A sermon preached at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, James, Lord Bishop of Lincoln held at Hartford, June 12, 1700 / by Philip Falle ...
Faith, Repentance, and the general Duties and Obligations of Christianity, are the trite and repeated Themes of our Discourses to the People, in the progress of our Ministry:
Faith, Repentance, and the general Duties and Obligations of Christianity, Are the trite and repeated Themes of our Discourses to the People, in the progress of our Ministry:
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and to the Privileges or Exercice of our Function, is (I conceive) expected from him on whom the Command is laid to fill up the Place where I have now the honour to stand.
and to the Privileges or Exercise of our Function, is (I conceive) expected from him on whom the Command is laid to fill up the Place where I have now the honour to stand.
The bold Invasion of the Ministry by Men without Character or Mission, engaged in mean and sordid Occupations, rude and unlearned, destitute of all those Helps and Assistances which can now only be acquired by a liberal and ingenuous Education, is an Evil that spreads in this Nation,
The bold Invasion of the Ministry by Men without Character or Mission, engaged in mean and sordid Occupations, rude and unlearned, destitute of all those Helps and Assistances which can now only be acquired by a liberal and ingenuous Education, is an Evil that spreads in this nation,
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When Men divide from the Church, and proceed upon Principles which do not destroy the necessity of a settled and orderly Ministry, there is room left to hope that they will not superinduce Heresy to their Schism,
When Men divide from the Church, and proceed upon Principles which do not destroy the necessity of a settled and orderly Ministry, there is room left to hope that they will not superinduce Heresy to their Schism,
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The very Foundations of Religion must be subverted by the Unskilfulness of such Guides, who know not how to fix upon rational and coherent Systems of Things.
The very Foundations of Religion must be subverted by the Unskilfulness of such Guides, who know not how to fix upon rational and coherent Systems of Things.
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What an over-heated Imagination suggests is then confidently delivered, the Ancient Doctrines are laid aside, Monstruous Opinions are set on foot, Errors are accumulated and multiplied without number,
What an overheated Imagination suggests is then confidently Delivered, the Ancient Doctrines Are laid aside, Monstruous Opinions Are Set on foot, Errors Are accumulated and multiplied without number,
As then, so now, there is a particular Order of Men appointed by God, who have the Direction and Intendency of Holy Things committed to them, exclusively to others.
As then, so now, there is a particular Order of Men appointed by God, who have the Direction and Intendency of Holy Things committed to them, exclusively to Others.
Here we have a plain Rule laid down, and upon it are all those succeeding Sanctions grounded which condemn Sacrilegious and Uncanonical Intrusions into the Ministry.
Here we have a plain Rule laid down, and upon it Are all those succeeding Sanctions grounded which condemn Sacrilegious and Uncanonical Intrusions into the Ministry.
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But neither Divine nor Humane Laws are proof against Spiritual Pride and Ambition. No Fences can keep it from breaking in upon the Public Establishment and order.
But neither Divine nor Humane Laws Are proof against Spiritual Pride and Ambition. No Fences can keep it from breaking in upon the Public Establishment and order.
so likewise it requires peculiar Qualifications and Endowments. A due Preparation must precede it, and many Degrees of Probation must be passed through,
so likewise it requires peculiar Qualifications and Endowments. A due Preparation must precede it, and many Degrees of Probation must be passed through,
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Such a measure of Knowledge in Divine Matters must be treasured up, as may in some sort supply the Defect of those Extraordinary Succours which are now withdrawn,
Such a measure of Knowledge in Divine Matters must be treasured up, as may in Some sort supply the Defect of those Extraordinary Succours which Are now withdrawn,
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Conscious of their Incapacity, they run back to the Miraculous Ages of the Church, and cite the Example of the Inspired Doctors and Evangelists, who merely through a Divine Power,
Conscious of their Incapacity, they run back to the Miraculous Ages of the Church, and Cite the Exampl of the Inspired Doctors and Evangelists, who merely through a Divine Power,
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But the Vanity of their Claim is sufficiently detected by their shameful Stumblings, by the many palpable Fundamental Errors which they fall and lead others into.
But the Vanity of their Claim is sufficiently detected by their shameful Stumblings, by the many palpable Fundamental Errors which they fallen and led Others into.
To attend constantly on Divine Ministrations and Offices, to labour in the Word and Doctrine, to exhort in publick and to admonish in private, to be instant in season and out of season, to watch over the Flock, to oppose the growth and to stem the torrent of dangerous and prevailing Errors or of yet more dangerous and prevailing Vices, to visit and comfort the Afflicted in their Sorrows, to assist Dying Men in their last Throws and Agonies, to leave no other Part of the Duty of a faithful diligent Pastor unperformed, is certainly a Task adequate to the longest, the most active, and the most painful Life.
To attend constantly on Divine Ministrations and Offices, to labour in the Word and Doctrine, to exhort in public and to admonish in private, to be instant in season and out of season, to watch over the Flock, to oppose the growth and to stem the torrent of dangerous and prevailing Errors or of yet more dangerous and prevailing Vices, to visit and Comfort the Afflicted in their Sorrows, to assist Dying Men in their last Throws and Agonies, to leave no other Part of the Duty of a faithful diligent Pastor unperformed, is Certainly a Task adequate to the longest, the most active, and the most painful Life.
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But how will he give himself wholy to them, who has a Multitude of Avocations of another nature, that swallow up the best Portions of his Leisure, that divide and distract his Thoughts,
But how will he give himself wholly to them, who has a Multitude of Avocations of Another nature, that swallow up the best Portions of his Leisure, that divide and distract his Thoughts,
and that stifle and deaden that lively Sense of Divine Matters which one engaged in Spiritual Functions ought always to bear warm upon his Mind? From thence it appears, that the Exercice of a Lay-Vocation is irreconcilable with the Dispensation of Sacred Things.
and that stifle and deaden that lively Sense of Divine Matters which one engaged in Spiritual Functions ought always to bear warm upon his Mind? From thence it appears, that the Exercise of a Lay-Vocation is irreconcilable with the Dispensation of Sacred Things.
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so They whose proper Employment lies another Way, and who have Business more than enough of another Kind cut out for them, ought to look on the Priestly Office as a Trust, which as they have no Right to invade,
so They whose proper Employment lies Another Way, and who have Business more than enough of Another Kind Cut out for them, ought to look on the Priestly Office as a Trust, which as they have no Right to invade,
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and actually wrought at it, at the same time that he went about doing the Duties of his Apostolate? Are the present Ministers of Religion greater than St. Paul, or have they Prerogatives above him? Let them,
and actually wrought At it, At the same time that he went about doing the Duties of his Apostolate? are the present Ministers of Religion greater than Saint Paul, or have they Prerogatives above him? Let them,
as he did, relieve their necessities by the labour of their hands, or let them confess themselves Hirelings, and those only true Ministers who like him preach the Gospel freely, and seek a Supply not from the Sweat of the people,
as he did, relieve their necessities by the labour of their hands, or let them confess themselves Hirelings, and those only true Ministers who like him preach the Gospel freely, and seek a Supply not from the Sweat of the people,
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This Language is frequently in the mouth of those wild Sectaries who overthrow all Rule and Order in the Church, who abolish all Distinction betwixt Profane and Sacred Things,
This Language is frequently in the Mouth of those wild Sectaries who overthrow all Rule and Order in the Church, who Abolah all Distinction betwixt Profane and Sacred Things,
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which nothing can more depretiate, than to suppose an Obligation, or even (as the State of the Church is now) a Permission to joyn mechanick Labours with it.
which nothing can more depretiate, than to suppose an Obligation, or even (as the State of the Church is now) a Permission to join mechanic Labours with it.
And to give a reply to the Example said to be set us by so great a Man as St. Paul, I have purposely chosen for my Subject the very Text that mentions his exercising the Ministry and a Trade together.
And to give a reply to the Exampl said to be Set us by so great a Man as Saint Paul, I have purposely chosen for my Subject the very Text that mentions his exercising the Ministry and a Trade together.
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I shall take some pains to consider this Place of Scripture, and to rescue it out of the hands of those who draw Conclusions from it dishonourable and injurious to our Sacred Profession.
I shall take Some pains to Consider this Place of Scripture, and to rescue it out of the hands of those who draw Conclusions from it dishonourable and injurious to our Sacred Profession.
