An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…

Moses a Civil Magistrate & chief guide of the people,¹ both received from God, & delivered to the People all the order for religion and Sacrifices, and gave Aaron the Bishop a vehement and so are rebuke for making the golden calf, and for suffering the corruption of Religion. Joshua also,² though he were no nother then a Civil Magistrate, yet as soon as he was chosen by God, and set as a Ruler over the people, he received commandments, specially touching Religion and the service of God.³ King David, when the whole religion was altogether brought out of frame by wicked king Saul, brought home again the Ark of God, that is to say, he restored Religion again, and was not only amongest them him ⟨image 108⟩self as a counsellor and furtherer of the work, but he appointed also hymns and Psalms, put in order the companies, and was the only doer in setting forth that whole solemn show, and in effect ruled the priests. King Solomon built unto the Lord the Temple,⁴ which his Father David had but purposed in his mind to do: & after the finishing there of, he made a goodly oration to the people, concerning Religion and the service of God, he afterward displaced Abiathar the Priest, and set Sadock in his place.⁵ After this, when the Temple of God was in shameful wise polluted thorough the uaughtines and negligence of the priests,⁶ King Hezekiah commanded the same to be cleansed from the ruble and filth, the priests to light up candles, to burn Incense, and to do their divine service, according to the old allowed custom. The same king also commanded the brazen Serpent, which then the people wickedly worshipped,⁷ to be taken down ⟨image 109⟩