Episcopacie asserted, as it now stands established in our church and common-wealth with the titles of honours, the dignity of authority, the endowments of revenues : by these following argumnts taken 1 from the Word of God, 2 from the light of nature, 3 from the rights of His Majesty, 4 from the lawes of the kingdome, 5 from the lawes of civility and common humanity / by Thomas Cooke ...
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             Episcopacie asserted, as it now stands established in our church and common-wealth with the titles of honours, the dignity of authority, the endowments of revenues : by these following argumnts taken 1 from the Word of God, 2 from the light of nature, 3 from the rights of His Majesty, 4 from the lawes of the kingdome, 5 from the lawes of civility and common humanity / by Thomas Cooke ...
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           EPISCOPACIE
           ASSERTED
           :
           As
           it
           now
           stands
           established
           in
           our
           CHVRCH
           and
           COMMON-WEALTH
           .
           With
           
             
               
                 The
                 Titles
                 of
                 Honours
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 dignity
                 of
                 Authority
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 endowments
                 of
                 Revenues
                 .
              
            
          
           By
           these
           following
           Argnmnts
           ;
           Taken
           
             
               1
               From
               the
               word
               of
               God
               .
            
             
               2
               From
               the
               light
               of
               Nature
               .
            
             
               3
               From
               the
               rights
               of
               his
               Majesty
               .
            
             
               4
               From
               the
               Lawes
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               .
            
             
               5
               From
               the
               lawes
               of
               civility
               and
               common
               humanity
               .
            
          
        
         
           By
           
             THOMAS
             COOKE
             ,
          
           Batchelour
           in
           Divinitie
           ,
           WHO
           Is
           so
           farre
           from
           any
           ingagement
           by
           any
           relation
           to
           any
           of
           their
           Lordships
           ,
           as
           hee
           is
           enforced
           at
           this
           present
           to
           his
           great
           charge
           and
           trouble
           ,
           to
           become
           an
           humble
           sutor
           to
           the
           High
           and
           honourable
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           redresse
           of
           some
           grievances
           occasioned
           by
           the
           miscariage
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           in
           a
           businesse
           that
           neerely
           concerned
           him
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           THO.
           FAVVCET
           ,
           for
           NATH
           :
           BVTTER
           .
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           EPISCOPACIE
           ASSERTED
           :
           As
           it
           now
           stands
           established
           in
           our
           COMMON-WEALTH
           .
        
         
           AS
           for
           the
           Originals
           of
           Bishops
           and
           their
           antiquity
           ,
           that
           is
           sufficiently
           cleered
           and
           proved
           by
           many
           and
           sundry
           learned
           Divines
           both
           Bishops
           and
           Doctors
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           and
           may
           goe
           for
           currant
           till
           encountred
           with
           better
           reason
           ,
           and
           confuted
           with
           stronger
           Arguments
           .
        
         
           But
           as
           they
           now
           stand
           incorporated
           into
           the
           superior
           part
           of
           the
           body
           of
           our
           Common-wealth
           ,
           they
           are
           represented
           to
           every
           Ordinary
           apprehension
           ,
           so
           impregnably
           fortified
           on
           all
           sides
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           may
           securely
           endure
           ,
           like
           Iron
           Pillars
           or
           Rocks
           of
           Marble
           ,
           all
           the
           battery
           of
           any
           eloquence
           or
           Sophistry
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           For
           although
           their
           opposers
           advance
           their
           notions
           towards
           the
           borders
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           in
           imitation
           of
           the
           old
           
             Heretiques
             ,
          
           who
           in
           a
           blush
           to
           be
           sole
           and
           bare
           in
           themselves
           and
           their
           single
           inventions
           ,
           bragged
           out
           their
           absurdities
           for
           a
           while
           with
           Scripture
           flourishes
           ,
           and
           as
           
             Vincentius
             Lyrenensis
          
           said
           of
           them
           that
           they
           did
           
             divinae
             legis
             sententiis
             quasi
             quibusdam
             vellerebus
             sese
             obvolvere
             ,
          
           so
           they
           tyred
           in
           themselves
           
           with
           their
           owne
           self-conceited
           presumptions
           and
           preapprehending
           the
           dangers
           they
           are
           in
           to
           be
           censured
           as
           Sacrilegious
           ,
           or
           inforced
           to
           flee
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           to
           extort
           succour
           with
           a
           wrest
           of
           violence
           for
           the
           better
           boulstering
           out
           their
           home-bred
           exceptions
           against
           Bishops
           ,
           that
           savour
           something
           of
           ignorance
           and
           malignity
           ,
           of
           whom
           J
           may
           say
           as
           
             Athanasius
          
           said
           of
           the
           
             Arrians
          
           in
           his
           Oration
           
             contra
             Arrianos
          
           ;
           That
           
             Christum
             simulant
             &
             contra
             Christum
             pugnant
             ,
          
           so
           they
           pretend
           the
           authority
           of
           Christ
           speaking
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           when
           in
           very
           deed
           they
           strive
           though
           insensibly
           they
           perceive
           it
           not
           ,
           and
           contend
           and
           argue
           against
           Christ
           and
           almost
           against
           all
           his
           Ordinances
           ,
           &
           so
           fulfill
           not
           only
           the
           predictions
           of
           preferment
           wherewith
           blindnesse
           and
           ignorance
           should
           out-strip
           the
           cleere
           sunshine
           of
           manifest
           light
           and
           truth
           ,
           but
           also
           accomplish
           the
           Prophecies
           of
           the
           wild
           degeneration
           of
           Charity
           into
           new
           and
           strange
           heats
           and
           fits
           of
           zeale
           without
           knowledge
           ,
           &
           so
           render
           themselves
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           wrathfull
           displeasure
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ;
           for
           as
           St.
           
             Gregory
          
           saith
           ,
           
             Consilium
             divinū
             dum
             devitatur
             impletur
             ,
             humana
             autem
             sapientia
             du
             reluctatur
             comprehenditur
             ,
          
           so
           whiles
           man
           goes
           about
           to
           defeat
           and
           avoyd
           the
           authority
           of
           his
           commanding
           Word
           by
           any
           act
           of
           disobedience
           ,
           he
           falls
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           another
           branch
           of
           his
           word
           of
           Prophecie
           ,
           which
           is
           thereby
           fulfilled
           and
           accomplished
           ,
           and
           so
           whiles
           humane
           wisedome
           like
           the
           builders
           of
           
             Babell
          
           soares
           towards
           heaven
           in
           a
           pride
           ,
           to
           vie
           and
           contest
           with
           the
           wisdome
           of
           the
           Almighty
           that
           is
           infinite
           and
           incomprehensible
           ,
           it
           is
           taken
           in
           the
           snares
           of
           its
           owne
           impotencies
           ,
           and
           
           have
           its
           vaine
           imaginations
           like
           
             Achitophels
          
           turned
           round
           into
           folly
           and
           simplicity
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           first
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           against
           Christ
           and
           his
           will
           revealed
           in
           his
           word
           ,
           whereby
           hee
           ever
           maintaines
           the
           beauty
           of
           honour
           ,
           and
           the
           dignity
           of
           authority
           ,
           and
           the
           strength
           and
           sinewes
           of
           Revenues
           ,
           wheresoever
           he
           finds
           them
           rightly
           fixed
           by
           humane
           Lawes
           ,
           whether
           on
           
