A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ... with a briefe answer to the objections out of antiquity, that seeme to the contrary.
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             A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ... with a briefe answer to the objections out of antiquity, that seeme to the contrary.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
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             1641.
          
           
             Attributed to Prynne by C.A. Briggs; in a marginal note on p. [9], the author refers to his The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus.
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           A
           CATALOGVE
           OF
           SVCH
           TESTIMONIES
           IN
           ALL
           AGES
           AS
           PLAINLY
           EVIDENCE
           
             BISHOPS
          
           AND
           
             PRESBYTERS
          
           TO
           BE
           BOTH
           ONE
           ,
           EQUALL
           AND
           THE
           SAME
           IN
           IURISDICTION
           ,
           Office
           ,
           Dignity
           ,
           Order
           ,
           and
           degree
           ,
           by
           divine
           Law
           and
           institution
           ,
           and
           their
           disparity
           to
           be
           a
           meere
           humane
           ordinance
           long
           after
           the
           
             Apostles
          
           times
           ;
           And
           that
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Bishop
           is
           onely
           a
           Title
           of
           Ministration
           ,
           not
           Dominion
           ,
           of
           Labour
           not
           of
           Honour
           ,
           of
           Humility
           ,
           not
           of
           Prelacy
           ,
           of
           painfullnesse
           not
           of
           Lordlinesse
           ,
           with
           a
           Briefe
           Answer
           to
           the
           Objections
           out
           of
           Antiquity
           ,
           that
           seeme
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeere
           .
           1641.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           The
           EPISTLE
           to
           the
           READER
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Christian
                 Reader
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 THere
                 is
                 nothing
                 more
                 fr●quent
                 in
                 the
                 mouthes
                 of
                 our
                 Lording
              
               Prelates
               
                 and
                 their
                 Flatterers
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 vaunt
                 ,
              
               That
               their
               Hierarchie
               and
               Episcopall
               S●periority
               over
               other
               Ministers
               is
               by
               divine
               Right
               and
               Institution
               ;
               and
               that
               all
               Antiquity
               from
               Christs
               till
               Calvins
               dayes
               ,
               and
               all
               learned
               men
               ,
               except
               a
               despicable
               small
               number
               of
               Factious
               Puritans
               (
               
                 as
                 they
                 term
                 them
              
               )
               suffragate
               to
               this
               Conclusion
               .
               
                 This
                 was
                 the
                 more
                 then
                 thrasonicall
                 b●ast
                 of
                 Dr.
              
               La●d
               ,
               
                 Arch-prelate
                 of
              
               Canterbury
               ,
               
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 at
                 the
                 Censure
                 of
                 Dr.
              
               Layton
               
                 in
                 the
                 Star-chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Dr.
              
               Bastwicke
               
                 in
                 the
                 High-Commission
                 some
                 few
                 yeares
                 past
                 ;
                 but
                 likewise
                 at
                 the
                 late
                 Censure
                 of
                 Dr.
              
               Bastwicke
               ,
               
                 Mr.
              
               Burton
               ,
               
                 and
                 Mr.
              
               Prynne
               
                 in
                 the
                 Star-chamber
                 ,
              
               Iune
               14.
               1637.
               
                 where
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 learned
                 Speech
                 (
                 since
                 Printed
                 by
                 speciall
                 command
                 ,
                 through
                 his
                 own
                 underhand
                 procurement
                 )
                 he
                 thus
                 magisterially
                 determines
                 ,
                 pag.
              
               6
               ,
               7.
               
               This
               I
               will
               say
               (
               
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 done
                 well
                 to
                 have
                 proved
                 it
                 first
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 his
              
               Ipse
               dixit
               
                 only
                 is
                 now
                 an
                 O●acle
              
               )
               and
               abide
               by
               it
               ,
               That
               the
               calling
               of
               Bishops
               (
               
                 to
                 wit
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 D●ocaesans
                 ,
                 superiour
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 distinct
                 from
                 Pres●yters
                 ,
                 else
                 his
                 Speech
                 is
                 not
                 onely
                 idle
                 but
                 impertinent
              
               )
               is
               Iure
               divino
               :
               though
               not
               all
               adjuncts
               to
               their
               callings
               :
               (
               
                 he
                 should
                 have
                 done
                 well
                 to
                 have
                 specifie●
                 what
                 adjuncts
                 in
                 particular●
              
               )
               And
               I
               say
               further
               ,
               that
               from
               the
               Apostles
               times
               in
               all
               ages
               ,
               in
               all
               places
               the
               Church
               of
               Christ
               was
               governed
               by
               Bishops
               (
               
                 to
                 wit
                 
                 Diocaesan
                 Bishops
                 like
                 to
                 our
              
               Prelates
               
                 now
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 will
                 prove
                 at
              
               Graecas
               Calendas
               .
               )
               And
               Lay-Elders
               never
               heard
               of
               ,
               till
               Calvins
               new-fangled
               devise
               at
               Geneva
               .
               
                 To
                 disprove
                 which
                 fabulous
                 assertion
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 only
                 particularly
                 encountred
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
              
               Unbishoping
               of
               Timothy
               and
               Titus
               ,
               
                 to
                 which
                 no
                 Answere
                 yet
                 hath
                 been
                 returned
                 by
                 this
                 Over-confident
                 Boaster
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Champions
                 ,
                 though
                 specially
                 challenged
                 to
                 Answer
                 it
              
               )
               
                 but
                 likewise
                 by
                 way
                 ef
                 Supplement
                 to
                 that
                 Trea●ise
                 ,
                 drawn
                 up
                 this
                 ensuing
              
               Catalogue
               (
               
                 which
                 I
                 challenge
                 his
                 Arch-grace
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 brother
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 Doctors
                 ,
                 Proctors
                 ,
                 Parasites
                 to
                 encounter
                 with
                 as
                 many
                 contrary
                 Authorities
                 if
                 they
                 can
                 ;
                 )
                 ●
                 wherby
                 both
                 learned
                 and
                 illiterate
                 may
                 with
                 ease
                 discern
                 ,
                 that
                 both
                 by
                 divine
                 Institution
                 ,
                 the
                 suffrages
                 of
                 Fathers
                 ,
                 Councels
                 ,
                 forraigne
                 and
                 domestick
                 writers
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 aswell
                 Papists
                 as
                 Protestants
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 resolution
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 of
              
               England
               
                 in
                 Convocation
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               Bishops
               and
               Presbyters
               are
               but
               one
               and
               the
               sam●
               in
               point
               of
               Office
               and
               Iurisdiction
               ;
               and
               that
               the
               Superiority
               of
               Bishops
               over
               other
               Ministers
               is
               a
               meer
               humane
               Institution
               long
               after
               the
               Apostles
               dayes
               ,
               introduced
               ,
               partly
               by
               custome
               ,
               partly
               by
               the
               Bishops
               owne
               insensible
               incroachme●ts
               upon
               their
               fellow
               brethren
               ;
               but
               principally
               by
               the
               grants
               ,
               connivances
               ,
               or
               indowments
               of
               Christian
               Princes
               ,
               destitute
               of
               any
               divine
               foundation
               to
               support
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 I
                 confesse
                 ,
                 in
                 the
              
               
                 *
              
               Councel
               of
               Trent
               ,
               
                 it
                 was
                 much
                 debated
                 among
                 the
                 Popish
                 Prelates
                 and
                 Divines
                 there
                 present
              
               ;
               Whether
               Bishops
               were
               by
               divine
               Ordination
               ,
               Superiour
               to
               Priests
               ?
               
                 But
                 the
                 Councel
              
               being
               divided
               in
               opinion
               ,
               left
               the
               Controversie
               undetermined
               .
               
                 Those
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Divines
                 who
                 held
                 the
                 affirmative
                 ,
                 produced
                 nothing
                 out
                 of
                 Scripture
                 ,
                 or
                 solid
                 Antiquity
                 to
                 justifie
                 their
                 opinions
                 ,
                 worthy
                 answere
                 ,
              
               but
               that
               Aerius
               
               was
               deemed
               an
               Heretick
               for
               affirming
               the
               contrary
               (
               
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 ●ere
                 disproved
                 :
              
               )
               
                 ye●
              
               
                 *
              
               
                 Michael
                 of
                 Medina
              
               who
               alleageth
               this
               of
               Aerius
               ,
               was
               so
               ingenious
               to
               conf●sse
               ,
               that
               Hierome
               ,
               Austin
               ,
               and
               some
               others
               of
               the
               Fathers
               (
               
                 as
              
               Ambrose
               ,
               Sedulius
               ,
               Primasius
               ,
               Chrysostomus
               ,
               Theodoret
               ,
               Oecumenius
               )
               did
               fall
               into
               Aërius
               heresie
               in
               this
               point
               ,
               it
               being
               no
               wonder
               that
               they
               did
               so
               ,
               because
               the
               matter
               was
               not
               cleare
               in
               all
               points
               .
               This
               his
               boldnesse
               ,
               to
               say
               that
               
                 Hierome
              
               and
               
                 Austin
              
               did
               savour
               of
               Haeresie
               ,
               gave
               great
               scandall
               :
               but
               h●
               insisted
               the
               more
               upon
               it
               :
               The
               Doctors
               
                 saith
                 the
                 History
              
               )
               were
               equally
               divided
               into
               two
               opinions
               in
               this
               point
               .
               And
               when
               this
               
                 *
              
               Article
               was
               propounded
               in
               this
               Romish
               Councel
               ;
               That
               the
               Bishops
               are
               instituted
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               are
               Superiour
               to
               Priests
               
                 de
                 Iure
                 divino
              
               ;
               The
               Legates
               with
               others
               answered
               ,
               that
               the
               Lutherans
               and
               Heretiques
               having
               affirmed
               ,
               that
               a
               Bishop
               and
               a
               Priest
               is
               the
               sam●
               thing
               (
               
                 *
              
               putting
               no
               difference
               between
               a
               Bishop
               &
               a
               Priest
               ,
               but
               by
               humane
               constitution
               ;
               and
               affirming
               ,
               that
               the
               Superiority
               of
               Bishops
               was
               first
               by
               custom
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               by
               Ecclesiasticall
               constitution
               ,
               
                 for
                 which
                 they
                 ci●e
                 the
              
               Augustane
               Confession
               
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 German
                 Churches
              
               ;
               )
               it
               was
               fit
               to
               declare
               ,
               that
               a
               Bishop
               is
               Superiour
               ,
               but
               that
               it
               was
               not
               necessary
               to
               say
               
                 qu●
                 jure
                 ,
              
               nor
               by
               whom
               a
               Bishop
               is
               instituted
               
                 From
                 whence
                 it
                 appeares
                 clearly
                 ;
                 That
                 halfe
                 or
                 more
                 of
                 these
              
               Trent
               
                 Fathers
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Lutherans
                 and
                 Protestant
                 Churches
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 were
                 cleare
                 of
                 opinion
              
               ;
               That
               Prelates
               Episcopacy
               is
               not
               
                 Iure
                 divino
                 :
                 and
                 those
                 who
                 peruse
                 that
              
               History
               
                 and
              
               
                 *
              
               B●llarmine
               
                 may
                 at
                 ●irst
                 discerne
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 our
              
               Prelates
               
                 arguments
                 and
                 Authorities
                 now
                 produced
                 to
                 maintaine
                 their
                 Episcopall
                 Iurisdiction
                 to
                 be
                 divine
                 ,
                 are
                 taken
              
               verbatim
               
                 from
                 these
                 Popish
                 Fathers
                 of
              
               Trent
               
               
                 who
                 maintain
                 their
                 assertion
                 ,
                 and
              
               Bellarmine
               de
               Clericis
               
                 the
                 stoutest
                 Champion
                 for
                 their
                 cause
                 .
                 Alas
                 !
                 to
                 what
                 miserable
                 Shifts
                 are
                 our
                 Prelates
                 driven
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 must
                 thus
                 fly
                 to
              
               Trent
               ,
               
                 to
              
               Bellarmine
               
                 for
                 ayd
                 to
                 support
                 their
                 tottering
                 Thrones
                 !
                 And
                 yet
                 these
                 will
                 stand
                 them
                 in
                 no
                 stead
                 ,
                 all
                 the
              
               Trent
               Prelates
               
                 confessing
                 with
                 S.
              
               Hierom.
               
               
                 *
              
               That
               in
               the
               first
               beginnings
               of
               Christianity
               ,
               the
               Churches
               were
               governed
               by
               a
               kind
               of
               Aristocracy
               ,
               by
               the
               common
               Councel
               of
               the
               Presbytery
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Monarchicall
               government
               and
               Superiority
               of
               Bishops
               and
               Archbishops
               crept
               in
               by
               custome
               ,
               
                 as
                 the
              
               
                 (a)
              
               History
               of
               the
               Councel
               of
               Trent
               
                 relates
                 at
                 large
                 ;
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 the
                 originall
                 of
                 their
                 Courts
                 and
                 Iurisdictions
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 steps
                 and
                 meanes
                 of
                 their
                 exorbitant
                 growth
                 and
                 encroachments
                 upon
                 the
                 temporall
                 Iurisdiction
                 and
                 Prerogative
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 well
                 worthy
                 the
                 greatest
                 Statesmens
                 consideration
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
              
               Dionysius
               Cathusianus
               ,
               
                 and
              
               Cardinal
               Contarenus
               
                 in
                 their
                 Commentaries
                 on
              
               Phil.
               1.1
               .
               
                 confesse
                 ,
              
               that
               in
               
                 Pauls
              
               time
               ,
               Bishops
               and
               Presbyters
               were
               both
               one
               ,
               and
               that
               either
               Order
               was
               conferred
               on
               the
               Presbyter
               .
               That
               Presbyters
               are
               there
               meant
               by
               Bishops
               ,
               whence
               it
               is
               usually
               said
               ,
               That
               in
               the
               Primitive
               times
               Bishops
               were
               not
               distinguished
               from
               Priests
               .
               Azorisus
               
                 the
                 Iesuite
                 Moral
                 .
                 part
                 .
              
               2.
               
                 l.
              
               3.
               
                 c.
              
               16.
               
                 confesseth
                 ,
              
               that
               in
               the
               Apostles
               times
               ,
               every where
               ,
               those
               who
               were
               ordained
               Elders
               in
               Cities
               were
               Bishops
               :
               
                 Cardinal
              
               Cusanus
               .
               
                 De
                 Concordia
                 Cathol.
                 l.
              
               2.
               
                 c.
              
               13.
               
                 writes
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 eff●ct
                 :
              
               All
               Bishops
               ;
               and
               perchance
               also
               Presbyters
               are
               of
               equall
               power
               ,
               as
               to
               Jurisdiction
               ,
               although
               not
               of
               execution
               ;
               which
               executive
               exercise
               is
               restrained
               by
               certaine
               positive
               Laws
               (
               
                 not
                 Divine
                 but
                 Canonicall
              
               )
               whence
               the
               cause
               of
               these
               Laws
               ceasing
               ,
               
                 (b)
              
               the
               Laws
               themselvs
               determine
               .
               
                 And
              
               Johannes
               Semeca
               
               
                 a
                 Popish
                 Canonist
                 ,
                 avers
              
               ;
               That
               in
               the
               first
               primitive
               Church
               the
               Office
               of
               Priests
               and
               Bishops
               was
               the
               same
               :
               but
               in
               the
               second
               primitive
               Church
               ,
               (
               
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 some
                 space
                 after
                 the
                 Apostles
                 times
              
               )
               both
               their
               names
               and
               Offices
               began
               to
               be
               distinguished
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 same
                 Doctrine
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Identity
                 and
                 Parity
                 of
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Presbyters
                 is
                 professedly
                 averred
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 by
                 those
                 hereafter
                 cited
                 in
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 by
              
               
                 *
              
               Huldrick
               Bishop
               of
               Ausburg
               ,
               
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
              
               860.
               
                 in
                 his
                 Epistle
                 to
                 Pope
              
               Nicholas
               ,
               
                 in
                 defence
                 of
                 Priests
                 Marriage
                 :
                 by
              
               John
               Crespin
               .
               
                 L'estate
                 de
                 L'eglise
                 :
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                 Yea
                 ,
              
               
                 *
              
               Iohn
               Ma●jor
               de
               Gestis
               Scotorum
               :
               
                 l.
              
               2.
               
                 c.
              
               3.
               
                 w●ites
                 ,
              
               that
               in
               ancient
               times
               the
               Scots
               were
               instructed
               in
               the
               Christian
               faith
               ,
               by
               Priests
               and
               Monks
               ,
               and
               were
               then
               without
               Bishops
               .
               
                 And
              
               Iohn
               Fordon
               Scotichronicon
               .
               
                 l.
              
               3.
               
                 c.
              
               8.
               
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 records
                 ,
              
               That
               before
               the
               coming
               of
               Palladius
               ,
               the
               Scots
               had
               only
               Presbyters
               or
               Monks
               to
               instruct
               them
               in
               the
               Faith
               and
               administer
               the
               Sacraments
               ,
               following
               the
               custome
               of
               the
               primitive
               Church
               .
               
                 And
              
               
                 *
              
               
                 from
              
               Palladius
               dayes
               till
               the
               reigne
               of
               Malcolm
               the
               3d
               ;
               the
               Bishops
               of
               
                 Scotland
              
               had
               no
               Diocesse
               at
               all
               (
               
                 and
                 so
                 were
                 no
                 Diocesan
                 Prelates
              
               )
               but
               every
               Bishop
               whom
               holinesse
               had
               made
               reverend
               in
               that
               age
               ,
               exercised
               his
               Episcopall
               function
               without
               distinction
               in
               every
               place
               he
               came
               .
               
                 If
                 then
                 Bishops
                 
                 and
                 Presbyters
                 were
                 all
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 Primitive
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 church
                 ,
                 ●ogether
                 with
                 that
                 of
              
               Scotland
               ,
               
                 was
              
               anciently
               governed
               only
               by
               Presbyters
               ,
               
                 not
                 by
                 any
                 Lordly
                 Prela●es
                 ,
                 or
                 Diocesan
                 Bishops
              
               (
               
                 which
                 Dr.
              
               William
               Fulke
               
                 in
                 his
              
               Answer
               of
               a
               true
               Christian
               ,
               &c.
               
                 p.
              
               20.50
               .
               professeth
               
                 ●o
                 be
              
               Antichristian
               ,
               Pa●all
               and
               no
               divine
               institution
               ,
               )
               
                 why
                 the
                 Churches
                 of
              
               Scotland
               ,
               
                 and
              
               England
               
                 may
                 not
                 now
                 be
                 governed
                 by
                 Presbyters
                 only
                 without
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 aswell
                 as
                 at
                 first
                 ,
                 I
                 canno●
                 conceive●
                 their
                 regiment
                 of
                 late
                 having
                 been
                 so
                 tyrannicall
                 ,
                 unchristian
                 ,
                 antichristian
                 and
                 exorbitant
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 almost
                 wholly
                 ruined
                 our
                 Religion
                 ,
                 Church
                 ,
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 lef●
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 most
                 perplexed
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 desperate
                 condition
                 ;
                 which
                 proves
                 their
                 Hierarchy
                 to
                 be
                 rather
                 Antichristian
                 and
                 Diabolicall
                 ,
                 then
                 Divine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 how
                 can
                 it
                 be
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 rightly
                 consider
                 the
                 Persons
                 or
                 Condition
                 of
                 our
                 Hierarchy●
                 and
                 their
                 Antichristian
                 Attendants
                 ?
                 I
                 remember
                 a
                 merry
                 S●ory
                 in
              
               
                 *
              
               Giraldus
               Cambrensis
               ,
               
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 him
                 related
                 by
                 Mr.
              
               Camden
               
                 in
                 his
              
               Britannia
               :
               
                 p.
              
               604.
               
               It
               hapned
               that
               a
               certaine
               Iew
               travelling
               towards
               Shrewsbury
               with
               the
               Archdeacon
               of
               Malpas
               (
               
                 in
                 Ches-shire
              
               )
               whose
               surname
               was
               Peche
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               Sinne
               ,
               and
               a
               Deane
               named
               Devill
               ;
               when
               he
               heard
               by
               chance
               the
               Archdeacon
               telling
               ,
               that
               his
               Archdeaconry
               began
               at
               a
               place
               called
               Ill-street
               ,
               and
               reached
               as
               farre
               as
               to
               Malpas
               towards
               Chester
               ;
               he
               considering
               and
               understanding
               withall
               aswell
               the
               Arch-deacons
               Surname
               as
               the
               Deans
               ,
               came
               out
               with
               this
               merry
               and
               pleasant
               conceit
               ;
               Would
               it
               not
               be
               a
               wonder
               (
               
                 quoth
                 he
              
               )
               and
               my
               fortune
               very
               good
               ,
               if
               ever
               I
               get
               safe
               againe
               out
               of
               this
               Countrey
               ,
               where
               Sinne
               is
               the
               Arch-deacon
               ,
               and
               the
               Devill
               is
               the
               Dean
               ;
               where
               the
               entry
               into
               the
               Archdeaconry
               is
               Illstreet
               ,
               and
               the
               going
               forth
               
               of
               it
               Malpas
               ?
               
                 It
                 was
              
               
                 *
              
               
                 St.
                 
              
               Bernards
               
                 complaint
                 in
                 his
                 age
                 ,
              
               that
               Iesus
               Christ
               elected
               
                 many
              
               Devils
               to
               be
               Bishops
               ,
               as
               he
               chose
               
                 Iudas
              
               to
               be
               an
               Apostle
               .
               
                 Since
                 then
                 there
                 be
                 so
                 many
                 Archbishops
                 ,
                 Deanes
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishops
                 ,
              
               Devills
               ,
               
                 so
                 many
                 Archdeacons
              
               Sinners
               ,
               
                 if
                 not
              
               Sinne
               ;
               
                 and
                 the
                 entrance
                 into
                 these
                 Offices
                 (
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Symony
                 ,
                 Ambition
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 )
                 a
                 meer
              
               Illstreet
               ,
               
                 and
                 their
                 going
                 forth
                 of
                 them
              
               (
               
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 wicked
                 lives
                 ,
                 and
                 exorbitant
                 actions
                 occ●sioned
                 by
                 their
                 very
                 Office
              
               )
               Malpas
               ,
               
                 it
                 is
                 almost
                 a
                 wonder
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 good
                 fortune
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 ●onest
                 godly
                 Minister
                 or
                 Professor
                 ever
                 get
                 safe
                 againe
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Courts
                 and
                 Diocesse
                 ,
                 or
                 escape
                 drowning
                 in
                 their
                 Seas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hence
                 is
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 devoutest
                 men
                 in
                 all
                 ages
                 since
                 Prelates
                 became
                 Lords
                 paramount
                 to
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 have
                 either
                 utterly
                 refused
                 to
                 accept
                 of
                 Bish●pricks
                 ,
                 or
                 resigned
                 them
                 after
                 acceptance
                 ;
                 as
                 I
                 have
              
               
                 *
              
               elswhere
               
                 manifested
                 by
                 sundry
                 examples
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 here
                 fur●her
                 exemplifie
                 by
                 ●ther
                 evidences
                 .
              
               
                 (a)
              
               Ribadenerra
               
                 a
                 Iesuite
                 ,
                 records
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 praise
                 of
              
               Bernardine
               of
               Sennes
               ,
               canonized
               at
               Rome
               for
               a
               Saint
               ;
               
                 that
              
               out
               of
               his
               humility
               he
               refused
               the
               3.
               
               Bishopricks
               of
               
                 Sennes
                 ,
                 Ferrara
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Vrban
                 ,
              
               which
               severall
               Popes
               offred
               to
               him
               :
               and
               though
               one
               Pope
               put
               a
               Bishops
               Mi●er
               on
               his
               head
               with
               his
               own
               hands
               ,
               yet
               he
               put
               it
               off
               againe
               ,
               humbly
               beseeching
               him
               not
               to
               impose
               the
               charge
               of
               any
               Bishoprick
               upon
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               change
               that
               estate
               of
               Poverty
               to
               which
               
                 God
              
               had
               called
               him
               ;
               because
               he
               should
               bring
               more
               advantage
               to
               the
               Church
               by
               preaching
               the
               Word
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               ayding
               the
               Soules
               of
               many
               Bishopricks
               ,
               then
               by
               being
               a
               Bishop
               in
               one
               Church
               :
               The
               Pope
               hearing
               his
               reasons
               confessed
               them
               true
               ,
               and
               left
               him
               to
               his
               own
               liberty
               .
               
                 (b)
              
               
                 Vincent
                 Ferrier
              
               another
               Popish
               Saint
               ,
               is
               highly
               magnified
               ,
               for
               that
               '
               being
               urged
               by
               the
               Pope
               to
               accept
               the
               Bishopricke
               
               of
               
                 Leride
                 ,
              
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               
                 Valence
                 ,
              
               and
               a
               Cardinalship
               ;
               it
               was
               impossible
               to
               move
               him
               to
               accept
               of
               any
               of
               these
               charges
               ;
               deeming
               it
               a
               greater
               advantage
               to
               free
               one
               Soule
               from
               the
               chaines
               of
               Sinne
               ,
               then
               to
               gain
               all
               the
               great
               preferments
               of
               the
               world
               .
               For
               he
               perceived
               that
               these
               honourable
               dignities
               seemed
               like
               so
               many
               golden
               chaines
               ,
               whereby
               he
               should
               be
               detained
               at
               the
               Court
               ,
               and
               deprived
               of
               liberty
               to
               goe
               and
               preach
               the
               Gospell
               with
               poverty
               ,
               as
               
                 God
              
               had
               commanded
               him
               .
               
                 So
                 Thomas
              
               of
               
                 *
              
               
                 Aquin
                 ,
              
               canonised
               for
               a
               Saint
               ,
               is
               highly
               applauded
               for
               refusing
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               
                 Naples
                 ,
              
               with
               other
               great
               dignities
               offered
               unto
               him
               by
               the
               Pope
               .
               
                 In
                 like
                 sort
              
               
                 *
              
               Raimond
               
                 of
              
               Roche●ort
               ,
               another
               Roman
               Saint
               ,
               is
               extolled
               ,
               for
               refusing
               to
               accept
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               
                 Arragon
                 ,
              
               which
               the
               Pope
               himselfe
               conferred
               upon
               him
               ,
               and
               commanded
               him
               to
               accept
               within
               few
               dayes
               ;
               at
               which
               news
               he
               was
               very
               sad
               ,
               and
               most
               humbly
               and
               instantly
               intreated
               his
               Holinesse
               ,
               not
               to
               lay
               such
               a
               burthen
               upon
               him
               ,
               which
               he
               knew
               not
               how
               to
               beare
               :
               and
               seeing
               that
               the
               Pope
               was
               resolved
               to
               enforce
               him
               to
               accept
               it
               ,
               he
               fell
               sicke
               with
               indignation
               ,
               a
               ●ieuere
               continuing
               upon
               him
               till
               he
               died
               of
               regret
               ,
               and
               so
               discharged
               him
               of
               this
               care
               .
               
                 *
              
               
                 Antoninus
              
               another
               ●ate
               Romish
               Saint
               ,
               being
               elected
               Archbishop
               o●Florence
               by
               Pope
               
                 Eugenius
              
               the
               4th
               
                 ,
              
               refused
               to
               accept
               thereof
               ,
               because
               being
               retired
               out
               of
               the
               tempests
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               he
               should
               therby
               return
               into
               ●hem
               to
               the
               great
               perill
               of
               his
               Salvation
               .
               The
               Pope
               hereupon
               commanded
               him
               by
               his
               Bull
               to
               accept
               it
               ,
               threatning
               else
               to
               excommunicate
               him
               :
               whereupon
               by
               the
               advise
               of
               his
               Covent
               and
               the
               Magistrates
               of
               
                 Florence
                 ,
              
               who
               informed
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               ought
               to
               obey
               
               the
               Pope
               herein
               ,
               he
               unwillingly
               accepted
               it
               ;
               and
               kneeling
               down
               before
               them
               ,
               he
               lift
               up
               his
               eyes
               and
               hands
               to
               heaven
               ,
               saying
               ;
               O
               my
               
                 Lord
              
               thou
               knowest
               full
               well
               that
               it
               is
               much
               against
               my
               will
               to
               accept
               this
               charge
               ;
               which
               I
               have
               undertaken
               for
               feare
               to
               resist
               thine
               and
               thy
               Vicars
               will
               :
               and
               since
               thou
               knowest
               it
               ,
               I
               beseech
               thee
               direct
               me
               to
               doe
               what
               I
               ought
               .
               Then
               entring
               into
               his
               See
               ,
               he
               had
               only
               8.
               persons
               in
               his
               house
               ;
               He
               had
               no
               Cupboord
               ,
               Tapistry
               or
               hangings
               of
               Say
               in
               his
               Chamber
               ;
               no
               vessels
               of
               Silver
               ;
               no
               Horses
               nor
               Coaches
               ,
               riding
               upo●
               a
               Mule
               that
               was
               given
               him
               ;
               
                 saying
                 ,
              
               that
               the
               goods
               of
               the
               poore
               ought
               not
               to
               be
               spent
               in
               nourishing
               beasts
               ,
               and
               providing
               Superfluities
               .
               He
               had
               the
               Scripture
               alwayes
               read
               at
               his
               Table
               :
               and
               ever
               said
               ,
               they
               should
               doe
               him
               a
               speciall
               favour
               to
               thrust
               him
               from
               his
               Archbishopricke
               ,
               wherein
               he
               continued
               with
               as
               great
               regret
               as
               he
               received
               it
               .
               
