A collection of certaine sclaunderous articles gyuen out by the bisshops against such faithfull Christians as they now vniustly deteyne in their prisons togeather with the answeare of the saide prisoners therunto. Also the some of certaine conferences had in the Fleete according to the bisshops bloudie mandate with two prisoners there.

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A collection of certaine sclaunderous articles gyuen out by the bisshops against such faithfull Christians as they now vniustly deteyne in their prisons togeather with the answeare of the saide prisoners therunto. Also the some of certaine conferences had in the Fleete according to the bisshops bloudie mandate with two prisoners there.

Author

Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.

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[Dordrecht? :: S.n.],

1590.

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Church of England. -- Controversial literature -- Puritan authors -- Early works to 1800.

Dissenters, Religious -- England -- Early works to 1800.

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"A collection of certaine sclaunderous articles gyuen out by the bisshops against such faithfull Christians as they now vniustly deteyne in their prisons togeather with the answeare of the saide prisoners therunto. Also the some of certaine conferences had in the Fleete according to the bisshops bloudie mandate with two prisoners there." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05037.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• Grace to the reader with wisdome from aboue, to discerne the truth, & to walke in the same aright.
• To owre Louing freinds, Mr. Arch∣deacon Mollins, Mr. Doctor Andros, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hut∣chinson, and the rest of the preachers, in & about London vvith in named.
• A briefe of the positions holden by the nevve sectorie of recusants.
• list
• A brief answeare to such Articles as the Bishopps haue giuen out in our name, vpon which arti∣cles their Priests were sent and injoyned to Confer with vs in the seuerall prisons wherin we are by them detayned.
  • 1. That it is not lavvful to vse the Lords prayer publiquely in the Church for a set forme of prayer.
  • 2. That all sett & stinted prayers are meere babling in the sight of the Lord, and not to be vsed in publique Christian assemblies.
  • 3. That the publique prayers & vvorship of God in England as it is by lavve in the Church of England established, is false, superstitious & popish, & not so be vsed in anie Christian Conngregation.
  • 4. That the Church of England, as it is novve established, is no entire member of the Church of Christ.
  • 5. That the gouernment of the Church of England, as it is novv established, is no lavvfull gouernment, nor Christian, but antichristian, and popish.
  • 6. That the Sacraments of Babtisme, & the Lords Supper, as they are admini∣stred in the Church of England, be not true Sacraments.
  • 7. That infants ought not to be baptised according to the forme of Babtisme mini∣stred novv in the Church of England, but are rather to be kept vnbaptized.
  • 8. Manie of them make scruple to affirme that the Queens Maiestie hath supreame aucthoritie to gouerne the Church of England in cases ecclesiasticall, and to make lavves ecclesiasticall nos contrarye to Christ lavves.
  • 9. That the lavves ecclesiasticall alreadye established by the aucthoritie of the Queene & Realme, be not lavvfull.
  • 10. That if the Prince or Maiestrate vnder her doe refuse or defer to reform such faults as are amisse in the Church, the people may take the reforming of them in theire ovvne hands, before or vvith out her aucthoritie.
  • 11. That the presbiterie or Eldership may for some causes, after admonition, if there ensue not reformation, excommunicat the Queene.
  • 12. That the Church of England, as it novv standeth by lavve established, profes∣seth not a true Christ, nor true religion, that it hath not ministers indeed, nor Sacraments indeed.
• The brief summe of a conference, had the 9. day of the 3. Moneth, betweene Mr. Hutchinson Arch-Deacō, & me Iohn Greenwood prisoner in the Fleet, hauing bene kept close now a yeare & an half, by the BBs sole commaundement. The perticuler discourse wherof, vvere but vnprofitable to relate, neither will I trust my fraile memorye therin.
• The summe of the second conference had Betweene M. Hutchinson, & me Ihon Greenwood, the 17 day of the 3 moneth.
• A summe of the conference had in the Fleet the 18. of the 3. moneth betwixt Mr. Hutchinson & D. Androes of the one partye, and Henry Barrow close prysoner there on the other, so neere as his frayle memorie could cary awaye.
• A summe of such cheif poynts as vvere handled in the second conferēce, betwixt Mr. Hutch∣inson, Do. Androes on the one partie, and Iohn Greenwood & Henry Barrow prisoners in the Fleet, on the other partie, vppon the 13. of the 4. Moneth. The discourse whereof or∣derly to set downe vve cannot, all things were so disorderly handled therein by them who sought nothing so much as to obscure & turne away the truth by theire schole learning, manifold cauills & shifts, shameles denyall of manifest tru∣thes, & most vnchristian contumelies, scoffes, & reproches against owre persons.
• A breif answeare to certayne sclaun∣derous Articles & vngodlie calumniations sparsed abrode by the BBs & theire adherēts against diuerse faithfull & true Christians her Maiesties loyall and louinge Subiectes to cul∣lour theire owne vngodly & tyrannicall dealing with them, & to bring them into hatred both with Prince and people.
  • Article 1. They hold that the Lords praier or anie sell prayer is blasphemy, & they neuer vse anie prayer for the Queene as supreame head vnder Christ of the Church of England.
  • Article 2. That all set prayers or stinted prayers, or read seruice are but meere bab∣linge in Gods sight & plaine Idolatrie.
  • Article 3. They teache their is no head or Supreame gouernor of the Church of Christ: And that the Queene hath none authoritie in the Church to make lawes Ecclesiasticall.
  • Article 4. They teache that a lay man may beget faith, And that vve haue no neede of publique administration.
  • Article 5. They condemne all comming to Churche, all preaching, all Institution of Sacraments, and say that all the Ministers are sent by God in his anger to deceaue the people.
  • Article 6. They affirme that the people must reforme the Church and not tarye for the Magistrate, And that the Primatiue Churche sued not to Courts or Parliaments, nor vvayted vppon Princes pleasures; But vve make Christ to attend vppon Princes, & to be Subiect to their lavves and gouernment.
  • Article 7. That the Booke of common prayer is a pregnant I dole and full of abhomi∣nations, a peice of Svvynes flesh, and abhomination to the Lorde.
  • Article 8. They say it is a greater synne to go to the Church to publique prayers, then for a man to lye vvith his Fathers vvife.
  • Article 9. Those that vvill not refraine from our Churches, preaching, or seruice they gyue vnto the Deuyll and excommunicate.
  • Article 10. They hold it not lawsull to baptise Children among vs: They neuer haue anie Sacraments among them.
  • Article 11. They refuse to take an oth to be examined.
  • Article 12. They vvill not marrie amongst vs in our Churches, but resort to the Fleet & to other places to be married by one Greenwood & Barrow.
• Faults escaped in the printing.