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The altar of Damascus or the patern of the English hierarchie, and Church policie obtruded upon the Church of Scotland
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Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.
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1621
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STC 4352; ESTC S107401
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THE Altar of Damascus OR THE PATERN OF THE ENGLISH HIERARCHIE AND CHVRCH-Policie obtruded upon the Church of SCOTLAND 2. KING 16. 10. 11. And King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser King of Assyria and saw an Altar that was at Damascus and King Ahaz sent to Vrijah the Priest the fashion of the altar and the patern of it according to all the workmanship thereof And Vrijah the Priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus so Vrijah the Priest made it against King Ahaz came from Damascus Anno 1621. TO THE READER I Have drawen this paterne of the English Altar obtruded upon us out of their owne Tables of the Hierarchy and Church policie Muckets book their Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiasticall the statutes of the Realme the admonitions petitions assertions treatises answers and replies of those who sue for reformation the confessions of their opposites in their own defences I have followed the order of the Tables translated out of Latine and printed with a letter different from the rest I intended not a full refutation for I thought to discover it onely was to refute it sufficiently to any man of sound judgement saving that sometime there iâ— a light touch or poynting at any corruption where I suspected the simpler sort mighâ— be miscaried CHAP. 1. Of the Kings Supremacie IN the Ecclesiasticall policie of England generally are to be coÌ„sidered 1 Persons 2 possessions 3 constitutions concerning both Persons to bee considered are either such as haue some kinde of administration or such as have none at all The persoÌ„s that have some kind of administratioÌ„ have it either as supreme or not so ample The supreme or more absolute administration which is called the Kings supremacie is to be considered 1 generally 2 particularly Generally by which authority the Prince as supreme governor under God can set down in all Ecclesiasticall causes within his dominions whatsoever is not repugnant to the word of God By causes Ecclesiastical are meant not onely matrimoniall and testamentary causes and others abusively called Ecclesiasticall but also these which are in a proper sence Ecclesiastical subject to Ecclesiastical cognition and jurisdiction By the title of Supreme Governour is understood the same power which before was expressed by the title of Head of tâ—e Church of England in the dayes of K. Henrie the 8. and Edward the 6. For howsoever for removing of offence taken at the metaphorical title of Head it was changed in more proper termes of supreme governour under the reigne of Queene Elizabeth yet the sense remaineth still In the first yeare of her reigne it was enacted and ordained That such jurisdictions privileges superiorities and preeminences spirituall or Ecclesiasticall as by any spirituall or Ecclesiasticall power or authority hath heretofore been or may lawfully be exercised or used for the visitation of the Ecclesiasticall state and persons and for reformation order and correction of the same and of all manner of errors heresies schismes abuses offences contempts and enormities shall for ever be united and annexed to the Imperiall crowne of this Realme And that the Queens highnes her heirs and successors shall have full power authority by vertue of this act by letters patents under the great seale of England to assigne name and authorize when and as often as her highnes her heirs and successors shall think meet and conveâ—ient and for such and so long time as shall please her highnesse her heirs and successors such persons being naturall born subjects as her Majestie her heirs and successors shall think meet to exercise use occupie and execute under her highnes her heirs and sâ—ccessors all manner of Iurisdictions priviledges and preeminances in any wise touching or concerning any spirituall or Ecclesiacticall iurisdiction within the Reaâ—â—es of England or Ireland or any other her highnes â—â—minions or countries and to visit reforme redresse order correct and amend all such errors heresies schismes abuses offences contempts and enormities whatsoever which by any manner of spirituall or Ecclesiastical power authority or jurisdiction can or may lawfully be reformed ordered corrected restrained or amended And for the better observation of this act it was further enacted that every Ecclesiasticall person officer and minister all and every temporall judge Iustice Maior and other lay or temporal officer and minister and every other person having her highnes fee or wages within the Realm of England or any of her highnes dominions shall make take receive a corporall oath upon the Evangelist before such person or persons as shall please her highnes her heirs or successors under the great seale of England to assigne and name to accept and take the same according to the renor and effect hereafter following I A. B. doe utterly testifie and declare in my conscience that the Queens highnes is the onely supreme governour of this Realme and of all other her highnes dominions and countries as well in all spirituall or Ecclesiastical things or causes as temporall and that no forreigne Prince person prelate state or Potentate hath or ought to have any iurisdiction power superiority preeminence or authoritie Ecclesiasticall or spirituall within this Realme and therefore I doe utterly renounce forsake all forraigne iurisdictions powers superiorities and authorities and doe promise that from henceforth I shall beare faith and true allegeance to the Queenes highnes her heirs and lawfull successors and to my power shall assist and defend all iurisdictions privileges preeminences and authorities granted or belonging to the Queenes highnes her heirs and successors or united and annexed to the Imperiall crown of the Realme So helpe me God and by the contents of this book The title then of Supreme Governour in the oath is explained by the preceeding words of the statute to which and for observation of the which the oath is subjoyned viz. that the Prince hath all manner of spirituall or Ecclesiastical jurisdiction and all manner of privileges and preeminences any way touching or belonging to the same which was before or may be lawfully exercised for visitation of the Ecclesiasticall state reformation order and correction of the same and of all manner of errors heresies schismes abuses offences contempts and enormities and that he may commit the exercise of the same to any of his naturall born subjects whom it shall please his highness to constitute commissioners in causes Ecclesiastical to judge discern and correct in matters of Idolatry simonie errour and heresie and all other causes Ecclesiasticall whatsoever This oath of supremacie is different from the oath of fidelity or allegeance devised of late That requireth no further theÌ„ to acknowledge the king to be lawful righteous king and to sweare obedience and fidelitie to him notwithstanding he be excommunicated by the Pope to acknowledge that the Pope notwithstanding of his excommunications cannot depose kings and dispose of kingdomes at his pleasure The Papist is straitned with this oath of