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And forasmuch as I would dispatch this Matter at once, and answer every Objection that carries some Shew of Authority, I must bespeak your Patience if peradventure this Discourse exceeds somewhat the usual Length.
And forasmuch as I would dispatch this Matter At once, and answer every Objection that carries Some Show of authority, I must bespeak your Patience if Peradventure this Discourse exceeds somewhat the usual Length.
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The Persons spoken of here are Aquila and his Wife Priscilla, converted Jews, who formerly dwelt at Rome, but then at Corinth. Claudius Caesar had by an Edict expelled the Jews our of Italy, as both St. Luke in this Place,
The Persons spoken of Here Are Aquila and his Wife Priscilla, converted jews, who formerly dwelled At Room, but then At Corinth. Claudius Caesar had by an Edict expelled the jews our of Italy, as both Saint Lycia in this Place,
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These Persons had an Occupation and a Calling, which was that of Tent-making: They were by their Occupation Tent-makers, says the Text. The Word in the Original is NONLATINALPHABET, which whether it be rightly translated or no, I I think it not material to dispute.
These Persons had an Occupation and a Calling, which was that of Tentmaking: They were by their Occupation Tentmakers, Says the Text. The Word in the Original is, which whither it be rightly translated or no, I I think it not material to dispute.
as he had done before in the other Cities of Greece, and more lately at Athens. The Work he came about requiring some stay , he took up his habitation in the House of Aquila and Priscilla: and the reason given in the Text why he chose to sojourn and to abide with them, is, because he was of the same Craft;
as he had done before in the other Cities of Greece, and more lately At Athens. The Work he Come about requiring Some stay, he took up his habitation in the House of Aquila and Priscilla: and the reason given in the Text why he chosen to sojourn and to abide with them, is, Because he was of the same Craft;
And accordingly 'tis said that in fact he wrought and laboured with them in that Occupation. 'Tis added, that every Sabbath he resorted to the Synagogue, where he reasoned with the Jews and Greeks, perswading them, and testifying unto them that Jesus was the CHRIST. This is the full import of the Text, which we now have under consideration.
And accordingly it's said that in fact he wrought and laboured with them in that Occupation. It's added, that every Sabbath he resorted to the Synagogue, where he reasoned with the jews and Greeks, persuading them, and testifying unto them that jesus was the CHRIST. This is the full import of the Text, which we now have under consideration.
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I shall inquire in what sense it can be admitted that St. Paul was a Tent-maker, what Motives induced him to practise that Occupation whilst he travelled about preaching the Gospel,
I shall inquire in what sense it can be admitted that Saint Paul was a Tentmaker, what Motives induced him to practise that Occupation while he traveled about preaching the Gospel,
and how far Christian Ministers are concluded by his Example in this Matter. II. I shall account for some Passages out of Ancient Constitutions, Councils,
and how Far Christian Ministers Are concluded by his Exampl in this Matter. II I shall account for Some Passages out of Ancient Constitutions, Councils,
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if they do not, in so priviledged and recollected a State of Life, bend their utmost application and endeavours, to the enriching of their Minds more and more with the Knowledge of Things excellent and proper for them, to the adorning of their Province,
if they do not, in so privileged and recollected a State of Life, bend their utmost application and endeavours, to the enriching of their Minds more and more with the Knowledge of Things excellent and proper for them, to the adorning of their Province,
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I shall inquire in what sense it can be admitted that St. Paul was a Tent-maker, what Motives induced him to practise that Occupation whilst he travelled about preaching the Gospel,
I shall inquire in what sense it can be admitted that Saint Paul was a Tentmaker, what Motives induced him to practise that Occupation while he traveled about preaching the Gospel,
In order to which I must observe, That it was a Custom among the Jews, of what Rank or Quality soever, to teach their Children some ingenious Craft or Art, not only as a remedy against Idleness,
In order to which I must observe, That it was a Custom among the jews, of what Rank or Quality soever, to teach their Children Some ingenious Craft or Art, not only as a remedy against Idleness,
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but as a reserve in time of Want, whereto their frequent Expulsions from home, and Dispersions abroad, had taught them they might be reduced when they least dreamed of it.
but as a reserve in time of Want, whereto their frequent Expulsions from home, and Dispersions abroad, had taught them they might be reduced when they least dreamed of it.
Artem quaevis terra alit. This the Jews used to express by saying, in their sententious way, that if there be a six years Famine, it will not come near the dwelling of an Artificer .
Artem Quaevis terra alit. This the jews used to express by saying, in their sententious Way, that if there be a six Years Famine, it will not come near the Dwelling of an Artificer.
They, with other Jews inhabiting the City of Neardaea in the Province of Babylon, were a remnant of the Captivity planted there by the Kings of Assyria. Chasinai and Chanilai were Persons of note amidst their scattered Tribes.
They, with other jews inhabiting the city of Neardaea in the Province of Babylon, were a remnant of the Captivity planted there by the Kings of Assyria. Chasinai and Chanilai were Persons of note amid their scattered Tribes.
They were nevertheless put with a Weaver to learn the Trade, which, says the Historian, was no disparagement to them , for the reason before rehearsed.
They were nevertheless put with a Weaver to Learn the Trade, which, Says the Historian, was no disparagement to them, for the reason before rehearsed.
The Lettered Men among the Jews, having like others learnt some piece of Mechanism in their Infancy, spent afterwards their interstitiary or spare-Hours therein,
The Lettered Men among the jews, having like Others learned Some piece of Mechanism in their Infancy, spent afterwards their interstitiary or spare-Hours therein,
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but of him we have an Apophthegm yet extant, delivered to his Disciples, which says, that the Labour of the Hands ought to be joined with the Study of the Law .
but of him we have an Apophthegm yet extant, Delivered to his Disciples, which Says, that the Labour of the Hands ought to be joined with the Study of the Law.
The Authority then of the Rabbinical Chair, added to the many Examples before him among his Cotemporaries and Equals, must easily prevail with him to take up a Craft,
The authority then of the Rabbinical Chair, added to the many Examples before him among his Cotemporaries and Equals, must Easily prevail with him to take up a Craft,
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and when nothing remained but to make choice of one, his Genius and Inclination, or other Reasons which it concerns us not to know, might as easily determine him to that of Tent-making. Which after all was none of the despicablest Employment,
and when nothing remained but to make choice of one, his Genius and Inclination, or other Reasons which it concerns us not to know, might as Easily determine him to that of Tentmaking. Which After all was none of the despicable Employment,
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if we understand the Word in the Original, not of Tents strictly so called, but of Aulaea, that is, rich Tapestries and Canopies, such as were wrought only for the Palaces of Kings and Nobles, the Word admitting of both constructions alike .
if we understand the Word in the Original, not of Tents strictly so called, but of Aulaea, that is, rich Tapestries and Canopies, such as were wrought only for the Palaces of Kings and Nobles, the Word admitting of both constructions alike.
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And that this was the Case of St. Paul, the excellent Grotius has shewn, by observing that Tarsus, the Capital of Cilicia, in which Saint Paul was born, was no Colony nor Municipium of the Romans, having the Jus Civitatis annexed to it,
And that this was the Case of Saint Paul, the excellent Grotius has shown, by observing that Tarsus, the Capital of Cilicia, in which Saint Paul was born, was no Colony nor Municipium of the Roman, having the Jus Civitatis annexed to it,
that consequently this Honour which St. Paul challenged as his Birth-right, must have been derived to him from one of his Ancestors, that had signalized himself in the Wars of Augustus Caesar against Brutus and Cassius, or in those of the same Augustus against Marc Anthony: from whence is to be collected (pursues that incomparable Person) that St. Paul was issued of a wealthy and opulent Family .
that consequently this Honour which Saint Paul challenged as his Birthright, must have been derived to him from one of his Ancestors, that had signalized himself in the Wars of Augustus Caesar against Brutus and Cassius, or in those of the same Augustus against Marc Anthony: from whence is to be collected (pursues that incomparable Person) that Saint Paul was issued of a wealthy and opulent Family.
