_o the_o care_n of_o governor_n and_o as_o for_o man_n soul_n one_o watchman_n be_v enough_o betwixt_o this_o and_o canterbury_n but_o you_o will_v say_v a_o man_n be_v but_o a_o man_n he_o do_v what_o a_o man_n can_v do_v nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la impossibilia_fw-la i_o grant_v but_o who_o bid_v he_o undertake_v such_o a_o charge_n that_o no_o mortal_a can_v discharge_v who_o who_o think_v you_o but_o filthy-lucre_n and_o ambition_n the_o council_n of_o sardica_n in_o the_o four_o century_n anno_fw-la 347._o saw_n this_o devilish_a mischief_n come_v trowling_z into_o the_o church_n and_o a_o perpetual_a strife_n and_o come_v about_o the_o border_n and_o limit_n as_o litigious_a as_o now_o at_o doctors-common_n about_o the_o probate_n of_o will_n and_o about_o letter_n of_o administration_n namely_o who_o shall_v get_v the_o money_n whether_o the_o bishop_n or_o arch-deacon's_a court_n of_o that_o diocese_n
the_o truth_n whatever_o be_v the_o tune_n and_o why_o do_v all_o the_o people_n say_v this_o very_o there_o be_v no_o rule_n no_o rubric_n for_o it_o or_o be_v it_o because_o the_o minister_n be_v wise_a and_o know_v better_a thing_n and_o therefore_o will_v give_v the_o loolish_a unthinking_a m●mick's_n leave_n to_o tell_v that_o false_a story_n but_o i_o be_o quite_o tyce_v it_o be_v endless_a to_o find_v fault_n i_o have_v much_o rather_o see_v it_o amend_v the_o common-prayer_n book_n be_v the_o more_o amiable_a to_o i_o as_o old_a gold_n be_v more_o acceptable_a than_o new_a it_o have_v be_v long_o try_v and_o have_v endure_v the_o test_n pretty_a well_o which_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v say_v of_o any_o other_o desultory_a prayer_n that_o like_o new_a guinees_n may_v many_o time_n be_v counterfeit_n but_o as_o the_o most_o try_v gold_n will_v well_o endure_v to_o it_o may_v sometime_o need_v the_o refiner_n fire_n but_o as_o for_o the_o say_a blackguard_n of_o summoner_n surr●gaces_n apparitor_n informer_n register_n etc._n etc._n that_o live_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v as_o much_o beyond_o the_o art_n of_o man_n to_o 'mend_v they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o 'mend_v a_o break_a cobweb_n and_o when_o you_o have_v use_v your_o utmost_a skill_n it_o will_v not_o quit_v cost_v i_o have_v study_v the_o point_n and_o yet_o be_o i_o not_o one_o jot_n the_o better_a artist_n at_o it_o than_o i_o be_v seven_o year_n ago_o when_o my_o advice_n in_o my_o naked_a truth_n be_v to_o dress_v they_o according_a to_o the_o vertuoso_n receipt_n to_o dress_v 〈◊〉_d viz_o after_o you_o have_v wash_v they_o in_o several_a water_n than_o salt_n they_o pepper_n they_o and_o last_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o prevent_v their_o maliguity_n be_v to_o throw_v they_o on_o the_o dunghill_n a_o racr_n to_o bring_v the_o pillory_n in_o disgrace_n fruges_fw-la consumere_fw-la nati_fw-la as_o if_o they_o be_v bear_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o like_o rat_n m●ce_n polecat_n and_o other_o vermin_n to_o cat_n up_o the_o victual_n hunt_v about_o for_o a_o prey_n and_o run_v squeak_a up_o and_o down_o n●ver_o be_v there_o such_o church_n discipline_n and_o such_o ecclesiastical_a fellow_n to_o manage_v it_o in_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n except_o among_o the_o papist_n they_o indeed_o have_v the_o like_a harpy_n but_o every_o private_a priest_n there_o be_v more_o than_o a_o