                 Adde
                 to
                 these
                 ,
                 that
              
               
                 *
              
               Linus
               the
               first
               Bishop
               of
               
                 Rome
                 ,
              
               after
               
                 Paul
              
               and
               
                 Peter
              
               resigned
               up
               his
               Bishoprick
               te
               
                 Anacle●us
              
               ;
               that
               Pope
               
                 Cyriacus
              
               (
               
                 as
              
               Fasciculus
               Temporum
               ,
               Henry
               
                 of
              
               Erford
               ,
               Nauclerus
               ,
               Crispin●and
               
                 others
                 write
              
               )
               quitted
               his
               Bishopricke
               in
               a
               short
               space
               against
               the
               will
               of
               the
               Clergy
               ;
               whence
               some
               have
               excluded
               him
               out
               of
               the
               number
               of
               the
               Roman
               Ponti●s
               ;
               
                 that
              
               
                 (a)
              
               Pope
               
                 Stephen
              
               t●e
               6.
               renounced
               his
               Episcopacy
               ,
               and
               became
               a
               Monke
               ,
               repenting
               of
               the
               cruelty
               shewed
               by
               him
               to
               his
               predecessor
               
                 Formosu●
                 :
              
               that
               Pope
               
                 Celestine
              
               the
               5th
               (
               
                 as
              
               Platina
               ,
               Luitprandius
               ,
               Anasta●ius
               ,
               and
               all
               
                 (b)
              
               o●hers
               in
               his
               life
               accord
               )
               voluntarily
               renounced
               the
               Papacy
               ,
               as
               a
               charge
               exceeding
               his
               forces
               ,
               and
               hindering
               his
               Devotion
               :
               
                 and
                 this
              
               
                 (c)
              
               
                 Anno
              
               1448.
               
               
                 (d)
              
               Pope
               
                 Felix
              
               the
               5th
               
                 ,
              
               renounced
               and
               deser●ed
               the
               Papacy
               ,
               which
               he
               formerly
               swa●ed
               .
               
                 Lo
                 here
                 five
              
               
               
               
                 Popes
                 re●ouncing
                 and
                 resigning
                 their
                 Bishopricks
                 .
              
               Herman
               a
               Weda
               Archbishop
               of
               
                 Colen
                 ,
              
               who
               deceased
               
                 An.
              
               1552.
               desired
               often
               to
               dye
               a
               simple
               Christian
               without
               any
               charge
               or
               dignity
               ,
               rather
               then
               to
               die
               a
               Priest
               or
               a
               Bishop
               :
               
                 To
                 come
                 nearer
                 hom●
                 ,
              
               
               Dubritius
               B●shop
               of
               
                 Landaffe
              
               voluntarily
               re●ounced
               his
               Archbishopricke
               ;
               
                 so
              
               Sampson
               ,
               Paulus
               ,
               Leonorius
               and
               Amon
               made
               Bishops
               
                 volens
                 nolens
                 ,
              
               voluntarily
               gave
               over
               their
               Episcopacies
               .
               
               
                 St.
              
               Patrick
               the
               first
               Archbishop
               or
               primate
               of
               all
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               Benignus
               his
               third
               Successor
               in
               that
               See
               ,
               willingly
               resigned
               their
               Prelacies
               ,
               retiring
               themselves
               to
               Glastenbury
               Abby
               :
               
                 And
                 Anno
              
               1366.
               
               
                 (d)
              
               Richard
               Havering
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               voluntarily
               renounced
               his
               Archbishopricke
               upon
               this
               occasion●
               One
               night
               he
               dreamed
               that
               a
               certaine
               Monster
               heavier
               then
               the
               whole
               world
               stood
               eminently
               aloft
               upon
               his
               brest
               ,
               from
               the
               weight
               whereof
               he
               chose
               rather
               to
               be
               delivered
               ,
               then
               alone
               to
               have
               all
               the
               goods
               of
               the
               world
               .
               When
               he
               wakened
               ,
               he
               thought
               thus
               with
               himselfe
               ,
               that
               this
               was
               nothing
               ●ls
               but
               the
               Church
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               the
               fruits
               whereof
               he
               received
               ,
               but
               took
               no
               paines
               for
               the
               same
               :
               (
               
                 the
                 case
                 of
                 most
                 Prelates
                 now
                 :
              
               )
               as
               soon
               as
               he
               could
               therfore
               he
               came
               to
               the
               Pope
               ,
               of
               whom
               he
               was
               much
               beloved
               ,
               and
               there
               renounced
               and
               gave
               over
               the
               Archbishopricke
               ;
               for
               he
               had
               fatter
               and
               better
               livings
               then
               the
               Archbishopricke
               came
               unto
               .
               
                 Why
                 should
                 not
                 our
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 Bishops
                 now
                 follow
                 these
                 many
                 vertuous
                 examples
                 ,
                 in
                 resigning
                 and
                 abandoning
                 all
                 their
                 Bishopricks
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 a
                 sweet
                 peace
                 and
                 blessed
                 Harmony
                 in
                 our
                 distracted
                 Church
                 and
                 State
                 ,
                 which
                 their
                 ambition
                 ,
                 pride
                 ,
                 tyranny
                 ,
                 Exorbitances
                 and
                 Innovations
                 have
                 almost
                 brought
                 to
                 ruine
                 ?
                 Had
                 they
                 but
                 their
                 humility
                 
                 and
                 piety
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 speedily
                 renounce
                 their
                 most
                 pernicious
                 Hierarchy
                 ,
                 to
                 imbrace
                 a
                 fraternall
                 unity
                 and
                 parity
                 with
                 their
                 fellow-brethren
                 ,
                 whom
              
               Christ
               
                 hath
                 made
                 their
                 equals
                 ,
                 as
                 these
                 and
                 other
                 Prelats
                 have
                 done
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 our
                 present
              
               
                 *
              
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               
                 confesseth
              
               that
               famous
               Nazianzen
               ,
               rather
               th●n
               the
               
                 peace
              
               should
               be
               broken
               ,
               freely
               resigneth
               the
               great
               Patriarchate
               Constantinople
               ,
               and
               retired
               :
               
                 whose
                 steps
                 he
                 should
                 doe
                 well
                 to
                 follow
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 But
                 if
                 he
                 or
                 they
                 refuse
                 to
                 do
                 it
                 for
                 our
                 Churches
                 peace
                 ,
                 and
                 Kingdomes
                 safety
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 know
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 new
                 thing
                 to
                 abolish
                 Bishopricks
                 by
                 Act
                 of
                 Parliam●
                 by
                 which
              
               
                 *
              
               
                 most
                 Bishopricks
                 were
                 first
                 created
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 not
              
               Jure
               Divino
               .
               
                 How
                 many
              
               Bishopricks
               have
               been
               supprest
               in
               
                 Ireland
              
               and
               
                 Wales
              
               in
               
                 Later
                 ages
                 ,
              
               
                 *
              
               Mr.
               Camden
               
                 can
                 at
                 large
                 informe
                 us
                 ,
              
               almost
               halfe
               the
               Ancient
               Bishopricks
               there
               ,
               being
               not
               now
               extant
               .
               
                 The
                 Bishopricke
                 of
                 Westminster
                 was
                 no
                 sooner
                 erected
                 almost
                 ,
                 but
                 instantly
                 suppressed
                 ;
                 And
              
               7.
               
                 Ed.
              
               6.
               
               The
               
                 *
              
               Bishopricke
               of
               Durham
               by
               Act
               of
               Parliament
               was
               dissolved
               ,
               and
               the
               Lands
               and
               hereditaments
               thereof
               given
               to
               the
               King
               :
               but
               
                 1.
                 
                 Mariae
                 Pa●l
                 .
              
               2.
               
                 c.
              
               3.
               
               Popery
               ●lowing
               in
               againe
               ,
               that
               Bishopricke
               was
               revived
               and
               reerected
               ;
               
                 yet
                 not
                 so
                 fi●mly
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 it
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 are
                 still
                 subject
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 a
                 temporall
                 and
                 finall
                 dissolu●ion
                 ,
                 when
                 eve●
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 state
                 in
                 Parliament
                 shall
                 thinke
                 meet
              
               ;
               (
               
                 as
                 all
                 the
              
               Prelates
               and
               the
               whole
               Convocation
               expre●ly
               acknowledge
               
                 in
                 their
              
               
                 *
              
               Institution
               of
               a
               Christian
               man
               dedicated
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               8.
               
                 and
                 ratified
                 by
                 Parliament
              
               )
               
                 as
                 the
                 Abbies
                 ,
                 Priories
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 Nests
                 of
                 Anti●hristianisme
                 in
                 this
                 Real●
                 ,
                 though
                 se●led
                 by
                 La●s
                 and
                 long
              
               Prescription
               ,
               were
               all
               suppressed
               by
               
                 p●blick
              
               
                 *
              
               Acts
               of
               Parliament
               in
               a
               moment
               .
            
             
               
                 If
                 any
                 de●m
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 our
                 Lorly
                 Prelates
              
               
               necessary
               in
               regard
               of
               their
               presence
               in
               Parliaments
               ,
               which
               some
               conceive
               cannot
               be
               held
               without
               the
               presence
               of
               these
               ●ord●
               Spirituall
               .
            
             
               
                 I
                 Answer
                 ,
                 first
                 ,
                 that
                 Abbots
                 and
                 Priors
                 before
                 the
                 dissolution
                 of
                 Mona●teries
                 were
                 Spirituall
                 Lords
                 in
                 Parliament
                 aswell
                 as
                 Bishops
                 :
                 since
                 then
                 Parliaments
                 both
                 may
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 now
                 held
                 without
                 Lord
                 Abbots
                 and
                 ●riors
                 ,
                 they
                 may
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 reason
                 be
                 held
                 without
                 Lo●d
                 Bishops
                 .
                 Second●●
                 ,
                 B●shops
                 sit
                 n●t
                 in
                 Parliament
                 of
                 right
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 B●shops
              
               (
               
                 for
                 as
              
               Bishops
               ,
               they
               are
               not
               
                 *
              
               prope●ly
               Peers
               ,
               and
               shal
               be
               tryed
               in
               case
               of
               Treason
               by
               a
               common
               Iury
               ,
               
                 as
                 Scr●ope
                 ,
                 Fisher
                 ,
                 and
                 Cranmer
                 were
              
               )
               
                 bu●
              
               as
               they
               hold
               of
               the
               King
               
                 per
                 (
                 a
                 )
                 Baro●iam
                 ,
              
               in
               right
               of
               their
               Churches
               ,
               
                 which
                 few
                 of
                 them
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 doe
                 :
                 Therfore
                 their
                 si●ting
                 in
                 Parliament
                 is
                 not
                 of
                 right
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 meere
                 grace
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 may
                 Sommon
                 or
                 not
                 Sommon
                 ●hem
                 at
                 ●is
                 pleasure
                 :
                 sinc●
                 they
                 are
                 no
                 Lords
                 ,
                 nor
                 yet
                 so
                 stiled
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 Paten●s
                 ;
                 though
                 they
                 so
                 in●itle
                 themselves
                 in
                 some
                 of
                 their
              
               
                 (b)
              
               
                 late
                 Prin●ed
                 Books
                 .
                 Thirdly
                 ,
              
               In
               
                 (c)
              
               matters
               of
               Treason
               ,
               Felony
               ,
               blood
               and
               Capitall
               Crimes
               debated
               in
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               Bishops
               both
               by
               Common
               and
               Canon
               Law
               o●ght
               not
               to
               give
               their
               votes
               ,
               nor
               yet
               to
               be
               present
               in
               the
               house
               ,
               but
               to
               depart
               ,
               which
               no
               other
               Peeres
               doe
               ●ut
               they
               :
               
                 *
              
               
                 If
                 then
                 the
                 Parliament
                 in
                 these
                 cases
                 of
                 highest
                 na●ure
                 may
                 passe
                 a
                 compleat
                 Iudgement
                 without
                 them
                 ,
                 their
                 presence
                 is
                 not
                 necessary
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 nor
                 they
                 any
                 needfull
                 members
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 Four●hly
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 in
                 former
                 ages
                 e●en
                 under
                 Popish
                 Kings
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 most
                 sway
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 excluded
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 much
                 more
                 then
                 may
                 they
                 be
                 so
                 now
                 :
              
               
                 (c)
              
               Gardner
               and
               Bonner
               in
               King
               
                 Edwards
              
               dayes
               ;
               and
               all
               Bishops
               that
               were
               married
               (
               
                 as
                 most
                 then
                 were
              
               )
               in
               the
               first
               Parliament
               in
               Queen
               
                 Maries
              
               reigne
               were
               excluded
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               and
               in
               
               King
               
                 Edward
              
               the
               1.
               his
               time
               at
               the
               Parliament
               held
               at
               S.
               
                 Edmonds
                 Bury
                 ,
              
               Anno
               1296.
               all
               the
               Bishops
               were
               put
               out
               of
               the
               Parliament
               and
               Kings
               protection
               ,
               and
               that
               Parliament
               held
               good
               and
               made
               Laws
               without
               them
               .
               And
               
                 Anno
              
               1273.
               in
               the
               20.
               yeare
               of
               
                 Henry
              
               the
               3.
               the
               Statute
               of
               
                 Merton
              
               cap.
               9.
               to●ching
               Bastardy
               ,
               was
               made
               by
               the
               Lords
               temporall
               and
               Commons
               without
               and
               against
               the
               consent
               of
               the
               Bishops
               .
               
                 ●h●se
                 two
                 Presiden●s
                 are
                 cited
                 by
                 Bishop
              
               Iewell
               
                 in
                 his
              
               Apology
               against
               
                 *
              
               
                 Harding
              
               ;
               f.
               620.
               
                 who
                 there
                 affirmes
                 ,
              
               that
               a
               Parliament
               may
               be
               held
               without
               any
               Bishops
               ;
               
                 to
                 which
              
               
                 *
              
               
                 Mr.
              
               Crompton
               ,
               and
               Bishop
               
                 Bilson
              
               likewise
               assent
               :
               
                 therfore
                 I
                 shall
                 no
                 l●nger
                 debate
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 pas●
                 all
                 doubt
                 ;
                 concluding
                 this
                 point
                 in
                 Bishop
              
               Bilsons
               
                 words
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 Champion
                 for
                 Episcopa●y
                 )
                 which
                 are
                 full
                 and
                 notable
                 .
              
               
                 *
              
               Claime
               you
               (
               
                 Bishops
              
               )
               that
               interest
               and
               prerogative
               ,
               that
               without
               you
               nothing
               shal
               be
               done
               in
               matters
               of
               Religion
               ,
               by
               the
               Laws
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               or
               by
               the
               liberties
               of
               this
               Realm
               .
               By
               the
               Laws
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               have
               no
               such
               priviledge
               .
               Parliaments
               have
               been
               kept
               by
               the
               King
               and
               his
               Barons
               ,
               THE
               CLERGIE
               WHOLLY
               EXCLVDED
               .
               And
               when
               the
               Bishops
               were
               present
               ,
               their
               voyces
               from
               the
               Conquest
               to
               this
               day
               were
               never
               negative
               .
               ●y
               
                 Gods●aw
              
               you
               have
               nothing
               to
               doe
               with
               making
               Laws
               for
               Kingdome●
               ,
               &
               Common-wealths
               :
               o●
               may
               teach
               ,
               you
               may
               not
               command
               :
               P●rswasion
               is
               your
               part
               ,
               compulsion
               is
               the
               Princes
               .
               I●
               Princes
               imbrace
               the
               Truth
               ,
               you
               must
               obey
               them
               ;
               If
               they
               pursue
               Truth
               ,
               you
               must
               abide
               them
               .
               By
               what
               Authority
               then
               claime
               you
               this
               dominion
               over
               Princes
               ;
               that
               their
               Laws
               for
               Religion
               shal
               be
               voyd
               ,
               unlesse
               you
               consent
               ?
               
                 After
                 which
                 he
                 proves
                 at
                 larg●
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 of
              
               Iudah
               
                 and
              
               Israel
               
                 of
                 old
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 godly
                 Christian
                 
                 Kings
                 and
                 Emperours
                 since
                 ,
                 have
                 made
                 not
                 only
                 Civil
                 ,
                 but
                 ●cclesiasticall
                 Laws
                 without
                 a
                 Council
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 suffrage
                 of
                 Bishops
                 :
                 Much
                 more
                 then
                 may
                 they
                 hold
                 a
                 Parliament
                 without
                 their
                 presence
                 ;
                 as
                 Bishop
              
               Jewel
               
                 proves
                 at
                 lange
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 a
                 no●able
                 Speech
                 and
                 true
                 of
              
               Ludovicus
               Cardinall
               Arelatensis
               
                 in
                 the
              
               Councel
               of
               Basill
               ;
               
                 (q)
              
               
                 where
                 he
                 maintained
              
               the
               parity
               of
               Bishops
               and
               Presbyters
               :
               That
               rich
               and
               Lordly
               Bishops
               feare
               the
               power
               of
               the
               Prince
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               spoyled
               of
               their
               temporalities
               ,
               neither
               have
               they
               free
               liberty
               to
               speak
               as
               is
               required
               in
               Councels
               .
               Albeit
               if
               they
               were
               true
               Bishops
               and
               true
               Pastors
               of
               Soules
               ,
               they
               would
               not
               doubt
               to
               put
               their
               lives
               in
               venture
               for
               their
               Sheep
               ,
               nor
               be
               afraid
               to
               sh●d
               their
               blood
               for
               their
               Mother
               the
               Church
               .
               But
               at
               this
               present
               (
               the
               more
               is
               the
               pitty
               )
               it
               is
               too
               rare
               to
               find
               a
               Prelate
               in
               this
               world
               ,
               which
               doth
               not
               prefer
               his
               temporalities
               before
               his
               Spiritualities
               ,
               with
               the
               love
               whereof
               they
               are
               so
               withdrawn
               ,
               that
               they
               study
               rather
               to
               please
               Princes
               then
               
                 God
              
               ;
               and
               confesse
               
                 God
              
               in
               corners
               ,
               but
               Princes
               they
               will
               openly
               confesse
               .
               Concluding
               ●hat
               the
               poor
               are
               more
               apt
               to
               give
               judgement
               then
               the
               rich
               ,
               because
               their
               riches
               bringeth
               feare
               ,
               and
               their
               poverty
               causeth
               liberty
               .
               For
               the
               poore
               feare
               not
               tyranny
               as
               rich
               men
               do
               ,
               who
               being
               given
               over
               to
               all
               kind
               of
               vanities
               ,
               idlenesse
               and
               sloth
               ,
               will
               rather
               deny
               
                 Christ
              
               then
               lacke
               their
               accustomed
               pleasures
               ;
               Such
               are
               they
               whom
               not
               their
               flock
               but
               their
               revenues
               make
               Bishops
               .
               Have
               ye
               not
               heard
               how
               they
               said
               ,
               they
               would
               consent
               to
               the
               Kings
               will
               and
               pleasure
               ?
               But
               the
               Inferiors
               are
               they
               which
               have
               had
               truth
               ,
               righteousnesse
               and
               
                 God
              
               himselfe
               before
               their
               eyes
               ,
               and
               they
               are
               greatly
               to
               be
               commended
               for
               shewing
               themselves
               such
               men
               unto
               the
               Church
               of
               
               
                 God
                 .
                 If
                 ●hen
                 any
                 desire
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 Lord
                 Bishops
                 in
                 Church
                 or
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 wil
                 be
                 necessary
                 to
                 strip
                 them
                 of
                 their
                 Temporalities
                 and
                 Lordships
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 confine
                 them
                 to
                 one
                 living
                 with
                 Cure
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 may
                 reside
                 and
                 preach
                 like
                 other
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 Temporalities
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 Temporizers
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 vote
                 amisse
                 ag●nst
              
               God
               
                 and
                 the
                 Republike
                 both
                 in
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Convocation
                 ,
                 as
                 this
                 Cardinall
                 truly
                 informs
                 us
                 from
                 experience
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 close
                 up
                 all
                 in
                 a
                 few
                 words
                 .
                 I
                 shall
                 desire
                 〈◊〉
                 ●ordly
                 Prelates
                 and
                 others
                 to
                 observe
                 ;
                 that
              
               Rev.
               4.4.10.11
               .
               c.
               5
               ,
               6.11
               ,
               12.14
               .
               c.
               7.11
               ,
               12
               ,
               13
               ,
               14●
               15.
               c.
               11.15
               ,
               19
               ,
               17
               ,
               18.
               c.
               19.4
               ,
               5
               ,
               6.
               
               The
               24
               Elders
               are
               placed
               next
               in
               rank
               to
               the
               very
               throne
               of
               Christ
               ,
               
                 as
                 being
                 next
                 to
                 him
                 in
                 Authority
                 and
                 Iurisdiction
                 ,
                 no
                 Archb●shops
                 or
                 Bishops
                 ●●ing
                 there
                 named
                 ,
                 much
                 lesse
                 interposed
                 between
                 them
                 .
              
               That
               the
               Angels
               (
               
                 whom
                 our
                 Prelates
                 will
                 needs
                 interpret
                 ●o
                 be
                 Diocesan
                 Bishops
                 in
                 the
              
               2d
               
                 and
              
               3d
               
                 of
                 the
                 Revelation
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Contents
                 of
                 our
                 last
                 ●ranslated
                 Bibles
                 expresly
                 define
                 them
                 ,
              
               to
               be
               the
               Ministers
               ,
               
                 not
                 Bishops
                 ,
              
               of
               the
               7
               Churches
               )
               stand
               round
               about
               the
               Elders
               ,
               and
               are
               remoters
               from
               Christs
               throne
               then
               they●therfore
               
                 not
                 so
                 honourable
                 .
              
               That
               
                 Christ
              
               standeth
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               Elders
               ;
               
                 to
                 signi●ie
                 ,
                 that
                 ●hey
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 no
                 Diocesan
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 but
                 Christ
                 alone
                 ,
                 and
                 ●hat
                 no
                 Lord
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 but
                 Elders
                 only
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 and
                 Government
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 never
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 Archbishop●
                 and
                 Bishops
                 (
                 none
                 of
                 his
                 institution
                 )
                 but
                 of
                 the
              
               24.
               
               
                 Elder●
                 only
                 :
                 That
                 these
              
               Elders
               alone
               worship
               and
               prostrate
               themselves
               ,
               give
               thanks
               ,
               and
               resolve
               doubts
               upo●
               all
               occasions●not
               
                 Bishops
                 :
              
               And
               that
               when
               the
               Kingdomes
               of
               this
               world
               ,
               become
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               o●●
               Lord
               and
               his
               Christ
               ,
               and
               when
               the
               Lord
               God
               omnipotent
               is
               said
               to
               raigne
               ,
               the
               Elders
               are
               still
               said
               to
               be
               about
               Christs
               throne
               ,
               and
               to
               adore
               and
               praise
               
               him
               ,
               
                 there
                 being
                 no
                 mention
                 at
                 all
                 of
                 Bishops
                 .
                 Therfore
                 our
                 Prelates
                 must
                 needs
                 confesse
                 themselves
                 to
                 be
                 but
                 Elders
                 only
                 &
                 properly
                 ;
                 or
                 else
                 acknowldge
                 ,
                 that
                 Elders
                 by
                 divine
                 ●nstitution
                 are
                 Superiour
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 dignity●
                 and
                 that
                 Archbishops
                 and
                 Bishops
                 have
                 no
                 place
                 at
                 all
                 appointed
                 them
                 by
                 Christ
                 about
                 his
                 throne
                 ,
                 or
                 with●n
                 his
                 Church
                 and
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 and
                 therfore
                 must
                 needs
                 be
                 Antichristian
                 and
                 in●o●erable
                 in
                 our
                 reformed
                 Church
                 ;
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 ●re
                 long
                 to
                 see
                 them
                 quite
                 ejected
                 ,
                 and
              
               
               
               cast
               unto
               the
               Dunghill
               as
               most
               unsavoury
               Salt
               ;
               
                 toward
                 which
                 d●sired
                 good
                 worke
                 I
                 presume
                 this
                 little
                 Catalogue
                 may
                 con●ribute
                 some
                 assistance
                 ;
                 especially
                 if
                 thou
                 correct
                 these
                 ensuing
                 Errors
                 of
                 the
                 Printer
                 ,
                 ere
                 thou
                 begin
                 to
                 read
                 it
                 ,
                 occasioned
                 by
                 the
                 Authors
                 absence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Printers
                 unacquaintednesse
                 with
                 the
                 Authors
                 names
                 the●ein
                 recited
                 :
                 which
                 slips
                 of
                 course
                 find
                 easie
                 pardon
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           PAg.
           1.
           
           C●lum
           2.
           line
           19
           read
           
             Papias●
          
           p.
           2.
           col
           .
           1.
           l.
           101.
           and
           15.
           
           ●
           .
           
             Al●xandrinus
             ,
          
           l.
           25.
           
           
             Nazianz●num
             ,
          
           l.
           30.
           
           
             Aerius
             ,
          
           col
           .
           2.
           l.
           11.
           
           
             Primasius
          
           22.
           
           
             Nazianze●●
          
           l.
           25
           ,
           26.
           
           
             Rhabanus
             Maurus
             .
          
           l.
           35.
           
           
             O●●umeniu●
             .
          
           l.
           43.
           for
           34.1
           ,
           3
           ,
           4.
           p.
           3.
           col
           .
           r.
           
             l.
          
           5.
           
             ●vo
             .
          
           l.
           6.
           
           
             Decretalium
             .
          
           l.
           2●
           .
           
             Pla●ctu
             .
          
           l.
           29.
           
             ●anormitan
             .
          
           l.
           31.
           
           
             Thol●sanus
             .
          
           l.
           32.
           
           
             Gratianum
             .
          
           l.
           37.
           for
           Cla●isio
           ●
           .
           
             Clavasi●
          
           col
           .
           2.
           
           Sit
           ,
           
             Tit.
          
           l.
           9.
           
           
             Faber
             .
          
           l.
           11.
           
           
             Senensis
             .
          
           l.
           13.
           
           
             Annal.
          
           l.
           22
           with
           ,
           
             which●
          
           l.
           ●7
           .
           
             intendent
          
           p.
           4
           col
           .
           1.
           l.
           41.
           
             conclusion
             .
          
           p.
           5.
           col
           .
           1.
           l.
           21.
           
           Ausittes
           
             Hussit●●
          
           24.
           
           
             Sylvius
             .
          
           l.
           25
           〈…〉
           .
           
             Illiricus
             ,
          
           l.
           34.
           
           
             Monuments
             .
          
           col
           .
           2
           l
           〈…〉
           p.
           6.
           col
           .
           1.
           l.
           2.
           
           Tabaratrum
           ,
           
             Tabaritarum
             .
          
           l.
           9.
           
           
             Pig●tum
             .
          
           l.
           10.
           
           
             Galata●
             .
          
           l.
           14.
           
           
             Epis●opo●
             .
          
           l.
           18.
           
           
             W●tenberge
             .
          
           l.
           20.
           
             ●al.
          
           l.
           21
           ,
           22.
           
           
             P●tricow
             ,
          
           Madestania
           ,
           
             Wratis●avia
             .
          
           l.
           27.
           
             ●ricus
             .
          
           l
           41.
           
           
             Con●ugio
             .
          
           l.
           42.
           
           
             Zuinglius
             .
          
           l.
           44.
           imitatem
           ,
           
             civitatem
             .
          
           l.
           51.
           
           
             Musculus
             .
          
           col
           .
           2.
           l.
           14.
           
           
             Responsio
             .
          
           l.
           28.
           
           
             Class.
          
           l.
           38.
           
           
             Casper
             .
          
           l.
           34.
           debe●sis
           ,
           
             diversis
             .
          
           l.
           40.
           
           
             Saraviam
             .
          
           l.
           4●
           .
           
             T●egedinu●
             .
          
           l.
           49.
           
           
             Con●r●v●rs
             .
          
           l.
           42.
           
           
             Polanus
             .
          
           l.
           53.
           
           
             Sy●tagma
             .
          
           l.
           53.
           
             bibl●ander
             in
             chronog●
             .
          
           p.
           7.
           col●●
           l.
           1.
           
           Arinis
           ,
           
             Aretius
             .
          
           l.
           3.
           
             lubinu●
             .
          
           l.
           2.
           
           Wedfulne●●s
           ,
           
             Melsure●us
             .
          
           l.
           9.
           
             edictum
             .
          
           l.
           37.
           
           
             Alcuvinus
             .
          
           col
           .
           2
           l.
           13.
           
           
             Pal●ody
             .
          
           l.
           14.
           
           M●li●m
           ,
           
             Melu●●i
             .
          
           l.
           15.
           
           
             Palinodia
             .
          
           l.
           36.
           
           
             Nug●
             .
          
           l.
           38.
           
           
             Institutione
             .
          
           p.
           8.
           col
           .
           1.
           l.
           12.
           
           England
           ,
           
             I●eland
             .
          
           l.
           26.
           
           
             Chaucer
             .
          
           l.
           28.
           
           
             Swinderby
             .
          
           l.
           39.
           vi●iarum
           
             vitiorum
             .
          
           col
           .
           2.
           l.
           2.
           
           Stokesly
           .
           l.
           3●
           .
           
             Notingham
             .
          
           p
           ,
           9.
           col
           .
           2.
           l.
           ●●
           .
           ●ancol●e
           ,
           
             lanrelot
             .
          
           l.
           24.
           
           
             Osyru
             .
          
           l.
           49.
           
             exposition
             .
          
           col
           .
           2.
           l.
           6.
           
           Ma●tyr●Martyn
           
             .
          
           l.
           10.
           
           
             Benb●●ge
             .
          
           l.
           20.
           
             vol.
          
           2.
           
             f.
          
           l.
           30.12.10
           .
           r.
           1610.
           p.
           10.
           c.
           1.
           l.
           47
           
             Whecen●al
             .
          
           c.
           2.
           l.
           45.
           
             coverdale
             .
          
           l.
           46.
           
           
             Pon●t
             .
          
           l.
           47.
           
