Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	church_n	prove_v	3,145	5	6.1841	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51160	The spirit of calumny and slander, examin'd, chastis'd, and expos'd, in a letter to a malicious libeller more particularly address'd to Mr. George Ridpath, newsmonger, near St. Martins in the Fields : containing some animadversions on his scurrilous pamphlets, published by him against the kings, Parliaments, laws, nobility and clergy of Scotland : together with a short account of Presbyterian principles and consequential practices.	Monro, Alexander, d. 1715?; S. W.	1693 (1693)	Wing M2446; ESTC R4040	71,379	106

charging the Archbishop of Glasgow with so many unheard of Crimes p. 5 His Vanity in thinking that his Books do greater Feats than the other Scriblings of his Party p. 6 His Civilities to the Clergy of the Church of England and his particular Forgeries against the Author of the Apology Ibid. His Critical Skill examin'd And his officious interposal in the Defence of Mr. Rule further Chastis'd Ibid. Train of many impertinent Lies together against Dr. Monro expos'd p. 7 His stupid ignorance in the History of the first Reformation of Scotland and in the Doctrine of the first Reformers p. 8 His Feeble attempts to prove the Divine Right of Presbytery Ibid. His abominable Lies in charging the Government with unheard of Cruelties p. 9 The Cameronians prov'd to be the most zealous Presbyterians And Mr. Radpath 's Argument against their Authority prov'd from Presbyterian Principles to be no Argument at all Ibid. His Argumentum ad hominem from the Viscount of Dundee 's Practices proves no more than that he is ignorant in the first Elements of Logick p. 10 His comparison between the Practices of the Church of England and those of the Scotch Presbyterians scandalous and impertinent Ibid. Presbyterians more cruel and barbarous than any other People This prov'd by a memorable instance in the year 1645. p. 11 The Covenanters less skilful than the Inquisitors but equally Cruel p. 11 His ignorance further expos'd p. 12 The Dr. us'd no Equivocation when he said that the Covenant was rigorously impos'd upon Children Ibid. This prov'd by an Act of the Gen. Ass 1648. p. 13 The Charge of Equivocation disprov'd and retorted p. 14 15 The Practice of the Episcopal Clergy in exposing the Presbyterians vindicated from Levity and Profanity Ibid. The Cameronians the most active and the most consequential Presbyterians p. 16 His derivation of the Word Enthusiasm compar'd with such another Critical Essay of a Bedlamite Ibid. The Acts of the General Assembly especially those of 48 and 49 do sufficiently Vindicate K. Ch. 2. from all imputations of rigor and cruelty p. 17 Sir George Mackenzie gave a true Narrative of the first Rise and Occasion of those Laws that the Presbyterians complain of p. 18 One of the Pedling Scribles in favours of Presbytery his weakness silliness and ignorance fairly expos'd in some Particulars p. 18 19 Mr. Ridpath 's Lies viz. that Sir Geo. Mackenzie persecuted Hamilton of Hallside refuted by Hallside himself Ibid. No Laws made against Presbyterians as such but against Seditions Tumults and Insurrections Ibid. His method of answering Arguments by suppressing such Words upon which their strength depends p. 19 20 The Presbyterians in general charg'd with Rebellious Principles and Practices This made good against the whiffling exceptions and evasions of Mr. Ridpath p. 21 The King and Parliament did not consider them as Presbyterians but as stubborn and incorrigible Rebels Ibid. The Majority of the People for the Episcopal Clergy Ibid. His rude and inconsiderable Lies against the Earl of Airly and the Laird of Meldrum p. 22 The Doctrine of Passive Obedience fairly stated and defended p. 23 24 The Presbyterian Exceptions disprov'd and retorted Ibid. Mr. Ridpath 's incurable infelicity in mistaking true Sense for Contradictions Ibid. The Writings of Mr. Rutherford prov'd obscure and Mr. Ridpath invited to defend them p. 25 26 Mr. Ridpath 's impudence in denying the Blasphemies that are to be seen in Mr. Rule 's Books p. 26 27 His blustering ignorance further expos'd p. 28 The Presbyterians prov'd to be the first aggressors in the Trade of Libelling and the only experienc'd Practitioners p. 28 29 30 The additional accusations against Dr. Monro proves no more than Mr. Ridpath 's wickedness and malice p. 30 31 The Murder of Archbishop Sharp prov'd to be the result of Presbyterian Principles p. 32 The Presbyterians by their Principles not oblig'd to Forms p. 33 The Charge of Pedantry brought against the Doctor disprov'd and retorted p. 33 34 35 Our Ecclesiastical Superiors did not connive at the Faults of the Subordinate Clergy tho they proceeded against such as were complain'd of by the Orderly and tedious Methods of the Law p. 35 Mr. Ridpath further chastis'd for his ignorance in the History and Principles of the Presbyterians p. 35 36 His ungovernable Malice against Dr. Canaties in many rude and impertinent efforts canvass'd aad examin'd p. 37 His willful and affected mistake of the Author of the Postscripts meaning p. 38 His ignorance of a formal Contradiction p. 39 The Presbyterians accuse all Men of plotting