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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77236	Several treatises of vvorship & ceremonies, by the Reverend Mr. William Bradshaw, one of the first Fellows of Sydney Colledge in Cambridge; afterward minister of Chattam in Kent, 1601. Known by his learned treatise De justificatione. 1. A consideration of certain positions archiepiscopal. 2. A treatise of divine worship, tending to prove the ceremonies, imposed on the ministers of the Gospel in England, in present controversie, are in their use unlawful. Printed 1604. 3. A treatise of the nature and use of things indifferent. 1605. 4. English Puritanism, containing the main opinions of the ridgedest sort of those called Puritans in the realm of England. 1604. 5. Twelve general arguments, proving the ceremonies unlawful. 1605. 6. A proposition concerning kneeling in the very act of receiving, 1605. 7. A protestation of the Kings supremacy, made in the name of the afflicted ministers, and oposed to the shameful calumniations of the prelates. 1605. 8. A short treatise of the cross in baptism.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4161; Thomason E1044_5; ESTC R20875	92,680	129

7.16 and those Ceremonies accounted Rudiments of the World Gal. 4.3 So that after faith that is the Gospel came that Law and the Ceremonies thereof gave place as being less perfect a childish Paedagogy and beggarly Rudiments 1 Cor. 13.10 11. Gal. 3.25 and 4.2 3 9. In respect of the more perfect Word of Christ Col. 3.16 2 Cor. 3.13.17 18. Who is that Messias who when he came did tell us all things concerning the outward worship of God Joh. 4.19 20 25 26. But Christ never told us the Ceremonies in question Therefore if the Negative Doctrine against Jewish Ceremonies instituted by God to the purposes aforesaid be part of the Gospell or Word of Christ much more is the Negative Doctrine against Ceremonies instituted by man to the same purposes without warrant of the word part of the Gospel Col. 2.20 22 23. Galat. 1.6 7 8 10. And the rather because the Word saith That they who burthen the Church with Ordinances of the world which are Traditions after the Commandemens and Doctrines of men do not hold Christ the he●d Col. 2.19 20 22. and 3.1 and opposing such Traditions to the Commandements of God and Faith of Jesus maketh them part of the Beasts Mark Revel 14.9 12. Hereunto accordeth that which is affirmed in the BOOK of Common-Prayer in the Preface of Ceremonies viz. Christ his Gospell is not a Ceremonial Law as much of Moses was but it is a Religion to serve God not in bondage of the Figure or shadow but in the freedome of spirit 4. Ministers refusing Conformity are Schismaticks This word Schisme according to the now received use thereof in the Church signifieth A voluntary rending of the Church only for matters of the outward Government therof So that Schismaticks are by Dr. Bancroft in his Notes before his Sermon at Pauls Cross an 1588. defined as out of Augustine to be such as retaining with us the true Faith seperate themselves from Orders and Ceremonies In which sence though Brownists so called may be deemed Schismaticks yet cannot Ministers refusing only to conforme be so accompted Because their Deprivation or Suspension notwithstansting they do not seperate themselves from the Church neither do they indeed forsake the Ministry of the Gospel which they desire before all worldly benefits whatsoever to execute with a good Conscience but are thrust from it and therefore If men driven by Excommunication out of the Church be not Schismatiques much lesse Ministers driven by deprivation or suspension only from the Execution of their Ministry This word Schisme is sometimes taken for any dissention in the Church whereby the Peace but not the Unity thereof is broken 1 Cor. 11.18 In which sense they are to be called Schismaticks who are specially to be blamed for such Dissention But if all the Prelates cannot give one Argument soundly concluded from the word to prove That the Ceremonies in question may be prescribed by authority and yielded unto by the Ministry without sin then are they Schismaticks according to the judgment of the Apostle who beseecheth the Brethren To mark them diligently who cause Division and Offences besides the Doctrine which they have learned and to avoid them For they that are such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ but their own bellies and with fair speech and flattering deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16.17 18. By which Answer Protestants do sufficiently justifie their Separation from the Papists Much more may Ministers justifie their refusing to Conforme yet without Separation But when any such Argument shall be given which hath not yet been heard of then are Ministers refusing Conformity to be deemed Schismaticks In mean while this Position is to be taken for Petitio Principii FINIS A Treatise of Divine Worship Tending to prove that the Ceremonies imposed upon the Ministers of the Gospel in England in present Controversie are in their use unlawful CHAP. I. Of Divine Worship in general DIvine Worship is any action or service that is immediatly and directly performed unto God himself whether the true God or a false whether commanded by Divine Authority imposed by humane or assumed upon our own heads and pleasures For in this latitude of sense is Divine Worship to be conceived that it may comprehend under it both true and false Worship 2. Though all Actions and Services that Man performeth unto Man are not parts of Civil Worship yet every Action and Service that Man performeth directly to God is a part of Divine Worship and ought meerly to concern his own glory It being impossible to imagine how the Creature should perform any service or do any action to the Creator himself but Worship For the ground of Worship is the sence of some excellent eminency of goodness in the Party worshipped and defect and inability to do an answerable good to a good received in the party worshipping for we need not to worship God if we could be as good to him as he is to us and therefore except we should mock him because receiving all good from him we are not able to do the least good unto him all that we can do is to worship him that is to glorifie him above all things and debase our selves before him as nothing in his presence 3. All special things therefore done in the Service and Worship of God is Worship and a part of that honour that is done unto him And whatsoever special thing done in Divine Service is not a special honour and worship unto God must needs be a dishonour and abuse of his Majesty who requireth nothing but worship at our hands and unto whom we cannot possibly do any other good 4. If therefore a man shall do any special Action in the Service of God of which there is no use out of the same and that Action so done bring no special honour to God the doing of it is a prophanation of the Name of God For all special Actions done in the Service of God must either bring special honour to God or else they must needs dishonour him 5. Divine Worship is Internal only or External also Internal worship is meerly spiritual and performed only within the temple of mans heart of which none are witnesses but God and a mans own conscience All the inward motions of the heart directed unto God are parts of this VVorship as Faith Hope Confidence Love Fear and Joy in God c. which are all of them divers acts and parts of Inward worship in every one of which God is honoured All which spring from the apprehension of our own wants and Gods infinite excellency and goodness towards us We need not proceed any further in handling of this Worship it nothing appertaineth to our present purpose 6. External Worship is an expressing and setting forth of the Internal by outward signs and rites By which as by certain outward bodily shadows and colours the spiritual and Inward Worship of God is made visible and sensible to others CHAP. II. Of Ceremonies in