           
             Scory
             .
          
           l.
           52.
           
             resolve
             .
          
           l.
           54.
           exstinguished
           ,
           
             distinguished
             .
          
           p.
           11.
           c.
           1.
           l.
           9.
           the
           ,
           
             thu
             .
          
           c.
           2.
           l.
           8.
           
             t●rasonicall
             .
          
           l.
           2●
           .
           
             ●o●her
             .
          
           l.
           41.
           
           
             Aeriu●
             .
          
           p.
           12.
           c
           1.
           l
           1.
           a
           ,
           
             a●
             .
          
           l.
           17.
           
           
             Ae●ius
             ,
             make
             .
          
           l.
           18.
           
             at
             .
          
           l.
           3●
           as
           ,
           ●●
           .
           l.
           46.
           this
           ,
           
             the
             .
          
           c
           2.
           l.
           4.
           
             est
             ;
             ●oe
             witnesse
             .
          
           l.
           16.
           
             refutation
          
           (
           in
           the
           Margin
           ,
           l
           4.
           
             v●ritatu
             .
          
           l.
           16.
           
           Armat
           ,
           
             Anual
             .
          
           )
           p.
           14.
           l.
           9.10
           .
           
             Evag●●um
             .
          
           l.
           16.
           
             ●●etus
             .
             p.
          
           13.
           c.
           1.
           l.
           38.
           
             inconsequences
             .
          
           l.
           50.
           
           
             A●gu●●inum
          
           l.
           54.
           
           
             Gersomus
             .
          
           2.
           l.
           32.
           as
           ,
           ●●
           .
           p.
           14.
           c.
           1.
           l
           20.
           
             make
             .
          
           l.
           29.
           but
           ,
           
             ●oth
             .
          
           l.
           41.
           
           
             Tialliano●
             .
          
           l.
           46.
           
           
             Maguesiano●
             .
          
           l.
           47.
           
           
             Sc●atu●
             Apost●lorum
             .
          
           l.
           49.
           
           Lymenses
           ,
           
             Smyrnense●
             .
          
           ●
           .
           2.
           l.
           13.
           
           
             Presbytero●um
             .
          
           p.
           ●5
           .
           c.
           ●l
           .
           16.
           for
           7
           18.
           l.
           1●extravagant
           l
           20
           
             geri●
          
           l
           23.
           quod
           ,
           
             quoad
             .
          
           l.
           28.
           favour
           ,
           
             savour
             .
          
           c.
           2.
           l.
           30
           largnesse
           ,
           
             largesse
             .
          
           p.
           16.
           c.
           1.
           
           Margin
           l.
           12.
           
           
             Antiquitates
             ,
          
           16
           
             Crantziu●
          
           2●
           .
           
             Annal.
          
           c.
           2
           l.
           13.
           
           
             Adcodatus
          
           l.
           22.
           
           
             W●fred
             .
          
           l.
           25.
           
           
             Lanfrankes
          
           :
           l
           27.
           
           Ca●kel
           ,
           
             Corbel
          
           p.
           18.
           r.
           1.
           l.
           ●9
           ,
           Aasina
           ,
           
             Haf●ia
             .
          
           l.
           34
           see
           ,
           
             so
             .
          
           r.
           2.
           l.
           48.
           these
           .
           
             Thesa
             .
          
           p.
           20.
           c.
           1.
           l.
           33.
           
             only
             by
          
           :
           c.
           
           2.
           l.
           15.
           
             resolve
          
           :
           l.
           17.
           
             vag●●
          
           :
           l.
           25.435
           p.
           22.
           l.
           20.
           with
           ,
           
             which
          
           :
           c.
           
           2.
           l.
           6.
           expending
           ,
           
             expecting
          
           :
           l.
           15.
           blot
           out
           
             ●
          
           :
           l.
           38.
           
             disguises
          
           :
           (
           Margin
           l
           1.
           
           
             Chy●rae●●
          
           )
           p.
           22.
           c.
           1.
           l.
           47.
           
             was
             shattered
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           THE
           FIRST
           SQVADRON
           .
        
         
           THese
           Tes●imonies
           I
           shall
           Marshal
           into
           5
           distinct
           
             Squadron●
             ,
          
           for
           o●der
           sake
           .
           The
           first
           
             Sq●●●●on
          
           consists
           of
           Divine
           Authorities
           ;
           Whereof
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           Christ
           himselfe
           (
           
             the
          
           
             (a)
          
           
             chi●fe
             Shep●ea●d
             and
             Bishop
             of
             ou●
             Soules
          
           )
           is
           the
           Sup●eame
           gene●all
           ,
           whose
           testimony
           of
           this
           nature
           we
           have
           upon
           record
           .
           
             Matth.
             10
             .
             1●
             .
             c.
             11
             .
             1●
             .
             c.
             1●
             .
             ●
             .
             4
             .
             ●
             .
             20
             .
             ●0
             .
          
           to
           
             29.
             c.
             23.8
             .
          
           to
           
             13.
             c.
          
           18.19.20
           
             .
             Ma●k
             .
             9.34.35
             .
             c.
             10.35
             .
             to
             46.
          
           ●●16
           
             .
             15
             .
             Luke
             9
             .
             46.47.4●
             .
             c.
             22
             .
             2●.24.2●.26.2●
             .
             Io●.
             6
             .
             1●
             .
             c.
             1●
             .
             36
             .
             c.
             20
             .
             2●
             23.
             
          
           Ne●t
           to
           him
           we
           have
           his
           Apostl●
           St.
           
           
             Pete●
             :
             1
             Pet.
             5.1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
          
           together
           with
           the
           Apostle
           St.
           
             Iohn
             ,
          
           1
           
             Iohn
          
           2
           .
           15.16●
           2
           
             Iohn
             1
             3.
             
             I●hn
             1.9
             .
          
           The
           Apostle
           St.
           
             Iam●s
             Iam.
             5.14
             .
             A●t●
             .
             15.3
             .
          
           to
           30.
           
           
             Pa●l
          
           the
           Apostle
           .
           
             Acts.
             20
             .
             1●.2●
             .
             Phil.
             1
             ,
             1●1
             .
             Timo.
             3.1
             .
          
           to
           
             6.
             c.
             4.14
             .
             c.
             5
             .
             1●
             .
          
           ●C●r
           
             .
             1.
             ●4
             .
             Tit.
             1.5
             .
          
           to
           14.
           
             1
             
             Co●
             .
             1.14
             .
             ●3
             .
          
           to
           
             34.
             ●phes
             .
             4
             .
             11.12.●nd
          
           
             Luke
          
           the
           
             ●●ang●list
             :
             Act●
             1●
             .
             23
             .
             c.
             15.2
             ,
             to
             30.
             c.
             2●
             .
             17.28
             .
          
           to
           which
           all
           other
           ●ore
           alle●ged
           ●exts
           in
           
             Tim●t●y
          
           and
           
             Titus
          
           may
           bee
           added
           .
        
      
       
         
           THE
           SECOND
           SQVADRON
           .
        
         
           
             THe
             second
          
           Squadron
           
             is
             made
             up
             of
             Fathers
             and
             Councels
             ranked
             according
             to
             their
             severall
             antiquities
             ,
          
           Ann●
           Christi
           1●●
           .
           
             We
             have
          
           Ignatius
           
             the
          
           Ma●tyr
           (
           
             if
             the
             Epistles
             be
             his
             and
             ●ightly
             unde●stood
          
           )
           ●●istle
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           1●
           ,
           11
           ,
           12
           ,
           13.14
           .
           〈◊〉
           apa●
           Lusebiu●
           Eccles.
           Hist.
           l.
           3.
           c.
           33.
           
           Po●●●●rp
           
             the
          
           Mar●●●
           ,
           
           Epist.
           ad
           Ph●lip
           .
           Bibl.
           Patrum
           .
           Tom.
           1
           p
           ●●
           .
           B.
           Anno
           102.
           
           
             Pope
          
           Anacle●us
           ,
           apud
           〈◊〉
           Decre●
           ,
           pars
           5.
           c.
           5●
           .
           &
           Laurentium
           〈◊〉
           concil
           :
           Tom.
           1.
           p.
           165.
           
           Anno
           150.
           
           Iustin
           Martyr
           .
           Apologia
           2
           Anno
           160.
           
           A●ollinarius
           apud
           Eusebium
           Eccles.
           Hist.
           l.
           5.
           c.
           16.
           
           An.
           1●0
           Iren●us
           Contra
           har●ses
           .
           l.
           3.
           
           ●
           .
           ●
           .
           l.
           4
           c.
           43.44
           .
           &
           apud
           Eusobium
           ,
           Eccles.
           〈◊〉
           .
           l.
           
             3.
          
           c.
           23.
           l.
           5.
           c.
           20.26
           .
           Anno
           2●●
           .
           ●●men●
           Al●xandrius
           :
           Apud
           Eus●bium
           〈◊〉
           .
           l.
           3.
           c.
           20.
           
           T●●●ullian
           Apologia
           ad●●●s●
           Gen●e●
           c.
           39.
           
           Anno
           220.
           
           O●ig●n
           in
           Mattha●●
           Homily
           1
           .
           13●
           &
           31.
           in
           〈◊〉
           Hom.
           
           ●
           .
           Anno
           240.
           
           Di●nysius
           〈◊〉
           .
           a●ud
           ●us●●ium
           ●ccl●s
           .
           〈◊〉
           .
           l.
           〈…〉
           
             Ambrose
             in
             ●phes
             .
          
           4.
           Tom.
           3.
           p
           ,
           239
           in
           
             1
             Tim.
          
           3
           ,
           p
           ,
           272
           ,
           Adrius
           apud
           〈◊〉
           ●ontra
           〈◊〉
           l.
           3.
           
           〈◊〉
           .
           ●●
           ,
           p
           ,
           7●●
           .
           7●●
           .
           
             Pope
             Damasus
             .
             the
             1
             ●pis●le
          
           apud
           〈◊〉
           Tom.
           1
           p.
           466
           ,
           467
           ,
           Anno
           3●●
           ,
           Sa●di●●nse
           Concil●um
           Can.
           ●
           .
           ●
           ,
           ibid
           p
           ,
           414
           ,
           ●nno
           ●90
           ,
           St.
           
             Ierome
             Epist.
          
           2
           ,
           83
           ,
           
             and●●
          
           ,
           ad
           ●vagi●um
           .
           Com
           ,
           in
           
             ●hil
             .
             1
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           &
           
             1
             Tim.
             3●
             Epist.
             3.
          
           ad
           heliodorum
           c.
           7.
           
           C●m
           in
           
             ●zek
             .
          
           l.
           10
           c
           ,
           
             33
             ,
          
           in
           Soph.
           c.
           2.
           
           C●m
           l.
           2
           ,
           in
           
             Epist.
          
           ad
           Galatas
           c
           ,
           4
           ,
           Com.
           l.
           2
           ,
           in
           
             Ep●es
             ,
          
           ●
           ,
           
             6
             ,
          
           De
           
             7
             ,
          
           Ordinabus
           ●cclesia
           ,
           T●m
           .
           9
           ,
           p
           ,
           58
           ,
           59.
           
           Anno
           400.
           
           S●
           ,
           
             Ch●isostome●
             Hom.
          
           1.
           in
           
             Philip
             .
          
           Tom●
           4.
           
             Col.
             1039
             ,
          
           ●om
           .
           11
           ,
           
             in
          
           1
           
             Tim.
             
             Col.
             135
             9
             .
          
           ●om
           .
           
             2.
             in
             Tit.
             1
             ,
             Col.
             1463
             :
          
           Hom●
           35
           ,
           in
           o●ere
           imperfecto
           
             in
             Matth.
             
          
           Homil.
           11
           ,
           
             in
             Ephes.
          
           &
           de
           Sacerdotio
           l
           ,
           ●
           .
           Anno
           410.
           
           St.
           Augus●ine
           Epist.
           19.38
           
             .
          
           ●5
           .
           Tom.
           2.
           ●
           ,
           ●2
           ,
           3●●
           ,
           310
           ,
           311
           ,
           questiones
           ex
           utroque●ixtim
           ,
           Qu●st
           .
           101.
           
           D●●aptism●
           Contr
           Donatum
           Tom.
           7.
           pa●s
           ●
           p
           ,
           471
           472
           ,
           de
           Civ●●ate
           Dei
           l.
           1●
           ,
           c
           ,
           1●
           ,
           En●●●●tio
           in
           Psal.
           126
           ,
           &
           adv●rsus
           har●s●s
           ;
           〈◊〉
           53
           ,
           A●
           430
           ,
           T●eodorer
           Interpretatio
           in
           
             Phil.
             1●
             1
             ,
             1
             Tim.
             3.
             and
             T●t
             ,
             1.
             
             ●
             ,
             Tom.
             2
             ,
             p
             ,
             8●
             ,
             129
             .
             1●9
             ,
          
           An
           436
           ,
           
             The
             4.
             
             Councell
             of
             C●rthage
             Can.
             14
             ,
             to
             26
             ,
          
           An
           
             450
             ,
             Pope
             Leo
             the
          
           1.
           Epist
           Docret
           :
           8●
           .
           c
           ,
           2.
           
           Pri●as●u●
           in
           P●il
           .
           1
           ,
           1.
           
             1
             Tim.
             3.
             
             &
             Tit.
             1
             &
             Apoc.
          
           2
           ,
           Anno
           500
           Rem●giu●
           in
           P●il
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           &
           1
           
             Tim.
             3
             ,
          
           An
           :
           550.
           
           Isidor
           P●l●siota
           Epist.
           l
           ,
           
             2
          
           :
           Epist.
           125
           ,
           l
           ,
           3
           ,
           Ep.
           223
           An
           
             600
             Gregory
             first
          
           :
           Pa●●o●alis
           cu●a
           lib
           pa●●
           2
           ,
           ●6
           ,
           Epist.
           l
           ,
           
             7
             ,
          
           Epist.
           117
           ,
           Moral●um
           l
           ,
           ●4
           ,
           c
           ,
           29
           ,
           30
           ,
           l
           ,
           20.
           c
           28
           ,
           l.
           ●●
           .
           c
           23.
           &
           〈◊〉
           1●●
           in
           Evang●l●a
           .
           4●●
           30
           ,
           Isi●d●●●●palensis
           O●iginum
           l
           ,
           7
           ,
           c
           12
           ,
           l
           ,
           ●
           ,
           ●
           5
           ,
           &
           de
           Ecclesiasticis
           〈◊〉
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           c
           71
           An.
           657.
           
           
             The
          
           
             b
          
           
             councell
             o●●●ispalis
             2
             Can.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             An
             :
             790
             ,
             Eli●s
             ●retensis
             Coment
             :
             in
             Nazianzen
             Orationes
             fo●e
             repeated
             ,
          
           An
           
             ●16
             .
             The
          
           
             c
          
           
             Counsell
             of
          
           A●en
           
             under
             Lewes
             the
             podly
             ,
             c
             ●
             ,
             8
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
          
           Anno
           
             840
          
           Rh●ba●us
           M●uru●
           de
           universo
           l
           ,
           45
           ●
           ,
           ●●Matth
           
             .
          
           l
           ,
           5
           ,
           c.
           16
           ,
           Tom.
           5
           ,
           p
           ,
           ●●
           ,
           ●n
           ●pist
           .
           Pa●●●
           l
           ,
           19.
           in
           Phil.
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           l
           ,
           23
           ,
           in
           
             1
          
           Tim.
           3
           ,
           l
           ,
           25
           ,
           in
           Tit.
           1
           ,
           Tom.
           5
           ,
           p
           ,
           455
           ,
           456
           ,
           498
           ,
           499
           ,
           521
           ,
           522
           ,
           523
           ,
           De
           institu●●ons
           Clericorur●
           l
           ,
           ●
           ,
           ●
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           Tom
           :
           
             6
             ,
          
           p.
           5
           ,
           
             6
             ,
          
           Haymo
           Halberstatensis
           ,
           in
           
             Phil.
             1.
             
             ●
             ,
          
           &
           
             Tit.
             1
             ,
          
           An
           560.
           
           (
           )
           
             The
             12
             Councell
             of
             Toledo
             ,
             Can
             :
             8
             ,
          
           A●●la●i●s
           Fortunatus
           
             d
          
           Ecclesiastic●●
           Ofsi●●s
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           c
           ,
           
             13
             ,
          
           Anno
           1050
           ,
           Pecumen●a
           in
           A●●a
           
             Apost
          
           :
           5
           
             15
             ,
             &
             2
             ,
             in
             Phil
             :
             1
             ,
             1
             Tim:
             3
             ,
             &
             Tit
             :
             1
             ,
             fol
             ,
             79
             ,
             586
             ,
             655
             ,
             683
             ,
             Anno
             1070
             ,
          
           Theophylact.
           
             Com
             :
             in
             Act
             :
             20
             ,
             17●
             28
             ,
             in
             Phil
             :
             1
             ,
             1
             ,
             1
             ,
             Tim:
             3
             ,
             &
             Tit
             :
             1
             ,
             p
             ,
             517.576
             ,
             600
             ,
             801
             ,
          
           Anno
           1●00
           ,
           
             Conradus
             Bruno
             ,
          
           in
           
             Phil
             :
             1
             ,
             1
             ,
             1
             Tim:
          
           3
           ,
           
             Tit
             :
             1
             ,
             Anno
             1130
             ,
             Barnard
             De
          
           Consideratione
           ad
           Eugenium
           l.
           2
           ,
           34
           ,
           Epist.
           42
           ,
           Serm●
           23
           ,
           25.
           
           &
           77.
           
           Super
           ●anti●●
           De
           laudibu●
           Maria
           ,
           Homil
           1
           &
           Concio
           in
           Concilio
           Rhemensi
           ,
           &
           ad
           Past●●●s
           S●r●●
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           THE
           THIRD
           SQVADRON
           .
        
         
           THe
           third
           Squ●dron
           is
           constituted
           of
           forraigne
           Cannonists
           ,
           and
           Popish
           Schoolemen
           ,
           w●iters
           and
           Councels
           from
           the
           Yeare
           of
           our
           Lord
           1100
           till
           this
           present
           :
           as
           
             I●o
             Carna●●nsis
             D●
             .
             ●al●lu●●
             pa.
          
           ●5
           .
           c
           ,
           ●8
           ,
           59.72
           ,
           1●●
           .
           143.144
           .
           Peter
           Lombard
           Sententiarum
           
             l
             ,
             4.
             distin●
             .
             24.
             I.
             K.
             L
             ,
             m●
             &
             Comen●a●i●m
          
           Phil.
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           Tit
           :
           1.
           
           &
           1
           ,
           Tim:
           
             3
          
           Gratian
           the
           
             g●ea●
             Can●onist
          
           distinctio
           18
           ,
           21
           ,
           22
           ,
           23
           ,
           24
           ,
           25
           ,
           39
           ,
           50
           ,
           60
           ,
           61
           ,
           62
           ,
           63
           ,
           64
           ,
           65
           ,
           6●
           ,
           67
           ,
           68
           ,
           80
           ,
           93
           ,
           95
           ,
           Causa
           2
           ,
           qu.
           7
           ,
           Causa
           24
           ,
           qu
           ,
           3
           ,
           Hugo
           Ca●dinalis
           in
           Phil
           :
           ●
           ,
           1
           ,
           Tit
           :
           1
           ,
           &
           1
           :
           Tim:
           3
           ,
           Aquinas
           secund●
           secundae
           ,
           qu
           :
           ●4
           ,
           Ar
           :
           6
           ●rg
           :
           1.
           
           Supplementum
           in
           tertiam
           p●rtem
           qu
           :
           37
           ,
           Art
           7
           Durandus
           in
           l
           ,
           4
           ,
           Sentent
           :
           Distinct
           :
           24.
           qu
           :
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           &
           Rational
           Divinorum
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           Iohannis
           Parisiensi●
           ,
           de
           potestate
           Regia
           &
           Pap●li
           apud
           
             mo●●●um
          
           de
           Ecclesia
           c
           ,
           11
           ,
           &
           Catalogum
           Testium
           veritatis
           p
           ,
           525
           )
           Carthusi●●
           Ca●etan
           and
           
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             O●dina●y
             glosse
          
           in
           Acts
           15
           ,
           &
           c
           ,
           20
           ,
           17
           ,
           28
           ,
           Phil
           :
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           Tim:
           ●
           Tit
           ,
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           7
           ,
           cardinalis
           Arelatensi●
           apud
           
             AEneam
          
           Sylvium
           de
           Gestis
           Concilij
           Basiliensis
           l.
           1
           ,
           p
           ,
           27
           ,
           28
           ,
           29
           ,
           Alvarus
           Pelagius
           de
           Plainetu
           Ecclesia
           ●
           ,
           1
           ,
           Art
           :
           70.
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           Art
           1
           to
           17
           ,
           Panormitam
           c
           ,
           4
           ,
           de
           Consuetudine
           ,
           Anselmus
           Lucensis
           Collectanea
           Can
           :
           l.
           ●
           ,
           c.
           
           87
           &
           127
           :
           G●egorius
           Tholosamus
           ,
           Polycarp
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           Tit
           :
           19
           ,
           &
           39
           ,
           Iohn
           Thiery
           Glos●a
           in
           G●ationum
           distinct
           :
           95
           ,
           cap
           olim
           ,
           
             with
             all
             other
             Glosses
             and
             Canonists
             on
             that
             Text
             He●●i●us
             Gorichen
             .
          
           in
           l
           ,
           4
           ,
           Sentent
           :
           Distinct
           :
           24●
           Astensis
           Summa
           pars
           2
           l
           ,
           6
           ,
           Tit
           :
           2
           ,
           Artic
           :
           2
           ,
           Angelus
           de
           claucisio
           Summa
           Angelica
           Ordo
           1
           ,
           
             The
          
           
             e
          
           
             councell
             of
             Lingon
             ,
          
           Anno
           1404
           ,
           
             &
             of
             Paris
          
           Anno
           1557
           Duarenus
           de
           sacr
           :
           Eccle
           :
           injust
           l
           ,
           1
           ,
           c
           ,
           7
           ,
           Onus
           
             Eccl●sia
          
           c
           ,
           14
           ,
           to
           27
           ,
           
             Nicholas
             Cusa●●●
          
           de
           conco●di●
           Catholic●
           ,
           l.
           2
           ,
           c.
           13.
           
           Alphonsus
           a
           C●st●o
           advers
           ,
           〈◊〉
           Sit
           ●piscopus
           ,
           Michael
           Medina
           de
           sacro
           h●m
           O●ig
           ,
           et
           continetia
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             ●spenca●●
          
           in
           1
           Tim.
           c
           3
           ,
           Digressio●●m
           in
           Tim
           ,
           ●
           1
           c
           :
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3●
           and
           in
           Tit
           ,
           1
           ●
           ,
           ●
           The
           Rhemist
           ;
           ●nnot●tion
           ;
           on
           Acts
           〈◊〉
           sect
           4
           and
           in
           Tim
           
             4.
          
           Phil
           ,
           1.
           1
           ,
           ●it
           .
           1
           ●●
           ,
           I●●obus
           Fabor
           in
           1
           ,
           Tim
           ,
           ●
           &
           ,
           4
           ●
           &
           Tit
           1.
           Sixtus
        
         
           Sevensi
           ,
           Bibl
           
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           l
           ●
           ,
           Anno
           32●
           ,
           Azo●ius
           M●●●lium
           :
           p●r●
           ,
           2
           l
           ,
           3
           c
           ,
           1●●
           Buoniu●
           An●u●ll
           Eccles
           ,
           ●om
           1.
           p
           ,
           5●●
           Iacobus
           de
           Gr●ss●s
           d●s●●lionum
           Au●●carum
           par●
           ,
           2
           l
           ,
           1
           c
           9
           :
           11
           ,
           5
           ,
           ●
           ,
           9
           ,
           1●
           ,
           14
           16
           ,
           l
           ,
           
             3
             ,
          
           c.
           
           12
           ,
           11
           ,
           3.4
           .
           Pet●●s
           B●●sseldin
           ,
           ●uchy●idion
           ,
           
             Te●●●giae
          
           P●storalis
           p●●s
           ,
           1
           c
           ,
           15.
           with
           other
           
             Pontis●●●ans
          
           though
           sundry
           else
           of
           them
           are
           the
           greatest
           s●icklers
           for
           
             ●●is●op●ll
             M●●●●ne
          
           of
           Pu●pose
           to
           adv●nce
           the
           
             〈◊〉
          
           Suprem●cy
           with
           the
           Parity
           of
           
             Bishops
          
           and
           P●esbiters
           
             Iu●●
             D●●m●
             ,
          
           ●sterly
           subverts
           and
           ruine●●
           I
           shall
           close
           up
           this
           Squ●dr●n
           with
           the
           ●●e
           Authorities
           of
           some
           Semi●●●
           Priests
           in
           
             En●land
             .
          
           As
           namely
           of
           
             Ni●c●●las
             Smi●h
             ,
          
           in
           his
           modest
           and
           b●iefe
           discussion
           of
           certaine
           Assertions
           which
           are
           taught
           by
           Mr.
           
           Doctor
           
             ●●l●ison
          
           in
           his
           Treatise
           of
           the
           ●cclesiasticall
           
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           where
           thus
           he
           determines
           ,
           
             *
          
           I
           judge
           is
           no
           rashnes
           to
           affirm
           that
           since
           
             England
          
           enjoyed
           a
           
             Bis●●p●
          
           (
           to
           wit
           a
           
             Po●●s
             ●ishop●
          
           to
           confirme
           the
           Papists
           ,
           and
           controll
           the
           P●iests
           ,
           namely
           
             Rich●●d
             bis●op
          
           of
           
             Ch●lced●●
          
           created
           the
           generall
           
             ●ishop
          
           and
           superintend●nt
           ,
           both
           of
           
             England●
          
           and
           
             Scotland
             ,
             by
             Pope
             Vrbaus
          
           speciall
           
             Bull
             ,
          
           dated
           the
           4th
           
             .
          
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           Anno
           1625.
           
           The
           Coppy
           whereof
           you
           shall
           ●ind
           printed
           ,
           in
           
             Censura
             Proposition●m
             qua●undam
             &c.
             per
             sacram
             facultatem
             Theolog●a
             Parisi●nsis
             factae
             
             Pa●isiis
             ,
          
           1631
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           63
           ,
           64
           ,
           65
           :
           that
           more
           damage
           hath
           happened
           to
           the
           Catholikes
           in
           generall
           by
           reason
           of
           discord
           ,
           and
           frequent
           losse
           of
           charity
           ,
           then
           they
           have
           received
           benefit
           ,
           by
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           Con●irmation
           onely
           conferred
           on
           some
           few
           .
        
         
           That
           all
           holy
           men
           have
           exceedingly
           e●deavoured
           to
           s●un
           such
           an
           high
           dig●ity
           .
        
         
           That
           a
           Bishop
           is
           in
           a
           State
           which
           presupposeth
           but
           yet
           gives
           not
           perfection
           :
           which
           the
           State
           of
           Religion
           ,
           not
           onely
           presupposeth
           but
           giveth
           .
        
         
           That
           a
           vow
           not
           to
           receive
           a
           Bishopricke
           is
           valid
           and
           sacred
           .
        
         
           That
           ●o
           desi●e
           a
           Bishopricke
           even
           for
           that
           which
           i●
           best
           in
           it
           ,
           to
           wit
           for
           the
           good
           of
           soules
           according
           to
           St
           :
           
             Thom●s
             s●cunda
             s●●u●da
             ,
          
           que
           185.
           
           Art
           ,
           1
           ,
           seemes
           to
           be
           presumpti●n
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           some
           who
           stick
           not
           to
           say
           (
           and
           that
           commonly
           )
           it
           is
           a
           mo●tall
           sinne
           .
        
         
           That
           these
           ●ropositions
           following
           are
           strange
           ,
           idle
           ,
           and
           absurd
           .
        
         
           That
           it
           is
           
             d●
             iure
             divin●
             ,
          
           and
           that
           the
           law
           of
           God
           is
           ,
           that
           every
           particular
           Church
           (
           as
           
             England
          
           is
           )
           ought
           to
           have
           a
           Bishop
           .
        
         
           That
           without
           a
           Bishop
           
             England
          
           were
           not
           a
           particular
           Church
           .
        
         
           That
           unlesse
           every
           particular
           Church
           hath
           its
           Bishop
           or
           Bishops
           ,
           the
           whole
           and
           Vnive●sall
           Church
           could
           not
           be
           )
           as
           Christ
           hath
           instituted
           it
           )
           an
           Hierarchie
           composed
           of
           divers
           particular
           Churches
           .
        
         
           That
           without
           a
           Bishop
           we
           cannot
           have
           con●irmation
           &c.
           
        
         
           All
           which
           principles
           (
           saith
           hee
           )
           are
           worse
           then
           the
           concultion
           it selfe
           and
           demonstrated
           by
           us
           (
           to
           ●it
           in
           that
           Treatise
           )
           to
           have
           no
           foundation
           at
           all
           .
        
         
           Thus
           this
           Popish
           Priest
           who
           proving
           that
           the
           
             Church
          
           of
           
             England
          
           may
           well
           subsist
           without
           a
           
             Popish
             Bishop
          
           to
           sway
           and
           order
           it
           ;
           grants
           that
           it
           may
           doe
           the
           like
           without
           our
           Protes●ant
           
             Prelates
             ,
          
           and
           that
           plainly
           resolves
           that
           it
           is
           not
           from
           any
           divine
           law
           or
           institution
           ,
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           should
           have
           any
           Bishop
           at
           all
           to
           govern
           it
           .
           
