Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	kingdom_n	majesty_n	5,039	5	6.1083	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85279	Vnparallel'd reasons for abollishing episcopacy. 1. It will assure his Majesties authority royall. 2. Increase his revenue. 3. Settle a good union in his Majesties owne kingdomes, and between them and other reformed churches. 4. Cause a good understanding betweene his Majesty and his people. By N. F. Esquire.	Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669.	1642 (1642)	Wing F883; Thomason E121_39; ESTC R22631	3,732	10

potent to assure mens mindes that there is no intention of returning to popery as the abolishing of Episcopacy whereby we shall receive further from popery than ever we did since the reformation as by the late innovations we were drawn neerer to it then ever we were since the reformation Those that think this to be a running too farre to the other extream should also consider admitting it were so yet being a thing indifferent and fearfull to be done whether it be not necessary at least expedient to do it at this time for the satisfaction of mens mindes that have bin possessed with so great and so just a jealousie in respect of the latter declining so far to the other extream 2. Multitudes cannot thinke themselves secure from popery and popish innovations so long as Episcopacy continueth because conceive that as Episcopacy and Popery were hatched and grew up to their height together so that they are bottomed upon the same grounds and principles there being the same reason for an Archbishop and so for a Patriarch and a pope to keepe Bishops from Schismes and factions as that there should be a Bishop over other Presbiters to keepe them from schismes and generally throughout that the same reasons which serve to maintaine the one serve proportionably to maintain the other and that the same effects that follow upon the one will also proportionably follow upon the other and withall they observe that there hath not been the like shew and fear of defection unto popery in any reformed Church as in this where Bishops are retained and that it hath proceeded also from the Bishops and their adherents 3. Multitudes cannot think themselves secure from alteration in religion till they are assured of the preaching of Gods Word whereby mens minds may be instructed and established in the truth They cannot be assured of the enjoying of preaching so long as Bishops continue for they have found to be the violent suppressors thereof The Bishops will alwaies suppresse diligent preachers which cary away the reputation from them may in time also cary away their reward and share their Bishoprickes among them and for the same reason they will alwais favour dumb priests that preach as little as themselves because they neither eclipse their honour nor endanger their profits The Bishops neither can nor will be diligent preachers themselves so long as besides their Ministeriall functions they have a whole Diocesse to rule and cumber themselves with places of civill Iurisdiction besides and they much accompanied with great temporall dignities and revenues multitude and diversity of employments make them unable and the height of temporall honour● excess● of w●rldly wealth make them too stately and too idle to discharge their Ministerial functions as they ought so that they must leave their sweetnesse and their fatnesse if with the bramble they will reign over the trees Upon the whole ma●ter the questi●n is whether the appointing of a certain number of Lay-men by his Majesty and his Parliament to exercise all Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction under them and by their authority instead of Arch-bishops and Bishops appointing a certaine number of Laymen to exercise it under them by their authority in their names and under their seales and whether 5 or more of their learned Divines appointed by authority of Parliament to ordain Ministers in stead of one man when his Majesty gives the title of a Bishop appointed to do it by act of Parliament together with 4 or more other Ministers be an alteration of that consequence as to be put in ballance with the safeguard of his Majesties royall authority the encrease of his revenue the unity of his Majesties Kingdomes in and between themselves and with other reformed Churches and the setling of a good understanding betweene the King his people by securing unto them their Religion and Liberties FINIS