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A67904	The life of William now Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, examined. Wherein his principall actions, or deviations in matters of doctrine and discipline (since he came to that sea of Canturbury) are traced, and set downe, as they were taken from good hands, by Mr. Robert Bayley, a learned pastor of the Kirk of Scotland, and one of the late commissioners sent from that Nation. Very fitting for all judicious men to reade, and examine, that they may be the better able to censure him for those thing [sic] wherein he hath done amisse. Reade and judge.; Ladensium autokatakrisis, the Canterburians self-conviction	Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing B462; ESTC R22260	178,718	164

necessary to salvation There is great difference betwixt shisme from them and reformation of our selfe It is one thing to leave communion with the Church of Rome and another to leave communicating with her errors whosoever professeth himselfe to forsake the communion of any one member of Christs body must confesse himselfe consequently to forsake the whole And therefore we forsake not Romes communion more nor the body of Christ whereof we acknowledge the Church of Rome to be a member though corrupted If any Zelots 〈◊〉 proceeded among us to heavier censures their zeale may be excused but their charity and wisdome cannot be justified Cant. relat p. 192. The Protestants have not lest the Church of Rome in her essence but in her errors not in the things which constitute a Church but only in such abuses and corruptions which work toward the dissolution of a Church Can. 〈◊〉 1. p. 249. The foundation is 〈◊〉 whole in the midst of their superstitions 〈◊〉 answer p. 124. Suppose a great Prelate in the high Commission Court had said openly That we and the Church of Rome differed not in fundamentalibus yet how commeth this to be an innovation in the doctrine of England for that Church telleth us in the 19. article That Rome doth 〈◊〉 in matters of Faith but it hath not told us that she doth erre in fundamentalibus 〈◊〉 old religion after the beginning It is the charitable profession of zealous 〈◊〉 that under the Popery there is much Christian good yea all that under the Papacy there is true Christianity yea the kernell of Christianity Neither doe wee censure that Church for what it hath not but for what it hath Fundamentall truth is like the 〈◊〉 wine which if it be mixed with twenty times so much water 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 Rome as it is Babylon we must come out of it but as it is an outward visible Church we 〈◊〉 did nor would 〈◊〉 Maskel Popery is 〈◊〉 but fundamentall truth is an antidote A little quantity of antidot that is soveraigne will destroy much poyson Pottar p. 62. The most necessary and fundamentall truths which constitute a Church are on both sides unquestioned ibid. By fundamentall points of 〈◊〉 we understand these prime and capitall doctrines of Religion which 〈◊〉 up the holy Catholick Faith which 〈◊〉 constitutes a true Church and a 〈◊〉 Christian. The Apostles 〈◊〉 taken in a Catholick sense that is as it was 〈◊〉 opened in some parts by occasion of emergent 〈◊〉 in the other Catholick creeds of Nice 〈◊〉 Epbesus Chalcedon and 〈◊〉 is said generally by the Schoolmen and Fathers to comprehend a perfect 〈◊〉 of fundamentall truths and to imply a full rejection of fundamentall 〈◊〉 ib. p. 109. It seemed to some men of great learning and judgement such as Hooker and 〈◊〉 that all who prosesse to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord 〈◊〉 are 〈◊〉 and may be 〈◊〉 though with errors even fundamentall Hereticks do imbrace the principles of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 onely by misconstruction Whereupon 〈◊〉 opinions albeit repugnant indeed to Faith yet are held otherwise by them and maintainedas consonant to the Faith a Cant. relat pag. 361. Holcat Non omnes error in his quae fidei sunt est aut 〈◊〉 aut 〈◊〉 In things not necessary though they bee divine truths if about them men differ it is no more then they have done more or lesse in all ages and they may differ and yet preserve that one necessary Faith intire and charity also if they be so well 〈◊〉 for opinions which fluttereth about that one soules saving Faith there are dangerous differences this day Pottar pag. 38. It is a great vanity to hope or expect that all learned men in this life should absolutely consent in all the 〈◊〉 of the divine truth so long as the faith once delivered to the Saints and that common faith containing all necessary verities is keeped So long as men walke charitably according to this rule though in other things they be otherwise minded the unity of the Church is no wise violated for it doth consist in the unity of faith not of opinions in the union of mens hearts by true charity which