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Now Tarsus was an Academy, which for the Profession of all the Liberal Sciences, contended with the then celebrated Schools of Athens and Alexandria, nay surpassed them,
Now Tarsus was an Academy, which for the Profession of all the Liberal Sciences, contended with the then celebrated Schools of Athens and Alexandria, nay surpassed them,
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of Aratus , Menander , and Epimenides , Authors of great name in Ancient Greece. From Tarsus he went to Jerusalem, to the end that under the Discipline of the Hebrew Sages, and of the Doctors of his own Religion, he might acquaint himself thoroughly with the Institutions and Divine Philosophy of Moses. Here is nothing that sutes with the Character of a poor Handy craftsman:
of Aratus, Menander, and Epimenides, Authors of great name in Ancient Greece. From Tarsus he went to Jerusalem, to the end that under the Discipline of the Hebrew Sages, and of the Doctors of his own Religion, he might acquaint himself thoroughly with the Institutions and Divine Philosophy of Moses. Here is nothing that suits with the Character of a poor Handy craftsman:
and to set out upon such a Journey and Expedition, merely for the improving and the perfecting of his Mind, must be confessed to have been an Undertaking of which a mean indigent Person, one servilely bound to a Trade, could not be capable.
and to Set out upon such a Journey and Expedition, merely for the improving and the perfecting of his Mind, must be confessed to have been an Undertaking of which a mean indigent Person, one servilely bound to a Trade, could not be capable.
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and his exquisite Skill in all polite and humane Literature (abstractedly from those admirable Gifts and Graces of the Holy Ghost, with which he was afterwards endowed) might be compared to the most renowned Philosophers of old;
and his exquisite Skill in all polite and humane Literature (abstractedly from those admirable Gifts and Graces of the Holy Ghost, with which he was afterwards endowed) might be compared to the most renowned Philosophers of old;
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The great Credit and Esteem which St. Paul was in at Jerusalem, shews him to have been no vulgar and obscure Man. He was known to the High-Priest, and to all the Estate of the Elders , that is, to the whole supreme Council of the Sanhedrin. He had access to them,
The great Credit and Esteem which Saint Paul was in At Jerusalem, shows him to have been no Vulgar and Obscure Man. He was known to the High-Priest, and to all the Estate of the Elders, that is, to the Whole supreme Council of the Sanhedrin. He had access to them,
Having, in pursuance of that Power, made a cruel havock of the Church at Jerusalem , he was going to do the like at Damascus, when a miraculous voice from Heaven struck him to the earth, and wrought his Conversion .
Having, in pursuance of that Power, made a cruel havoc of the Church At Jerusalem, he was going to do the like At Damascus, when a miraculous voice from Heaven struck him to the earth, and wrought his Conversion.
He who could boldly appeal to the Testimony of a whole Nation, and call upon it to witness his Conversation and manner of Life, must have made a Figure in it above what a silly Plebeian and Artisan can in reason be presumed to have made.
He who could boldly appeal to the Testimony of a Whole nation, and call upon it to witness his Conversation and manner of Life, must have made a Figure in it above what a silly Plebeian and Artisan can in reason be presumed to have made.
Such a one might perchance be known among his Neighbours, but could not be considerable enough to draw the eyes and observation of a great People upon him.
Such a one might perchance be known among his Neighbours, but could not be considerable enough to draw the eyes and observation of a great People upon him.
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but to account rationally for those Words, we must suppose them grounded on an intimation of St. Paul's Learning, and other great Qualifications, given before to the Governour, by some of the Jews themselves, who knew St. Paul, and with implacable malice persecuted him for this very reason, that he, a Pharisee, a Man of such note and reputation, had deserted them,
but to account rationally for those Words, we must suppose them grounded on an intimation of Saint Paul's Learning, and other great Qualifications, given before to the Governor, by Some of the jews themselves, who knew Saint Paul, and with implacable malice persecuted him for this very reason, that he, a Pharisee, a Man of such note and reputation, had deserted them,
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St. Paul then was a Tent-maker, and took up that Craft, no otherwise than as the greatest Rabbins and Doctors among the Jews took up some one some another Calling.
Saint Paul then was a Tentmaker, and took up that Craft, no otherwise than as the greatest Rabbis and Doctors among the jews took up Some one Some Another Calling.
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In a word, it may with as much truth be affirmed, that the most illustrious Professors of Wisdom among the Jews, were all but so many abject Handycraftsmen,
In a word, it may with as much truth be affirmed, that the most illustrious Professors of Wisdom among the jews, were all but so many abject Handycraftsmen,
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Thus much being premised, his making Tents at Corinth after he was called to be an Apostle and a Preacher in the Christian Church, is next to be examined:
Thus much being premised, his making Tents At Corinth After he was called to be an Apostle and a Preacher in the Christian Church, is next to be examined:
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1. We ought to remember how exceedingly zealous and observant he himself says he was of the Prescriptions and Traditions of his Fathers , which indeed he speaks with reference to the Time that preceded his Conversion:
1. We ought to Remember how exceedingly zealous and observant he himself Says he was of the Prescriptions and Traditions of his Father's, which indeed he speaks with Referente to the Time that preceded his Conversion:
he clearly intimates that in the whole Course of his Ministry he preserved a great regard for the Jews, and (so far as could be done) complied with such Popular Customs as he found among them, that by so doing he might the better ingratiate himself with them, which he judged would facilitate the progress of the Gospel, the noble End he pursued and aimed at in all his Labours.
he clearly intimates that in the Whole Course of his Ministry he preserved a great regard for the jews, and (so Far as could be done) complied with such Popular Customs as he found among them, that by so doing he might the better ingratiate himself with them, which he judged would facilitate the progress of the Gospel, the noble End he pursued and aimed At in all his Labours.
To work sometimes with his hands, and in that to keep up to a conformity with their learned Rabbins and Doctors, was a Method of Insinuation very likely to take with that People, tenacious of their Old Customs even to superstition;
To work sometime with his hands, and in that to keep up to a conformity with their learned Rabbis and Doctors, was a Method of Insinuation very likely to take with that People, tenacious of their Old Customs even to Superstition;
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This then is no otherwise to be looked on than as an Act of Condescension in the Apostle purely prudential and temporary, accommodated to the Weakness and Prejudices of the Jews, whom he sought to gain, and not designed by him to be a standing perpetual Rule to those that should succeed him in Pastoral Cares and Offices.
This then is no otherwise to be looked on than as an Act of Condescension in the Apostle purely prudential and temporary, accommodated to the Weakness and Prejudices of the jews, whom he sought to gain, and not designed by him to be a standing perpetual Rule to those that should succeed him in Pastoral Cares and Offices.
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And though the Charity of the Apostolic Ages was indeed wonderful, nevertheless since the Apostle tells us that not many Mighty nor Noble were called ,
And though the Charity of the Apostolic Ages was indeed wondered, nevertheless since the Apostle tells us that not many Mighty nor Noble were called,
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than for the largeness of their Estates, or the splendor of their Fortunes, 'tis evident that the Treasure of the Church could not be great, the small number of the Rich bearing no proportion with the multitude of the Poor.
than for the largeness of their Estates, or the splendour of their Fortune's, it's evident that the Treasure of the Church could not be great, the small number of the Rich bearing no proportion with the multitude of the Poor.
In that state of things, who can wonder if St. Paul, out of mere generosity and nobleness of Mind, chose rather to take up that Craft which in his younger years he had learnt in view of such an Incident and Emergency as this,
In that state of things, who can wonder if Saint Paul, out of mere generosity and nobleness of Mind, chosen rather to take up that Craft which in his younger Years he had learned in view of such an Incident and Emergency as this,
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than to be a Charge to the Churches which he saw already burdened above what they could bear? But where there is not a Parity of Case, nothing can be inferred from such a Practice.
than to be a Charge to the Churches which he saw already burdened above what they could bear? But where there is not a Parity of Case, nothing can be inferred from such a Practice.
and able to afford an honourable Maintenance for the support of Divine Offices, needs not do that for it which St. Paul did for the poor proselyted Jews and Gentiles in his days.
and able to afford an honourable Maintenance for the support of Divine Offices, needs not do that for it which Saint Paul did for the poor proselyted jews and Gentiles in his days.
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3. When St. Paul wrought at a Trade, it abated nothing of his Vigilance and Care for the Churches, it obstructed not his attendance on the Duties of his Ministry,
3. When Saint Paul wrought At a Trade, it abated nothing of his Vigilance and Care for the Churches, it obstructed not his attendance on the Duties of his Ministry,
So many Countries travelled or'e and or'e, so many Nations brought to the Knowledge of Christ and to the Obedience of the Cross through his means, are a proof of this Truth.
