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An ansvvere to a sermon preached the 17 of April anno D. 1608, by George Downame Doctour of Divinitie and intituled, A sermon defendinge the honorable function of bishops wherein; all his reasons, brought to prove the honorable function of our L. Bishops, to be of divine institution; are answered and refuted.
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d._n the_o answer_n follow_a shall_v make_v it_o manifest_a that_o he_o himself_o &_o the_o man_n that_o give_v he_o so_o good_a satisfaction_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o syd_v be_v they_o who_o wrest_v scripture_n even_o worse_a than_o papist_n alleadg_n counterfeit_v in_o stead_n of_o father_n wherrie_n in_o other_o as_o it_o be_v with_o oar_n against_o the_o full_a stream_n of_o their_o own_o meaning_n and_o that_o there_o best_a &_o sound_a ground_n be_v carnal_a policy_n fleshly_a persuasion_n bitter_a reproach_n sharp_a censure_n suspention_n excommunication_n deprivation_n &_o imprisonment_n by_o all_o which_o they_o dispute_v &_o conclude_v almost_o all_o their_o matter_n the_o scripture_n &_o father_n we_o allege_v be_v right_o understand_v accord_v to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n themselves_o &_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o best_a &_o most_o learned_a writer_n in_o the_o wourld_a for_o the_o evince_a whereof_o our_o opposite_n be_v drive_v to_o such_o 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please_v or_o displease_v itself_o must_v needsplease_v or_o displease_v other_o also_o but_o as_o tertullian_n to_o the_o valentinian_o so_o may_v i_o say_v to_o m._n d._n artificium_fw-la habent_fw-la quo_fw-la prius_fw-la persuadent_fw-la quam_fw-la doceant_fw-la veritas_fw-la autem_fw-la docendo_fw-la suadet_fw-la non_fw-la suadendo_fw-la docet_fw-la m._n d._n have_v great_a skill_n to_o persuade_a before_o he_o teach_v but_o the_o truth_n persuade_v by_o teach_v teach_v not_o by_o perswadinge_n the_o judicious_a reader_n i_o doubt_v not_o will_n hearken_v to_o his_o reason_n &_o let_v go_v such_o persuasion_n thus_o much_o for_o his_o first_o head_n let_v we_o now_o enter_v upon_o his_o second_o wherein_o he_o show_v eth_z we_o what_o exceed_v good_a he_o hope_v to_o see_v &_o that_o quick_o in_o case_n man_n will_v be_v persuade_v with_o he_o namely_o a_o end_n of_o this_o pernicious_a division_n against_o we_o &_o why_o so_o because_o though_o some_o other_o particular_n be_v controvert_v yet_o this_o of_o the_o church-goverment_n be_v the_o chief_a &_o the_o rest_n as_o he_o have_v sometime_o think_v be_v but_o controversy_n in_o pretence_n to_o avoid_v the_o envy_n of_o this_o for_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o man_n sincere_o affect_v be_v right_o lie_v persuade_v of_o the_o government_n either_o they_o will_v not_o so_o stand_v upon_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n &_o such_o like_a of_o small_a importance_n etc._n etc._n or_o if_o any_o out_o of_o ten_o dernes_n of_o conscience_n shall_v make_v scruple_n that_o they_o will_v favourable_o be_v respect_v here_o first_o i_o charge_v upon_o he_o the_o wrong_v &_o that_o very_o unchristianly_a of_o many_o godly_a minister_n in_o thus_o judge_v of_o they_o can_v it_o enter_v into_o a_o christian_a heart_n so_o to_o think_v that_o they_o have_v oppose_v to_o the_o ceremony_n yea_o &_o suffer_v for_o they_o not_o in_o sincerity_n as_o be_v persuade_v of_o their_o unlawefullnes_n according_a to_o their_o profession_n but_o only_o in_o pretence_n &_o hypocrisy_n &_o to_o avoid_v the_o envy_n of_o this_o of_o the_o hierarchy_n what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o calumniate_v can_v he_o be_v ignorant_a that_o as_o the_o ceremony_n have_v be_v oppugn_v by_o the_o godly_a before_o now_o in_o our_o neighbour_n church_n who_o can_v not_o make_v this_o controversy_n their_o pretence_n so_o there_o be_v diverse_a among_o ourselves_o of_o judgement_n for_o the_o lawfullnes_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n jure_fw-la positivo_fw-la who_o yet_o suffer_v &_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v more_o than_o have_v yet_o be_v inflict_v on_o they_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v conform_v to_o the_o allowance_n or_o practy_n ce_fw-fr of_o the_o ceremony_n no_o no_o it_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o he_o that_o diverse_a of_o the_o minister_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o deprivation_n be_v of_o this_o judgement_n what_o ever_o they_o now_o be_v or_o will_v be_v hereafter_o when_o they_o further_o consider_v the_o 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serive_v about_o they_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v count_v small_a where_o with_o so_o many_o of_o god_n people_n be_v deceive_v and_o scandatize_v etc._n etc._n robbery_n be_v no_o less_o in_o a_o small_a matter_n then_o in_o a_o great_a say_v plato_n a_o little_a leaven_n so_o wretch_n the_o whole_a lump_n say_v the_o a_o postle_n alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la frivola_fw-la &_o innoxia_fw-la alia_fw-la frivola_fw-la &_o noxia_fw-la say_v gregory_n though_o these_o matter_n be_v small_a yet_o the_o evil_n that_o rise_v of_o they_o be_v not_o small_a if_o they_o be_v small_a there_o be_v the_o less_o hurt_v in_o leave_v they_o &_o the_o more_o wilfullnes_n in_o defend_v they_o christ_n say_v qui_fw-la in_o modico_fw-la iniquus_fw-la &_o in_o maiori_fw-la iniquus_fw-la he_o that_o be_v unfaithful_a in_o a_o little_a will_v be_v unfaithful_a in_o much_o very_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v weary_a of_o they_o thus_o far_o that_o bless_a juell_n