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A79851	A second voyce from the temple to the higher povvers. Wherein is proved that the decrees and institutions of popes and popish counsels, which have been established by the law of the land, and have been continued and confirmed throughout divers ages, by several acts of Parliament, against Jesus Christ, in the way and order of the Gospel (the same yet standing) ought by the present supream authority of this nation to be taken away. Moreover; here is shewed, some particular decrees of popes, which have beeen established by several acts of Parliament, viz. A nationall ministry, tythes, prohibiting men from publick preaching of the Gospel, unlesse elected and ordained after a popish manner, &c. All which as they are the institutions of popes, formerly confirmed by the law of the land, so now, to be abrogated. By John Canne.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1653 (1653)	Wing C442A; Thomason E710_19; ESTC R207195	25,656	36

to this day her whorish attire And this I understand as one speciall and choise work of the Magistrate To make the whore desolate and naked It is that no Act or Law doe stand in force which doth yeeld any relief or help to her 3. If we must pray for Kings and all that are in Authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty as 1 Tim. 2.2 Then it must needs follow that as it is our duty to pray that those Decrees and Institutions of Popes and Popish Counsels which have been established by the Law of the Land against Christ may be taken away so it is the Magistrates part and duty likewise to repeal them for otherwise the Church and people of God cannot lead a quiet and peaceable life c. but either must live unquiet or ungodly or both 4. If the Civil Magistrate be at all concern'd in taking vengeance on Babylon as to set himselfe in array against her bend his bow fan her and empty her If the pouring out of the later viols doe any way belong unto him this then is most proper to him as acting within his own sphear to null all Statutes and Lawes which idolatrous Princes have made when they gave their power to the Beast whereby the Antichristian Kingdome ever since hath stood and been supported 5. How are the Kings and Judges of the Earth wise and instructed how doe they serve the Lord in fear and kisse the Son as they are commanded Psa 2.10 11 12. If people under their Government are required and commanded by any Law in force though enacted before their time to practice false worship or any act of Idolatry and Superstition or to suffer in their person or estate in case they refuse 6. So long as Rulers permit old Lawes and Statutes in force whereby superstition and false worship is continued and established they are a terror to good works and not to evil They are not in this respect the Ministers of God to us for good which is quite contrary to Pauls doctrine Rom. 13.3 4. 7. Such Lawes and Statutes as were made at first by Idolaters against the wayes and truths of the Gospel so long as they are not repealed all succeeding Governours which allow and command the practice of them doe wrap themselves in the sin and guilt of that power by which they were first enacted and stand no lesse guilty before the Lord then the authors and contrivers of them and so much is clear by the words of the Prophet For the Statutes of Omri are kept and all the works of the house of Ahab and yee walk in their Counsels That I should make thee a desolation and the inhabitants thereof a hissing therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people Mic. 6.16 Omri and Ahab were both deceased long before but some unjust Statutes of theirs remained for which the Lord hath a Controversie with the mountaines of Israel in regard they had not repealed such wicked acts It is true the Prophet in the place doth not expresly say what those Statutes and works were neverthelesse by the History of the Kings of Israel it may easily be conceived They had devised a false worship and ordained Priests for the high Places and for the Devils and for the Calves which they had made Now this being done no question but it was by the States of Israel afterwards Enacted 1. That those Priests should be acknowledged to be true and lawful Ministers and that none should separate from them but communicate in all their publick Acts of Idolatry 2. That the people should pay Tythes to these Priests of the high-places 3. That no man unlesse ordained after the manner and form of these Priests should presume to open and expound the Law publickly to the people I shall say no more concerning the proof of this Assertion only my desire and prayer to God is that those who are in Authority may well consider how much it doth concerne them to inquire after the Decrees of Popes and Popish Councels which have been by the Law of the Land established against the Gospel and are to this day unrepealed In regard if the same be stil allowed by them how they wrapt themselves as was said before in the guilt and sin of those men who first made such irreligious Laws And therefore the Magistrate hath need to take heed what Law he makes or being made before doth allow in matters appertaining to Religion and the worship of God as binding men to the obedience and practice thereof I come now to the next particular that is to shew what Decrees of Popes established by the Lawes of the Land against Jesus Christ yet in force ought to be repealed 1. The Nationall Ministry commonly called the Ministry of the Church of England That this is a plant which the heavenly Father never planted and therefore to be pluckt up by the roots howsoever established by Law I shall make it good by many plain demonstrations But by the way least I should be mis-understood and the matter applied further