620 John Purvey's Articles. Toufae. Popijb Priefls. ;~~~Gi:o ~J!t~;it::C~rc~1~, c~~~\;~ G:/, ~ ~ ~:~:c ~~:;~~~~ry'~,~;~;r:~~os;~;1t~)~J~~~~~~;;cf.rh~~ {~~~~.} ~l~~~~:S[f~g:~?~ii:~:~~:·~~,~i~ g~7:~~f~~~~:~~[~?f~~ffi~~~ ~·~~., both tu thiS matter and m others.,_ bythe_g~ft of the Holy mgasthc cllflom of the Church is, yet Chnll, which is no Por c ~hoJ:n;f:k:~1il~v~Jc~m~o~~{f~~~dk:~p ;~;~~~~;\~~ (~~~h'f~~ ~fa~:~ ~~~;c~ ~~~r:~:;ni~u~~?~ ~~~W~ p;~d ~E~~~~ andapparentw~Jso~thc holyScnpturc, and the plam lowly, and bcfldoththcofticcolauuePncfi, although he fcnfe and mcmmg ot the_ holy Ghofl, and yroceed no bt unknown_ to the workl; and ::thhough thr:~e were no fu~her, but lnunb~)' oommtt tha_c unto tbe Spmt of ~. fuch proud B1fhop ~hove :111 the rcft, as the Church doth wluch pa!Tcd1 thetr underfundtug; then may they fa ~c· ufc, yet all the Pmfls might well govmt the Church by Aurkubr ly ~ert~~~~~j~~~h~o~\;~1\::ct~ ~~cp~~:~~> 0~!~~~~~;~~; l :;~~;~~~~~inast1:~c~i%~~i~,~~~d ~~c~i~\J11 ~~~ioPf:~ T~rur< ind~~~on ~:i~t;r~r~li~;1:;asb~rd~:~~~ ~s fu~~~ ;:;.;:~;~: ~~~e~~ ~~~~a~~r~;~ru;~ t; afu~i~~~i~~~~e i~fuo~f~c~~~ ~:;~~- c~h <1411«. herdie, covctouGtefs., pride,, and blafphemy, he fmth, and tonfure, )etChriJl knO\~cth both. how tO make and chufc rtprovcth the fame Chapter vn-barim, and that by the fuch as !hall well pleafe hun both. m c?nve~ation oflife,:md fentencesof the Came procdS. Alfo, that the Pcnar~e and finette preaching of the Gofrcl, m mmii\nng to his people pllns liiUittd by the Canons be um~olllble and unjufl:,for all. n_ecelfar} S~mc:nts. And e\·ery holy~:m which is a the auflcrity and rigoroufiu:fS whidt they contain,morc than Mmt~rtr ofChnfi, although he bl:norl~ven,JS :l true Priefi: are taxtd by Gods bw. He alfo doth cxc:mplifie, oft~ fo- ordamtd of God, ~\though no Mttred Bt!hop ever lay his lemn and publick denill of penitents to be receh•ed mto CharaCI:er upon lllm. So that tht Pore and PrelatfS do Orders, according to the Dcnee of the General Council, make more eflimation of their Ch:lmCI:ers (:ls tonfures ~Ei~r~i~~7,~~~~~~~~~¥~~~~;~~~} ~~?Ego,:[i:~j~f~¥J;~l~7.~fl~~:::::~.=TM·~· fb!1 pr~sb]~trium.,&c. Whereastht fkcretal of theG.ene_ral no Chn(han Man oug_ht to r:l\rem Satan (\\horn Me_n dl =rum CotulCII. Catch, That fucb a(,nt ought to rnnain contmumg the Pope) a11d his UllJull cenfur~ mo1e than the hLIIing ~~~A ~'f hu ls(t mthnuars,And mt to m!lrrJ. And how Innocent the of a Serpt'llt, or the blaft ?f L~tcifer. Alfo, dl:lt no Man Lnifrr. ~~-o~;~~h:~~l;t~l;J:t~n~c~~A~~~i~!;;t~~~~~.bJI~: ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~vr:~~'~:t~;:~~~ldt~lj~~ca~~~~~~~;: they .do, compc_llmg _them to ~onfefS_ themfelVt:s t? blind wluch men ought to repole m God, to .a ~ort of finful and tgnorant Prtc~s, mwho.m IS nothmg clfc but pnde and men, 311~ do rob the fOOt of fuch alms~ tsgtvr.n tothrm, co.vrtoulitcfS, havmg li.tch m ~ontcQlpt as are la.med and Such Pnefls be manifefr betrayers ofChnfi and<_~! the ,~hole wt!C. Alfo th_at th~ Deo-etal ol !nnountius the third,touch- Church, at~d be Sata.ns own flew:~rd~ to begml Chnfrian ing the .foref:~td aun~lar or vocal. confeffion, was brought fouls by thctr hypocrific :~ nd feigned Pardons. Alfo, forafin and mvented tO mtriC:ltc :~nd mtangle mens confcienccs t!luch as thofe Prcl:ltcs and Clergymen lived fo execrable .:l with fin, :lnd to drawthemdown to Hell. And further· Me, contrary totheGofpel ofChrifi :~ndot"xamples of Ius m~rc, t_lut fuch manner of confcffion deftroyeth the Evan· Ap:>flles.,. and ta.ch