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• Great Britain -- Early works to 1800

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• Clergy -- England -- Early works to 1800
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• The Cryes of England to the Parliament, for the continuance of good entertainment to the Lord Jesus his embassadors: collected as they came up from the severall counties. Wherein you have, 1. The calling, benefit, and maintenance of the godly ministry of England attested. 2. The endeavors of the wicked one to root it out, (though but by withdrawing its maintenance) abominated. 3. And the power of the magistrate in matters of religion, own'd and encouraged. (London, : Printed for Tho. Vnderhill, at the sign of the Blue Anchor in S. Pauls Church-Yard, 1653), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Free thoughts occasioned by the heads of agreement assented to by the united ministers in and about London formerly called Presbyterian and Congregational. (London : Printed for Tim. Goodwin ..., 1691) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The VVorchester-shire petition to the Parliament for the Ministry of England defended, by a minster of Christ in that county; in answer to XVI queries, printed in a book, called, A brief discovery of the threefold estate of Antichrist: whereunto is added, XVII. counter-queries, and an humble monition to Parliament, people, and ministers. (London, : Printed for Tho. Vnderhill at the Blue Anchor in Paul's Church-Yard: and Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet., 1653), by Richard Baxter (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Truth flatters not plaine dealing the best. Lively demonstrating the true effigies, life, and habite, of a selfe-exalting clergie; noted down in English and Roman characters, easily spelled and construed by a meane capacity. (London : Printed by J. Coe, 1647), by T. P. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the Honorable Houses of Parliament now assembled, the humble petition of many of the inhabitants within his Majesties county of Kent, ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeare, 1641) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the right honorable the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament The humble petition of some of the parishioners in the parish of Chigwell in the county of Essex and divers others. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeare, 1641) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Pride and avarice of the clergie. (London : Printed for T.M. and are to bee sold by T. Brewster and G. Mould at the three Bibles in St Pauls Church-yard near the west-end, An.1651), by Abraham Boun (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The bishops last good-night. (London : Printed in the yeer that ended, when the prelates protestation against the Parliament was vended, and they were sent to the Tower, as the old yeer ended, by a dozen together, in frosty weather, Anno Dom. 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, and the Lords and Peeres now assembled in Parliament. The humble petition and protestation of all the bishops and prelates now called by his Majesties writts to attend the Parliament, and present about London and Westminster, for that service. (London : Printed for Joseph Hunscutt, 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• XVI. New quæres proposed to our Lord Prælates. ([Amsterdam : Printed by J.F. Stam], Printed in the yeare M.D.CXXXVII [1637]), by William Prynne (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Two petitions to the honourable Court of Parliament in behalfe of episcopacy. One delivered by Sir Thomas Aston from the County Palatine of Chester. The other from the citties of L. and W. ([London : s.n.], 1641), by Thomas Aston, England and Wales Parliament, and City of London (England) Corporation (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The countries address to the Lords Spiritual in Parliament (London : [s.n.], printed in the year 1689) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A defence of the vindication of the deprived bishops wherein the case of Abiathar is particularly considered, and the invalidity of lay-deprivations is further proved, from the doctrine received under the Old Testament, continued in the first ages of christianity, and from our own fundamental laws, in a reply to Dr. Hody and another author : to which is annexed, the doctrine of the church of England, concerning the independency of the clergy on the lay-power, as to those rights of theirs which are purely spiritual, reconciled with our oath of supremancy, and the lay-deprivations of the popish bishops in the beginning of the reformation / by the author of the Vindication of the deprived bishops. (London : [s.n.], 1695), by Henry Dodwell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A vindication of the deprived Bishops, asserting their spiritual rights against a lay-deprivation, against the charge of schism, as managed by the late editors of an anonymous Baroccian ms in two parts ... to which is subjoined the latter end of the said ms. omitted by the editors, making against them and the cause espoused by them, in Greek and English. (London : [s.n.], 1692), by Henry Dodwell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons of the House of Commons why Bishops ought not to have votes in Parliament. ([London : s.n., 1641]), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The preaching bishop reproving unpreaching prelates Being a brief, but faithful collection of observeable passages, in several sermons preached by the reverend father in God, Mr Hugh Latimer, Bish. of Worcester, (one of our first reformers, and a glorious martyr of Jesus Christ) before K. Edw. the sixth; before the convocation of the clergy, and before the citizens of London, at Pauls. Wherein, many things, relating to the honour and happiness of the king (our most gracious soveraign) the honourable lords, the reverend judges, the citizens of London, and commons of all sorts, but especially, the bishops and clergy are most plainly, piously and pithily represented. (London : printed, and are to be sold by booksellers, 1661), by Hugh Latimer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A nevv discovery of old pontificall practises for the maintenance of the prelates authority and hierarchy. Evinced by their tyranicall persecution of that reverend, learned, pious, and worthy minister in Jesus Christ, Mr. John Udall, in the raigne of Queene Elizabeth. To give satisfaction to all those that blindely endeavour to uphold episcopall government, that their lordly rule in the purest times of the said queene, is the very same with that they have exercised ever since, even to these times. Together with the prelates devises to make him submit, and to subscribe to submissions of their own contriving and invention. And also King James his letter out of Scotland to the queene, in the behalfe of Mr. Vdall and all other persecuted ministers in her realme. (London : Printed for Stephen Bowtell, and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head-Alley, 1643), by John Udall and King of England James I (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Henry, Lord Bishop of London, and Peter Birch, Doctor of Divinity, plaintiffs The King and Queen's Majesties, defendants. In a writ of error in Parliament brought by the plaintiffs upon a judgment in a quare impedit given for Their Majesties in the Court of King's Bench by the uniform opinion of the whole court, for the presentation to the rectory of St. James's in the liberty of Westminster, vacant by the promotion of Dr. Tennison to the Bishoprick of Lincoln. ([London : s.n., 1694/1695]), by Henry Compton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne. (London : printed by authority for Michael Sparke senior, an. 1641), by William Prynne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A true table of all such fees as are due, or can be claimed in any Bishops-Courts, in all cases; as they were given in to the commissioners of his Majesty King Charles the First, Nov. 1630. By the commissaries, registers, proctors, &c, under their own hands in the Star-Chamber. Necessary to be known by all persons liable to be concerned in the said Bishops-Courts. (London : printed for H.J. and are to be sold by R. Janeway in Queens-head alley in Pater-Noster-Row, 1681), by Edmund Hickeringill (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An appeale of the orthodox ministers of the Church of England against Richard Mountague late bishop of Chichester, now bishop of Norwich. To the most illustrious, high, and honourable court of Parliament. And to the nobilitie, orthodox clergie, gentry, and communaltie of England. With the proceedings against him in Bow-Church. And an epistle to B. Mountague himselfe. also [sic], A supplication of the ministers of Scotland against the said Mountague. Wherein his dangerous heresies are revealed; and the character of an Arminian or Mountaguists is added. (Edenburgi [i.e. London : B. Alsop and T. Fawcet], M. DC. XXIX. [1629]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Bishops defended from scripture, laws, and other undeniable authors, by D.D. Vidua, a bishop of a parish, and S. Th. Pr. ([[London : s.n.], Printed in the year 1641]), by D. D. Vidua (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The shipwrack of all false churches: and the immutable safety and stability of the true Church of Christ. Occasioned: by Doctour Chamberlen his mistake of her, and the holy scriptures also, by syllogising words, to find out spirituall meanings, when in such cases it is the definition, not the name, by which things are truly knowne. (London : Printed, and are to be sold by G. Calvert, at the West End of Pauls, and J. Hancock in Popes-head-Alley, 1652), by John Graunt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The VViltshire rant; or A narrative wherein the most unparallel'd prophane actings, counterfeit repentings, and evil speakings of Thomas Webbe late pretended minister of Langley Buriall, are discovered; the particulars whereof are set down in the following page. Also the proceedings of those in authority against him. With a catalogue of his untruths in his Masse of malice, and replies to sundry of them. by Edw. Stokes Esq; (London : Printed by Ralph Smith, at the Sign of the Bible in Cornhill near the Ryall exchange, 1652), by Edward Stokes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A supplication of the poore commons Whereunto is added the supplication of beggers. ([London : Printed by John Day and William Seres?, 1546]), by Simon Fish, Henry Brinkelow, and Robert Crowley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A just correction and inlargement of a scandalous bill of the mortality of the malignant clergie of London, and other parts of the kingdome, which have been justly sequestred from their pastorall-charges, and since that (some of them) defunct, by reason of the contageous infection of the prelaticall pride and malignancie of their owne spirits; since the yeare 1641. to this present year 1647. Together with the severall pernicious casualties of the same. Or, A succinct traiterologie, in answer to a lying martyrologie, and catalogue of the gracelesse, and godlesse, lazy Levites, and proud prelaticall priests of the City of London, and beyond the liberties thereof, who have been justly imprisoned and deprived of their estates ... Serving for London, especially, and the liberties thereof, with the out-parishes; together with most parts of the whole kingdome, both city and country. / By J:V. (London, : [s.n.], Printed in the year, 1647), by John Vicars (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proceedings. 1628. (Printed at Oxford : [By John Lichfield], 1628. And are to be sold by Ph. Stephens and Ch. Meredith at the Golden Lyon in Pauls Church-yard [, London, 1628]), by Benjamin Rudyerd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A treatyse concerni[n]ge the power of the clergye and the lawes of the realme. Cu[m] priuilegio regali. ([Printed at Lo[n]don : By Thomas Godfray, [1535?]]), by Christopher Saint German (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The chaplains petition to the Honourable House for redress of grievances. By one of the camp chaplains. ([London : printed for the use of the petitioners; and sold by Tho. Ranew in Fleet-Street near Temple Barr, 1693]), by One of the camp chaplains (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Letter to Mr. Cornwell (London : printed, and sold by J. Bradford in New-street without Bishops-gate, [1697]), by Joseph Perkins (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A word from the Lord to the priests of England in general that teach for hire ([London? : s.n.,: , 1659?]), by William Bayly (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Vox cleri, or, The sense of the clergy concerning the making of alterations in the established liturgy with remarks on the discourse concerning the Ecclesiastical Commission and several letters for alterations : to which is added an historical account of the whole proceedings of the present convocation. (London : Printed and are to be sold by R. Taylor ..., 1690), by Thomas Long (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovery of the priests and professors and of their nakedness and shame which is coming upon them, from their high profession, to fall as mire in the streets. (London : Printed for Robert Wilson ..., 1660), by William Simpson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The mutual duties of elders and people. Delivered in a discourse at Beckles in Suffolk, Octob. 13. 1697. At the setting apart of Mr. John Killinghal, to the office of an elder, over a Church of Christ there. By John Stackhouse, elder of a Church of Christ in Norwich. (London : printed by Tho. Snowden, for Edward Giles, bookseller in Norwich, near the Market-Place, 1698), by John Stackhouse (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The unprofitable servants talent put into the bank, in sure hope of acceptance by a merciful Lord; or, The mean mans gift towards the helping forward of the Lords great work. With an information and message from the Lord, to all sorts of people concerned herein; written in plain simplicity. ([London? : s.n., 1656]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An exhortation to his dearely beloued countrimen, all the natiues of the countie of Lancaster, inhabiting in and about the Citie of London; tending to perswade and stirre them vp to a yearely contribution, for the erecting of lectures, and maintaining of some godly and painfull preachers in such places of that country as have most neede, by reason of ignorance and superstition there abounding: / composed by George Walker pastor of St. Iohn the Euangelists ... ([London? : s.n., 1641?]), by George Walker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The examinations of Faithful Commin Dominican Fryar, as Sir James Ware had them from the late Lord Primate Usher, being one of the memorials of the Lord Cecil. ([Dublin?] : Published by Rob. Ware, Esq;, printed in the year, M. DC. LXXIX. [1679]), by Robert Ware (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Treatise of the calling of ministers. (London : printed by T. F[orcet], 1655), by William Harvey (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Tvvo petitions of the sequestred clergie of England and Wales. One, to the King's most excellent Majestie: the other, to Sir Thomas Fairfax. With the declaration of the generall, and his Councell of Warre thereupon. As also, his Majesties proclamation against intruding into other mens cures, and detaining their tythes. (London, : Printed for Richard Royston., August 2. 1647), by Thomas Fairfax Fairfax, England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I), and England and Wales. Army. Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovery of charity mistaken; or, some reasons against committees forcing the Parliaments godly, faithfull and plundered ministers (who labor in the Word and doctrine) to pay fifth parts to sequestred wives and children. With some answers to some arguments alledged for it. As also some complaints of poore plundered ministers, against the hard dealings of some committees about fifth parts, and juries, with a motion for their settlements for their lives. (London, : Printed at the desire of a friend, and are to bee sold at the Three Bibles in Pauls Church-yard, and in Westminster-hall., 1654. [i.e. 1653]), by R. Williamson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The agreement of the associated ministers of the county of Essex: proposed to their particular congregations, and to all such of the county that love the churches peace; with a word of exhortation to brotherly union. (London : printed for Edward Brewster, at the Crane in Pauls-Church Yard, 1658) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A taste of the spirit of God, and of this vvorld, as they have appeared in opposition heretofore, so now latest of all at New-Windsor. Occasioned through the violence, and reproach of evil men, against the temple and tabernacle of God, and them that dwel therein. Presented in a narrative to the honourable committee, for the propagating the Gospel. / By Robert Bacon, preacher by the allowance of God, and the nation, now these five years there. (London : Printed for Giles Calvert, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the black spread Eagle, at the West end of Pauls, 1652), by Robert Bacon (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Speculum Culmerianum wherein all persecuting, and malitious priests may behold the blindnesse of their zeale, the shame of their hypocricy, and the just reward of their unsatisfied malice. Being an answer to a scandalous book called A parish looking-glasse for persecutors of ministers, pretended to be writ by Richard Culmer the younger, in defence of his father Richard Culmer, Minister of Minster in the County of Kent ... / By Stephen Blaxland. ([S.l. : s.n.], Anno 1657), by Stephen Blaxland (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The priests patent cancelled, or the lay-mans answer, to the priests objections. Wherein the pretended grounds of the Ministery for the upholding of their arbitrary practises, over the consciences and estates of the people are answered, and refuted, by undeniable arguments from scripture and reason. / By William Hartley. (London : Printed by G. Dawson for Henry Cripps and are to be sold in Popes-head Alley, 1649), by William Hartley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The arrovv of the Almighty shot out of the creatures bowe, against the uncalled ministers in England. Or, A messages sent to them to forewarn them of their determined destruction, before it fall upon them. Likewise here is shewed, from whence they had their calling into the ministery; and how all people have been decieved by them. Here is also a glass wherein all formalists may see their own deformity, and so seek after that which is the substance, wherein all their deformity shall be done away. Likewise here is opened the mystery of the Lords Supper, and the mystery in Baptism; and how there is a threefold Baptism, having relation to the three fold name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; with other truths very needful to be known. All of them being laid down in as brief a manner as possiblemay be, for the use and instruction of the Presbyterians, Independants, and Anabaptists, so called; or for the good of all others who have a minde to seek God in a right way; and in the conclusion, a word to the free-gracians. By Geo. Baitman. (London, : Printed by R.I. for William Hutcheson, and are to be sold at his shop in the City of Durham., 1653), by George Baiteman (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The ministers of England which are called, the ministers of the gospel vveighed in the ballance of equity: by way of consideration, whereby it plainly appears, whether they be the ministers of Christ, or of antichrist. And also, whether to bear a testimony against a setled maintenance, either by tyths or any other way which may be invented to uphold that ministry, be any way dangerous to destroy the gospel of Christ; resolved. With a serious meditation upon the dealings of God with England, and the state thereof in general. Published for the satisfactiou [sic] of such as desire to prove all things, and are willing to hold that fast which is good; by a friend unto the faithful ministers of the gospel of Christ, John Braithwait. (London : printed for Robert Wilson, at the sign of the Black-spread Eagle and Wind-Mill, in Martins Le grand, 1660), by John Braithwaite (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Jack Pudding: or, A minister made a black-pudding. Presented to Mr. R. Farmer parson of Nicholas Church in Bristol: by W.E. (Printed at London. : [s.n.], 1654), by William Erbery (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, to the Honoble William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, conceraing [sic] the abuses and injuries done to certain godly ministers placed in livings by authority of Parliament. Together with an ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for preventing the like for the future. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter and ordinance be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. (London, : Printed for Edward Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons., Aug. 26. 1647), by Thomas Fairfax Fairfax and England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A proclamation by his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax: concerning the proceedings of some ministers of the Church of England. The copy of a petition to the Kings Majestie with a representation of the desires of divers clergy-men. And His Excellencies resolution concerning the insolencies exercised by some, to abuse his Excellency and his Councell of Warre. (Cambridge, : Printed for Nathaniel Smith, anno Dom. 1647), by Thomas Fairfax Fairfax (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Laws, etc. (London : printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley., 1647), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A supplicacyon for the beggers ([Antwerp? : J. Grapheus?, 1529?]), by Simon Fish (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The clergy in their colours; or a brief character of them Written from a hearty desire of their reformation, and great zeal to my countrey men, that they may no longer be deceived by such as call themselves the ministers of the gospel, but are not. By John Fry, a member of the Parliament of England. (London : Printed for Giles Calvert, at the black-spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls, 1650), by John Fry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovery of false teachers and hypocritical preachers. ([London] : These are to be sold over against the Rose and Crown at Puddle-dock in London, [1692]), by Thomas Crossley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Fanatick moderation, exemplified in Bishop Hall's Hard measure, as it was written by himself. To which is annex'd, a specimen of the unparralell'd behaviour of the sectaries, towards some others of that sacred order. As likewise, a general bill of mortality of the clergy of the City of London, who were defunct, by reason of the contagious breath of the pretended reformers of that city, from the year 1641, to the year 1647. (London, : Printed and sold by A. Moore, near St. Paul's Church-Yard., [168-?]), by Joseph Hall (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An hue-and-cry after Vox Populi. Or, An answer to Vox Diaboli, or a libellous pamphlet falsly styled Vox Populi; reviling the magistracy and ministry of Norwich. Wherein is laid down, the truth of the rise and progresse of the said ministers of Norwich, their late remonstrance. Together with the deceitfull dealing of the Independent faction in getting hands to their petition there annexed, and their juggling in other petitions in that city. As also what entertainment their petition found in the Court of Majoralty and Committee for the County. Together with the entertainment of this scurrilous pamphlet in that city ([London] : Printed for Edward Martin, book-seller in Norwich, at the signe of the upper Halfe Moone in the Market-place, 1646) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An humble caution concerning the danger of removing godly and approved ministers out of sequestrations. (London : printed by Thomas Ratcliffe, 1660) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals made to the reverend clergy of the arch-deaconry of Norwich, concerning the reformation of manners, and promoting the interest of true religion and virtue. Together with a specimen of the assistance they may afford their parishioners for attaining religious knowledge, and exercising Christian devotion. By John Jeffery, D.D. Arch-deacon of Norwich. (London : printed for Tho. Goddard, bookseller in Norwich, 1700), by John Jeffery (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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