bishop_n here_o can_v take_v confession_n search_v their_o entrap_v and_o enjoin_v pennance_n whereas_o we_o be_v cumber_v with_o the_o same_o great_a diocesan_n but_o every_o p●●st_n there_o have_v power_n to_o rule_v as_o well_o as_o feed_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 1_o pet._n 5.2_o si●infies_v both_o to_o rule_v and_o feed_v god_n command_v both_o to_o every_o presbyter_n but_o the_o bishop_n countercheck_a god_n command_n and_o will_v take_v all_o the_o weight_n upon_o themselves_o with_o the_o help_n of_o summoner_n notary_n register_n etc._n etc._n well_o god_n help_v they_o and_o forgive_v they_o they_o can_v take_v the_o charge_n and_o strive_v for_o 〈◊〉_d and_o think_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n ay_o so_o it_o be_v if_o right_o d●arged_v which_o be_v impo●s●c_a in_o our_o present_a circumstance_n therefore_o have_v a_o care_n that_o the_o great_a h●nos●e_v ●e_z not_o too_o great_a a_o onus_fw-la a_o burden_n heavy_a enough_o to_o break_v the_o back_n of_o any_o mortal_a no_o apostle_n duest_n undertake_v it_o but_o take_v care_n to_o leave_v residentiary_n bishop_n in_o crect_n one_o for_o every_o two_o parish_n when_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o those_o be_v not_o christian_n neither_o but_o the_o generality_n of_o our_o people_n also_o differ_v from_o ●●fi_n less_o only_o in_o name_n or_o the_o baptismal_a vow_n of_o surety_n in_o baptism_n if_o ever_o they_o have_v any_o and_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o rush_n nay_o it_o be_v ●orse_a than_o nothing_o by_o the_o perjury_n and_o in_o italy_n at_o this_o day_n they_o have_v many_o diocese_n that_o be_v not_o half_a so_o big_a nor_o by_o half_a so_o rich_a and_o populous_a as_o the_o pavish_n of_o st._n andrews-holborn_n st._n margarets-westminster_n sr._n martin_n stepney_n st._n giles_n and_o many_o other_o yet_o not_o any_o of_o these_o be_v think_v a_o charge_n great_a enough_o for_o one_o single_a shoulder_n under_o the_o bishop_n whereas_o good_a st_n augustine_n know_v not_o how_o to_o discharge_v alone_o the_o eplscopal_a work_n of_o little_a hippo_n without_o co_n adjutor_n and_o in_o the_o little_a teritory_n adjoin_v there_o be_v many_o bishop_n as_o one_o at_o the_o castle_n synica_fw-la near_o h●ppo_n another_o at_o the_o castle_n eussula_n ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la h●pponensis_n paraeciam_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 22._o c._n 8_o epist_n 261._o epist_n 68_o ecce_n interim_n episcopos_fw-la nosire_v qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o region_fw-la hepponensi_fw-la ubi_fw-la a_o vestris_fw-la tanta_fw-la mala_fw-la patimu●_n convenite_fw-la aslemble_n our_o bishop_n that_o be_v in_o the_o territory_n of_o hippo_n etc._n etc._n bishop_n that_o have_v a_o city_n to_o govern_v do_v not_o use_v to_o bishop_n it_o in_o the_o ter●ory_n adjoin_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n never_o pretend_v that_o his_o diocese_n of_o rome_n reach_v beyond_o the_o city_n for_o at_o this_o day_n there_o be_v forty_o bishop_n in_o the_o ter●tory_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o old_a there_o be_v sixty_o nine_o bishop_n there_o and_o not_o one_o of_o their_o diocesles_fw-mi be_v so_o great_a so_o populous_a and_o so_o rich_a as_o st._n andrews-holborn_n pope_n innocent_n i._o epist_n ad_fw-la descentium_n episcopum_fw-la eugubi_fw-la ep_a c._n 4_o