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A27511	A short vievv of the prælaticall Church of England wherein is set forth the horrible abuses in discipline and government, layd open in tenne sections by way of quære and petition, the severall heads whereof are set downe in the next page : whereunto is added a short draught of church-government.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.; Bernard, John.	1641 (1641)	Wing B2032; ESTC R45	18,506	43

A SHORT VIEVV of the Praelaticall Church of ENGLAND Wherein is set forth the horrible abuses in Discipline and Government layd open in tenne SECTIONS by way of Quare and Petition the severall heads whereof are set downe in the next Page Whereunto is added a short draught of Church-government EZEK. 34. 3 4 10. Woe bee to the Shepheards of Israell that feed themselves Yee eate the Fat and cloath you with the Wooll yee kill them that are fed but yee feed not the flocke but with force and with cruelty have yee ruled them Behold I am against the Shepheards and I will require my flocke at their hands and cause them to cease from feeding the flocke neither shall they feed themselves any more Printed in the yeare MDCXLI SECTION I. OF the title of the Church and why it is called Prelaticall SECTION II. Of the principall persons in this Prelaticall Church and their Dependents SECTION III. Of the meanes to support their Prelaticall greatnesse SECTION IV. Of the Prelaticall rule and government and the ends they aime at SECTION V. Of the Prelaticall visitations SECTION VI Of the Prelaticall Churches and the dependents on them SECTION VII Of the Prelaticall Service SECTION VIII Of the Prelaticall Ministerie SECTION IX Of the Prelaticall Convocation SECTION X. Of the great and manifold evils of these Prelaticall governments A SHORT VIEVV OF THE Prelaticall Church of ENGLAND SECTION I. Of the title Church and why it 's called Prelaticall THe Church of England now so called is the Church of our Prelates and may be rightly tearmed the Prelaticall or Hierarchicall Church of England received from Rome the seat of Antichrist and set up here after he Protestants fell off from that Papall Church for it 's framed of Prelates and also of a Prelaticall Clergie and onely ruled by them QVAERE Whither any such Church was ever in the Apostles dayes or any time shortly after within 2 or 300. yeares Whither any such Church be among any of the reformed Churches or anywhere else but under the Pope the Beast which hath two hornes like a Lambe but speaketh like a Dragon Rev. 13 Whither therefore it be guided by the Spirit of Christ or by the Spirit of Antichrist Whither God hath ever permitted any mortall men frame a Church after their wisedome For when hee gave 1 The Paterne for his Tabernacle to Moses Exo. 25.9 and 26.30 Heb. 8.5 2 The Paterne of his Temple to David 1 Chr. 28.19 verse 11 12 13. 1 K. 6.38 3 The Paterne of the rebuilding of it to the Prophet Ezek. 43 10 11. He did not suffer MOSES nor DAVID nor SALOMON nor the Prophet nor any of them to attempt such a thing Was he so carefull for the type and shadow and not for the Antitype and substance Whither therefore a frame of a Church after an humaine devise may not be altered vpon good reasons by lawfull power The humble Petition That it may be considered of HOw according to the Romish fashion by the name of Church 1 The Prelates vnderstand onely themselves and as they call them their Clergie 2 Than they seclude the Nobles and Gentry the whole House of Parliament the Vpper and Lower from being of the Church and so debarre them from having any right to meddle in Church matters When the title of Church monopolized to themselves is taken in Scripture of the New Testament Either for the Ministers and people together Mat. 16. 18. Act. 12.1 13.1 9.31 15.22 14.27 and so usually Or for the people distinct from Ministers Act. 14.23 where the people are called the Church before they had Pastours set over them Where Pastours and people are distinguished there the people are called the Church and not the Ministers the Ministers are said to bee of the Church and not the Church Rev. 18.2.1.8 The Churches denomination is from the people who also are the Lords Clergie 1 Pet. 5.3 The word in English is Heritage the Latin Cleri and in the Greeke {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} There is much complaint touching Monopolies in another nature but this is taken no notice of and yet this Monoply is a Mystery of mischiefes for by this name of the Church assumed to themselves 1 They dignifie very greatly their power as may appeare by the 20. Article of Religion which they have corrupted from that it was at first set out in Anno 1561. 1571. 2. They decree what they please without controle as is evident by their former and late Canons 3. They strike an awefulnesse in all sorts vnder the sacred name of Church When the Church representative ought to be gathered of both sorts as they be now distinguished of the Learned and Godly Laity as well as of the Clergie Why should therefore the whole Lords and Christian Spirits of the Gentry lose the right into which the holy Ghost by calling them and the rest his Church hath invested them In former times Parliaments have confirmed Injunctions Ecclesiasticall and our Service Booke containing Gods worship matters of an high nature and why not still so And if the Nobles and Commons can claim so much as to ratifie ye matters Ecclesiastical being concluded vpon I hope it is by perusall therof before els how can they in judgement confirme them And if they have wisedome from God to confirme them made why may not some chosen men bee appointed to consult with the Convocation House about the framing of those things which are to bee set forth seeing they very much concerne all The Brethren at the great Councill at Ierusalem were not shut out while the Apostles and Elders came together to consider of a great controversie in Divinity and in making their decrees but when they were sent forth they passed vnder their owne name with the name of the brethren also Act. 15.6.22 23. David consulted with the Laity as well as with the Priests and Levits to bring vp the Ark of God 1 Chr. 13.1 2.3 Hezekiah concerning the keeping of the Passeover tooke counsell thereabout not with the Priests onely but with his Princes and all the Congregation in Jerusalem 2 Chro. 30.1 2. This Monopoly was not then learned among Gods ancient people nor among the holy Apostles in their dayes SECTION II. Of the principall persons in this Prelaticall Church and of their Dependents vpon them 1 There are two Provinciall Archbishops The one of the Province of Yorke Metropolitan of England the other of Canterbury Metropolitan of all England Dependents on Canterbury 1 His Princelike Retinue 2 His Domesticke Chapleines and the rest 3 Houshold Servants 4 All his Officers for temporalities and the Revenues thereof which are very great 5 All his Spirituall Officers under him which are these 1 His Vicar Generall 2 His Guardians of Spiritualities 3 The Deane of the Arches with all the number depending upon them 4 His many Courts The Court of Faculties The Court of Audience The Prerogative Court The Delegates