and otherwise then is intended this I have thought good to declare that I doe believe there are in this Nation many faithful and true Ministers of Christ elected and ordained according to the Gospel some I know whom I love and honour so that it is a Ministry or more truly a Priesthood taken and derived from the Sea of Rome which I here speak of this I call the Nationall Ministry because to say the truth I know no ecclesiasticall person properly so called which the Law of the Land allowes as lawful but he whose Ministry is essentially derived from the Pope But to proceed 1. The Nationall Ministry is so carnal and earthly as that such as hold and maintain the same they have not a piece of Scripture precept nor example to justifie their opinion Insomuch as the learnedst of them and those who are true to their owne Principles doe ingeniously confesse the very thing which we said before namely that the Ministry of the Church of England that which is established by the Law of the Land is derived from the Pope Thus Francis Mason of Consecration published by Authority proves at large by undenyable Reasons So Mr Yates we are Ministers from Rome though not of Rome and gives this as a bone for the Brownish to pick. Model of Divinity page 257. 2. This being so that their office and calling is essentially derived from Rome and the Pope it must needs follow that such men as have not renounced that Ministry but stand formally and actually in the condition they were at first whither Bishops Priests or Deacons have dangerously run themselves upon a point of Treason and Fellony and might be legally executed for treason and fellony if the State were not pleased to interpret the Statute contrary as I conceive to the very letter and forme of it The words of the Statute are these Eliz. 27.2 It

forth to the refreshing and comfort of others The light of the Sun if it should be restrained to some particular place or Country would not have the praise which now it hath for so excellent and glorious a creature So to restraine the gifts of the Spirit to particulars as to shine forth from none but Ministers it is to eclipse the honour of Jesus Christ exceedingly 2. If this be more practised truth will more increase errour and superstition dayly be discovered and convinced and the glorious Scepter of Jesus Christ more lifted up and advanced I know it is objected that this libertie for which I plead opens a doore to heresies blasphemie Atheisme and what not And some have with such swelling words formerly so prevailed with the Magistrate as to confirme and keepe up Pope Gregories Decree to wit that no lay man should Preach But to answer this Objection in briefe 1. I doe affirme and will abide by it since it pleased the Lord to draw out the hearts of some Souldiers and others publickly to preach which is not above 10 or 12 yeares the people of this Common-wealth have had more true light and glorious discoveries of Christ and his kingdome then all the Nations Ministers ever before made known to them since first they tooke their calling from the sea of Rome to this day 2. As Nero dealt with the Christians who hurled them to dogs to be devoured and when he saw the Mastives would not touch them he clad the Christians in Beare-skins to kindle the furie of the dogs that they might take them to be beasts and not men So hath the Clergie every where dealt with the Truth that the Magistrate might suspend and stop the passage of it and people be discouraged from embracing the same They hence rendred it odious to the world Clad it with Beares-skins as naming its errour heresie blasphemie c. And no marvaile though they have prospered in such a designe For as children what you give into their hand they put it into their mouth so ignorant and simple people will believe what the Priests tell them be it never so false improbable impossible And here lies the Master-piece of the Scotch Ministers in aspersing the godly of this Nation as to be Separatists Brownists Anabaptists Antinomians c. Hence they keepe up their idle Traditions and formalities and occasion that people to be disaffected to the puritie of Gods ordinances and the power of Godlinesse But 3. Why should not Ministers be suspended from preaching as wel as those that are not in office if it be to prevent the publishing of Errour For the greatest heresies and blasphemies which have been in the world have been broached by them whereas lay men as they call them at the same time have been found in the faith and zealously earnest against such abominable doctrines As I could give many examples both ancient and modern Object If Ministers deliver any unsound Doctrines there is a course to be taken with them by conviction suspension or otherwise Answ The like may be done if private men be exorbitant and offensive and no question but the State will doe so when there is just cause for it Object But to give way that all shall preach who are able and willing will bring Ministers into some contempt and their labours the lesse regarded and rewarded Answ 1. One Reason of the Papists which they give why the Priests at Masse are to have the Wine alone it is to put a distinction between them and the people and to keep them at distance My mind gives me there are some would have none but Ministers to teach the people thereby to keepe up their own reputation as being loth to come into an onenesse and likenesse with their Brethren 2. There is a spirituall Monopolie as what is civil and this much worse and more hurtfull then the other Now to engrosse as it were the whole trade of preaching into the hands of the Clergie it s a Monopolie superlative therefore the State as I conceive is bound to see it supprest as they have don in the case of other Monopolies of far lesse concernment This being the