             Daniell
             a
             Iesu
          
           another
           Priest
           ,
           and
           a
           Reader
           of
           Divinity
           thus
           seconds
           him
           ,
           in
           his
           Apologie
           for
           the
           proceeding
           of
           the
           holy
           see
           
             Apostolike
             ,
          
           as
           to
           the
           government
           of
           the
           catholickes
           in
           
             England
          
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Persecution
           
             *
          
           That
           it
           is
           most
           false
           and
           of
           dangerous
           consequence
           ,
           that
           a
           particular
           Church
           cannot
           be
           without
           a
           Bishop
           :
           That
           Gods
           law
           requires
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           that
           there
           be
           som●
           Bishops
           in
           the
           Church
           to
           wit
           so
           many
           ,
           that
           there
           bee
           no
           danger
           ,
           that
           the
           whole
           Order
           should
           suddainly
           be
           taken
           away
           by
           their
           deaths
           and
           so
           dispersed
           through
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           all
           Christians
           may
           bee
           sufficiently
           provided
           of
           learned
           and
           vertuous
           Priests
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           be
           done
           the
           law
           of
           God
           is
           satisfied
           although
           there
           be
           no
           Bishops
           in
           
             F●ance
             ,
             Spaine
             ,
          
           or
           ,
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           Give
           me
           there●o●e
           a
           mul●itude
           of
           Christians
           how
           great
           soever
           who
           want
           not
           a
           Bishop
           to
           ordaine
           Priests
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           boldly
           affirm
           that
           there
           is
           n●
           need
           that
           the
           governour
           of
           that
           society
           should
           be
           a
           Bi●●op
           .
        
         
           Yea
           let
           us
           suppose
           the
           Ordina●ion
           o●
           Priests
           and
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Chu●ch
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           necessary
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           presently
           it
           followes
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           need
           the
           universall
           Church
           should
           bee
           governed
           by
           Bishops
           who
           are
           superior
           to
           Priests
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Persecution
           it
           is
           neither
           good
           ,
           nor
           convenient
           ,
           nor
           any
           solace
           or
           comfort
           to
           the
           Church
           to
           have
           a
           Bishop
           .
        
         
           That
           tho●e
           who
           of
           Bishops
           are
           made
           Religious
           persons
           may
           be
           said
           in
           some
           sort
           to
           fly
           ●igher
           ,
           and
           not
           at
           all
           to
           descend
           .
        
         
           That
           if
           the
           Catholickes
           of
           
             England
          
           should
           yeeld
           to
           this
           motion
           (
           name●y
           to
           receive
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Chalcedon
          
           as
           their
           p●oper
           Pastor
           and
           Bish●p
           they
           could
           by
           no
           meanes
           excuse
           themselves●
           from
           being
           worthy
           of
           that
           reprehension
           which
           the
           
             C●rinthians
          
           received
           from
           Saint
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           namely
           ,
           that
           they
           rashly
           ,
           and
           indiscreetly
           ,
           put
           themselves
           into
           subjection
           that
           they
           should
           bestow
           their
           temporall
           goods
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           could
           exspect
           no
           reward
           from
           God
           ,
           as
           exercising
           humility
           ,
           Obedience
           ,
           Pat●ence
           ,
           for
           which
           no
           crowne
           of
           Righteousnesse
           is
           prepared
           :
           yea
           that
           they
           may
           by
           their
           
           blind
           receiving
           o●
           him
           (
           though
           by
           the
           Popes
           owne
           Bull
           and
           authority
           )
           expose
           themselves
           to
           manifest
           perill
           by
           falling
           into
           mortall
           sinne
           &c.
           
        
         
           These
           Positions
           of
           theirs
           were
           publikely
           taught
           and
           maintained
           by
           many
           other
           Priests
           both
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
          
           as
           appeares
           by
           the
           censure
           of
           the
           faculty
           of
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           and
           
             Nicholas
             I●
             Maistre
          
           his
           
             Instauratio
             antiqui
             Principatus
             Episcoporum
             Parisijs
          
           1633.
           
           Written
           upon
           this
           occasion
           in
           answer
           of
           these
           Treatises
           and
           some
           others
           .
           Some
           of
           which
           Propositions
           though
           they
           were
           censured
           as
           Eronious
           ,
           by
           the
           faculty
           of
           the
           Divine●
           of
           
             Paris
             .
             Anno
          
           1631.
           through
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Chalcedon
             ,
          
           as
           striking
           at
           the
           Popes
           Supremacy
           and
           the
           Bishops
           Hierarchie
           ,
           yet
           in
           all
           that
           censu●e
           ,
           I
           finde
           not
           one
           passage
           of
           Scripture
           produced
           to
           prove
           them
           contrary
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           therfore
           that
           censure
           of
           theirs
           not
           much
           to
           be
           regard●●
           .
        
      
       
         
           THE
           FOVRTH
           SQVADRON
           .
        
         
           THe
           4th
           Squadron
           consists
           of
           Forraigne
           Protestant
           Churches
           and
           writers
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           muster
           &
           ranke
           in
           order
           according
           to
           their
           antiquities
           as
           neare
           as
           I
           may
           .
        
         
           I
           shal
           begin
           with
           the
           
             VValdenses
             Taborites
             Albigenses
             &
             Au●●ites
             ,
          
           (
           whose
           opinions
           and
           resolutions
           touching
           these
           particulars
           are
           registred
           at
           large
           ,
           by
           AEneas
           Sylvias
           :
           histor
           ,
           Bohemiae
           c
           ,
           35
           ,
           by
           Renaerus
           contr
           :
           Waldenses
           lib
           ,
           c
           ,
           6.
           
             by
          
           Refutatio
           :
           Waldensuim
           ,
           Bibl.
           
           Patrū
           .
           Tom.
           13
           ,
           p.
           383
           ,
           
             by
          
           Thomas
           Waldenses●
           operum
           .
           Tom.
           1
           ,
           l
           ,
           3
           ,
           Arti
           ,
           c●
           29
           ,
           30
           ,
           31
           ,
           32
           ,
           Tom
           ,
           2.
           de
           Sacramento
           ordinis
           c.
           
           117
           ,
           118
           ,
           &
           Tom
           ,
           ;
           ,
           c
           ,
           60
           ,
           61
           ,
           62
           ,
           by
           Alphonsus
           de
           castro
           adversus
           hereses
           ,
           Tit
           ,
           Episcopus
           ,
           &
           de
           Sacramento
           ordinis
           ,
           
             by
          
           Illiritus
           Catalogus
           Testium
           veritatis
           ,
           p
           ,
           426
           ,
           433
           ,
           445
           ,
           by
           Mr.
           Iohn
           Fox
           Acts
           and
           Monnments
           p
           ,
           210
           ,
           Albertus
           Pighius
           Hierarch
           .
           Eccles.
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           c
           ,
           10
           ,
           Gersomus
           Bucerus
           de
           Gubernatione
           Ecclesiae
           p
           ,
           599●
           600
           ,
           601.
           
           Marsilius
           Patavimus
           ,
           (
           Anno
           1320
           )
           
             seconds
             them
             in
             his
          
           Defensoris
           Paris
           pars
           2
           ,
           c.
           15
           ,
           16
           ,
           17
           ,
           18
           ,
           19
           ,
           20
           ,
           and
           who
           Ann●
           1330
           )
           
             is
             backed
             by
          
           Michall
           Cezenas
           ,
           Henricus
           de
           Iota
           ,
           Nicholaus
           orem
           ,
           Ioannes
           ,
           de
           
             Ianduno
             Petrus
             de
             Corbaria
             ,
             Ioannes
             de
          
           Polaco
           ,
           Iohn
           of
           Castele
           ,
           ●rancis
           de
           Archatara
           ,
           and
           divers
           
             others
             of
             tha●age
             Witnesse
             ,
          
           Extravagant
           ,
           Ioannis
           23
           Antoninus
           quarta
           pars
           ,
           Summe
           ,
           Catalogus
           ,
           Testium
           veritatis
           p
           ,
           512
           ,
           524
           ,
           525
           ,
           529
           ,
           Fox
           Acts
           ,
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           ,
           358
           ,
           359
           360.
           with
           others
           AEtates
           Ecelesiae
           written
           about
           that
           time
           ,
           c.
           2
           Registred
           in
           Catalogo
           Testium
           veritatis
           p
           ,
           453
           ,
           454●
           &
           Laurentius
           Valla
           ,
           The
           restorer
           of
           the
           Elegance
           of
           the
           Latine
           tongue
           ,
           succeed
           next
           in
           order
           .
           Annotationes
           in
           Act.
           c.
           15
           ,
           &
           c
           ,
           20
           ,
           in
           1
           Tim:
           3
           ,
           &
           Tit.
           1
           ,
           Ioh●
           Hus
           ,
           and
           Hierome
           of
           Prague
           ,
           two
           learned
           Godly
           Martyrs
           ,
           tread
           in
           their
           footsteps
           witnes
           AEneas
           Sylvius
           Histor●
           Bohem
           c
           ,
           35
           ,
           Fox
           Acts
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           55●
           ,
           559
           ,
           &
           Gerson
           Bucerus
           de
           Gubernati●n●
           Ecclesiae
           p.
           602
           ,
           603
           ,
           After
           
           
           
           these
           successively
           ensued
           Ioannis
           Lu●atwitz
           in
           Confessione
           ●a●oratrum
           contr.
           Roke●zanum
           c
           ,
           13
           ,
           apud
           Lidij
           Walde●
           .
           siam
           p
           ,
           53
           ,
           Erasmus
           of
           Rot●●rdam
           ,
           Annota●
           ,
           &
           pa●●pht
           .
           in
           Act
           1●
           ,
           in
           1
           Tim:
           3
           ,
           &
           4
           ,
           Phil.
           1
           ,
           Tit
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           ●et
           .
           5
           ,
           Scholia
           in
           ●pist
           :
           ●ieronym
           :
           〈…〉
           ,
           &
           adversus
           a●●●ert●m
           〈◊〉
           :
           Martin
           Luther
           ,
           in
           ●salm
           .
           2
           ,
           ●●
           ,
           &
           134
           ,
           in
           Epist.
           ad
           Gal●●es
           〈…〉
           1
           ,
           
             Art●
          
           15
           ,
           The
           Synod
           of
           ●e●icon
           ,
           
             Artic
             :
          
           6●
           The
           Synod
           of
           Modis●a●ia
           .
           
             Ar●●c
          
           :
           8
           ,
           11
           ,
           12
           ,
           
             &
             G●rs●m
             Buc●r●●d
             〈◊〉
             :
             E●●●●siae
             ,
             p
             ,
          
           370
           ,
           373
           ,
           374
           ,
           4●●
           ,
           49●
           ,
           500
           ,
           51●
           ,
           518.575
           ,
           616
           .
           61●
           ,
           618
           ,
           C●ristian
           the
           3
           ,
           King
           of
           Denmarke
           ,
           
             Anno
          
           1537●
           and
           the
           whole
           State
           of
           Denma●●e
           together
           with
           ●Gus●
           〈◊〉
           Cricus
           ●ing
           of
           Sweden
           ,
           about
           the
           same
           ●ime
           who
           s●ppressed
           ,
           banished
           ,
           and
           hanged
           ,
           up
           the
           Lordly
           Bishops
           ,
           of
           their
           Re●lms
           ,
           a●
           false
           Traitors
           ,
           and
           Rebels
           contrary
           to
           Chists
           ins●itution
           ,
           and
           having
           no
           foundation
           in
           the
           word
           of
           God
           .
           
             Cl●●trae●s
          
           Cl●r●n
           :
           Saxon
           
             l
             ,
          
           6.
           
             p.
          
           49.
           
             l●
          
           7
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           219
           .
           2●●
           .
           
             l●
          
           9.
           
             p
             ,
          
           259
           ,
           261
           ,
           262
           ,
           263
           ,
           270
           ,
           279
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           10
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           297
           ,
           309
           ,
           311
           ,
           340
           ,
           341
           ,
           342
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           12
           ,
           
             p.
          
           358
           ,
           359
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           13
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           388
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           14
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           407
           ,
           421
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           15
           ,
           
             p●
          
           433
           ,
           434.
           
           
             Philip
             Melan●●hon
             ,
             A●gam
             &
             Respons●
             Pezel
             pa●●
          
           7●Com●
           
             in
          
           1
           
             Cor
             :
          
           4
           ,
           
             Et
             dis●utatio
             d●
             Politia
             Ecclesias●ica
             &
             d●
             coni●g●o
             Sacerdotum
             Oecolampa●ius
             in
             Rom
             :
          
           12
           ,
           
             ●ald●i●us
             ●●●nglius
             in
             Amica
             s●a
             Parenaesi
             a●
             Commun●m
             Helve●iorum
             ●mitatem
             operum
             .
             Tom.
          
           1.
           
             p
             ,
          
           115
           ,
           117
           ,
           
             in
             P●●l
             .
          
           1.1
           ,
           
             Tom.
          
           3
           ,
           
             p●
          
           504.
           
           
             Opus
             Articulor●m
             Artic.
          
           34●
           36
           :
           
             Francis
             Lambert
             ,
          
           his
           
             Summa
             Ch●i●●iani●atis
             .
             Anno
          
           1536.
           
           
             Pr●sat
             Mr.
             Balli●ger
             in
             Act.
          
           20
           ,
           v
           ,
           28
           ,
           
             &
             decad.
          
           5.
           
           
             Ser
          
           :
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           
             Brentius
             Apol.
             〈◊〉
             wettemb
             :
             c
             ,
          
           21.
           
           
             Pellican●s
             in
             Mat.
             c.
          
           16
           ,
           
             &
          
           18
           ,
           
             in
             Act
          
           :
           16
           ,
           
             &
          
           20.
           
           
             Mustulus
             loc●rum
             Com.
             locut
             de
             Ministris
             verbi
             D●i
             .
             p.
          
           596.597
           ,
           598.
           
           
             Mr.
             Iohn
             Calvin
             Instij●
             l
             ,
          
           4
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           3
           ,
           
             sect.
          
           8
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           4
           ,
           
             sect
             ,
          
           2
           ,
           
             in
             Phil
             ,
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             Tim.
          
           3
           ,
           8
           ,
           
             Ti●●
          
           1
           ,
           5.7
           ,
           
             Antidotum
             Concilij
             Tridentin●
             Ses.
          
           7
           
             de
             Conformation●
             Martin
             B●cer
             ,
             de
             vt
             &
             usu
             Ministerij
             ,
             &
             in
             Ma●th
             .
          
           16
           ,
           
             Araetius
             Problem
             :
             Lo●us
             de
             O●si●ijs
             Eccles.
             
             ●●
             Pi●l
             ,
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             in
          
           1
           
             Tim●
          
           3
           ,
           
             &
          
           4●
           
             &
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           7.
           
           Mr.
           
             Ralph
             G●●l●her
             ,
          
           on
           Acts.
           20.
           verse
           ●8
           .
           Phil.
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           Tim.
           3.
           
           Tit
           ,
           1.5.7
           .
           
             M●rtin
             Chem●●tius
             Examen
             ●on●ilij
             Trid●●t
             pars
             .
          
           2
           ,
           
             de
             Sac●amento
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           223
           ,
           224
           :
           
             Innocentius
             Gentiletus
             ,
             exam●●●on●ilij
             Trid●nt
             :
             Ibid
             Ioa●nis
             Ma●o●
             ,
             Kin●sius
             &
             Ma●lorat
          
           on
           
             Phil.
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             Tim.
             
          
           ●
           ,
           
             Ti●
             .
          
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           7
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           20
           ,
           28.
           1
           
           
             Pet
             ,
          
           5
           ,
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           〈…〉
           2
           ,
           ●
           ,
           8
           ,
           
             &
             in
          
           〈…〉
           ;
           c
           ,
           53
           ,
           〈…〉
           5
           ,
           ●
           ,
           14
           ,
           
             &
             Co●●●
          
           3
           ,
           
             c●
          
           3
           ,
           
             〈…〉
             &
             lig●
             in
          
           4
           
             P●aecept
             :
             Defide
             c
             ,
          
           25
           ,
           
             s●ct
             .
          
           9
           ,
           
             &
             in
             P●●l
             .
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             ●yperius
             in
             Tit
             ,
          
           1
           ,
           17
           ,
           
             &
             d●
             M●th●do
             T●●ologi●
             l
             ,
          
           3
           ,
           
             Matthi●s
             Ill●rieus
             Clavis
             S●ripturae
             .
             Tit
             Presbiter
             ,
             Catalogus
             Testi●m
             Ve●ita●●s
             p
             ,
          
           426
           ,
           433
           ,
           445
           ,
           512
           ,
           524
           ,
           525
           ,
           529
           ,
           553
           ,
           554
           ,
           488
           ,
           528
           ,
           
             &c.
             
             〈…〉
             &
             Basilius
             Faber
             ,
             Centur
             :
             Eccles
             :
             Magd●
          
           1
           ,
           
             l
             ,
          
           2
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           7
           ,
           
             Col
             ,
          
           530
           ,
           531
           ,
           507
           ,
           508
           ,
           
             Cent.
          
           1.
           
             c
             ,
          
           ●
           ,
           
             Col
             ,
          
           125
           ,
           126
           ,
           
             Centu●
          
           4
           ,
           
             c.
          
           5
           ,
           
             de
             haresibus
             ,
             &c
             ,
          
           10
           ,
           
             Peter
             Martyr
             Loca●●m
             com●
             Tom
             ,
          
           1.
           
           
             Glass
             ,
          
           4
           ,
           
             ●ocus
          
           6
           :
           
             Tom
             ,
          
           2
           ,
           
             d●
             Eucharistia
             locu●
          
           1.
           
           
             Obiect
             ,
          
           50
           ,
           
             Virellas
             Religioni●
             Christi
             co●pendium
             l
             ,
          
           3
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           11
           ,
           
             ●os●annus
             in
             Tit
             ,
          
           1
           ,
           5.
           7
           ,
           
             Heming●us
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             May●●
             ,
             in
             Phil
             ,
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             Tim:
          
           3
           ,
           
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           7.
           
           
             Antonis
             Sad●el
             ad
             Repetita
             Tarriani
             Responsio
             p
             ,
          
           50
           ,
           51
           ,
           61
           ,
           
             De
             Legitim●
             voca●ione
             Pas●oram
             p
             ,
          
           66
           ,
           
             to
          
           88
           ,
           
             ad
             Repeti●●
             Tu●riani
             locus
             ,
          
           12
           ,
           
             p
             ,
          
           406
           ,
           to
           500
           ,
           
             Pezelius
             .
             A●gum
             &
             Respons
             .
             pars
          
           7
           ,
           
             de
             Ordin
             ministr.
             .
          
           in
           
             Argument
          
           1
           
             Cos●●r
             ●levian
             in
             Pi●l
             :
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             &
             Theodoret
             Beza
             de
             dibes●●s
             ministrorum
             grad●●as
             cont●a
             Sarabiam
             &
             Annotat.
             in
             Phil
             :
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             &
             Tit
             :
          
           1.
           5
           ,
           7
           ,
           
             Viret●s
             de
             Minis●●is
             Verbi
             Dei
             ,
             &
             Sacram
             :
             l
             ,
          
           11
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           19
           ,
           
             &
             de
             Adulterinis
             Sa●ram
             Stephanus
             Ezegedim●s
             locorum
             Com
             de
             Ministr
             :
             Sab
          
           4
           ,
           
             p.
          
           202
           :
           
             Lavather
             in
             Ezech
             com
          
           10
           ,
           
             George
             So●i●●●
             Methodo
             Theologia
             ,
             P●scator
             Theses
             Theologi●
             locus
          
           23
           :
           
             Thes
             :
          
           50
           ,
           
             in
             Act
             :
          
           20
           ,
           28
           ,
           
             P●il
             ,
          
           1.
           1
           ,
           1
           
             Tim.
          
           3.
           
           
             &
          
           4
           :
           
             Tit.
          
           1.5
           ,
           7
           
             Iunius
             Controa●ares
          
           5
           
             lib.
          
           1.
           
             c
             ,
          
           14.
           
             n
          
           2
           .
           15●
           23
           ,
           
             c
             ,
          
           25.
           
             n.
          
           4.14
           .
           
             Contr.
          
           3.
           
             l.
          
           1.
           
             c.
          
           8.
           
             n
          
           24●Contr●●
           .
           
             l
          
           1.
           c.
           5.
           
             n.
          
           24.
           
           
             Morney
          
           Lord
           of
           
             P●essa
             Tractatus
             de
             Ecclesia
             c
          
           11
           
             Holan●●
             Syntagin●
             Theologiae
             l.
          
           7
           ,
           ●
           .
           11
           ,
           
             Bucanus
             loc.
          
           42.44
           .
           
             Theodorus
             Biblainder
             in
             Chromagr
             .
             
             Arinis
             Scult●tus
             Paraus
             ,
             Selneccorus
             ,
             Tossian●●
             An●onius
             Fayus
             ,
             Io●nnis
             M●d●●lne●●s
             Eilhard●s
             Lubmus
             ,
             George
             VVeinrichus
             ,
             ●●d●ous
             willichus
             ,
             Cosma●
             Megalianus
             Th●m●s
             Ven●torius
             Fredericus
             Baldwenus
             ,
             &
             G●o●ge
             De●vadius
             on
             Phil.
          
           1
           ,
           1.1
           .
           
             Tim.
          
           3.
           
           
             &
          
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           
             Tit.
          
           1.5.7
           .
           
             De
             o●ficio
             &
             jus●i●
             Mi●istorum
             .
             &
             speculum
             S●●●rdot●
             Carolus
             M●linaeus
             Comment
             in
             Edict●●●
             .
          
           2
           ,
           
             Cont●
             pa●nas
             datus
             &
             abus●●
             Papa●●m
             p.
          
           148
           ,
           
             to
          
           1●6
           
             Petrus
             Molmeus
             de
             vo●a●ion●
             Mini●tror●m
          
           l
           ,
           1
           ,
           c
           ,
           7
           ,
           l
           ,
           2
           ,
           c
           ,
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           l
           ,
           3
           ,
           c.
           
           6
           ,
           3
           ,
           8
           ,
           Daniell
           Chamierus
           
             Pa●stratiae
             ,
             Catholica
             .
             Tom
             ,
          
           2
           
             De
             O●●um
             :
             Pon●if
          
           l
           ,
           10
           ,
           c
           ,
           6
           ,
           l
           ,
           9
           ,
           c
           ,
           14
           ,
           15
           ,
           Gersom
           Bucerus
           de
           Gubernatione
           
             E●clesiae●
             M●●●l●
             ,
          
           1618
           ,
           (
           in
           answer
           to
           Bishop
           Downhams
           Sermon
           ,
           ●nd
           his
           defence
           thereof
           ,
           never
           yet
           replied
           to
           ,
           the
           best
           and
           learnedest
           Treatise
           ext●nt
           of
           this
           Subject
           )
           with
           infinite
           others
           
             (m)
          
           
             Doctor
             Reynolds
          
           (
           the
           greatest
           bookeman
           of
           his
           age
           or
           since
           )
           confessing
           that
           all
           learned
           men
           in
           forraigne
           Nations●
           that
           he
           had
           read
           ,
           and
           m●ny
           more
           (
           no
           doubt
           )
           which
           he
           had
           not
           re●d
           ,
           treating
           of
           this
           Subject
           did
           all
           co●sent
           in
           this
           particular
           of
           the
           Parity
           of
           Bishops
           and
           Presbyters
           ,
           by
           Gods
           law
           ,
           and
           divine
           institution
        
         
           To
           these
           I
           might
           add
           many
           s●ottish
           writers
           a●
           Mr.
           Iohn
           Knox
           in
           the
           troubles
           of
           
             Frank●ord
          
           in
           his
           History
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           &
           in
           his
           godly
           Letter
           to
           the
           faithfull
           Mr.
           
             Robert
             Ro●●●
          
           :
           Comment
           in
           Ephes
           :
           4
           ,
           
             the
             whol●
             Synod
             of
             F●●se
          
           An
           1591
           ,
           &
           Patricke
           Ad●mso●Arch-Bishop
           of
           St
           
             An●rewes
          
           his
           Polinody
           therein●Andrew
           
             M●lium
             ,
          
           in
           his
           
             M●s●
             ,
          
           Patricij
           :
           Adamsoni
           Palniodia
           ,
           &
           
             Cels●
             Commis●ionis
             A●●omia
             ,
          
           printed
           Anno
           1620.
           
           Altare
           Damascenum
           .
           A
           protestation
           .
           and
           Tre●tise
           from
           
             Scotl●●d
          
           Printed
           1608.
           
           
             VVilliam
             Cooper
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Gall●●a●
          
           in
           his
           Sermon
           before
           the
           States
           Anno
           1606.
           
           The
           review
           of
           the
           Synod
           of
           
             Perth
             ,
          
           with
           sundry
           others
           concurring
           in
           the
           selfe
           same
           jud●ment
           with
           all
           eage●nesse
           that
           may
           be
           .
        
      
       
         
           THE
           FIFTH
           SQVADRON
           .
        
         
           THe
           5.
           
           Squadron
           is
           compacted
           and
           made
           up
           of
           our
           owne
           domesticke
           writers
           ,
           Martyrs
           ,
           Authors
           ,
           aswell
           ancient
           as
           Modern
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           here
           digest
           i●to
           a
           Chronologicall
           order
           .
           Anno
           390
           ,
           we
           have
           
             Sedulius
             Scotus
          
           in
           1
           Tim
           ,
           3
           ,
           &
           Tit●
           1
           ,
           Bibl.
           
           Patr.
           Tom.
           5
           ,
           pars
           3
           ,
           p
           ,
           516.
           b.
           519.
           g●
           h.
           
             An.
          
           5●0
           
             Gilda●
          
           in
           his
           
             Acris
             co●●eptio
          
           Cleri
           
             Angli●
          
           720
           :
           Venerable
           ●eda
           in
           acta
           Apost
           ●
           ,
           20
           ,
           Tom
           :
           5
           ,
           Col
           :
           657
           ,
           Anno
           790
           ,
           Alcuminus
           de
           Divinis
           officijs
           c
           ,
           35
           :
           16.
           
           Col
           ,
           1082
           ,
           108●
           ,
           Epistola
           108
           ,
           ad
           sparatu●●
           Comment
           in
           5
           Ioan
           l
           ,
           5●
           Cap
           :
           25
           ,
           Col.
           547
           ,
           548
           ,
           549
           ,
           Anno
           1080
           :
           Anselme
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Canterbury
           
             (n)
          
           stiled
           the
           Pope
           of
           the
           other
           world
           by
           Pope
           
             Vrb●n
          
           himselfe
           )
           Comme●t
           in
           Ephes.
           4
           ,
           Tom
           :
           2
           ,
           p
           ,
           280
           ,
           in
           Phil
           :
           1
           ,
           
             in
          
           1
           
             Tim.
             3.4
             .
             &
             Titus
          
           1
           
             ibid
             p.
          
           295
           ,
           356
           ,
           357
           Anno
           1140
           
             Iohn
             Saresbury
             com
             .
             in
             Phil.
             1.
             
             Tit●
             1●
             &
          
           1.
           4
           ,
           1
           
             Tim.
             
          
           ●
           .
           3
           &
           de
           Nuges
           Curialium
           l
           ,
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           17
           ,
           &
           23
           ,
           Anno
           1160
           ,
           Petrus
           Blesensis
           de
           I●stitutione
           Episcop
           ,
           Tractatus
           &
           Epistola
           
           18
           ,
           22
           ,
           25
           ,
           43
           ,
           64
           ,
           Anno
           12
           40
           ,
           Alexander
           Alensis
           Summa
           Theologia
           pars
           
             4.
          
           qu.
           26
           ,
           n.
           8
           ,
           9.
           
           Artic.
           1.
           &
           in
           1
           Tim.
           8.
           
           &
           Tit.
           1
           ,
           An
           :
           1280.
           
           Richadus
           de
           media
           Villa
           .
           in
           l
           ,
           
             4.
             
          
           Sent
           :
           Distinct
           .
           24.
           
           Anno
           1320.
           
           William
           Occham
           in
           Catalogo
           Testium
           veritaris
           p
           ,
           524
           ,
           525
           ,
           589.
           
           &
           Foxe
           ,
           Acts
           ,
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           ,
           358.
           
             359
             ,
          
           360.
           
           Nicholas
           Lyra
           ,
           in
           Act
           :
           20
           :
           Phil.
           
             1
             ,
          
           1.
           Tim.
           ●
           ,
           Tit.
           1
           ,
           &
           
             1.
          
           Pet
           :
           5
           ,
           Anno
           1350
           ,
           Richard
           Fitz-ralph
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Ardmagh
           ,
           and
           Primate
           of
           all
           
             England
             ,
          
           Responsio
           ad
           quest
           .
           Armenorum
           l
           :
           ●1
           ,
           c.
           1
           ,
           to
           7.
           &
           apud
           Thomam
           Waldensem
           Tom.
           
             3.
          
           c.
           60.61
           ,
           62
           ,
           63.
           
           &
           Catalogum
           Testium
           Veritatis
           p
           ,
           52
           S.
           Robert
           Holcot
           in
           l
           ,
           
             Sapienti●
          
           Sect.
           77
           &
           163.
           
           An.
           1380.
           
             our
             Famous
             English
          
           Apostle
           Iohn
           Wickliff
           Dialogorum
           l
           ,
           4
           ,
           c.
           15.16
           ,
           17
           ,
           18.26
           ,
           apud
           Thomam
           Waldensem
           Tom
           ,
           1
           ,
           l
           ,
           
             3
             ,
          
           Artic
           .
           3
           ,
           c●
           29
           ,
           30
           ,
           31
           ,
           32.
           
           Tom.
           2
           de
           Sa●cramento
           ordinis
           c
           ,
           117
           ,
           118.
           
           Tom.
           3
           ,
           c
           ,
           60
           ,
           61
           ,
           62
           ,
           63.
           