against the Government because plotting is their only Element p. 40 Mr. Ridpath 's Hypocrisie wishing that both Parties may be tender of one another when his Practice in the next Line confutes all his pretences of Piety Ibid. His common Topick to justifie his Calumnies viz. That he does not know what he writes to be false further expos'd and ridicul'd Ibid. His Ignorance in opposing the knowledge of Arms to the Liberal Arts and Sciences p. 41 42 The charge against the Clergy of Stealing their Sermons retorted upon an Impudent Presbyterian Plagiary p. 42 43 His Vanity and Ignorance further Chastis'd p. 43 44 His affectation of Theology Logick and Wit expos'd by plain and palpable instances p. 45 46 His Catalogue of Cruelties and Treacheries paralell'd p. 47 48 49. Another Objection against the Bishops of Scotland consider'd p. 51 52 53 Several Certificates and Letters in favours of the Calumniated Clergy p. 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Several Propositions extracted out of the Presbyterian Books p. 68 69 70 c. Mr. James Mitchel the famous Assassin his Letter Justifying from Scripture his Villanous attempt to Murder the Archbishop of St. Andrews Mr. Ridpath I Have good information from several Persons of known integrity here at London that you are the Author of two abusive Pamphlets by which you endeavour to defame our Kings Parliaments and Nobles such as we had in Scotland before the Revolution Our Kings were perjured Tyrants and K. Charles II. knew that he himself had forfeited his Title to the Crown Our Parliaments were but pack'd Clubs a company of slavish Parasites that contributed all they could to the ruin of our Liberties Civil and Religious and consequently our Nobility can deserve no better Character who made so great a Figure in all our Parliaments As for the Episcopal Clergy whether Bishops or Presbyters you give them so many names that it is a wonder you did not think such a despicable company of men below your Notice The Book which you call your Continuation most of it is levelled against one particular man and when I undertake his Defence if that be necessary I find that the reading over your book and transcribing so many parts of it was all the toil I was likely to undergo and tho you call him whom you fancy to be your Adversary a man of ungovernable passion yet I must tell you that

he spoke with Mr Shields in St. Jame's Park he 'll acknowledg all the Libels against him to be true and the only method to save your Reputation in this particular is to put it to a fair Trial. But I perceive that you are as unfortunate in the informations that you receive against the Clergy as you are hasty and unadvised in publishing of them Whether the error in Scotch Grammar with which you charge the Dr. be an omission of the Printer or his inadvertence is not material to enquire he had rather commit a thousand such than one Latin Solecism in a publick Harangue ex Cathedra It is uneasie to live next door to a Grammarian Read over again the 2d page of your Continuation l. 21. or the 5th p. of your Preface l. 30. and tell me if it be exact Grammar It is impudence beyond comparison to say that the Dr. charged Mr. Rule falsly with speaking wrong Latin 't is a wonder to me why he himself or any of his Friends should be so zealous to defend him upon that Head and if you would be so wise as to let those stories alone I know none would be so idle as to revive them and because you will not suffer us to forget his Latine I will give you one instance more of the purity of his Stile Asking one of the Students what was his Name the Youth told him so and so but not adding his Sirname He asked again quid est totum nomen At another time missing the Key of a certain Box which is kept in the Library when he would have opened it he told them that were about him Nescio quid factum est de iis habui mox Now the Affirmative is mine I am obliged to prove it when ever you put me to it You are all of you so tender upon the point of Honour that you let nothing pass without present Revenge and Mr. Rule himself may know the Witnesses when he pleases tho it be not decent to print their Names The next accusation against the Dr. is that he cannot forbear Swearing Mr Ridpath I hope it is otherwise and this is but an Article of the original Libel answered already in the Presbyterian Inquisition You was advised by the Author of the Postscript rather to insist on the old Libel than to trust to your own invention Moreover you say that it can be proved that he said to a certain Minister that if the Episcopal party had not the Government he cared not if the Devil had it By other accusers this Calumny is otherwise represented viz. that if the Episcopal party had not the Government he cared not if the Papists had it but both are beat out upon the same Anvil I wish you had named the Minister to whom this was said the Devil has but too much of the Government of the World already and I am affraid that they who publish such malicious and indefinite reports are more governed by him than they are aware of You charge him again that he hindered the printing of Mr. Jameson's Book against Quakerism he had no authority to do so nor was it possible for him to treat Mr. Jameson with