             Iew
          
           or
           
             Turke
             ,
          
           or
           
             Infidell
             ,
          
           or
           upon
           
             Christians
             ,
          
           but
           especially
           i●
           on
           his
           houshold
           servants
           and
           high
           stewards
           of
           his
           chiefest
           treasures
           ,
           and
           most
           mysterious
           secrets
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           Bishops
           are
           ,
           who
           are
           graced
           in
           our
           Common-wealth
           with
           titles
           of
           Honours
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           dignity
           of
           authority
           by
           the
           favour
           of
           Princes
           ,
           and
           are
           indowed
           with
           great
           Revenues
           by
           the
           franck
           donation
           of
           many
           famous
           Founders
           and
           Benefactors
           ,
           and
           have
           ever
           been
           confirmed
           in
           all
           by
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           are
           as
           neere
           as
           may
           be
           regulated
           by
           his
           will
           ,
           so
           farre
           as
           hath
           been
           possible
           to
           make
           discovery
           of
           it
           ,
           either
           by
           the
           dictates
           of
           nature
           ,
           or
           his
           expresse
           cōmands
           set
           forth
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           .
           And
           all
           this
           he
           seconds
           by
           surrounding
           them
           for
           the
           glory
           of
           his
           generall
           providence
           ,
           with
           a
           guard
           of
           a
           double
           perfection
           not
           onely
           of
           strict
           Injunctions
           to
           honour
           and
           obey
           ,
           to
           assist
           and
           support
           them
           in
           all
           .
           But
           also
           with
           direfull
           menaces
           of
           punishment
           proportionable
           to
           their
           transgression
           ,
           denounced
           against
           all
           (
           that
           prevent
           it
           not
           in
           time
           with
           a
           due
           repentance
           )
           that
           should
           dare
           to
           derogate
           from
           their
           honors
           ,
           or
           disobey
           their
           authority
           ,
           or
           disturb
           the
           peace
           they
           injoy
           in
           their
           possessions
           ,
           and
           turnes
           of
           all
           violations
           of
           his
           Law
           committed
           on
           them
           ,
           but
           against
           himselfe
           from
           any
           the
           least
           termination
           upon
           them
           onely
           ,
           and
           strikes
           in
           as
           a
           party
           ,
           and
           makes
           himselfe
           the
           Center
           of
           the
           injury
           ,
           
           and
           reflects
           back
           again
           like
           a
           Rock
           upon
           the
           Authors
           ,
           the
           offences
           offered
           to
           his
           Messengers
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           himselfe
           had
           suffered
           ,
           saying
           not
           they
           ,
           but
           I
           ,
           not
           you
           ,
           but
           me
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           same
           with
           his
           language
           to
           
             Saul
          
           before
           he
           was
           St.
           
             Paul
          
           ;
           saying
           ,
           when
           he
           appeared
           to
           him
           as
           he
           was
           travelling
           to
           
             Damascus
          
           breathing
           out
           slaughter
           and
           threatnings
           against
           the
           Disciples
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             Saul
             ,
             Saul
             ,
          
           why
           persecutest
           thou
           me
           ,
           who
           ,
           in
           all
           probability
           ,
           were
           not
           Disciples
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticke
           ,
           but
           the
           Civill
           state
           ,
           and
           that
           too
           in
           the
           time
           of
           his
           ignorance
           ,
           and
           while
           hee
           was
           yet
           in
           unbeliefe
           ,
           but
           here
           CHRIST
           is
           persecuted
           in
           his
           chiefe
           Ecclesiastick
           Disciples
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           knowing
           and
           beleeving
           Ministers
           ,
           which
           is
           like
           the
           
             Contention
          
           between
           the
           Sunne
           and
           the
           Moone
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           allusion
           the
           Poet
           tooke
           to
           expresse
           the
           insolencies
           wherewith
           the
           male
           contents
           of
           
             Rome
          
           seditiously
           did
           venture
           to
           outbrave
           their
           Superiours
           and
           Governours
           ;
           saying
           ,
           
             
               —
               Fratri
               Contraria
               Phaebe
            
             
               Ibit
               ,
               &
               obliquum
               bigas
               agitare
               per
               orbem
               ,
            
             
               Indignata
               ,
               diem
               poscit
               sibi
               ;
               totaque
               discors
            
             
               Machina
               convulsi
               turbabit
               foedera
               mundi
               .
            
          
        
         
           In
           English
           thus
           :
           
             
               The
               Moone
               impatient
               of
               her
               rule
               by
               night
               ,
            
             
               Would
               needs
               dissease
               the
               Sunne
               the
               day
               to
               light
               ;
            
             
               And
               by
               this
               civill
               and
               unnaturall
               jarre
               :
            
             
               Enforc'd
               the
               bands
               of
               the
               worlds
               love
               to
               fry
               in
               war
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           Oh
           ,
           let
           not
           the
           reddition
           be
           told
           in
           
             Gath
             ,
          
           or
           spoken
           of
           in
           the
           tents
           of
           
             Ascalon
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           
             It
             is
             against
             the
             light
             of
             nature
             ,
             that
             prescribes
             a
             rule
             for
             every
             man
             to
             measure
             anothers
             good
             by
             the
             estimate
             and
             affection
             they
             hold
             and
             beare
             to
             any
             thing
             they
             can
             ,
             or
             doe
             call
             theirs
             ;
          
        
         
           Which
           is
           this
           ,
           
             
               Quod
               tibi
               fieri
               non
               vis
               alteri
               ne
               feceris
               .
            
          
        
         
           Manifested
           thus
           :
           if
           there
           be
           any
           that
           can
           intitle
           themselves
           either
           to
           honour
           or
           office
           ,
           or
           inheritance
           that
           hath
           beene
           conferred
           upon
           them
           ,
           either
           by
           the
           favour
           of
           Princes
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           donation
           of
           Ancestors
           ,
           and
           that
           confirmed
           by
           the
           Sanctions
           and
           Constitutions
           of
           humane
           lawes
           and
           judicatures
           ,
           and
           that
           confirmation
           re-established
           by
           ancient
           prescription
           of
           long
           possession
           ,
           and
           nothing
           to
           the
           contrary
           :
           It
           would
           be
           thought
           a
           thing
           very
           grievous
           and
           intolerable
           for
           a
           title
           so
           cleare
           and
           strong
           ,
           and
           so
           impregnable
           to
           be
           unhinged
           and
           abrogated
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           allow
           like
           Justice
           to
           the
           Bishops
           in
           all
           they
           are
           ,
           wherin
           like
           correspondence
           in
           every
           respect
           is
           obvious
           to
           every
           ordinary
           eye
           ,
           will
           prove
           a
           
             Paradox
          
           too
           too
           pregnant
           with
           mysterious
           absurdities
           both
           in
           ordinary
           Divinity
           and
           naturall
           Logique
           and
           vulgar
           Iustice
           and
           Moralty
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           the
           King
           his
           sole
           Deputy
           and
           Vice-gerent
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           threefold
           respect
           .
        
         
           As
           first
           ,
           It
           is
           against
           his
           Royall
           
             Prerogative
             ,
          
           
           which
           above
           all
           other
           glorious
           beames
           of
           Divine
           Majesty
           that
           shine
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           abundantly
           shew
           themselves
           in
           him
           ,
           not
           onely
           in
           his
           power
           ,
           but
           in
           his
           parts
           ,
           both
           of
           sanctity
           and
           intelligence
           ,
           proves
           him
           the
           only
           expresse
           Image
           &
           lively
           representation
           both
           of
           the
           ample
           and
           free
           liberty
           ,
           &
           also
           of
           the
           communicative
           goodnesse
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           wherein
           it
           is
           free
           and
           loose
           from
           the
           mixtures
           of
           humane
           limitations
           and
           restrictions
           ,
           which
           like
           Sea-bankes
           bounds
           it
           up
           and
           circumscribes
           it
           in
           many
           particulars
           ,
           but
           in
           this
           left
           free
           and
           absolute
           ,
           and
           managed
           as
           it
           is
           according
           to
           the
           prescript
           rule
           of
           the
           word
           of
           God
           for
           the
           setting
           forth
           of
           his
           glory
           ,
           by
           promoting
           of
           his
           peoples
           good
           ,
           wch
           is
           the
           supreame
           end
           of
           all
           his
           Majesties
           ;
           for
           
             Salus
             pupuli
          
           especially
           
             spiritualis
             &
             eterna
          
           is
           
             suprema
             lex
             ,
          
           as
           his
           Majesty
           hath
           ever
           done
           to
           his
           eternall
           renowne
           by
           countenancing
           ,
           and
           continuing
           ,
           and
           confirming
           according
           to
           the
           Royall
           patterne
           of
           his
           famous
           progenitors
           ,
           the
           honours
           and
           authority
           ,
           and
           bountifull
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Bishops
           as
           hee
           found
           them
           at
           his
           first
           comming
           to
           the
           Crowne
           .
        