           Thomam
           Walsinghamum
           :
           hist.
           Angliae
           p.
           299●303
           
             ,
             304
             ,
          
           &
           Fox
           Acts
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           ,
           
             414
          
           Geofry
           Chancer
           the
           P●oughmans
           tale
           patt
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           Pierce
           Plowman
           passus
           
             23
             ,
          
           Anno
           
             1390
          
           William
           Swinderbg
           Martyr
           .
           Fox
           Acts
           ,
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           ,
           430.
           431
           ,
           434.
           
           See
           the
           Epistle
           of
           
             Lucifer
          
           to
           the
           Prelates
           &c
           ,
           written
           about
           that
           age
           (
           thought
           to
           bee
           his
           )
           Anno
           1391
           ,
           Walter
           Brute
           Martyr
           ,
           Ibid
           p.
           439.
           
           Anno●
           2425.
           
           Sir
           Iohn
           Old-Castle
           ,
           the
           Lord
           C●bham
           Martyr
           .
           Fox
           Ibid
           p
           ,
           517
           ,
           518
           ,
           522
           ,
           All
           the
           Disciples
           of
           Wicklif●e
           in
           that
           age
           ,
           Walsingham
           hist.
           
             Anglia
          
           p
           ,
           372.
           
           &
           Antiqu
           ,
           
             Ecclesia
             ,
          
           Brit
           ,
           p
           ,
           302
           ,
           Anno
           1430
           ,
           Alexander
           Fabritius
           destructorium
           viviarum
           pars
           4
           ,
           c
           ,
           8
           B
           ,
           5
           ,
           14.
           
           C
           ,
           c.
           21
           ,
           B.
           C.
           I
           ,
           c.
           22.
           
           D
           ,
           pars
           5
           ,
           c
           ,
           2
           ,
           E
           ,
           I
           ,
           l
           ,
           c
           ,
           14
           :
           A
           pars
           5.
           c
           ,
           2
           ,
           L.
           pars
           ,
           6.3
           ,
           Iohn
           de
           B●rgo
           ,
           Pupilla
           Oculi
           pars
           ,
           6
           7
           ,
           c.
           
           ●
           ,
           C
           ,
           D
           ,
           William
           Lyndewood
           Provinc
           .
           Constit
           ,
           l
           ,
           3
           ,
           Tit.
           de
           vita
           &
           honestate
           Clerìcorum
           f
           ,
           86
           ,
           cap
           ,
           Ordinis
           ,
           Iohn
           de
           Aton
           Constit.
           Othonis
           de
           officio
           Archiepisc.
           f.
           44.
           c
           ,
           Archiepiscopum
           Reginald
           Peacocke
           
             Bishop
             of
          
           Chichester
           ,
           Anno
           1457.
           de
           AEqualitate
           Ministrorum
           lib.
           apud
           
             Balaum
          
           Cent
           ,
           8
           ,
           Scriptorum
           Brit
           ,
           c
           ,
           ●19
           .
           Anno
           1536
           ,
           Iohn
           Lambert
           Martyr
           ,
           Fox
           ,
           Acts
           ,
           and
           Monuments
           p
           ,
           
             1009
             ,
             1016
             ,
          
           Cuthbert
           Tonstall
           Bishop
           of
           Duresme
           ,
           and
           Iohn
           Stokes
           by
           Bishop
           of
           London
           ,
           in
           their
           Epistle
           to
           Cardinall
           
             Poole
             ,
             Fox
          
           p.
           972
           ,
           9●3
           .
           &
           in
           
             Thomas
             B●con
          
           his
           reports
           of
           certain
           men
           vol
           ,
           
             3
             ,
          
           fol.
           267
           ,
           
             VVilliam
             Tyndall
          
           Martyr
           .
           Obedience
           of
           a
           Christian
           man
           in
           his
           workes
           p
           ,
           
             114
             ,
          
           124.
           
             133
             ,
          
           192
           ,
           185.
           
           The
           practise
           of
           Popish
           Prelates
           p.
           342.343.354
           .
           &
           in
           Fox
           p.
           986.
           
           Anno
           1537.
           
           
             Thomas
          
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           
             Edward
          
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Yorke
           ,
           
             Iohn
          
           Bishop
           o●
           London
           ,
           
             Cut●bert
          
           Bishop
           of
           Durham
           ,
           
             Stephen
          
           Bishop
           of
           Winchester
           ,
           
             Robert
          
           Bishop
           of
           Carlile
           ,
           
             Iohn
          
           Bishop
           of
           Exeter
           ,
           
             Iohn
          
           Bishop
           of
           Lincolne
           ,
           
             Iohn
          
           Bishop
           of
           Bath
           ,
           
             Rowland
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Coven●●y
          
           and
           Lichfield
           ,
           
             Thomas
          
           Bishop
           of
           Ely
           ,
           
             Nichola●
          
           Bishop
           of
           Salisbury●Iohn
           Bishop
           of
           Bangor
           ,
           
             Edward
          
           Bishop
           of
           Hereford●Hugh
           Bishop
           of
           Worcester
           ,
           
             Iohn
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Ro●hester
             ,
             Richard
          
           Bishop
           of
           Chichester
           ,
           
             VVilliam
          
           Bishop
           of
           Norwich
           ,
           Robert
           Bishop
           of
           Assaph
           .
           
             Robert
          
           Bishop
           of
           Landaffe
           ,
           
             Richard
             VVolman
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           Sudbury
           ,
           
             VVilliam
             Knight
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           
             Richmond
             ,
             Iohn
             Bells
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           Glocester
           ,
           
             Edward
             Bonner
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           
             Leicester
             ,
             VVilliam
             Skippe
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           Dorcet
           ,
           
             Nicholas
             Heath
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           
             Stafford
             ,
             Cuthb●rt
             Marshall
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           
             Vottingham
             Richard
             Corren
          
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
             VVilliam
             Cliffe
             ,
             Geoffry
             Dowes
             ,
             Robert
             Oking
             ,
             Ralph
             Bradford
             ,
             Richard
             Smith●
             Symon
             Matthew
             ,
             Iohn
             Pryn
             ,
             VVilliam
             Buokmaster
             ,
             VVilliam
             May
             ,
             Nicho●as
             VVottin
             ,
             Richard
             Cox
             ,
             Iohn
             Edmunds
             ,
             Thomas
             Robertson
             ,
             Iohn
             Baker
             ,
             Thomas
             Barrett
             ,
             Iohn
             Hase
             ,
             Iohn
             Tyson
          
           Doctors
           ,
           and
           Professors
           of
           Divinity
           and
           of
           the
           Civill
           and
           Canon
           Law
           ,
           with
           the
           whole
           convocation
           house
           and
           Clergie
           of
           
             England
          
           in
           their
           Booke
           intituled
           the
           institution
           of
           a
           Christian
           man
           dedicated
           by
           them
           to
           King
           
             Henry
          
           8.
           
           Printed
           
             cum
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           subscribed
           with
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           names
           ,
           and
           ratefied
           by
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           of
           32
           
             H
             ,
          
           8
           ,
           c.
           
           26.
           chap
           ,
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           order
           fol.
           48.
           &c
           ,
           an
           excellent
           place
           Anno
           1538.
           
           
             Robert
             Barnes
          
           Doctor
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           Martyr
           in
           his
           workes
           ,
           p.
           210.
           
           Anno
           1540.
           
           
             VVilliam
             VVragh●on
          
           in
           his
           h●nting
           and
           finding
           out
           of
           
           the
           Romish
           
             Fox
          
           among
           the
           Bishops
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           dedicated
           to
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           8.
           and
           his
           rescue
           of
           the
           Romish
           Fox
           A
           Booke
           intituled
           The
           Image
           as
           well
           of
           a
           true
           Christian
           Bishop
           as
           of
           a
           counterfeit
           and
           Anti-christian
           Bishop
           ,
           printed
           about
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           
             Rode●icke
             Mors
          
           his
           Supplication
           or
           complaint
           to
           the
           ●arleament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           c.
           19.20
           .
        
         
           A
           supplication
           to
           King
           
             Hen●y
          
           the
           8.
           by
           a
           namelesse
           Author
           ,
           against
           Bishops
           their
           jurisdiction
           ,
           pride
           ,
           Lordlinesse
           ,
           and
           wealth
           ,
           
             Henry
             Stalbridge
          
           his
           exhortatory
           Epistle
           to
           his
           most
           deare
           Country
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           against
           the
           Pompous
           Bishops
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           as
           yet
           the
           true
           members
           of
           the
           great
           Antichrist
           of
           Rome
           ,
           their
           most
           filthy
           Father
           
             Lincolne
             Ridley
             ,
          
           his
           Exposition
           on
           Ihil
           .
           
             1.
             
             Iohn
             Frith
          
           a
           Pious
           learned
           Martyr
           ,
           his
           answer
           to
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Moore
             ,
          
           p.
           116.
           
           
             Nayler
          
           his
           answer
           to
           the
           epistle
           of
           the
           great
           Turke
           ,
           printed
           Anno
           
             1542.
             
             Iohn
             Bale
          
           afterward
           Bishop
           of
           Osgris
           ,
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           his
           image
           of
           both
           Churches
           ,
           on
           
             Apoc.
             c
             ,
          
           6
           ,
           f
           ,
           42
           ,
           9
           ,
           f
           ,
           56.65
           .
           c.
           13.
           f.
           105
           ,
           116
           ,
           118.
           c.
           
             14
             ,
          
           f.
           126.
           c
           ,
           15
           ,
           f
           ,
           150.
           c.
           17.
           f
           ,
           160.
           
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           8
           himselfe
           in
           his
           Book
           inscribed●
           A
           necessary
           erudition
           for
           any
           Christian
           man
           published
           with
           the
           advise
           and
           approbation
           of
           all
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           Clergy
           of
           
             England
          
           in
           their
           convocation
           and
           of
           the
           Lords
           Spirituall
           and
           temporall
           ;
           and
           nether
           house
           of
           Parliament
           with
           the
           Kings
           own
           Royall
           Epistle
           to
           all
           his
           loving
           Subjects
           before
           it
           Anno
           
             1545.
          
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Statute
           of
           32
           
             H.
          
           8.
           c.
           26.
           chap.
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           order
           Anno
           1551.
           
           The
           Book
           of
           Ordination
           of
           Ministers
           and
           Bishops
           confi●med
           by
           act
           of
           Parliament
           3
           Ed.
           6.
           c.
           12.5
           .
           &
           6.
           Ed.
           c.
           1.
           
           &
           8.
           
             Elizab
             .
          
           c.
           1.
           (
           which
           prescribed
           the
           1
           Tim.
           3.
           
           &
           Tit.
           1.
           to
           be
           read
           at
           the
           Ordination
           of
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           consecration
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           limits
           the
           selfe
           same
           forme
           of
           Ordination
           ,
           with
           the
           power
           of
           impesi●ion
           of
           hands
           both
           to
           Ministers
           and
           Bishop●
           )
           Anno
           1552.
           
           
             Iohn
             Hooper
             Bishop
          
           of
           
             Glocester
             ,
          
           a
           Martyr
           expition
           upon
           the
           8.
           
           Commandements
           ,
           and
           in
           Psalm
           23●
           p.
           
             40.
             
             Hugh
             La●ymer
          
           once
           Bishop
           of
           
             VVorces●er
             ,
          
           a
           Martyr
           in
           his
           Fourt●
           Sermon
           of
           the
           Plough
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           2.3.4
           .
           and
           6.
           
           Sermons
           before
           King
           
             Edward
          
           the
           6.
           
           Anno
           1●●5
           .
           
             I●hn
             Pove●
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             VVinchester
             ,
          
           in
           his
           Apologie
           against
           
             Thomas
             Martyr●
          
           c
           ,
           
             4.5
          
           .
           f.
           
             43.44.52.53.59
          
           Doctor
           Harpesfield
           Arch-Deacon
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Bradford
             Martyr
             ,
             Fox
          
           Acts
           ,
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           p
           ,
           1465
           ,
           Anno
           1558
           ,
           
             Thomas
             Bomb●edge
          
           Martyr
           ,
           Fox
           ibid
           p
           ,
           1856.
           
           
             Iohn
             Elmer
          
           (
           after
           Bishop
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           )
           in
           his
           Harborow
           for
           faithfull
           Subjects
           ,
           Master
           
             Bullingham
             ,
          
           (
           after
           Bishop
           of
           
             Lincolne
             .
          
           )
           in
           his
           Letter
           to
           Master
           
             Bull
          
           Det
           5
           .
           1●64
           .
           Master
           
             Thomas
             Becon
             ,
          
           in
           his
           cat●chisme
           ,
           in
           his
           workes
           dedicated
           to
           all
           ,
           the
           Bishops
           of
           
             England
          
           by
           name
           approved
           ,
           applauded
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           Printed
           
             Cum
             Privilegio
             London
          
           1562.
           vol.
           499.500
           .
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           Christ
           and
           Anti-christ
           .
           vol.
           
             3
             ,
          
           f
           ,
           409
           ,
           4010.
           sect.
           18.19
           ,
           
             Iames
             Pilkington
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Durham
             ,
          
           Exposition
           on
           Agge
           c
           ,
           1.
           verse
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.4
           ,
           9.12.13
           .
           c.
           2.
           v.
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           
             3.4.9.10.11
          
           .
           on
           
             Obidias
             v.
          
           7.8
           .
           and
           in
           his
           Treatise
           of
           bu●ning
           
             Paules
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           Incomparable
           
             Iohn
             Iuell
          
           Bishop
           of
           Salisbury
           ,
           defence
           of
           the
           Apologie
           of
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
          
           Edit
           ,
           16.10
           .
           part
           2
           ,
           cap
           :
           
             3
             ,
          
           divis
           :
           5.
           c
           :
           4
           :
           divis
           ,
           2
           ,
           cap
           ,
           5
           ,
           divis
           :
           
             1
             ,
          
           cap
           :
           7
           ,
           divis
           ,
           5
           ,
           cap
           ,
           9.
           divis
           :
           1
           ,
           p
           99.100
           ,
           101.196
           :
           202
           ,
           &c
           ,
           
             VVilliam
             Alley
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Exeter
             ,
          
           in
           his
           poore-mans
           Library
           ,
           part
           1
           ,
           
             Miscellanea
             Pr●lect
             ,
             3.
          
           f.
           95
           ,
           96.
           
           Printed
           
             cum
             Privilegio
          
           Edit.
           2.1571
           .
           
             Alexander
             Nowell
          
           Deane
           of
           
             Paules
             ,
          
           his
           Reproofe
           of
           
             Do●mans
          
           Proofe
           LONDON
           1565.
           
             cum
             privilegio
          
           f.
           43.44.45
           .
           Doctor
           
             Lawrence
             Humfryes
             Regiu●
          
           Professor
           of
           Divinitie
           in
           the
           Vniversity
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
             Puritano
             papismi
             Confu●atio
          
           :
           ad
           Rat
           .
           3.
           p.
           262.263
           Iohn
           Ke●ridge
           his
           Sermon
           on
           1
           ●im
           .
           3
           :
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           London
           1578
           ,
           
             Iohn
             VVhitgi●t
          
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Canterbury
           against
           Cart-wright
           ,
           p
           ,
           353
           ,
           Master
           Cart-wright
           in
           his
           second
           Replie
           against
           Whit-gist
           ,
           Anno
           1585.
           
           ●
           Tract
           ,
           .
           8
           ,
           of
           Arch-Bishops
           ,
           and
           Bishops
           p
           ,
           404
           ,
           to
           616.
           
           CONFVTATION
           
           of
           the
           Remish
           Testament
           on
           Acts.
           20.
           sect.
           4
           ,
           ●hil
           .
           1
           ,
           sect.
           1
           ,
           1.
           Tim.
           3.
           sect.
           2.
           Tit.
           
             1
             ,
          
           sect.
           2
           ,
           Doctor
           
             VVilliam
             Fulk
          
           against
           
             Brislow
          
           motive
           40
           against
           
             Gregory
             Martin
             ,
             London
             ,
          
           1583
           ,
           p
           ,
           172.
           
           Confutation
           of
           the
           Rhemi●●
           Testament
           ,
           on
           Tit.
           1
           ,
           sect
           2
           ,
           phil.
           1
           ,
           sect
           1.
           
           Master
           
             Iohn
             Foxe
          
           in
           his
           Acts
           and
           Monuments
           ,
           (
           prescribed
           to
           be
           had
           in
           every
           Arch-Bishop
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           Archdeacons
           ,
           Deanes
           ,
           and
           Prebend
           residentiaries
           house
           &
           in
           every
           Cathedrall
           and
           Collegiate
           Church
           by
           the
           
             Canon●
          
           made
           in
           the
           Synod
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           Anno
           1571
           )
           Edit
           1610
           ,
           p
           ,
           216
           ,
           358
           ,
           359.
           360
           ,
           414
           ,
           430
           ,
           432
           ,
           434
           ,
           439
           ,
           517
           ,
           518
           :
           599
           ,
           625
           ,
           961
           ,
           972
           ,
           1009
           ,
           1016
           ,
           1465
           ,
           1856
           both
           in
           the
           text
           and
           marginall
           Notes
           .
           Doctor
           
             VVilliam
             VVhittaker
             Regius
          
           Professor
           of
           Divinity
           in
           the
           Vniversity
           of
           
             Camb●id●●
             :
             Contra
             Duraum
          
           l
           ,
           6
           ,
           sect
           :
           19
           ,
           Responsio
           ad
           6
           ,
           Rationes
           camp●ani
           Rat
           :
           10.
           p
           ,
           122
           ,
           141
           ,
           Contr
           ,
           2
           ,
           q●
           .
           5.
           c
           ,
           7
           ,
           contr
           ,
           4
           ,
           qu
           ,
           1
           ,
           c
           ,
           1
           ,
           Master
           
             P●ilip
             Stu●t
             ,
          
           his
           display
           of
           corruptions
           neare
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           The
           ●ee
           hive
           of
           the
           Romish
           Church
           oft
           printed
           and
           lately
           reprinted
           Anno
           1635.
           passing
           on●
           most
           learned
           Doctor
           
             Iohn
             Rayn●lds
          
           in
           his
           conference
           with
           
             Hart
          
           Anno
           1584
           ,
           
             London
          
           1609
           c
           ,
           
             3
             ,
          
           divis
           :
           1.
           p
           ,
           100
           ,
           101.105
           .
           c
           ,
           4
           ,
           divis
           :
           2
           ,
           p
           ,
           122
           ,
           123
           ,
           c
           ,
           6.
           divis
           :
           p
           ,
           185.
           divis
           :
           
             3
             ,
          
           p
           ,
           218
           ,
           c.
           8.
           divis
           
             3
          
           p
           ,
           4●1
           ,
           divis
           :
           5
           ,
           p
           ,
           540
           ,
           541
           ,
           and
           his
           Letter
           to
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Knolles
             ,
          
           in
           refutation
           of
           Doctor
           
             Bancrof●s
          
           Sermon
           at
           
             Pauls-Crosse
          
           9.
           
           
             Feb.
          
           1588
           ,
           
             dated
             s●pt
             .
          
           19.
           1598
           
           Doctor
           
             A●dr●●willes
             Synopsis
             Papisini
             ,
          
           The
           5
           generall
           Controversie
           .
           Qu
           :
           
             3
             ,
          
           Doctor
           
             Thomas
             Bilson
             ,
          
           after
           Bishop
           of
           
             VVinchester
          
           in
           his
           true
           difference
           betweene
           Christian
           Subjection
           and
           unchristian
           Rebellion
           
             Oxon
          
           159●
           ,
           p
           ,
           125
           ,
           126.
           
           
             Iohn
             Bridges
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           his
           defence
           of
           the
           Princes
           Supremacy
           p.
           359.
           
        
         
           The
           Petition
           to
           Queen
           
             Elizabeth
             ,
          
           p
           ,
           7
           20
           ,
           21
           :
           
             Discursus
             de
             Gubernatione
             Ecclesiastica
             .
             Anno
          
           1584
           :
           
             Thoma●
             VVhete●sall
             ,
          
           his
           discourse
           of
           the
           corruptions
           now
           in
           question
           :
           
             London
          
           1607
           Doctor
           
             Richa●d
             Field
             ,
          
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           l.
           5
           ,
           c
           ,
           27
           ,
           Master
           
             Richard
             Hooker
             ,
          
           his
           Ecclesiasticall
           Polity
           ●●
           5
           ,
           sect
           ,
           7.
           
           ●
           ,
           Tho
           :
           Wilson
           his
           Christian
           Dictionary
           ,
           Title
           Bishop
           ,
           Doctor
           Henry
           Airay
           Sermon
           2.
           on
           Phil
           ,
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           Doctor
           
             Thomas
             Tailor
          
           in
           his
           Commentary
           upon
           Titus
           1
           v
           :
           5
           ,
           7
           :
           p
           ,
           121
           ,
           122
           ,
           Mr:
           Robert
           Parker
           De
           Politia
           Ecclesiastica
           Christi
           &
           Hiorarchia
           ,
           apposita
           1614
           ,
           a
           learned
           discourse
           
             Paul
             Bayne
          
           his
           answer
           to
           Bishop
           
             Down●ham
          
           his
           consecration
           Sermon
           ,
           Doctor
           William
           Ames
           ,
           in
           his
           Bellarminus
           enervatus
           .
           Printed
           by
           License
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           Anno
           1629.
           
           Tom
           ,
           2
           ,
           l
           ,
           3
           ,
           c
           ,
           3
           ,
           4●Iamss
           
             Peregrin
          
           his
           Letters
           Patents
           of
           the
           Presbitery
           Anno
           1632.
           
           Doctor
           
             Iohn
             Bastwicke
          
           his
           
             Flagollum
             Pontificis
             &
             Episcoporum
             La●ialum
             &
          
           his
           
             Apologeticus
          
           with
           above
           
             40
             ,
             Anonymous
          
           T●eatises
           that
           I
           have
           seene
           ;
           All
           these
           unamiously
           testifie
           ;
           that
           Bishops
           and
           Presbiters
           by
           Gods
           law
           and
           divine
           institution
           are
           all
           one
           equall
           and
           the
           same
           ;
           That
           the
           superiority
           of
           Bishops
           over
           other
           Ministers
           is
           only
           of
           humane
           and
           canonicall
           institution
           long
           afte●
           the
           Apostles
           most
           of
           them
           cōdemning
           it
           as
           Anti-christian
           ,
           unlawfull
           .
           Diabolical
           ,
           pernicious
           ,
           to
           Religion
           ,
           &
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           &
           the
           cause
           of
           all
           the
           tyranny
           ,
           schismes
           ,
           corruptions
           ,
           disorders
           ,
           errors
           ,
           abuses
           that
           now
           infest
           the
           Church
           or
           hinder
           the
           power
           ,
           the
           purity
           of
           Religion
           and
           progresse
           of
           the
           Gospell
           .
        
         
           To
           these
           I
           might
           accumulate
           the
           Statute
           of
           25
           ,
           
             H.
          
           8
           c
           ,
           19
           ,
           20
           ,
           21
           ,
           26
           ,
           
             H
             ,
          
           8.
           c
           ,
           1
           ,
           27
           ,
           
             H●
          
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           15
           ,
           31
           ,
           
             H.
          
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           9.10
           ,
           37
           ,
           
             H
          
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           17
           ,
           1
           ,
           Ed.
           6
           ,
           c
           ,
           21
           ,
           &
           2
           :
           Phil
           &
           Marie
           c
           ,
           8
           ,
           1
           Eliz
           c.
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           Eliz.
           c
           ,
           1
           ,
           8
           ,
           Eliz.
           c.
           1.
           
           The
           Patents
           of
           31
           H
           ,
           8
           ,
           pars
           4.
           to
           enable
           Bishops
           to
           consecrate
           Churches
           ,
           Chappels
           ,
           and
           Church-yards
           with
           the
           Kings
           License
           first
           obtained
           of
           36
           H.
           8
           pars
           13.
           to
           
             Robert
             Holga●e
          
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           to
           enable
           and
           authorize
           him
           to
           keep
           a
           Metropolicall
           visitation
           ,
           the
           Patents
           for
           the
           creation
           of
           the
           Bisho●rick●
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
             Glocester
             ,
             Bristol
             ,
             Peter●●roug●
             ,
          
           and
           
             VVestminster
             ,
             An.
          
           34
           ,
           &
           35
           ,
           H
           ,
           ●
           ,
           the
           Patents
           of
           
             Miles
             Goverdake
             ,
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Exeter
             ,
             Iohn
             Povet
          
           once
           Bishop
           of
           
             VVinchester
             ,
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Story
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Rochester
             ,
          
           5
           ,
           
             E.
          
           6
           ,
           pars
           
             Prima
             ,
          
           and
           of
           all
           the
           other
           Bishops
           made
           in
           his
           Raigne
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           Statute
           ,
           of
           1
           E.
           6
           ,
           c
           ,
           2.
           wiih
           all
           the
           High-Commission
           Patents
           grounded
           on
           1
           Eliz
           ,
           c.
           1.
           all
           which
           expresly
           resolves
           ,
           That
           all
           manner
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           Iurisdiction
           ,
           wherby
           Bishops
           are
           extinguished
           
           from
           ,
           and
           elivated
           above
           ordinary
           Ministers
           ,
           is
           wholy
           vested
           in
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           ,
           inseperably
           united
           and
           annexed
           to
           the
           imperiall
           Crowne
           of
           this
           Realme
           :
           that
           our
           Arch-Bishops
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           Arch-Deacons●
           and
           other
           ●cclesi●sticall
           Persons
           have
           no
           manner
           of
           jurisdiction
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           but
           only
           by
           ,
           under
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Kings
           Majesty
           ,
           that
           they
           ought
           to
           have
           the
           jurisdiction
           delegated
           and
           devided
           to
           thē
           by
           speciall
           Letters
           Patents
           and
           Commissions
           under
           the
           Kings
           great
           Seale
           to
           execute
           the
           same
           ,
           not
           in
           their
           owne
           names
           and
           right
           ,
           but
           only
           
             Nomin●
             vice
             ,
             Authoritate
             nostris
             Regijs
          
           (
           as
           King
           
             Edwards
             ,
          
           Patents
           run
           )
           in
           the
           Kings
           owne
           name
           right
           and
           Authority
           ,
           as
           his
           Officers
           and
           subs●itutes
           ,
           making
           out
           all
           their
           Proces
           ,
           Citations
           ,
           Excommunications
           ,
           Commissions
           o●
           Administration
           ,
           Probate
           of
           wills
           ,
           and
           writs
           of
           
             Iur●
             Patron●●us
          
           &c
           :
           in
           the
           Kings
           name
           only
           ,
           and
           under
           his
           Seale
           of
           Armes
           ,
           not
           their
           owne
           under
           paine
           of
           imprisonment
           and
           a
           premunire
           ;
           for
           the
           neglect
           and
           wilfull
           contempt
           whereof
           all
           our
           Bishops
           and
           their
           Officers
           have
           encurred
           severall
           Premunires
           to
           the
           forfiture
           of
           all
           their
           temporalities
           ,
           goods
           ,
           estates
           ,
           and
           liberties
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           may
           much
           enrich
           his
           Exchequer
           thereby
           .
        
         
           All
           which
           Acts
           and
           Patents
           judicially
           condemne
           and
           overturn
           our
           Bishops
           pretended
           superiority
           ,
           over
           their
           fellow
           Brethren
           by
           a
           divine
           right
           ,
           the
           very
           claime
           whereof
           alone
           makes
           them
           all
           liable
           to
           a
           Premunire
           and
           meer
           perjur'd
           persons
           both
           to
           God
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           beeing
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           very
           oath
           of
           Supremacy
           ,
           prescribed
           by
           1
           
             Eliz
             ,
          
           c
           ,
           1
           ,
           which
           every
           Bishop
           oft
           times
           takes
           ,
           and
           every
           graduate
           and
           Clergie
           man
           whatsoever
           who
           must
           either
           abjure
           this
           pretended
           
             Ius
             Divinum
          
           with
           which
           they
           would
           support
           the
           Hierarchie
           ,
           or
           prove
           :
           perjur'd
           disloyall
           Subjects
           to
           their
           Soveraigne
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           presented
           you
           with
           this
           large
           Catalogue
           of
           Authorities
           proving
           the
           parity
           ●quality
           ,
           and
           identity
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           Presbiters
           by
           divine
           right
           and
           institution
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           now
           challenge
           all
           our
           great
           swelling
           ●relates
           ,
           and
           their
           s●attere●s
           joyntly
           and
           severally
           (
           ●s●ecially
           the
           two
           Arch-Bishops
           who
           have
           made
           so
           many
           throsonicall
           bragg●s
           of
           the
           proofe
           of
           their
           divine
           Title
           in
           open
           Court
           befo●e
           thousands
           of
           people
           )
           to
           produce
           a
           contrary
           Catalogue
           of
           Auth●rities
           of
           thes●
           severall
           kinds
           eviden●ing
           thei●
           divine
           pretended
           right
           ,
           supe●io●ity
           and
           jurisdiction
           over
           other
           Minis●e●s
           ,
           ●f
           they
           are
           able
           to
           do
           it
           and
           to
           give
           a
           satisfactory
           ,
           answer
           to
           this
           Treatise
           ,
           I
           shall
           su●s●ib●
           to
           their
           opinion
           ,
           and
           recant
           what
           I
           have
           written
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           they
           cannot
           performe
           ●t
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           am
           certaine
           they
           are
           altogether
           unable
           )
           then
           let
           them
           retract
           their
           former
           vaine
           glorious
           vaunts●
           and
           abjure
           their
           pretended
           
             Ius
             Divinum
          
           by
           subscribing
           to
           that
           truth
           ,
           (
           which
           they
           are
           unable
           to
           contradict
           )
           and
           laying
           downe
           their
           Bishoprickes
           at
           (
           least
           their
           Rochests●
           )
           as
           they
           have
           oft-times
           solemnly
           protested
           they
           would
           doe
           .
        
