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Author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
Title: Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ...
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Print source: Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ...
Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
London: Printed by John Macock for Michael Spark, Senior ..., 1646.
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Laud, William, 1573-1645.
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Die Martis 4▪ Martii. 1644.
TO The Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons In PARLIAMENT Assembled.
To the Christian Reader.
A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF The Commitment, Charge, Tryall, Condemnation and Execution of WJLLJAM LAƲD, late Arch-Bishop of CANTERBVRT.
The Generall Charge against the Archbishop, with the severall branches thereof.
The first Specificall branch of the Charge against the Archbishop, touching his Trayterous endeavours to alter and subvert Gods true Religion by Law established among us, to intro∣duce Popish Superstition and Idolatry in liew thereof, and to reconcile the Church of England, with the Church of Rome, by severall stepps and practises; with the copious evidences produced to manifest the same at his Tryall.
The evidence to prove the first generall branch of his Charge, con∣cerning the alteration, ub version of Religion.
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1. Purgations of sundry notable passages against Popery it selfe in gene∣rall, which must not passe the Presse upon any termes, but have a spe∣ciall deleatur drawne over them.
2 Passages expunged out of bookes tendred to license, against the Papacy, Rome, the Popes Supremacy, Pride, Tyranny, Cruelty, Treasons, mur∣thering and deposing Princes: Popes vicious lives, practises, and being Antichrist, that man of sinne, &c.
3. Passages purged out of new licensed Books, against seducing traiterous Papists, Popish Priests, Jesuits, Monks, Arminians; our toleration of, and remisnesse in executing Lawes against them, and revolting to Popery.
4. That the Absolution of Priests is but declarative; and that they cannot bind and loose men at their pleasures against Gods Word, as the Papists hold their Priests can doe.
5. Clauses against adoring the Eucharist, and consecrated Bread in the Sa∣crament, expunged.
6. Passages expunged, averring, That the Pope is Antichrist: of which see Section 2. before.
7. Passages purged out against Altars, that the Crosse is no Altar, that a Sa∣crifice may be without an Altar.
8. Sentences expunged against the totall and finall Apostacy, or falling away of the Saints from grace, and their Perseverance in Grace.
9. Passages expunged against Arminians, Semi-pelagians and Arminia∣nisme.
10. Passages deleted, That men may be Assured of their salvation, and that Assurance of it is attainable in this life.
11. Passages deleted against Auricular Confession of our Sinnes to Popish Priests.
12. Passages deleted against the Arbitrary, Tyrannicall power of Kings; disobedience to their unjust, popish and wicked commands, resisting their tyranny; and the mortality of Kings.
13. Passages deleted against Popish Blind Obedience.
14. Passages expunged against the Papists; that Baptisme onely binds us to observe Gods Will and Commandements, and that it absolves not men from all sinnes.
15. Passages deleted against Becket, Gardener, with other Popish Saints, Prelats, Writers, and in defence of Calvin and Luther.
16. Passages deleted concerning Bishops.
17. Passages expunged against the Blindnesse, Superstition, Idolatrous, Pompous worship and Adoration of Papists, prophane persons, Po∣pish Saints, Reliques.
18. Passages deleted against Superstitious, Popish Ceremonies, and the abolition of them.
19. Passages purged out, That the Church is not alwnyes visible.
20. Passages deleted, That wicked men are no true members of the true Church and mysticall Body of Christ.
21. Passages deleted against building Churches East and West, and the su∣perstitious adorning of them with Images and such like popish Furniture.
22. Passages expunged against evangelicall Councels, tending unto Perfe∣ction, Merit, Superogation, and against popish Vowes.
23. Passages expunged against Popish evill Councellours, and the vices of Princes Courts.
24. Passages deleted, That all things are decreed, and nothing uncertaine to God.
25. Passages deleted concerning Election, that it is not of foreseen workes or faith, but onely from Gods free grace: That there is no Ʋniversall Election, &c.
26. Passages against Equivocation and Popish Writers, expunged.
27. Passages expunged against labouring to encrease Faith.
28. Passages deleted against popish Fasting.
29. Passages purged out against carnall and unchristian Feares and Popish Contrition.
30. Passages deleted against Free-will, Resisting grace, &c.
31. A Clause expunged against Flagellant Fryars.
32. That God is not the Author of sinne, deleted.
33. Clauses deleted and altered against Ʋniversall grace, Ʋniversall Re∣demption and Election, and resisting Grace.
34. Passages deleted concerning hearing Gods word.
35. Passages purged out against Gods Hardning and Obdu∣ration of men.
36. Passages blotted out against Holy-dayes dedicated to Saints.
37. Clauses obliterated, That we are Justified onely by Faith in Christ, not by Workes: That Justification may be lost, and that Workes merit not.