         
           Wherin
           he
           approacheth
           by
           imitation
           as
           neere
           as
           is
           possible
           to
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           double
           respect
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           First
           thus
           :
           as
           God
           when
           he
           sent
           his
           Angels
           as
           
             nuntioes
          
           on
           his
           arrand
           to
           Mankind
           ,
           he
           formed
           them
           with
           lineaments
           suitable
           to
           humane
           nature
           ,
           to
           conciliate
           with
           their
           seeming
           germane
           affinity
           to
           their
           kind
           ,
           some
           reciprocall
           welcome
           to
           be
           spent
           in
           a
           willing
           and
           favourable
           attention
           ,
           and
           waiting
           on
           the
           delivery
           of
           their
           message
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           steale
           upon
           
           both
           their
           apprehensions
           ,
           and
           faith
           ,
           and
           beliefe
           ,
           all
           together
           by
           the
           prefaces
           of
           humane
           insinuations
           :
           so
           his
           Majesty
           takes
           his
           naked
           spirituall
           creatures
           ,
           of
           the
           poore
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           and
           lest
           they
           should
           be
           too
           much
           estranged
           ,
           and
           abstracted
           ,
           like
           Angels
           in
           respect
           of
           secular
           and
           politicall
           out
           sides
           from
           all
           familiar
           association
           ,
           with
           common
           and
           vulgar
           expectations
           ;
           he
           cloathes
           them
           with
           the
           Court
           Wardrope
           of
           honour
           and
           authority
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           plentifull
           affluence
           of
           means
           ,
           and
           so
           sends
           them
           forth
           ,
           to
           charme
           the
           senses
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           with
           the
           pleasing
           shyne
           of
           greatnesse
           ,
           into
           a
           happy
           and
           holy
           treason
           to
           their
           soules
           ,
           for
           the
           betraying
           of
           their
           darling
           ignorance
           ,
           and
           misleading
           darkenesse
           ,
           into
           the
           sweet
           captivity
           of
           a
           farre
           better
           guide
           of
           light
           from
           above
           ,
           which
           is
           usually
           as
           odious
           to
           them
           ,
           as
           a
           candle
           or
           day-light
           is
           to
           a
           Thiefe
           and
           a
           Robber
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           And
           secondly
           ,
           as
           God
           made
           Kings
           ,
           Prophets
           ,
           as
           
             Melchisedeck
             ,
          
           and
           King
           
             David
             ,
          
           and
           after
           him
           
             Salomon
          
           his
           Sonne
           :
           so
           his
           Majestie
           vouchsafes
           to
           all
           the
           chiefe
           Evangelicall
           Prophets
           that
           have
           been
           found
           famous
           for
           their
           parts
           ,
           and
           piety
           ,
           to
           participate
           in
           some
           measure
           of
           some
           of
           the
           branches
           of
           honour
           and
           authority
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           ample
           Revenewes
           derived
           at
           the
           first
           from
           Kings
           .
           And
           that
           not
           so
           much
           to
           gratifie
           those
           Reverend
           and
           holy
           Fathers
           ,
           with
           a
           Paradise
           of
           temporall
           happinesse
           ,
           in
           their
           present
           preferments
           ,
           which
           is
           nothing
           to
           them
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           those
           ,
           
             fortes
             laetitias
             &
             solida
             gaudia
             ,
          
           they
           have
           in
           their
           studies
           and
           performances
           of
           their
           duties
           ;
           as
           to
           winne
           upon
           the
           affections
           of
           carnall
           and
           secular
           minded
           men
           ,
           to
           comply
           with
           
           him
           unawares
           in
           a
           point
           of
           state
           ,
           policy
           ,
           whilest
           they
           persue
           their
           owne
           covetous
           and
           ambitious
           thirsts
           and
           ●ymes
           at
           profit
           and
           promotion
           for
           thēselves
           or
           theirs
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           his
           Royall
           providence
           and
           designes
           to
           perpetuate
           an
           eternall
           propagation
           of
           a
           learned
           and
           
             Orthodox
             ,
          
           and
           of
           an
           vnblamable
           and
           unblemished
           Ministry
           to
           the
           worlds
           end
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           his
           Royall
           title
           of
           defender
           of
           the
           faith
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           to
           be
           conceived
           to
           be
           ment
           of
           faith
           in
           
             abstracto
          
           in
           any
           sence
           ,
           but
           in
           
             concreto
          
           as
           it
           is
           incorporated
           (
           blessed
           be
           God
           for
           it
           )
           into
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           or
           the
           greater
           part
           in
           some
           measure
           of
           his
           Christian
           people
           ,
           the
           chiefe
           Champions
           and
           propugnators
           whereof
           ,
           under
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           were
           as
           ever
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           who
           have
           incoumptred
           and
           subdued
           almost
           all
           the
           powers
           of
           darkenesse
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           antihcristian
           impostures
           ,
           and
           diabolicall
           ,
           machinations
           wherewith
           they
           have
           ever
           endeavoured
           either
           to
           darken
           or
           eclipse
           ,
           or
           totally
           to
           abolish
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Gospell
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           his
           Oath
           by
           which
           he
           ingaged
           himselfe
           at
           his
           Coronation
           to
           embossome
           the
           Church
           into
           his
           dearest
           and
           most
           intimate
           embraces
           ,
           and
           to
           proove
           his
           Patronage
           thereof
           (
           according
           as
           hath
           beene
           prophecied
           of
           him
           )
           by
           his
           care
           and
           zeale
           of
           its
           fraile
           and
           tender
           safety
           and
           prosperity
           ,
           subject
           to
           all
           the
           stormes
           of
           envy
           and
           malignity
           ,
           which
           being
           duely
           observed
           as
           hitherto
           by
           his
           Majesty
           is
           the
           Pillar
           and
           basis
           that
           beares
           up
           all
           other
           fundamentalls
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           reflecting
           back
           upon
           his
           Majesty
           a
           strength
           and
           an
           assurance
           compleate
           and
           eternall
           
           both
           of
           all
           Temporall
           and
           Spirituall
           happinesse
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           Royall
           Consort
           and
           all
           his
           Royall
           issue
           ,
           and
           to
           derive
           to
           all
           his
           loving
           Subjects
           throughout
           all
           his
           Dominions
           a
           confident
           security
           of
           the
           safe
           fruition
           of
           all
           the
           sundry
           objects
           of
           their
           chiefest
           and
           dearest
           delights
           the
           shaking
           and
           unloosing
           whereof
           upon
           any
           pretences
           ,
           how
           spetious
           and
           advantagious
           soever
           will
           be
           little
           credit
           to
           their
           duty
           of
           loyalty
           that
           shall
           attempt
           it
           ,
           and
           scarce
           thanke
           worthy
           at
           his
           Majesties
           hands
           whensoever
           it
           shall
           be
           presented
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           double
           respect
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           first
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           the
           grand
           Fundamentall
           Law
           of
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
          
           so
           often
           confirmed
           by
           many
           sundry
           Acts
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           in
           sundry
           Kings
           Reignes
           ,
           which
           allowes
           the
           Church
           and
           Church-men
           wherein
           no
           doubt
           Bishops
           were
           imployed
           
             because
             it
             was
             a
             Bishop
             that
             first
             begun
             and
             co●arived
             ,
             and
             continued
             ,
             and
             occasioned
          
           the
           free
           enjoying
           of
           all
           their
           endowements
           and
           immunities
           and
           Priviledges
           to
           the
           strict
           observation
           wherof
           all
           that
           oppose
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           are
           or
           should
           be
           sworne
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           the
           Law
           of
           propriety
           of
           late
           so
           much
           stood
           upon
           and
           revived
           a
           new
           to
           the
           great
           good
           and
           comfort
           of
           the
           meanest
           and
           the
           lowest
           of
           the
           Civill
           state
           .
           And
           if
           the
           Heads
           and
           fathers
           of
           the
           Church
           should
           be
           condemned
           as
           
             aliens
          
           and
           
             politicall
          
           illegitimates
           to
           an
           incapability
           of
           common
           Rights
           ,
           and
           interesses
           with
           their
           inferiors
           ,
           it
           would
           amount
           to
           be
           a
           greater
           Monster
           in
           government
           then
           ever
           nature
           did
           produce
           .
        
