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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ... of this other Excommunication, speaketh of a maner of ciuile discommuning, vsed in that Church: Which, or the like good order, deuised by some godly persons, if it might bee by aucthoritie placed in this Church, without danger of further innouation, I thinke it would be gladly receiued to shunne the offence that is taken at the other, and yet surely, vnder correction, the Lawe of alteration would breede some inconuenience. But the perpetuall crying of many to haue a mutation of the whole state of the Clergie, and a number of other thinges in the Church beside, (which must needes draw with it a great alteration in the state of the Realme also) maketh the Prince, and other Gouernours to bee afrayde of any mutation. For they knowe what danger may come in these perillous dayes by innouations: And if they shoulde once beginne, things are so infinite, that they can see no ende of alterations. Therefore seeing wee.haue a Church setled in a tollerable maner of reformation, and all trueth of doctrine freely taught and allowed by the autoritie of this Realme, yea, and the aduersaries of trueth by lawe repressed: they thinke it better to beare with some imperfections, then by attempting great alterations, in so dangerous a time, to hazard the state both of the Church and of the Realme. And the like toleration in some meane things, I vnderstand, vpon like consideration hath bene vsed in other Churches reformed beyond the Seas. Obiection. An other crime is obiected, not onely against The quarBishops, but against all other of the Clergie, that is, "of TMj " Ambition and greedie seeking after liuings and seeking of promotions. If a benefice fall voyde (say they) then mings" rideth he, then writeth hee, then laboureth he, then inquireth hee, who can doe...