So many Countries traveled over and over, so many nations brought to the Knowledge of christ and to the obedience of the Cross through his means, Are a proof of this Truth.
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When ye shall be brought before Rulers and Kings for my sake (says our Blessed Saviour to his Apostles) take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate:
When you shall be brought before Rulers and Kings for my sake (Says our Blessed Saviour to his Apostles) take no Thought beforehand what you shall speak, neither do you premeditate:
St. Paul then, relying on this Promise of the Holy Jesus, might very safely bestow some of his Hours of leisure and retirement in working privately for his Necessities, which he could not have spared had he been left destitute of those extraordinary Helps and Succours he trusted to from above,
Saint Paul then, relying on this Promise of the Holy jesus, might very safely bestow Some of his Hours of leisure and retirement in working privately for his Necessities, which he could not have spared had he been left destitute of those extraordinary Helps and Succours he trusted to from above,
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And can he in this be followed and imitated by the present Preachers of the Gospel? who by unwearied Pains and Toils, by a continual bent and intendment of Thought, by a frequent substraction even of the necessary Refreshments of Life to gain Time, must now endeavour to acquire that,
And can he in this be followed and imitated by the present Preachers of the Gospel? who by unwearied Pains and Toils, by a continual bent and intendment of Thought, by a frequent substraction even of the necessary Refreshments of Life to gain Time, must now endeavour to acquire that,
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or indeed but a very small measure and proportion of that, which the First Ministers of Christianity received from the immediate Influx of God's Spirit, who inlightned their Minds,
or indeed but a very small measure and proportion of that, which the First Ministers of Christianity received from the immediate Influx of God's Spirit, who enlightened their Minds,
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There he clearly insinuates, that of all the Apostles, truly or falsely so called, he only and Barnabas, the Companion of his Travels , wrought with their hands.
There he clearly insinuates, that of all the Apostles, truly or falsely so called, he only and Barnabas, the Companion of his Travels, wrought with their hands.
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and eateth not of the Fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a Flock, and eateth not of the milk of the Flock? If we have sown unto you Spiritual Things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your Carnal Things? If others be partakers of this Power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this Power .
and Eateth not of the Fruit thereof? Or who feeds a Flock, and Eateth not of the milk of the Flock? If we have sown unto you Spiritual Things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your Carnal Things? If Others be partakers of this Power over you, Are not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this Power.
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The Power he speaks of, is an Exemption from Manual Labour, and a Right of being provided for by the Church, which the other Apostles claimed and used, but which he and Barnabas, of their own accord,
The Power he speaks of, is an Exemption from Manual Labour, and a Right of being provided for by the Church, which the other Apostles claimed and used, but which he and Barnabas, of their own accord,
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God would soon enlarge the Borders of his Church, and then nothing could hinder Christian People from enlarging themselves also towards their Teachers.
God would soon enlarge the Borders of his Church, and then nothing could hinder Christian People from enlarging themselves also towards their Teachers.
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Do ye not know (for thus he immediately subjoins) that they which minister about Holy Things, live of the things of the Temple? and they which wait at the Altar, are partakers of the Altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel .
Do you not know (for thus he immediately subjoins) that they which minister about Holy Things, live of the things of the Temple? and they which wait At the Altar, Are partakers of the Altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.
1. Such is that cited out of the Apostolical Constitutions (commonly, but untruly so called) in which the Apostles, whom the Fictitious Author personates all along, urge their own Example to stir Men up to Bodily Labours.
1. Such is that cited out of the Apostolical Constitutions (commonly, but untruly so called) in which the Apostles, whom the Fictitious Author personates all along, urge their own Exampl to stir Men up to Bodily Labours.
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But how Fishery and Husbandry, or the like Rustic Arts, which require the Day, and a settled Residence in a Place, should be consistent with that unfixt ambulatory Life which the other Apostles led no less than he, is not to be comprehended.
But how Fishery and Husbandry, or the like Rustic Arts, which require the Day, and a settled Residence in a Place, should be consistent with that unfit ambulatory Life which the other Apostles led no less than he, is not to be comprehended.
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and thereupon they became (as 'twere) Other Men, entred upon a New Scene, dispersing themselves among all Nations to preach the Kingdom of God, it cannot be shewn that from thenceforwards they meddled any more with that or other the like Occupations.
and thereupon they became (as 'twere) Other Men, entered upon a New Scene, dispersing themselves among all nations to preach the Kingdom of God, it cannot be shown that from thenceforwards they meddled any more with that or other the like Occupations.
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and the Words in which it is conceived are these: Clericus victum & vestimentum sibi, artificiolo, vel agriculturâ, absque officii sui detrimento paret .
and the Words in which it is conceived Are these: Clericus victum & vestimentum sibi, artificiolo, vel agriculturâ, absque Officii sui detrimento paret.
That 'tis with great reason doubted whether there ever was such a Council, held (as 'tis said) anno 398. (the learned Justell absolutely denies it ) or,
That it's with great reason doubted whither there ever was such a Council, held (as it's said) Anno 398. (the learned Justell absolutely Denies it) or,
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This we certainly know, that in the ancient Code of the African Councils, there is not the least mention made either of that Council or of those Canons;
This we Certainly know, that in the ancient Code of the African Councils, there is not the least mention made either of that Council or of those Canonas;
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although there are no fewer than XVI several Councils of Carthage, all of them held under Aurelius Bishop of that See, from the Year 394 to 419 inclusive,
although there Are no fewer than XVI several Councils of Carthage, all of them held under Aurelius Bishop of that See, from the Year 394 to 419 inclusive,
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and moreover the two Councils of Hippo and Milevi, taken into that Code. How a Council in which so many Decrees had been made for the Reformation of Church-Discipline, should come to be omitted and left out of that Code, is (if such a Council had been) altogether unaccountable:
and moreover the two Councils of Hippo and Milevi, taken into that Code. How a Council in which so many Decrees had been made for the Reformation of Church discipline, should come to be omitted and left out of that Code, is (if such a Council had been) altogether unaccountable:
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considering especially, that the same Aurelius, under whom that supposed Council is said to have been held, presided also in the great Council of Carthage of the Year 419, which fixed the African Code. Nay, there is a Canon in this last, directly contrary to that very Canon in the other out of which the Objection is made.
considering especially, that the same Aurelius, under whom that supposed Council is said to have been held, presided also in the great Council of Carthage of the Year 419, which fixed the African Code. Nay, there is a Canon in this last, directly contrary to that very Canon in the other out of which the Objection is made.
We must think the African Bishops strangely inconsistent with themselves, to believe them capable of approving and disproving, of allowing and condemning, one and the self same thing almost with a breath.
We must think the African Bishops strangely inconsistent with themselves, to believe them capable of approving and disproving, of allowing and condemning, one and the self same thing almost with a breath.
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and under that name received of old by all the Eastern Churches , is uncontrovertible, that of the other may very justly be suspected and called into question.
and under that name received of old by all the Eastern Churches, is uncontrovertible, that of the other may very justly be suspected and called into question.
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Neither are those CIV Canons of the IVth Council of Carthage to be found in the ancient Collection of Dionysius Exiguus , who exactly transcribes the African Code: nor the least footstep of them to be seen in the no less ancient Abbreviation of the Councils made by Fulgentius Ferrandus , who was Deacon of Carthage in the time of the Emperors Justin and Justinian, and was no doubt perfectly acquainted with the Records and Affairs of that Church.
Neither Are those CIV Canonas of the IVth Council of Carthage to be found in the ancient Collection of Dionysius Exiguus, who exactly transcribes the African Code: nor the least footstep of them to be seen in the no less ancient Abbreviation of the Councils made by Fulgentius Ferrandus, who was Deacon of Carthage in the time of the Emperor's Justin and Justinian, and was no doubt perfectly acquainted with the Records and Affairs of that Church.
Lastly, in the Ist of those Canons mention is made of the Doctrine of Original Sin, in opposition to the Pelagian Heresy, that was not heard of in Africk until the Year 411, that is, 13 Years after the Date of those Canons;
Lastly, in the Is't of those Canonas mention is made of the Doctrine of Original since, in opposition to the Pelagian Heresy, that was not herd of in Africa until the Year 411, that is, 13 years After the Date of those Canonas;
All these Remarks put together destroy any Argument deduced from those Canons, and built on no better Authority than that of the Council to which they are attributed.
