Bishop Wrens petition to the Parliament in defence of episcopacie in the behalf of himself and the rest of the bishops wherein he endeavours to ebreviate and lessen the libertie of the subject : being his sole resolution to extenmate the priviledge of Parliament : as also how his most expeciall intents
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             Bishop Wrens petition to the Parliament in defence of episcopacie in the behalf of himself and the rest of the bishops wherein he endeavours to ebreviate and lessen the libertie of the subject : being his sole resolution to extenmate the priviledge of Parliament : as also how his most expeciall intents
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           Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667.
           Church of England -- History.
           Episcopacy -- History.
        
      
    
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           BISHOP
           WRENS
           Petition
           to
           the
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           in
           defence
           of
           Episcopacie
           .
           In
           the
           behalf
           of
           himself
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Bishops
           .
        
         
           
             WHEREIN
             ,
          
           He
           endeavours
           to
           ebreviate
           and
           lessen
           the
           libertie
           of
           the
           Subject
           ;
           being
           his
           sole
           resolution
           to
           extenuate
           the
           priviledge
           of
           
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           AS
           ALSO
           ,
           
             How
             his
             most
             especiall
             intents
             contain
             (
             in
             the
             ensuing
             Petition
             )
             the
             corroborating
             of
             Prelaticall
             primacie
             .
          
        
         
           
             WITH
          
           Many
           reasons
           inducing
           him
           to
           the
           presentation
           of
           the
           same
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           portrait
        
         
           portrait
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Bates
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           BISHOP
           WRENS
           Petition
           to
           the
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           
             in
             defence
             of
             Episcopacie
             .
          
        
         
           HUMBLY
           SHEWETH
           .
           
           THAT
           although
           many
           invective
           aspersions
           of
           scandalous
           Pamphlets
           ,
           and
           illicite
           rumours
           have
           been
           ,
           and
           daily
           are
           published
           ,
           to
           the
           Epedemicall
           spectacle
           of
           the
           world
           against
           me
           .
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           ,
           I
           have
           buried
           all
           those
           abuses
           in
           the
           sepulchre
           of
           patience
           and
           lenitie
           ,
           presenting
           my self
           once
           more
           to
           the
           clement
           judgement
           and
           mature
           deliberation
           of
           your
           honours
           ;
           imploring
           nothing
           but
           Justice
           .
           As
           for
           those
           libels
           which
           have
           approbriously
           been
           cast
           upon
           me
           in
           particular
           ;
           and
           in
           generall
           ,
           against
           the
           most
           and
           greatest
           Peers
           in
           the
           Land
           ,
           to
           the
           
           intollerable
           abuse
           of
           us
           all
           espe●●●lly
           of
           such
           as
           have
           any
           adherence
           or
           else
           that
           do
           appear
           of
           
             Episcopall
             government
             ▪
          
           or
           
             Puri
             〈…〉
             on
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           government
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ited
           with
           the
           first
           point
           of
           
             Protestant
             Religion
             ,
          
           yea
           instituted
           by
           Christ
           himself
           and
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           have
           ever
           since
           successively
           continued
           ,
           being
           the
           next
           antiquity
           to
           Apostolicall
           men
           though
           the
           abusive
           detractions
           of
           the
           Brownists
           and
           Separatists
           in
           our
           time
           have
           derogated
           the
           Classicall
           authentick
           and
           approved
           authoritie
           therof
           ,
           they
           have
           beene
           the
           sole
           men
           that
           have
           opposed
           the
           Episcopal
           Hierarchy
           ,
           &
           although
           they
           have
           externally
           denyed
           (
           all
           innovations
           )
           (
           as
           they
           call
           them
           )
           in
           their
           common
           appellation
           :
           yet
           principally
           they
           have
           and
           doe
           make
           daily
           more
           inovations
           themselvs
           ;
           betwixt
           both
           which
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           repugnant
           authority
           as
           for
           the
           former
           it
           tended
           only
           to
           the
           honour
           and
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           decency
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           credit
           of
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           latter
           nothing
           but
           schismaticall
           〈…〉
           sions
           ,
           and
           confusive
           distractions
           are
           introduced
           by
           them
           .
           I
           therefore
           implore
           your
           honour
           with
           all
           humility
           ,
           maturely
           to
           consider
           all
           their
           proposterous
           actions
           ,
           they
           have
           contaminated
           the
           purity
           of
           Religion
           so
           much
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           almost
           become
           leprous
           ,
           they
           swarme
           so
           promiscuously
           in
           our
           streets
           ,
           that
           like
           the
           Egyptian
           Locusts
           they
           eat
           up
           the
           sanctity
           of
           our
           Church
           government
           ;
           yea
           withall
           ,
           they
           are
           now
           grown
           so
           licentious
           ,
           
