SIR
BENIAMIN
RVDDIERD
'S
speach
in
behalfe
of
the
Cleargy
.
Mr
Pimne
.
I
did
not
thinke
to
haue
spoken
againe
to
this
bill
,
because
I
was
willing
to
belieue
that
the
forwardnes
of
this
Committe
would
haue
prevented
me
,
but
now
I
do
hold
my selfe
bound
to
speake
,
and
to
speake
in
earnest
.
In
the
first
yeare
of
the
King
,
and
the
second
convention
,
I
first
moued
for
the
encrease
and
enlargement
of
poore
Ministers
Liuings
;
I
shewed
how
necessary
it
was
to
be
done
,
how
shamefull
it
was
,
that
it
had
beene
so
long
neglected
.
This
was
also
commended
to
the
House
by
his
ds
There
were
then
,
as
now
,
many
accusations
on
foote
against
scandalous
Ministers
.
I
was
bold
to
tell
the
House
,
that
there
were
scandalous
Livings
too
which
were
much
the
cause
of
the
other
:
Livings
of
fiue
Markes
,
of
fiue
pounds
a
yeare
,
that
men
of
worth
and
of
parts
would
not
be
mufled
vpto
such
pittances
.
And
that
there
were
some
places
in
England
,
which
were
scarce
in
Christendome
,
where
God
was
litle
better
knowne
then
amongst
Indians
.
I
exampled
it
in
the
vtmost
skirts
of
the
North
,
where
the
prayers
of
the
common
people
,
are
more
like
spels
and
charmes
then
deuotions
;
the
same
blindnesse
and
ignorance
is
in
divers
parts
of
Wales
,
which
many
of
that
Countrey
doe
both
know
and
lament
.
I
declared
also
,
that
to
plant
good
Ministers
in
good
Livings
,
was
the
strongest
and
surest
meanes
to
establish
true
religion
,
that
it
would
prevaile
more
against
papistry
then
the
making
of
new
lawes
,
or
executing
of
old
.
That
it
would
counterworke
courte-conscience
and
luckewarme
accommodation
.
That
though
the
calling
of
Ministers
bee
neuer
so
glorious
within
,
yet
outward
poverty
will
bring
contempt
vpon
them
,
especially
amongst
those
,
who
measure
men
by
the
acre
,
and
weigh
them
by
the
pound
,
which
indeed
is
the
greatest
part
of
men
.
Mr
Pimne
,
I
cannot
,
but
testifie
how
being
in
Germany
,
I
was
exceedingly
scandalized
to
see
the
poore
stipendiary
Ministers
of
the
reformed
Churches
there
despised
&
neglected
by
reason
of
their
poverty
,
being
otherwise
very
graue
and
learned
men
.
I
am
afraid
that
this
is
a
part
of
the
burthen
of
Germany
,
which
ought
to
be
a
warning
to
vs
.
I
haue
heard
many
obiections
and
difficulties
even
to
impossibilities
against
this
bill
:
to
him
that
is
vnwilling
,
there
is
ever
a
beare
or
a
lion
in
the
way
.
First
let
vs
make
our selues
willing
,
then
will
the
way
bee
easie
and
safe
enough
.
I
haue
observed
,
that
wee
are
alwayes
very
eager
&
fierce
against
papistry
,
against
scandalous
Ministers
,
and
against
things
which
are
not
much
in
our
power
;
I
should
be
glad
to
see
that
wee
did
delight
as
well
in
rewarding
as
in
punishing
,
and
in
vndertaking
matters
within
our
owne
reach
,
as
this
is
absolutely
within
our
power
.
Our
owne
duties
are
next
vs
,
other
mens
farther
off
:
I
doe
not
speake
this
,
that
I
doe
mislike
the
destroying
or
putting
downe
of
that
which
is
ill
,
but
then
let
vs
bee
as
earnest
to
plant
and
build
vp
that
which
is
good
in
the
roome
of
it
;
for
why
should
we
bee
desolate
.