cum_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesi●e_fw-la nostrae_fw-la intrae_fw-la civitatem_fw-la constitutae_fw-la sunt_fw-la all_o the_o church_n of_o my_o diocese_n be_v within_o the_o city_n and_o act_n 14.23_o a_o bishop_n or_o elder_n have_v but_o one_o church_n and_o bishop_n usher_v irish_a relig._n p._n 63._o say_v that_o the_o diocese_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o duplin_n in_o ireland_n do_v not_o reach_v over_o the_o city_n wall_n tantum_fw-la intra_fw-la muros_fw-la exercet_fw-la episcopale_v offi●ium_n this_o which_o i_o have_v say_v be_v enough_o to_o pious_a bishop_n but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v give_v to_o filthy_a lucre_n nothing_o will_v satisfy_v but_o more_o mammon_n more_o more_o even_o pope_n leo_n himself_o condemn_v such_o bishop_n say_v domìnarì_n magis_fw-la quam_fw-la consulere_fw-la subditis_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la they_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o dominter_n but_o not_o to_o consult_v the_o welfare_n of_o those_o under_o their_o charge_n pope_n gregory_n appoint_v twelve_o bishop_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n respon_n ad_fw-la 8._o interrog_n sure_o our_o bishop_n and_o great_a doctor_n have_v contemptible_a thought_n of_o the_o common_a prayer_n as_o a_o mean_a underling_n office_n or_o else_o why_o do_v they_o put_v mean_a underling_n curate_n and_o sing_v man_n saddler_n or_o cobbler_n that_o can_v sing_v and_o therefore_o make_v deacon_n to_o serve_v to_o road_n prayer_n and_o ●lo●_n they_o to_o some_o tune_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o that_o drudgery_n be_v over_o than_o a_o way_n go_v the_o chorister_n to_o his_o shop_n whilst_o the_o doctor_n and_o the_o bishop_n reserve_v themselves_o for_o the_o topping_n pulpit_n if_o they_o say_v any_o thing_n except_o benedicite_fw-la leave_v the_o common_a prayer_n to_o reader_n some_o schoolboy_n not_o yet_o ●n●ncipated_v from_o school-dame_n will_v read_v more_o audible_o and_o distinct_o than_o many_o of_o they_o in_o short_a the_o common-prayer_n if_o if_o mend_v will_v serve_v for_o a_o crutch_n to_o the_o lame_a and_o though_o i_o bless_a be_v god_n need_v none_o yet_o the_o crutch_n must_v not_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o than_o you_o must_v throw_v the_o parson_n after_o it_o general'y_o all_o england_n over_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n oh_o it_o be_v all_o in_o all_o it_o be_v a_o crutch_n to_o the_o lame_a parson_n eye_n to_o the_o blind_a parson_n and_o put_v word_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o otherwise_o dumb_a parson_n nay_o it_o be_v ear_n too_o to_o the_o deaf_a disciple_n and_o music_n ceremony_n monger_n the_o very_a o●accusticon_n of_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o here_o be_v my_o hand_n to_o it_o it_o shall_v have_v my_o vote_n for_o my_o poor_a brethren_n sake_n upon_o condition_n though_o that_o it_o be_v not_o g●ambed_v down_o other_o man_n throat_n that_o need_v not_o be_v so_o feed_v but_o can_v chew_n what_o they_o swallow_v and_o also_o upon_o condition_n that_o we_o do_v no_o long_o exclude_v a_o great_a part_n of_o holy_a scripture_n to_o make_v room_n for_o tobit_n and_o his_o dog_n i_o mean_v the_o apocrypha_fw-la have_v we_o not_o apocryphal_a and_o unscriptural_a ceremony-monger_n enough_o that_o fill_v up_o the_o steeple_n and_o high_a place_n in_o the_o church_n l●ke_v