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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16623	A treatise of the nature and vse of things indifferent Tendinge to proue, that the ceremonies in present controuersie amongst the ministers of the gospell in the realme of Englande, are neither in nature nor vse indifferent.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1605 (1605)	STC 3530; ESTC S106384	14,281	36

will can make that ceremonie good in divyne worshipp that God forbiddeth to be done their in or make that Evill that God commaundeth to be done therin So can he not make that which is but indifferent to be Good for he cannot make that to be cōmaunded of God that is forbidden of God that though it be not forbidden is not commaunded If therefore what Ceremonie of religion soeuer is good be commaunded of God and if every Ceremonie of religion ought to be good if whatsoeuer ceremonie is commaunded of God is not Indifferent Hence it wil followe that no Ceremonie of Religion is indifferent 18 Thus much of actions indifferent hauyng reference to God Those actions of man are indifferent in respect of a mans selfe or his neighbour that being committed bring neither morall hurt nor good vnto him selfe or them For those actions are Evill to the doer and such as hurt his soule that are a meanes of bringing either vpon himselfe or vpon his neighbour any evill forbidden And those actions are good to his soule that are a meanes of affecting with any Good commaunded him-selfe or his Neighbour 19 Whatsoeuer therefore doeing a man no Good is a meanes either to e But we shal be readie to proue that such is the lawe that requires these Ceremonies take frō a man any good thing that God hath freely graunted vnto him as life health libertie name honestie pietie c. Or to bring vpon a man that evill that God otherwise with houldeth from him that cannot be indifferent 20 All such humaine lawes therefore that f Much more thos Lawes tha● lay greater penalties vpon the omisi●i-of some Indifferent then the omission of the greatest good or comission of the grossest euill and as doe the Canons lawes that requyre these Ceremonies vpon any penalties binde m●● to those things that are confessed indifferent which are such things as God hath left to the free libertie of man to doe or not to g This hindreth not but that the Magistrat may and ought yf it be for the good of the common weale cōmaund fishe dayes and such lik the neglect whereof may doe much hurt and the obseruation much good for in such cases eatinge of fish and flesh is not a Thing indifferent but that which men stand bound either to for beare to doe accordīg to the Civill Lawes of Magistrates doe is a deprivyng of mē of that libertie that God hath graūted vnto thē therfore such a lawe is neither good nor indifferent But evill to the soule of him that enacteth it though not of him that obeyeth it For it is no indifferencie in any man to take that away from a man that God hath freely given vnto him 21 All Morall actions of men that are good or evill are either private or common and publike The common and publicke are either Domesticall Politicall or Ecclesiasticall Actions also in their Indifferencie may vary accordinge to their diuers references to these 22 A private Good or Euill action is that which affecteth with good or Evill onely a mans owne person that doth it and which spreadeth not to the Good or hurt of any other except secondarely by accident as he that eateth and drinketh doth himselfe onely good properly Though secondarely and by accident he may in that strenght he receaueth therby doe his family or the common wealth good 23 That action is Indifferent in respect of a mans private selfe that doth his owne priuate Person no wayes any good or hurt 24 Those Domesticall Politicall Ecclesiasticall actions are good or evill that tend to the good or hurt of a family cōmon wealth or Church and those are indifferent that being done doe bringe neither good nor hurt or as much good as hurt vnto any of the saide societies 25 That may be good evill or indifferent to a private person as he is a priuat person that is not so vnto a Family Cōmon wealth or Church or vnto him as he is a member of all or any of them 26 That may be Indifferent to be done by a Familie or the Commen wealth as it is such That is evill and not indifferēt to be don by a Church That may be indifferent to one member of a House Church or commenwealth that is not Indifferent to another that may be law full or Indifferent for the Church to doe in one place and at some one time that is vnlawefull in another place and at another time 27 All which premises or the most of them being graunted it will easilie appeare to any that can rightlie applie these principles and generall assertions that the Cerimonies in present controuersie in our Church are not as is pretended by the forces of them meerly Indifferent but either excellent parts of our religion or notorious parts of superstition FINIS APRILL 12 Summa Summae THE PRELATES TO THE Afflicted Ministers in this Realme ALL those that wilfully refuse to obey the King in things Indifferent and to conforme them selues to the orders of the church authorized by him not contrarie to the word of God are scismaticks enimies to the Kings Supremacie and State and not to be tolerated in Church or commenwealth But you doe wilfully refuse to obey the King in things indifferent and to conforme your selues to the orders of the Church authorised by him not contrarie to the word of God Ergo You are Scismaticks Enimies to the Kings Supremacy the State Let them proue this assumption but by one Argument and we will yeald But it is to be noted That the Prelats still take all things cōtained therein as graunted and without quest●on where as we haue proued and offer to proue the contrarye and not to be tolerated in Church or Common wealth THE AFFLICTED MINIsters to the Prelates All thos that freely willingly ꝓforme vnto the King and State all Obedience not onely in thinges necessary but Indifferent commanded by lawe And that haue been alwayes readie to conforme thēselues to every order of the Church authorized by him not contrarie to the word of God are free from all Scisme Frendes to the Kings Supremacie and to the State and vnworthy in this māner to be molested in Church or Commenwealth But e This Treatise other bookes lately written and exhibited to authoritie doe proue the Assūption their is none of vs that is depriued or suspended from our ministry but hath ever ben readie freely and willingly to performe vnto the King and State all obedience not only in things necessarie but Indifferent requyered by Lawe And to conforme our selues to every Order of the Church authorised by him not contrary to the word of God Ergo. We are all free from Scisme Frends to the Kings Supremacie and the State and most vnworthy of such molestation in Church and Commenwealth as now wee sustaine