easily tolerateth unnecessary differences Some points of religion are 〈◊〉 articles essentiall in the object of Faith Dissention in these is pernitious and destroieth unity Other are secundary probable obscure and accidentall points 〈◊〉 in these are tolerable Unity in these is very contingent and variable As in musicall consort a discord now and then so it bee in the discant and depart not from the ground sweetens the harmony so the variety of opinions and rites in divers parts of the Church doth rather commend then prejudice the unity of the whole Montag Antigag pag. 14. Truth is of two sorts among men manifest and confessed truth or more obscure and involved truth Plainly delivered in Scripture are all these points which belong unto Faith and manners hope and charity I know none of these contraverted inter partes The articles of our creedare confessed on both sides and held plaine 〈◊〉 The contraverted points are of a larger and inferiour alloy Of them a man may bee ignorant without any danger of his 〈◊〉 at all A this way or that way without 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cant. 〈◊〉 about the 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Rome 〈◊〉 and in the very kinde and nature are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hay and stuble yet the Bishop thought that 〈◊〉 as were 〈◊〉 by education or long custome or overvaluing the Soveraignty of the 〈◊〉 Church and did in 〈◊〉 of heart imbrace 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by their generall 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 of Christ attended with charity and other vertues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at Gods hand 〈◊〉 pag. 235. Though there be some difference among us in ceremonies and 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet still our head Christ by 〈◊〉 stands upon our body and the substance of the Gospel is intire and whole among us by 〈◊〉 the articles of the Faith the volume of the New-Testament and the practice thereof by Faith and good workes ibid. 239. There bee 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 our agreement What then Among the Greekes there were divers 〈◊〉 and yet 〈◊〉 but one language they 〈◊〉 together in the maine So though Papists have a letter more then wee and we one letter for another yet we hold together in the 〈◊〉 Paul could beare 〈◊〉 differences expecting Gods reformation 〈◊〉 you be otherwise minded God shall 〈◊〉 For the present let us be patient and after 〈◊〉 God will shew where the 〈◊〉 heth Why should we presume so 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wee are in our none-age and know 〈◊〉 in part Have not better men then we 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Have not 〈◊〉 Fathers and slyding Schoolists been alwaies borne with in 〈◊〉 of Religion b Pottar pag. 77. We hope well of these holy 〈◊〉 who 〈◊〉 ages lived and 〈◊〉 in the Church of Rome for though they 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 sinfull 〈◊〉 yet because they did it ignorantly through 〈◊〉 not knowing them either to be 〈◊〉

his fingers cleane contrarie maximes Lastly they teach us in the matter of resistance first that doe the Prince what hee will he may never be resisted by any or all his Subjects that not onely a private man must give over all defence though most innocent of his owne life against the prince his unjust violence but the whole State can doe nought without rebellion against GOD but flee or suffer when the prince whether by himselfe or his Officers doth destroy the true religion established by all Lawes and the liberties of the Land deare bought of old and peaceably brooked in many ages also the lives of many thousands of the best Subjects without the pretence or colour of any just cause Againe that all this subjection must be used not onely to our native King but to any forraine usurper who can get footing among us and it were the Kings of Spaine as their predecessors the hereticall Gothish Kings got footing in the Roman Empire That even against them the States of a Land with a good conscience could use no defence though before their eyes they should see them execute the cruell tyrannies of Nebuchadnezzar put out the eyes of the King kill 〈◊〉 Children lead himselfe and his Nobles away to a far land in fetters Though with Nero for their mere pleasure they should set the royallcitie in a faire fire or execute the plot of 〈◊〉 by murthering all the seed of the Iewes all zealous protestants up and downe the land in one day Such maximes exceedingly opposite to the honour of God the safetie of the Kings person and Crowne the welfare of the people these men cause to bee printed and let them goe athort without any censure at these times when by royall decreets they have pulled into their hands the full commandement of all the presses and the absolute jurisdiction over all