         
           If
           they
           can
           or
           will
           doe
           neither
           ,
           they
           must
           give
           all
           the
           world
           leave
           to
           passe
           this
           censure
           on
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           they
           have
           neither
           that
           learning
           truth
           or
           honesty
           in
           them
           as
           hitherto
           they
           would
           make
           the
           world
           beleeve
           they
           had●
        
         
           And
           that
           they
           may
           have
           no
           starting
           hole
           to
           evade
           :
           I
           shall
           in
           as
           few
           words
           as
           may
           be
           ,
           answer
           what
           ever
           they
           can
           Object
           for
           themselves
           out
           of
           any
           undoubted
           A●tiquity
           which
           is
           but
           this●
        
         
           That
           
             Acce●s
          
           was
           bran●ed
           for
           an
           Hereticke
           by
           
             Epipha●i●s
          
           and
           
             Augu●tine
             ,
          
           
           for
           affirming
           Bishops
           and
           Presbiters
           to
           bee
           equall
           one
           to
           the
           other
           :
           by
           divine
           insti●ution
           :
        
         
           This
           is
           all
           that
           either
           the
           
             (o)
          
           Papists
           or
           
             (p)
          
           our
           Prelates
           do
           or
           can
           alleage
           for
           their
           Hierarchie
           out
           of
           the
           Fathers
           
           or
           Antiquity
           ;
           and
           this
           in
           truth
           is
           a
           good
           as
           nothing
           .
        
         
           For
           first
           this
           opinion
           of
           
             Aerius
          
           was
           never
           condemned
           as
           Hereticall
           ,
           by
           any
           Counsell
           or
           Father
           whatsoever
           ,
           but
           only
           by
           
             Epiphanius
             ,
          
           who
           alone
           is
           unsufficient
           to
           brand
           or
           make
           any
           man
           an
           Hereticke
           .
           Saint
           
             Augustine
          
           indeed
           (
           if
           the
           Booke
           be
           his
           cites
           this
           opinion
           of
           his
           ,
           out
           of
           
             Epiphanius
          
           in
           his
           Book
           
             de
             haeresibus
             ,
          
           c
           ,
           53
           ,
           yet
           he
           brands
           it
           not
           as
           an
           Heresie
           ,
           but
           stiles
           it
           
             Proprium
             Dogma
          
           in
           expresse
           termes
           to
           wit
           ,
           his
           proper
           assertion
           (
           and
           his
           owne
           too
           )
           taxing
           him
           only
           of
           Heresie
           for●siding
           with
           the
           
             Arrians
          
           in
           their
           branded
           heresie
           ,
           
             (q)
          
           
             Isiodor
             Hispalensis
          
           &
           
           
             Gratian
          
           reciting
           the
           Heresie
           of
           
             Arrius
          
           makes
           no
           mention
           a
           all
           either
           of
           this
           as
           an
           Heresie
           or
           error
           in
           him
           ,
           passing
           it
           over
           in
           silence
           and
           expresly
           averr●ing
           it
           thēselves
           as
           a
           truth
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           no
           ancient
           Counsell
           or
           Author
           whatsoever
           but
           
             Epiphanius
          
           branding
           it
           either
           for
           an
           heresie
           or
           Error
           .
           I
           see
           not
           well
           how
           it
           should
           be
           so
           esteemed
           .
        
         
           
           Secondly
           ,
           this
           hath
           been
           the
           constant
           received
           Doctrine
           both
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           Fathers
           and
           learned
           Orthodoxe
           writers
           ,
           in
           all
           ages
           as
           the
           precedent
           Catalogue
           witnesseth
           ,
           therefore
           no
           Heresie
           or
           Error
           ,
           as
           
             Epiphanius
          
           and
           some
           few
           of
           late
           (
           out
           of
           him
           alone
           )
           have
           rashly
           deemed
           it
           .
        
         
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           cannot
           properly
           be
           called
           an
           Heresie
           ,
           because
           the
           superiority
           of
           Bishops
           over
           other
           Ministers
           ,
           by
           a
           d●vine
           institution
           ,
           as
           no
           fundamentall
           point
           of
           faith
           ,
           neither
           hath
           it
           any
           foundation
           at
           all
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           elsewhere
           manifested
           .
           Therefo●e
           it
           is
           most
           absurd
           to
           call
           it
           an
           heresie
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           
             Epipha●ius
          
           there
           condemnes
           
           
             Aerius
          
           as
           much
           for
           reprehending
           and
           censuring
           Prayer
           for
           the
           dead
           ,
           as
           for
           affirming
           Bishops
           and
           Presbiters
           to
           bee
           equall
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           our
           Prelates
           must
           confesse
           (
           unlesse
           they
           renounce
           this
           Doctrine
           of
           our
           Church
           )
           was
           no
           Error
           or
           Heresie
           in
           
             Aerius
          
           but
           rather
           in
           
             Epiphanius
             ,
          
           why
           not
           therefore
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           
             Epiphanius
          
           himselfe
           doth
           not
           
           conde●ne
           
             A●rius
          
           his
           opinion
           in
           this
           particular
           for
           an
           Hereticko
           but
           onely
           as
           a
           fond
           opinion
           (
           as
           his
           words
           )
           
             E●
             quod
             tota
             res
             stu●titiae
             plena
             est
             apud
             prudentes
             manifestum
             est
             .
          
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           
             St.
             Hierom●
             Nazia●zen
             ,
             Basill
             
             Sedulius
             Ambrose
             ,
             Chrisostome
             ,
          
           and
           
             Augustine
          
           taught
           the
           same
           Doctrine
           that
           
             Aerius
          
           did
           ,
           at
           or
           about
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           but
           they
           were
           never
           taxed
           of
           Heresie
           or
           Error
           for
           it
           either
           then
           or
           since
           :
           why
           then
           should
           
             A●rius
          
           only
           be
           blamed
           who
           argues
           just
           as
           
             Hierome
          
           doth
           ,
           producing
           the
           same
           Sc●ipture
           to
           prove
           his
           assertion
           as
           
             Hierom●
          
           hath
           done
           in
           his
           Epistle
           to
           
             Evagrius
          
           &
           on
           Tit.
           
             1.
             
          
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           
             Epiphanius
          
           his
           refutations
           
           of
           
             Aerius
          
           his
           Arguments
           and
           opinion
           is
           very
           ridiculous
           ,
           false
           ,
           and
           absurd
           .
        
         
           For
           first
           he
           saith
           ,
           that
           Presbiters
           then
           had
           not
           the
           power
           of
           ordination
           ,
           neither
           did
           they
           use
           to
           lay
           on
           hands
           ,
           in
           the
           election
           and
           Ordination
           of
           Ministers
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           meere
           falshood
           ,
           as
           
             Hierom
             in
             Soph.
             c.
             
          
           ●
           .
           with
           the
           ●th
           .
           Counsell
           of
           
             Carthage
             ,
          
           witnes
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           elsewhere
           manifested
           at
           large
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           he
           saith
           that
           Presbiters
           had
           
           no
           voice
           in
           the
           Election
           of
           Bishops
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           which
           is
           
             (s)
          
           contrary
           to
           all
           Antiquities
           ,
           extant
           ,
           and
           a
           most
           palpable
           untruth
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           he
           saith
           that
           there
           were
           then
           more
           Bishops
           then
           Presbiters
           and
           men
           sufficient
           &
           worthy
           enough
           to
           be
           made
           Bishops
           but
           no●
           Presbyters
           ,
           and
           therfore
           the
           Apostle
           writing
           to
           the
           
             Philippians
          
           and
           others
           makes
           mention
           only
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           not
           of
           Presbyters
           ,
           because
           they
           had
           then
           Bishops
           but
           not
           Presbyters
           .
        
         
           A
           miserable
           ridiculous
           ,
           answer
           ,
           which
           subverts
           that
           he
           contends
           for
           ,
           and
           constitutes
           Bishops
           without
           any
           Ministers
           under
           their
           command
           or
           jurisdiction●
           whence
           it
           will
           necessarily
           follow
           .
           That
           seeing
           the
           Apostles
           instituted
           Bishops
           without
           Ministers
           under
           them
           ,
           a●d
           more
           Bishops
           then
           Presbiters
           ,
           there
           ought
           now
           to
           bee
           no
           Presbiters
           subject
           to
           Bishops
           ,
           but
           Bishops
           to
           be
           pl●ced
           in
           every
           church●
           without
           any
           Ministers
           under
           ●hem
           ,
           but
           Deacons
           only
           and
           more
           Bi●hops
           then
           Ministers
           ,
           which
           I
           presume
           the
           Lordly
           Prelates
           will
           not
           grant
           ,
           for
           this
           would
           over-turne
           
           not
           only
           their
           Lordships
           ,
           but
           their
           ●ioces●e
           and
           Episcopalities
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           he
           saith
           that
           the
           Apo●●les
           first
           constituted
           Bishops
           onely
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           with●ut
           Elders
           and
           then
           they
           afterwards
           elected
           Elders
           as
           they
           f●und
           them
           worthy
           ,
           which
           is
           contrary
           to
           St●
           
             t
          
           
             Ierome
          
           and
           ●ll
           antiquity
           averring
           that
           Elders
           were
           first
           ordained
           in
           euery
           Church
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
          
           14●
           23
           ,
           
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           afterward
           elected
           a
           Bishop
           out
           of
           themselves
           .
        
         
           
           Fifthly
           ,
           he
           saith
           that
           the
           Apostles
           used
           to
           write
           to
           the
           Bishops
           of
           one
           Church
           in
           the
           plurall
           number
           ,
           when
           there
           was
           but
           one
           Bishop
           there
           ,
           which
           is
           very
           improb●ble
           yea
           contrary
           of
           all
           other
           expositors
           ,
           on
           
             ●hil
             .
             ●
             .
          
           1.
           
             Tit.
             1
             ,
             5
             ,
          
           7
           ,
           
             Act.
          
           20
           ,
           17
           ,
           2●
           .
        
         
           
           Sixthly
           ,
           he
           peremptorily
           determines
           
             Timothy
          
           to
           be
           a
           Bishop
           which
           I
           have
           elsewhere
           proved
           false
           ,
           and
           f●om
           this
           false
           ground
           would
           prove
           Bishops
           and
           Presbiters
           distinct
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           he
           interprets
           an
           Elder
           
           in
           the
           1
           
             Tim.
          
           5.1
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           Presbiter
           which
           most
           Fathers
           else
           expound
           only
           to
           be
           an
           ancient
           man
           .
        
         
           
           Eightly
           ,
           he
           would
           prove
           
             Timothy
          
           a
           Bishop
           and
           Bishops
           to
           be
           Superior
           too
           ,
           and
           distinct
           from
           Presbiters
           ,
           because
           
             Paul
          
           exhorts
           him
           not
           to
           rebuke
           an
           Elder
           ,
           but
           to
           exhort
           him
           as
           a
           Father
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           receive
           an
           accusation
           against
           an
           Elder
           ,
           but
           under
           two
           or
           three
           witnesses
           ,
           which
           are
           grosse
           inconsequence
           (
           as
           I
           have
           else
           where
           manifested
           )
           so
           that
           
             Epiphanius
          
           whilst
           he
           goes
           about
           to
           prove
           
             Aerius
          
           his
           assertion
           still
           of
           folly
           steps
           into
           many
           Errors
           ,
           follies
           ,
           and
           absurdities
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           
           
             Bellarmine
          
           is
           inforced
           to
           confesse
           ,
           though
           desirous
           to
           make
           the
           best
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           then
           as
           all
           the
           forecited
           Authors
           in
           generall
           ,
           ●o
           in
           speciall
           ,
           
             Chemnitius
             examen
             Concilij
             Tridentini
          
           part
           4.
           
             de
             Ordinis
             ●acramento
             ,
             Danaus
             in
             Augustium
             de
             haresibus
          
           c.
           
           53
           ,
           
             Theodorus
             Bibliander
             ,
             in
             Chronagr
             .
             Bucanus
             l●corum
             com
             .
          
           c
           ,
           32
           ,
           
             Magdeburgenses
             cent
             .
             ●
             ,
             c.
             5.
             de
             haresibus
             Beza
             de
             diversis
             ministorum
             gradibus
          
           c
           ,
           22.
           
           
             Bersomus
             Bucerus
             de
             Gubernation●
             Ecclesia
          
           p
           ,
           2●●
           ,
           to
           29●
           .
           Bishop
           
             Io●●ll
          
           defence
           of
           the
           Apologie
           part
           2
           ,
           c.
           
           9.
           divis
           ,
           1.
           p
           :
           196
           202.
           
           Doctor
           
             Humphry
             conf●tat
             Puritan●
             ,
             Papismi
             ad
             Rat
             .
          
           3
           ,
           p
           ,
           261.262
           .
           Doctor
           
             VV●itake●
             c●ntr
             .
             Duraum
             l
             ,
          
           6.
           
             sect
             ,
             ●●
             ad
             ratio
             10
             Campiani
             Resp.
             Contr.
             lib.
             ●
             .
             qu.
             5.
             c.
          
           7.
           
           Doctor
           
             Fulke
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Cartwright
          
           confutation
           of
           the
           Remish
           Testament
           
             Phil.
             1.1
          
           .
           Bishop
           
             Bridges
          
           in
           his
           defence
           of
           the
           Princes
           Supremacy
           ,
           p.
           
             359.
             
          
           Doctor
           
             VVill●t
             Synopsis
             Papismi
             contr.
          
           8.
           
             qu.
          
           3.
           
             part
          
           2.
           Dr.
           
             Reynolds
          
           in
           his
           Letter
           to
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Knolls
          
           and
           
             to
             Michael
             Medina
          
           a
           Papist●de
           
             Sacr.
             hom
             Orig.
             l.
             1●
             c.
             5.
             
             &
             Doctor
             Armes
          
           in
           his
           
             Bellarminnus
             enarvatus
             Tom.
          
           2.
           
             l
             3
             c
             ,
             4.
          
           (
           to
           omit
           others
           )
           do
           all
           joyntly
           acquit
           
             A●●ius
          
           both
           ●rō
           the
           guilt
           of
           Heresie
           or
           Error
           ,
           in
           thi●
           very
           point
           ,
           and
           taxe
           
             Epiphanius
          
           for
           censuring
           him
           without
           the
           judgement
           of
           a
           Synod
           or
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           condemning
           his
           answers
           to
           
             Aerius
          
           his
           reasons
           as
           notoriously
           absurd
           &
           impertinent
           yea
           as
           foolish
           &
           Childis●
           worthy
           to
           be
           hissed
           and
           derided
           I
           shall
           therfore
           conclude
           as
           doth
           our
           learned
           
             w
          
           
             Whittaker
             ,
          
           in
           this
           case
           ;
           verily
           if
           to
           condemne
           prayers
           for
           the
           dead
           and
           to
           equ●ll
           Presbiters●
           with
           Bishops
           be
           hereticall
           .
           
             Nihil
             Catholicum
             esse
             potest
             ,
          
           Nothing
           can
           be
           Catholicke
           ,
           so
           farre
           as
           it
           from
           being
           either
           an
           Heresie
           or
           Error
           as
           o●r
           absurd
           Prelates
           and
           their
           Sycophants
           Pretend
           .
        
         
           If
           they
           object
           the
           Authority
           of
           
           
             x
          
           
             Ignatius
          
           that
           he
           advanceth
           Bishops
           above
           Presbyters
           commanding
           them
           to
           obey
           the
           Bishops
           as
           the
           Apostles
           obeyed
           Christ
           ,
           and
           willing
           the
           people
           to
           be
           subject
           to
           their
           Bishops
           as
           to
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           their
           Elders
           as
           to
           Christs
           Apostl●s
           :
           therfore
           in
           his
           daies
           Bishops
           were
           Superior
           to
           Presbiters
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           ,
           
           that
           these
           Epistles
           of
           
             Ignatius
          
           are
           false
           and
           spurious
           as
           many
           
             y
          
           of
           our
           learned
           men
           have
           proved
           at
           large
           ,
           therefore
           of
           no
           Authority
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           cleer
           by
           
             Acts
          
           10
           .
           2●Phil
           
             .
             1.
          
           1.
           
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5
           ,
           7.
           that
           in
           
             Ignatius
          
           his
           daies
           Bishops
           &
           Presbiters
           were
           all
           one
           both
           in
           Title
           ,
           office
           ,
           and
           jurisdiction
           :
           that
           there
           were
           many
           Bishops
           in
           every
           chiefe
           City
           and
           
           Church
           ,
           not
           any
           sole
           ●ishop
           paramount
           the
           Presbiters
           ,
           over
           one
           or
           many
           Churches
           :
           and
           that
           
             Dioc●san
          
           Bishops
           were
           instituted
           long
           after
           the
           Apostles
           and
           therefore
           after
           
             Ignatius
          
           his
           dayes
           (
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           Apostles
           age
           )
           as
           all
           Authors
           forecited
           accord
           and
           the
           whole
           Clergie
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           in
           their
           Institution
           of
           a
           Christian
           man
           dedicated
           to
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           8
           resolue
           in
           direct
           termes
           ,
           These
           Epistles
           therefore
           of
           
             Ignatius
          
           which
           spe●k
           of
           one
           Bishop
           in
           a
           ●hurch
           ,
           distinct
           ●rom
           and
           superior
           to
           Presbyters
           must
           needs
           be
           ●orged
           .
        
         
           Thi●dly
           ,
           
             Ignatius
          
           in
           these
           Epistles
           makes
           Bishops
           successors
           to
           Christ
           and
           to
           s●and
           in
           his
           stead
           ,
           and
           Presbyters
           to
           succeed
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           whereas
           all
           others
           ma●es
           them
           successors
           to
           the
           Apostles
           only
           ,
           not
           to
           Christ
           ,
           who
           
             z
          
           le●t
           no
           successor
           or
           Vicar
           generall
           behind
           him
           ,
           b●t
           
             a
          
           remains
           himselfe
           for
           ever
           the
           High-Priest
           ,
           chiefe
           Shepheard
           and
           Bishop
           of
           our
           S●ules
           ,
           and
           hath
           promised
           
             b
          
           to
           ●e
           with
           us
           alwaies
           even
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           :
           This
           therefore
           ma●es
           his
           Authority
           but
           suspici●us
           and
           co●te●ptible
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           
             Ignatius
          
           hath
           not
           o●e
           word
           in
           him
           that
           Bishops
           are
           superior
           to
           ●●e●biters
           ●y
           any
           divine
           l●w
           or
           i●stitution●
           (
           the
           thing
           in
           question
           )
           therefore
           his
           Authority
           (
           if
           ge●uine
           )
           proves
           nothing
           for
           the
           oposites
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           
             Igna●ius
          
           equals
           Bishops
           and
           Presbyters
           both
           in
           jurisdiction
           ,
           rule
           ,
           and
           Authority
           ,
           for
           
             ●pist
             .
          
           ●
           .
           ad
           
             ●ral●●anus
          
           he
           writes
           thus
           :
           ●ut
           be
           ye
           subject
           to
           the
           Presbyters
           as
           to
           the
           Apostles
           of
           Christ
           :
           for
           the
           Presbyters
           are
           a
           certaine
           conjoyned
           Sessions
           and
           ●ssembly
           of
           Apostles
           
             Epist.
          
           6.
           ad
           Magnesianes
           ●rebyteri
           president
           ●oco
           Sinatus
           Apostolis
           The
           ●resbyters
           rule
           in
           the
           place
           of
           the
           Senate
           of
           the
           Apostles
           .
           Epist.
           10.
           ad
           
             Symenses
             .
          
           Do
           ye
           al
           ●ollow
           the
           Colledge
           of
           the
           presbiters
           as
           Apostles
           :
           Now
           if
           Presbyters
           succeed
           the
           Apostles
           in
           the
           government
           o●
           the
           Church
           ,
           &
           al
           are
           to
           be
           Subject
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           follow
           them
           as
           Christs
           Apostles
           ,
           then
           certainely
           ●hey
           are
           equall
           at
           least
           to
           Bishops
           ,
           who
           at
           the
           highest
           are
           by
           Gods
           institution
           only
           to
           be
           obeyed
           and
           followed
           but
           as
           Christs
           Apostles
           not
           to
           be
           pre●erred
           before
           them
           ,
           if
           equalized
           with
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           proudest
           Prelate
           of
           them
           must
           acknowledge
           and
           and
           the
           
             c
          
           Fathers
           witnesse
           .
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           
             d
          
           
             Ignatius
          
           confesseth
           that
           the
           Churches
           in
           those
           dayes
           were
           not
           ruled
           by
           the
           Bishops
           as
           they
           are
           now
           but
           by
           the
           Colledge
           Senate
           and
           Synod
           of
           the
           Elders
           ,
           &
           communi
           Praesbyt●oum
           concilio
           as
           
             Hierome
          
           
             e
          
           and
           all
           other
           after
           him
           affirme
           the
           Presbiters
           therefore
           had
           then
           equall
           and
           joynt
           authority
           with
           the
           Bishops
           even
           in
           point
           of
           Iurisdiction
           &
           governments
           and
           did
           r●le
           and
           govern
           ,
           the
           Church
           in
           common
           with
           them
           ,
           therefore
           the
           Bishops
           were
           not
           then
           Lords
           Paramount
           ,
           as
           now
           they
           ma●e
           themselves
           ,
           but
           equall
           and
           one
           with
           them
           ,
           yea
           their
           Colleagues
           &
           companions
           as
           
           
             Ignatius
          
           and
           the
           
             g
          
           ●our●h
           counsel
           o●
           Ca●●h●ge
           stile
           thē
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           his
           words
           
             h
          
           that
           they
           sh●uld
           ●e
           s●bject
           to
           the
           Bishop
           as
           to
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           if
           rightly
           understood
           ma●e
           nothing
           for
           the
           Prelates
           Hiera●chie●●or
           Saint
           
             Paul
             Ephes.
          
           6
           ,
           5.6
           ,
           7.
           co●mands
           servants
           to
           be
           obedient
           unto
           them
           that
           are
           their
           Masters
           according
           to
           the
           flesh
           ,
           with
           ●eare
           and
           ●●embling
           in
           singlenes●e
           of
           heart
           as
           unto
           Christ
           ,
           not
           with
           eye-service
           as
           ●en
           pleasers
           but
           as
           the
           servants
           of
           Christ
           ,
           doing
           the
           will
           of
           God
           from
           his
           heart
           ,
           with
           good
           will
           ,
           doing
           service
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           men
           ,
           &c.
           
           Is
           therefore
           every
           Master
           a
           Bishop
           ,
           equall
           unto
           Christ
           ,
           and
           superior
           in
           inrisdiction
           and
           degree
           to
           Presbyters
           No
           ,
           So
           Polycarpus
           in
           his
           Epistle
           to
           the
           ●hilippians
           chargeth
           them
           
             i
          
           to
           be
           subiect
           to
           their
           Elders
           as
           unto
           God
           and
           Christ
           using
           the
           same
           words
           of
           Elders
           as
           
             Ignatius
          
           doth
           of
           Bishops
           .
           Are
           Pre●byters
           therefore
           Paramount
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           succes●o●s
           to
           Christ
           himselfe
           ?
           I
           trow
           not
           
             Ignatius
          
           his
           meaning
           therefore
           is
           not
           ,
           that
           Bishops
           are
           as
           high
           above
           Presbyters
           and
           the
           people
           as
           God
           and
           Christ
           are
           above
           the
           Apostles
           (
           as
           some
           
             k
          
           ambitious
           Prelates
           fansie
           )
           but
           only
           that
           we
           must
           obey
           Bishops
           
           in
           all
           things
           that
           they
           command
           and
           prescribe
           us
           out
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           as
           farre
           ●orth
           as
           we
           would
           obey
           God
           or
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           for
           he
           that
           heareth
           them
           ,
           heareth
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           hee
           that
           despiseth
           them
           ,
           despiseth
           God
           and
           Ch●ist
           himselfe
           .
           
             Luke
          
           10.16
           .
           1
           
             Thes.
          
           4●
           8.
           
           In
           this
           manner
           likewise
           are
           we
           to
           be
           subject
           to
           every
           Minister
           whatsoever●Heb
           
             .
          
           13.17.7.1
           
             Thes.
          
           2.13
           .
           This
           therefore
           proves
           nothing
           for
           the
           Prelates
           superiority
           over
           other
           Bishops
           ,
           especially
           since
           this
           
             Igna●●us
          
           himselfe
           Epist.
           5
           chargeth
           the
           
             Trallians
          
           to
           reverence
           De●cons
           (
           in●e●●or
           to
           ●resbyters
           )
           as
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           whose
           Vicars
           they
           are
           .
           As
           for
           those
           extravagail
           expressions
           of
           
             Ignatius
          
           
             l
          
           Episcopus
           typum
           Dei
           Patris
           ●mnium
           ge●ut
           ,
           quid
           enim
           aliud
           est
           Episcopus
           quam
           is
           qui
           ●mni
           ●●incipatu
           &
           protestate
           Superior
           est
           &
           quod
           homini
           licet
           pro
           viribus
           imitator
           Christi
           Dei
           factus
           ,
           (
           and
           the
           
             m
          
           like
           )
           on
           
             n
          
           which
           same
           ground
           both
           the
           Popes
           and
           Prelates
           Monarchie
           ,
           they
           are
           so
           ridi●ulous
           ,
           ●alse
           ,
           ambitious
           ,
           and
           hyperbolical
           ,
           as
           favor
           neither
           of
           
             Ignatius
          
           or
           any
           Christian
           ,
           but
           rather
           of
           a
           meere
           papall
           and
           Anti-christian
           spirit●
           discovering
           these
           Epistles
           to
           be
           none
           of
           his
           ,
           and
           those
           ●rela●ts
           who
           ass●me
           these
           speeches
           to
           themselues
           to
           be
           
             o
          
           none
           of
           Christs
           
             Mat.
          
           11.29
           .
           All
           which
           considered●
           this
           forged
           A●tiquity
           will
           stand
           thē
           in
           no
           stead
           at
           all
           ,
           to
           prove
           them
           superior
           or
           distinct
           from
           Presbyters
           by
           any
           diuine
           institution
           ,
           and
           other
           Antiquity
           ,
           making
           for
           them
           I
           find
           not
           extant
           .
        
         
           That
           Presbyters
           and
           Bishops
           by
           Gods
           law
           and
           Ordination
           are
           both
           one
           and
           the
           same
           &
           of
           equall
           authority
           and
           jurisdiction
           as
           all
           these
           authorities
           resolve
           ,
           I
           shall
           undeniable
           manifest
           by
           this
           one
           Argument
           .
        
         
           Presqyters
           by
           the
           expresse
           resolution
           of
           the
           Scripture
           have
           the
           very
           name
           ,
           and
           not
           so
           onely
           but
           the
           very
           office
           of
           Bishops
           
             Act.
          
           20.17
           ,
           28.
           
           
             P●●l
             .
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           1.
           
             Tim.
          
           3
           .
           1●
           to
           5.
           
           
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5.
           to
           1●
           .
           the
           same
           mission
           ,
           and
           commission
           ,
           the
           same
           function
           ,
           charge
           ,
           Ordination
           ,
           and
           quallification
           .
           
             Matth.
          
           28.19.20
           .
           1
           
             Tim.
          
           3
           ,
           1.
           to
           7.
           c.
           4.14
           .
           c.
           5
           17.
           2
           
             Tim.
          
           4.1
           ,
           2
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             Pet.
          
           5
           ,
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.
           
             Tit.
          
           1
           ,
           5.
           to
           12.
           neither
           doth
           the
           Scripture
           in
           any
           place
           make
           any
           differēce
           distinction
           ,
           or
           superiority
           between
           them
           ,
           or
           attribute
           any
           power
           to
           the
           one
           ,
           that
           it
           doth
           not
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           ●s
           the
           premises
           evidence
           ,
           and
           
             Matth.
          
           20
           25.26
           ,
           27
           ,
           28.
           
           
             Mar.
          
           10
           ,
           42
           ,
           43
           :
           44
           
             Luk.
          
           22.25.26
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           by
           Gods
           law
           and
           institution
           they
           are
           one
           and
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           of
           equall
           authority
           power
           and
           jurisdiction
           in
           all
           things
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           that
           distinction
           in
           power
           ,
           precedency
           ,
           and
           jurisdiction
           ,
           whi●●
           hath
           since
           been
           made
           between
           them
           it
           hath
           proceeded
           ,
           partly
           from
           Canons
           and
           constitutions
           made
           by
           Bishops
           themselves
           ,
           
             p
          
           partly
           by
           meer
           usurpation
           ,
           and
           encrochment
           ,
           but
           principally
           from
           the
           grant
           and
           largenesse
           of
           Christian
           Princes
           ,
           who
           as
           they
           erected
           Bishoprickes
           and
           Diocesse
           and
           multiplyed
           them
           or
           divided
           them
           as
           they
           saw
           occasion
           ,
           so
           they
           limitted
           
             q
          
           and
           granted
           them
           all
           that
           Episcopall
           power
           ,
           and
           jurisdiction
           whereby
           they
           were
           distinguished
           from
           ,
           or
           advanced
           above
           Ordinary
           Ministers
           ,
           as
           appeares
           by
           the
           Originall
           Charters
           of
           the
           foundations
           and
           erections
           of
           our
           own
           English
           Bishop-rickes
           ,
           the
           forecited
           Statutes
           ,
           and
           by
           our
           owne
           and
           forraigne
           Histories
           ,
           Now
           that
           jurisdiction
           and
           superlority
           thus
           acquired
           ,
           is
           but
           meere
           and
           humane
           not
           divine
           .
           Againe
           Bishop-ricks
           are
           meer
           h●mane
           institutions
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           who
           ordained
           many
           Bishops
           in
           every
           Church
           and
           City
           ,
           not
           one
           Bishop
           over
           many
           (
           which
           he
           can
           never
           well
           instruct
           ,
           rule
           ,
           and
           oversee
           )
           
             Acts
          
           20.
           