of guiltynes For it is a personall duety which the scripture requireth of the officebearers of the Church At the first Bishops were placed in little townes aswell as in great cities and were not so thin sowne as since that avarice and ambition have made them to dispise obscure places and to strive who should have the largest Diocies Nay even in England the Diocies of old were not so large as now The Bishoprick of York hath devoured many smaller bishopricks next adjacent as Camden reporteth in his Brittannia The Bishoprick of Lincolne hath likewise devovred many bishopricks which were in the time of the Saxons and howbeit it hath been greatly impaired yet there are 1247. parish churches in that Diocie at this day as is related by Camden These generalls being premitted I will be the briefer in the particulars Bishops considered simply as Bishops of which in England there are 24. whose estate is to be considered eitâ—er in the common-wealth or in the Church In the common-wealth in that they have the title of Lords in respect of their Baronie annexed to the Bishoprick 2. to have precedence before other Barons in the convention of thâ—ee thre Estates or in other meetings They tell us that Elias and Elizeus 1. King 18. 2. King 2 were called Lords and if the propheâ—s were of old so stiled why may not they also By this reason all prophets and pastors should be so honoured But the tuth is that the name of Lord was given by the wife to her husband Gen. 18. 12. and to any man of honest account howbeit to mean men as to Philip. Ioh. 12. 21. to Gardiners Ioh. 20. 15. and was more common among the orientalls then Sir is with us Elias and Elizeus were not Barons and for their Bâ—ronies stiled Lords aboue the common sort But that stile is with us attributed onely to Lords of dignitie to Noblemen and other officers of State As for Bishops you may see that they are so stiled in respect that they are Barons howbeit D. Downam doth aledge that they are so stiled in regard of their spirituall office and jurisdiction The first respect is forbidden Luk. 22. 25. as wee have sayd before The second respect is as unlawfull for there are no Lords in the Church but one Christ who is Lord and King Their ambitious and arrogant precedencie in taking place before great Barons is another part of their pompe Their statelinesse and pompe is set forth also in their glorious palaces sumptuous buildings Their chambers doe shine with guilt their walles are hanged with cloth of Auris their cupboards are laden with plate their tables and diets are furnished with multitude and diversitie of dishes their dayly dinners are feasts They have 30. 40. 60. or moe every one of them of men waiting on them some before some behind whereof three parts of them set a part the carying of a dish unto the table have no honest or profitable calling to accupie themselves in two houres in the day to the filling of the Church and common wealth also with all kinde of disorders as Mr. Cartwright an eyewitnesse doth testifie Many Churches lye desolate for want of sufficient provisioes whose impropriations are appropried to bishops to maintaine their pompe and statelines and bestowed upon keeping great horses caroches and trains of men I need not to insist in this poynt it is so sensible to any man who hath but common sence In the Church by reason of their calling or of their function In their externall calling to the Bishopricke some things respect the Prince some things respect other Bishops The Prince before election may 1. nominate 2. grant facultie to choose After the election finished 1. yeeldeth his Royall assent 2. directeth his mandate to the Arch-bishop to confirme him and other two to consecrate 3. exacteth the oath of homage from the new bishop 4. Restoreth to him the possessions of the Bishoprick Such things as respect other Bishops respect either the Archbishop or him and others the Archbishop as him who is to confirme the election Him and two others as who are to consecrate him according to the direction of the book of orders When the bishops Sea is destitute the Deane and Chapter make intimation to the King of their want of a Bishop and humble supplication for licence to choose another The King by letters patents under his great seale granteth them licence and with the letters patents sendeth a missive commending the person who is to be chosen some man who hath waited long on the Court and promised to some courtier an annuitie out of his Bishopricke during life or some other gift After this election which is made after the Papisticall manner by Deane and Chapter and a superficiall manner or pro forma as Sir Francis Bacon now Lord Chaunlour sayd the Deane and Chapter do intimate their feigned processe of election to the King againe praying the King to yeeld his Royall assent to the Lord elected The King directeth his letter patents for warant to the Archbishop or some other whom hee shall appoynt to confirme and consecrate my Lord elect The consecration being finished and the bishop having done homage and sworne fealtie the Kings writ is directed out of the Chancerie to the Escheator to restore to him the temporalities of the Bishopricke And the Bishop may procure another writ out of the Chauncerie directed to his tenants commanding them to take him for their Lord. This order of proceeding is thus described by the authour of the Assertion for true Church policie Here are many imaginarie formes and mockage rather then sound dealing The libertie of election of Pastors if Diocesan bishops were true Pastors is taken from the Church and the Church deluded with a May-game Now as for his consecration howbeit the Scripture doth not teach us two distinct forms of ordination one called consecration proper to a Lord Bishop the other by the generall name of ordination peculiar to a minister yet wee will let you see the Rites of their consecration how all are taken out of the Popes Pontificall as may be gathered by conferring the book of Orders with the said Pontificall A table is prepared for the Masse-book and the pontifical so is here a table furnished with the service book and the book of orders There two bishops are present to assist the Consecrator ordained to have on the Rochet if not the Roâ—cheâ— a surplâ—ce Here all the Bishops that be present at the consicration of Bishâ—ps should wearâ— coapes and surplices having pastorall staves in their hands They retaine the surplice seldome the coape but they never use their pastorall staves sayth the Author of the petition to the Queen And yet they have a staffe to beat out a painfull minister out of the Church if he take not on a surplice But in the abridgement of the ministers of Lincolne it is sayd that in the former edition of the book of ordination which