         
           For
           seeing
           they
           are
           free-borne
           Subjects
           
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ,
           and
           capable
           with
           them
           like
           free
           
             denisens
          
           of
           all
           Rights
           ,
           and
           enlargements
           ,
           either
           by
           honour
           ,
           or
           authority
           ,
           or
           by
           any
           additions
           of
           Reverewes
           they
           shall
           be
           thought
           worthy
           of
           ,
           and
           can
           fairely
           arrive
           at
           ,
           and
           being
           fully
           possessed
           of
           all
           by
           law
           accordingly
           ,
           and
           that
           possession
           ratified
           by
           long
           prescription
           ,
           they
           ought
           not
           neither
           can
           they
           be
           justly
           disseased
           of
           any
           ,
           or
           all
           ,
           but
           by
           order
           and
           course
           of
           Law
           ,
           usually
           observed
           in
           all
           proceedings
           in
           every
           Court
           against
           any
           ,
           eyther
           for
           disroabing
           ,
           or
           dismounting
           of
           any
           from
           their
           honours
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           deposing
           of
           any
           from
           their
           authority
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           deprivation
           of
           any
           man
           of
           his
           means
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           too
           for
           some
           offence
           proportionable
           in
           waight
           to
           such
           a
           punishment
           ,
           and
           that
           againe
           not
           meerely
           morall
           ,
           as
           pride
           or
           covetousnesse
           ,
           or
           neglect
           either
           of
           their
           Episcopall
           or
           Ministeriall
           duties
           ,
           for
           which
           or
           the
           like
           ,
           or
           greater
           ,
           as
           meerely
           morall
           ,
           never
           man
           was
           yet
           ever
           knowne
           to
           be
           questioned
           in
           any
           Court
           ,
           nor
           legally
           can
           be
           :
           But
           politicall
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           in
           generals
           onely
           ,
           for
           
             Dolosus
             versatur
             in
             universalibus
          
           (
           particulars
           are
           expected
           to
           be
           produced
           and
           proved
           ,
           and
           they
           again
           to
           be
           tryed
           ,
           and
           examined
           ,
           whether
           hainous
           and
           enormious
           enough
           to
           undoe
           &
           destroy
           any
           one
           of
           the
           presēt
           Bishops
           )
           for
           their
           personall
           delinquences
           ;
           for
           so
           the
           learned
           and
           the
           innocent
           ,
           the
           pious
           and
           religious
           might
           save
           themselves
           with
           credit
           ,
           and
           fairely
           escape
           ;
           or
           whether
           so
           capitall
           and
           outragious
           ,
           as
           like
           the
           sinne
           of
           
             Adam
             ,
          
           or
           a
           talent
           of
           Lead
           ,
           it
           should
           unmercifully
           drowne
           them
           all
           at
           once
           in
           one
           common
           confused
           deluge
           of
           an
           utter
           universall
           sweeping
           exstirpation
           ,
           
           and
           finall
           abolition
           of
           all
           ,
           the
           learned
           with
           the
           ignorant
           ,
           the
           innocent
           with
           the
           delinquent
           ,
           the
           person
           ,
           place
           ,
           and
           Office
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           concomitances
           ,
           dependances
           ,
           consequences
           ,
           and
           influences
           for
           ever
           :
           Or
           whether
           according
           to
           the
           tenour
           of
           one
           or
           more
           leading
           precedents
           ,
           practised
           in
           like
           case
           ,
           by
           the
           sages
           of
           former
           times
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           
             Cynosura
             ,
          
           by
           which
           the
           whole
           Nation
           of
           Lawyers
           ,
           both
           Judges
           and
           Pleaders
           for
           the
           most
           part
           usually
           steere
           and
           move
           in
           all
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           who
           never
           had
           nor
           made
           precedents
           by
           the
           punishments
           of
           Communities
           ,
           especially
           such
           as
           the
           Hierarchy
           of
           the
           Bishops
           is
           ;
           for
           speculative
           ,
           imaginary
           universalities
           of
           impieties
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           it
           ought
           maturely
           to
           be
           considered
           of
           ;
           whether
           such
           a
           suddaine
           violent
           redresse
           of
           the
           supposed
           enormious
           crimes
           of
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           would
           not
           become
           to
           them
           or
           some
           of
           them
           an
           irresistable
           rentation
           to
           greater
           and
           more
           intolerable
           ,
           and
           unpardonable
           extravagant
           exorbitances
           ,
           as
           of
           dejected
           and
           heartlesse
           ,
           male-contentednesse
           ,
           and
           of
           impious
           and
           blasphemous
           murmuring
           against
           Gods
           providence
           ,
           &
           of
           seditious
           quarrelling
           with
           ,
           and
           repyning
           against
           the
           Wisdome
           and
           the
           justice
           of
           the
           present
           government
           ,
           or
           of
           busie
           studying
           out
           ,
           and
           of
           subtile
           contriving
           of
           pernitious
           wayes
           of
           revenge
           for
           the
           unexpected
           losses
           of
           those
           pretious
           pledges
           of
           many
           former
           Princes
           favours
           ,
           and
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           supposed
           by
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           undeserved
           deprivation
           of
           the
           antient
           inheritance
           of
           their
           famous
           predecessours
           ,
           and
           so
           〈◊〉
           a
           course
           of
           more
           avocations
           and
           of
           greater
           in
           erruptions
           
           of
           their
           studies
           then
           as
           yet
           can
           possible
           be
           conjectured
           :
           But
           the
           consequences
           thereof
           may
           easily
           be
           discerned
           by
           any
           that
           is
           but
           weake
           sighted
           in
           future
           contingences
           ,
           as
           blindnesse
           and
           ignorance
           which
           is
           sayed
           to
           be
           
             mater
             errorum
             &
             vitiorum
             ●utrix
             ,
          
           the
           fountaine
           and
           nurce
           of
           all
           impieties
           both
           
             Speculative
          
           and
           
             Practicall
             ,
          
           for
           as
           the
           
             Psalmist
          
           saith
           ;
           
             Thou
             makest
             darkenesse
             wherein
             all
             the
             Beasts
             of
             the
             Forrest
             move
          
           ;
           so
           the
           night
           of
           blindnesse
           and
           ignorance
           is
           the
           only
           opportunity
           for
           all
           the
           works
           and
           fruits
           of
           darkenesse
           to
           advance
           and
           display
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           themselves
           in
           their
           colours
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           Heresies
           ,
           Scismes
           ,
           Factions
           ,
           Dissentions
           ,
           Seditions
           ,
           Rebellions
           ,
           Treasons
           of
           all
           kinds
           ,
           Jesuiticall
           powder
           plots
           ,
           Regicydes
           state
           underminings
           ,
           and
           God
           knowes
           what
           
             Chaos
          
           of
           disturbance
           and
           confusion
           of
           the
           whole
           frame
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           of
           and
           all
           ,
           for
           as
           
             Acosta
          
           very
           well
           observed
           of
           old
           ,
           that
           
             Heresenan
             surores
             regnorum
             conturbationes
             secutae
             sunt
             ,
          
           so
           it
           may
           be
           found
           true
           with
           us
           if
           not
           timely
           prevented
           .
           And
           as
           
             Varro
          
           said
           of
           
             Plautus
          
           ;
           
             
               Postquam
               morte
               donatus
               est
               Plautus
               ,
            
             
               Comaedia
               luget
               ,
               scaena
               est
               diserta
               ,
            
             
               Dem
               risus
               ,
               lusus
               ,
               jocusque
            
             
               Et
               numeri
               innumeri
               simul
               omnes
               collacrumarunt
               .
            
          
        
         
           Change
           but
           the
           Sceane
           into
           the
           Church
           and
           the
           Seminaries
           ,
           and
           Suborbes
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           branches
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           a
           man
           may
           see
           the
           like
           truth
           spring
           up
           faster
           and
           spreading
           already
           further
           then
           can
           be
           sooue
           or
           easily
           remedied
           .
        