           17.28
           ,
           1
           
             Tim.
          
           5.17
           .
           
             P●il
             .
          
           1
           ,
           1
           ,
           
             Tit.
          
           1●
           5
           ,
           7.
           1
           
             Pet.
          
           5
           ,
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.
           
           Now
           that
           Episcopal
           jurisdiction
           which
           distinguishet●
           Bishops
           ●rom
           Presbyters
           .
           was
           
             r
          
           created
           with
           and
           annexed
           to
           their
           Bish●pricks
           ,
           yea
           it
           is
           delegated
           bot●
           by
           the
           ●ing
           to
           Lay
           Commi●●ione●s
           and
           visitors
           ,
           and
           by
           Bishops
           themselves
           to
           Officials
           commi●●a●ies
           and
           meere
           Lay
           men
           26.
           H.
           8.
           c.
           1.31
           .
           H.
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           9
           ,
           37.
           H.
           8
           ,
           c
           ,
           17.1
           ●
           ,
           6
           ,
           c.
           2.1
           Eliz
           ,
           c
           ,
           1.
           
           Therefore
           it
           is
           meerely
           humane
           ,
           and
           belongs
           not
           to
           Bishops
           by
           any
           divine
           right
           ,
           neither
           is
           it
           peculiar
           unto
           them
           alone
           ,
           Moreover
           Bishoprickes
           with
           all
           Episcopall
           ju●isdiction
           ;
           incident
           to
           them
           have
           been
           
             s
          
           usually
           granted
           here●o●ore
           by
           our
           Kings
           of
           England
           to
           their
           Chancellours
           ,
           Trea●u●ers
           ,
           Secretaries
           ,
           Kinsmen
           ,
           and
           temporall
           O●hcers
           ,
           being
           meere
           Lay-men
           ,
           as
           an
           advancement
           and
           augmentation
           onely
           of
           their
           temporall
           revenues
           ,
           and
           civill
           temporall
           things
           .
           And
           in
           
             Germany
          
           at
           this
           day
           they
           are
           given
           to
           Dukes
           ,
           Earles
           ,
           and
           Nobles
           ,
           yea
           to
           Children
           and
           in●ants
           only
           as
           a
           temporall
           dig●ity
           and
           revenue
           .
           There●o●e
           they
           are
           ●nly
           temp●rall
           ●ffices
           and
           revenues
           ,
           and
           meere
           hu●ane
           in●titutions
           which
           may
           well
           be
           spare●
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           not
           divine
           o●
           Gods
           and
           Christs
           institution
           ,
           Moreover
           most
           of
           the
           
             t
          
           re●ormed
           ●●otes●ant
           churches
           be●ond
           the
           〈…〉
           the
           Re●●●ma●●n
           〈…〉
           Bishopricks
           and
           Dioce●an
           Bishops
           as
           Anti-christian
           ,
           and
           humane
           in●●●tutions
           pernicious
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           power
           pu●ity
           ,
           and
           progres●e
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           making
           Bi●●ops
           proud
           ,
           Lordly
           ,
           idle
           ,
           Luxu●ious
           ,
           covetous
           ,
           Tyrannicall
           ,
           Symoni●call
           ,
           Seditious
           ,
           Sch●smatica●
           ,
           ●pp●essive
           ,
           vindictive
           ,
           prophane
           ,
           impious
           ,
           lascivious
           unchas●
           ,
           per●ideous
           ,
           rebellious
           &
           ●recherous
           to
           their
           Soveraigns
           ,
           Therefore
           certainly
           they
           are
           no
           divine
           insti●ution
           ,
           use●ull
           or
           necessary
           for
           Gods
           Church
           ,
           and
           people
           ,
           o●
           which
           they
           have
           been
           the
           bane
           and
           ruine
           in
           all
           ages
           as
           our
           Acts
           and
           Monuments
           of
           Martyrs
           testifie
           ,
           they
           being
           the
           Authors
           of
           all
           perse●●tions
           in
           our
           Church
           ,
           and
           of
           al
           our
           Martyrs
           Buchery
           &
           blood●
           shed
           .
           And
           in
           truth
           our
           Kings
           in
           all
           former
           ages
           have
           ●eeme●
           Bishops
           not
           al●oge●her
           so
           usefull
           or
           necessary
           in
           our
           Church
           ,
           as
           some
           now
           make
           them
           ,
           which
           may
           appeare
           by
           the
           long
           vacancies
           ,
           o●●●ve●s
           Bishoprickes
           in
           sundry
           ages
           ,
           of
           which
           I
           shall
           give
           you
           a
           ●ho●●
           ta●●
           ,
           and
           so
           conci●●e
           
             u
          
           
             An●●
          
           653
           After
           the
           death
           of
           
             Honorius
          
           Arch-Bishop
           or
           Can●erbury
           ,
           that
           See
           continu●●
           void
           18
           moneths
           
             Ann●
          
           669.
           
           After
           
             Adeota●us●is
          
           death
           it
           remained
           vo●d
           almost
           4
           yeares
           ,
           An
           690.
           
           Af●e●Th●odorus
           his
           death
           it
           was
           void
           almo●t
           ●u●●
           two
           ye●res●
           and
           as
           long
           a●ter
           
             ●a●●yus●ecease
          
           An
           734
           :
           After
           
             ●u●hber●s
          
           death
           An
           758.
           ●t
           was
           vacant
           above
           one
           yeare
           .
           Anno
           762
           two
           years
           a●ter
           
             ●regwins
          
           death
           An
           790
           ,
           3
           years
           a●●er
           
             Lamb●r●s
          
           death
           An
           830
           ,
           a●ove
           one
           Yeare
           after
           
             VV●●reds
          
           decease
           An
           958
           :
           almost
           3
           yeares
           after
           
             Odo
          
           his
           expi●ation
           An
           1089.
           4
           ye●res
           after
           
             La●●●akes
          
           departure
           An
           1109
           5
           yeares
           after
           
             An●elmes
          
           death
           An●
           .
           36.
           2
           years
           after
           
             VVi●liam
             Carke●
          
           A●
           .
           11
           ,
           ●
           ,
           ●3
           ,
           yea●s
           a●ter
           
             Ri●hard
             VVe●●er●ne●
             ,
          
           An
           1242
           ,
           2
           yeares
           a●●e●
           St.
           
             ●dm●n●
          
           An
           1270
           ●s
           long
           a●●er
           
             ●oni●ac●
          
           An
           1502
           ,
           2
           yeares
           after
           
             〈◊〉
             Deane
             ,
          
           A●
           15●8
           ,
           o●e
           ●ear
           a●●e●
           〈…〉
           
             v
          
           A●
           644
           ,
           a●●er
           
             Pau●●nus
          
           the
           〈◊〉
           A●●h-Bi●h●p
           〈◊〉
           
             ●o●ke●
          
           that
           ●ee
           w●s
           vacant
           20
           ,
           (
           ●●me
           say
           3●●
           yee●es
           An
           1114
           s●●ur
           ,
           yeares
           af●er
           
             ●●●mas
          
           the
           second
           An
           1140
           ●lmost
           2
           ●eares
           a●ter
           
             T●●●stan
          
           An
           〈◊〉
           10
           Years
           after
           
             Rogers
          
           de●th●An
           
             .
          
           1213.
           4
           
           Yea●es
           after
           
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           An
           1255
           ,
           13
           ,
           ●loneths
           after
           
             VV●●●e●
             G●ay
             ,
          
           An●
           13●3
           ,
           after
           
             ●homas
          
           de
           
             ca●bridge
             ,
          
           above
           2
           ,
           yeares
           .
           
             An
          
           315
           ,
           ●
           Years
           after
           
             ●illiam●●Greenfiel●
          
           
           A●●
           1240●
           2
           ye●res
           af●er
           
             VVi●liam
             de
             Mel●●●
             ,
          
           An
           ,
           1405
           ,
           2
           years
           and
           an
           ha●●e
           a●te●
           
             〈◊〉
             S●●ope
             ,
          
           that
           Arch-traitor
           benea●e●
           for
           his
           Tre●son
           .
           An●
           1423
           ,
           2
           Yeares
           ,
           after
           
             Henry
             Bowe●●
          
           An
           14●9
           .
           almost
           4
           Yeares
           after
           
             Iohn
             K●mp
             ,
             An
          
           1464
           ,
           2
           Yeares
           after
           
             VVilliam
             B●●th
             ,
          
           almost
           a
           ●ull
           yea●●
           both
           after
           Cardinall
           
             VVolpe
             ,
          
           and
           
             ●●●ard
             Lee
             ,
          
           An●
           1559
           ,
           ●●●er
           
             ●●c●olas
             Heath
             .
          
           2
           yeares
           An●
           1568
           after
           
             Thomas
             ●oung
             ,
          
           above
           one
           yeare
           .
           Thus
           long
           have
           both
           our
           Arch-Bishoprickes
           been
           ,
           void
           in
           severall
           age●
           
           without
           any
           prejudice
           to
           Church
           or
           State
           
             w
          
           Anno
           619
           after
           
             Mellitus
          
           his
           translation
           from
           
             London
          
           to
           
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           that
           see
           continued
           void
           31
           Ye●res
           together
           ,
           An
           ●64
           2
           Yeares
           An
           :
           1133.
           7
           
           Yeares
           a●ter
           
             Guilbert
          
           An.
           1187
           alter
           
             Gilbert
             Fol●o●
          
           above
           2
           yeares
           An
           :
           1279
           above
           one
           yeare
           a●●er
           Iohn
           de
           Chishul
           .
           An
           :
           1303
           ,
           almost
           2
           yeares
           after
           Richard
           de
           Granef●rd
           .
           Anno
           1501
           after
           
             Thomas
             Sa●age
          
           above
           two
           yeares
           An
           1171
           after
           the
           death
           of
           Henry
           de
           Bloyes
           ,
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Wincheste●
           was
           void
           above
           3
           yeares
           An
           1238
           ,
           after
           
             Peter
             de
             la
             Roch
          
           5●
           years●
           An
           1243.
           after
           William
           de
           Rawley
           16
           Ye●res
           ,
           Ethelmanus
           holding
           it
           9
           ,
           yeares
           without
           consideration
           Anno
           1259
           after
           Henry
           de
           Wengham
           6
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1492
           ,
           after
           
             Peter
             Coventry
          
           aboue
           one
           Yeare
           An
           1500
           after
           Thomas
           Langton
           2
           yeares
           An
           :
           1528
           a●ter
           Richard
           Fox
           2
           Yeares
           An
           1530.
           after
           Cardinal●
           Woolsey
           ,
           almost
           4
           yea●es
           ,
           
             w
          
           An
           1131
           after
           the
           death
           of
           
             H●rnaus
          
           first
           Bishop
           o●Ely
           
             ,
          
           that
           See
           was
           void
           above
           2
           yeares
           ,
           An
           :
           1169
           after
           
             Negellus
          
           the
           Second
           Bishop
           5
           yeares
           An
           1197
           ,
           afte●
           William
           Longchamp
           ,
           above
           one
           Yeare
           .
           An
           1214
           ,
           after
           Eustachius
           above
           5
           yeares
           ,
           
             An
             1256
             ,
          
           after
           William
           de
           Kil●enny
           above
           one
           yeare
           ,
           
             An
          
           1297
           ,
           after
           William
           de
           Luda
           2
           Yeares
           .
           
             An
          
           1373
           after
           Iohn
           Barnet
           2
           yeares
           
             An
          
           1434
           after
           
             ●hillip
             Morgan
          
           3
           yeares●An
           :
           1486
           after
           
             I●●n
             ●oorion
          
           3
           yeares
           
             An
          
           1500
           a●●er
           I●hn
           Alcocke
           one
           whole
           yeare
           ,
           
             An
          
           :
           1533
           :
           as
           long
           after
           Nicholas
           West
           ;
           
             An
          
           :
           158●
           after
           Richard
           Coxe
           almost
           20
           yeares
           together
           
             x
          
           
             ●n
          
           11●7
           ,
           after
           the
           death
           of
           Ro●ert
           de
           Chisney
           the
           
             4
          
           Bish●p
           o●
           Lincoln
           ,
           that
           See
           continued
           v●cant
           almost
           17
           yeares
           ,
           Ce●●ry
           ●en●y
           the
           2
           ,
           his
           base
           S●nne
           ta●ing
           the
           ●rofits
           thereof
           without
           any
           consecration
           
             An
             1184
             ,
          
           af●er
           Walte●
           de
           C●●st●rtiis
           2
           ●eares
           ,
           
             An
             ,
          
           1200
           after
           St.
           ●ugh
           almost
           ●
           years
           ,
           
             ●n
          
           1206
           ,
           after
           William
           de
           Bl●yes
           3
           ye●res
           ,
           An
           ,
           1490
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Rus●el
           2
           yeares
           An
           1513
           ,
           after
           William
           Smith
           one
           yeare
           ,
           
             y
          
           An
           1086
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           Coventry
           and
           Lichf●eld
           was
           vacant
           2
           yeares
           ,
           after
           the
           death
           of
           ●eter
           ,
           and
           as
           long
           An
           1●27
           after
           Robert
           ●each
           ,
           as
           long
           An
           118
           after
           Gi●acdus
           Puella
           ,
           as
           long
           ,
           An
           1208
           ,
           ●fter
           Geof●ry
           de
           Muschamp
           ,
           An
           1238
           ,
           almost
           3
           yeares
           after
           
             Alexander●e
          
           
             Sa●ensby
          
           An
           1243
           ,
           after
           Hugh
           Pateshul
           2
           ye●es
           ,
           An
           1386
           as
           long
           after
           ●ichard
           Scroope
           An
           1490
           :
           as
           long
           after
           Iohn
           Hu●●e
           
             z
          
           An
           1099
           after
           Os●ond
           his
           death
           the
           second
           Bishop
           of
           Salisbury
           that
           See
           was
           8
           yeares
           vacant
           An
           1225
           ,
           after
           Richard
           Poore
           4
           years
           ,
           An
           1●●0
           ,
           4
           years
           a●●er
           Walter
           de
           la
           Wi●e
           ,
           An
           1588
           
             3
          
           yeares
           a●ter
           Iohn
           ●ierce
           ,
           An
           1596
           2
           yeares
           a●ter
           Iohn
           Coldwell
           
             a
          
           An
           1166
           ,
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Bath
           and
           Wels
           upon
           the
           death
           of
           Robert
           continued
           void
           8
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           8
           moneths
           ,
           and
           15
           dayes
           An
           1242
           after
           Ioceline
           ,
           2
           yeares
           ,
           Anno
           1262
           as
           long
           after
           William
           Butt●n
           Anno
           1503
           as
           long
           after
           
             Oliver
             King
             ,
             An
          
           1547.
           as
           long
           after
           William
           Knight
           ,
           An
           1381
           3
           yeares
           after
           Gilbert
           Barkely
           An
           
             1590
             ,
          
           2
           yeares
           a●●er
           Thomas
           Godwin
           ,
           
             b
          
           An.
           1103
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           Exeter
           after
           Osber●us
           decease
           was
           vacant
           4
           yeares
           ,
           Anno
           1182
           after
           Bartholmeus
           Iscartus
           2
           ,
           yeares
           An
           1119
           after
           William
           Herbert
           the
           last
           Bishop
           of
           Thelfords
           ,
           death
           that
           See
           (
           now
           Norwich
           )
           was
           vacant
           2
           Yeares
           ,
           An
           1214
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           de
           Grey
           it
           was
           vacant
           7
           yeares
           ,
           Anno
           1222
           afte●
           Pandulfus
           3
           yea●es
           ,
           Anno
           1236
           after
           Rodulphus
           almost
           3
           years
           ,
           and
           as
           long
           after
           William
           de
           Releigh
           ,
           An
           1240
           ,
           after
           Henry
           Spencer
           An.
           1406
           ,
           ●lmost
           2
           yeares
           ,
           
             c
          
           An
           1095
           after
           the
           death
           of
           Wolstan
           Bishop
           of
           Wor●hester
           ,
           that
           See
           was
           vacant
           2
           yeares
           An
           1113
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           Sampsons
           ,
           An
           1123
           almost
           as
           long
           after
           Theulphus
           ,
           &
           An
           ,
           1179.
           after
           Roger
           An
           1184
           ,
           after
           William
           de
           Northale
           5
           yeares
           An
           1198
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           de
           Constantijs
           2
           yeares
           An
           ●1212
           ,
           〈◊〉
           long
           after
           Mangere
           ,
           Anno
           1373
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           
             VVilliam
             de
             Lyn
             ,
             An
          
           1417
           as
           long
           after
           Thomas
           Pondrell
           An
           1427
           7
           yeares
           after
           Thomas
           Polton
           Anno
           1590
           ,
           
             3
          
           yeares
           after
           Ednica
           Freat
           ,
           
             d
          
           An
           1556
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Hereford
           ,
           after
           Leoneyards
           death
           continued
           4.
           yeares
           vacant
           ,
           An
           ,
           1127
           ,
           after
           
           Richa●d
           above
           4
           yeares
           An●
           1167
           ,
           after
           Ro●ert
           de
           Melim
           ,
           above
           6
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1539
           after
           Iohn
           Skip
           above
           13
           yeeres
           An
           ,
           1585
           after
           Herbert
           West
           failing
           17
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1526
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Chichester
           was
           void
           almost
           4
           yeares
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Reempale
           his
           death
           ,
           An
           1006
           ,
           after
           Richard
           Fitz-Iames
           2
           yea●es
           ,
           An
           1235
           ,
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           
             e
          
           Rochester
           ,
           after
           ●enry
           de
           Sand●ords
           death
           ,
           was
           va●●nt
           
             3
          
           yeares
           ,
           An
           :
           1277
           ,
           2
           yeares
           a●●er
           Walter
           de
           Merton
           1316
           after
           Thomas
           de
           Waldham
           3
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1401
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           Iohn
           Boltesham●
           Anno
           1535
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Fisher
           2
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           An
           :
           1557
           ,
           the
           new
           created
           Bishopricke
           of
           Oxford
           ,
           after
           the
           decease
           of
           Iohn
           King
           first
           Bishop
           ,
           there
           ,
           was
           vacant
           10
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1568
           ,
           af●er
           Hugh
           Carrow
           the
           2.
           
           Bishop
           it
           was
           voyd
           21.
           yeares
           together
           .
           An
           1592
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Vnderhill
           the
           third
           Bishop
           it
           continued
           void
           11.
           yeares
           ,
           so
           little
           want
           was
           there
           of
           a
           Bishop
           in
           that
           See
           ,
           An●
           1559
           ,
           the
           new
           created
           Bishopricke
           of
           Oxford
           ,
           after
           Iames
           Brookes
           the
           third
           Bishops
           death
           was
           vacant
           three
           yeares●
           An
           1578
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           Edmond
           Cheyney
           .
           An
           1558
           ,
           the
           new
           created
           Bishopricke
           of
           Bristoll
           ,
           after
           Paul
           Bush
           the
           first
           Bishop
           was
           vacant
           4●
           yeares●
           An
           :
           1578
           ,
           3
           ,
           yeares
           after
           Richard
           Cheyney
           which
           See
           continued
           void
           otherwise
           then
           by
           Commendani
           31
           yeares
           together
           .
           Anno
           1593
           ,
           it
           continued
           vacant
           10
           yeares
           together
           .
           So
           little
           need
           was
           there
           of
           a
           Bishop
           in
           this
           See
           ,
           
             f
          
           An
           1397
           ,
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           St.
           
           Davids
           after
           Iohn
           Gilberts
           death
           ,
           was
           vacant
           4.
           yeares
           ,
           An
           :
           1592
           after
           Marmaduke
           Middleton
           almost
           2
           yeares
           :
           An
           :
           1133
           ,
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           Landa●●e
           upon
           Vrbans
           decease
           was
           void
           6
           ,
           yeares
           An
           :
           1183
           ,
           after
           Nicholas
           ap
           Georgant
           ,
           5
           ,
           yeares
           An
           :
           1240
           ,
           after
           Elias
           de
           Radnor
           ,
           above
           4
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1287
           ,
           after
           William
           de
           Brews
           9
           yeares
           :
           An
           1213
           ,
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Bangor
           after
           Robert
           of
           Shrewsbury
           was
           vacant
           2
           yeares
           ,
           An.
           1374
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           Iohn
           Gilbert
           ,
           An
           :
           1378
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Swaffham
           22
           ,
           yeares●
           An
           ,
           1266
           ,
           after
           〈◊〉
           the
           1
           of
           Bangor
           ,
           that
           See
           was
           vacant
           two
           yeares
           ,
           An
           :
           1313
           ,
           after
           Lewelin
           6
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           Anno
           :
           1406
           ,
           after
           Iohn
           Trevane
           5
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1439
           ,
           after
           Robert
           5.
           yeares
           ,
           
             g
          
           An
           1017
           ,
           after
           Aldhunus
           of
           Durham
           ,
           that
           See
           continued
           void
           above
           
             3
          
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1097
           ,
           as
           long
           after
           William
           Carlaypho
           An
           1140.
           after
           Geoffry
           Rufus
           above
           five
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1207
           ,
           after
           Philip
           of
           Poitiers
           ,
           above
           10
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1226.
           above
           2
           yeares
           the
           King
           threatning
           the
           Covent
           that
           they
           should
           have
           no
           Bishop
           in
           7.
           yeares
           ,
           An
           ,
           1237
           ,
           after
           Richard
           Poore
           2
           yeares
           .
           An
           :
           1249
           ,
           the
           King
           threatned
           to
           keep
           it
           vacant
           8
           ,
           or
           9
           ,
           yeares
           ,
           till
           (
           Ethelmare
           his
           halfe
           Brother
           (
           whom
           he
           commended
           to
           the
           Monkes
           election
           )
           should
           be
           of
           age
           .
           An
           1505
           ,
           after
           William
           Severus
           2
           yeares
           ,
           An
           1587.
           after
           
             Ri●
             Ba●n●s
             ,
          
           almost
           2
           years
           An
           :
           1577
           ,
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           Chester
           was
           vacant
           two
           years
           .
        
         
           If
           then
           all
           our
           Bishoprickes
           in
           severall
           ages
           have
           been
           void
           thus
           ,
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           10
           ,
           15
           ,
           17
           ,
           20
           ,
           and
           30
           ,
           yeares
           or
           more
           together
           at
           divers
           times
           (
           to
           omit
           all
           annuall
           vacancies
           )
           without
           any
           prejudice
           to
           the
           Church
           or
           State
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           benefit
           to
           the
           Kings
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           who
           enjoyed
           the
           temporalities
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           t●en
           certainly
           Bishops
           are
           no
           such
           necessary
           creatures
           of
           divine
           institution
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           may
           spare
           them
           all
           together
           ,
           For
           if
           we
           may
           want
           them
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           5
           ,
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           15
           ,
           20
           ,
           30
           ,
           yeares
           without
           prejudice
           ,
           Why
           not
           an
           Hundred
           ?
           why
           not
           500.
           yeares
           ?
           yea
           why
           not
           altog●ther
           ,
           as
           they
           doe
           in
           all
           reformed
           Churches
           ,
           who
           have
           quite
           cacashierd
           them
           long
           agoe
           ?
           when
           as
           no
           Church
           can
           spare
           or
           want
           their
           Pastors
           and
           Ministers
           that
           are
           of
           Gods
           institution
           above
           6
           moneths
           ,
           at
           most
           
             h
          
           After
           which
           if
           the
           Patron
           present
           not
           in
           the
           
             interim
          
           an
           able
           and
           sufficient
           Clerke
           the
           ord●nary
           by
           the
           common
           Law
           may
           collate
           ,
           and
           may
           seqnester
           ,
           the
           profits
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           for
           the
           officiating
           of
           the
           cure
           ,
           which
           must
           be
           at
           no
           time
           intermitted
           or
           neglected
           because
           of
           divine
           institution
           ,
           and
           so
           absolutely
           neces●ary
           
           which
           the
           Bishops
           are
           not●
           I
           shall
           close
           up
           this
           discou●se
           with
           a
           m●morable
           I
           resident
           of
           the
           D●nes
           ,
           An
           Dom
           ,
           
             1537
          
           Christian
           the
           third
           King
           of
           Denma●●e
           ,
           removed
           and
           suppressed
           by
           publike
           Edict
           ,
           all
           the
           Bishops
           of
           his
           Kingdome
           ,
           for
           their
           intolerable
           Treasons
           &
           Rebellions
           ,
           abolishing
           their
           Bishopricks
           as
           contrary
           to
           our
           Saviours
           institutions
           ,
           (
           the
           meanes
           that
           made
           them
           ,
           Idle
           ,
           proud
           ,
           ambitious
           ,
           unpreaching
           ●relates
           ,
           and
           seditious
           t●echerous
           Rebels
           to
           their
           ●rinces
           ,
           and
           in
           stead
           of
           7
           ,
           Bishops
           of
           De●mark
           ,
           he
           instituted
           7
           ,
           Superintendents
           to
           execute
           the
           office
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           to
           give
           orders
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           execute
           all
           Ecclesiasticall
           af●ai●es
           ,
           which
           7
           ,
           Superintendents
           ,
           (
           Aug●st
           26
           ,
           
             1537.
          
           )
           ●eceived
           ●heir
           ordi●ation
           from
           Iohn
           Bugenhagius
           (
           ●
           P●otestant
           minis●er
           )
           in
           the
           Cathedrall
           of
           H●sina
           ,
           in
           the
           prese●ce
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           Se●ate
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           Lo
           ●e●e
           all
           Bishops
           cashiered
           as
           false
           rebellious
           Traytors
           to
           their
           Soveraigne
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           have
           ever
           been
           in
           all
           States
           and
           ages
           ,
           the●e
           having
           been
           more
           noto●i●us
           Traitors
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           conspir●tors
           ,
           of
           Bishops
           then
           of
           all
           other
           ranks
           of
           men
           in
           the
           world
           (
           as
           I
           ●m
           able
           to
           ma●e
           good
           )
           as
           contr●ry
           to
           divine
           institution
           ,
           and
           see
           not
           
             Iure
             divino
             ,
          
           as
           they
           now
           bo●st
           ,
           and
           Superinte●dents
           ordained
           by
           a
           meere
           ●●es●iter
           in
           their
           stead
           ,
           to
           conferre
           orders
           unto
           others
           in
           all
           the
           Danish
           Churches
           .
           In
           the
           beginning
           of
           reformation
           in
           
             Germany
          
           and
           other
           places
           ,
           
             Luther
          
           and
           other
           Ministers
           usually
           ordained
           Deacons
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           set
           out
           Bookes
           of
           t●e
           manner
           of
           Ordination
           without
           any
           Bishops
           assistance
           ,
           which
           power
           of
           Ordination
           and
           imposition
           of
           hands
           hath
           ,
           ever
           since
           been
           pr●ctised
           by
           Ministers
           in
           all
           reformed
           Chu●ches
           which
           have
           abandoned
           Bishops
           (
           such
           as
           ours
           are
           and
           ma●e
           themselves
           as
           contrary
           to
           Gods
           word
           ,
           )
           ●atrick
           Adamso●
           (
           Ar●h-Bishop
           of
           St.
           
             Andrews
          
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           )
           in
           his
           recantation
           publickly
           made
           in
           the
           Synod
           of
           
             Fi●●e
             ,
          
           (
           Aprill
           8
           ,
           1591
           ,
           )
           con●es●eth
           ,
           that
           this
           office
           of
           a
           Diocesan
           Bishop
           Omne
           ●uthoritate
           verbi
           dei
           destituitu●
           &
           solo
           politico
           h●minum
           c●n●mento
           ●u●datur
           is
           destitute
           of
           of
           all
           authority
           from
           Gods
           word
           ,
           and
           is
           onely
           ●ounded
           in
           the
           politicke
           figment
           of
           men
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           the
           primacy
           of
           the
           ●ope
           or
           Antichrist
           ●ath
           sprung
           ,
           and
           is
           worthily
           to
           be
           condemned
           ,
           bec●use
           the
           as●embly
           of
           the
           ●●esbytery
           penes
           qu●m
           est
           j●risdictio
           &
           inspectio●●m
           in
           visitationibus
           tum
           in
           ordinationibus
           ,
           which
           having
           the
           jurisdiction
           and
           inspection
           ,
           both
           in
           visitations
           and
           in
           Ordinations
           ,
           will
           performe
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           with
           greater
           authority
           ,
           piety
           ,
           and
           zeale
           ,
           then
           any
           Bishop
           whatsoever
           ,
           whose
           ca●e
           is
           for
           t●e
           most
           part
           ,
           intent
           not
           upon
           ●od
           or
           his
           ●●●ction
           ,
           but
           t●e
           world
           which
           he
           especially
           serves
           ,
           A
           〈◊〉
           bl●w
           to
           our
           prelates
           Hie●achie
           .
           For
           i●
           Bishops
           be
           not
           
             Iure
             divino
          
           and
           have
           no
           ●oundation
           in
           the
           word
           of
           ●od
           ,
           the●
           the
           power
           of
           Ordinatiō
           belōgs
           not
           ●to
           them
           
             Iure
             divino
          
           as
           they
           a●e
           Bishops
           neither
           can
           do
           or
           ●ught
           ,
           they
           to
           con●e●●e
           Orders
           as
           Bishops
           but
           ●rely
           as
           they
           are
           Ministers
           :
           And
           if
           so
           (
           as
           is
           most
           certaine
           ,
           )
           Then
           this
           power
           of
           Ordination
           belongs
           not
           at
           all
           to
           Bishops
           as
           Bis●ops
           ,
           but
           only
           as
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           every
           Minister
           as
           he
           is
           a
           Minister
           ,
           ●ath
           as
           much
           right
           and
           authority
           to
           give
           o●ders
           as
           any
           Bishop
           whatsoever
           ,
           the
           true
           reason
           why
           even
           among
           us
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           Ministers
           ought
           to
           joyn
           with
           the
           Bishop
           in
           the
           imposition
           of
           hands
           ,
           neither
           can
           our
           Bishops
           ordaine
           any
           one
           a
           Minister
           ,
           unlesse
           
             3
             ,
          
           or
           
             4
             ,
          
           Ministers
           at
           least
           ,
           joyne
           with
           him
           in
           the
           Ordination
           and
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           .
           This
           being
           an
           apparent
           ●●uth
           ,
           I
           shal
           hence
           from
           the
           Bishops
           owne
           principles
           prove
           Presbyters
           Superior
           and
           greater
           then
           Bishops
           ,
           in
           jurisdiction
           dignity
           and
           deg●ee
           .
        