Popes Monopolie as the other from the King I shall now draw to a conclusion I see there is at this time much adoe about Tythes and great thoughts of heart some have for the maintenance of Ministers I could wish in the middest of these things that something were considered and effectually done for the encouragement and enabling of such as are willing to give themselves freely to the work of the Lord to spend to be spent And for their livelyhood to live by faith in the promises of the Gospel That the State would set open the publick doores which the Parish Priests shut against them and disclaim Pope Gregories Decrees Whilest the former Parliament stood we thought it not strange to see a company of precious Christians constrained to be in private houses and there to worship God in spirit and truth Whilest the Parish Priests and unhallowed multitudes had the publick places to doe their will-worship in But now seeing we have better men as we have hope so we expect better things namely that these publick places which are the States may be otherwise and better disposed It is not the place we affect for if they were razed to the ground it would be well But considering at present they are the places where the people of the Nation resort to we desire they may be left open to such as will freely declare the mysteries of the Gospel to the people and left no longer to a company of Hirelings who as they use the place in many places it 's a Den of Thieves and Cage of unclean Birds then the gathering together of Saints in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ CERTAIN QUESTIONS Propounded to the LAWYERS who are retained by the Ministers to plead on their behalfe for TYTHES I. WHether by any Acts of Parliament confirming the propriety of Tythes to the Church any man as an Ecclesiasticall person can claim any right or propriety to Tythes that is neither Bishop Priest nor Deacon ordained according to the Law made in that case II. Who by the Law of this Nation are formally and actually Ecclesiasticall persons as to claime Tythes III. Whither those Statutes and Acts of Parliament confirming Tythes to Ecclesiasticall persons do stand with the Rules of justice and equity contained in the morall Law of God and nature or sound naturall reason IV. Whether Bishops Deans Prebends c. and before them Monks and Fryers had not Tythes ratified settled and confirmed upon them by the Law of the Land as firmly and fully as any present Incumbent V. Whether the State in taking away Tythes and other Revenues from Monks and Fryers and since from Bishops c. as their Civil right did justly and lawfully in it VI. Whether the Nationall Ministers can prove themselves or you for them to be legally successors to the Priests in whom Tythes were first settled and vested and how if not whether they fall not into the States hand for want of right Heirs VII Whether there be not just cause of suspition that those who pretend to be Ministers of the Gospel waving to plead their own case in matter of maintenance and seeke to Lawers for Counsel have any thing to say for themselves as in that particular from the word of God VIII Whether those Lawers that are to plead for the Ministers who have retained them cannot justifie by Acts of Parliaments that the Tythes of this Nation are more properly and legally due as a civil right to Popish Priests then to the Ministers they are to plead for and if they were as well feed whether they would not plead for them or why not IX Whether those Lawers who are to plead for Tythes are not bound if not in point of Law yet of conscience truly to declare before the Honourable Committee that neither the Independent nor Presbyterian Ministers who were not ordained Priests and Deacons by the Bishops or have since renounced the same are not by any Act of Parliament confirming the right of Tythes to the Church and ecclesiasticall persons in a capacity to receive Tythes neither doth the Parochiall Tythes legally belong to any such persons X. Whether those Lawers in point of conscience should not first weigh and consider the Reasons before And if they find it plainly proved as easily they may if they know halfe so much of the Gospel as Law that the Nationall Ministry is unlawfull and Antichristian established by Popish Princes against Iesus Christ Whether I say they ought not to give the Ministers their money back againe and let Baal plead for himselfe Though I have done this without any Fee yet not without assurance of profit I shall onely commend to these Lawers the good advise which a great Doctour of the Law gave his Brethren If this Counsell or this worke be of men it will come to nought REV. 18.15 16 17 18 19 20. The Merchants of these things which were made rich by her shall stand afar of for the fear of her torment weeping and wailing And saying Alas alas that great City that was cloathed in fine linen and purple and scarlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls For in one hour so great riches is come to nought And every ship-master and all the company in ships and sailers and as many as trade by sea stood afar off And cryed when they saw the smoke of her burning saying What City is like unto this great City And they cast dust on their heads and cryed weeping and wailing saying Alas alas that great City wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costlinesse for in one hour is she made desolate Rejoyce over her thou heaven and ye holy Apostles and Prophets for God hath avenged you on her JER 51.10.35 The Lord hath brought forth our righteousnesse come and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon shall the inhabitant of Zion say and my blood upon the inhabitants of Caldea shall Jerusalem say JER 50.45 Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out FINIS