         
           Fistly
           ,
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           the
           Lawes
           of
           civility
           and
           common
           humanity
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           double
           respect
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           As
           first
           ,
           thus
           to
           deprive
           the
           deceased
           founders
           of
           their
           proper
           inheritances
           who
           still
           survive
           themselves
           in
           their
           devices
           and
           donations
           which
           they
           did
           forbeare
           whilest
           they
           lived
           to
           wast
           and
           consume
           on
           their
           owne
           lusts
           and
           pleasures
           ,
           and
           without
           respect
           had
           to
           their
           neerest
           and
           dearest
           friends
           and
           acquaintance
           diverted
           at
           their
           deaths
           ever
           their
           beneficence
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           turned
           it
           into
           a
           Sacrifice
           to
           be
           offered
           up
           to
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           spent
           by
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           for
           the
           setting
           forth
           of
           his
           glory
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           promoting
           the
           publique
           and
           spirituall
           good
           ,
           both
           of
           King
           ,
           and
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           both
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ,
           wheresoever
           the
           Gospell
           is
           professed
           ,
           as
           is
           sufficiently
           manifested
           by
           the
           famous
           Monuments
           of
           Learning
           and
           Piety
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           continually
           set
           forth
           and
           published
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           of
           which
           as
           
             Horace
          
           said
           of
           his
           works
           ;
           
             
               Exegi
               monumentum
               aere
               perennius
            
             
               Regalique
               situ
               pyramidum
               altuis
               ,
            
             
               Quod
               nec
               imber
               edax
               aut
               Aquilo
               impotens
               ,
            
             
               Possit
               divere
               aut
               innumerabilis
               ,
            
             
               Annorum
               eries
               ,
               &
               fuga
               temporum
               .
            
          
        
         
           So
           may
           they
           say
           and
           more
           ,
           and
           trulier
           of
           their
           workes
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           no
           boasters
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           to
           defeate
           the
           aymes
           of
           those
           deceased
           founders
           ,
           and
           to
           contend
           with
           them
           in
           a
           vye
           of
           better
           wisdome
           and
           larger
           liberty
           ,
           and
           greater
           power
           then
           ever
           they
           had
           ,
           or
           exercises
           over
           their
           owne
           estates
           ,
           is
           like
           
             cum
             mortuo
             Protogene
             bellum
             gerere
          
           was
           enough
           heretofore
           to
           make
           the
           victorious
           and
           couragious
           Warriour
           
             Demetrius
          
           to
           retreat
           and
           shrinke
           
           with
           shame
           and
           feare
           from
           his
           siege
           of
           the
           City
           
             Rhodus
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Picture
           of
           
             Iasylus
          
           made
           by
           the
           famous
           Painter
           
             Protogenes
          
           was
           kept
           ,
           for
           when
           he
           was
           remembred
           to
           consider
           how
           foule
           a
           thing
           it
           was
           to
           warre
           with
           the
           dead
           ,
           it
           is
           said
           that
           forthwith
           
             oppugnatione
             desita
             &
             imagini
             &
             civitati
             pepercit
             :
          
           so
           if
           it
           might
           be
           but
           deliberately
           thought
           on
           ,
           what
           an
           unworthy
           and
           uncomely
           thing
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           those
           ancient
           Monuments
           and
           lively
           ravishing
           pictures
           of
           charity
           and
           piety
           ,
           and
           beneficence
           ,
           of
           the
           famous
           foundations
           and
           endowements
           of
           Bishops
           ,
           that
           have
           thus
           long
           subsisted
           &
           flourished
           ;
           should
           now
           be
           the
           objects
           of
           envy
           and
           hostility
           ,
           they
           would
           spare
           their
           owne
           trouble
           ,
           and
           forbeare
           their
           further
           prosecution
           of
           all
           the
           siege
           they
           have
           begirt
           them
           with
           ,
           and
           of
           whatsoever
           they
           have
           attempted
           and
           enterprised
           gainst
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           flye
           upon
           the
           Bs.
           their
           
             donees
          
           and
           adopted
           children
           ,
           and
           to
           out
           them
           of
           their
           Legacies
           ,
           as
           well
           or
           rather
           because
           they
           are
           Bishops
           ,
           then
           for
           any
           Morall
           or
           politicall
           offence
           ,
           as
           yet
           either
           alleged
           ,
           or
           sufficiently
           proved
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           worthy
           services
           wherewith
           they
           or
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           or
           some
           of
           their
           famous
           predecessours
           have
           enlarged
           and
           advanced
           the
           felicity
           both
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           cannot
           be
           warranted
           from
           the
           gests
           and
           acts
           of
           former
           times
           ,
           and
           will
           prevent
           a
           Parallel
           in
           after
           ages
           .
        
         
           For
           as
           
             Tertullus
          
           the
           Oratour
           said
           to
           
             Foelix
          
           the
           governour
           ,
           seeing
           we
           have
           injoyed
           great
           quietnesse
           by
           thee
           ,
           and
           many
           worthy
           things
           have
           beene
           done
           unto
           our
           Nation
           by
           thy
           providence
           ,
           we
           acknowledge
           it
           wholly
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           places
           most
           noble
           
             Faelix
             ,
          
           with
           
           all
           thankes
           ,
           so
           they
           might
           understand
           ,
           if
           they
           pleased
           ,
           and
           confesse
           and
           acknowledge
           ,
           that
           they
           and
           their
           Fore-fathers
           have
           injoyed
           great
           quietnesse
           by
           their
           meanes
           ;
           For
           as
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           of
           the
           
             Israelites
             ,
          
           that
           to
           them
           appertaine
           the
           adoption
           ,
           and
           the
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           giving
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           whom
           are
           the
           Fathers
           :
           so
           to
           them
           appertaine
           ,
           the
           adoption
           and
           the
           glory
           of
           the
           chiefe
           Ambassadours
           ,
           and
           Messengers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           of
           the
           high
           Stewards
           of
           the
           great
           and
           manifold
           mysteries
           of
           Salvation
           ,
           of
           the
           Master-builders
           of
           the
           great
           City
           and
           Temple
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           body
           of
           our
           head
           Christ
           ;
           of
           the
           faithfull
           dispensers
           of
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Ministeriall
           givers
           both
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           Gospell
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           constant
           preservers
           ,
           with
           their
           utmost
           care
           and
           diligence
           ,
           of
           the
           sincere
           service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           whom
           came
           all
           the
           Fathers
           ,
           in
           both
           the
           famous
           Universities
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           the
           Cathedrall
           and
           parochiall
           Churches
           ,
           throughout
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           ,
           who
           did
           baptize
           ,
           and
           teach
           ,
           and
           marry
           ,
           and
           blesse
           from
           God
           ,
           all
           their
           Fore-fathers
           ,
           and
           were
           to
           them
           in
           stead
           of
           Christ
           their
           first
           and
           sole
           Deputy
           redeemers
           ,
           who
           recovered
           them
           out
           of
           worse
           then
           
             Aegytian
          
           darkenesse
           &
           bondage
           :
           and
           so
           have
           hitherto
           preserved
           them
           ,
           and
           ,
           with
           their
           burning
           and
           shining
           rayes
           of
           light
           from
           above
           ,
           did
           enlighten
           and
           mollify
           ,
           and
           reduce
           the
           old
           ,
           blind
           ,
           and
           hard-hearted
           world
           ,
           into
           bright
           day-light
           ,
           and
           Dove-like
           mildnesse
           and
           gentlenesse
           ,
           to
           combine
           ,
           and
           knit
           ,
           and
           grow
           up
           together
           by
           the
           bands
           of
           charity
           into
           one
           man
           and
           one
           mind
           .
        
         
           And
           from
           those
           
             Halcyon
          
           dayes
           of
           love
           ,
           and
           peace
           ,
           and
           joy
           ,
           and
           delight
           ,
           they
           deriving
           all
           their
           happinesse
           
           〈…〉
           for
           their
           Fore-fathers
           debts
           and
           their
           owne
           ,
           for
           former
           and
           present
           benefits
           all
           conce
           〈…〉
           them
           and
           theirs
           ,
           with
           some
           thankefull
           requitalls
           of
           acknowledgement
           at
           the
           least
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           stead
           thereof
           ,
           to
           affront
           the
           merits
           of
           their
           Piety
           ,
           and
           constancy
           ,
           and
           learning
           ,
           and
           charity
           ,
           with
           affections
           high
           and
           rough
           ,
           and
           grimme
           in
           frownes
           ,
           and
           threats
           of
           their
           utter
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           ,
           makes
           the
           Gospell
           little
           better
           in
           event
           ,
           then
           
             Senecaes
          
           institution
           of
           his
           great
           Scholler
           
             Nero
          
           in
           his
           
             Heathenish
          
           morality
           ,
           of
           whom
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           that
           he
           seemed
           
             non
             tam
             erudi●sse
             ingenium
             Neronis
             ,
             quam
             armasse
             saevitiam
             .
          