The
best
and
the
gentlest
way
to
dispell
darkenes
,
is
,
to
let
in
the
light
;
wee
say
that
day
breakes
,
but
no
man
ever
heard
the
noyse
of
it
;
God
comes
in
the
still
voyce
;
let
vs
quietly
mend
our
.
Candlestickes
,
and
we
cannot
want
lights
.
I
am
afraid
this
backwardnes
of
ours
,
will
giue
the
adversary
occasion
to
say
,
that
we
chuse
our
religion
,
because
it
is
the
cheaper
of
the
two
;
that
wee
would
willingly
serue
God
with
somewhat
that
would
cost
vs
naught
.
Beleeue
it
Mr
Pimne
,
he
that
thinkes
to
saue
any
thing
by
his
religion
,
but
his
soule
,
will
bee
a
terrible
looser
in
the
end
.
Wee
sow
sparingly
,
that
s
the
reason
wee
reape
so
sparingly
,
and
haue
no
more
fruite
.
Mee
thinkes
whosoeuer
hates
papistry
,
should
by
the
same
rule
hate
covetousnes
,
for
that
's
idolatry
too
.
I
never
lik'd
hot
professions
and
cold
actions
.
Such
an
heate
is
rather
the
heate
of
distemper
and
disease
,
then
of
life
and
saving
health
.
For
scandalous
Ministers
,
there
is
no
man
shall
bee
more
forward
to
haue
them
severely
punished
,
than
I
will
be
:
when
salt
hath
lost
his
savour
,
let
it
be
cast
out
vpon
the
vnsavory
place
,
the
dunghill
.
But
Sir
,
let
vs
deale
with
them
,
as
God
hath
dealt
with
vs
.
God
before
he
made
man
,
made
the
world
,
an
handsome
place
for
him
to
dwell
in
;
so
let
vs
provide
them
convenient
livings
,
and
then
punish
them
in
Gods
name
,
but
till
then
scandalous
liuings
cannot
but
haue
scandalous
Ministers
.
It
shall
ever
bee
a
rule
to
me
,
that
where
the
Church
and
common-wealth
are
both
of
one
religion
,
it
is
comely
and
decent
,
that
the
outward
splendour
of
the
Church
,
should
hold
a
proportion
,
and
participate
with
the
prosperity
of
the
temporall
state
:
for
why
should
we
dwell
in
houses
of
Cedars
,
and
suffer
God
to
dwell
in
skinnes
.
It
was
a
glorious
&
religious
worke
of
King
Iames
,
(
I
speake
it
to
his
vnspeakeable
honour
,
and
to
the
praise
of
that
Nation
,
who
though
their
Countrey
bee
not
so
rich
as
ours
,
yet
are
they
richer
in
their
affections
to
Religion
)
within
the
space
of
one
yeare
he
caused
to
be
planted
Churches
through
all
Scotland
,
the
Highland
&
the
Borders
,
worth
30l
a
yeare
a
peece
,
with
a
house
and
some
glebe
land
belonging
to
them
;
which
30l
a
yeare
,
considering
the
cheapenes
of
the
Countrey
,
and
the
modest
fashion
of
Ministers
liuing
there
,
is
worth
double
as
much
,
as
any
where
within
an
100.
miles
of
London
.
The
printed
Act
and
Commission
whereby
it
was
executed
,
I
haue
here
in
my
hand
,
deliuered
to
me
by
a
noble
Gent.
Of
that
nation
,
and
a
worthy
member
of
this
house
Sir
Francis
Steward
.
To
conclude
,
though
Christianity
and
Religion
bee
established
generally
throughout
this
kingdome
,
yet
vntill
it
bee
planted
more
particularly
,
I
shall
scarce
thinke
this
a
Christian
Common-wealth
.
And
seeing
it
hath
beene
moued
and
shewed
in
Parliament
,
it
will
lie
heavy
vpon
Parliaments
,
vntill
it
be
effected
.
Let
vs
doe
something
for
God
here
of
our
owne
;
and
no
doubt
God
will
blesse
our
proceedings
in
this
place
the
better
for
ever
hereafter
.
And
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
will
neuer
giue
ouer
soliciting
this
cause
as
long
as
Parliaments
and
I
liue
together
.
