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 V    debate we are now upon is;

       

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M W  Arch--bifhop's, A‘ Bifli1ops;, Chanccln ;
m 2 5 “  Iors,8nc_. fl1ou1d;bc taken awayout A

    

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lm!ft"i:hc right’ flaring wbercrfiwe mlilfii rc-

membcr the vote which pafc yefizcrday, not only _ A

by this Committe%c, but the Houfc, which was to

this cfi‘e£’c:Thac: thisG0vcrnm¢m hath bin found~~

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I am of the epinion sf thfe, wh«3.c:or1ceiv5c-2»
that the firengtln ofmega already Vfct downs, im.
the Preamble m—~t~his4 Bill, by ~yef{gcAr.daeyea vote, is
a ncccfi'a.IJi.3'7A §«d€Gifi0n of thise1’cinFor one-
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god, fiaadwath%ac_A:whic;hA.:isrne.cefl‘ary, andwhic~h

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more already dpaifcdn "W¢*fa;Y thns %haVth)érth%en‘"fure1»y,T
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»and:mform*cd, than in necis-Jan at: :be pnuad quim;

zdowne or; ;ab'o1*i£hed ;,   ;beeaufc it is con.ceiW:d;

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~-if it -ihiavac,, 5 ii: is faid  .regcnenacima; w—~*:izl}£ »»f’ak:*z¥»
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and this wéesmufc docs, if defirc f”av'::Aper«fc@z~»ncm

A 4'0rmatior15andngro?evth*df «(mt Fiicl-igimnw Ofagafiz
4 ‘amour ¢imI1&at:.4."LF%or=¢"he wwlwfc Frabmickavof this‘,

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 ”  ‘ilding is fa rotten and corrupt, from the "very

fotmdationé of it tothe top, that if we pull itoot

A down raowbit will fall about the cares of all thofe

that endevourit, Within a very few yearee. A
The univerfall rottermeife, or corruption‘ of

this governmentgrrill moft evidently appeared by
endifquifition into thefe enfuing epartieculars.  

F itft, Let us confider invwhadt foile this root

‘growes : Is it not in the Popes Paradife :»doemc
“ one and the fame principles and grounds main:-»_

taint: the Papecie, or univcrfall Bifhop, as doe

om: Diocefan or Metropolita5nBifhops.? All A

thofe autborit’icsA which have beenebrought us

out of the Fathersnand antiquity,wi1l they not as
‘ A well, if not better, fixpport the Popedome as

the order of out Bifhops P So likcwife all thefel
arguments for its agreeableneife to Monarchy,

andceure of Schifme , doe theynot much more
flzronglyd hold for the acknowledgement of the ‘
Pope,then for our Bimopshod yet have Mom»

ohies bee-no ever ed whit the more abfolnte for the

j Popes univerfitll Morzarc 1;xyA.?’orotheir Kingdomes V A
% .l<efl‘e fubjeét to fchifmes agrtd {editions 2 whatfo}
ever other kiogdomes have beene, I am fureour = ~
Hiitories can tell us,th"is Kingdome hath not :and A A
  therefore we have cafihitnofFlon7g fincc-,d as hee
dis forraine, though we have not beenewithotit 
one¥Aio our owrxe bowels. For the difference bc- A

twecne a Metropolitan, or ”Diocefan, or unis-

tverfal] Bifltop, is neotof kinds, but ofdcgrees; A
A and 9 Metropolitm or Diocefan Biihop is ;asAi11 A

.4..'._..ab1a

or

‘am: toperform-e the duty of aAPaAfto.=i'to'his Dio-  
ocffc orProvimce, as the Vniverfall Bifhop is. A

  abletodoeictothe wholeworldé For the one -_I

cannot: doc but by Deputies; and no morcocao
me other-; and thcrcforeo fincc weall confeifo

the grounds upon which the Papacy fianas am A A

rotten, how can we deny but thcfi: that maintain:

our Bifhops are to £003 fmce they are ono and;

tho fame! A‘ A A A A ~

" A In thefi-cond%p1ace,1etusAconfIdor% byfwhac,

hand rh‘is%%root oFAEpifcopac:y waspoldnted, and

A how it came into the Church‘,

Iris no difficulc matter to find: this out; for is

not the very fpiritof A this order, a fpiripof V

pz:idc,‘exaltio.git fclfc in the Templcof God,“

A over allthatis callcd God 3* Firfcfixalcingit fclfco V _
aoovc its fellow Prcsbicoersé, under the formeof  

  §P3g§d’}r%emovedAOutOf,-the wayu           
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fiBifl1op 5; theoovcr its foL1¢lowA_Biofl1ops, under the
title of "Archbifll-xops,,” ’fanod“&foo ftillmouocing oVv7c1'1

thofc ofits own profeifioofill it come tobcPopc,. A
and theoit flicks not to tread Aupop the necks  

