6o6 Articles againfl \V. Thorp. Preaching without the Bi}hops Licence. ~;;r~:?~~:~;~~~:.:£i1:::::~~:~~;~; :~~!~~ ~~'iE:{~~~,:~~~i:~\~7l!E~~~d:;,;~Jti~~i:{~~~~} )ufi!y :af!tr the= commandment of God. And where, Sir, and fuch othtr Preachers: and therefore, th~1gh we have $~~~~}~~~~~~~~Et%~g; {hall br. ~nd alfo. all the Synag~gu( o~ N~u.rtth was upon m. the Office of Prictlhood (though we are unworthy n:oved a~amH C~mfi, and fofulh!led WLth 1re cowards thereto) weot.neand.purpofetofu\h\itwiththehclpof ~~;.d ':;ttr~~!~~~~~u:h~~ 1~he1i~~i~)~,1ha~t~~~g~~~;~ ~~~~~1$:\t,~:,ra~~~&~~~h;r:~~:n~~~~~~df~r~;~~ £:~:: ~~fo ~~~~i~;y0h~;:~ ~her~r~~~~i~~ff~~~~h~e!~!~~~a~ ~~:e~?~~fc~l~, Fh~ ~~~~ 1~ '~:'f~~~~~~~~L:~e:;~1 ~!i,~ ht fha\l put .dJtftntton betwixt illS pwplr, ~nd the people W•t.ncfs, tl we byrx~mpleof Ius holy hvmg~nd ttlching., th~ tcontraneth~nd pmfucthhispcop!e. Who, Sir, is he fp«lally<X:cuiJyusfalthlully to do our Office JUflly,yeathc that th~ll preach the truth of Gods Word to the unfaithful peopk to whom we pra.ch (be they fu.irhfu\ or unfu.ithfnl) people, and (hall let the foothfaftnefs of the Gof~~and the !hall be our Lettns; .that is, our witnefs--bearers: for the Prophefic ofGoJ Almighty to be fulfilled? truth when: it is fown may not be unwime!fed. For all And the ArchbifhQp faid to me, It fo!loweth of thefe that are conn:rted and Caved by kuning of Gods Word, t!tY words, that thou and li.tch otherthinkdl, th:J.t ye do and by working thc:rc:~.fter, are witndS-~ dut the n~t we:~! to prrach and trach as ye do, without amhority truth and f~thfaftn~ which tht}' ~rud and dt~ afi:er, is ol any B1fhop. For you ~r.tfumet?a~the Lord ha~hcho- caufe of the1 r falvauon. Andagam, all unfanhfnl mtn r~m yononly to preach, as tatthful 0J(ctplcs: and fpee~a l Fol- ::mdwomen which heard the truth told out to them, and Yflt,.. .,,4 lo\\A~o[~~:i~.ir, by authority of Gods Law, and _alf<> ~~~~~~~~~ili,t~~;~~~u~d~~~h~r\~:t!~f~t~~ ':h~; f~TUQ17 ~~~~~c~~:~~~ ~~~ 1,~~;;~c\~0bt~fi!;.~rr~:f;, '~n~ cl;~!1d~:.d~~~~~~~fc~~t!~1~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~di:~r~~~·! prmhcd. truly the Word et God. For no doubt every FritH thould d(e heard it and clefpt{t:d to do thc:rrafter through thdr purpoft: tirft in his Soul, andcO\'ttto taketht:Ordc:rof un&i thfulnefs, isand!hall be cauft: ofrhc:ir dannution. P.idlhood, ch_idl.y to_tm.kc known to the: flC?plc: ~e word Tht:rr:fort: Si~, {ince this aforefaid witndling of God, and of God,after Ius cun_nmg and power; approv!ng hts wm·ds of div~ Samts and DoCl-ors, and of all the ptoplc good t:vr:r to be true by h1s vcrtuous works : :md tor this inttnt and ev11, fi.tfficeth to all true Preacher> ; we: think that we we fi1ppofe that Bifhops and othtr Prcb.tes of holy do 110t the Office of Pridlhood, if that we leave our Church ihould chidly rake and ufe thc:i~ Prelacx, and for preaching, becaufe dtat ':''e have not, or may mx ha\'e . thr fan:e caufc Bi01ops ihould ti\'e to Prtc:~s thc:n Orders. duly Bifhops L-~ ters., to w1tuc:fs that we arc (cm of them ~:h~~~r- ~~~re ~~~~ri:r~~i~~~~~\L~ ;;,}~, ~~~t!