greater civility than he did As for the Oath imposed on the Scholars in King James his time that is sufficiently accounted for in another Treatise and whether you are satisfied or not it matters not much The Objejections started against it were but the Whimsies of a malicious Pedant who knew not well what he said It must be confessed that He preferred the French Refugies to the Scotch Presbyterians when both petitioned the Town-Council for the use of the publick Hall to preach in upon the Sundays I am not obliged to believe upon your authority that he had any undecent expressions upon that occasion I incline to think that if the Presbyterians had the publick Hall of the College very many naughty persons would resort unto it though the Presbyterian Ministers should endeaviour to hinder it Now I would gladly ask you one Question whether ever you had a Scholar that answered you with greater submission and obedience than I do You name a Person at the foot of the 15 pag. whom you say the Dr. was careful to vindicate that he never so much as mentioned his Name but Newsmongers have a greater priviledge than their Neighbours 'T is certain that the Scheme of the Presbyterian Religion as far as they differ from the Episcopalians is nothing else but ungovernable Humour and Rebellion Now is it necessary to strike off the Doctor 's Head for this one Expression The Presbyterian Opinions as such are new and lately started and peculiar to themselves nor is there any of the Reformed Churches that ever asserted Presbyterian government to be founded upon such Divine Right as is exclusive of all other Ecclesiastical Polities The Church of Scotland which you say was Presbyterian from the beginning of the Reformation declares positively in her Confession of Faith that Church Polity is variable and the Order of Bishops was never condemned by our Reformers and Buchanan tells us expresly that our first Reformers were so far from being Presbyterians that Scoti ante aliquot annos Anglorum auxiliis è servitute Gallica liberati Religionis cultui ritibus cum Anglis communibus subscripserunt To say that the Church of Scotland should be governed by Presbytery because Presbyters were most active in the first Reformation is an unpardonable Impertinence If all the Bishops in the Church of Scotland had been as zealous to promote the Reformation as the Bishops of Galloway and Argyle would it therefore follow that if the Bishops had reformed the Church without the assistance of Presbyters there ought to be no Presbyters in the Church when it was fully reformed No I think this could not follow and therefore when the Bishops own the Doctrine of the Reformed Churches they must be obeyed and our Reformers never declaimed against their Order and if they would adhere to the Doctrine of the Reformed Churches Calvin determines positively in that Case that nullo non anathemate digni sunt who stubbornly oppose their Authority but we had no such thing as Presbytery in Scotland settled by Authority in all its Pretences until the Rebellion brake out in the Year 1638. Presbyterians we had Tumults Combinations and Factions in abundance and Interruptions of the legal Government and Parliamentary Concessions to pacify the Faction but a total abolishing of the Order of Bishops before the Rebellion in King Charles I. his time was never heard and to say otherwise contradicts the Series of all our Records If the places of Scripture that you cite prove that the names of those Clergy-men that were above Deacons were not distinguished yet this cannot infer an Equality among them for the Apostles themselves were called sometimes Presbyters and the Church was never governed by a perfect Equality of Presbyters The Ecclesiastical Senate

had its constant Praeses without whose Authority nothing of any moment was transacted How often do you meet in the Old Testament the Jewish Clergy dichotomized into Priests and Levites Will it therefore follow that there was no High-priest among them to govern the whole Society you seem to have no other Notion of a Presbyter than what you meet with in your late Pamphlets but it was an honourable Appellative bestowed in the Apostolick times upon all Orders of Ecclesiasticks above a Deacon Let us know where this Superiority and Jurisdiction of one Presbyter above another is forbidden It was established by God himself in the Old Testament let us see it repealed in the New I think we may leave this Dispute to other Combatants who may have occasion to discourse of it more fully when the Mortar pieces are shot that you threaten us with Only be mindful to let us see those Epistles of St. Augustine to St. Jerom wherein you say that Episcopacy is proved to be of humane Appointment Your next contains a lamentable Catalogue of Crueltiess that you say the Presbyterians in the West did undergo under the former Reigns viz. that some were roasted before Fires c. I thank God I never heard any such thing before and if it had been true all Christendom would have heard of it and tho you had the Aauthority of the General Assembly to vouch it you must excuse me if I continue in my former Unbelief All your Bauble about the Cameronians is neither to your Purpose nor mine their Practices can never be condemned