Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

  • Stubbs, Philip, active 1581-1593.
Date:
1877-1882
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Credit: Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for the Apostles bade the Church present suc- cessors to Judas Iscariot They also bade the Church choose Deacons. [' leaf M 8, back] So now each Church should choose its Pastor. If it doesn’t, it won't like him. [* Sig. N. 1.] 92 II. 2. Bishops ought not to appoint whom they like, Amphil. In the firft chapter of the A6les of the apoftles before cited, we read, that after the defection of ludas the traitour, the apofiie Peter knowing it neceflarie that one fhoulde be chofen in his place, to giue teftimonie and witnefle of the refurre£tion and afcen- fion of Chrifl: lefus, commanded the church to prefent one or two, or mo, as they thought good, that hee with his fellowe brethren might confirme and allow them. And therevppon, faith the text, they chofe two, to wit, Matthias, and lofeph, furnamed Berfalas. And the church hauing prefented them, they were eledted, confirmed and allowed of the apoftles and elders. Alfo in the forefaide fixt chapter of the A£ts of the apoftles, when the deacons (whofe office was to make colledbions for the poore, and to fee the fame bellowed vpon them without fraud or deceit) were to be chofen, the text faith, that the apoftles defired the church to choofe foorth feuen men from amongft them, of honeft report, & ful of the holie Ghoft, which they might appoint to that bufinelTe. ^By all which reafons appereth, that the church ought to prefent him, or them, whom they would haue to be admitted, and not that the bifliop ought to prefent, to allow, or to intrude him vpon the church at his pleafure, agaiuft the will thereof. Theod. Why would you not haue pallors to be thruft vpon the churches, whether the churches will or not ? Amphil. Bicaufe it is manifeft that no church will so willingly receiue, nor yet fo louingly imbrace, him that is intruded vpow them againft their wils, as they will doe him that they like of, choofe, and allow of themfelues. And if the churches beare not a Angular loue, fauour, good will, and affbaion to their pallor, it is vnpoflible that they ftiould heare him, or learne of him with profit to their foules. And if they heare him not Auide fitienter (as we fay) Greedily and thirftily thereby to profit, then Ural they perifli euerlaftingly, in that the word of God is the ordinarie meane appointed by the diuine maieftie. And therefore in conclufion, if there be not a mutual amitie, loue, and affeaion betwixt the pallor and his flocke, and if that the one loue not the other, as themfelues, it is not to be looked for that either the one lliall teach, or the other receiue, any thing to their foules 2 health, but rather the cleane contrarie.