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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10189	A looking-glasse for all lordly prelates Wherein they may cleerely behold the true divine originall and laudable pedigree, whence they are descended; together with their holy lives and actions laid open in a double parallel, the first, betweene the Divell; the second, betweene the Iewish high-priests, and lordly prelates; and by their double dissimilitude from Christ, and his Apostles.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1636 (1636)	STC 20466; ESTC S121078	71,933	128

authority warrant and Commission from their Lordships have done and yet doe the like breaking up mens dores and houses with open violence as if they were traytors or felons by their High-Commission warrants in which case if they be slaine they have no remedy neither is it any felony or murther as all the Iudges of England resolved in one Simpsons case 42. Eliz. 11. The Iewish chiefe Preists came to Festus to Ierusalem informing him against Paule and desiring to have Iudgment against him without more adoe To whom 〈◊〉 gave this answere It is not the man●…er of the Romans to deliver any man to die before he which is accused have the accusers face to face and have license to answere for himselfe concerning the crime laid against him Acts 25. 15. 16. The same doe Lord Prelates at this day they informe Princes and temporall Majestrates and Iudges against godly Ministers and people desiring to have present Iudgment against them O that they would give them such an answere as this Heathen Gouernour Festus did the Iewes high Preists and not condemne them but by lawfull witnesses ever bringing both them and their accusers face to face which would discouer many a false brother and slie informing knaue who no●… by meanes of ex Officio Oathes procedings neuer appeares face to face to make good his accusation and passeth vndiscouered 12. Christ foretold his disciples that he must suffer many things of the chiefe Preists Math. 16. 21. And our go●…ly Martirs and writers in all times have foretold all godly Ministers and people that they must and shal suffer many things of Lordly Prelates for Christs sake as they haue done for many ages in al places where they haue borne any sway yea Christ predicted to his Disciples that he should be betrayed to the chiefe Preists and that they should condemne him to death Math. 20. 18. The like hath beene predicted to his faithfull Ministers and seruants concerning Lordly Prelates 13. The Iewes chiefe Preists sent officers to apprehend Christ because many of the people beleeued on him and harkened to his Doctrine and were exceeding angry with the Officers because they did not bring him Iohn 7. 30 31. 32 35. Lord Prelates in former times and now adayes have also vsually sent out Officers and Pursevants to apprehend Christs faithfull Ministers because the people beleeue and harken to their Doctrine and are exceeding angry with them yf they ●…scape their hands and bring them not before them as appeares by many late examples 14. The Iewes chiefe Priests consulted how to put Lazarus to death because that by reason of him many of the Iewes went away and beleeved on Iesus Iohn 12. 10 11. So Lordly Prelates heretofore have consulted how to put Gods faithfull Ministers to death and now how to s●…lence suspend deprive imprison and thrust them from their Ministry because by reason of them many of the people goe away from them and their traditions and beleeve on Iesus as hundred particular examples testify 15. The chiefe Priests of the Iewes hired Iudas for 30. peeces of siluer to betray Christ his Master deliver him into their hands sent a greate multitude with swords Staves along with him to apprehend him which they did Math. 26. 14 15 47 48 49 50. Mark 14. 10. 43. to 47. Luke 22. 4. 5 6 47. to 52. Iohn 18. 1. to 14. The same haue Lordly Prelates done in all ages hiring and corrupting godly Ministers and Christians false disciples friends seruants yea sometimes their very Kings wives and Children to betray them into their hands and sending Persevants and a great company of Sherifes Constables and other Officers with them to apprehend breake open their houses doores like theeves and bring them before them as the Bookes of Martirs and present experience plentifully evidence to their shame 16. The high Preist sought for false witnesses against Iesus our Saviour to put him to death Math. 26. 59. to 64. Mark 14. 52. to 62. and by their falfe testimonies seeke to contemne him Ibidem The same have done yet doe Lord Prelates as Hi●…ories and experience manifest against Christs faithfull Ministers and servants 17. When these false witnesses would not steed them they endeavour to inforce him to accuse himselfe by captious questions First they examined him concerning his disciples and doctrine To which he gave them this answere I spake openly to the world I ever taught in the Synagogues and in the Temple wheither the Iewes allway resort and in secret have I said nothing why askest thou me aske them that heard me what I have said unto them behold they know what I said refuting to accuse himselfe or his Disciples Iohn 18. 19 20 21 22. 23. After this the high Preist said unto him I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us wheither thou be he Christ the Sonne of God Iesus saith unto him Thou hast said c. Thou the high Preist rent his ●…lothes saying hee hath spoken blasphemy what farther need have wee of witnesses behold now yee have heard his blasphemy What thinke yee They answered and said he is guilty of death Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him others smote him with the palme of their hand saying Prophecy unto us thou Christ who it is that smote thee c. Math. 26. 63. to 69. After which they tooke counsell together to put him to death and deliver him bound to Pilate the Governour before whom they accuse him And when Pilate would have released him to the people they perswaded them that they should aske Barrabas and destroy Iesus and to cry out let him bee crucified And when Pilate yet pronounced him innocent and would have discharged him the chiefe Priests replied If thou let this man goe thou art not Caesars friend for hee speaketh against Caesar Never leaving him till they had crucified and sealed him up fast in his Sepulcher Math. 27. 28. Iohn 18. 19. Thus have Lord Prelates formerly dealt with the godly ministers and Saints of Christ and now deale with his faithfull Ministers and Servants when they have no true or sufficient witnesses against them they enforce them against Scriptures Councells Fathers Decretals Canon Civill Canon law the practise of the primitive Church for above 1300. yeares after Christ all which time there is not one precedent extant or story of any such Oathes or proceeding among Christians by ex officio Oathes and Articles to accuse and entrap themselves of purpose to catch matter of censure and condemnation out of their owne mouthes which when they have gotten then they insult over them spit in their faces buffet reuile deride and jeare them take counsell against them to silence suspend deprive fine imprison or destroy them never ending their malicious prosecutions till they see them close prisoners in their grau●…s and if any temporall Majestrates pronunce them innocent or are willing to discharge them at any ti●…e then they accuse