9foPrinccs.-. Kings, oaond. Empcroursa and trampk?
diam under itswféét. A VTAIFO thus you may crflatcie ito
from it firfi: rife , and difccrnc by what fpirit othi$'

Ordowr came into the Church,andby what doom 5,, V

evenw by? tho back-doorc of ptidcand ambicionf,

not byChr%iPc jefus; It is ‘not. a plafltvwhich Gods; A

right hAa‘nd l;1a4th,pIawntcd’,W A but“i‘B full of Io‘0t‘t¢ :1’ xlxefffc
and corruption 5 that myficry of iniquity, whoich

A  &1athw_rough_t: thus long, and fo fig robe pluckcé '

  ('5)   

V Thirdly, Laws confidaer~ the vemna~cu4reV z-Mr

q~ua1it7y% Of this trécpr root in ic.sfeIFe34A whether is‘

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krww whete it iséiéijdg, A  goM"tre’ec~Mm!~? firing

}9%w%~¢-arrupt fikifg awrw mgr-irzipt free goodfi‘wi¢=~ ;.~”~ V
%» are me¢z;gaz1%er'gmpe:oftborr:ey,arfigw'ay‘t£ii_{£¥eJR

R i"t:s fr’u.it~ thereFo¥rc wc fhal‘«1 be fi?1rc‘- to know”

it 5 and according as the ‘fruits ofth*cA Govern”- -‘ t
. menu‘: havcbeene amongft us,eicher in C'ht:trch,or

Common-we‘aA1th3 f’o~ Ice in fliand, 01‘ fall: Wichsus. V
A _Ir;%tf:eV[Clwrc>5. %

  S ‘ it‘ "fem:-° came. ‘ in‘ by ' the back d’oo fi:“ into
“A the“ Church, andwas” broughcin bythc fpi...»
tit of VAntich’rifi.3 ‘[25 it felfe hack beeizxlthe back-
vddorc and in-let of all fiaperfiition :.-Ind corrupti-j
on into the worflfip and: dofifine of this ChurcI"1,
and the meaugs of haffening us back again to
Rome. For praofe o;f'=»"chis, I‘ appealc to all our
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  wvhe1fVe0f,is {'0 fi*efl1,f IAn“e%“V¢d‘ enter*i nto no pattié

~cul‘¢@arsfi,.f.         W    A    % 
A A fecond fruit of this Government in the,

  v€hunch,hath Same the di“{'p1"acirag. arms moeg

‘godly and%vCo'I§fi:i:ntiousMiniflcmg the vexing,“
;pL1nifl1iingA,,; and baniflaing but “(if the Kingdo&c,‘ 

._vthic mofi religions of 211% forts a:r1d%‘conditicm"s5 

aha: woul nos c&omp1_y withiflthcfflir fupfitffitiousg

~ %invc»n=i.ws and ceremdnics %   cm: Md; ; the]
amgnitagfnhe edge and‘Apbwcr “of” thcfr%4Gbv“em-3"  

meat,

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-mieht ‘againfi *£hi@~; my. A«1ifwmé!% pa wfién ¥ofGodIi..; A

mfl} 5a“md.thie:%favouv ‘and protcfiimn mfie mum

311 pmphane, fcandalous, mzdffiper£ti»:icus pug.
  fonsthasc would upholdthetir party. Thouiénds

ofexalmples might be giw.-nof7 this, if wens non;
mioflz nom~riQusa;  ,   A  A A A  “ A  

A third fruit hath heel} AS§:ift1§e anfi Frha&i§:n%-

Within our (Elves, :3ndVAliez1a:ion fiom an the age...
form ¢*drChurch‘es abroad A é

..  AmdA;%1h&1;:s,:hc<»%prodigious¥ ~  mfiér *oF'vhc 1éc‘é 

 

 Canaan. whereby they had def1'gi*3e~d"the Whole-

Nation» to ajpfirpttaafl flavery wand?“ bondage to
zhemfelves, and then: fuperflitiaus Inventions.’

'Ih“e1'c a1:*eA.-A4thM'2:i'xiz»sA ‘o;f%t:h*c%A Govexrmmt lit: the
Church. Nowlct am c ®n£i*d¢r the~I’e~»imvhe? Civil
V Scam :: As  j  A‘ 1 A.
M ;   m7The+councenancimg fl1ilIcga1lProjeé’csand
pxacg-eding ; 55y ranching in th airpmlpits the lawn

fulnefl'¢ of anVvarbicrvar?y~»BT"n9~w»e1t.44 ; ~ I M A
A A 2i The ovérrhrcawimgall F
Lammhat rcfle&ed~ mwer” 0 liwle upmx thein

% Qmurm.