All these Remarks put together destroy any Argument deduced from those Canonas, and built on no better authority than that of the Council to which they Are attributed.
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3. In the approved Writers of the IVth, Vth, and the next following Centuries, we sometimes meet with Expressions seeming to injoin Manual Labour to the Clergy, I must likewise consider them;
3. In the approved Writers of the IVth, Vth, and the next following Centuries, we sometime meet with Expressions seeming to enjoin Manual Labour to the Clergy, I must likewise Consider them;
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There were two sorts of Persons that entred into those Societies, and embraced that kind of Life, viz. Lay-men and Ecclesiasticks. Of the first, some before their retreat from the World had been trained up in one Calling, some in another:
There were two sorts of Persons that entered into those Societies, and embraced that kind of Life, viz. Laymen and Ecclesiastics. Of the First, Some before their retreat from the World had been trained up in one Calling, Some in Another:
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pretending thereby to fulfill that Saying of our Blessed Saviour in his Sermon on the Mount, Consider the Lillies of the field how they grow, THEY WORK NOT, neither do they spin .
pretending thereby to fulfil that Saying of our Blessed Saviour in his Sermon on the Mount, Consider the Lilies of the field how they grow, THEY WORK NOT, neither do they spin.
In opposition to these Men, St. Augustin, at the request of Aurelius Bishop of Carthage spoken of before, wrote his Book de Opere Monachorum, as he himself tells us in his Retractations ;
In opposition to these Men, Saint Augustin, At the request of Aurelius Bishop of Carthage spoken of before, wrote his Book de Opere Monachorum, as he himself tells us in his Retractations;
and so fell likewise under the obligation of labouring with their hands. This is noted by Epiphanius, as a known Practice in the Monasteries of Egypt .
and so fell likewise under the obligation of labouring with their hands. This is noted by Epiphanius, as a known Practice in the Monasteries of Egypt.
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and it was not inconvenient that they who had demeaned themselves disorderly, should there be made to expiate the Faults and Errors of their Lives, by hard and severe Labour.
and it was not inconvenient that they who had demeaned themselves disorderly, should there be made to expiate the Faults and Errors of their Lives, by hard and severe Labour.
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But now these and the like Cenobitical Constitutions neither did nor could affect the Parochial Clergy, living in the great and open Commerce of Men, attending on the Public Ministries of the Church, busied in Pastoral Cares, obliged to have a constant eye over their Flocks,
But now these and the like Cenobitical Constitutions neither did nor could affect the Parochial Clergy, living in the great and open Commerce of Men, attending on the Public Ministries of the Church, busied in Pastoral Cares, obliged to have a constant eye over their Flocks,
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What can his Silence argue, but a concession that Nepotianus would find so much employment in going about to acquit himself honestly and conscientiously of the Duties of his Function,
What can his Silence argue, but a concession that Nepotianus would find so much employment in going about to acquit himself honestly and conscientiously of the Duties of his Function,
and therefore Aristotle contends that Rusticks and Artisans, and the like labouring and trading People, ought not to be advanced to the Dignity of the Priesthood;
and Therefore Aristotle contends that Rustics and Artisans, and the like labouring and trading People, ought not to be advanced to the Dignity of the Priesthood;
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Nor do I find that they took up mechanick Crafts and Arts, though but in the way that I have shewn the greatest Rabbins and Doctors among that People took them up.
Nor do I find that they took up mechanic Crafts and Arts, though but in the Way that I have shown the greatest Rabbis and Doctors among that People took them up.
Those Rabbins and Doctors, being indifferently of other Tribes, and having nothing to do with the dispensing of Holy Things, might use their liberty in that matter.
Those Rabbis and Doctors, being indifferently of other Tribes, and having nothing to do with the dispensing of Holy Things, might use their liberty in that matter.
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Indeed the Jews did abusively afterwards distinguish betwixt two sorts of Priests, calling the one Sacerdotes clerici, and the others Sacerdotes laici sive plebeij; as our famed Lightfoot observes, out of the Writings of the Masters .
Indeed the jews did abusively afterwards distinguish betwixt two sorts of Priests, calling the one Sacerdotes Clerici, and the Others Sacerdotes Laici sive plebeij; as our famed Lightfoot observes, out of the Writings of the Masters.
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The Sacerdotes laici sive plebeij, were the unlettered and unskilled in the Law, or those whom Bodily Defects and Blemishes had disabled and rendered incapable of executing Priestly Offices.
The Sacerdotes Laici sive plebeij, were the unlettered and unskilled in the Law, or those whom Bodily Defects and Blemishes had disabled and rendered incapable of executing Priestly Offices.
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It was never intended that they should be frustrated of a Portion among their Brethren, the Law having declared it self very expresly to the contrary:
It was never intended that they should be frustrated of a Portion among their Brothers, the Law having declared it self very expressly to the contrary:
And yet through the growth and prevalency of Pharisaism, which in this as in many other instances made the Law of God void, it came to be a Saying in after-times, ne detur oblatio Sacerdoti laico ;
And yet through the growth and prevalency of Pharisaism, which in this as in many other instances made the Law of God void, it Come to be a Saying in Aftertimes, ne detur oblatio Sacerdoti Secular;
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Among these, 'tis not impossible but some may be found that had recourse to their own Industry, in the way of Arts and Trades, compelled by a Necessity which excused them,
Among these, it's not impossible but Some may be found that had recourse to their own Industry, in the Way of Arts and Trades, compelled by a Necessity which excused them,
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but which could not have been urged to excuse those who did eat of the Sacrifices, had they been seen taken up with any other Work than that of their Function.
but which could not have been urged to excuse those who did eat of the Sacrifices, had they been seen taken up with any other Work than that of their Function.
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The Council of Eliberis, elder by some years than that of Nice, forbade to admit among the Clergy, the Liberti, or affranchized Bondmen of Gentile Masters :
The Council of Elvira, elder by Some Years than that of Nicaenae, forbade to admit among the Clergy, the Liberti, or affranchized Bondmen of Gentile Masters:
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by reason (says the learned Aubespine ) of the abject Services and Dependances, which their Patrons continued upon contract to exact from them, even then after their Manumission.
by reason (Says the learned Aubespine) of the abject Services and Dependences, which their Patrons continued upon contract to exact from them, even then After their Manumission.
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In the VIIth Year of Queen Elizabeth, all that had any Office or Cure in the Church of England, were obliged to subscribe the following Declaration: I shall not openly intermeddle with any Artificer's Occupation,
In the VIIth Year of Queen Elizabeth, all that had any Office or Cure in the Church of England, were obliged to subscribe the following Declaration: I shall not openly intermeddle with any Artificer's Occupation,
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The Church had been so impoverished by Sacrilegious Alienations of its Patrimony and Revenues, that many of the Inferior Clergy, not able to live upon the small Remnant that was left and scattered among them, more like an Alms than a Reward proportioned to their Labours, were forced for a Subsistence to betake themselves to Trades,
The Church had been so impoverished by Sacrilegious Alienations of its Patrimony and Revenues, that many of the Inferior Clergy, not able to live upon the small Remnant that was left and scattered among them, more like an Alms than a Reward proportioned to their Labours, were forced for a Subsistence to betake themselves to Trades,
which still gave leave to those whose Livings came under such a Value, to get a Supply as well as they could, in some other Way, which they might superadd to the Sacred Employment they were in.
which still gave leave to those whose Livings Come under such a Valve, to get a Supply as well as they could, in Some other Way, which they might superadd to the Sacred Employment they were in.
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With submission, the Credit of the Church and Ministry was not enough consulted and provided for by that Act. Therefore the Convocation which sate in the Year 1603, having thought better thereon, ordained and enacted, that from thenceforth no Ecclesiastical Persons should give themselves to any base or servile Labour .
With submission, the Credit of the Church and Ministry was not enough consulted and provided for by that Act. Therefore the Convocation which sat in the Year 1603, having Thought better thereon, ordained and enacted, that from thenceforth no Ecclesiastical Persons should give themselves to any base or servile Labour.
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and a Decree it is worthy of them that made it, viz. the Fathers and Representatives of the purest and best constituted Church in the Christian World.
and a decree it is worthy of them that made it, viz. the Father's and Representatives of the Purest and best constituted Church in the Christian World.