TO
confirme
the
complaint
of
this
worthy
and
religious
Knight
:
there
followes
the
testimony
of
two
excellent
men
of
God
,
whose
piety
and
zeale
may
moue
some
to
consider
of
the
matter
more
seriously
,
then
they
haue
done
hitherto
,
especially
if
they
will
please
to
reade
what
is
written
more
at
large
in
their
sermons
of
this
argument
.
The
Reverend
and
learned
Bishop
Iewell
in
his
sermon
before
Queene
Elizabeth
on
Psal.
69.9
.
The
zeale
of
thine
house
hath
eaten
me
vp
.
saith
thus
.
In
England
,
since
the
Gospell
hath
beene
receiued
,
the
maintenance
of
learning
hath
beene
decayed
;
and
the
lacke
of
learning
will
be
the
decay
of
the
Gospell
.
Loth
I
am
to
speake
,
yet
the
case
so
requireth
,
that
it
is
needfull
to
be
spoken
:
I
trust
I
shall
speake
in
the
hearing
of
them
that
will
consider
it
.
Maintenance
of
learning
whereby
an
able
and
sufficient
Ministry
may
growe
and
be
established
in
all
the
Churches
of
this
Realme
,
is
to
bee
wished
for
.
The
good
estate
of
this
noble
Kingdome
,
the
comfort
of
posterity
,
the
stay
of
religion
,
the
continuing
of
the
Gospell
,
the
removing
of
darkenesse
hangeth
vpon
it
.
One
asked
sometimes
how
it
was
,
that
in
Athens
,
so
good
and
great
a
Citty
,
there
were
no
Physitians
:
to
whom
this
answere
was
made
,
because
there
are
no
rewards
appointed
for
them
that
practise
physicke
.
The
same
answere
may
bee
made
for
our
times
;
the
cause
why
the
Church
of
God
is
so
forsaken
,
is
the
want
of
zeale
in
them
that
should
either
for
their
courtesie
,
or
for
their
ability
be
fosterers
of
learning
,
and
encrease
the
Livings
,
where
occasion
is
,
and
giue
hope
and
comfort
to
learned
men
.
What
said
I
?
encrease
?
nay
the
Livings
and
provisions
which
heretofore
were
given
,
are
taken
away
.
Haue
patience
,
if
any
such
bee
here
(
as
I
well
know
there
are
)
whom
these
things
touch
.
Suffer
mee
to
speake
the
trueth
,
it
is
Gods
cause
;
the
Livings
of
such
,
as
are
in
the
Ministery
,
are
not
in
their
hands
,
to
whom
they
are
due
.
All
other
labourers
and
artificers
haue
their
hire
encreased
double
as
much
as
it
was
wont
to
be
;
onely
the
poore
man
that
laboureth
and
sweateth
in
the
vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
hath
his
hire
abridged
and
abated
.
I
speake
not
of
the
Curates
,
but
of
the
Parsonages
&
Vicarages
,
that
is
of
the
places
,
which
are
the
castles
and
towers
of
fence
for
the
Lords
temple
.
They
seldome
passe
now
adayes
from
the
patron
,
if
he
bee
no
better
than
a
gentleman
,
but
either
for
the
lease
,
or
for
present
money
.
Such
merchants
are
broken
into
the
Church
of
God
,
a
great
deale
more
intollerable
,
then
were
they
,
whom
Christ
whipped
and
chased
out
of
the
Temple
.
Thus
they
that
should
bee
carefull
for
Gods
Church
,
that
should
be
patrons
to
provide
for
the
consciences
of
the
people
,
and
to
place
among
them
a
learned
minister
,
who
might
be
able
to
preach
the
Word
vnto
them
,
out
of
season
,
and
in
season
,
and
to
fulfill
his
ministery
,
seeke
their
owne
,
and
not
which
is
Iesus
Christs
.
They
serue
not
Iesus
Christ
,
but
their
belly
.
And
this
is
done
,
not
in
one
place
,
or
in
one
countrey
,
but
throughout
England
.
