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Chriftians.

N the High-Church of Jerufalem, the Chriftians were but another Sect of Jews, that did believe the Meffias was come. To be called, was nothing else but to become a Chriftian; to have the Name of a Christian, it being their own Language: For among the Jews, when they made a Doctor of Law, 'twas faid he was called.

2. The Turks tell their People of a Heaven where there is fenfible Pleasure, but of a Hell where they fhall fuffer they don't know what. The Chriftians quite invert this Order, they tell us of a Hell where we fhall feel fenfible Pain, but of a Heaven where we fhall enjoy we can't tell what.

3. Why did the Heathens object to the Chriftians, that they worshipped an Affe's Head? You must know, that to a Heathen, a few and a Chriftian were all one, that they regarded him not, fo he was not one of them. Now that of the Affe's Head might proceed from fuch a Miftake as this; by the Jews Law, all the Firstlings of Cattle were to be offered to God, except a young Afs, which was to be redeemed; a Heathen being prefent, and feeing young Calves and young Lambs kill'd at their Sacrifices, only young Affes redeem'd, might very well think they had that filly Beaft in fome high Estimation, and thence might imagine they worshipped it as a God.

Church.

1.Eretofore the Kingdom let the Church alone, let them do what they would, because they had something else to think of, (viz.) Wars; but now in time of Peace, we begin to examine all things, will

have

have nothing but what we like, grow dainty and wanton, juft as in a Family the Heir uses to go a hunting, he never confiders how his Meal is dreft, takes a bit, and away; but when he ftays within, then he grows curious, he does not like this, nor he does not like that, he will have his Meat dreft his own way, or peradventure he will drefs it himself.

2. It hath ever been the Gain of the Church when the King will let the Church have no Power to cry down the King and cry up the Church: But when the Church can make use of the King's Power, then to bring all under the King's Prerogative, the Catholicks of England go one way, and the Court-Clergy another.

3. A glorious Church is like a magnificent Feaít, there is all the Variety that may be, but every one chufes out a Difh or two that he likes, and lets the reft alone: How glorious foever the Church is, every one chufes out of it his own Religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the reft alone.

4. The Laws of the Church are most favourable to the Church, because they were the Church's own making; as the Heralds are the best Gentlemen, because they make their own Pedigree.

5. There is a Question about that Article, concerning the Power of the Church, whether thefe Words [of having Power in Controverfies of Faith] were not ftolen in, but 'tis moft certain they were in the Book of Articles that was confirmed, though in fome Editions they have been left out: But the Article before tells you, who the Church is, not the Clergy, but Cœtus fidelium.

Church

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Church of Rome.

Efore a Juglar's Tricks are discovered we admit him, and give him Money, but afterwards we care not for them; fo 'twas before the Difcovery of the Juggling of the Church of Rome.

2. Catholicks fay, we out of our Charity believe they of the Church of Rome may be faved: But they do not believe fo of us. Therefore their Church is better according to ourselves: Firft, fome of them no doubt believe as well of us as we do of them, but they must not fay fo: Befides, is that an Argument, their Church is better than our's because it has lefs Charity?

3. One of the Church of Rome will not come to hear Prayers, does that agree he doth not like them? I would fain fee a Catholick leave his Dinner, because a Nobleman's Chaplain fays Grace, nor haply would he leave the Prayers of the Church, if going to Church were not made a Mark of Diftinction between a Proteftant and a Papift.

Churches.

1. HE Way coming into our great Churches, was

fee the Altar and all the Church before them, the other Doors were but Pofterns.

City.

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WHAT makes a City? Whether a Bishoprick

any of that Nature?

Anfwer. 'Tis according to the first Charter which made them a Corporation. If they are incorporated

by

by Name of Civitas, they are a City, if by the Name of Burgum, then they are a Borough.

2. The Lord Mayor of London by their first Charter, was to be prefented to the King, in his Absence, to the Lord Chief Justiciary of England, afterwards to the Lord Chancellor, now to the Barons of the Exchequer; but ftill there was a Refervation, that for their Honour they should come once a Year to the King, as they do ftill.

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Clergy.

Hough a Clergyman have no Faults of his own, yet the Faults of the whole Tribe fhall be laid upon him, so that he shall be sure not to lack.

2. The Clergy would have us believe them against our own Reason, as the Woman would have had her Hufband against his own Eyes: What will you believe your own Eyes before your own sweet Wife?

3. The Condition of the Clergy towards their Prince, and the Condition of the Phyfician is all one: The Phyficians tell the Prince they have Agaric and Rubarb, good for him, and good for his Subjects Bodies; upon this he gives them leave to use it, but if it prove naught, then away with it, they fhall use it no more: So the Clergy tell the Prince they have Phyfick good for his Soul, and good for the Souls of his People, upon that he admits them: But when he finds by Experience they both trouble him and his People, he will have no more to do with them; what is that to them, or any body elfe, ifa King will not go to Heaven.

4. A Clergyman goes not a Dram further than this, you ought to obey your Prince in general: [if he does he is loft] how to obey him, you must be inform'd by those whofe Profeffion it is to tell you. The Parfon of the Tower (a good discreet Man) told Dr. Mofely, (who

(who was fent to me and the rest of the Gentlemen committed the gd Caroli, to perfuade us to fubmit to the King) that they found no fuch Words as [ Parliament, Habeas Corpus, Return, Tower, &c.] neither in the Fathers, nor the Schoolmen, nor in the Text; and therefore for his part he believed he understood nothing of the Bufinefs. A Satyre upon all thofe Clergymen that meddle with Matters they do not underfland.

5. All confefs there never was a more learned Clergy; no Man taxes them with Ignorance. But to talk of that, is like the Fellow that was a great Wencher; he wifhed God would forgive him his Leachery, and lay Ufury to his Charge. The Clergy have worse Faults.

6. The Clergy and Laity together are never like to do well; 'tis as if a Man were to make an excellent Feast, and should have his Apothecary and his Thyfician come into the Kitchen: The Cooks, if they were let alone, would make excellent Meat, but then comes the Apothecary and he puts Rubarb into one Sauce and Agarick into another Sauce. Chain up the Clergy on both fides.

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High Commiffion.

EN cry out upon the High Commiffion, as if the Clergymen only had to do in it, when I believe there are more Laymen in Commiffion there, than Clergymen; if the Laymen will not come, whofe Fault is that? So of the Star Chamber, the People think the Bishops only cenfur'd Prin, Burton, and Baftswick, when there were but two there, and one ipake not in his own Caufe.