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Upon the whole Matter, let any reasonable Man judge, who are the truest Ministers, and the likeliest to carry on the great and noble Designs of Religion;
Upon the Whole Matter, let any reasonable Man judge, who Are the Truest Ministers, and the likeliest to carry on the great and noble Designs of Religion;
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and to be always running round and toiling in that Circle, do, merely upon the presumption of a lively Fancy and a voluble Tongue (natural Gifts, which not only very Bad,
and to be always running round and toiling in that Circle, do, merely upon the presumption of a lively Fancy and a voluble Tongue (natural Gifts, which not only very Bad,
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But taking no further notice of these Men, who can deceive those only whom God in his secret and inscrutable Judgment has given up to a Spirit of Error and Delusion, I shall turn the Discourse to our selves, and shew, III.
But taking no further notice of these Men, who can deceive those only whom God in his secret and inscrutable Judgement has given up to a Spirit of Error and Delusion, I shall turn the Discourse to our selves, and show, III.
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if they do not, in so priviledged and recollected a State of Life, bend their utmost application and endeavours, to the enriching of their Minds more and more with the Knowledge of Things excellent and proper for them, to the adorning of their Province,
if they do not, in so privileged and recollected a State of Life, bend their utmost application and endeavours, to the enriching of their Minds more and more with the Knowledge of Things excellent and proper for them, to the adorning of their Province,
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And here are not meant the just and necessary Cares of a Family, but Cares and Occupations in meddling with which Clergy-men bewray Habits and Dispositions of Mind too much estranged and alienated from the Spirit of their Calling.
And Here Are not meant the just and necessary Cares of a Family, but Cares and Occupations in meddling with which Clergymen bewray Habits and Dispositions of Mind too much estranged and alienated from the Spirit of their Calling.
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as appears from so many Decrees of General and Provincial Councils, Synodical Letters, Capitulars, and other Ancient Monuments, where loud Complaints are made against it .
as appears from so many Decrees of General and Provincial Councils, Synodical Letters, Capitulars, and other Ancient Monuments, where loud Complaints Are made against it.
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some, for trading and trafficking openly as Merchants, resorting to forreign Markets, buying cheap and selling dear, as the Words of some of those Councils are;
Some, for trading and trafficking openly as Merchant's, resorting to foreign Markets, buying cheap and selling dear, as the Words of Some of those Councils Are;
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Against these, and such as these, so many Canons and Constitutions have been made, both in former and latter Ages, that if one should undertake to collect them,
Against these, and such as these, so many Canonas and Constitutions have been made, both in former and latter Ages, that if one should undertake to collect them,
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so they are all but a larger Comment on that Text of St. Paul, that no man that warreth intangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a Soldier .
so they Are all but a larger Comment on that Text of Saint Paul, that no man that Warreth intangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a Soldier.
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When such Men come into the Church, it is pity they do not use that Diligence and Industry with which God has endowed them, in matters commendable and proper for them.
When such Men come into the Church, it is pity they do not use that Diligence and Industry with which God has endowed them, in matters commendable and proper for them.
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This is a Fault in the other extreme, incident to Men of another Complexion. For this flows from a sauntring and unactive Temper, from a Mind dissolved in Sloth,
This is a Fault in the other extreme, incident to Men of Another Complexion. For this flows from a sauntring and unactive Temper, from a Mind dissolved in Sloth,
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and has duely weighed the importance of the Work laid before him, will not think that he has much leisure to spare in the pursuit of Pleasures and Recreations, be they otherwise never so harmless and inoffensive in their own nature.
and has duly weighed the importance of the Work laid before him, will not think that he has much leisure to spare in the pursuit of Pleasures and Recreations, be they otherwise never so harmless and inoffensive in their own nature.
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When Synesius was named to fill the vacant See of Ptolemais, the Good Man pleaded a certain inclination he had for Hunting, as a reason for which he conceived himself unapt for so great a Charge:
When Synesius was nam to fill the vacant See of Ptolemais, the Good Man pleaded a certain inclination he had for Hunting, as a reason for which he conceived himself unapt for so great a Charge:
These are the Thoughts which those two excellent Men had of the Ministry, from which they banished every thing that favoured of a light and frivolous Spirit.
These Are the Thoughts which those two excellent Men had of the Ministry, from which they banished every thing that favoured of a Light and frivolous Spirit.
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and have been written by Divines on all the various Topics of Profane Learning, we cannot but wonder how Men labouring in God's Vineyard, should find vacant Hours for such Productions and Superfetations as those.
and have been written by Divines on all the various Topics of Profane Learning, we cannot but wonder how Men labouring in God's Vineyard, should find vacant Hours for such Productions and Superfetations as those.
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Had not the Titles taken care to inform us of the Quality and Profession of the Men, we could never have guessed from the Contents of the Books, in which nothing is found having a tast and relish of that Spirit of Religion which should have animated the Authors, that such Works had been the Lucubrations of Persons in Holy Orders.
Had not the Titles taken care to inform us of the Quality and Profession of the Men, we could never have guessed from the Contents of the Books, in which nothing is found having a taste and relish of that Spirit of Religion which should have animated the Authors, that such Works had been the Lucubrations of Persons in Holy Order.
The fabulous Relation of the Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclaea, which appeared in the IVth Century, written with all the beauties of Language and Invention, might have passed uncensured, had a Lay-man been the Author of it.
The fabulous Relation of the Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclaea, which appeared in the IVth Century, written with all the beauty's of Language and Invention, might have passed uncensured, had a Layman been the Author of it.
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But when that Romance began to walk abroad with the venerable name of Heliodorus Bishop of Trica in Thessaly prefixed to it, the whole Church was offended and scandalized at it, notwithstanding what was said to lessen the Scandal, viz. that it was a Work which Heliodorus had composed in his younger years.
But when that Romance began to walk abroad with the venerable name of Heliodorus Bishop of Trica in Thessaly prefixed to it, the Whole Church was offended and scandalized At it, notwithstanding what was said to lessen the Scandal, viz. that it was a Work which Heliodorus had composed in his younger Years.
The vain Man was so blown up with the pride and conceit of being the Parent of that Fiction, that rather than lose the merit of it, he was contented to see himself degraded of the Episcopal Dignity and Character, which is the glory and perfection of the Evangelical Sacerdoce.
The vain Man was so blown up with the pride and conceit of being the Parent of that Fiction, that rather than loose the merit of it, he was contented to see himself degraded of the Episcopal Dignity and Character, which is the glory and perfection of the Evangelical Sacerdoce.
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I would not seem by any thing I have here said to condemn Humane Learning, which at the entrance of this Discourse I have laid down as a necessary Qualification for the Ministry, in opposition to those Ignorant Pretenders who assume the one without any Tincture of the other.
I would not seem by any thing I have Here said to condemn Humane Learning, which At the Entrance of this Discourse I have laid down as a necessary Qualification for the Ministry, in opposition to those Ignorant Pretenders who assume the one without any Tincture of the other.
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4. It is they that make a right use of that Leisure which an Exemption from secular Cares and Labours affords them, who bend their utmost application and endeavours to the enriching of their Minds daily more and more with the Knowledge of Divine Things.
4. It is they that make a right use of that Leisure which an Exemption from secular Cares and Labours affords them, who bend their utmost application and endeavours to the enriching of their Minds daily more and more with the Knowledge of Divine Things.
And indeed, how can they find a gust for such Studies as I last spoke of, who have for the proper Objects of their Meditations, the glorious Attributes and Works of God, the wonderful Mysteries of our Redemption by Jesus Christ, the great and saving Doctrines of the Gospel,
And indeed, how can they find a gust for such Studies as I last spoke of, who have for the proper Objects of their Meditations, the glorious Attributes and Works of God, the wondered Mysteres of our Redemption by jesus christ, the great and Saving Doctrines of the Gospel,
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and all the august Evidences given there concerning a Futur State and our hopes of a better Life after this? Such Matters as these are worthy of the profoundest Contemplation and Incumbency, not only of Men, but of Angels.
and all the august Evidences given there Concerning a Future State and our hope's of a better Life After this? Such Matters as these Are worthy of the profoundest Contemplation and Incumbency, not only of Men, but of Angels.