A
gentleman
cannot
keepe
his
house
,
vnlesse
he
haue
a
Parsonage
or
two
in
farme
for
his
provision
.
O
mercifull
God!
whereto
will
this
grow
at
last
?
if
the
misery
which
this
plague
worketh
would
reach
but
to
one
age
,
it
were
the
more
tolerable
:
but
it
will
bee
a
plague
to
the
posterity
,
it
will
bee
the
decay
and
desolation
of
Gods
Church
:
young
men
which
are
toward
and
learned
see
this
,
they
see
,
that
hee
which
feedeth
the
flock
hath
least
part
of
the
milke
;
he
which
goeth
a
warfare
,
hath
not
halfe
his
wages
;
therefore
they
are
weary
and
discouraged
,
they
change
their
studies
,
some
become
prentises
,
some
turne
to
physicke
,
some
to
law
,
all
shunne
and
flie
the
ministery
.
And
besides
,
the
hinderance
that
thus
groweth
by
the
wicked
dealing
of
patrons
,
by
reason
of
the
Impropriations
,
the
vicarages
in
many
places
,
and
in
the
properest
market
townes
,
are
so
simple
that
no
man
can
liue
vpon
them
,
and
therefore
no
man
will
take
them
.
They
were
wont
to
say
,
Beneficia
sine
cura
;
benefices
without
charge
:
but
now
may
be
said
,
Cura
sine
beneficio
:
charge
or
care
without
benefit
.
But
there
be
many
which
can
say
,
such
as
bee
ministers
in
the
Church
should
teach
freely
,
without
hope
of
recommence
,
or
hire
for
their
labour
;
our
preachers
are
no
bettet
than
Peter
and
Paul
,
and
the
other
Apostles
.
They
are
no
better
than
the
holy
Prophets
,
who
liued
poorely
,
poverty
is
a
commendable
state
,
So
say
some
in
like
devotion
,
as
did
Iudas
.
What
needeth
this
waste
?
this
might
haue
beene
sold
for
much
and
given
to
the
poore
,
not
that
hee
cared
for
the
poore
,
but
because
he
was
a
theefe
,
and
had
the
bagge
,
and
bare
that
which
was
given
.
I
doubt
not
there
are
many
which
teach
Christ
for
Christs
sake
,
which
say
in
their
soule
,
the
Lord
is
my
portion
;
who
seeke
you
and
not
yours
;
I
doubt
not
there
are
such
.
But
for
the
hope
of
posterity
,
I
report
mee
to
all
you
which
are
Fathers
and
haue
children
,
for
whom
you
are
carefull
:
although
your selues
haue
a
zeale
and
care
for
the
house
of
God
,
yet
will
you
breed
them
vp
,
keepe
them
at
schoole
,
and
at
the
Vniversity
,
vntill
30.
or
40.
yeares
old
,
to
your
great
charges
,
to
the
end
,
they
may
liue
in
glorious
poverty
,
that
they
may
liue
poorely
and
naked
like
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
.
Our
posterities
shall
rue
that
ever
such
Fathers
went
before
them
,
and
chronicles
shall
report
this
contempt
of
learning
,
among
the
punishments
and
murraines
,
and
and
other
plagues
of
God
,
they
shall
leaue
it
written
in
what
time
,
and
vnder
whose
raigne
this
was
done
.
In
the
meane
time
,
what
may
be
guessed
of
their
meaning
,
who
thus
ruine
and
spoile
the
house
of
God
,
which
decay
the
provision
thereof
,
&
so
basely
esteeme
the
Ministers
of
his
Gospell
?
they
cannot
say
to
God
,
the
zeale
of
thine
house
hath
eaten
me
vp
:
howsoever
in
other
things
they
doe
well
;
howsoever
they
seeme
to
rejoyce
at
the
prosperity
of
Sion
,
and
to
seeke
the
safety
and
preservation
of
the
Lords
anointed
:
yet
needs
must
it
bee
,
that
by
these
meanes
forraine
power
,
of
which
this
Realme
by
the
mercy
of
God
,
is
happily
deliuered
,
shall
againe
be
brought
in
vpon
vs
.