the Book-sellers shops in the Kingdome and 〈◊〉 frequently theirzeale against any bookes that give but the least touch to their mitres by inflicting no lesse censure than fire upon the books pilloring and nose-slitting on the Authors and whipping thorow the streets on the carriers All these extraordinarie prerogatives whereby the faction advanceth supreme Magistrates so neere unto God and their favourites so far above the skies seeme to flow not from any love they carrie either to their crowns or the royall heads that beare them but meerely out of their selfe-respect to their owne ambition and greed that Soveraignty being advanced to an unmeasurable height may be a statelier horse for them to ride upon in their glorious triumphings above all that is called God For otherwise yee may see how farre they depresse all Soveraignes when they are layed in the ballance with themselves they tell us that the King can bee no more the head of the Church than the boy that rubs their horse heeles 2. That the heart whence the native life and vigour of the Ecclesiastick Lawes doth flow is alone the Bishops and not the King 3. That Kings and Emperours ought to reverence yea to adore Bishops and to pay them tributes 4. That everie Bishop is a Prince and a Monarch as farre in dignitie above the greatest secular Prince as the soule above the body or God above man FINIS Revised according to the ordinance of the generall Assembly by me Mr. A. Jhonston Clerk thereto Edinb 1. of April 1640. Wee did expect nothing lesse then war Wee have committed no 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 with any goodly colour 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the late 〈◊〉 Compassion hope and all reason call now for peace at home 〈◊〉 at last we may get some order of our 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 The Canterburian faction 〈◊〉 veth not so well of England that armes in their favour ought to be taken against Scotland Wee 〈◊〉 to instruct by the 〈◊〉 of our partie their unsupportable crimes Arme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 taken in so evill a cause can not but end in an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In this 〈◊〉 of time very poore 〈◊〉 without presumption may venture to speake to Parliaments An offer de serving 〈◊〉 audience The silence of the 〈◊〉 Divines is 〈◊〉 Our adversaries de cline to answer ou greatest challenge The scope of the treatise All our 〈◊〉 but one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Major thereof a Neither shall We ever give way to the authorizing of any thing whereby any innovation may steale or 〈◊〉 into the Church 〈◊〉 shall preserve that unitie of doctrine and discipline established in Queen 〈◊〉 Reigne whereby the Church of England have stood and flourished since 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of England 1628. and therefore once for all we have thought sit to declare and hereby to assure all our good people that we neither were are nor ever by the grace of God shall be stained with Popish superstition 〈◊〉 by the contrary are resolved to maintain the true Protestant Religion already professed within this our ancient Kingdome We neither intend innovation in Religion or Laws Proclam 〈◊〉 8. 1638. 〈◊〉 all our good Subjects of the least suspition of any intention in us to innovate any thing either in Religion or Laws and to satisfie not only their desires but even their doubts Wee have discharged c. Proclam Septemb. 22. 1638. and to give all his Majesties people full assurance that hee never intended to admit any alteration or change in the true Religion professed within this Kingdome and that they may be truly and fully satisfied of the reality of his intentions and integrity of the same his Majesty hath been pleased to require and command all his good Subjects to subscribe the Confession of Faith formerly signed by his deare Father in Anno 1580 and it is his Majesties will that this be insert and registred in the Books of Assembly as a testimony to posterity not only of the sincerity of his intertions to the said true Religion but also of his resolution to mayntain and defend the same and his Subjects in the profession thereof Proclam Decemb. 13. 1638. b If any prelate would labour to bring in the superstitions of the Church of Rome I doe not only leave him to Gods iudgment but if his irreligious 〈◊〉 can be discovered also to shame and severe panishment from the State and in any just way no mans hands should be sooner against him then mine The Minor The conclusion 〈◊〉 a great and dangerous innovation of 〈◊〉 King James judgment of 〈◊〉 a Declarat contra 〈…〉 p. 15. 〈…〉 b Ibid. p. 12. 〈…〉 c Ibid. pag. 18 〈…〉 d Ibid. pag. 12. 〈…〉 e Ibid. pag. 14. 〈…〉 f Ibid. pag. 15. 〈…〉 The great increase of Arminians in Scotland by Canterburies mean The Kings name stolne by 〈◊〉 to the defence of 〈◊〉 g Large Declar. pag. 74. According to their weake and 〈◊〉 power they did determine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Predestination Universall Grace irresistibility of Grace concurrance of Free Will with Grace totall and finall perseverance in Grace and other