38. A Passage expunged against the Churches Infallibility.
39. Passages deleted against the Impositions, Tyranny and Dissimulation of Kings (see Arbitrary power, &c. page 289.)
40. Passages deleted, that the Law of God is possible to be fulfilled by men, as the Papists hold; and That men are damned for Originall sinne as well as Actuall.
41. Passages deleted against the Constancy of Gods Love and friendship to his Children.
42. Passages expunged against the Popish Masse, Transubstantiation, ado∣ring the Hoast.
43. Passages blotted out in defence of Priests marriage.
44. Passages dashed out, that the Virgin Mary was not without sinne, origi∣nall and actuall: brake not the Serpents head: is not to be prayed to, &c.
45. Passages expunged against Popish Monkery Vowes, Stewes, and Incon∣tinency of their Monks and Clergy.
46. A Passage crossed out against mixing the Sacramentall wine with water.
47. Passages purged out concerning the Ministers doing their duty in Praying, frequent Preaching of the Word, the peoples diligent hea∣ring of the Word preached, &c.
48. Passages deleted against Murther in Magistrates, Princes, and others.
49. That Christ is our sole Mediatour, not Saints and Angels, and against prayer to Saints, deleted.
50. That Nature used well and improved, is a meanes to obtaine Grace, and greater graces then before. Expunged.
51. Passages deleated concerning Originall Sin.
52. Deleted clauses against the Oath ex Officio and forced Oaths.
53. A Passage obliterated against popish Pardons, Indulgences and Purgatory.
54. The very name of Papists expunged, with a passage against the Popes power.
55. A Clause expunged against Popish Penance.
56. Passages expunged against Perseverance in Grace.
57. Passages purged out against the Popish Pyx and Transubstantiation.
59. Passages deleted against Prayer to Saints; Popish Prayers; the Merit of Prayer; praying first for spirituall things; and praying towards the East.
60. Passages obliterated concerning Predestination, Gods Decree and Reprobation. See Election, page 303.
61. Passages purged out against popish Purgations of sinne by other meanes then Christs blood, and against Purgatory.
62. Passages obliterated concerning preaching, its end and frequency.
63. A Passage deleted against Ministers Reading their Sermons.
64. Passages blotted out concerning the Sabbaths morality, perpetuity, strict sanctification, and against the prophanation of it.
65. Passages deleted, that the Sacraments Ex Opere Operato conferre Grace; and concerning the Sacrament of Baptisme.
66. Passages deleted, that the Eucharist and Masse are no Propitiatory Sacrifice. (See Masse before.)
67. Clauses deleted against Popish Satisfaction.
68. Scripture Texts themselves and their very words alone deleted.
69. Passages expunged, that the Scriptures are light, not hard to be under∣stood, and to be read by the common people.
70. Passages blotted out against Transubstantiation; and Christs Corpo∣rall presence in the Eucharist.
71. A notable clause deleted concerning the Toleration of Popish Priests, and Divines preaching against it.
72. Passages expunged against Veniall sinnes.
73. Passages rased out concerning our effectuall Vocation.
74. Clauses obliterated against Wil-worship.
75. Passageo deleted concerning the loving, prizing and hearing of Gods Word.
76. Passages deleted concerning good works, their end; and against the Me∣rit of Works, and Works of Supererogation.
Passages expunged against Prophanenesse, Libertinisme, and living, ending in sinne.
The fifth particular branch of the Evidence to prove the first Generall Charge against the Arch-bishop of Canterbury.
The sixth Branch of the Commons Evidence to make good their first Generall Charge of the Archbi∣shops endeavours to subvert our Religion and in∣troduce Popery.
The second BRANCH of the first generall CHARGE concerning the ARCH-BISHOPS endeavours to reconcile the Church of England to the Church of ROME.
The Archbishops several ANSVVERS To the Proofs and Evidence produced to make good the first Branch of his CHARGE, with the Commons Replyes, and Rejoynders thereunto.
The Archbishops Defence and Answers to the COMMONS Evidence in the maintenance of the Second Branch of their first Generall Charge, touch∣ing his Endevours to reconcile the Church of England to the Church of Rome, and the Commons Reply thereunto.
THE TABLE OF THE Principal matters contained in this History, some Pages whereof being over-cast and twice set, others misprinted; where∣they are twice paged, thou shalt finde that in the later which is not in the for∣mer; and the other in the corrected, that is not in the mistaken pages.
Courteous Reader, I shall desire thee to correct these ensuing Errataes, which through the Printers negligence have escaped the PRESSE.