not t~ly the Gofpr!,but only Lies and gch:al hbcrty, and doch lett men to_ enquire after, ansi to the T1aduions of linful wJCked men; tt apFCJ!eth mofi r~n the wife coun((~ and Dod:nne of fuch as be good manifdlly, that they have not the keys of the Kingdom of Pridls, whkhknowf:nthfullyhowtoob(n;·e his precepts Havm,butrntherthe keysofHeU. Andrhcymayberight and commandments., and winch would \~ilhngly teach the well alTurtd, d~t God never gave unto them authori~ to r.,t]h prople the rigltt way to Hta\'Cn. Fvr wluch abufc all Chri- make and eftahlilb fo many Ccremonic:s and T radmons Pddlo Ill•• ili:~n nxn, and fpecially all E'1glifomm ougltt tO cxcbim a· which lx: concr.uy to the liberty of the Oof~, and arc ;c:. ~~ gafntlli.1Ch wicktd laws. blocks in Chriflian tnet~ W:l}'S, that t~)' can nnther know Ht.mn, 1\t ordn As touching theSa.cramentof Order, he faith, That aU nor cbferve the lilme hiS Gofpcl in liberty of Confcience, !fk~lhtt ofPric/t. goodCbriftians art puJcjfinatt, and bt ordainedof God, and fo attain a ready W:lY to He3:v~1. hi>Od. andm~dtlrutPnejfJ tooj]"erCbriff intbemfolvts, and . Alfo,'Thatallm:mn~ofRclt~LOUSMen, notwithftandto ChrsH _tbemfolvu; 45 alfo to_ uacb and p~tach the Gc· mg the Clupter Rtltg,ofi, t~clung 1hc privilcdges in the Flemu...uh JP.tl.lo thm nt1tbbours, 45 'UN!!_ m word, flS m exa~pleof Cltmentints, may lawfully mmiflcr al.l Sacraments to them ~Elf~e ~::k:J'anf~r: 1 c ~~~~dZr~~~;~;;~)l(i~v~~~t;;t~'nfiut~ ~f:~~:o~~1c~ 1c!;~et~~0~1~'~1~ ~~£~~~:~,~ ~tte .ulghbou". mcn)than the true:lnd perfeCl: Priefthood ofGod,grouncled Pope in his fautors in this cafc is to hinder :~nd lett. Item, hue Mini. l.>y a t~ur: and lively faith, annexed wit~ good WOiks. AI- If the Pope llull in_tcrdiC\: this our Realm, that cannot hurc :=.;.""_:;,~ fo, if tt were needful to have ~tch fhavd111gs., God know· us, but much profi t us, bectufc that thereby hefhou\d tepa. w.,...••. ~;;,:~~:~~:;~~1,!~~;~;;;~;~:,:;;~~;~;B~~ ~~~f,~?,r~.~:~:~~!:~~~;,~.;~~,~~l·E~~E£1~~ ed of the: people by their \'trntou~ life and example, and by Song, Swmd11~ ufum s,~rum. . So dl:lt not wh:~tfoevcr t!lcir tmepr~chingofthe law of God. For fomadehcthc the Pope ini~LS Octieral Council bindeth on Earth, is Prttfu.hnt firli-made Prlefis:~nd Elders before: the law of Mofos> aud bound of God m Hr:tven, either for ~t h_e bindcth Ullrct· ~ ... a pri- fo mJdt he MofoJ:l Pricft before Aarm, and before the ce· fonably, :md contradtaorily doth ag:tmfi hnnfc:lf, or dfe for ~~k'fu~- remonies of the Law, without Mans operation at all , :lnd that he luth ~Orfaken the JUdgmenr ofGod. dtrlbllding. evcn.fo hathGod madcallfuch as are prc-de~inate, to be A: s touchmg the pre:lC~I ing oftheGofpel,_Wbofoevn- ~~~!~~-u~Js~~70~\~ru~h~l~r~;~~«X~d:~e ;~i~ r;:;;:t!,~Jij-!J:a~;'f:f:::;;;';j:!;e~;~hc ;;:~;lt~t; ~~~:(\~i~i~~~~hr; ~~~~cio~eci~sSaW;)~ .. ~~}thi~ ~~1/:J:,;£a:,/:;;;{a;jh{;:'J;~J'iCc;rctz:,~7f'~nd ~~:~~t~t~~~'~~Ht~~~~i;l~for~~~t~ufi: (~~' :~~~ ~:~~~b; £~~,5,"':~'! {rh;t::: ~o: ::~:f~:t: ~~& ~~~~~~s~~~~~~i~l~:~\~ha~ S:~~l~~~~~~;o~hls{~::~ ~:t~h ;~:ct~~t :~:~o:;;~~rr~hri~(;l~~~~ ~~~~~=~ G!Is :~::;o~i;~~~~~~d~~~~o;;l~irt~~~io:~ t~ ~e~; ~ J~~~:':h~~~~~~d~~~~ ~~~~.ic~~~~ ~~~~~g~~~:\~~~~rig~ ChriH in Ha.ven. Alfo, that fuch as be Eldas, tf they red mto Angels cf Ltgltt, mght Thtevd, Mlnquellers by be Gods Prie!ls., be Biiliops, Prebtes and Curates of their day light, and bttmyers ofChrifl his people. ChriHi~n btcthren, whom they may lead to Heaven by the:
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