Such
things
shal
be
done
vnto
vs
,
as
we
before
suffered
in
the
times
of
popery
;
the
truth
of
God
shall
bee
taken
away
,
the
holy
Scriptures
burnt
and
consumed
in
fire
,
a
marveilous
darkenes
and
calamity
must
needs
ensue
.
&c.
The
oxe
that
treadeth
out
the
corne
is
musled
,
hee
that
goeth
to
warfare
,
receiueth
not
his
wages
,
the
cry
hereof
goeth
vp
into
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
;
he
will
not
abide
so
great
contempt
of
his
word
and
preachers
,
his
owne
name
is
thereby
dishonoured
:
our
Saviour
saith
:
Luc.
10.
hee
that
despiseth
you
,
despiseth
me
.
and
Saint
Paul
,
1.
Thess.
4.
hee
that
despiseth
these
things
,
despiseth
not
man
but
God
;
and
thinke
wee
,
that
hee
will
suffer
his
holy
name
to
bee
despised
?
nay
his
wrath
is
already
kindled
,
he
hath
already
begunne
his
judgements
,
and
therefore
many
places
are
left
desolate
,
there
is
none
that
can
warne
them
of
their
sinne
,
none
that
can
moue
them
to
repentance
,
none
that
can
preach
vnto
them
forgiuenes
through
Christ
,
none
that
can
instruct
them
in
the
comfort
of
everlasting
life
.
For
this
cause
you
liue
still
in
your
sinnes
,
in
adultery
,
in
covetoussnes
,
and
in
pride
,
without
any
feeling
of
conscience
,
without
any
feare
of
God
,
thus
we
provoke
God
to
anger
;
many
walke
(
of
whom
we
cannot
thinke
but
with
weeping
)
they
are
the
enemies
of
the
Crosse
of
Christ
;
the
name
of
God
is
blasphemed
among
them
.
&c.
These
words
happily
seeme
sharpe
and
over
vehement
,
but
the
darkenesse
of
our
hearts
against
God
,
and
the
lacke
of
zeale
for
his
house
,
inforce
me
to
them
:
wee
are
almost
fallen
into
the
lowest
pit
;
wee
are
left
without
zeale
as
sencelesse
men
,
&
as
if
we
had
cleane
forgotten
our selues
,
as
the
Heathens
which
know
not
God
:
therefore
vnlesse
we
repent
,
the
kingdome
of
God
shall
bee
taken
away
from
vs
:
hee
will
send
vpon
this
land
a
famine
of
the
word
.
Ierusalem
shall
bee
overthrown
and
made
an
heape
of
stones
,
the
man
of
Sinne
,
and
they
which
haue
not
the
loue
of
the
trueth
shall
prevaile
with
many
,
and
withdraw
them
from
obedience
to
the
Prince
;
this
noble
Realme
shall
be
subject
to
forraine
nations
;
all
this
will
the
zeale
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
bring
to
passe
.
I
could
haue
spent
thi
time
in
opening
of
some
other
matter
,
but
nothing
,
in
my
judgement
,
is
more
worthy
your
good
consideration
and
speedy
redresse
,
&c.
Wherefore
he
concludes
with
a
graue
exhortation
to
her
Majestie
,
as
followeth
.
O
that
Your
Grace
did
behold
the
miserable
disorder
of
Gods
Church
,
or
that
you
might
forsee
the
calamities
that
will
follow
!
It
is
a
part
of
your
kingdome
,
and
such
a
part
,
as
is
the
principall
prop
&
stay
of
the
rest
:
I
will
say
to
your
Majesty
,
as
Cyrillus
sometimes
said
to
the
godly
Emperours
,
Theodosius
and
Valentinian
,
Ab
ea
quae
erga
Deum
est
pietate
Reipub.
vestrae
status
pendet
,
The
good
state
and
welfare
of
your
common-weale
hangeth
vpon
true
godlines
,
you
are
our
governour
,
your
are
the
nurse
of
Gods
Church
,
Wee
may
open
this
griefe
before
you
;
God
knoweth
if
it
may
bee
redressed
it
is
runne
so
farre
:
But
if
it
may
bee
redressed
,
there
is
no
other
besides
your
highnes
,
that
can
redresse
it
.
I
hope
I
speake
truely
that
which
I
speake
without
flattery
,
that
God
hath
indued
your
Grace
with
such
measure
of
learning
and
knowledge
as
no
other
Christian
Prince
;
He
hath
given
you
peace
,
happines
,
the
loue
and
the
hearts
of
your
Subiects
.
Oh
turne
and
employ
these
to
the
glory
of
God
,
that
God
may
confirme
in
your
Grace
the
thing
which
he
hath
begunne
.
To
this
end
hath
God
placed
Kings
&
Princes
in
their
State
,
as
David
saith
,
that
they
serue
the
Lord
,
that
they
may
see
,
and
cause
others
to
see
to
the
furniture
of
the
Church
.
The
good
Emperour
Iustinian
cared
for
this
as
much
,
as
for
his
life
.
Constantine
,
Theodosius
,
and
Valentinian
,
and
other
godly
Princes
called
themselues
vassales
,
the
subjects
and
bond-servants
of
God
.
They
remembred
that
God
furnished
them
in
their
houses
,
and
were
not
vnmindfull
to
furnish
his
house
.
When
Augustus
had
beautified
Rome
,
with
setting
vp
many
faire
buildings
,
hee
said
.
inveni
lateritiam
,
marmoream
reliqui
.
I
found
it
made
of
bricke
,
but
I
leaue
it
made
of
marble
.
Your
Grace
,
when
God
sent
you
to
your
inheritance
and
the
right
of
this
Realme
,
found
the
Church
in
horrible
confusion
,
and
in
respect
of
the
true
worship
of
God
,
a
Church
of
bricke
;
or
rather
,
as
Ezekiel
saith
,
dawbed
vp
with
vntempered
morter
.
Your
Grace
hath
already
redressed
the
doctrine
,
now
cast
your
eyes
towards
the
Ministery
,
giue
courage
and
countenance
vnto
learning
that
Gods
house
may
bee
serued
:
So
shall
you
leaue
a
Church
of
God
,
and
a
testimony
that
the
zeale
of
the
Lords
house
hath
eaten
you
vp
.
Let
vs
haue
care
for
the
house
of
God
,
whosoever
is
not
after
this
sort
zealous
,
is
a
man
of
a
double
heart
,
wee
may
not
halt
betweene
two
opinions
:
If
the
Lord
be
God
follow
him
,
but
if
Baal
be
hee
,
then
goe
after
him
.
Hee
that
is
not
with
Christ
is
against
him
.
Many
talke
of
the
Gospell
,
and
glory
in
their
knowledge
,
but
it
is
neither
talke
nor
knowledge
,
which
shall
saue
them
in
that
day
:
he
that
feareth
the
Lord
,
and
serveth
him
with
a
pure
heart
,
and
may
truely
say
,
the
zeale
of
thine
house
hath
consumed
me
,
hee
shall
be
saued
;
if
they
shall
not
escape
,
which
haue
zeale
without
knowledge
,
what
shall
become
of
vs
which
haue
knowledge
without
zeale
.
And
you
whosoeuer
you
are
,
that
haue
decayed
the
Lords
house
,
and
abridged
the
provision
and
maintenance
thereof
,
and
see
the
miserable
wracke
of
Gods
Church
,
if
there
be
any
zeale
of
God
in
you
,
if
you
haue
any
fellowship
of
the
spirit
,
if
any
compassion
and
mercy
,
if
you
loue
God
,
if
you
desire
the
continuance
of
the
Gospell
;
Oh
remember
you
haue
the
patrimony
due
to
them
that
should
attend
in
the
Lords
house
;
you
take
vnto
your selues
wrongfully
that
which
was
not
lotted
for
you
.
Giue
vnto
Caesar
those
things
that
belong
vnto
Caesar
,
and
vnto
God
the
things
which
appertaine
vnto
him
,
and
make
for
the
beauty
and
furniture
of
his
house
.
Enrich
your selues
by
lawfull
meanes
,
and
without
the
spoile
and
waste
of
Gods
Church
.
Let
not
the
Ministerie
by
your
meanes
bee
despised
.
You
enriched
them
heretofore
in
the
dayes
of
Popery
,
which
mocked
,
and
blinded
,
and
deuoured
you
:
spoyle
not
them
now
,
that
feed
,
and
instruct
and
comfort
you
.
That
reverend
man
of
God
Mr
Perkins
in
his
sermon
of
the
duties
and
dignities
of
the
Ministery
giueth
3.
reasons
of
the
rarenesse
and
scarcenesse
of
good
Ministers
.
The
first
is
,
the
contempt
and
disgrace
of
their
calling
by
wicked
and
worldly
men
.
2.
The
difficulty
of
discharging
the
duties
of
their
calling
.
The
3.
reason
is
more
peculiar
to
this
age
of
the
new
Testament
namely
:
Want
of
maintenance
and
preferment
for
men
that
labour
in
this
calling
.
Men
are
flesh
and
blood
,
and
in
that
respect
must
be
allured
and
wonne
to
embrace
this
vocation
by
some
arguments
,
which
may
perswade
flesh
&
blood
:
the
world
hath
in
all
ages
bin
negligent
herein
,
&
therefore
God
in
his
law
tooke
such
strict
order
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Levites
;
but
especially
now
vnder
the
Gospell
,
this
calling
is
vnprovided
for
,
when
it
deserues
best
of
all
to
be
rewarded
:
certainly
it
were
a
worthy
Christian
policy
to
propound
good
preferments
to
this
calling
,
that
thereby
men
of
the
worthyest
gifts
might
bee
wonne
with
it
;
and
the
want
thereof
is
the
cause
,
why
so
many
young
men
of
speciall
parts
and
greatest
hope
,
turne
to
other
vocations
,
and
especially
to
to
the
Law
,
wherein
at
this
day
the
greatest
part
of
the
finest
wits
of
our
Kingdome
are
imployed
,
and
why
?
but
Because
they
haue
all
the
meanes
to
rise
;
whereas
the
Ministery
for
the
most
part
yeldeth
nothing
but
a
plaine
way
to
beggerie
:
this
is
a
great
blemish
in
our
Church
,
and
surely
I
wish
the
Papists
,
those
children
of
this
world
,
were
not
wiser
in
their
kinde
in
this
point
then
the
Church
of
God
:
the
reformation
hereof
is
a
worke
worth
the
labour
of
a
Prince
and
people
,
and
speciall
care
is
to
bee
had
in
it
,
else
it
will
not
be
reformed
:
for
doubtlesse
had
not
God
himselfe
in
the
Old
Testament
taken
such
straight
order
for
the
livings
of
the
Levites
,
they
had
bin
put
to
no
lesse
extremities
then
is
the
Ministery
of
this
age
,
and
this
reason
added
to
the
other
makes
them
perfect
,
and
all
put
together
make
a
reason
infallible
:
for
who
will
vndergoe
so
vile
a
contempt
,
&
vndertake
so
great
a
charge
for
no
reward
:
and
where
there
is
so
great
contempt
,
so
heavy
a
burthen
,
and
so
meane
a
reward
,
what
Marvell
if
a
good
minister
be
one
of
a
thousand
?
Rulers
&
Magistrates
are
hereby
taught
,
if
good
Ministers
be
so
scarce
,
to
maintaine
&
increase
,
&
do
all
good
they
can
to
the
Schooles
of
the
Prophets
,
to
Vniversities
,
Colledges
and
Schooles
of
good
learning
,
which
are
the
Seminaries
of
the
Ministery
:
herein
the
example
of
Samuel
is
very
worthy
to
be
followed
,
in
whose
dayes
the
Schooles
of
the
Prophets
flourished
;
&
even
Saul
himselfe
,
though
hee
did
much
hurt
in
Israel
,
yet
when
hee
came
to
the
Schooles
of
the
Prophets
,
his
heart
relented
,
he
could
do
them
no
hurt
,
nay
he
put
of
his
robes
&
prophecied
amongst
them
.
