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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05611	The ansvver of Iohn Bastwick, Doctor of Phisicke, to the exceptions made against his Letany by a learned gentleman which is annexed to the Letany it selfe, as articles superadditionall against the prelats. In the vvhich there is, a full, demonstration and proof of the reall absence of Christ in the sacrament of the Lords Supper, with the vanity and impiety of the consecreation of temples churches and chapples, also the necessity of the perpetuall motion and circulation of worship if men be bound to bow the knees at the name of Iesus. This is to follow the Letany as a second part thereof.; Litany. Part 2	Bastwick, John, 1593-1654.	1637 (1637)	STC 1573; ESTC S104507	58,802	32

this they arrogat vnto themselues iure deuino Limbes therefore they are of Antichrist from whom doctor Pocklington gloryes that they are lineally discended in his impious pamphlet Sunday no Sabbath pag 2 and 44. And if it be so that they be lineally descended from that good race we may neuer promise vnto our selues any comfort from them or to the King or Kingdome true peace and security but may iustly looke for miseryes one after an other and extreme calamityes For King Iames sayes of that generation that they are the frogs that came out of the bottemles pit and are of the nature of amphibia that liue in the water and vpon the earth seeming to be Church men and yet are intermedling with States affayres and indeed troubling the whole world and all common-wealths where they dwell or haue any place and authority as all the Christian world can witnes which is now drowned in bloud that they haue been the onely originall of and such a gender of filth that great frog left behind him here when he was droue away that there hath such a brood ofstinking polwigs rose from that as euer since the very earth and aire hath been so putrified with them and the very fountaines of liuing water so corrupted as Egypt it selfe was not more stinched with the noysomenes of them then we haue been with the continuall bane of these in our nostrils insomuch that they are now lothsome to God men and dangerous to vs all So that the duty I beare to my Soueraigne Lord the King and the loue I haue to the happy flourishing of this Kingdome and the good of the Church hath made mee cast away all feare and speake the truth which when I doe I cannot but say the Prelats are the most wicked prophane and vnconscionable men that liue vpon the earth and inferior to the Pope in no impiety but rather transcending him in regard of their knowledge which the Pope wanteth and also in that he neuer yet forced any man to prophane the Lords day which they doe But more of this afterwards in our farther paragonating of them together And truely in regard of what King Iames hath taught his subiects in his diuerse books writings and of our gracious King his Declarations that he will neuer autorize any thing that tendeth to innovation in the least degree I cannot but from my soule detest the Prelats as the greatest innovaters that euer were in the world of which practises all men know the danger as that they haue many times been fatall to Kingdomes and Republicks and euer perillous if they were not from worse to better which then all reason doth allow of And therefore it hath euer been so stricktly looked to in all Countries prouided so against by as many Statutes and decrees and wayes of punishment as by the wit of man could be deuised and especially in this Kingdome singular care was had by the Gouerners and whole State that all occasions of revolting back againe to Popery might be prevented euen as the Lord himselfe once tooke order by many caueats to the people of Israel and by speciall prohibitions charged them not to returne into Egypt for he knew well they had still a lingering after the flesh-pots Onions so I say our rulers and the whole common wealth assenting vnto them as if the Statutes and records be searched you shall find had such a provident care neuer to returne backe againe to that Romish Egypt that there was speciall order taken not onely about greater matters but euen about thy very standing of the Communion table and it was by publick consent appoynted to be placed in the middest of the Church that euery one might see the whole administration of the Sacrament and the actions about it And order likewise was taken that alters should be beat downe and remoued out of all Churches But in this Age tables are turned againe into Altars in many places and set alterwise euery where a new way of vshering in Popery being now found out And howsoeuer by the same wisdome and common consent and speciall statutes and lawes it was ordered that no autority Ecclesiasticall should be exercised in the Kings dominions in their owne names nor no Courts held but by the Kings sole autority and all this for preuention of backsliding to Popery yet the Prelats against these speciall decrees and statutes keepe Courts make sommons and alter all things by their owne autority as if they were absolute Princes without any dependency to the infinit dishonor of his Maiestie the molestation of his subiects and troubling of the Church of God And howsoeuer it was decreed that all those that should iure diuino challenge a superintendency in the Church aboue their brethren were ipso facto in a Praemunire and under the Kings indignation and high displeasure yet the Prelats in their open Courts do challenge their jurisdiction and autority iure diuino and punish those with seuere censures that deny it And howsoeuer I say againe there are many more statutes yet in force that prouide against innouations with the Kings declarations yet our Prelats violating them all dayly bring in innouation not onely to the troubling of the Kings best subiects but to the putting of them to infinite expenses in the execution of them and for the bringing-in againe of Popery and superstition and all abomination and in as much as in them lyes to the ruining of this flourishing monarchy and kingdome All which wicked proceedings with the bringers of them in we ought to detest as we feare God and the King if we will listen vnto Solomon who in the 24. of the Prov ver 21. 22. thus sayth My Son feare thou the Lord and the King and medle not with them that are giuen to change for their calamity shall rise sodainly and who knoweth the ruine of them both So that we see both diuine and human wisdome haue allwayes prouided against changes and innouations as being most dangerous and perillous to a state and that made our gratious King in his declarations set forth his mind so clearly as that he would no way allow of it Notwithstanding all this the Prelats are mightily taken vp with noueltyes and innouations so as they haue troubled the whole realme by them ruined and trust out all the most painfull and diligent Ministers to the vtter vndoing of them their poore wiues and children and the staruing of the soules of the people and the perishing of multitudes of families of those good subiects that durst not meddle with them in their dangerous and deuillish proceedings and made many thousands fly the country and more ready to depart not knowing where to liue free quietly for them in the whole kingdome And it is now come to passe according to that of Salomon Prov. 30 ver 21. For three things the earth is disquieted and for foure it cannot beare for a seruant when he raigneth and a foole when he