and my preducessours have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sunday at the beginning Our Diocesan can derive himselfe the Successour of an Apostle otherwise we should have taken his call for the voice of a stranger and not have here appeared It is St. 〈◊〉 resolution 〈◊〉 Episcoporum ab ipsa sede Petri is that which among other things by 〈◊〉 named keep us in the bosome of the Church and subjects us to our Bishops jurisdiction m Montag orig Eccles. pag. 114. Patrum nostrorum vel avorum memoria duo summi Pontisices viri 〈◊〉 doct 〈◊〉 Hadrianus sextu Bellarmini avunculus Marcellus secundus An id pag. 47 〈 ◊〉 〈◊〉 Pontisex Maximus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 scio vocatum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Papam Pastorem 〈◊〉 quid si hec Orig. p. 417 Certis quibusdam titulis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 viri 〈◊〉 etiam 〈◊〉 honorarunt isto honorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non est 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sed nec 〈◊〉 reprehendere aut 〈◊〉 derogare id quod solent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 indigitare certissimus est character 〈◊〉 adorator cum 〈◊〉 portan Paulo al cui 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sexto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 caeteris si qui sunt n Montag 〈◊〉 pag. 166. Est 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ut recte observat Philo. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 itaque ut 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iesu Christi ut Dei atque hominum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 summus à Christianis omnibus Divino instituto debetur honor reverentia singusaris ibid. p. 40. Fatetur ultro 〈◊〉 aliquo modo in 〈◊〉 supra regiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cum vetusti orthodoxis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inquit Chrysostom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nazian in apologia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ibid pag. 161. Allusum est a pussimo rege ad illud Exodi Constitui te Deum Pharaonis communicat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seu Pontificio seu Civili sui ipsi is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dii 〈◊〉 quis vingatur ob hanc 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 merito quos locum ille suum 〈◊〉 inter 〈◊〉 sustinere o Montag antid pag. 40. Non est mirum si Constantinus olim 〈◊〉 Carolus alii 〈◊〉 de equis descenderint venientes exceperint religionis antistites Christianae venerationemque exhibuerint Quid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non ita pridem lot Sultanos tautam observantiam exhibuisse tam ampla 〈◊〉 persolvi se Non minora quondam principes populi Christiani Christianis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ramanis 〈◊〉 exhibuerunt exhibebunt 〈◊〉 ad pristinos illos mores si tantum revertatur exempla pietatis 〈◊〉 ibid. pag. 158. Adoravit Johannem Justinus sic Constantinus inferiores Joanne sacerdotes adoravit autem dicit autor ille tuus dans gloriam Deo p Montag antid pag. 95. Habeat ille suas sibi opes facultates fundos habeat latisundia principatum dom nium per Ecclesiae terras Petri possessiones obtineat dummodo contentus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 liberalitate alienam non invadat possessionem q Cant. relat pag. 202. Hee that is not blinde may see if hee will of what little value the Popes power in France and Spaine is this day further then to serve the turns of their Kings therewith which they doe to their great advantage r Montagantid pag. 156. Quod è codice allegatur Theodosiano decernimus ne quid tam 〈◊〉 Gallicanis quam alierum 〈◊〉 contra 〈◊〉 veterem liceat 〈◊〉 viri venerabilis 〈◊〉 urbis 〈◊〉 authoritate tentare sed illis omnibusque legis loco sit quisquid sanxit sanxeritve sedis 〈◊〉 authoritas Quicquid 〈◊〉 pontifici saith Montagow arrogatur id totum edicto debetur Theodofiano vel vetustae consuetudini quicquid autem per rescriptum 〈◊〉 imperatoris ad occidentales 〈◊〉 solos pertinebat nec 〈◊〉 quibus juxta veterem 〈◊〉 Pontifex praesidebat ut 〈◊〉 Decernat imperator de 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 Rex Angliae de 〈◊〉 suis Francorum de Gallicanis quod olim Theodosius decrivit dicto 〈◊〉 omnes obediantes s Cant. relat pag. 171. It is 〈◊〉 that in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 times in the Church government Britaine was never subject to the Sea of Rom for it was one of the six dioces of the West Empire and had a Primat of its own Nay 〈◊〉 Capgraw and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tell us that Pope 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 in the Councel at Bari in 〈◊〉 accounted my worthy 〈◊〉 S 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and said He was as the 〈◊〉 and Apostolick of the other world 〈◊〉 comparem veluti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 orbis Patriarcham Now the Britains having a Primate of their 〈◊〉 which is greater then a Metropolitan yea a Patriarch if ye will he could not be 〈◊〉 from to Rome t 〈…〉 Their minde to the Cardinalat w Montag ap pag. 56. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 potuit $$Para$$. x 〈◊〉 Alt. p 34. The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in his jearing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cardinall Baromaeus whereas if he 〈◊〉 to read his life he may not be 〈◊〉 that the Cardinall was a man of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and spent the greatest part of his life in fasting prayer 〈◊〉 preaching 〈◊〉 and doctrine and did 〈◊〉 both impiety and vanity both in word and deed Me thinkes his 〈◊〉 should check him for his scornfull usage of a man who had the report of so vertuous and pious a Bishop They affect much to bee joyned with the Church of Rome as she stands y Cant. relat p. 36. the Church of Rome Protestants set not up a different Religion for the Christian Religion is the same to both but they differ in the same Religion and the difference is in certain grosse corruptions to the very endangering of salvation which each side saith the other is guilty of Star chamber speech p. 36. My second reason is That the learned make but three Religions to have been of old in the world Paganisme Judaisme and 〈◊〉 and now they have added a fourth which is 〈◊〉 Now if this ground of theirs be true as it is generally received perhaps it will bee of dangerous consequence sadly to 〈◊〉 that the 〈◊〉 religion is rebellion though 〈◊〉 clause passed in the 〈◊〉 through 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in King 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this reason well 〈◊〉 is taken from the very foundation of Religion it self ibid. page 34. His Majesty 〈◊〉 commanded 〈◊〉 to make the alteration and to see it printed z 〈◊〉 pag. 3. 06. We dare not communicat with Rome either in her publick 〈◊〉 which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with grosse superstition or in these corrupt and ungrounded opinions which shee hath added to the faith These make up the 〈◊〉 but not the Church of Rome In them our communion is dissolved but 〈◊〉 have still a true and reall union with that and all other members of the Church universall in faith and charity ibid. p. 74. To depart from the Church of Rome in some 〈◊〉 and practices we had just and necessary cause though the Church of Rome 〈◊〉 nothing

examples to prove that Bourton and his like deserved no lesse than publike execution And yet these men are so gentle to Papists that they glorie in their meeknesse towards them professing that to the bitterest of the Jesuites they have never given so much as a course word So Canterburie in his Epistle the other yeare to the King before the relation of the conference God forbid that I should ever offer to perswade a persecution in any kind against the Jesuites or practise it in the least for to my remembrance I have not given him or his so much as 〈◊〉 language King Charles hates all tyranny o His Majesties speech in Parliament 28. p. 75. The peoples liberties strengthen the Kings prerogative and the Kings prerogative is to defend the peoples liberties p Proclamation at York April 25. 1639. We heartily declare and faithfully promise that although wee bee now in armes they shall be no wayes used either to force upon that our native Kingdome any innovation of religion or to infringe any of the civill liberties or the lawes thereof accounting it our glorie to preserve libertie and freedome among them according to their Lawes Therefore wee 〈◊〉 once againe by this renew our former promises for the maintenance of Religion and Lawes and this we doe in all sinceritie of heart we take God the Searcher of all hearts to witnesse that as we are Defenders of the true Protestant Religion which we from our heart professe so we trust we shall by his goodnesse continue in the same and never shall permit any innovation to 〈◊〉 in this or any other of our Kingdomes One of the articles of Dunce pacification is this We are further graciously pleased that according to the Petitioners humble 〈◊〉 all matters Ecclesiasticall shall be determined by the Assemblies of the Church and matters 〈◊〉 by the Parliament and other inferiour Judicatories established by Law which accordingly shall be kept once a yeare or so oft as the affaires of the Church and Kingdome shall require q