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Nations” m;g§b%1owimg VA the fl*a:m¢, A asmuchas
'1'n th£m1aY; by chain omncels, Canons, and
Subfidies they granted to chat and. A   A

A  4 M T he plots, prafiifemmd Combinations dug‘
wing thisParliam@nt,, in all which they fccmcw
V have Mam: iu:cr¢fl:cd:more orwleflk. ~ 

~ * has have they new conteantcd thcmfclvcss with.

tivilgdgas,

 

wcmachmmts upon was lizviricaaxall

raccffe at flommans

3   The kifndlingfav ¢%n#¢befl~Wce‘fic5fhef€ c was-

bllfi: %

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A Buthéve envied Ham: ;GM11 Afre_eaome;AdeE1:ing

to make us grind in;thA.eir mi1Al,asAAthe;VPi2i!fl?iIm‘did

»smpJ/bm,Aand mput out both %;our, eye:s..,0A[1ct I,-:15

beavenged of tlacfe-;_Pf.%ilzT fiiwsfor omfitAw ey¢s&!

A  i.VIV€éh%en :::NheAtrce b;e»e7t;oJ,bc-¥1~2Vnmme b;y;itsfr;Iaits;.,

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Mfdpe_ you fee by this time plainly the natm‘AcA%
:.:*;ndfqua1ityf:hi;sAAtrce.    ~ I A A =  

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A. In  hCf 1afc~p1acc,-'iv”e‘mee~Ieave’for%a clofe
ofalj m prefent: ta yo1:mA:confider'ati0n[ithe&;mif+
cheifefg which“ frh-CcoAmAtinmmc?e;imasfthis Gtwgrmn
meat doth~threat%en1=:m,Vjwith,; ifby the wifdomc
of :his;(3Vomm_ittee thay A: bi}eA:n0tAprev¢n!:ed.   ‘ “ .

I A Thp“, danger our Religiommufieverbe in;
F0 &lqa_g;as_ it is i1;nvt;heAhandVs Qfffixlch Governnnrsg
as can fiand f;,fii2;f_I'11Y inf mothiugg mom-nan its r?u-

{ inc gailild w»héfe affinity with the Popifh2H‘icrar-;-

A y}‘A?1§i‘?i¢ ~‘9A§mYi1%¢A% Providenccg. A ifm; szdae» not

chic makes'th€m* moge cfifidentc ofAtlne*AvP:ap;’_£’cs;,

than the pfoféffors :05 the AV refarmcd fifeligiomg

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forthcir fafety‘zand«fubfif’c¢mce..A4  : 4   H A

 Secondly , _the unhappy confiitioin o1:1I';ai;vi1E
State is in ._. whim the; ALBifhops;%‘hav4¢¢vote: imzhe
LOMS hm 5?: bfiiflg there as To many‘ obf’cAru&:i<-
0‘flF3;‘”"‘i'II‘AAAAAAjAfl11£<AbUdyf“PDfi§3ikfifffl a1;1AAgo;ad:'ana1%¢x:A;rh@1.?
fomeLaweste;.'1dimgt fa1v%atio?h.A,A%A      

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Thirdlya the imprpbability 0ffcr1in*§‘§"£:1f"”yfirz‘;i1ei‘

on durable pea”c;e,, fmoxzgg as theféamfe of the_wa?i3

yet continues ,,  ancgl gcwlge‘ be11o.W§s Athat .blows up A
Athisfiame-        1  A 

 [ Lamy,_ and  ;"hac+, w1"hic§h’A»VI will Waaamyugaes 
naarfeft tomy heart, the check wh«ic,~h :wc {cam ,

this A

  1     393 t
thistime ptfll dotvne this Government For hath
not this Parliament been called, coz;1tinued,_p1~e..
ferved, amdfecurcd, by the immediatefimger

of Gad, as it were for. this werk 3* had we not g

elfe been fwallewed up in any? inevitable dam»
gets, by the praétifes and defines of thefc mm
and their party? Hath not God let‘: them to them-—
feltes, as well in the-fe things, as in the evil! ed-

mittittration of their Government, that he?might;_»   M

Iaytthcmepemsunw uetsgtand *1 eadeusgasit were, by

the hand, from the findittgthem to be the caufee 
eff" our evil], to difcerne that their rooting up

mutt e out otae1ywteP Let us not then halt
any longer between two opinions, but withene
heart and tefolution give glory to God, in mm»
yiying with his providence, am with the goofi
thfcty and peace ef this fihurch-and Scam ‘.
which is by paffing this Bill we
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