Last of all they take upon them those things / which are neither lawful for civill nor ecclesiastical jurisdiction / nor simply for any man to do / of which sort divers are reckoned up by the admonition / and same confessed by M. Doctor. I will not here speak of the unfitness of those which are chief officers in these courts / that the most of them are either papists / or bribers / or drunkards / (I know what I write) or epicures and such as live of benefices and prebends in England or in Ireland / doing nothing of those things which appertain unto them / and of other such naughty persons which are not only not meet to be governors in the church / but which in any reformed church / should not be so much as of the church. I speak not of all / I doubt not but there be some do ye which they do of conscience / and with mind to help forward the Church / which I trust will (when the Lord shall give them more knowledge) keep them selves in their vocations / and being men for their gifts apt and able either to serve the Church or the common wealth in some other calling / will rather occupy their gifts there / then where they have no ground to assure them selves / that they do please God. Now I will take a short survey of that which M. doctor allegeth to prove his offices of master of faculties / chancellors. &c. First he saith in the. 117 page out of the Ancyran council / that there were vicars of bishops / where although y• name be not found of chancellors. &c. yet there is (saith he) the office. What vicar s. Pauls B. may have / and in what case / I have showed before / where I have proved the necessary residence of every pastor in his flock. But I will note here ⟨p. 189⟩how M. Doctor both go about to abuse his reader in these vicars. And first where there were three editions / of which one only maketh mention of these vicars he took that & left the other / which is to be observed / for that this variety of editions rose of the divers understanding of the greek word (chorepiscopos,) which may be taken either for him that is bishop for an other / and in his place / or for him that is bishop in the country / that is in some town which is no city / so that chorepiscopus, was opposed unto the bishop which was of some city. And if it be so taken / then here is no proof for the vicars of bishops.
Last of all they take vpon them those thyngs / whych are neyther lawful for ciuill nor ecclesiasticall iurisdiction / nor simply for any man to doe / of whych sorte diuers are reckened vp by the admonition / and same confessed by M. Doctor. I will not heere speake of the vnfitnes of those whych are chefe offycers in these courts / that the most of them are eyther papists / or bribers / or drunkardes / (I know what I wryte) or epicures and such as liue of benefices and prebends in England or in Ireland / doing nothing of those things whych appertaine vnto them / and of other suche naughty persons whych are not only not meete to be gouernors in the church / but whych in any reformed church / shoulde not be so much as of the church. I speake not of all / I doubt not but there be some do ye whych they do of conscience / and with minde to healpe forwarde the Churche / whych I trust will (when the Lorde shall giue them more knowledge) keepe them selues in their vocations / and being men for their giftes apte and able either to serue the Church or the common wealth in some other calling / will rather occupye theyr gifts there / then where they haue no grounde to assure them selues / that they doe please God. Now I will take a short suruey of that whych M. doctor alleageth to proue his offices of master of faculties / chancellors. &c. First he sayth in ye. 117 page out of the Ancyran councel / yt there were vicars of bishops / wher although y• name be not foūd of chācclors. &c. yet there is (sayth he) the office. What vicar s. Paules B. may haue / and in what case / I haue shewed before / where I haue proued the necessary residence of euery pastor in his flock. But I will note heere ⟨p. 189⟩how M. Doctor both goe about to abuse hys reader in these vicares. And first where there were three editions / of which one only maketh mention of these vicares he tooke that & left the other / which is to be obserued / for that thys varietie of editions rose of the diuers vnderstanding of the greke word (chorepiscopos,) which may be taken eyther for hym that is byshop for an other / and in hys place / or for hym that is byshop in the country / that is in some towne which is no citie / so that chorepiscopus, was opposed vnto the byshop which was of some citie. And if it be so taken / then here is no proofe for the vicarse of byshoppes.