Cant. relat p. 112. In some Kingdomes there are divers 〈◊〉 of greatest consequence which cannot be finally and bindingly ordered but in and by Parliament and particularly the Statute Lawes which must bind all the Subjects cannot bee made or ratified but there the supreme Magistrate in the civill State may not abrogate Lawes made in Parliament thogh hee may cispense with the penaltie of the Law quoad hic nunc r The which seditious discourse and writing the authors therof intended should bee dispersed as if the same had beene entertained by your 〈◊〉 with purpose to put it in execution and to alter the ancient Laws of this Kingdom and to draw all things to your Majesties absolute will and pleasure and to dispose of your Subjects goods without their consent and to make and repeale Lawes by your Majesties Proclamation only without consent of Parliament which if it should be beleeved by your people could not but raise infinite discontent amongst them the consequence whereof might be of extreme and almost inevitable danger to your Majesties person and to the whole frame of the Kingdome s Bilson of Subjection p. 280. Neither will I rashly pronounce all that resist to be Rebels Cases may fall out even in Christian Kingdomes where people may plead their right against the Prince and not be charged with rebellion As for example if a Prince should go about to subject his Kingdome to a forraine Realme or change the forme of the Common-Wealth from Emperie to Tyranny or neglect the Lawes established by common consent of Prince and people to execute his owne pleasure in those and other cases which might be named if the Nobles and Commons joyne 〈◊〉 to defend their ancient and accustomed libertie regiment and lawes they may not well be counted Rebels Ib. By superiour powers ordained of God we do not meane the Princes private will against his lawes but his precepts derived from his lawes and agreeing with his lawes which though it be wicked yet may it not be resisted by any subject with armed violence but when Princes offer their subjects no justice but force and despise all lawes to practise their lusts not any private man may take the sword to redresse the Prince but if the lawes of the land appoint the Nobles as next to the King to assist him in doing right and withhold him 〈◊〉 doing wrong then bee they licenced by mans law so not prohibited by Gods Law for to interposethemselves for the safeguard of equitie and innocencie and by all lawfull and needfull meanes to procure the Prince to bee reformed but in no case to deprive him where the Scepter is inherited Ibid. pag. 94. Spoiles massacres conspiracies treasons even to the destruction and murther of Princes by their owne servants if a Priest say the word you count in your selves to bee just honourable and godly war if others do but 〈◊〉 on their guard to keep their lives and families from the blinded rage of their enemies seeking to put whole townes and provinces to the sword against all law and reason and to disturb Kingdomes in the minoritie of the right Governours or if they defend their Christian and ancient liberties covenanted and agreed upon by those Princes to whom they first submitted themselves and ever since confirmed and allowed by the Kings that have succeeded If in either of these two cases the Godly require their right and offer no wrong neither impugne their Princes but onely save their owne lives you crie rebellious Hereticks rebellious Calvinists surie frenzie mutinie and I know not what yee may pursue depose murther Princes when the B. of Rome bids you and that without breach of duty law or conscience to God or man as you vant And that when neither life nor limme of you is touched we may not so much as beseech Princes that we may be used like subjects not like slaves like men not like beasts that we may be convented by lawes before Judges not murthered by Inquisitors in corners but incontinent the fume of your uncleant mouth is ready to call us by all the names you can devise The Canterburians flatter the King in much more power than ever he will take And 〈◊〉 him without advice of the Clergy to doe in the Church what he pleaseth t H 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 answer p. 28. What spirit leads you that you are 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 Power which men of better understanding than you have given to Princes Ib. p. 32. Princes are Gods deputes of whom should they be limited if ye say by the Laws of the land those themselves have made a prince in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is above the lawes though in concreto a just prince will not breake the lawes which himselfe hath promised to observe otherwise wee say of princes Principi lex non est posita that they doe not governe onely by the 〈◊〉 but are above it that he is sure and hath an absolute authority Ibid. p. 〈◊〉 I