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A19515	The life and death of the Reuerend Father, and faithfull seruant of God, Mr. William Cowper, Bishop of Galloway who departed this life at Edenburgh, the 15. of February. 1619. Whereunto is added a resolution penned by himselfe, some few dayes before his death, touching the Articles concluded in the late generall Assembly holden at Perth. 1618.	Cowper, William, 1568-1619.	1619 (1619)	STC 5945; ESTC S109006	14,789	34

such times hath commanded cessation from ordinary trades both before and after noone that so the people might frequent the Assembly I hope no other purpose be in our Prince's Proclamation whereat so many are offended if any cause of offence bee it is to bee mended with humble supplication not with rebellious contradiction Brigh●man on the 11 of the Reuel records that the day wherein Queen Elizabeth came to the Crowne after the Maria● persecutions was obserued with anni●ersary or yeerely Sermon euen by those who in that country are enemies to Episcopal gouernment of which number himselfe is one So we haue preaching and publike reioycing the 5. dayes of August and Nouember for that double deliuerance of our gracious Soueraign whom the Lord may long continue a comfort to his Church and I am sure we haue greater cause to reioyce at the remebring of Christ his Natiuity Albeit Herod Herodians in vpper Ierusalem were against it when Angels heauenly Souldiers and Saints redeemed were singing in Bethlehem Glory bee to God in Heauen and peace to men on earth I will rather sing with the one then startle with out cause with the other O but this is not the day of His Natiuity I answere Let it be for it is not the day but the benefite we remember which no good Christian will cle●y should be done sure it is hee was borne dyed vpon Good Fryday and the 3. day hee rose the 40. day after hee ascended ten dayes after his Ascension he sent the Holy Ghost which from his resurrection is the 50. day called Acts 2. the Pentecest all this is according to the Articles of our faith expresly set downe in Scripture and why do then men make such scruple to remember our Lords Natiuity in such a day as Christian Catholikes in all ages haue remembred it But here they say Wee remember his Natiuity euery day I answere This is like that presumption of the young man who spake to Christ in the Gospell All thse saith hee haue I done from my youth He spoke out of ignorance affirming he had done the thing he did not And so do they Lappeale to their owne consciences how many dayes of the yeere will passe wherein they haue not so much as minde of his Natiuity But if it were as they say that they remember his Natiuity euery day why make they it strange to remember it on this day also Yet say they yee remember it this day more then another I answere And why euery good Christian hath his owne dayes chosen by himselfe some for fasting some for thanksgiuing for particular benefits what a priuate Christian may lawfully doe ye make it vnlawfull a Christian Church to doe specially where wee goe in the Communion of Saints with all the present Reformed Churches in Europe In France there most notable Preachers giue the Cōmunion on that day as did also the ancient Primitiue Churches throughout the world as testifieth S. Augustine in his Epist. 118. 119. So did our own old Scottish Church also for 800. yeeres after Christ before euer it was polluted with Papistry as I haue prooued in my forenamed Conference whoso likes to read it But say they wee haue no commandement in the Word to doe it For answer Let them distinguish betwixt that which is substantiall or reall in Religion and that which is circumstantiall or rituall A point substantiall must haue an expresse warrant in the Word commanding it For that which is circumstantiall it is sufficient if it bee not against the Word it being left to be ordained by Ecclesiasticall authoritie As for example to preach in season and out of season is a substantiall point For it we haue an expresse command in the Word what day of the weeke ordinary preaching should bee beside the Sabbath that is circumstantiall and left to the determination of the Church who by the same authoritie that they may ordaine preaching such a day of the weeke may also ordain preaching such a day of the moneth in a yeere Againe hee that sinnes openly shall be openly rebuked This is substantiall in Religion and wee haue an expresse command for it But to set him on a Pillar three dayes or more or fewer is circumstantiall such as our Church without doing wrong against the Word of God hath determined I acknowledge it to be a good order And will any of these men condemne it because it is not an expresse command in the Word Marriage is honorable among all men for man and woman to ioyne without Marriage is Fornication this is substantiall and hath the warrant of the Word But that first they must bee three dayes publikely proclaimed that is circumstantiall done by the Church for good order which I acknowledge sufficient because it is not against the Word Euill day say they was cast out of our Church For answere what they call euill day I know not but a day reputed for the day of Christs Natiuitie obserued for remembrance therof that I know I find no Ecclesiasticall Law in all the books of our Assembly standing to the contrary But if it haue been cast out yet a thing not against the Word of God vpon good considerations may be brought in againe albeit it had been cast out Instances of this I might bring from the Church of Geneua One I bring from our owne since Baptisme not vpon a preaching day was cast out by act and practice and yet is now receiued againe Why may not preaching of Christs Natiuitie Passion Resurrection Ascension and sending of the holy Ghost on such dayes be receiued againe albeit it had bin cast out We were well say they before what needs this nouation For answer Conformity with the ancient and recent reformed Churches requires it except we will be singular Beside this the question heere is betwixt a Prince and his People They will be nourished in their humors not remembring that a Christian Prince is also to be regarded who findes himselfe bound in conscience to see duties in Religion performed what is euill in their eyes seemeth good in his And heere the debate falling betwixt their will his about a matter not against the Word of God let any indifferent man giue sentence who should be followed OF BAPTISME to be ministred in due time and place NOw for Baptisme Our Commission is to baptize without limitation either of time or place decencie alway both for time and place being obserued so farre as may be where the publike order of the Church is not contemned Baptisme should not be refused It is not will they say necessary to saluation I grant that I abhorre that blinde and mercilesse sentence of Papists that Infants dying without Baptisme go to any house of Hell But albeit it bee not necessary to the childes saluation who will deny but it is a necessary at the least a profitable help of the Parents faith For our Lord hath not ordained it in vaine Where then a Christian parent