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'Tis a noble Thought of St. Isidore , as there are many in that Author, that the Priests of God ought to ressemble those Living Creatures attending on the Divine Majesty in a Vision to Ezekiel ,
It's a noble Thought of Saint Isidore, as there Are many in that Author, that the Priests of God ought to ressemble those Living Creatures attending on the Divine Majesty in a Vision to Ezekielem,
Would it not grieve him to see the best Cause in the World baffled and defeated, only because he wants Abilities to defend it? The meanest Christian ought to be ready always to give an answer to every man, that asketh him a reason of the Hope that is in him :
Would it not grieve him to see the best Cause in the World baffled and defeated, only Because he Wants Abilities to defend it? The Meanest Christian ought to be ready always to give an answer to every man, that asks him a reason of the Hope that is in him:
How much more ought the Ministers of the Church to be mighty in words , workmen that need not to be ashamed , able by sound Doctrine to convince gainsayers , and to cast down every high thought and imagination that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God ? 'Tis that they may the better qualify and capacitate themselves in this way, that by the Laws of God, the Sanctions of the Universal Church,
How much more ought the Ministers of the Church to be mighty in words, workmen that need not to be ashamed, able by found Doctrine to convince gainsayers, and to cast down every high Thought and imagination that Exalteth it self against the knowledge of God? It's that they may the better qualify and capacitate themselves in this Way, that by the Laws of God, the Sanctions of the Universal Church,
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5. and lastly: They enjoy this Exemption and Immunity (and those among them are exceedingly to blame, who do not use it to that End) that they may adorne their Province,
5. and lastly: They enjoy this Exemption and Immunity (and those among them Are exceedingly to blame, who do not use it to that End) that they may adorn their Province,
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in praying night and day to God, that he will bless their Endeavours, and afford them such a Measure of his Divine Spirit as may be sufficient to carry them through their Work.
in praying night and day to God, that he will bless their Endeavours, and afford them such a Measure of his Divine Spirit as may be sufficient to carry them through their Work.
for that in the midst of so general a Corruption and Degeneracy as prevailes in our Age, he has not left his Church destitute of honest and faithful Pastors, who strenuously pursue all the Ends I have named, answer all the Qualifications and Characters I have laid down:
for that in the midst of so general a Corruption and Degeneracy as prevails in our Age, he has not left his Church destitute of honest and faithful Pastors, who strenuously pursue all the Ends I have nam, answer all the Qualifications and Characters I have laid down:
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I cannot better express it than in the Words of St. Cyprian , which are so nicely adapted to our Case, that one would think they had been suggested to him by a Prophetick Spirit,
I cannot better express it than in the Words of Saint Cyprian, which Are so nicely adapted to our Case, that one would think they had been suggested to him by a Prophetic Spirit,
Non sic tamen, quàmvis novissimis temporibus, in Ecclesià Dei, aut Evangelicus vigor cecidit, aut Christianae virtutis aut fidei robur elanguit, ut non supersit portio Sacerdotum, quae minimè ad has rerum ruinas, & fidei naufragia, succumbat;
Non sic tamen, quàmvis novissimis temporibus, in Ecclesià Dei, Or Evangelical vigor cecidit, Or Christian virtue Or fidei robur elanguit, ut non supersit portio Sacerdotum, Quae minimè ad has rerum ruinas, & fidei naufragia, succumbat;
as that there should not be yet remaining a Portion of Holy Priests, who amidst all these ruins and shipwracks of Religion are not unmindful of their Duty,
as that there should not be yet remaining a Portion of Holy Priests, who amid all these ruins and Shipwrecks of Religion Are not unmindful of their Duty,
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than the Protestant Orthodox Church of England. I reckon it, not the least advantage I have gained from my Attendances abroad, that I have received many Convictions of this Truth, by comparing the Clergy of this and of other Churches.
than the Protestant Orthodox Church of England. I reckon it, not the least advantage I have gained from my Attendances abroad, that I have received many Convictions of this Truth, by comparing the Clergy of this and of other Churches.
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And from him the Everlasting High-Priest, the supreme Pastor and Bishop of Souls, may they one day receive the Crown and Reward promised to their Holy Labours. Amen. THE END.
And from him the Everlasting High-Priest, the supreme Pastor and Bishop of Souls, may they one day receive the Crown and Reward promised to their Holy Labours. Amen. THE END.
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Non omit tam ipsius etiam conversationis haereticae descriptionem, quàm futilis, quàm terrena, quàm humana sit; sine gravitate, sine auctoritate, sine disciplinâ; ut fidei suae congruens. — Simplicitatem volunt esse prostrationem disciplinae, cujus penès nos curam lenocinium vocant. — Omnes tument, omnes scientiam pollicentur. — Ipsae mulieres haereticae, quàm procaces! quae audeant docere, &c. — Ordinationes eorum temerariae, leves, inconstantes; nurc neophytos Onlocant, nunc seculo obstrictos, nunc Apostatas noslros. — Alius hodiè Episcopus, cras alius: hodie Diaconus, qui cras Lector bodie Presbyter, qui cras Laïcus. Nam & Laïcis Sacerdotalia munera injungunt. Tertull. de Praescript. Haereticor. cap. xli. pag. 217.
Non omit tam Himself etiam conversationis Heretical descriptionem, quàm futilis, quàm Terrena, quàm Humana sit; sine gravitate, sine auctoritate, sine disciplinâ; ut fidei suae congruens. — Simplicitatem volunt esse prostrationem Discipline, cujus penès nos curam lenocinium Vocant. — Omnes tument, omnes scientiam pollicentur. — Ipsae mulieres Heretical, quàm procaces! Quae audeant docere, etc. — Ordinationes Their temerariae, leves, inconstantes; nurc neophytos Onlocant, nunc seculo obstrictos, nunc Apostatas noslros. — Alius hodiè Episcopus, cras alius: hodie Deacon, qui cras Lector body Presbyter, qui cras Laïcus. Nam & Laïcis Sacerdotalia Munera injungunt. Tertul de Prescript. Heretics. cap. xli. page. 217.
Tarsus non Colonia erat, sed (solummodò) libera Ʋrbs, Plinio. tesle, lib. V. cap. 27. Concessam Tarsensibus libertatem ab Antonio dicit Appianus, Civil. lib. V. Et Dion Crysostomus I. Orat. Tarsens. multa privilegia recitat ab Augusto tributa Tarsensi Civitati, non autem jus Coloniae aut Municipii, qualibus jus Civitatis Romanae competebat, ut diximus D. ad Municipal. Et Ʋlpianus inter Ciliciae Colonias Tarsum non nominat. Restat ergò ut aliquis majorum Pauli bellis civilibus, quae inter Caesarem Augustum & Brutum Cassiumque, aut etiam inter eundem Caesarem & Antonium intercessere, jus illud sibi comparaverit. Ʋndè colligas ex opulentâ familiâ fuisse Paulum; neque vana esse quae veteres Graeci ad hunc locum dixêre. Annot. in Act. xxii. 28.
Tarsus non Colonia erat, sed (solummodò) Libera Ʋrbs, Pliny. tesle, lib. V. cap. 27. Concessam Tarsensibus libertatem ab Antonio dicit Appianus, Civil. lib. V. Et Dion Crysostomus I. Orat Tarsus. Multa privilegia recitat ab Augusto Tributa Tarsensi Civitati, non autem jus Coloniae Or Municipii, Qualibus jus Civitatis Romanae competebat, ut Diximus D. ad Municipal. Et Ʋlpianus inter Ciliciae Colony Tarsum non nominate. Restat ergò ut aliquis majorum Pauli bellis civilibus, Quae inter Caesarem Augustum & Brutum Cassiumque, Or etiam inter eundem Caesarem & Antonium intercessere, jus illud sibi comparaverit. Ʋndè colligas ex opulentâ familiâ Fuisse Paulum; neque Vana esse Quae veteres Greeks and hunc locum dixêre. Annot in Act. xxii. 28.
Can. 52. Hùc etiam spectant Canones 51, & 53, ejusdem Concilii. Clenicus, quantim, libet verbo Dei eruditus, artificio victum quaerat. Can. 51. Omnes Clerici, qui ad operandum validiores sunt, artificiola discant. Can. 53.
Can. 52. Hùc etiam spectant Canonas 51, & 53, ejusdem Concil. Clenicus, quantim, libet verbo Dei eruditus, artificio victum quaerat. Can. 51. Omnes Clerici, qui ad operandum validiores sunt, artificiola discant. Can. 53.
Quod fingunt de alio Concilio Carthaginensi, quod IV tum vocant, & Honorio IV. & Eutychiano C•ss. convenisse narrart, planè repudiandum est; nec fides adhibenda Canonibus CIV quos sine auctoritate huic Concilio aseribunt. Praefat. ad Cod. Canon. Eccles. Afric. pag. 317.
Quod fingunt de Alio Concilio Carthaginensi, quod IV tum Vocant, & Honorio IV. & Eutychian C•ss. convenisse narrart, planè repudiandum est; nec fides Adhibenda Canonibus CIV quos sine auctoritate huic Concilio aseribunt. Praeface and Cod. Canon. Eccles. Afric. page. 317.
Ʋt de Opere Monachorum Librum conscriberem, illa me necessit as compulit, quod cùm apud Carthaginem Monasteria esse coepissent, alii se su•• manibus transigebant, — alii verò it à ex oblationibus religiosorum vivere volebant, ut nihil operantes — se potiùs implere praeceptum Evangelicum jactarent, ubi Dominus ait, respicite volatilia coeli, & lilia agri, &c. Propter hoc venerabilis senex Aurelius, Ecclesiae ipsius Civitatis Episcopus, ut hine aliquid describerem jussit. Lib. II. cap. 21.
Ʋt de Opere Monachorum Librum conscriberem, illa me necessity as compulit, quod cùm apud Carthaginem Monastery esse coepissent, alii se su•• manibus transigebant, — alii verò it à ex oblationibus Religious vivere volebant, ut nihil operantes — see potiùs implere Precept Evangelical jactarent, ubi Dominus ait, respit Volatile coeli, & Lilia Agri, etc. Propter hoc venerabilis senex Aurelius, Ecclesiae Himself Civitatis Episcopus, ut him Aliquid describerem Jussit. Lib. II cap. 21.
Conc. Agathcan. 50. Conc. Epaon. can. 22. Conc. Aurel. III. can. 7. Conc. Narbon. can. 6. Conc. Tolet. IV. can. 29. & 45. Hortatus sum ut ageres poenitentiam, — ut solitudinem peteres, ut viveres in Monasterio, &c. S. Hieronym. Epist. ad Sabinionum Diaconum, qui virginem ad stuprum sollicitaverat. Oper. Tom. I. pag. 231. Edit. Froben.
Conc Agathcan. 50. Conc Epaon. can. 22. Conc Aurel III. can. 7. Conc Narbon. can. 6. Conc Tolet IV. can. 29. & 45. Hortatus sum ut ageres poenitentiam, — ut solitudinem peteres, ut viveres in Monastery, etc. S. Jerome. Epistle ad Sabinionum Diaconum, qui virginem ad stuprum sollicitaverat. Operate Tom. I. page. 231. Edit. Froben.
Facito aliquid operis, ut te semper Diabolus inveniat occupatum. — Vel fiscellam texe junco, vel canistrum lentis plexe viminibus, sarriatur humus, areolae aequo limite dividantur, in quibus c•m olerum jacta fuerint semina, vel plantae per ordinem positae, aquae ducantur irriguae. — Inserantur infructuosae arbores, vel gemmu, vel surculis, ut parvo post tempore laboris tui dulcia poma decerpas. Apum fabricare alvearia, — & Monasteriorum ordinem, ac regiam disciplinam, in parvis disce corporibus. Texantur & lina ••piendis piscibus; scribantur libri, ut & manus operetur cibum, & animus lectione saturetur. In desideriis est omnis otiosus. Aegyptiorum Monasteria hunc morem tenent, ut nullum absque operis lab•re suscipiant, non tàm propter victûs necessitatem, quàm propter animae salutem. Tom. I. pag. 45. & 46.
Facito Aliquid operis, ut te semper Diabolus inveniat occupatum. — Vel fiscellam texe junco, vel canistrum lentis plexe viminibus, sarriatur humus, areolae Aequo limit dividantur, in quibus c•m olerum jacta fuerint semina, vel plantae per ordinem positae, Water ducantur irriguae. — Inserantur infructuosae Arbores, vel gemmu, vel surculis, ut parvo post tempore Laboris tui Dulce poma decerpas. Apum fabricare alvearia, — & Monasteries ordinem, ac Regiam Disciplinam, in parvis Disce corporibus. Texantur & lina ••piendis piscibus; scribantur Libri, ut & manus operetur Food, & animus lectione saturetur. In Desiderius est omnis Idle. Egyptian Monastery hunc morem tenent, ut nullum absque operis lab•re suscipiant, non tàm propter victûs necessitatem, quàm propter Spirits salutem. Tom. I. page. 45. & 46.
Merito cavebant ne Liberti, querum Patroni essent Gentiles, ordinarentur: nam ab eis fabriles aut officiales operas exigere poterant Patroni, quas soliti erant stipulari c•m eos libertate donarent: tenebanturque Liberti non solùm Patronis eas praestare, sed aliis etiam quibus eae locatae essent. At indignum prors•s neque ferendum, ejusmodi operis, pictoriis puta aut fabrilibus, Cleric•s distrabi & im•ediri, qui nullis aliis rebus quàm sacris vacare aut studere deberent. Gabr. Albaspini Aurel. Episcopi not. in Concil. Eliber. pag. 87.
Merito cavebant ne Liberti, querum Patroni essent Gentiles, ordinarentur: nam ab eis fabriles Or Officials operas exigere poterant Patroni, quas soliti Erant stipulari c•m eos Libertate donarent: tenebanturque Liberti non solùm Patronis eas praestare, sed Others etiam quibus Each locatae essent. At indignum prors•s neque ferendum, ejusmodi operis, pictoriis puta Or fabrilibus, Cleric•s distrabi & im•ediri, qui nullis Others rebus quàm sacris vacare Or studere deberent. Gabriel Albaspini Aurel Bishops not. in Council. Eliber. page. 87.
This is also to be noted, that at the beginning of our Reformation, such an indigence there was of Ministers, as made it necessary to take in some Artificers, and to fill up Vacant Cures with them. These Men did not demean themselves so decently as became the Character conferred on them. Something still stuck by them, savouring of their former education and manner of living. Therefore anno 1560, a Letter from Matthew Parker, newly consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, was directed to Edmund Grindal Bishop of London, signifying, that whereas lately for want of Ministers, they had ordained several Artificers, who had behaved themselves not to the credit of the Gospel, care should be taken that no more Artificers might be ordained for the futur. Regist. Grindal. MSS. fol. 7. The reputation of our Church suffered upon the occasion of these Men, the Papists not being wanting to upbraid and reproach us with them, as appears from Rastal 's Answer to Bishop Jewel 's Challenge. See Heylin's Hist. of the Reform. Eliz. pag. 175. But our Church was then in a State of Infancy, and a Generation of better and abler Men quickly sprang up that superseded the necessity of those Ordinations. I cite Bishop Grindal 's Register upon the authority of the reverend Dr. Kennet, whose learned account of the Antiquities of his own Parish-Church of Ambrosden, shews him excellently accomplished to go on further in the like curious Researches.
This is also to be noted, that At the beginning of our Reformation, such an indigence there was of Ministers, as made it necessary to take in Some Artificers, and to fill up Vacant Cures with them. These Men did not demean themselves so decently as became the Character conferred on them. Something still stuck by them, savouring of their former education and manner of living. Therefore Anno 1560, a letter from Matthew Parker, newly consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, was directed to Edmund Grindal Bishop of London, signifying, that whereas lately for want of Ministers, they had ordained several Artificers, who had behaved themselves not to the credit of the Gospel, care should be taken that no more Artificers might be ordained for the future. Register Grindal. MSS. fol. 7. The reputation of our Church suffered upon the occasion of these Men, the Papists not being wanting to upbraid and reproach us with them, as appears from Rastal is Answer to Bishop Jewel is Challenge. See Heylin's Hist. of the Reform. Eliz page. 175. But our Church was then in a State of Infancy, and a Generation of better and abler Men quickly sprang up that superseded the necessity of those Ordinations. I Cite Bishop Grindal is Register upon the Authority of the reverend Dr. Kennet, whose learned account of the Antiquities of his own Parish-Church of Ambrosden, shows him excellently accomplished to go on further in the like curious Researches.
