A very lively portrayture, of the most reverend arch-bishops, the right reverend bs. of the Church of England set forth in XX. irrefragable positions, concerning their authority, power, and practise, as they onely are our diocesan lord bishops, so grounded upon Scripture, reason, and experience, by evident demonstrative practises, as their troublesome opposites, may cleerely see, how greatly they are deceived in all these. A labour undertaken for the peace of all Gods people, and for a just condemnation of al those, that cause division, and offences, contrary to the doctrine and discipline of Christs Church.

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Title:	A very lively portrayture, of the most reverend arch-bishops, the right reverend bs. of the Church of England set forth in XX. irrefragable positions, concerning their authority, power, and practise, as they onely are our diocesan lord bishops, so grounded upon Scripture, reason, and experience, by evident demonstrative practises, as their troublesome opposites, may cleerely see, how greatly they are deceived in all these. A labour undertaken for the peace of all Gods people, and for a just condemnation of al those, that cause division, and offences, contrary to the doctrine and discipline of Christs Church.
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POSITION 1. That Bishops jure Divino, are Superiours to other Ministers.

POSITION 2. They are Di•…cesan Bishopby divi•… right.

POSITION 3. They are 〈◊〉 called Lord.

POSITION 4. 〈2 lines〉.

POSITION 5. 〈2 lines〉.

POSITION 6. They are Priests and may so bee rightly called. Though they be Bishops, yet they forget not their Priest∣hood, but will be called Priests.

POSITION 7. They stand for, and d•…e mai•…taine all Cerem•…∣nies upon very good grounds.

POSITION. 8. They judge it necessary that whatsoever is amisse in the Church, should be caref•…ly and speedily reformed, and this is evident to all.

And why they set themselves to be ready , is, for these roved reasons.

POSITION 9. They may very well rule by their sole power alone.

POSITION. 10. Their high authority so lawfull, they all obtaine by very lawfull meanes.

POSITION 11. They may not forsake their so warra•…table Lordly Prelaticall standing.

POSITION 12. No Bishops, no King; this is undeniable.

POSITION 13. They stand wholly, for a learned, grave, paineful and godly ministery.

First, For a Learned Ministery.

2. For a Grave Ministery.

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4. .

POSITION 14. They hate to 〈◊〉 the King.

POSITION 15. They greatly further the peoples knowledge in di∣vine things 〈◊◊〉 their ignorance.

POSITION 16. They have a speciall care; that God being a 〈◊〉, should have a spirituall 〈◊〉, and this 〈◊〉 accor∣ding to his written word.

POSITION. 17. They preferre the Churches union, and what God requireth to be done, before their owne Lordly dignity, and what they themselves command.

POSITION. 18. They be the greatest Enemies, that the Church of Rome 〈◊◊〉 amongst us.

POSITION 19. They ahborre all shew of 〈◊〉.

POSITION. 20. They may very lawfully minister the 〈◊〉 ex offi∣cio, to any whom they dare call before them.

The Conclusion.

Before the Convocation.

In the time of their sitting.

After the Convocation is dissolved.

Twenty irrefragable POSITIONS.