~C::~v:t'~Fc~ ~~:hh~r ~~'Ce~~c:·~~~d~~r f~~hf~t~;.!nf~:!;dr5:_f:i~l~ !~~:::d ~JJ~\'1g3~: ~~!i~~-~~~~ ~~:~;~~a~~~:t!t~ ~~y~;; /o~~~r:~~~~~:. ":;;;/;/ pr~::;J~:~~;:;;}s11if_Tc:; , r:;:~:.~~ ~~~~te~:~~~~f~r~.~~~t;~~~~~~;~l\0~: ~:~,At~f~l~r~1~ fh:i' J:11b:Jd~~ors'::bj':J:~t;;·thr:tnta:!ci~~~~~ f:~a~rr~ :f~b~d us after our cunnmg an~ powc:r (as every_ Prl(:~ ls.hkc:wifc footh, an~ may not be dc:nied•. But there ~-two mamlCJ Two ,. 1 ft. dtul!l>• • charg«l of God) tolulhl dulytheOtticeo!Pnc:fthood. ofSoverc:1gt1S, vtttuous'Sov~rttgns, and VtciousTyrants.Grr ..ts.. Jlddlt. \Ye prtfumt: not here of ~~ fd~·c:s to be dlttmcd Therefore'? thc:fe lall So\·c:m_gns ndthc:r mm nor womm, •trdp. (m·ithn_in our own rc:putauon_, nor in none ot~ rhatbefu~)tfr,owc:too~y m two_manners. To \"ertu- ;~:S?r,fa~:htf!i~~~i:~~~~~~e~~:~~t~~h~~y0!u~~~\~y ~~r~;e:1~ad;;~ i~~-a~~:~~s;;~~i5 r ~~o~~~fc:t~~ n~ ~~~ ch!d\y of Gods WOl"d _that it is the chief duty of every con[enting_ eo tbc:lrchantablc btddings;md Ul workmgafter :::·~., _ Pndt to butie him f:uthfully to make the Law of (iod thetr fruitlill works. -mtuOQto known to his pcopl~:, and fo to commune the Command- This fcnto:n~e Paul appTO\"tth, w~c:re he faith to Sub- ~h;:J,0!n~:. '~~~~~a~~~! ~~\~~a~:~~. 1i~~u~,~~Yd~~e; ~~~:j 1 ~;j:f;~frJJ':u ~;:~;;g;;;t~b:jft~: :;~fo and_ for the: wtll and butnufs that ':''C owt of d~ dtbt to Com;erft~ticn ycu k~ow t~ be vtrtUOfl! , . For as Paul fanh -~~~~~. : 1 t:V) ~3o~~e;;~:~:sl~~~~::;i~::;~,~~~~~: ~~~fuit:~~~cg~~·~;f:~:~n~~~~ t~i0:1 ~~Fr~dy~ r:~18~;~~'- ~fo~~ ~~~it~~~~ ~~r~:; ~a~~:~~i~::J~\;~~1~~~~b1_;~~ ~~~~h~~d~:(;;~~:~~~~:1~h;;;;~b~dr. "~~~· h~~- ,;;~;~~~~; p!tlfe htm wnh dc:vout ~yc:rs, and chantabl_c Pndlly befl: plant m tht:m ,·arurs. Alfo thdr Soverttgns make works, that we may obtamofhimtofollowh:mthank.- dtvoutandftr\'entPrayc:rstopurchafc GraccofGod, that fully. . they and theirSubje& may O\'tr. a!! things dread to And the Archbtfhop faid eo me, Lc:wd Lo!fcl, whcreto offend him, and ro love to pleafc lum. Al(o th~fe So,·e-- ~~~ ~=fl~~f~~:~~~:a;~r~~iotr~c:;,l~~t~ ~ft~!lt~U~' rr::[~ fj~~\{0t~;;t=~:~~:l::d~)~tJ:~ ~;'~1\ i~j:~C ~~~~r~~~ Ett1~ ~~:\:~v~~r~~ ~:chin ~~:d,t~ha;·~~~ 01~f~:~P~r~:hn:~ ~~n~1 :~~~n~~ G::tpl~~t~~~k:~;vf~~iid0w~:S~~ Twom1~ thee to ~rcachty wimttt"~~ of thm Lc:ttc:rs. Why then jeds ought not to obey nor to be obe?tent to T )nntslwhllt: :~y1:! ~rf~l~!ili~t•t but jfwe !llould oblige us tO you, and to other 81fhops by And. the Archbifhop _fatd unt? me, Jf a So:t:reJgtl ?1d W•ll ,..,. unlttUI O::t~.s, not to pa.~ t~t bounds :md tcnns whi_ch ye, his fub_jcd" do that thmg that 1s. vicious, rhJS So\·n:t:1gn r:::J ~ S~t, Of Odler Bi!bops will limit to us. And lin::c Ul this herein IS to blame : but the (ubjcd: for this od~~~~b.llku 1Cink.
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