        
         
           And
           that
           by
           decreeing
           it
           incongruous
           and
           dangerous
           for
           them
           ,
           as
           Bishops
           ,
           to
           taste
           of
           the
           pleasures
           of
           any
           little
           parcell
           of
           secular
           and
           temporall
           greatnesse
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           have
           but
           
             stillam
             gaudii
             in
             ultima
             te
             parvitatis
             constituam
             ,
          
           which
           is
           not
           onely
           to
           prejudicate
           their
           generous
           education
           of
           their
           continuall
           exercise
           of
           their
           best
           parts
           in
           the
           sublimest
           cōtēplations
           ,
           in
           ye
           most
           abstruse
           mysteries
           in
           Divinity
           ,
           as
           unfruitful
           to
           refine
           the
           temper
           they
           are
           of
           by
           nature
           ,
           and
           as
           altogether
           vnusefull
           &
           unprofitable
           to
           renue
           their
           infirm
           frame
           with
           sufficient
           supplies
           of
           grace
           ,
           to
           be
           as
           pious
           and
           as
           religious
           amid
           the
           smiles
           of
           their
           great
           fortunes
           ,
           as
           
             Ioseph
          
           was
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Pharoah
          
           King
           of
           
             Aegypt
             ,
          
           and
           as
           the
           Evangelicall
           Saints
           were
           in
           the
           
             Roman
          
           tyrant
           
             Neroes
          
           house
           :
           But
           to
           found
           and
           ground
           from
           thence
           a
           greater
           degree
           of
           Popery
           then
           ever
           yet
           was
           discovered
           in
           the
           
           late
           Bishops
           ,
           or
           aymed
           at
           ,
           or
           attempted
           by
           any
           of
           them
           ;
           namely
           ,
           the
           single
           life
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           which
           the
           Apostle
           calls
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Devils
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           honours
           and
           intermedling
           with
           secular
           affayres
           ,
           and
           great
           possessions
           be
           inconsistant
           with
           holy
           orders
           ,
           then
           must
           the
           Clergie
           be
           interdicted
           and
           excommunicated
           altogether
           from
           the
           honourable
           estate
           of
           Matrimony
           ,
           as
           too
           too
           various
           and
           tedious
           ,
           with
           many
           more
           vnavoidable
           changes
           of
           distractions
           and
           interruptions
           from
           their
           studies
           ,
           which
           is
           by
           this
           meanes
           pointed
           at
           as
           the
           next
           intolerable
           burthen
           and
           grievous
           captivity
           they
           must
           of
           necessity
           expect
           to
           be
           enthralled
           unto
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           from
           thence
           to
           derive
           restraints
           to
           the
           honourable
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           rich
           and
           married
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           great
           Commanders
           in
           the
           Civill
           state
           to
           forbeare
           their
           darling
           pleasures
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           like
           
             Polyphemus
             Evangeliophorus
          
           whom
           
             Erasmus
          
           brings
           in
           his
           Dialogue
           between
           him
           and
           
             Cannius
             ,
          
           dreaming
           that
           the
           Gospell
           hanging
           at
           his
           girdle
           ,
           might
           reach
           an
           influence
           to
           his
           heart
           and
           head
           ,
           and
           corporally
           worke
           a
           spirituall
           change
           upon
           his
           intellectualls
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           meere
           carrying
           of
           the
           Gospell
           about
           a
           man
           ,
           or
           the
           sometimes
           vouchsafing
           to
           a
           Preacher
           ,
           an
           averse
           eare
           that
           is
           charmed
           from
           within
           ,
           with
           swarmes
           of
           a
           thousand
           curbes
           of
           sundry
           fancies
           ,
           and
           that
           too
           but
           in
           case
           of
           distresse
           ,
           of
           necessitated
           respite
           ,
           and
           leasure
           from
           their
           other
           occasions
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           just
           dread
           of
           Court-censures
           ,
           and
           the
           punishments
           prescribed
           by
           humane
           Lawes
           :
           And
           as
           the
           streame
           &
           swinge
           of
           custome
           and
           company
           ,
           
           heaves
           and
           drives
           them
           ,
           were
           enough
           to
           maintaine
           the
           credit
           of
           a
           Christian
           profession
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           to
           ingrosse
           and
           impropriate
           to
           themsel●es
           all
           the
           guerdions
           and
           garlands
           due
           to
           the
           greatest
           endowments
           and
           best
           deservings
           ;
           and
           confine
           the
           Clergy
           only
           to
           their
           Intellectuall
           and
           Spirituall
           delights
           and
           hopes
           of
           their
           future
           happinesse
           and
           inheritance
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           as
           
             Iulian
          
           the
           
             Apostata
             ,
          
           did
           the
           Christians
           ,
           when
           he
           spoyled
           them
           of
           their
           goods
           and
           estates
           ,
           jeering
           them
           with
           their
           Masters
           Doctrine
           ,
           saying
           to
           them
           ,
           
             blessed
             are
             yee
             poore
             ,
             for
             yours
             is
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           As
           if
           our
           blessed
           Saviour
           had
           suffered
           death
           onely
           to
           redeeme
           them
           from
           the
           bookish
           and
           leane
           drudgery
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           and
           had
           come
           to
           crowne
           them
           ,
           like
           a
           Temporall
           King
           (
           as
           the
           
             Iewes
          
           expected
           )
           with
           the
           Rose
           buds
           of
           all
           the
           delights
           ,
           or
           more
           then
           ever
           
             Salomon
          
           provided
           for
           his
           lusts
           ,
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           his
           vanity
           ,
           and
           to
           content
           himselfe
           onely
           with
           some
           few
           younger
           brother
           Parsons
           to
           be
           conformable
           to
           his
           poverty
           ;
           and
           to
           side
           with
           him
           in
           the
           fellowship
           of
           his
           sufferings
           ,
           but
           rather
           they
           are
           to
           be
           like
           
             Epiphanius
             ,
          
           of
           whom
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           that
           
             Pingebat
             actibus
             paginam
             quam
             legisset
          
           ;
           So
           they
           are
           to
           expresse
           ,
           in
           their
           lives
           and
           conversations
           ,
           all
           their
           Lectures
           they
           have
           heard
           ,
           and
           read
           ,
           and
           received
           from
           their
           learned
           Ministers
           .
        
         
           For
           as
           the
           exemption
           of
           them
           from
           the
           busie
           employments
           of
           Magistracy
           ,
           and
           the
           denudation
           of
           them
           from
           the
           bewitching
           splendor
           of
           honours
           ,
           or
           exonerating
           them
           of
           the
           cumbersome
           luggage
           of
           riches
           and
           great
           possessions
           ,
           must
           be
           turminated
           altogether
           by
           them
           in
           a
           moonkish
           Retirement
           ,
           and
           
           that
           to
           be
           worne
           out
           and
           spent
           in
           restlesse
           and
           incessant
           labours
           at
           their
           studies
           ;
           the
           fruits
           whereof
           are
           all
           to
           be
           expended
           for
           the
           enriching
           of
           the
           Laity
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           precious
           treasure
           of
           Divine
           Mysteries
           :
           so
           are
           they
           to
           be
           correspondent
           in
           a
           mutuall
           reciprocation
           of
           proportion●ble
           offices
           and
           duties
           ;
           and
           that
           by
           incorporating
           all
           that
           knowledge
           into
           all
           their
           existences
           ,
           occasions
           ,
           and
           occurrences
           ,
           and
           as
           St.
           