requires it to his child either vpon a preaching day or other day with what warrant a Preacher can deny it I know not OF PRIVATE COMMVNION THe same is my iudgement of Priuate Cōmunion Heere are two words would be well vnderstood Priuate I call it in respect of the publike assembly not of a priuate person Communion it is in respect of many Christians partaking it Where a man hath beene a reuerent hearer of the Word in the publike Assembly and a reuerent carefull receiuer of the Sacrament there if God suspend him by sicknes from doing of that dutie may wee not sit beside him and comfort him by the Word may we not pray together for him and for our selues euen in a priuate Family And why also may we not giue to him and take to our selues the Seales of the Couenant of mercy The particular precepts hereof both for the person and place I take not vpon mee to determine but leaue it to the wisedome of the Preacher OF KNEELING AT THE COMMVNION THe hardest point of all is Kneeling at the holy Communion which is the more misliked because it was and yet is abused by Papists to Idolatrie that vile errour of transubstantiation and worshipping of Bread my soule abhorreth it But it is hard to condemne a thing lawfull in it selfe because it hath been abused For what is so good that hath not or may not be abused Shal not S. Paul bow his knees to the Father of the whole Family in Heauen and in Earth God the Creator because Idolaters bow their knees to the Creature he was not so scrupulous If I should condemne Sitting at the Table should doe wrong to my Mother the Church of Scotland If I should condemne Standing I should doe wrong to that Sister Church of France which hath stood for the Truth to the bloud If I should condemne Kneeling I should do wrong to the Church of England glorious with many Crownes of Martyrdome and many other Churches also I like well that modest iudgement of Peter Martyr who thinkes any of these Sitting Standing or Kneeling lawfull Our Church hath determined that Kneeling seemes the most reuerent forme for receiuing so great a benefit and the rude gesture of many of our People in many parts of the Land requires that they should be led to a greater reuerence of that holy Mysterie taught that by humble Kneeling wee shall at length bee brought to a ioyful Sitting with Him for euer But here it will be obiected to mee that our Lord and his Disciples sate at the Table I answere The Euangelist saith that as He sate at the Table he took Bread and gaue thankes This seemeth to note the time of the Institution to wit after hee had done with the naturall and Paschall Supper not the gesture For why S. Paul prescribing all that is essential in the Sacrament makes no mention neither of Sitting Standing nor Kneeling Yet he sayes What I haue receiued of the Lord that I deliuer to you If he receiued it and deliuered it not hee was not faithfull Which I abhorre to thinke If he deliuered it not then sure he receiued it not This is the soundest most safe course It keepeth all the reformed Churches free from doing against the Word of God For wee must thinke that S. Paul knew certainly the mind of Christ such as are conscientious let them ponder this well the contentious I am not able to satisfie If the expediency bee set aside and the question be only of the lawfulnes my Argument stāds yet vnanswered Whatsoeuer spirituall benefit I may lawfully seeke on my knees with Supplication that same I may receiue lawfully vpon my knees with thanksgiuing But I may lawfully with supplication seeke saluation by Iesus on my knees Therefore I may lawfully receiue it on my knees They answere nothing who say I may not kneele to an Idoll For to Christ I kneele praising him when I receiue the holy Symbols exhibiting instruments of his Body Bloud and it is madnes either to make them Idols as Papists doe or call them Idols as Male contents doe Great murmuring is now against Pastors vvho ply not their tongues to pleasure the humours of people God hath opened their mouthes to preach his Gospel woe will bee to them that open their mouth to prattle against Pastors Hee that rewardeth euill for good euill shall neuer depart from his house saith Salomon My sonne feare God and the King and meddle not with the seditious It is Salomons also Let seditious Prattlers or Libellers whom though I know I spare to name pause vpon this When vnthankfull Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron they both ran to the dore of the Tabernacle and the Lord failed them neuer Hee came downe in the Cloud to protect comfort them Let al the seruants of the Lord doe so when an vngratefull people renders them euill for good remembring that which the Lord said to Ieremy 15. 19 20. Let them returne to thee returne not thou to them They shall fight against thee but shal not preuaile against thee for I am with thee Blessed are yee when men reuile you and persecute you and say all manner of euill against ●ou falsely for my sake Reioyce be glad for great is your reward in Heauen for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you Math. 6. 11. I haue opened my minde according to my light To thē that aske Where was this light before my answere is Remember what is said of our blessed Lord the Latchet of whose Shoo I am not worthy to loose He increased in wisedome Luc. 2. 52. Shall it then be an imputation to his silly weake vnworthy and infirme seruants that they increase in wisedome and grow in knowledge as they are commanded Such as are contentious I leaue tumbling in the tumultuous thoughts of their perturbed minds raging like the waues of the Sea forming and casting out their own dirt and shame For me I rest in the peace of my God through Iesus Christ which blessed be God I enioy A sore famin of the Word of God is at hand for the loathing of 〈◊〉 and murmuring against Moses and Aaron there may be bread but God will breake the Staffe of it preaching of the Word in many parts but without life or power Prattlers lying Libellers Papists or Atheists I commend them to the mercy of God that they may be brought to repeutance Let them reade these words of our Sauiour Math. 7. 6. Giue not that which is holy vnto Dogs neither cast ye your Pearles before Swine Bee not of that number if ye minde to enter into that heauenly Ierusalem I will haue nothing spoken heere extended to peaceable and truely religious Christians of which number God hath a flourishing Church both in this Towne and in other parts of the Land The Lord increase them The Lord grant peace to his owne Ierusalem and haue mercy vpon vs that wee may preuent these and other immiuent iudgements vpon great and small with vnfained repentance FINIS