by Presbyterian Principles and they may be the Standard of Presbytery as much as the Ministers you name in that Paragraph The Protesters were not so numerous as the Resolutioners yet you must acknowledge they were the only orthodox Presbyterians for the Resolutioners were rotten-hearted Malignants and the Protesters are the present visible Church of the Presbyterians and if they had stood upon the Plurality of Votes they had yielded to the General Assembly against whom they protested And this is the fatal and fundamental Error of your Party that they have no principles of Unity but such as a plausible Protestation seconded by the Rabble can shake your Ecclesiastical Authority upon all occasions according to the Original Maxim of Mr. Andrew Melvil Vota sunt ponderanda non numeranda Your Argumentum ad hominem taken from the Viscount of Dundee's Practices proves no more than your thick and palpable Ignorance in the first Principles of Logick Nothing can be improved as an Argumentum ad hominem against any Man but such Practices as naturally overthrow his own Principles and do you think that my Lord Dundee own'd any true and indisputable Right in them against whom he sought and if upon his Hypothesis there was no Title pray what becomes of your Argumentum ad hominem My humble Advice is that some one or other of your Friends may teach you the Vocabula Artis before you write so magisterially and you 'll find this to be but a friendly Advice before I have done with you and whatever Proficiency you have made in Grammar your Logicks are but of about two Months standing Your Parallel between the Practices of the Church of England towards King James and those of the Scotch Presbyterians towards King Charles 11. is a true Specimen of your Skill We know no such Practices of the Church of England nor are we to learn her Doctrines from Scurrilous Pamphlets but from her Articles Homilies Liturgy and Canons That the Presbyterian Cruelty towards the Episcopalians after the Year 1637. were unparallel'd in History remains still a Truth because they suffered from Men who declared themselves to be of the same Religion with their Neighbours the Cruelties of Papists towards Protestants and of Infidels towards Christians and of Pagans towards them who worship one God cannot make up an exact parallel because the Rebels by whom our people were persecuted pretended to be of the same Communion But since you name the Massacre at Paris you may call to mind that in the Year 1645 the Presbyterians under the Command of General Leslie cut in pieces some hundreds of the Marquess of Montross his Infantry in cold blood after quarter given when the Marquess was betrayed and that he was forc'd to retire a considerable body of his Army surrendred their Arms upon Articles and stood as they were directed by the Covenanters in a plain open Field having nothing to defend themselves with but their Nails then it was time for the Presbyterians to discover their true Intentions and to let the world see that no Promises no Capitulations could bind up the hands of Covenanters when it was in their power to do Mischief and you are to remember that this horrid Tragedy was acted at the special Instigation of the godly Ministers in the Army for Souldiers know no such Villanies But the Enthusiastick Zealot who preached thought that the Blood of so many innocent people was a good beginning of a through Reformation He chose his Text 1 Sam. 15. 14. What meaneth then this bleating c. infinuating that they could not be said to obey God as long as they left any alivethat were not Covenanters and when General Leslie contrary to his own Inclination Honour and Authority yielded to their Fury he asked this Sanguinary Enthusiast Mas John ha not you Blood enough now Compare all Circumstances and match this in History if you can not to mention now the throwing so many Women and Children over the Bridge of Lithgow without either Form or Process for no other Crime but that they followed their Husbands and Relations to Montrose his Army And the former instance is by so much the more remarkable that the poor people who were murdered in cold bloud contrary to the Laws of Nations the faith of mankind and the ancient honour of the Scots were all of them Protestants and laid down their Arms upon capitulation for their full freedom and safety to embrew their hands in the bloud of their Countrymen contrary to the solemnity of Promises was a thing that could only be acted by Covenanters so that your instances of the Massacre at Paris and the Duke of Alva's butchery in the Netherlands are indeed sad abuses of Supreme Authority and lasting Monuments of cruelty but that which I just now named adds to cruelty perfidious treachery such as blows up the foundations of humane Society But Mr. Ridpath you ask if ever you put the Prelatists in Dungeons to be eaten up of Toads and Serpents and if not you think you may conclude that you fall short of the cruelty of the Inquisitors I answer whether there are Toads and Serpents in the lower Vaults of the Tolbooth of Edinburg I cannot tell but I am very sure the Reverend Bishop Wiseheart was almost eaten up of Vermin in that Dungeon and bore the marks of the Covenanters cruelty as well as the