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A29006	A speech made by Master Bagshawe in Parliament concerning the triall of the twelve bishops on Munday the seventeenth of January, anno 1641 : as also the articles now in agitation objected against them.	Bagshaw, Edward, d. 1662.	1642 (1642)	Wing B400; ESTC R12951	2,066	8

A SPEECH made by Master BAGSHAWE IN PARLIAMENT Concerning the Triall of the Twelve Bishops on Munday the Seventeenth of January Anno 1641. AS ALSO The Articles now in agitation objected against them London Printed for T. T. 1642. A Speech made by Master Bagshawe in Parliament concerning the Triall of the twelve Bishops on Munday the seventeenth of January Anno 1641. M. Speaker WE are now upon the Grand businesse the Bishops Tryall expected of all men and much desired their crimes for which they are accused are two fold 1 The first consisting of misdemeanour and great offences committed by them against their Country whereof they have been but unprofitable members 2 The second consisting of Crymes of the highest nature and most dangerous consequence that can be committed by any subject and that is Treason in the highest degree both against their lawfull Prince his rightfull power and just prerogatives and against the whole body politique of this kingdome Upon the first of these we have proceeded against them by Legall charge proving them guilty of the same and by vote of this House condemned them in a premunite and misprission of Treason Upon the last we are now in agitation which is our Accusation and Impeachment of them of high Treason M. Speaker I doe verily beleeve that this is a thing marvelled at and taken notice of even over the Christian World not their occusation for it is an ordinary thing in Common-wealthes to accuse and punish misdoers in the same but the number of delinquents at one time accused never in myreading can I shew president of the like of onesocietie linked all together in one Function and Profession joyned in one cause bent and I conceave Covenanted together to worke mischeife Bishop that have beene heretofore many of them though one or two perchance have beene retrograde have beene glorious lamps in the C●urch that have sealed the truth of God with the shedding of their most precious bloud in those times you see there were some good ones nay of the greater number but sithence vniversally corrupted and stayned with all manner of pollutions even all of that function and Office Bookes a generall falling away from the truth a generall endeavour to seduce others to doe the like It is ordinary for all Kingdomes and States whatsoever to have amongst them some wicked and perverse wights yoa and of the greater accompt and worth in the same but for the most part their Prophets Priests and other Religious and holy men that have beene as they conceaved their spirituall Pastors and Teachers of them in their Religion have beene free and cleare from all attempts and enterprices that might prove dangerous and destructive to their severall places of Nativitie wherein they ●r● subjects or inhabitant● nay shall I bring forth as examples the lives of the very He●then whose wisedome and understanding was meerely naturally voide of all heavenly and spirituall light that never heard or beleeved the word of God concerning Christ and his Gospell onely beleeve a He●ven and a Hell pl●ce be t●eir interpretation conteyning everlasting felicitie or perpetu●ll miserie after the dissolution and ending of their naturall lives these men I say which doe know nothing but by the instinct of n●ture yet ever held and taught that piety and vertue in their lives and conversations was the onely meanes to obtaine after Death everlasting selicitie and that wickedness impietie and ungodline● produced perpe●u●ll miserie what then shall we s●y M. speaker of t●ese Prelates that have not onely by nature knowledge and understanding as these heat●ens had but have the knowledge of the truth and pure word of God revealed unto them that have obtained favour of God to be dispensers and destributers Teachers and Preachers of the same that have turned this truth of God into a lye the grace of God into wantoures and perverted the wayes of godlinesse by their owne vitious and ungratious live have led in ignorance and blindnesse the Flocke of Christ over which they have been placed as Shepheards thereby permitting and suffering them to walk in strange waies according to their own inventions how thinke they that they will answer these things to their Master Christ when they shall be called to an account for the same before his Tribunall But to leave this discourse concerning their abuses in Religion as they ought to have beene the onely servants and M●ssengers of God for the building up of his Kingdome and the overthrow of the Kingdome of Antichrist and come to their abuses and misdemeanour in this Kingdome as they have usurped to themselves Temporall power and jurisdiction in offices of civill Judicature for which they stand now accused and charged and proceeded against by vote of this House upon the said accusation and charge and their desperate and malitious attempt in presuming to petition his Majestie and protest in the same against our proceedings to bring them to deserver punishment for their offences upon which they now stand accused of high Treason and our charge proving the same now made compleat and exhibited to them for their speedy answer thereto which is this daies businesse to consider of M. Speaker The answer they have put in to our charge is now to be taken into our considerations whether the some be sufficient or no which I conceive is insufficient for these Reasons First their Impeachment is for matter of Fact which cannot be answered as I conceive by any circumstance whatsoever though never so pregnant and impertinent Secondly Although never so cleere and perspicuous to answer Treason by way of Plea and demurre I conceive to be contrary to the rules of Parlimentary proceedings Thirdly and lastly To answer joyntly together when their charge is perticular and severall is not agreeable to Parliament proceedings And thus much Master Speaker concerning this our present businesse which I humbly desire may be expedited and no longer procrastinated by any dilatory plea of the Bishops but that we may proceed with all convenient expedition to their finall sentence FINIS