And in like sort for conferences §10and councils to d•ale for the stay of the churches in true doctrine / and in godly order and quietness to the Corinthians it is plain / and the council at Jerusalem / wherein is dealt for all those causes of the churches at once. The persons that were sent to the council / the persons that chiefly dealt / and how / and the general consent of the Apostles / Elders / and brethren / would be well observed / as giving great light for many purposes. Well / now who are our doers in this church §20government? how are they chosen? what causes do they deal in? and how do they deal? In every1 parish a consistory there is not / nor in every great town containing many parishes / nor in every shire / but only one in a diocese / which containeth divers shires. I may peradventure d• deceived / for there may be so many in a diocese / as there are Archdeaconries / besides the grand consistory of y• bishop / or his substitute the Chancellor / for they say the Archdeacon or §30his substitute y• official / may visit oftener then y• bishop / & keep courts oftener then y• Chancellor / & there are in some diocese divers Archdeacons. But what of all this? whence have they their authority? who called them? what causes deal they in? and how? of God they have not their authority / they hold it by the Canon law / and by the bishop. And some of them pay the bishop full ⟨p. 55⟩well for it / they say. And so they say / that Chancellors offices are so gainful / that some of them are in fee with their bishops for them / yea they say some bishops have payed for their bishoprics other ways / though not to the Queen / and that some of them have large fees going out of their bishoprics / to their friends that helped them to their preferments. These are not rightly called. And whereas there is a statute to avouch §10this calling and authority that the bishops usurp / the statute may make it good by law to hold such titles and dignities / but not before God.
And in lyke sorte for conferences §10and councels to d•ale for the stay of the churches in true doctrine / and in godly order and quyetnesse to the Corinthes it is plaine / and the councell at Ierusalem / wherein is dealt for all those causes of the churches at once. The persons that were sent to the councel / the persons that chefely dealt / and how / and the generall consent of the Apostles / Elders / and brethren / would be well obserued / as geuing great light for many purposes. Well / now who are our doers in this church §20gouernment? how are they chosen? what causes doe they deale in? and how do they deale? In euery1 parishe a consistorie there is not / nor in euery great towne containing many paryshes / nor in euery shire / but onely one in a diocesse / whych contayneth diuers shires. I may peraduenture d• deceyued / for there may be so many in adiocesse / as there are Archdeaconries / besydes the graund consistorie of y• byshop / or his su•stitute the Chauncellor / for they say the Archdeacon or §30his substitute y• officiall / may visite oftner then y• bishop / & kepe courts oftner then y• Chancellor / & there are in some diocesse diuers Archdeacōs. But what of all thys? whence haue they their aucthoritie? who called them? what causes deale they in? and how? of God they haue not their authoritie / they hold it by the Canon lawe / and by the bishop. And some of them pay the bishop full ⟨p. 55⟩well for it / they say. And so they say / that Chancellors offyces are so gainfull / that some of them are in fee wyth their byshops for them / yea they say some bishops haue payed for their byshoppricks other wayes / though not to the Quene / and that some of them haue large fees going out of their bishopprickes / to their frends that holpe them to their preferments. These are not rightly called. And whereas there is a statute to auouche §10thys calling and aucthoritie that the byshops vsurpe / the statute may make it good by lawe to holde suche titles and dignities / but not before God.
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