           that
           they
           will
           not
           be
           curbed
           by
           humane
           reason
           ,
           nor
           disapproved
           ,
           although
           confuted
           by
           the
           holy
           Scripture
           .
           The
           fervency
           of
           my
           desire
           ,
           is
           ,
           therfore
           that
           the
           church
           may
           be
           purgel
           from
           such
           opposite
           enemies
           to
           true
           Religion
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           fountain
           of
           Piety
           may
           not
           be
           corrupted
           by
           such
           turbulent
           obstacles
           :
           &
           withall
           ▪
           I
           beseech
           your
           honors
           to
           consider
           the
           abuse
           intollerably
           offered
           ,
           and
           promiscuously
           intended
           against
           scientiall
           learning
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           not
           be
           so
           defaced
           and
           discountenanced
           by
           the
           Ignorants
           ,
           but
           rather
           that
           you
           would
           bee
           pleased
           to
           advance
           it
           to
           its
           perfect
           lustre
           ,
           dignity
           ,
           and
           irradiation
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           prime
           supporter
           of
           all
           true
           loyalty
           and
           obedience
           ,
           order
           ,
           rule
           ,
           regularity
           ,
           &
           obsequious
           civility
           in
           all
           states
           :
           for
           the
           defective
           derogation
           from
           the
           duties
           of
           our
           religion
           ,
           will
           incontinently
           prove
           a
           consumption
           vnto
           any
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           that
           
             Basis
          
           of
           Church-government
           ,
           and
           foundation
           of
           Piety
           ,
           which
           if
           not
           first
           rooted
           and
           grounded
           in
           Christ
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           weak
           of
           it self
           ,
           and
           infirm
           ,
           but
           likewise
           debilitates
           ,
           a
           whole
           Nation
           .
           If
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           then
           they
           consequently
           do
           promerrit
           the
           strict
           execution
           of
           Justice
           ,
           that
           would
           bring
           the
           church
           to
           a
           distructive
           Anarchy
           ,
           the
           deniall
           of
           Episcopacie
           is
           the
           abridgment
           of
           sacred
           Piety
           ,
           the
           dispossessing
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           that
           primogeniture
           and
           predominant
           head
           ,
           which
           should
           govern
           ,
           guide
           ,
           and
           direct
           it
           .
           The
           refusall
           of
           Justice
           in
           conducting
           the
           taking
           away
           of
           equity
           ,
           in
           patrocinating
           &
           the
           excluding
           those
           1.
           &
           absolute
           
             institutions
          
           
           of
           the
           Church
           are
           such
           obst●uctions
           beyond
           the
           limit
           of
           any
           former
           Authors
           ,
           and
           the
           wounds
           of
           our
           Prelaticall
           property
           lets
           out
           the
           very
           life
           blood
           of
           the
           people
           ▪
           the
           reformation
           whereof
           must
           necessarily
           bee
           a
           worke
           of
           much
           consequence
           .
        
         
           But
           God
           be
           praised
           ,
           the
           defence
           is
           not
           desperate
           beyond
           cure
           ,
           we
           serve
           one
           God
           ,
           we
           beleeve
           in
           one
           Christ
           ,
           and
           we
           all
           acknowledge
           and
           professe
           one
           Gospell
           ,
           the
           difference
           is
           only
           
             de
             natura
             ,
          
           we
           vary
           but
           in
           the
           Ceremonies
           ;
           to
           reduce
           which
           to
           the
           primitive
           practice
           ,
           was
           all
           our
           former
           endeavors
           ,
           and
           cannot
           effectually
           be
           inacted
           without
           our
           assertions
           ,
           and
           your
           mutuall
           concurrence
           :
           the
           condoleable
           disrespect
           of
           our
           function
           ,
           the
           divisions
           and
           various
           distractions
           of
           the
           Schismaticks
           ,
           the
           almost
           Anarchicall
           government
           of
           the
           church
           ,
           the
           languishing
           impurity
           of
           religion
           ,
           hath
           at
           this
           time
           respectively
           induced
           me
           to
           present
           this
           humble
           petition
           unto
           your
           honours
           favourable
           respects
           ,
           imploring
           your
           favour
           to
           concur
           unanimously
           in
           this
           petitory
           construction
           ,
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioner
           shall
           be
           ever
           bound
           to
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .