The Petition for the prelates briefly examined. [electronic resource] : vvherein you have these pleas for praelacy, discussed and ansvvered. 1. The pretended antiquity of prelacys.--2. The quality of some men who have bin prolates, as martyrs and champions for the truth.--3. The pretended peaceable and prosperous times we have had under pralaticall government.--4. The offence that many are said, will take, at the abolishing of it.--5. The pretended universall practise of the Christian world.--6. The pretended sutablenesse of it to the policy of this state.--7. The pretended disagreeing of such, who desire another government.--8. The continuance of it for many ages without any alteration.--9. Severall arguments to shew the unlawfulnesse of prelacy.