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A81703	The cleere antithesis, or, diametrall [sic] opposition betweene presbytery and prelacy wherein is apparently demonstrated, whither government be most consonant and agreeable to the word of God.; Appeale to every impartiall, judicious, and godly reader.	Downing, Calybute, 1606-1644.	1644 (1644)	Wing D2099; Thomason E17_7; ESTC R23496	8,758	30

these fore-mentioned which the Presbyterian governement hath utterly shaken off as both needlesse and very burthensomely grievous IX These use Apparitors and others to cite men unto their Courts very lewd and base fellowes all of them of an evill report among the people X. These make gaine of the peoples sinnes by their fees in all and every of their Courts and seeke not their amendment for what one is made the better by them and if any of them pay not fees they are excommunicated by them XI These tollerate many corruptions in Gods worship in mens doctrine and lives in the Clergy as is knowne by shamefull instances to the House of Parliament and in the Laity who if great fearing to meddle with them if rich by making gaine of them if very poore neglecting them because no money is to be had to the great disgrace of profession to Gods great dishonour and to the fearefull damnation of many soules left to themselves of the truth thereof God and men can witnesse XII These make and ordaine a reading Ministry allow Pluralists Non-residents idle Ministers many giving themselves unto the world not a few Master Doctors intruding themselves into secular affaires putting off their Cures to some poore Curates XIII These take upon them to ordaine alone To Make a Minister without a charge to be some Curate or to employ himselfe otherwise till a Living fall To be made to pay his fees for Ordination and License and when hee is to be admitted into his Living to pay for Institution and Induction with other gratuities to the Prelates servants and their gentlemen Apparators and are forced to sweare Canonicall obedience to their Lordly Authoritie XIV These make Ministers upon slight tryall and in their Ordination the Bishop out of booke readeth his questions and the Parties to be Ordain'd answer them by reading in the book very babishly and instead of fasting the Lords day after Ember weeke and for prayers they reade the Letany and some short Collects out of the book thus slightly doing one of the weightiest works of the Ministry in the Church of Christ XV. These having ordained Ministers Instituted and Inducted them allow them not to preach except they come and procure a License so to doe Which when they have gotten though they seldome or never preach they are never called into question for the same so be it they reade their Service XVI These impose these Ceremonies as so necessary that they cry out No Ceremony no Bishop though they know what S. Paul saith touching the use of things indifferent they neither observe his Canons nor fear to lay a stumbling-blocke before their brethren nor to wound consciences nor to cause them to perish for whom Christ died nor doe they care to sin against Christ of all which foure evills Saint Paul speakes in the 14. of the Romans vers 13. 1 Cor. 8. 11 12. XVII Yet these sinners against Christ doe not onely seeke to kill soules by wounding of consciences making them to perish but have ruined many faithfull Ministers in their estates by suspensions and deprivations yea they have kil'd their bodies by imprisonment and all this onely for not-conformity passing by many others neglecting necessary duties being conformable O yee heavens stand astonished and wonder XVIII These seeke out and search for the fattest Parsonages to feed themselves and to fit their carnall mindes carefully preferring their Sonnes their Chaplaines their Friends Kinsmen and Favorites endeavouring sometime to deprive true Patrons by cunning shifts of the right of Patronage to place in whom they please respecting mens persons and not the spirituall good of the people XIX These study carnally to their utmost power that they may hold up their owne greatnesse and not nourish people in goodnesse they strive not against sinne but rather how to secure themselves in their Lordly standing XX. This Prelacie therefore alloweth of no such Assemblies for that they fear thereby their own downfall and for that they onely would have the guiding of all in all matters Ecclesiasticall XXI This is not allowed at any hand under this Prelacy but instead thereof in many Parishes is a blind Shepheard or a prophane Minister without learning honesty of life and discretion to know how to governe Secondly there are two Church wardens and with them two Side men not chosen ever for their knowledge and godly life but by house rous chosen they be as the house falls and in some places otherwise but admitted to their charge not after a solemne manner but by their names set downe in a booke their common office is knowne neither Pastor nor these have any rule Ecclesiasticall but the Church-wardens must appeare twice yearly to forsweare themselves at Visitations to pay money for a booke of Articles and to make presentments to the Ecclesiasticall Courts according to these Articles onely to helpe the Ordinary the Registers Apparitors with money but nothing reform'd in mens lives but perhaps glasse windowes and Church walls amended Bells broken and Ropes prepared Pulpits Seats Surplisses and Communion Tables to be all fit weighty matters There be also in every Parish over seers of the poore such as they bee XXII By this their Prelaticall way and want of the Parochian Session all things goe awry and great is the spirituall misery of the people they live in much ignorance little power is there of the life of religion their worship is but customary the Sacrament is greatly prophaned by unworthy Communicants open drunkards knowne adulterers common swearers c. On the holy Sabbath the Lord is dishonoured much vice raigning among them in them their families to the great griefe of such as feare God who complaining of them shall be heard perhaps it may be for the Court to get money but if others complaine of these they shall surely feele the weight of malice and ill will XXIII Under this Prelacie is no such Presbyteriall Assembly Here are certaine Deanaries in every of which is held an idle Visitation by an Archdeacon or his Substitute once in halfe a yeare to this resort all the Ministers within that Deanary where the Visitation is kept Hereto come the Church-wardens and Side-men and such as have Wills to prove Where we have a Sermon made by such a one as the Archdeacon shall get appoint after which all the Ministers by name are call'd to shew their appearance but no tryall of their gifts nor any such things as be mentioned in the Presbytery they pay there their Paschals and Procurations but none hardly know why Then the Church-wardens Side-men are called an Oath administred with Articles to make their presentments by then if any have Wills to prove they bring them and an Oath is also administred to the Executor Which done the Assembly breakes up to goe to dinner after which the Church-wardens and Side-men doe come againe before the Judge of the Court to give in their presentments This done all is ended without a blessing