         
           These
           ,
           say
           they
           ,
           to
           whom
           the
           power
           of
           Ordination
           belongs
           of
           Right
           are
           ●●eater
           in
           jurisdiction
           ,
           dignity
           ,
           ●●d
           degree
           then
           those
           who
           have
           not
           this
           power
           ,
           and
           the
           Ordainer
           higher
           in
           all
           these
           then
           the
           ordained
           ,
        
         
           But
           the
           power
           of
           Ordination
           belongs
           onely
           jure
           divino
           to
           ●resbyters
           
           as
           presbyters
           ,
           not
           to
           Bishops
           ,
           as
           to
           Bishops
           themselves
           ,
           not
           ,
           as
           Bishops
           ,
           but
           Presbyters
           and
           Bishops
           when
           they
           ordaine
           in
           a
           lawfull
           manner
           ,
           do
           it
           onely
           as
           Presbyters
           not
           as
           Bishops
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           Presbyters
           are
           Superior
           to
           Bishops
           in
           jurisdiction
           ,
           Order
           ,
           and
           degree
           ,
           and
           Bishops
           themselves
           ●arre
           greater
           in
           all
           these●
           as
           they
           a●e
           Presbyters
           ,
           an
           office
           of
           divine
           ●●nction
           ,
           then
           as
           they
           are
           Lordly
           Prelates
           or
           Diocesan
           Bishops
           ,
           a
           meer
           humane
           institution
           .
        
         
           Thus
           are
           our
           great
           Lord
           Bishops
           who
           vaunt
           of
           the
           weaknesse
           of
           puri●●ne
           principles
           ,
           whereas
           their
           Episcopall
           are
           farre
           more
           feeble
           and
           absur●
           ,
           wounded
           to
           death
           with
           their
           own
           weapons
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           Domi●eering
           ,
           swelling
           authority
           overthrowne
           by
           that
           very
           principle
           ,
           and
           foundation
           on
           which
           they
           have
           presumed
           to
           erect
           it
           ,
           the
           ancient
           proverbe
           being
           here
           truly
           verified
           ,
           
             vis
             ●●nsilij
             ●●p●rs
             ●ol●
             ruit
             s●●
             .
          
           I
           shall
           close
           ●p
           this
           with
           the
           words
           of
           acute
           
             A●t●●ius
             S●d●●l
             ,
          
           who
           after
           a
           large
           proof
           of
           Bi●●ops
           and
           presbyter●
           to
           be
           both
           ●ne
           and
           the
           same
           by
           divine
           institution
           ,
           winds
           up
           all
           in
           this
           m●nner
           .
           We
           couclude
           therefore
           ,
           seeing
           that
           Superior
           Episcopall
           dignity
           is
           to
           be
           avouched
           onely
           humane
           institution
           ,
           
             Tantum
             ess●
             h●m●ni
             iuris
             ,
          
           that
           it
           is
           only
           of
           hum●ne
           right
           :
           On
           the
           contrary
           ,
           since
           it
           is
           evident
           by
           the
           express●
           testimonies
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Apostles
           times
           Bishops
           were
           the
           same
           with
           Presbyters
           
             jur●
             diuin●
             p●t●st●t●●
             ordinandi
             no●
             minus
             presbyt●ri●
             qu●m
             Episc●pis
             convenir●
             ,
          
           that
           by
           God●
           law
           and
           divine
           right
           ,
           the
           power
           of
           Ordination
           belongs
           as
           much
           to
           pre●biters
           as
           to
           Bishops
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           now
           ,
           I
           hop●
           sufficiently
           ma●ifested
           our
           Lordly
           prelates
           ,
           Arch-●ishops
           ,
           Dioces●n
           Bishops
           ,
           distinct
           from
           presbyters
           to
           be
           none
           of
           Gods
           institution
           being
           therefore
           :
           none
           of
           Gods
           Bishop●
           ,
           as
           they
           vainly
           pretend
           whose
           then
           must
           they
           be
           ,
           not
           the
           kings●
           for
           th●n
           they
           are
           onely
           
             Iur●
             human●
          
           which
           they
           have
           publikely
           ●●s●l●imed
           i●
           Court●
           therefore
           certainly
           eithe●
           the
           Popes
           or
           the
           ●evils
           or
           both
           ,
           as
           many
           of
           the
           recited
           writers
           stile
           thē
           ,
           for
           I
           know
           no
           other
           that
           can
           claime
           or
           own
           them
           :
           wherfore
           being
           neither
           Gods
           nor
           the
           Kings
           ,
           but
           the
           Pope●
           or
           Devills●
           or
           both●
           what
           remaines
           but
           that
           now
           at
           last
           they
           should
           be
           sp●red
           out
           of
           our
           Church●
           as
           no
           members
           at
           all
           of
           Christs
           Church
           ,
           or
           body●
           but
           of
           the
           Devill
           ,
           Pope
           ,
           or
           Antichrist
           of
           Rome
           (
           whose
           limbs
           and
           creatures
           in
           t●uth
           they
           are
           as
           
             Mauritius
             d●
          
           
             i
          
           
             Al●●d●
             ,
             Henry
          
           
             k
          
           
             St●lbrid●●
          
           and
           others●
           expresly
           resolves
           ,
           and
           their
           actions
           past
           all
           dispute
           ,
           discover
           many
           of
           them
           to
           be
           )
           yea
           as
           meere
           
             Individuum
             vaginus
          
           and
           meere
           unnaturall
           monsters
           ,
           they
           being
           neith●r
           Pastors
           nor
           members
           of
           any
           particular
           Church
           or
           congregation
           ,
           as
           all
           other
           Christians
           are
           beside●
           themselves
           .
           I
           read
           in
           the
           
             l
          
           great
           Dutch
           Chronicle
           written
           by
           an
           
             Augustin●
          
           Frier
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           year
           of
           our
           Lord
           1033
           ,
           beyond
           
             Poland
          
           there
           was
           a
           strange
           Fis●
           taken
           ,
           of
           the
           quantity
           ,
           length
           ,
           and
           breadth
           ,
           and
           shape
           of
           a
           living
           man
           ,
           adorned
           with
           a
           Bishop●
           Miter●
           a
           pastorall
           Staff
           ,
           a
           Cassock
           ,
           a
           white
           Surplesse
           ,
           a
           Chessible
           Sandals●
           Gloves●
           and
           all
           othes
           Robes●
           and
           ornaments
           requisite
           to
           the
           Dignity
           of
           ●
           Prelate
           ,
           like
           a
           Bishop
           solemnly
           attired
           and
           prepared
           to
           say
           divine
           Service●
           his
           Cassocke
           might
           be
           well
           lifted
           up
           before
           ,
           and
           behind
           ,
           from
           the
           feet
           ,
           to
           the
           knees
           ,
           but
           not
           higher●
           and
           he
           permitted
           himselfe
           to
           bee
           sufficiently
           ●andled
           ,
           and
           touched
           by
           many●
           but
           especi●lly
           of
           the
           Bishops
           of
           that
           Country●
           which
           Fish
           being
           presented
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           demanded
           in
           the
           Language
           of
           that
           Country●
           and
           of
           divers
           other●
           nations
           who
           hee
           was
           ,
           and
           answering
           ●othing
           ,
           albeit
           he
           had
           opened
           hi●
           mouth
           ,
           giving
           reverence
           and
           hono●r
           to
           the
           Bishop●
           that
           were
           there
           in
           the
           Kings
           presence
           ,
           one
           Monster
           and
           dumbe
           unpreaching
           beast●
           saluting
           and
           respecting
           another
           ,
           the
           King
           being
           a●gry
           when
           hee
           had
           determined
           to
           commit
           him
           to
           prisō●
           or
           shut
           him
           up
           i●
           sōe
           strōg
           tow●r
           ,
           the
           Fis●
           being
           very
           
           sorrowfull
           at
           this
           newes
           ,
           thereupon
           closed
           his
           eyes
           and
           would
           by
           no
           meanes
           open
           them
           untill
           the
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           (
           
             m
          
           kneeling
           downe
           before
           the
           king
           in
           the
           fish●s
           prese●ce
           ,
           had
           with
           many
           prayers
           intreated
           and
           obtained
           of
           the
           King
           that
           he
           should
           be
           sent
           backe
           againe
           alive
           to
           the
           Seashore●
           where
           hee
           had
           been
           taken●
           that
           God
           whose
           workes
           are
           incomprehensible
           might
           shew
           his
           nature
           and
           Acts
           ,
           least
           otherwise
           a
           plague
           should
           there
           ensue
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           which
           their
           suit
           the
           King
           had
           no
           sooner
           granted
           ,
           but
           presently
           the
           ●oresaid
           Monster
           opened
           his
           eyes
           ,
           giving
           great
           thankes
           as
           it
           were
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           especially
           to
           those
           Bishops
           .
        
         
           After
           with
           a
           Chariot
           being
           prepared
           to
           carry
           the
           Fish
           backe
           againe
           ,
           the
           Fish
           in
           presence
           of
           an
           infinite
           multitude
           (
           of
           both
           sexes
           )
           ascending
           into
           it
           in
           a
           decent
           manner
           with
           the
           said
           Bishops
           ,
           ●ate
           down
           between
           them
           like
           ●
           Domestical
           tame
           creature
           endued
           with
           reason
           .
        
         
           The
           Bishops
           whiles
           they
           were
           yet
           f●rre
           off
           from
           the
           Sea
           ,
           descended
           out
           of
           the
           Chariot
           ,
           and
           the
           Fish
           like●●se
           ●omming
           downe
           from
           the
           chariot
           by
           himselfe
           ,
           stood
           upon
           his
           feet
           and
           began
           to
           walke
           between
           two
           Bishops
           ,
           putting
           one
           of
           his
           hands
           upon
           one
           Bishops
           shoulder●
           &
           the
           other
           upon
           the
           other
           Bishops
           ●houlder
           ,
           (
           so
           lovingly
           ●id
           these
           Monsters
           embrace
           on
           the
           other
           )
           as
           if
           he
           had
           been●
           a
           reasonable
           creature
           ,
           neither
           wondred
           he
           or
           was
           he
           moved
           with
           the
           tumult
           of
           the
           people●
           who
           flocked
           round
           about
           thē
           ,
           but
           walked
           modestly
           .
        
         
           When
           he
           was
           come
           to
           the
           Sea-shore
           hee
           courteously
           beheld
           the
           
             Bi●hops
          
           and
           rout
           of
           people
           there
           present
           and
           craving
           leave
           to
           depart
           of
           the
           
             Bishops
          
           with
           all
           humility
           ,
           by
           the
           gesture
           of
           hi●
           body
           ,
           and
           obtaining
           it
           he
           thereupon
           went
           into
           the
           Sea-water
           .
        
         
           And
           going
           into
           the
           Water
           ,
           on
           his
           feet
           as
           high
           as
           his
           belly
           (
           the
           Se●
           being
           hard
           ●y
           to
           deep
           for
           him
           to
           wade
           in●
           turning
           himsel●e
           towards
           the
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           and
           people
           expending
           the
           end
           of
           this
           matter
           he
           bowed
           downe
           his
           head
           in
           a
           most
           humble
           manner●
           bestowing
           a
           blessing
           on
           them
           with
           his
           right
           hand
           in
           forme
           of
           ●
           crosse●
           and
           fo●thwith
           descended
           into
           the
           depth
           of
           the
           Sea
           after
           which
           he
           was
           no
           more
           seene
           of
           any
           man
           .
        
         
           Thus
           the
           Historian
           
             ve●batim
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           what
           should
           I
           make
           this
           strange
           dumbe
           Devill
           or
           Monster
           ,
           in
           the
           shape
           ,
           the
           habit
           and
           attire
           of
           a
           Lordly
           Bishop
           ,
           so
           courteous
           loving
           ,
           and
           ●●miliar
           towards
           these
           Lordly
           Bis●ops●
           and
           they
           re●iprocally
           thus
           to
           him
           ,
           or
           what
           doth
           or
           could
           all
           this
           pretend
           But
           that
           Lordly
           Prelates
           with
           their
           pontificiall
           Masse-array
           ,
           and
           muming
           disguises
           are
           meere
           monsters
           in
           Gods
           Church
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           most
           part
           as
           mute
           as
           thi●
           dumbe
           or
           other
           fishes
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           opening
           their
           mouthes
           wide
           oft-times
           ,
           to
           bite
           ,
           yea
           devoure
           their
           fellow
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           God●
           faith●ull
           people
           with
           their
           teeth
           like
           so
           many
           ravening
           wol●es
           or
           Sea
           Monsters
           ,
           but
           seldome
           or
           never
           piously
           to
           instruct
           thē
           wth
           their
           diligent
           ,
           pious
           ,
           gracious
           preaching
           tongues
           ,
           and
           that
           therefore
           they
           shal
           one
           day
           and
           I
           hope
           that
           day
           is
           now
           at
           hand
           ,
           )
           with
           all
           their
           Anti-Christian
           Pompe
           ,
           Pride
           ,
           Vestments
           ,
           Trinkets
           ,
           and
           masking
           massing
           disguised
           ,
           be
           eternally
           cast
           out
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           sent
           backe
           againe
           to
           (
           the
           Sea
           of
           
             Rome
          
           )
           from
           whence
           they
           came
           ,
           and
           there
           so
           utterly
           drowned
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           never
           be
           seen
           nor
           heard
           of
           more
           in
           our
           or
           any
           other
           true
           Christian
           Church
           .
        
         
           This
           hath
           beene
           already
           fulfilled
           ,
           not
           long
           after
           the
           appa●ition
           of
           this
           Monster
           in
           
             n
          
           
             Denmarke
             ,
          
           and
           most
           of
           the
           reformed
           
             Churches
          
           beyond
           
           the
           Seas
           ,
           which
           cast
           out
           their
           Lordly
           Prelates
           ,
           as
           meere
           Anti-christian
           ,
           dumbe
           ,
           mishappen
           ,
           ravenous
           Monster
           ,
           ,
           devouring
           
             Christs
          
           deare
           flocke
           ,
           and
           likewise
           in
           
             Biscaie
          
           among
           the
           Papists
           
             o
          
           where
           Bi●hops
           a●e
           so
           execrable
           ,
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           admit
           no
           
             Bishop
          
           so
           much
           as
           to
           come
           among
           ,
           them
           or
           enter
           into
           their
           Territories
           ,
           (
           such
           terrible
           mons●ers
           are
           they
           )
           insomuch
           that
           when
           
             Ferdinand
          
           the
           catholicie
           came
           in
           Progresse
           thither
           accompanied
           among
           others●
           with
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Pamp●line
             ,
          
           the
           people
           ar●se
           in
           Armes
           ,
           draue
           back
           the
           Bishop
           and
           gathering
           all
           the
           dust
           which
           they
           thought
           he
           had
           troden
           on●
           and
           ●lung
           it
           ●nto
           the
           Sea
           .
        
         
           And
           certainly
           their
           late
           intollerable
           ty●anny
           ,
           pride
           ,
           amb●tion
           ,
           cruelty
           ,
           oppression
           ,
           cove●uous●es
           ,
           Poperie
           ,
           secularity
           (
           for
           now
           they
           are
           altogether
           secula●
           ,
           not
           spirituall
           Lords
           ,
           iniustice
           malice
           ,
           persecutions
           ,
           impieties
           ,
           and
           monstrous
           prophannes
           ,
           haue
           deservedly
           made
           our
           Bishops
           as
           detestable
           as
           execrable
           to
           all
           sorts
           of
           English
           men
           (
           who
           now
           groane
           and
           languish
           under
           these
           outragious
           dumbe
           silencing
           and
           silent
           Monsters
           ,
           )
           as
           ever
           ●hey
           were
           ,
           or
           are
           to
           Bis●ane●s
           ,
           so
           as
           we
           shall
           doubtlesse
           shortly
           see
           their
           fatall
           finall
           ruine
           who
           now
           seeke
           nothing
           but
           the
           utter
           overthrow
           both
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           our
           State
           ,
           and
           our
           Religion
           ,
           as
           I
           will
           make
           good
           ,
           at
           my
           uttermost
           perill
           ,
           to
           all
           their
           faces
           ,
           and
           proue
           it
           to
           their
           shame
           .
        
         
           We
           know
           ,
           that
           two
           of
           their
           Cathedrals
           ,
           Ely
           &
           Chichester
           ,
           where
           Bishop
           White
           and
           Mountague
           ,
           two
           late
           Innovaters
           and
           Champions
           of
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           Lord
           it
           ,
           were
           lately
           s●attered
           &
           much
           of
           them
           blown
           downe
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Bishop
           of
           Lincolnes
           chaire
           with
           the
           fall
           of
           his
           study
           of
           Bugden
           shattered
           all
           to
           peices
           ,
           with
           a
           poore
           despicable
           instrument
           a
           suddaine
           unexspected
           blast●
           of
           wind
           ,
           all
           in
           one
           day
           on
           Novemb.
           4
           1636.
           
        
         
           What
           is
           this
           and
           their
           present
           great
           wrath
           ,
           and
           malice
           against
           Gods
           people
           :
           but
           a
           certaine
           prognosticke
           ,
           that
           
             p
          
           their
           time
           and
           Lording
           tyranny
           is
           short
           ,
           and
           their
           totall
           finall
           ruine
           neer
           at
           hand
           ,
           though
           to
           carnall
           reason
           it
           seemes
           impossible
           :
           and
           that
           a
           suddain
           unexpected
           puffe
           of
           wind
           ,
           (
           even
           the
           prayers
           ,
           c●ie●
           ,
           and
           teares
           ,
           of
           those
           many
           Godly
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           poor
           christians
           they
           haue
           lately
           si●enced
           ,
           persecuted
           ,
           oppressed
           ,
           and
           still
           proceed
           to
           vexe
           and
           greiue
           with
           all
           despite
           and
           cruelty
           ,
           not
           withstanding
           all
           God●
           plagues
           ,
           all
           late
           discoveries
           of
           ●heir
           vilenes
           ,
           tyranny
           and
           injus●ice
           ,
           shall
           shortly
           and
           suddainly
           overturn
           their
           Lordly
           Chaires
           ,
           throw
           downe
           their
           Epicureous
           Sees
           ,
           Dismount
           their
           mushrom
           Lordships
           ,
           unexspectedly
           sprung
           out
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           the
           dunghill
           ,
           and
           swoln
           so
           great
           with
           pride
           and
           ambition
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           bee
           all
           head
           ,
           yea
           heads
           and
           Lords
           over
           all
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           affaires
           ,
           and
           dash
           (
           
             q
          
           ,
           these
           Babilonish
           brats
           of
           Rome
           in
           peices
           so
           as
           they
           shall
           never
           recover
           or
           get
           head
           againe
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           mea●e
           time
           I
           shall
           pray
           and
           conclude
           all
           in
           the
           words
           of
           our
           English
           Letany●
        
         
           From
           all
           our
           Lordly
           Prelates
           evill
           and
           mischiefe
           ,
           from
           the
           crafts
           and
           assaults
           of
           the
           Devill
           ,
           (
           who
           rules
           and
           workes
           both
           in
           and
           by
           them
           )
           from
           their
           wrath
           and
           unjust
           damnations
           ,
           in
           any
           of
           their
           courts
           and
           High●commissions
           ,
           meere
           Spanish
           inquisitions
           ,
           )
           from
           all
           their
           blindnes
           of
           heart
           ,
           their
           pride
           vaine
           glory●
           and
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           their
           envy
           hatred
           ,
           malice
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           from
           all
           their
           sedition
           &
           priuy
           conspiracy
           (
           with
           
             Rome
          
           Priests
           Iesuites
           and
           betweene
           themselves●
           to
           ruine
           ,
           &
           root
           out
           our
           faithfull
           preaching
           Ministers
           and
           Religion
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           popery
           )
           from
           al
           their
           false
           doctrine
           and
           Heresie●
           (
           both
           in
           Presse
           and
           Pulpit
           ,
           )
           from
           their
           hardnesse
           of
           heart
           ,
           against
           their
           poore
           persecuted
           and
           oppressed
           Brethren
           ,
           against
           all
           Gods
           mercies
           ,
           threatnings
           ,
           Iudgements
           ,
           a●d
           Plague●
           of
           late
           inflicted
           )
           and
           from
           all
           their
           contempt
           of
           Gods
           word
           and
           commandements●
           
           in
           suppressing
           the
           frequent
           Preachers
           ,
           and
           preaching
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           most
           insolent
           violation
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           especially
           the
           2
           ,
           4
           ,
           6th
           
             Command●men●s
             ,
          
           by
           setting
           up
           Altars
           ,
           images
           ,
           crucifixes
           ,
           crosses
           &c
           ,
           &
           bowing
           downe
           unto
           them
           ,
           by
           idolizing
           their
           owne
           canons●
           ceremonies
           ,
           an●
           Romish
           Fopperies
           ,
           by
           maintaining
           the
           open
           prophanation
           of
           Gods
           holy
           Sabbath
           ,
           with
           all
           Heathenish
           sports
           and
           pastimes●
           and
           spurring
           men
           on
           headlong
           to
           this
           sinne
           ,
           and
           starving
           ,
           murthering
           the
           very
           soules
           of
           thousands
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           by
           robbing
           them
           of
           their
           ●pirituall
           ●ood
           ,
           and
           encouraging
           them
           to
           al
           sin
           and
           dissolutenes
           .
           )
           
             r
          
           
             Good
             Lord
             deliver
             us
             And
             le●
             all
             the
             people
             say
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A56148e-90
           
             *
             Histo●y
             of
             the
             Councel
             of
             
               Trent
            
             :
             Edit
             ,
             3.
             p.
             589
             ,
             590
             ,
             591.
             to
             ●16
             .
          
           
             *
             Idid
             .
             p.
             59●
             See
             
               M●●i●●
               de
               Sacra
               .
               Horm
               .
               Origine
               et
               Cont.
            
             l.
             1.
             c.
             5.
             
          
           
             *
             Ibid.
             p.
             589.
             
          
           
             *
             Ib.
             591
             .
             60●.606
             .
          
           
             *
             
               De
               Clericis
               .
            
             l.
             1.
             c.
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             History
             of
             the
             Councel
             of
             
               Trent
            
             :
             p.
             220.
             
          
           
             (a)
             Pag.
             220.330
             .
             to
             335.
             an
             excellent
             considerable
             place
             .
          
           
             (b)
             Glossa
             ,
             Decret.
             
               Distinct
               .
            
             93
             
               c.
            
             Legimu●
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             
               Iohn
               Crespin
               .
            
             L'estate
             de
             Leglise
             f.
             254.
             
          
           
             *
             Both
             cite●●y
             Bishop
             
               Vs●er
               ,
            
             d●
             B●ittanicarum
             Eccles.
             primo●
             diis
             ,
             p.
             800.
             
          
           
             *
             Henric●
             〈◊〉
             man
             ,
             〈…〉
             Tom.
             1
             p.
             31●
             
          
           
             *
             Itinear
             ,
             l.
             2.
             c
             13.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Fratres
               sic
               facit
               Iesus
               h●di●
               ,
               multos
               si●i
               elige●●
               Dia●olos
               Episc●po●
               .
            
             In
             Gone●●
             .
             Rhemensi
             S●imo
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             the
             Epistl●
             Dedica●o●y
             befo●e
             the
             Vnbishoping
             of
             
               Timothy
            
             and
             
               Titus
               .
            
          
           
             (a)
             
               Les
               Fl●wrs
               de●
               vies
               des
               So●●cts
            
             :
             part
             1.
             
             Parisiis
             :
             1637.
             p.
             500.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Ribadenerra
             Ibid.
             p.
             3●8
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Idem
               Ibidem
               ,
               p.
               313.
               
            
          
           
             *
             
               Idem
               Ibidem
               ,
               p.
               303●
               304.
               
            
          
           
             *
             
               Idem
               Ibidem
               ,
               p
               358.
               
            
          
           
             *
             Iohn
             Crespin
             
               Lestate
               de
               ●eglig●
               ,
            
             f
             ,
             29
             ,
             with
             
               Platina
               ,
               Anas●a●ius
               ,
            
             and
             
               Balz●●
            
             i●
             h●s
             life
             .
          
           
             (a)
             Iohn
             Crespin
             
               ●●
               .
            
             p.
             59.
             
             
               Brit.
               Eccles.
               A●tiqu●
            
             p.
             620
             ,
             621
             ,
             625
             ,
             633.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Crespin
             
               ●b
               .
            
             p.
             266.
             
          
           
             (c)
             Crespin
             p.
             405
             ,
             40●
             
          
           
             (d)
             C●espin
             p.
             ●
             404.
             
          
           
             C●e●pin
             .
             p.
             587.
             
          
           
             Gal●●●●u●Monumetensis
             .
             
             l
             9.
             c.
             15.
             
               ●●rald●●
               Cambr.
            
             li
             2.
             c.
             4.
             
             
               Ia●●bus
               Vsse●●●
               de
               Ecclesiarum
               Britt●a
               .
               Primordin
               ,
            
             p.
             81.532.538
             .
          
           
             Idem
             .
             p.
             876.1012.1140
             .
          
           
             (d)
             The
             Annals
             of
             I●eland
             i●
             Camdens
             Bri●●●nia
             ,
             p.
             169.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Relation
               of
               ●
               Con●erenc●
               ,
            
             p.
             169
             in
             the
             margin
             .
          
           
             *
             31.
             H.
             8.
             c
             9.33
             H.
             ●
             .
             c.
             31.34
             .
             H.
             8.
             
             ●
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             his
             Britania
             p.
             160.161
             .
             and
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             p.
             73
             ,
             74.
             
          
           
             *
             Rastall
             
               Du●ham
            
             :
             f.
             149.
             
             Camdens
             Brit.
             pag.
             736
             ,
             and
             
               Godwins
            
             Catalogu●
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             p.
             533.
             
          
           
             *
             Chapter
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             O●de●s
             .
          
           
             *
             27.
             H.
             8.
             c
             ●
             3●
             .
             H
             ,
             8
             ,
             c.
             1●
             .
             ●●
             ,
             ●
             .
             ●
             .
             14.
             
          
           
             *
             Cromptous
             Iurisdiction
             ,
             ●
             ,
             12
             ,
             b
             ,
             Stamford
             Plee
             .
             d●l
             Corone
             l
             ,
             3
             ,
             c
             ,
             1
             ,
             ●
             ,
             153
             ,
             ●
             ,
             3
             ,
             ●
             ,
             3
             ,
             p
             ,
             161
             ,
             33
             ,
             1●
             .
             ●
             .
             Br
             ,
             Trial
             ,
             142
             ,
          
           
             (b)
             Cromptons
             Iurisdiction
             of
             Courts
             ,
             f
             ,
             12
             ,
             b
             ,
          
           
             (c)
             Bishop
             
               White
            
             Bishop
             
               Morton
               ,
            
             Arcshbishop
             
               Laud
               ,
            
             and
             Bishop
             
               Hall
               ,
            
             in
             the
             T●tles
             of
             ●heir
             late
             Books
             ,
          
           
             *
             io
             ,
             E
             ,
             4
             ,
             f
             ,
             6
             ,
             Br
             ,
             Crown
             153
             ,
             Stamford
             Plee●
             ,
             l.
             
             ●Pet●us
             
               ●l●sonsis
               de
               Institat
               .
               Episc●pi
               ●●bl
               ,
               Part
               ,
               Tom
               ,
               12
               ,
               p
               ,
               941
               ,
               943.
               
            
          
           
             (c)
             
               Fox
            
             Acts
             and
             Monument●
             in
             the
             old
             Edition
             ,
             p.
             748.
             901
             905
             ,
             9●7
             b
             1706
             ,
             b
             ,
             i
             ,
             17
             ,
             b
             ,
          
           
             *
             
               So
               Cr●mt●n
            
             quotes
             it
             .
             But
             it
             ●s
             in
             his
             defence
             of
             hi
             .
             Apology
             ,
             at
             pa●t
             6
             c.
             2
             p.
             5
             ,
             i
             522
             
          
           
             *
             Crompto●s
             Iuri●diction
             of
             Cou●●s
             f
             ●9
             b.
             
          
           
             *
             Of
             the
             true
             dif●e●ence
             between
             Chri●●ian
             ●ubjection●
             and
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           Notes for div A56148e-5220
           
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           Notes for div A56148e-5890
           
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               Antiqu●●ates
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               &
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               Speeds
            
             History
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               Obiect
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             ,
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             3
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             p
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             34
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             see
             Antiqui●atae
             Ecclesia
             Brit.
             
             Godwins
             catalogue
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             Bishops
             Cranthius
             Metr●p
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