             Origen
          
           said
           of
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             Sanctificabat
             prophana
             ,
             &
             fecit
             ecclesiastica
          
           :
           So
           they
           are
           to
           sanctifie
           all
           their
           civill
           and
           secular
           conditions
           ;
           And
           as
           one
           said
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           
             Verba
             visibilia
          
           :
           So
           they
           are
           to
           rarifie
           and
           sublimate
           all
           their
           lowe
           &
           terrene
           temporall
           employments
           ,
           into
           a
           manifest
           visibility
           of
           the
           purity
           of
           Religion
           ;
           which
           will
           apparantly
           result
           not
           onely
           out
           of
           the
           exact
           measuring
           of
           the
           length
           and
           the
           breadth
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           height
           and
           depth
           of
           all
           their
           endeavors
           and
           undertakings
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           strict
           rule
           of
           the
           word
           of
           God
           :
           But
           also
           by
           pointing
           all
           their
           intentions
           ,
           with
           a
           defixed
           ●yme
           at
           the
           high
           and
           chiefe
           end
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           by
           ever
           rancking
           all
           their
           other
           inferiour
           and
           secundary
           ends
           ,
           with
           a
           Methodicall
           subordination
           and
           a
           harmonious
           coherence
           ,
           and
           an
           orderly
           and
           tributary
           subserviancie
           to
           the
           supreame
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           ,
           is
           the
           Poet
           said
           of
           
             Isla
          
           and
           her
           Picture
           :
           which
           the
           Painter
           had
           drawn
           so
           to
           the
           life-like
           hir
           .
        
         
           
             Vt
             utramque
             putabis
             esse
             v●ram
             :
          
           
             Aut
             utramque
             putabis
             e●●e
             pictam
             .
          
        
         
           So
           an
           ordinary
           Spectator
           ,
           that
           is
           divided
           ,
           through
           weakenesse
           of
           Iudgement
           ,
           into
           a
           dubious
           apprehension
           ,
           might
           either
           thinke
           both
           Laicke
           and
           Ecclesiasticall
           persons
           to
           be
           
             a
             chosen
             generation
             ,
             a
             royall
             Priest-hood
             ,
             an
             holy
             Nation
             ,
             a
             peculiar
             people
             ;
             a●
             St.
             
             Peter
             called
             the
             distressed
             Iewes
             ,
          
           writing
           to
           them
           being
           strangers
           scattered
           through
           
             Pontus
             ,
             Galatia
             ,
             Cappadocia
             ,
             Asia
             ,
             and
             Bithynia
             ,
          
           or
           both
           of
           them
           to
           be
           and
           not
           to
           be
           ,
           like
           a
           Picture
           ,
           that
           is
           and
           is
           not
           ,
           what
           it
           seemes
           to
           signifie
           and
           represent
           ;
           a
           Nation
           and
           no
           Nation
           ,
           a
           people
           and
           no
           people
           ,
           Christians
           ,
           and
           yet
           no
           Christians
           ,
           as
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           .
        
         
           Or
           else
           because
           they
           are
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           good
           Bishops
           ;
           who
           for
           the
           most
           part
           are
           as
           good
           as
           any
           sort
           of
           men
           :
           amid
           the
           many
           infirmities
           our
           weake
           nature
           is
           subject
           unto
           ,
           and
           notwithstanding
           the
           many
           tentations
           our
           best
           performances
           are
           too
           too
           frequently
           blasted
           and
           blemished
           with
           .
        
         
           And
           in
           some
           respects
           doe
           farre
           surmount
           and
           transcend
           many
           thousands
           of
           other
           vocations
           and
           conditions
           ,
           in
           both
           unknowne
           and
           unvaluable
           eminencies
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           double
           respect
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           first
           ,
           because
           in
           their
           tender
           yeares
           ,
           almost
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           could
           see
           ,
           to
           discerne
           of
           colours
           and
           differences
           ,
           they
           could
           be
           so
           Eagle-eyed
           ,
           as
           to
           spy
           out
           the
           pretious
           pearle
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ;
           to
           the
           study
           whereof
           they
           did
           wholly
           dedicate
           themselves
           without
           any
           further
           consult
           with
           nature
           ;
           and
           that
           with
           a
           kinde
           of
           disdaine
           of
           all
           other
           professions
           whatsoever
           ,
           and
           singled
           out
           its
           excellencies
           from
           all
           the
           flatteries
           of
           honour
           ,
           and
           riches
           ,
           and
           renown
           ,
           that
           courted
           their
           judgement
           from
           every
           corner
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           the
           knowne
           world
           ;
           to
           be
           their
           sole
           ,
           and
           secure
           ,
           and
           most
           sincere
           delight
           ,
           and
           as
           most
           really
           and
           substantially
           advantagious
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           as
           most
           universally
           and
           freely
           profitable
           to
           all
           
           others
           in
           their
           most
           spiritualized
           ,
           and
           sanctified
           desires
           and
           wishes
           ;
           howsoever
           slighted
           and
           undervalued
           by
           some
           ignorant
           
             Atheist
             ,
          
           as
           the
           most
           barren
           and
           chargeable
           ,
           and
           laborious
           ,
           and
           difficult
           ,
           and
           despicable
           vocation
           in
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           And
           secondly
           ,
           for
           the
           many
           weary
           dayes
           and
           ,
           weekes
           ,
           and
           moneths
           ,
           and
           yeares
           ,
           and
           anxious
           ,
           and
           vexatious
           cares
           and
           indefatigable
           and
           restlesse
           ,
           paines
           ,
           whereby
           they
           have
           exhausted
           and
           consumed
           the
           flower
           of
           their
           strength
           ,
           and
           prime
           time
           ,
           and
           all
           to
           enrich
           themselves
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           ,
           and
           the
           assistance
           of
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           with
           heavenly
           treasures
           ,
           to
           be
           retayled
           againe
           ,
           sometime
           to
           men
           of
           corrupt
           minds
           ,
           who
           for
           the
           most
           part
           requite
           them
           with
           no
           other
           rewards
           ,
           but
           heapes
           of
           contumelies
           and
           heart-breaking
           reproaches
           ;
           wherewith
           they
           abundantly
           revenge
           all
           the
           great
           good
           of
           grace
           and
           glory
           which
           they
           intended
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           conclude
           ,
           when
           the
           State
           did
           never
           yet
           decree
           by
           any
           publique
           act
           ,
           eyther
           riches
           ,
           or
           any
           honourable
           remuneration
           ,
           to
           any
           of
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           theirs
           ;
           for
           any
           of
           the
           best
           services
           ,
           and
           performances
           ;
           which
           measured
           by
           the
           strictest
           exactions
           of
           humane
           Lawes
           ;
           may
           well
           goe
           for
           luxuriant
           and
           redundant
           super-erogations
           .
           And
           now
           to
           treat
           of
           nothing
           but
           degradations
           and
           demolitions
           of
           those
           Pillars
           of
           earth
           ;
           contrary
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           ;
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Rights
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ;
           his
           Title
           ,
           Oath
           ,
           and
           Prerogative
           ;
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           of
           common
           
           
             humanity
             ,
          
           and
           
             civility
             ,
          
           and
           
             supra
             ,
          
           and
           
             praeter
             ,
          
           and
           
             ultra
             ,
          
           all
           their
           demerits
           ,
           and
           when
           many
           poore
           and
           beggerly
           Incorporations
           ,
           are
           permitted
           and
           allowed
           to
           tryumph
           in
           needlesse
           ,
           and
           superfluous
           Priviledges
           ;
           whose
           chiefe
           Magistrates
           wisdome
           and
           policy
           ;
           is
           sometimes
           recorded
           with
           his
           owne
           handy-work
           on
           the
           roofe
           ,
           &
           top
           of
           his
           ruinous
           habitation
           :
           this
           would
           make
           St.
           
             Hierome
             ,
          
           if
           he
           were
           now
           alive
           ,
           to
           blush
           ,
           and
           repent
           ;
           at
           what
           he
           said
           in
           his
           Epistle
           ,
           
             ad
             Eustochium
             ,
             quid
             Cicero
             cum
             Apostolis
             ?
          
           For
           the
           Orators
           exclamation
           of
           
             ô
             tempora
             !
             ô
             mores
          
           !
           may
           well
           suite
           for
           a
           fit
           amplification
           of
           the
           Apostles
           
             prediction
          
           of
           these
           our
           perilous
           times
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           of
           in
           his
           2.
           
           Epistle
           to
           
             Tim.
          
           3.
           c.
           
        
         
           
             v.
          
           1.
           
           
             This
             know
             also
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             last
             daies
             perilous
             times
             shall
             come
             .
          
        
         
           
             v.
          