So
should
Christian
Princes
and
Magistrates
advance
their
Schooles
,
and
see
them
both
well
maintained
,
and
well
stored
;
the
reason
is
evident
and
forcible
,
a
good
minister
is
one
of
a
thousand
,
if
therefore
they
would
haue
the
number
encreased
,
let
them
maintaine
the
Seminaries
.
And
againe
if
Antichrist
to
vphold
his
kingdome
(
the
kingdome
of
Satan
,
)
be
so
carefull
herein
to
erect
Colledges
and
indow
them
with
liuings
to
be
Seminaries
for
his
Synagogue
,
and
vse
so
great
meanes
to
sowe
his
tares
in
the
hearts
of
young
men
,
that
so
they
may
sow
them
in
the
hearts
of
the
people
abroad
,
shall
not
Christian
Princes
be
as
carefull
,
or
rather
much
more
zealous
for
the
encreasing
of
the
number
of
Godly
Ministers
?
shall
Baal
haue
his
400.
Prophets
and
God
haue
his
Elias
alone
?
great
shame
must
it
be
to
Ahab
,
or
to
any
King
,
whose
kingdome
is
in
that
estate
.
Adde
herevnto
that
passage
of
an
excelling
and
worthy
knight
,
Sr
Henry
Spelman
,
in
his
tract
,
de
non
temerandis
Ecclesiis
.
Perhaps
Lay
Approprietaries
thinke
they
may
hold
Parsonages
&
tithes
by
example
of
Colledges
,
Deanes
and
Chapters
,
Bishops
of
the
land
,
and
of
diverse
of
our
late
kings
and
Princes
.
Before
I
speake
to
this
point
,
I
take
it
by
protestation
that
I
haue
no
heart
to
make
apologie
for
it
;
For
I
wish
that
every
man
might
drinke
the
water
of
his
own
Well
,
eate
the
milke
of
his
own
flock
,
and
liue
by
the
fruit
of
his
owne
vineyard
:
I
meane
that
every
member
might
attract
no
other
nutriment
,
but
that
which
is
proper
to
it selfe
:
yet
are
they
greatly
deceiued
that
draw
any
juice
of
encouragement
from
these
examples
,
for
all
these
are
either
the
Seminaries
of
the
Church
,
or
the
husbandmen
of
the
Church
,
or
the
Fathers
and
nurses
of
the
Church
;
all
de
familia
Ecclesiae
,
and
consequently
belonging
to
the
care
of
the
Church
,
and
ought
therefore
to
be
sustained
by
it
.
For
Saint
Paul
sayth
.
Hee
that
provideth
not
for
his
owne
and
namely
for
them
of
his
household
,
he
denieth
the
faith
;
and
is
worse
then
an
infidell
.
1.
Tim.
5.
Therefore
before
the
statute
of
suppression
of
Abbies
,
those
that
were
not
meerely
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
yet
if
they
were
mixt
,
or
had
Ecclesiasticall
jurisdiction
,
they
might
by
the
lawes
of
the
land
participate
Ecclesiasticall
livings
,
and
tithes
particularly
.
And
this
seemeth
to
take
some
ground
out
of
the
word
of
God
.
for
the
provinciall
Levites
(
as
I
may
tearme
them
)
whom
David
severed
from
the
Temple
,
and
placed
abroad
in
the
countrey
to
bee
rulers
of
the
people
,
in
matters
pertaining
to
God
and
the
Kings
busines
,
For
a
farewell
;
heare
what
Saint
Augustine
saith
homil.
48.
ex
lib.
50.
homil.
tom.
10.
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nostri
ideo
copiis
omnibus
abundabant
quia
Deo
decimas
dabant
&
Caesari
censum
reddebant
.
Our
Auncesters
did
therefore
abound
in
all
riches
because
they
did
pay
tithes
vnto
God
,
and
tribute
vnto
Caesar
:
but
now
they
are
not
willing
to
doe
either
.
Act.
28.24
.
Some
were
perswaded
with
the
things
that
were
spoken
,
and
some
beleeued
not
.
FINIS
.