           2.
           
           
             For
             men
             shall
             be
             lovers
             of
             themselves
             ,
             covetous
             ,
             boasters
             ,
             proud
             ,
             blasphemous
             ,
             disobedient
             to
             parents
             ,
             unthankefull
             ,
             unholy
             .
          
        
         
           
             v.
          
           3.
           
           
             Without
             naturall
             affection
             ,
             truce-breakers
             ,
             false
             accusers
             ,
             incontinent
             ,
             fierce
             ,
             despisers
             of
             those
             that
             are
             good
             .
          
        
         
           
             v.
          
           4.
           
           
             Traitours
             ,
             heady
             ,
             high-minded
             ,
             lovers
             of
             pleasures
             more
             then
             lovers
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           
             v.
          
           5.
           
           
             Having
             a
             forme
             of
             godlinesse
             ,
             but
             denying
             the
             powers
             thereof
             .
          
        
         
           He
           that
           please
           may
           reade
           ,
           and
           use
           it
           as
           his
           Looking-glasse
           ,
           and
           m●ke
           Discovery
           of
           some
           things
           amisse
           in
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           thence
           learne
           to
           surrender
           up
           all
           the
           surfets
           of
           mistakes
           ,
           wherewith
           they
           have
           undervalued
           and
           vilified
           those
           reverend
           Fathers
           ,
           whom
           
             Tertullian
          
           calls
           
             A
             postolici
             semi●is
             frutices
             &
             haereditarios
             discipulos
             Christi
             ,
          
           and
           are
           
             procuratores
             salutis
             
             generis
             humani
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Chariots
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           and
           the
           horsemen
           thereof
           ,
           as
           
             Elisha
          
           said
           of
           
             Elias
             ,
          
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           honoured
           with
           all
           thankefulnesse
           ;
           
             omni
             loco
             ,
             actu
             ,
             habitu
             ,
             tempore
             ,
          
           as
           
             Ausonius
          
           said
           to
           
             Gratian
          
           the
           Emperour
           ,
           and
           rather
           then
           to
           abase
           them
           any
           lower
           ,
           then
           they
           are
           ,
           with
           any
           dimiunitions
           ;
           to
           study
           how
           to
           adde
           to
           them
           further
           and
           ampler
           enlargements
           in
           all
           ;
           for
           as
           St.
           
             Hierome
          
           said
           in
           point
           of
           obedience
           ,
           so
           may
           I
           say
           in
           matter
           of
           beneficence
           ,
           
             quis
             pudor
             ,
             quod
             nonpraestet
             fides
             ,
             quod
             praestitit
             infidelitas
             ,
          
           so
           what
           a
           shame
           is
           it
           that
           
             Our
             Father
          
           should
           not
           be
           as
           bountifull
           to
           the
           Church
           as
           ever
           was
           
             Pater
             Noster
             .
          
        
         
           But
           instead
           thereof
           ,
           in
           this
           cleere
           and
           plentifull
           Sun-shine
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           to
           bereave
           them
           contrary
           to
           the
           Lawes
           of
           grace
           ,
           &
           of
           nature
           ;
           of
           those
           endowements
           which
           were
           confer'd
           upon
           them
           ,
           by
           such
           as
           were
           contrary
           to
           themselves
           ,
           both
           in
           nature
           and
           in
           grace
           ,
           in
           respect
           both
           of
           naturall
           and
           spirituall
           affections
           :
           will
           prove
           a
           double
           aequivocall
           operation
           ,
           in
           the
           production
           of
           contrary
           effects
           in
           both
           Religions
           ,
           both
           theirs
           ,
           and
           ours
           .
        
         
           For
           as
           their
           blind
           superstition
           ,
           became
           to
           them
           like
           the
           clay
           ,
           wherewith
           our
           Saviour
           opered
           the
           blind
           mans
           eyes
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           was
           likelier
           quite
           to
           put
           them
           out
           ,
           then
           any
           way
           to
           cleere
           them
           or
           recover
           them
           :
           taught
           them
           to
           worke
           out
           new
           Discoveries
           of
           better
           wayes
           of
           serving
           God
           ,
           and
           honouring
           him
           with
           their
           substance
           ;
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           buying
           out
           of
           the
           Prince
           of
           darknesse
           from
           his
           Regencie
           (
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           )
           wherewith
           hee
           tyrannized
           over
           the
           Children
           of
           darknesse
           :
           but
           also
           for
           the
           hyring
           of
           the
           light
           of
           the
           world
           (
           if
           it
           
           might
           be
           )
           to
           breake
           out
           ,
           and
           shine
           upon
           them
           ,
           their
           kindred
           and
           Country-men
           ;
           and
           with
           a
           holy
           kinde
           of
           Symony
           ,
           to
           purchase
           for
           them
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           .
        
         
           So
           the
           abundant
           bright
           Sun-shine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           dazles
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           in
           some
           ,
           into
           such
           a
           stupor
           of
           insensible
           blindnesse
           and
           ignorance
           ;
           as
           they
           can
           neither
           see
           their
           owne
           hands
           ;
           nor
           yet
           the
           surplussages
           of
           their
           over-flowing
           estates
           ,
           nor
           the
           sundry
           formes
           of
           wants
           and
           miseries
           ,
           wherein
           our
           Saviour
           proclaims
           and
           presents
           his
           distresses
           ,
           continually
           in
           many
           thousands
           of
           his
           poore
           and
           afflicted
           members
           .
        
         
           But
           when
           they
           come
           to
           the
           Church
           they
           seeme
           to
           see
           double
           ,
           and
           take
           all
           temporall
           accessions
           ,
           of
           honours
           ,
           of
           authority
           ,
           and
           of
           revenues
           ,
           to
           be
           
             a
             voenenum
             ,
          
           and
           
             a
             perditio
             ,
          
           and
           altogether
           superfluous
           ,
           bursome
           and
           dangerous
           .
           But
           
             manum
             a
             tabula
             .
          
        
         
           Therefore
           as
           the
           Hills
           stand
           about
           
             Hierusalem
             ,
          
           as
           the
           
             Psal.
          
           saith
           ,
           so
           let
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           the
           Lords
           annointed
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           minor
           Lords
           of
           the
           earth
           ;
           and
           all
           that
           beare
           good
           will
           unto
           
             Sion
             ,
          
           incompasse
           ,
           and
           incampe
           ,
           like
           Legions
           of
           Angells
           ;
           round
           about
           the
           reverend
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           all
           they
           are
           ,
           from
           this
           time
           fourth
           ,
           and
           for
           evermore
           ,
           
             Amen
             good
             Lord
             ,
             so
             be
             it
             .
             Amen
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Errata
           ,
        
         
           PAge
           3.
           line
           23.
           for
           
             perfection
          
           read
           
             protection
             ,
          
           page
           5.
           line
           2.
           for
           
             spoken
          
           read
           
             published
             ,
          
           line
           27.
           for
           
             secondly
          
           read
           
             Thirdly
             ,
          
           p.
           6.
           l.
           15.
           for
           
             Majesty
          
           r.
           
           
             Majestie
             ,
          
           is
           (
           p.
           9.
           line
           11
           :
           for
           
             Thirdly
          
           read
           
             Fourthly
             ,
          
           l
           ,
           18.
           for
           
             imployed
          
           r.
           
             implyed
             ,
          
           l.
           19
           ,
           for
           
             con●rived
          
           r.
           
             contrived
             ,
          
           p.
           12.
           l.
           18.
           for
           
             Heresenan
          
           r.
           
             Heres●on
             ,
          
           &
           l.
           24.
           for
           
             deni
          
           r●dein
           
             ,
          
           p.
           13.
           l.
           19.
           for
           
             altuis
          
           1.
           
             altius
             ,
          
           l.
           22.
           for
           
             ●ries
          
           r.
           
             series
             ,
          
           &
           l.
           28.
           for
           
             exercises
          
           r.
           
             exercised
          
           )
           p.
           16
           l.
           1●
           .
           for
           
             constituam
          
           r.
           
             constitut●m
             ,
          
           &
           line
           22.
           for
           
             in
          
           read
           
             of
          
           page
           21.
           line
           27
           ,
           for
           
             earth
          
           read
           the
           
             earth
             .